SoCal politicians blast tactics of federal immigration agents
By City News Service
Southlandleaders continued to lash out at ongoing immigrationenforcement raids in the area, saying masked federal agents were employing questionable tactics by traveling in often unmarked vehicles and making arrests without showing identification or producing warrants.
The criticism followed another weekend of immigrants being detained, with some actions captured on cell phone video and generating allegations of excessive force or unwarranted arrests.
On June 21, a man identified as Narciso Barranco — father to three sons who served in the U.S. Marines — was taken into custody in Santa Ana. The video shows several masked agents taking the man to the ground, striking him several times. One of his sons said his father was working as a landscaper at an IHOP restaurant at Edinger Avenue and Ritchey Street when he was arrested.
His son said Barranco had recently applied to become a U.S. citizen.
After video of the arrest was widely circulated on local media, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted its own video online and said the man assaulted federal agents with a “weed whacker.” The video shows Barranco wielding the weed whacker, briefly pointing it
toward one of the agents. It was unclear if any of them were actually struck by the equipment, which is later seen on the ground as Barranco is being taken into custody.
“He assaulted federal law enforcement with a weed whacker,” according to the DHS post. “Perhaps the mainstream media would like our officers to stand there and be mowed down instead of defending themselves? What a completely slanted portrayal of what actually happened.”
In a separate incident
June 22, masked men who appear to be federal agents storm a Bubble Bath Hand Car Wash in Torrance and forcibly take two men into custody. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn condemned the arrests, which were also caught on cell phone video.
“Just a block away from a monthly street fair where Torrance families were enjoying a normal Sunday afternoon, these masked thugs sent by our own
federal government violently raided a local car wash — shoving a worker’s face into a gate and throwing another onto the ground,” Hahn said in a statement the following day. “All the while, another federal agent films the raid with camera equipment. They are trying to make an example of these hardworking people, robbing businesses of their workers and families of their breadwinners.”
Video of the arrests
Feds say state violated law by allowing trans athletes in girls sports
By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education has found that California violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females, officials said Wednesday.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires schools to guarantee equal opportunities for girls in sports and other school activities.
“Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was ‘deeply unfair’ to allow men to compete in women’s sports, both the California Department of Education and the CaliforniaInterscholastic Federation continued as recently as a few weeks ago to allow men to steal female athletes’ well-deserved accolades and to subject them to the indignity of unfair and unsafe competitions,” U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.
“The Trump administration will relentlessly enforce Title IX protections for women and girls, and our findings today make clear that California has failed to adhere to its obligations under federal law. The state must swiftly come into compliance with Title IX or face the consequences that follow,” McMahon said.
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IzzyGardon,director ofcommunicationsfor Newsom, said in a statement, “It wouldn’t be a day ending in ‘Y’ without the Trump administration threatening to defund California. Now Secretary McMahon is confusing government with her WrestleMania days — dramatic, fake, and completely divorced from reality. This won’t stick.”
The governor’s office also noted that California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. California Assembly Bill 1266 was enacted in 2013 during Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration.
State officials added that only about 10 transgender athletes compete among 510,000 NCAA studentathletes, and in California’s 5.8 million-student K-12 public schools, the number of active transgender student-athletes is estimated to be in the single digits. Scott Roark, a spokesman for the California Department of Education, said in a statement, “The California Department of Education believes all students should have the opportunity to learn and play at school, and we have consistently applied existing law in support of students’ rights to do so.”
A rally against Trump administration policies takes place earlier this month in Pasadena. | Photo courtesy of Marvin Steele/X
Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing begins final phase
By City News Service
Wildlifeofficials Wednesdaywere celebratingthe second and final stage of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills.
Crews are preparing to build a secondary structure over Agoura Road that will add to the crossing’s current span across 10 lanes of the Ventura (101) Freeway, according to the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign.
Once finished, the overall crossing will be the largest bridge of its kind in the world, and a global model for urban wildlife conservation.
“Today, the state is beginning the final phase of construction for what will soon be the largest urban wildlife crossing in the world — all thanks to the visionary work of state, federal, and private partners,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will soon protect Los Angeles’ native wildlife and over 300,000 drivers daily, as well as provide a cutting-edge model for urban wildlife conservation.”
The project achieved a big milestone this year with the completion of the
structure over the Freeway — the result of more than 26 million pounds of concrete poured, the completion of vegetated sound walls, the placement of planting soils, the installation of natural stone habitat elements, and the unveiling of the crossing’s name, now visible daily to more than 300,000 drivers who use the freeway.
Although the structure over the freeway is larger than the one being built over Agoura Road, officials said the final phase of construction is much more complex. It spans a smaller two-lane local road, but is as wide as the structure over the freeway and requires a more extensive foundation.
To connect the habitat areas north and south of the freeway and enable animal crossings, a large amount of earthwork is necessary. The landscape connects to the freeway and must reconstruct critical hydrology and restore habitat while protecting the existing creek watersheds and several large, heritage oak trees.
In addition, a series of important utility lines parallel to the freeway must be relocated — a monumen-
tal, multi-agency effort.
“Every stage of construction of this vital crossing is another step toward the survival of the vibrant animal and plant life that form the remarkable ecosystem of this region,” said Wallis Annenberg, chairman, president and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation. “The sophistication of the structure reflects the immense care and attention to detail that have brought us to this final phase. I am so proud to partner with and to champion the efforts and excellence of everyone
involved.”
The project’s final stage follows the placement in April of 6,000 cubic yards of living soil on the crossing, in preparation for thousands of native plants being grown a few miles to the east at the project’s native plant nursery. These elements will create a nearly one-acre wildlife habitat over the surface of the crossing.
Althoughoriginally projected for placement on the crossing this spring, supply chain issues and construction scheduling led to the planting
effort being pushed to this fall to optimize success by avoiding the summer heat.
To support the fall planting and all future planting efforts, a dedicated and Indigenous-led nursery team has, over the last threeand-a-half years, handcollected over 1.1 million hyper-local seeds representing over 50 distinct native plant species from distinct Santa Monica Mountain plant communities that have been grown in the native plant nursery.
The collection of seeds and work at the nursery is ongoing and also part of a future and broader ecological restoration that will revitalize acres of open space in the Santa Monica Mountains and require 50,000 native plant and tree species.
To prepare for planting in the fall, the #SaveLACougars campaign is releasing a series of educational videos about the project nursery across all of the P-22 Mountain Lion and Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing social media channels.
“This crossing is a story of hope — a hope for a better future for wildlife. And a story of partnership and
collaboration. Building a wildlife crossing over one of the largest and busiest freeways in the country, and in one of the most densely populated areas in the United States, came with immense challenges,” said Beth Pratt, California regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars campaign.
“But because so many people — the agency teams, elected officials, scientists, donors, artists, volunteers, the communities, and the public at large — united around the important cause of protecting mountain lions and all wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains, this visionary dream has become a reality.
“To see the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing enter its final phase and near completion, means we are closer to having that first mountain lion cross the bridge. I cannot wait to see that first photo of a cougar on the crossing — what a moment that will be for us all,” Pratt added. Work on the crossing is scheduled to be complete in 2026.
Labor union files 2 new voter initiatives zoning in on excessive CEO pay
By City News Service
Ahospitalityunion
Tuesdaysubmit-
ted two new citywide initiative proposals aimed at addressing “excessive CEO-toworker pay ratios,” one week after the same group initiated efforts to expand a $30-anhour minimum wage to more workers in Los Angeles.
Unite Here Local 11 -which represents more than 32,000 workers employed in hotels, restaurants, airports, and other industries throughout Southern California and Arizona -- filed the two initiatives Tuesday with the Los Angeles City Clerk.
According to the union, the first initiative would impose a 0.5% tax on gross receipts in the city for large companies that pay their CEOs or other executive employees more than 100 times their L.A. median employees. The tax rate would be higher for companies that pay their executives even more.
The second initiative would require voter approval
for certain contracts that grant companies the right to use the city’s real property. It would also apply to companies that pay their CEOs more than 100 times their median L.A.-based employees.
According to Unite Here Local 11, the tax is intended to incentivize companies to fairly pay their workers. It would also generate revenue for housing and street repairs from large businesses that “adopt pay practices that can exacerbate inequality.”
A study by the Economic Policy Institute showed that between 1978 and 2023, executive compensation nationwide increased by 1,085% while average worker pay rose only 24%, according to the union.
“If large corporations are contributing to inequality, such as by paying their CEOs extreme amounts of money while at the same time failing to pay workers a living wage, I believe that it’s only right that those companies should pay more in taxes for the things
the city needs,” Maria Torres, a dishwasher at Flying Food Group who has helped lead efforts to raise worker wages, said in a statement
“If big companies that are contributing to inequality want to profit by using the public’s property, voters should get some say,” she added.
Last week, the union
filed paperwork to boost the citywide minimum wage to $25 an hour, gradually increasing to $30 an hour by July 1, 2028. Another initiative would require voter approval for hotel and event center development projects that receive subsidies from the city, such as tax rebates or belowmarket prices for city-owned land.
It would also apply to major hotel developments -- involving 80 or more guest rooms, or even center developments adding more than 50,000 square feet or 1,000 square seats -- and require that the City Council find such projects compatible with nearby communities.
The initiatives were filed in response to a referendum aimed at rescinding a cityapproved law to provide hotel and airport workers with a $30 an hour minimum wage by 2028.
A coalition of airlines, hotels and concession companies at Los Angeles International Airport known as the Los Angeles Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress launched a petition two days after Mayor Karen Bass signed the ordinance into law.
The group has until June 30 to gather nearly 93,000 signatures from registered voters in Los Angeles to qualify the measure for the June 2026 ballot.
Phil Singer, a spokesman for the coalition, told the Los Angeles Times the wage increase “threatens revenue Los Angeles urgently needs.”
“Small businesses will be forced to shut down, workers will lose their jobs, and the economic fallout will stretch across the city,” Singer told the newspaper. “We’re fighting for all of it: the city’s future, the jobs that sustain our communities, and the millions of guests the tourism industry proudly serves year after year.”
Petitioners can submit more signatures, but cannot fall short of 92,998 valid signatures, which can be the case as a result of duplicates, unregistered voters or signatures from people who live outside of the city.
In response, the union launched a campaign known as “Defend The Wage LA,” to inform the public of what they described as “misleading signature- gathering efforts” to overturn the Olympic Wage.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing covers the 101 Freeway prior to the second phase of construction. | Photo courtesy of the governor’s office
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Lawyers file opposition to bid to terminate immigration protections
By City News Service
As federal authorities continue moving to enda28-year-old consent decree governing how the children and families of migrants are detained, advocates of the agreement are claiming evidence shows that ending the so-called “Flores settlement” would inflict lasting trauma on children in federal custody, according to court papers obtained June 23.
Justice Department officials last month filed a motion to end the Flores settlement agreement.
Over the weekend, a coalition of immigrant-rights groups filed an opposition motion in Los Angeles federal court to the federal government’s motion to terminate the agreement. The coalition motion alleges harm would be caused to children in custody by stripping away the only enforceable safeguards for their health and safety, and opening the door to indefinite detention in “harsh, prison-like” family detention facilities.
The government’s ongoing failure to meet the agreement’s basic legal requirements allegedly makes it clear that internal agency policies are no substitute for court-enforced standards, according to the coalition motion.
Approved in 1997, the Flores settlement requires that children be held in licensed, child-appropriate facilities and released to family members or guardians as quickly as possible. Under the terms of the settle-
ment, Flores co-counsel are permitted to visit detention sites where children are being held and hear directly from them about their treatment and the duration of their detention.
The agreement remains one of the only legal tools to prevent the long- term incarceration of children. Child psychologists have long warned that detention of even two weeks can have severe developmental and health consequences that can last a lifetime, the coalition maintains.
“Our government has shown us time and again it cannot be trusted to protect the rights of children in its custody,” said Leecia Welch, deputy litigation director at Children’s Rights.
“At this very moment hundreds of terrified children and families are being held in a family detention facility in Dilley, Texas,” Welch said in a statement last Monday. “Children are having nightmares, loss of appetite, and worsening health conditions. They have little to do, and toys are in short supply. Children are hungry, sleep-deprived, bored, and hopeless. Mothers have to beg for diapers, watch as their children lose weight and deteriorate from the stress, and do much of the parenting alone because fathers are separated at night and much of the day. Flores is the only line of defense between these kids and an administration that wants to lock them up like criminals.”
A hearing in the case was
scheduled in downtown Los Angeles on June 23 and July 18.
“After 40 years of litigation and 28 years of judicial control over a critical element of U.S. immigration policy by one district court located more than 100 miles from any international border, it is time for this case to end,” the Justice Department wrote in its motion last week.
The Justice Department attorneys argued that, since 1997, the judges overseeing the agreement have “controlled federal policy regarding the custody of alien children who are in the United States without immigration status, enormous, cardinal changes have occurred: Surges of aliens have entered the U.S. in between ports of entry across the southwest border, including large groups of aliens who voluntarily surrendered to border patrol -- surrenders orchestrated by traffickers; the demographics of aliens arriving at the border have shifted to include significantly higher numbers from countries outside the western hemisphere and higher numbers of children; a global pandemic necessitated the government’s utilization of its expulsion authority to protect public health; and the subsequent lifting of the policy led to an upheaval in immigration policy over two years.”
The attorneys for the federal government argue that the agreement
constrains the Trump administration from addressing the changes because of “ossified federal immigration policy.”
Sergio Perez, executive director of the Santa Anabased Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, has said the “Trump administration is unique in the fact that it has effectively closed down our borders and is choosing to detain children and families for extended periods of time.”
Perez argued that the migrants are experiencing “horrible conditions where families with young children are being held in facilities not meant to jail individuals, places like airports, regular office buildings, places that don’t provide a bare modicum of privacy for families of young children.”
In some instances, the migrants are being held in “rooms meant for interrogations and interviews for short stays and they’re housing people for weeks.”
Perez said the “length of stay for these families and children are lengthening and the conditions that have been detailed to us for these vulnerable folks speak to the emergency situation.”
The advocates for the agreement say the percentage of children held for three days or more has quadrupled from 2.4% in May of last year to 10.3% in February of this year. The number of children being held for longer than two weeks has increased sevenfold, they say.
Overcrowding of families observed by OIG on June 10, 2019, at Border Patrol’s McAllen, TX, Station. Faces were digitally obscured by OIG. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The decline of American happiness: Why the US is falling behind in global rankings
By Evan Ullman for Spokeo via Stacker
In 2024, for the first time, the World Happiness Report placed the United States outside the top 20. In 2025, it dropped one spot more, ranking 24th. That’s a generational decline for a country long seen as a symbol of opportunity, prosperity, and freedom.
Americans under 30 ranked 62nd in the world for life satisfaction, while those over 60 rank 10th, making them some of the happiest older adults globally. The gap between generations is wide, raising concerns among researchers, policymakers, and public health experts.
Lower happiness levels are linked to deeper problems, like loneliness, money troubles, lack of trust, and mental health issues. These challenges shape how people relate to others, handle their jobs, vote, and think about what comes next. They also have a broader impact on the economy, from consumer spending to workplace performance.
In this report, Spokeo examines what’s behind the United States’ drop in global happiness rankings,
how Americans’ sense of well-being has changed, why younger generations are feeling worse, and what topranking countries might be doing differently.
Understanding the World Happiness Report
The United States has been slipping down the global happiness rankings for over a decade. In 2011, the country placed 11th. By 2016, it had dropped to 14th, and it landed 19th in 2020. Today, it ranks 24th, the lowest in the history of the World Happiness Report. Figure 2.5 of the 2024 report shows that the U.S. experienced one of the sharpest drops globally in life evaluation scores between 2006–2010 and 2021–2023, with a 0.545-point decline on the 10-point Cantril Ladder scale.
This shift is a sign that core conditions shaping American life are weakening for many people.
The World Happiness Report uses six key factors to explain national differences: social support, GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices,
generosity, and perceptions of corruption.
Recent data shows a mixed picture:
- Social support and GDP per capita have improved, while perceptions of corruption have declined. Most Americans report having someone to rely on in times of need, and the U.S. economy has grown steadily. In 2024, the GDP per capita reached $76,280, while social support stood at 93.9%. And trust in institutions continues to improve as perceptions of corruption are on the decline, with 66.8% expressing a lack of confidence in government and business integrity.
- The other four factors are trending down. Healthy life expectancy is falling, now at 63.9 years. Perceived freedom to make life choices has dropped to 71.7%, down from a peak above 85%. Generosity, which includes helping strangers or donating to charity, fell to 56.3%.
The U.S. keeps getting wealthier, but that doesn’t mean people are more satisfied. Rising inequality, declining trust, and worsen-
ing health reveal the cracks. The numbers tell a story of a country with more money, but not more happiness.
America’s generational happiness divide
The stark divide between young and old Americans when it comes to happiness is extremely notable. There is a 50+ spot gap between Americans under 30 and those over 60 when it comes to satisfaction, one of the widest generational splits in the world.
In most wealthy nations,
the trend goes the other way. Younger people tend to report higher or similar levels of happiness compared to older adults. In the U.S., the pattern is flipped. The older generations feel more optimistic, satisfied, and secure.
This wasn’t always the case. The divergence started to grow after 2010 and has accelerated since the pandemic, as shown in the 2024 report’s detailed data tables. Young Americans are entering adulthood in a different world
than their parents did, one shaped by climate anxiety, high living costs, student debt, political instability, and digital overload. Many report feeling isolated, stressed, or uncertain about their future.
Older adults are more likely to own homes, have steady incomes, and feel connected to their communities. They’ve built lives that many younger people are
| Photo courtesy of CarlosBarquero/Shutterstock/Stacker
still trying to begin. That difference in security shows up in the data; one group feels grounded, the other unmoored.
This generational gap matters. It points to deeper problems and shows why we need to rethink how we support young people today. If the youngest Americans are also the least happy, it raises big questions about the path ahead for mental health, social cohesion, and national progress.
Why young Americans are struggling
The sharp drop in happiness among young Americans isn’t random. It’s the result of mounting pressure across mental, economic, social, and political fronts. Each of these stressors chips away at how young people experience dayto-day life and imagine their futures.
Mental health is one of the clearest red flags. Since the pandemic, rates of depression and psychological distress have surged, particularly among young adults. Many report persistent anxiety, emotional fatigue, and trouble finding meaning in their routines. According to Pew Research, the emotional toll of isolation, uncertainty, and disruption still lingers years later.
Money problems are another major weight. Forbes reports that younger Americans are dealing with a perfect storm of student debt, inflated housing prices, and a shaky job market. Many feel they’re falling behind before they even get started. That financial stress leads to delayed milestones, like moving out, getting married, or starting families, which can fuel further dissatisfaction.
On top of that, social life is thinning out. Young adults are lonelier than ever. A New York Times analysis found that Americans increasingly eat meals alone, especially among younger demographics. In a world that’s becoming increasingly online, digital
connections haven’t replaced real-world relationships and can make people feel even more isolated.
Then, there’s the brewing political climate. Many young Americans are turned off by deepening polarization and don’t trust the government or major institutions. With headlines full of gridlock, division, and corruption, it’s no surprise they’re feeling disillusioned.
Why older Americans report higher happiness
While younger Americans face emotional and financial headwinds, older adults are showing the opposite trend. In fact, Americans over 60 are among the happiest seniors in the world. Their high scores reflect the long-term benefits of stability, perspective, and strong relationships.
For one, life becomes more stable with age. Many older adults have paid off their mortgages, built retirement savings, and finished their careers. They’ve had decades to establish financial security, which removes daily stressors around income, housing, and job uncertainty. That stability makes space for more freedom, leisure, and peace of mind.
There’s also a psychological edge to getting older. Research shows that people often become better at emotional regulation as they age. They know what matters to them, they’re less reactive to negativity, and they tend to have more realistic expectations. That combination leads to higher day-to-day contentment, even when facing life’s challenges.
Older Americans also benefit from strong, stable social networks. Many are surrounded by long-term friends, partners, or family members. Studies have found that older adults often have tighter social circles, and those connections are deeper and more fulfilling. They’ve had a whole lifetime to build trust, routine, and community, all important ingredients in overall life satisfaction.
Happiness
Together, these factors explain why happiness levels climb in later life. Unlike younger generations still building their futures, older Americans are more likely to feel secure, grounded, and connected. That doesn’t mean aging is without its challenges, but when it comes to happiness, it seems experience counts for something.
What we can learn from the happiest countries
The same countries show up at the top of the global happiness rankings year after year: Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. These Nordic nations consistently earn high scores across all age groups. You may think their success is just random or because of where they are on the map, but it’s rooted in the structure of their societies.
People in these countries generally have high confidence in their governments and institutions. They trust that there’s less corruption, more transparency, and that leaders act in the public’s best interest, which affects how people feel about their lives.
Nordic cultures also tend to emphasize work-life balance, with shorter workweeks, paid parental leave, and generous vacation policies. These things enable people to prioritize relationships, health, and leisure, which can boost emotional well-being and happiness. It also prevents burnout, a growing issue in high-pressure economies like the U.S.
Social safety nets are also much stronger. From free health care and affordable education to unemployment support and elder care, people know they’ll be taken care of if something goes wrong. That sense of security reduces stress and creates a foundation for optimism and resilience.
Crucially, these benefits extend across all age groups. The 2024 report shows that people in Nordic countries
consistently report high life satisfaction regardless of age. Instead of large generational gaps, happiness tends to be more evenly shared, reflecting a society where support systems and opportunities are designed to benefit everyone.
These countries prove that national happiness isn’t a mystery. It’s the result of policies that value health, equality, trust, and community—ideals that could help guide other nations looking to boost well-being across the board.
Potential solutions for rebuilding American happiness
The decline in U.S. happiness isn’t irreversible. Other nations have faced similar challenges and found ways to rebuild trust, support wellbeing, and close generational gaps. For the U.S., the path forward will likely require changes at both the policy and community levels, plus a willingness to learn from countries that are getting it right.
Policy change is a good place to start. Expanding access to mental health care can help address the emotional strain many Americans are feeling. Tackling economic insecurity (especially for younger people) means addressing student debt, housing costs, and wage stagnation. Investing in public
spaces, local initiatives, and programs that bring people together can help strengthen community ties in a time of widespread disconnection.
Local strategies matter, too. Encouraging in-person social interaction, whether through events, volunteer opportunities, or neighborhood networks, can combat rising loneliness. Rebuilding trust—between individuals, and between people and institutions—will require honesty, consistency, and listening. Promoting digital wellness is another step. Setting boundaries with technology and creating space for offline connection could go a long way toward improving day-today life satisfaction.
The U.S. can also learn from top-ranked countries. Nordic nations, for example, have built cultures that value balance, trust, and well-being, not just productivity. They’ve addressed issues with real investments and national commitment. Their success shows that happiness doesn’t happen in a vacuum. The systems around us play a big role.
Real happiness comes from lifting everyday pressures, building up our communities, and giving people the freedom to grow and feel good about their lives.
Conclusion and looking
forward
The drop in U.S. happiness rankings suggests deeper issues. Older adults seem to be doing relatively well, but younger Americans face a steep decline. This divide reflects broader patterns of stress, disconnection, and unmet needs.
If nothing changes, the consequences could be serious. When young people feel hopeless and ignored, it puts social stability, the economy, and political trust at risk. Still, there’s a path forward. The world’s happiest countries show that lasting well-being doesn’t come from lofty ideals but from building systems that support people at every age.
Happiness metrics aren’t soft data. They reflect how safe, supported, and satisfied people feel in their lives. We should be paying more attention to happiness when setting national priorities. It can help guide decisions on everything from health care to education. If we want to improve well-being in the U.S., it starts with seeing happiness not just as something personal, but as something we aim for together.
This story was produced by Spokeo and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.
Functional freeze explained: Why you’re exhausted, disconnected, and still getting things done
By Angela Myers for Thriveworks via Stacker
You’re crushing work deadlines and leading Zoom meetings with ease, but when it comes time to decide on dinner, you freeze. Or maybe you can easily make it through a jampacked work trip, but as soon as you have a weekend to yourself, you scroll TikTok or rewatch Schitt’s Creek for the third time instead of completing the art project you’ve put off for months.
If any of the above resonates, you may be experiencing functional freeze, a state where you have a “highfunctioning” lifestyle but feel numb or shut down internally. Here, Thriveworks explores what happens during a functional freeze and ways to feel better without adding even more to your to-do list.
What is functional freeze?
Functional freeze is a mental state where a person continues daily activities—such as going to work, answering emails, fitting in a workout, and showing up at social events—yet feels emotionally numb or disconnected. Functional freeze typically occurs as a response to intense or ongoing stress and overstimulation.
“It’s not a complete shutdown, but rather a kind of survival mode where a person operates on autopilot,” says Supatra Tovar, PsyD, RD, a nutritional psychologist in Pasadena. “They’re doing just enough to function, but emotionally, mentally, or physically, they feel stuck.”
The reason for feeling stuck stems back to how our brain and nervous system operate. When we receive a stressful or dangerous cue from the world around us, our amygdala (the fear center of the brain) sends a message to the hypothalamus, which controls the nervous system. Our nervous system then reacts to the cue with what’s known as the fight-or-flight response. This response is ancient, as in it helped our ancestors decide whether to fight or run away from lions in order to survive.
Today, most of us aren’t on the run from lions, but we do navigate situations that cause ongoing stress, like a demanding job or caregiving for an aging family member and kids at the same time. In either scenario, your mind knows it can’t run or fight.
What does it do instead?
Enter: functional freeze.
“When your nervous system perceives danger and neither fight nor flight is
available or safe, it hits the freeze button,” says Cheryl Groskopf, LMFT, LPCC, a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety. “Not the ‘play dead’ kind you might picture, but a functional freeze—one that keeps you moving while emotionally shut off.”
Why your brain chooses freeze mode: The neuroscience explained
If experiencing functional freeze, there may be a tiny voice in the back of your head urging you to actually do something. It could tell you to make dinner instead of scrolling TikTok for hours or to advocate for less stress at work instead of taking on another project, but your mind just won’t seem to listen. Instead of acting, it freezes.
The reason your brain chooses freeze mode comes down to how your nervous system works: It’s constantly scanning both your environment and your inner world for signs of safety or danger.
This means it’s not just your thoughts that matter. Your body is also picking up on physical signals all around you. These “external cues” can include things like a tense tone of voice in a conversation, the sudden slam of a door, a cluttered or chaotic workspace, or even bright, flickering lights. Even if you tell yourself everything is fine, your nervous system might still react to subtle signals, keeping you on edge.
Think of it this way: Changing your thoughts without addressing the physical signals around you is like trying to recharge your laptop with the wrong cord—it just doesn’t work.
This frustrating freeze mode can be described by a theory from neuroscience: the Polyvagal Theory. Groskopf explains, “Polyvagal Theory explains how our nervous system reacts to safety and threat, and why we respond the way we do, even when we don’t want to.”
The theory offers three main states we move through:
- Safety mode, when all feels well with the body.
- Fight or flight, when we feel like we’re in danger.
- Freeze mode, when we feel overwhelmed or hopeless.
Groskopf adds, “Understanding this helps people stop blaming themselves for ‘shutting down’ and start seeing it as their body’s way of trying to protect them.”
What causes a functional freeze state?
Anyone can experience functional freeze, but certain
patterns increase the risk. “People who tend to be highachieving, perfectionistic, or overly responsible are especially prone to functional freeze,” Tovar says. “These individuals often ignore their own needs and override signs of stress or overwhelm.”
That doesn’t mean all high achievers will experience functional freeze. Usually there’s a direct cause that sets off freeze mode. Common triggers of functional freeze include:
- Specific jobs. “Jobs that involve high stakes, constant urgency, or caregiving roles can also push people into this state,” Tovar says.
- Feeling unsafe being vulnerable. Those who experienced situations in the past where it was unsafe to open up or express themselves are more likely to enter freeze mode, Groskopf explains. If, for example, someone didn’t have a safe space to express their feelings as a child, they may find it more difficult to be vulnerable as an adult.
- Unresolved trauma. Unresolved trauma refers to a difficult event or multiple events an individual has either suppressed or failed to process. This often results in nervous system dysregulation, which is when our nervous system doesn’t work as intended and has difficulty regulating and responding to emotional and environmental cues. When this happens, there’s a higher potential to go into freeze mode, Tovar says.
- Unhealthy relationships. Relationships that make you feel unsafe or like you can’t express yourself increase the likelihood of functional freeze, says Groskopf, whether this occurs in a romantic, platonic, or workplace relationship.
- Overwhelm from the modern world. “When life becomes too overwhelming, that’s when we go into the functional freeze response state,” explains Alexandra Hoerr, LCPC, a licensed therapist and founder of Optimum Joy Counseling. “It’s so prevalent today because many of us are overwhelmed by modern life and all of its demands and stimulation.”
Signs you might be experiencing a functional freeze
“Unlike the ‘fight or flight’ response, functional freeze doesn’t look dramatic from the outside, which is why it’s often overlooked, even by the person experiencing it,” Tovar says. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t functional
freeze symptoms to look out for.
Warning signs of functional freeze include:
- Overthinking everything. Even small decisions like what to wear to the gym or whether to watch a movie or TV show feel like they deserve an entire pros and cons list.
- Feeling disconnected. Your day-to-day feels like you’re just going through the motions or doesn’t bring you joy.
- Experiencing constant fatigue. Each day, you wake up exhausted without any clear cause—and even coffee or eight or more hours of sleep doesn’t seem to shake the fatigue.
- Not tasting meals. Those with functional freeze may remember everyone else raving about the Korean BBQ place the other night, but won’t remember what their meal tasted like. When the nervous system isn’t working properly (as is the case with functional freeze), food may taste more bland because part of the nervous system’s job is to facilitate taste and smell.
- Difficulty deciding what you want. Deciding what to eat for dinner feels impossible, much less mapping out a plan for your career. Those in functional freeze often feel paralyzed, unable to make a decision and take action.
- Despite these symptoms, medical tests come back normal. Even though you’re exhausted and fatigued, medical tests don’t show anything wrong, and doctors say you’re perfectly healthy.
Why it’s so important to thaw
“Functional freeze is a hardwired protective mechanism in our bodies,” Hoerr says. “So ultimately, thawing is letting your body ‘come up to temp’ slowly so it knows it is safe from overwhelm.”
Once up to temp, it’s easier to feel like you’re truly living, not going through the motions. Thawing lets us take control of our emotional health, relationships, and career goals instead of living on autopilot.
Beyond breathing techniques: 7 ways to get out of a functional freeze
If any of this resonates, your next question is probably how to get out of functional freeze—without taking on a highly impractical wellness routine. The good news: Thawing comes from small steps, not a drastic change.
“You don’t want to try to
force yourself to feel everything at once; that would be overwhelming and counterproductive,” Hoerr says. “Instead, we want to do small things to tune into the present moment.” Start here.
1. Move your body gently.
“Repetitive, rhythmic movements such as walking, gentle yoga, or dance can help bring the body out of freeze and into a more regulated state,” Tovar explains. “These types of movement are especially powerful because they don’t overwhelm the nervous system—they meet it where it is and gradually create a sense of internal safety.”
2. Draw for 20 minutes.
A 2024 study published in the Frontiers in Psychology journal suggests that when we draw or create something by hand, such as pottery or a bracelet, our body and mind build resilience and are better able to respond to stressors, not freeze. This could be as simple as buying an adult coloring book and setting a timer for 20 minutes.
3. Eat more fiber.
“From a nutritional standpoint, fiber is often overlooked but critically important for thawing. It feeds the beneficial bacteria in our gut, which produce short-chain fatty acids and neurotransmitters like serotonin that directly influence mood and emotional regulation,” Tovar explains.
Women should aim for 25 grams or more of fiber per day. For men, aim closer to 30 grams per day. Some good sources of fiber include:
- Artichokes: 9.6 grams per cup
- Raspberries: 8 grams per cup
- Lentils: 7.8 grams per 1/2 cup
- Oats: 5.8 grams per cup
- Chia seeds: 4.1 grams per tablespoon
- Spinach: 4.3 grams per cup
4. Cut back on screen time, even by just a few minutes.
“Disconnecting from screens helps with functional freezing because it allows a person’s brain to actively register more stimulus from the outside world,” says Hoerr, adding that more time away from screens lets us feel more present.
For those of us who find it hard to log off, Hoerr recommends starting with small adjustments:
- Call someone instead of texting.
- Set time limits on your most used apps.
- Pick up a physical book over your phone before bed.
- Set reminders to take five-minute screen breaks throughout the day.
5. Hum along to your favorite song.
The next time you’re listening to music, try humming along. Humming calms the nervous system, making space for you to thaw. In fact, a 2023 study published in the Cureus journal found that daily humming for 15 minutes or longer was more effective than exercise or sleep for lowering certain stress indicators.
6. Take the cold plunge. Despite the irony, an ice bath or running an ice roller over your face may help you “thaw.” A 2022 study published in Scientific Reports found that applying a cold substance to the face, such as an ice cube or ice roller, for five to 35 seconds lowered cortisol levels and calmed the nervous system.
7. Give yourself permission to want something. When in functional freeze, we focus on what we need, not what we want. “Giving ourselves permission to want something can be a signal to our body that we are thawing out,” Groskopf says. She adds that wanting something small, like an iced coffee from your favorite cafe, or something big, such as quitting an unfulfilling job, will work. And this tip doesn’t mean you have to actright now. Thawing happens when we allow ourselves to feel the desire. “It’s not about doing more, but feeling more,” Groskopf adds.
When to seek professional help
“People should seek professional help for functional freezing when it starts to impact their ability to take care of themselves or function in their daily lives,” Hoerr says. If there are large chunks of time where you cannot remember what happened or you regularly feel like you’re going through the motions, speaking to a therapist can help you thaw and tune back into life.
Since functional freeze isn’t an official medical condition, there’s no specific training or therapy style to treat it. The most important thing is to find a provider you feel comfortable with, which may take some trial and error.
This story was produced by Thriveworks and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.
The avian flu outbreak is entering its fourth year, and egg prices are still sky-high. Donald Trump won the presidency in part on a pledge to lower egg prices, and in February, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins rolled out a five-point plan for defeating bird flu and making eggs cheaper. Unfortunately, it probably won’t work.
“This is beyond any farmer’s ability, or any state’s ability, to address,” Maurice Pitesky, associate professor and expert in poultry disease modeling at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, tells Sentient. “We need every tool that we can use.”
But there are effective tools and ineffective tools, and there’s good reason to think that Rollins’ proposals will fall more into the latter category than the former.
What’s Been Done So Far to Combat Bird Flu and High Egg Prices
So far, the government has attempted to fight bird flu by paying chicken farmers to kill their entire flocks if they detect one case of the virus. This indemnity program, as it’s known, has doled out more than a billion dollars so far to poultry farms across the country.
This approach has been controversial, however: In addition to the fact that it plainly hasn’t worked to stop the spread of disease, the indemnity payments haven’t been evenly distributed, with around half of all the money going to just 10 egg producers.
In theory, chicken farmers that go through this process are required to upgrade the security at their farms if they want to be eligible for future indemnity payments. But this hasn’t been enforced very stringently; until recently,
Trump’s plan to lower egg prices, explained
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.
Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration
farms were merely required to submit a written plan to the USDA outlining their biosecurity plans.
However, the Biden administration updated this rule at the end of 2024, and began requiring HPAIinfected poultry farms to undergo a visual audit by USDA inspectors before being eligible for any future indemnity payments.
What’s Trump’s Plan to Bring Down Egg Prices?
The Trump administration has announced a $1 billion plan to fight avian flu and reduce egg prices. Here are the five measures it contains.
1. Better Biosecurity
First, the USDA is promising to spend up to $500 million to beef up biosecurity measures at egg-laying facilities. Biosecurity refers to policies and physical infrastructure aimed at preventing avian flu from reaching egg farms in the first place.
Specifically, the USDA will be expanding a Bidenera pilot program called Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments, which involves sending agency staff to chicken farms to identify any ways in which wild birds might be infiltrating the facilities. This program was initially rolled out in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, and as of October 2024, had been carried out on 169 farms, according to the USDA.
Why Solely Farm-Based Biosecurity Is an Incomplete Solution
Pitesky is a big advocate of what he calls “outward facing biosecurity” - that is, protecting against avian flu by monitoring and modifying the ecosystems that surround poultry farms, as opposed to only focusing on the farm itself. The reasoning is that avian flu is transmitted to poultry from wild
birds, so it’s more effective to tackle the problem at the source.
In theory, Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments are a version of this. But in practice, they fall short of what Pitesky is suggesting, because they aren’t dynamic.
In order for outward facing security to work, Pitesky says, the surrounding ecosystems need to be monitored, and potentially modified, on an ongoing basis, not just once. That’s because environments change over time, and so do the threats that they pose as potential transmitters of bird flu.
But Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments don’t do this. They’re just a one-time analysis, and as such, they don’t and can’t account for the ways in which environmental risks change over time.
“The thing that we all have to realize is that the farm doesn’t change location, but the habitat around the farm changes,” Pitesky says. “What they’re doing is not bad, per se, but they’re just doing a spot check.”
Another Major Oversight: Data
Pitesky also points to another potential shortcoming in the USDA’s plan: data. In order to carry out a successful biosecurity assessment, farms need robust and reliable data about their own operations, and they need to store that data in an accessible way to facilitate future biosecurity assessments.
“The big, dirty secret is that lots of farms don’t have the data that you need in order to do those biosecurity assessments, and they don’t have the data stored correctly,” Pitesky says. “You can’t really do these biosecurity assessments
unless you start developing web tools, app-based tools that can be easily completed, filled out, ranked and sorted to understand risk.”
The announcements by Rollins and the USDA make no reference to data, and without proper data collection and storage, there’s a hard ceiling to how effective any biosecurity assessments can be, ongoing or not.
“When the USDA says they’re going to spend all this money on hardening the biosecurity around these facilities, data doesn’t usually get captured in that,” Pitesky says. “No one really focuses on the data to figure out where the risk is greatest.”
2. Increased Financial Relief for Chicken Farmers
The second “prong” of the USDA’s new bird flu strategy is essentially an expansion of the Biden administration’s indemnity program for poultry producers, whereby poultry producers are paid to kill off
entire flocks if and when a case of avian flu is detected.
The fact that Trump’s administration is expanding this Biden-era initiative is notable given that in January, the White House criticized the program and blamed Biden for high egg prices.
This has become a bit of a running theme in Trump’s USDA; the agency’s recent press release also quotes Rollins as saying that “the Biden administration did little to address the repeated outbreaks,” then refers to the Biden administration’s Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments as the “gold standard” in biosecurity.
Why This Solution Is Vague
The goal of the indemnification program is to incentivize farmers to report and snuff out avian flu outbreaks on their farms as quickly as possible. That hasn’t been how
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it’s played out, however, as in practice payouts lowered the economic risk of an outbreak. And as it’s currently structured, it’s still resulted in many poultry farmers taking a financial hit, even with the indemnity payments. It takes time to disinfect and repopulate a farm after killing all of the chickens in it, and this lag time represents lost profits for chicken farmers. Current policy also prohibits poultry farms that are near infected sites, but have not yet been infected themselves, from placing new flocks in their facilities until after the nearby infection has been contained, thus cutting into their profits as well.
Lawmakers have recently introduced legislation that would modify the indemnity payment structure in an attempt to more fairly compensate chicken
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farmers in their attempts to contain avian flu. In the meantime, the Rollins plan seems to be aimed at accomplishing that same goal.
Exactly how it will do so is unclear, however. In a call with reporters, a USDA spokesperson said indemnity rates would be based on “fair market value,” while a USDA press release promised “new programs... to aid farmers to accelerate the rate of repopulation.” What these programs will look like, however, is anybody’s guess.
3. Funding for Vaccine Research
The USDA is also pledging to invest “up to $100 million” toward the development of “vaccines, therapeutics, and other innovative solutions,” and will hold biweekly discussions on this topic.
Why This Solution Is Vague & Logistically
Challenging
This aspect of the plan, too, is vague on details. Launching a vaccination program for chickens poses a number of logistical challenges, Pitesky says. In addition to the fact that it’s physically difficult to vaccinate tens of thousands of chickens on a regular basis, a successful vaccine program would also have to account for the fact that HPAI comes in many different strains and is regularly mutating.
“If we’re really going to vaccinate, and I sense that we’re moving in that direction, my objection is that we need to put in place a really robust surveillance system so we can make sure that whatever we’re vaccinating against is the dominant version of the virus floating around in wild birds,” Pitsky says. “I haven’t really seen people talk about that, and that scares me a little.”
Another wrinkle: many countries won’t import vaccinated poultry, which is why the USDA has dragged its feet on vaccination in the past.
4. Deregulation
The fourth component of Rollins’ plan is a rollback of certain “regulatory burdens” - including animal welfare laws - that, according to the administration, have contributed to high egg prices.
These laws include regulations concerning backyard chicken flocks and individual farmers who aren’t selling their eggs. While the laws differ from region to region, certain localities restrict chicken ownership in various ways, and the administration wants to “minimize burdens” on chicken owners, and would-be chicken owners, in those areas.
Why Deregulating Chicken Ownership Won’t Make Much Difference
Pitesky says deregulation for chicken owners probably won’t make much of a difference, as restrictions on chicken ownership are already minimal and rarely enforced.
“I’m sure there are rules, but I’ve never seen chicken police [enforcing them],” Pitesky says. “So I’m not exactly sure what they’re talking about.”
Backyard chicken eggs might also seem cheaper, but they certainly aren’t a solution for bird flu, since backyard chickens can be even more vulnerable to wild bird interaction.
What Prop 12 Deregulation Could Mean for Egg Prices
Rollins also endorsed a move that would be much more significant than deregulating backyard chicken farms: repealing Proposition 12, the California law that restricts the in-state production and sale of certain animal products that were produced using “extreme confinement.” In essence, Prop 12 requires egg producers to give their chickens a minimum amount of space to live if they want to produce or sell eggs in the Golden State.
The extent to which
Proposition 12 has actually increased egg prices is a topic of heated debate, and it’s especially tricky to tease out because the law didn’t go into effect until January 2022 - the same month avian flu hit the U.S.
That said, a 2023 analysis by Mingcong Xie at Purdue University concluded that Proposition 12 caused egg prices in California to increase by between 25 and 73 cents per dozen. That’s obviously more than zero, but it’s still a relatively small increase, especially given that California eggs are already much more expensive than elsewhere in the country. It also pales in comparison to subsequent surges in egg prices, which only occurred after avian flu was in full effect and farmers had begun culling their flocks.
The egg lobby has opposed Proposition 12 from its inception, and in general, so have elected Republicans. In 2024, Republican senators introduced a draft version of a farm bill that would repeal Proposition 12, and various groups sued to have it overturned shortly after California voters approved it in 2018.
But the Supreme Court upheld the law’s constitutionality, and because of this, only Congress can repeal it now. And although conservatives generally oppose Prop 12, they’re not unified in this: A handful of staunch Republicans in Congress want to keep Prop 12 on the books, and this could imperil any attempt to repeal it.
5. Import Expansion & Export Restriction
The last prong of Rollins’ egg plan is also the vaguest. The USDA will “explore options for temporarily increasing egg imports and decreasing exports,” according to its press release, in an attempt to bring down egg prices. But even if Rollins had offered details, which she didn’t, it’d still be an
odd plan.
Why It’s an Unlikely Solution
For one, the U.S. doesn’t export very many eggs in the first place. In 2022, only 1.7 percent of all U.S.-produced eggs were exported to other countries according to industry figures, so any reduction in exports would have a minimal effect on the overall availability of eggs in the United States.
The same goes for imports. CBS News reports that the Trump administration is in talks to import between 70 and 100 million eggs from outside the country over the next few months.
That might sound like a lot, but the U.S. produces between 8 and 9 billion eggs domestically every month. This means that even if the Trump administration imported twice as many eggs as it intends to, it wouldn’t amount to even one percent of the eggs produced in the U.S. over the same period of time.
The Bottom Line
There’s reason to doubt the efficacy of these measures. But it’s also worth acknowledging that, flawed as the USDA’s plan might be, it’s not as if there’s some other obvious solution to the bird flu outbreak that the administration is leaving on the table. This is the longest and deadliest bird flu outbreak in history, and the measures that worked in the past simply aren’t working now.
But ultimately, the only reason egg prices are a matter of national concern is because Americans want to keep eating eggs. Despite the fact that the modern poultry industry has essentially remade the animal population on the planet and been a disaster for animal welfare, the average American eats around 280 eggs a year. Until this changes, the amount of money in Americans’ pockets will be impacted by the current state of highly pathogenic avian flu viruses.
Study: CA families shoulder sky-high costs of dementia care
By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service
In California, families shoulder most of the burden of dementia care, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Washington found patients in the Golden State require about $55,000 a year in care, but only about $10,000 of it is paid through private or government insurance.
Amy Lastuka, lead research scientist in the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, said the direct costs of doctor visits, prescriptions, home health aides and nursing homes are just the beginning.
“It’s particularly important to look at those indirect costs,” Lastuka explained.
“Because people with dementia tend to need a lot of care, especially as they get into the later stages, they can need round-theclock care.”
Researchers calculated the indirect costs, how much you would have to pay to hire someone to cover all the hours family and friends put in. Data show Americans spend $53 billion a year
on direct medical care for the country’s 5.5 million dementia patients but the real cost is five times higher, at $277 billion.
Lastuka argued states should do more to support caregivers.
“I would say, invest in adult day centers, because that way you have a place where someone can go during the day and get some cognitive stimulation and get cared for,” Lastuka recommended. “Then, if your child is taking care of you, they could still work.”
The California Department of Aging’s website lists programs designed to lighten the load and help pay family caregivers. Meanwhile, the reconciliation bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could have profound effects on services helping older Americans age in place. The bill seeks to eliminate the federal Administration for Community Living, the agency overseeing regional Councils on Aging, which run programs like “Meals on Wheels.”
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CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Helen Cruz Jaramillo FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NWCP00277 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Room 101, Norwalk, Ca 90650, Southeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner Helen Cruz Jaramillo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Helen Reyes Cruz to Proposed name Helen Cruz Paulino 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 07/21/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: C. Room: 312 The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Azusa Beacon DATED: June 5, 2025 Leo W. Tsao JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. June 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 AZUSA BEACON
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Freya Liu Ma FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00438 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 600 E Broadway, Glendale, Ca 91206, North Central Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Freya Liu Ma filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Freya Liu Ma to Proposed name Freya Huiya Liu 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 08/14/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: E. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: June 3, 2025 Roberto Longoria JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. June 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 ARCADIA WEEKLY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE
(Notice pursuant to UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 16585
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address of the Seller are: SMART COMPUTER, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION BY: NINA WU, PRESIDENT/C.E.O., 1428 S. SAN GABRIEL, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776
Doing Business as: GOOD PHARMACY
All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the Seller(s), are: NONE
The location of the chief executive office of the seller is: SMART COMPUTER, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION BY: NINA WU, PRESIDENT/C.E.O., 1428 S. SAN GABRIEL, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776
The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) are: FWD HEALTHCARE INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION BY: KHANHLONG THAI, C.E.O., 2476 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SAN MARINO, CA 91108
The assets being sold are generally described as: INVENTORY, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, TRADE FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, CONTRACT RIGHTS, STOCK IN TRADE, MATERIAL CONTRACTS, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, CUSTOMER AND CLIENT LISTS, PRESCRIPTION FILES AND RECORDS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND FAX NUMBERS, SUPPLIES, TRADE NAME, GOODWILL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, ETC. and are located at: 1428 S. SAN GABRIEL, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776
The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: JEAN ALLEN ESCROW CO, INC, 3341 CERRITOS AVENUE, LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 11, 2025
Please take notice US Storage Centers
- Chino Hills located at 15443 Fairfield Ranch Rd Chino Hills CA 91709 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/17/2025 at 10:00
AM. Junita Crumie; Stephen John Ranieri III; Dominic Akeem Deshawn; Tyler James Berner; Brenda Nunley; Jazzmin Strackman; Stacy Jewel Scott Strackman; Stacy Jewel Scott Strackman; Jennifer Rose Morales; Abraham R Sandoval; Edgar Misael Lopez Gutierrez; Hailie Gonzalez. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
The bulk sale IS subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: JEAN ALLEN ESCROW CO, INC, 3341 CERRITOS AVENUE, LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720. And the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 10, 2025 which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above. Dated: JUNE 6, 2025 FWD HEALTHCARE INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer(s) ORD-3876224 SAN GABRIEL SUN 6/23/25 Trustee Notices
Publish June 30, 2025 in the San Bernardino Press
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice US Storage Centers - Chino located at 13555 Ramona Ave Chino CA 91710 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/17/2025 at 10:00 AM. Mariana Parolea; Fredy Calderon Aleman; Cecilia Correa; Brandon Patterson; Jorge Mendes Rocha; Raylene Marie Mosqueda. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Publish June 30, 2025 in the San Bernardino Press
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice US Storage Centers - Hesperia - Lemon St located at 17147 Lemon St Hesperia CA 92345 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/17/2025 at 10:00
AM. Terrence W Jr Gee; Dennis Maggie Antal; Donna Jean Weaver; Brittney Nicole Boyce; Cynthia Dawn Wolf. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Publish June 30, 2025 in the San Bernardino Press
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice US Storage Centers - Pomona - County Rd located at 1210 County Road Pomona CA 91766 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/17/2025 at 10:00
AM. Angel Garcia; Jody L Todd; Thomas Rummel; Elsa Contreras. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Publish June 30, 2025 in the San Bernardino Press
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice US Storage Centers - Upland located at 1808 W Foothill Blvd Upland CA 91786 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/17/2025 at 10:00 AM. Susan Torres Amado; James Michael Gotz; James Michael Gotz; James Michael Gotz. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Publish June 30, 2025 in the San Bernardino Press
NOTICE OF INTENDED TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE OR LICENSES Escrow No. 334369-BY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: to the Creditors of: BBO UP, INC., licensee(s) whose business address is 18268 Gale Ave., STE B, in the City of Industry, County of Los Angeles, State of California, 91748, that a transfer is about to be made to NEW EAST TOWN HOT POT INC, intended transferee(s) whose business address is 18268 Gale Ave., STE B in the City of Industry, County of Los Angeles, State of California 91748, the following alcoholic beverage license (or licenses) Number 41 578772, hereinafter described and issued for the premises located at 18268 Gale Ave., STE B, in the City of Industry, County of Los Angeles, State of California. Pursuant to such intention, the undersigned is applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for issuance and transfer of the following alcoholic beverage license (or licenses) ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING PLACE for the premises located at 18268 Gale Ave., STE B, City of Industry, CA 91748 Amount of purchase price or consideration in connection with said transfer of said license (or licenses) is the sum of $15,000.00, which consist of the following payments: Description Amount Cash $5,000.00
All other business names and addresses used by the Transferor within three years last past so far as known to the transferee are: None That is has agreed between said licensee and intended transferee as required by Sec 24074 of the Business and Professions Code, that the consideration for the transfer of said license is to be paid only after said transfer has been approved by said Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, at the escrow department of JADE ESCROW, INC. at 9604 Las Tunas Dr., , In the City of Temple City, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
Dated: 3-25-2025
APN: 8110-007-016 TS No: CA0800089916-5 TO No: 240322697-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/ or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED July 22, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM, At The Courtyard located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on August 2, 2004 as Instrument No. 04 1970219, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by JESSICA REED, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for UNITED PACIFIC MORTGAGE, D.B.A. MANDALAY MORTGAGE as Beneficiary,
DESCRIBED
OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 247 SOUTH COVINA BOULEVARD, LA PUENTE AREA, CA 91746 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $198,076.39 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state
Glendale City Notices
Verdugo Workforce Development Board AJCC Operator Application – Public Notice
The Verdugo Workforce Development Board (VWDB) is seeking public comments on its America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) Operator Application. The role of the AJCC Operator includes the following:
• Coordinating the service delivery of required Verdugo Jobs Center partners and service providers. Ensuring the implementation of partner responsibilities and contributions agreed upon in Memorandums of Understanding. Reporting to VWDB on operations, performance, and continuous improvement recommendations
The VWDB’s Operator Application is posted at: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/ departments/community-services-parks/verdugo-jobs-center/workforce-developmentboard/public-notices.
Comments must be submitted during the 30-day public review period from June 27, 2025 – July 27, 2025.
Comments will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 27, 2025 and must be submitted in writing by email to VWDB@glendaleca.gov.
If you have any questions, contact Diana Montecino at dmontecino@glendaleca.gov. Published June 30, 2025 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT
Probate Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
FRANK SILVESTRE MERAZ AKA FRANK SILVESTRE MERAZ, SR. CASE NO. 25STPB06869
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FRANK SILVESTRE MERAZ AKA FRANK SILVESTRE MERAZ, SR..
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WALTER REECE, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WALTER REECE, JR. 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: 07/24/25 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.
Attorney for Petitioner
SHAUNA R. ANDERSON, ESQ.SBN 265989
KATHERINE LINDSEY, ESQ.SBN 252438
LAW STEIN ANDERSON LLP 2601 MAIN ST., STE. 1200 IRVINE CA 92614
Telephone (949) 501-4800 BSC 227019
6/23, 6/26, 6/30/25
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SEAN MICHAEL MURPHY
Case No. 25STPB07042
To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SEAN MICHAEL MURPHY
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Robert Murphy in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Robert Murphy be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner: JASMIN ARYA ESQ SBN 347469
LEGALS
THE BURBANK FIRM L C
2312 WEST VICTORY BLVD STE 100 BURBANK CA 91506
CN118109 MURPHY Jun 30, Jul 3,7, 2025
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MICHAEL JOHN DELBARIAN
aka MICHAEL J. DELBARIAN
Case No. 25STPB07072
To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MICHAEL JOHN DELBARIAN aka MICHAEL J. DELBARIAN
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Joy E. Delbarian in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Joy E. Delbarian be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JOHN C CARPENTER ESQ SBN 155610
CARPENTER & ZUCKERMAN 8827 W. OLYMPIC BLVD.
BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211-3613 CN118120 DELBARIAN Jun 30, Jul 3,7, 2025
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
TERRI DANIELS
CASE NO. 25STPB07209
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of TERRI DANIELS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PAUL CONNORS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PAUL CONNORS 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 exami-
nation in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/25/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner RUSSELL M. OZAWA - SBN 272268
LAW OFFICES OF RUSSELL M. OZAWA
3655 TORRANCE BLVD. SUITE 300 TORRANCE CA 90503
Telephone (626) 499-4500 6/30, 7/3, 7/7/25 CNS-3942581# PASADENA PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NANCY PERKINS
CASE NO. 25STPB06593
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of NANCY PERKINS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SAMUEL ALBRECHT, LPF in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SAMUEL ALBRECHT, LPF 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: 07/17/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court
within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner
CHRISTINA MCGONIGLE, ESQ.SBN 239264 MCGONIGLE & HUNSAKER, LLP 701 S. PARKER ST., STE. 2600 ORANGE CA 92868
Telephone (714) 955-5380 BSC 227056
6/30, 7/3, 7/7/25
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NANCY PERKINS CASE NO. 25STPB06593
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of NANCY PERKINS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SAMUEL ALBRECHT, LPF in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SAMUEL ALBRECHT, LPF 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: 07/17/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA
90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner CHRISTINA MCGONIGLE, ESQ.SBN 239264
MCGONIGLE & HUNSAKER, LLP
701 S. PARKER ST., STE. 2600 ORANGE CA 92868
Telephone (714) 955-5380 BSC 227056 6/30, 7/3, 7/7/25 CNS-3943092# BELMONT BEACON
two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 07/28/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: T. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Alhambra Press DATED: June 3, 2025 Roberto Longoria JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. June 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Noella Samir Diba FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00431 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 150 West Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra, Ca 91801, Northeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Noella Samir Diba filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Noella Samir Diba to Proposed name Noella Diba 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and
mortgage or deed of trust on this property.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site https://www. altisource.com/loginpage.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 202500322-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866)-960-8299, or visit this internet website https://www.altisource.com/loginpage. aspx, using the file number assigned to this case 2025-00322-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.
Date: June 18, 2025 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 238 Ventura, CA 93003
Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 https://www.altisource.com/loginpage.aspx
Run Dates: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025 San Bernardino Press
T.S. No.: 2025-00308-CA-REV
A.P.N.:0334-292-05-0000
Property Address: 26690 THUNDERBIRD
DRIVE, LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA 92352
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.
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OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/27/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
Trustor: NEIL E AMAN AND SUSAN L AMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 12/04/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0678043 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Bernardino County, California, Date of Sale: 08/04/2025 at 01:00 PM Place of Sale: NEAR THE FRONT STEPS LEADING UP TO THE CITY OF CHINO CIVIC CENTER, 13220 CENTRAL AVENUE, CHINO, CA 91710 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 1,143,859.72 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 1,143,859.72.
Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site https://www.altisource.com/loginpage. aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2025-00308-CA-REV. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866)-960-8299, or visit this internet website https://www.altisource.com/loginpage. aspx, using the file number assigned to this case 2025-00308-CA-REV to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: June 24, 2025 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 238 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 https://www.altisource.com/loginpage. aspx______________Trustee Sale Assistant Run Dates: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025 San Benardino Press
T.S. No.: 250311206 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: 24-0060-SG Order No. 95531124 APN: 2479-002-016 Property Address: 611 North Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91505 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 6/6/2024. Unless You Take Action To Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for ca-
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shier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. No cashier’s checks older than 60 days from the day of sale will be accepted. Trustor: Andrew Krayndler, an unmarried man Duly Appointed Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Recorded 6/14/2024 as Instrument No. 20240391356 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 7/22/2025 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $848,417.22 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 611 North Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91505 Legal Description: Please See Attached Exhibit “A” The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Notice To Potential
Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Notice To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet website www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case 250311206. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice To Tenant: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (877) 440-4460, or visit this internet website www.mkconsultantsinc. com, using the file number assigned to this case 250311206 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. When submitting funds for a bid subject to Section 2924m, please make the funds payable to “Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Holding Account”. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 6/20/2025 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 125 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 866-535-3736 Sale Line: (877) 440-4460 By: Rachel Seropain, Trustee Sale Officer Exhibit “A” Legal Description Lot 16 Of Tract No. 11697, In The City Of Burbank, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As Per Map Recorded In Book 213 Pages 16 And 17 Of Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County. total250311206 6/30/2025, 7/7/2025, 7/14/2025 . Burbak Independent
Fictitious Business Name Filings
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as The Meat Boutique 371 Wilkerson Ave, Unit N Perris, CA 92570
Riverside County The Meat Boutique, LLC (CA, 371 Wilkerson Ave, Unit N, Perris, CA 92570
Riverside County
This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)
s. Rosalia Zambrano Ruelas, Managing Member Statement filed with the County of Riverside on May 28, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202506756 Pub. 06/09/2025, 06/16/2025, 06/23/2025, 06/30/2025 Riverside Independent
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Vazirian Events
3955 Ibbetson St Corona, CA 92882 Riverside County Mina Louise Vazirian, 3955 Ibbetson St, Corona, CA 92882 Riverside County
This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 23, 2025. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)
s. Mina Louise Vazirian
Statement filed with the County of Riverside on June 5, 2025
NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202507147 Pub. 06/16/2025, 06/23/2025, 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025 Riverside Independent
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CNC WELLNESS 812 Poppy lane Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County California Nursing consultants (CA, 812 Poppyseed Lane, Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County
This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Holy Dove Quiboloy Paule, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on June 11, 2025
NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202507493 Pub. 06/16/2025, 06/23/2025, 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025 Riverside Independent
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250005813
The following persons are doing business as: CMM Advantage, 14427 Huntridge Drive, Victorville, CA 92394. Mailing Address, 14427 Huntridge Drive, Victorville, CA 92394. Monique R. Jennings. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Monique R. Jennings, Owners. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 18, 2025 NoticeIn accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250005813 Pub: 06/23/2025, 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025 San Bernardino Press
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250005557
The following persons are doing business as: LORE’S TRUCK & REGISTRATION SERVICES, 1511 W HOLT BLVD STE I, ONTARIO, CA 91762. LORE’S INSURANCE AGENCY INC (CA, 1511 W HOLT BLVD STE I, ONTARIO, CA 91762; LORENA SALAZAR, PRESIDENT. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ LORENA SALAZAR, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 11, 2025 NoticeIn accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250005557 Pub: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025 San Bernardino Press
www.Notiecfiling.
Justice Department sues Orange County over voter information
By City News Service
The Justice Department Wednesday sued the Orange County Registrar of Voters to access records on the office’s efforts to remove ineligible voters and accusing the county of failing to maintain an accurate voter list.
Orange County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairwoman Katrina Foley said the registrar was complying with state law in not turning over some of the information and added the county has been doing its job to eliminate bogus voters.
“We’re complying with state law that says we are required to protect the privacy of what would be considered private information,” Foley told City News Service.
That would include Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, Foley said.
“And in five years we have identified 17 ineligible voters — 16 of whom have selfreported,” Foley said.
Robert Soufar, a 76-yearold Canadian citizen who lives in Fullerton, pleaded guilty in November to voting in the 2016 election.
“All of these 17 individuals have been removed from the voter rolls,” Foley said. “There are 1.9 million registered voters and 17 people have been identified as ineligible. Our voting lists are scrubbed constantly for people who have moved or died. ... This is a good example that the system worked.”
Michael Gates, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division, is listed on the complaint. Gates was formerly city attorney for Huntington Beach, which legally squabbled often with the state, including on voter ID.
“It feels political,” Foley said. “I don’t know why the Department of Justice is getting involved when we took care of the situation.
We’re actually canceling their registrations and doing our job.”
Supervisor Don Wagner, however, said the county should just hand over whatever the federal officials want.
“I think we ought to give everything over to the Department of Justice like they request and we shouldn’t be trying to hide anything if we have nothing to hide,” Wagner told City News Service.
Any voter who objects can bring their own lawsuit, Wagner said.
“I want the cleanest rolls possible,” Wagner said.
Wagner said it doesn’t matter if state law prevents turning over some personal information.
“If the federal government has a right to it state law doesn’t trump that,” Wagner said. “I know it is a small number, but that’s part of my problem. I don’t know if it’s the tip of the iceberg or we have the entire iceberg here. And I think the Justice Department wants to figure that out and we should help them figure it out and not stand in the way.”
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement that “Voting by non-citizens is a federal crime, and states and counties that refuse to disclose all requested voter information are in violation of wellestablished federal elections
laws. Removal of non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls is critical to ensuring that the state’s voter rolls are accurate and that elections in California are conducted without fraudulent voting. The Department of Justice will hold jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal voting laws accountable.”
At issue is the Registrar of Voters redacting information such as driver’s license, Social Security and voter ID numbers.
Orange County Registrar of Voters Bob Page said he couldn’t comment on pending or ongoing litigation.
James Steinmann, a supervising deputy counsel for the county, asked Justice Department officials if it was possible to work around the state law regarding disclosure of the private information on Tuesday.
“To avoid a lawsuit, would the USDOJ consider another mechanism to enable the county to provide the USDOJ with this sensitive information,” Steinmann said in an email.
“For example, would the USDOJ be amenable to entering into a confidentiality agreement that would enable us to provide records with assurances that such sensitive personal identifiers will remain confidential and be used for governmental purposes only?”
But the Justice Department responded with Wednesday’s lawsuit.
Overdose deaths in LA County drop 22%, most significant drop on record
By City News Service
Drug-related overdose deaths in Los Angeles County fell by 22% in 2024 -- the most significant drop in the county’s history, according to a report released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health. The decrease includes a 37% drop in fentanyl-related deaths and a 20% decrease in methamphetamine-related fatalities, based on data from the county’s Department of Medical Examiner.
Officials said the declines reflect the impact of expanded investments in prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services
According to Public Health, overdose and poisoning deaths fell from 3,137 in 2023 to 2,438 in 2024 -- the lowest number recorded since 2019.
“The decline in overdose
Baldwin Park to host ‘Independence Day Spectacular’
By Staff
The City of Baldwin Park has partnered with the Baldwin Park Unified School District to host the annual Independence Day Spectacular. On July 3 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Sierra Vista High School (3600 Frazier Ave.), community members are invited to celebrate the holiday through a variety of activities, live entertainment and food vendors.
“This celebration provides an opportunity for us to come together, not just as individuals, but as a community,” said Baldwin Park Mayor Alejandra Avila. “Independence Day reminds us of the freedoms we share and the connections we build with one another. Now, more than ever, it’s a time to honor what unites us — our neighbors, our community, our celebration. Together, let’s work to build a better future, with peace and love for all.”
During the event, attendees can enjoy the free Fun Zone, which will feature carnival rides, face painting, balloon artists, acrobatic dancers and other entertaining activities for all ages. Participants can also listen
to live music throughout the evening from Trouble Man, a musical tribute to Marvin Gaye.
Baldwin Park will conclude the night of festivities with a synchronized fireworks display starting at 9:30 p.m. This year’s show will include a custom-designed, choreographed sky concert.
In previous years, Baldwin
Park’s Independence Day Spectacular has drawn over 6,000 people.
Pets and alcoholic beverages are not permitted at this event. All ice chests are subject to inspection before entering the celebration. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit baldwinpark.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=143.
Photo by Elisha Terada on Unsplash
A woman waits for assistance at the Registrar of Voters’ Office. | Photo courtesy of OC Registrar/X
Title IX
A spokeswoman for CIF said the organization, a nonprofit not affiliated with the state government, does not comment on legal matters.
The federal Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights has issued a proposed Resolution Agreement to the California Department of Education and CIF to resolve the Title IX violations. The proposal offers both entities a chance to voluntarily agree to change their practices within 10 days or risk imminent enforcement action, including referral to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The governor’s office described the federal Education Department’s “letter and proposed resolution agreement ... (as) not a serious legal document — it’s a political document designed to intimidate school officials and unlawfully override well-established state laws protecting students.”
The department planned to notify all recipients of federal funding with inter-
scholastic athletic programs in California that to comply with Title IX, recipients must adopt biology-based definitions of the words “male” and “female.”
Federal officials also will require funding recipients to “restore to female athletes all individual records, titles, and awards misappropriated by male athletes competing in female competitions” and to “send a personalized letter apologizing on behalf of the state of California for allowing her educational experience to be marred by sex discrimination.”
According to Newsom’s office the proposed agreement would require “school officials to go back more than a decade through athletic records to strip medals, titles, and honors from trans girls and retroactively reassign them to cisgender girls even if the students are no longer enrolled.”
State officials also warned the agreement would compel schools to “certify girlhood” by confirming each
year that no trans athletes are participating in girls sports, “then essentially doxing children by posting this information publicly online.”
A mandated procedure to verify the sex of all athletes — “using ‘longstanding school records,’ a euphemism that could include birth certificates or other invasive documentation procedures” — would turn teachers and administrators into “gender-cops,” Newsom’s office cautioned.
In February after President Donald Trump signed the Protecting Women’s Sports Executive Order, the CIF announced it would abide by state law, which allows athletes to participate on teams based on an individual’s gender identity rather than their biological sex.
In May, AB Hernandez, a transgender student-athlete for Jurupa Valley High School in Riverside County, won first place in the girls high jump and triple jump at the state championship in Clovis.
Overdose deaths
deaths in L.A. County is a clear sign that public health investments are saving lives -- reflecting the power of innovative, community led strategies grounded in care and prevention,” county Supervisor Holly Mitchell said in a statement.
“However, despite this encouraging trend, Black residents and individuals living in poverty continue to face disproportionately high rates of overdose deaths.”
Mitchell said the data highlights the critical importance of maintaining support for fair and inclusive public health efforts, particularly those developed with and guided by trusted community partners.
Fentanyl remained the most common drug involved in fatal overdoses, although its share of accidental overdose deaths dropped to 52% in 2024 from 64% the year prior, according to the report. Adults between ages 40 and 64 were most affected, followed by adults ages 26 to 39. Males continued to account for the majority of fentanyl-related deaths.
Public Health officials said the county increased funding for substance use prevention services by more than 260%, treatment services by 275% and harm reduction efforts by 500% last year.
Programs such as the Fentanyl Frontline media campaign aim to expand access to naloxone -- a medi-
Immigration
shows the car wash owner confronting the federal agents, ordering them off the property. At one point, the man gets into an argument with one of the masked agents, who accused the man of employing illegal immigrants.
In Pasadena on June 23, a group of elected officials and community leaders gathered to call for transparency from the federal government and immigration-enforcement agencies.
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, D-Pasadena, blasted the tactics of federal authorities in the series of raids, noting the agents’ wearing of masks and civilian clothing,
and their use of often unmarked vehicles — which she said could lead to imposters assaulting people on the street while claiming to be law enforcement.
“They are federal agents from Homeland Security or ICE, but the truth is, unless these individuals provide proper identification, we don’t know,” Pérez said. “And when we receive reports of these individuals using excessive force, without identification, we have no way to provide oversight and accountability.”
Federal officials have defended agents’ efforts to maintain anonymity during immigration operations,
saying it is essential to maintain their safety from protesters who could publicize their names and other information, potentially endangering their lives and their families.
On June 20, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on social media following incidents in Bell and Maywood, saying Border Patrol vehicles were violently targeted during lawful operations.
A Trump administration spokeswoman chided local officials for complaining about the immigration raids and pointed out the continued threats Immigration
and Customs Enforcement agents face.
“Attacks against ICE officers have increased 500% because of this unhinged, extremist rhetoric from Democrat politicians,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Los Angeles Times. “The LA Times should do some real reporting, instead of just regurgitating Democrat propaganda.”
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell June 23 defended his agency’s handling of the recent immigrationenforcement protests, which sparked some allegations of excessive force and indiscriminate use of non-lethal
cation that quickly reverses opioid overdoses -- and reduce stigma around addiction, according to health officials.
“In the midst of the worst overdose and substance use crisis in Los Angeles County’s history, I am encouraged by this steadfast decline in overdose deaths for the second year in a row,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said.
“This is a testament to the County’s investment in public health and its comprehensive approach to addressing substance use, including harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.”
Solis said the progress is encouraging but stressed the need to intensify efforts, including expanding access to naloxone, supporting youth prevention in schools and ensuring culturally appropriate services.
“As the safety net for Los Angeles County residents, we must leave no one behind,” Solis said.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath called the progress “encouraging,” but warned that opioids and methamphetamine still fuel a public health emergency. She said they are working to ensure people know that treatment is not only available but accessible, and that recovery is possible.
Supervisor Janice Hahn credited tools such as Narcan and fentanyl testing kits for the progress, but cautioned
that federal funding cuts could undermine local gains.
The county’s Reaching the 95% initiative, ByLAforLA. org -- a website and community-powered platform -- and expanded funding strategies were all cited as key drivers of the decline in deaths.
“This progress reflects the dedication of countless staff and community partners who work every day to connect people with life-saving resources and care,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
“While we are encouraged by this trend, we know the work is far from over. Sustained investment in prevention, treatment, and recovery services is essential to ensuring every person in our community has the opportunity to live a healthy, supported life.”
Residents seeking support for substance use can call the county’s 24/7 help line at 800-854-7771 and select Option 2 after the language prompt.
The full data report is available on the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control website at: http://publichealth.lacounty. gov/sapc/MDU/SpecialReport/Fentanyl-Overdosesin- Los-Angeles- County. pdf?utm_content=&utm_ medium=email&utm_ name=&utm_ source=govdelivery&utm_t erm=.
weaponry and tear gas, with the chief saying suggestions the response was undisciplined or lacked oversight are “simply not accurate.”
In a lengthy written statement, McDonnell said he felt compelled to respond to recent allegations — some raised in a weekend report by the Los Angeles Times — questioning the LAPD’s tactics in dealing with protesters over the past two weeks.
McDonnell said he takes all accusations of misconduct seriously and all use-of-force cases will be investigated.
“Our officers are held to the highest standards — legally, ethically, and opera-
tionally,” the chief said. “And when we find that an officer has fallen short, we take swift and appropriate action. That is not new. That is our duty.”
But McDonnell said accountability “must cut both ways,” pointing to the “dangerous, fluid and ultimately violent conditions our officers encountered.”
“When demonstrators began throwing objects, setting fires, and refusing to disperse after repeated lawful orders were given, officers were justified in taking swift and measured action to prevent further harm and restore public safety.”
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon in April announces an investigation into California’s compliance with Title IX. | Photo courtesy of Secretary Linda McMahon/X
| Graph courtesy of LA County Public Health