Santa Monica Mirror 1.20.23

Affordable Housing Development Takes Shape at Former Nikkei Hall

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel to Lay off 320 Employees Amid Temporary Closure

Layoffs will take effect March 4 with hotels owners not renewing lease

By Dolores Quintana

The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel has announced an upcoming suspension of business that will result in the layoff of 320 hotel employees.

The closure is said to be temporary. The layoffs came to light when the company issued a WARN act notice late last year. WARN Act notices require that employers give workers 60 days’ notice before a large layoff.

The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel is not owned by the Loews Hotel Group. The Santa Monica Beach Hotel is owned by Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a group of 15 hotels that were once owned by Blackstone. Blackstone later sold the group to the Anbang

Insurance Group, a group that was based in China, but not Chinese, in 2016. The Chinese Government disbanded Anbang in 2020 following a series of scandals and as part of a drive to keep international business interests out of China. The assets of Anbang were transferred to the newly formed Daija Insurance Group, according to Co-Star.com. The Chinese government is currently selling its stake in Daij.

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel has declined to comment for this article. According to a statement sent to the Santa Monica Daily Press, however, hotel management stated, “The owners of Loews Santa Monica Beach did not renew Loews Hotels & Co’s management agreement, and as of March 4, 2023, the hotel will no longer be operated by Loews. Ownership has advised Loews that operation of the hotel will be temporarily suspended starting March 4th.”

Hotel workers at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica unionized in 2002 after a hard twoand-a-half-year drive to organize by the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees

as reported by The Los Angeles Times. The Union Local for Santa Monica hotel employees is now called Unite Here 11.

AIDS/LifeCycle Announces New Beachside Finish Line in Santa Monica

545-mile bike ride to finish in Santa Monica June 10

By Sam Catanzaro

AIDS/LifeCycle, the seven-day, 545-mile bike ride fundraiser traversing the golden state from San Francisco to Los Angeles, has announced a new finish line location in Santa Monica.

Co-producers the Los Angeles LGBT Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation this week, the gFrom June 4-10, the route wheels out nearly 3,000 participants “from the Bay to the Beach” for the very first time in its almost 30-year history.

“We are excited to welcome the AIDS/ LifeCycle Ride to Santa Monica. The work of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center made possible by the Ride advances our commitments to equity and inclusion as we support and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community during SaMo Pride

this June,” said Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis.

The 2023 ride will begin at the Cow Palace in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cyclists will camp in six California cities to experience the diverse landscapes. On June 10, riders will leave Ventura for LA and turn south on San Vicente Blvd, past Santa Monica Pier, to the finish line.

“Whether this is your first or your 20th AIDS/LifeCycle, this finish line will contribute to an unforgettable final day on the Ride,” said Tracy Evans, AIDS/LifeCycle’s Ride Director. “Riders and volunteer Roadies will have the Pacific Ocean as the perfect backdrop to celebrate their incredible accomplishment. What could be better than the Pacific Ocean as the final stop for an iconic California event?”

The new location offers a fresh experience for cyclists and volunteer ‘Roadies’, while also being a beachside festival for friends, family, and spectators. Photo ops, sponsor activations and interactive stations will be part of the daylong celebration.

Proceeds from AIDS/LifeCycle benefit the

HIV/AIDS-related services and research of the Los Angeles LGBT Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Last year’s record $17.8M will serve these LGBTQ+ nonprofits, at a time when such assistance is most needed.

There are three ways to participate in AIDS/ LifeCycle and support its mission: As cyclists who must fundraise a minimum of $3,500

for their “Ticket to Ride”; as roadies who are seven-day volunteers who may or may not fundraise; and @Home Heroes who set personal fundraising and fitness goals without traveling. Roadie teams cover areas of health services, route, and camp-based teams, while helping cyclists complete their 545-mile journey.

Unite Here 11 has not issued a statement regarding the layoffs and did not respond by press time to inquiries.

Photo: Sam Catanzaro

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.

First U.S. Flagship Location for Arte Museum Coming to Santa Monica Place

By Sam Catanzaro

A 48,000-square-foot immersive art museum is coming to Santa Monica Place in the former ArcLight space.

This week Santa Monica Place operator Macerich announced that the first U.S. flagship location of Arte Museum, a global art and technology phenomenon, is coming to Santa Monica Place.

“We are very pleased to welcome Arte Museum, the internationally lauded media art exhibition space, to Santa Monica Place,” said Cory Scott, Executive Vice President, Asset Management, Macerich.

“The immersive, experience-driven Arte Museum is an excellent fit for Santa Monica Place and provides a terrific example of how Macerich consistently works to evolve the

retail, dining and entertainment offerings in each of our markets to match consumer preferences. This new use represents the first executed lease in our planned repurposing of the former Bloomingdale’s box, and we look forward to announcing details on the other uses – including highend fitness – for the remainder of this

exceptionally well-positioned space.”

Arte Museum, also opening in Las Vegas in 2023, is planned and produced by worldclass digital design company d’strict. It is Korea’s most popular media art exhibition space, with over 3.7 million visitors since its 2020 debut. d’strict has left a notable legacy with Live Park, the world’s first

4D art park at KINTEX Ilsan Korea. The experience includes holograms, giant media façade walls, 360-degree interactive theater and kinetic sculptures. They are also the creative force behind acclaimed public art projects such as “WAVE” at K-Pop Square in Seoul and “Waterfall-NYC” and “Whale #2” in Times Square NYC.

Santa Monica to End COVID-19 Health Emergency

Man Arrested for Breaking Into Marguerita Avenue Guest House

Hezekiah Campbell arrested in connection to January 17 break in

A man was arrested this week after breaking into the guest house of a North of Montana home in Santa Monica.

According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on January 17 around 8:33 p.m., officers were dispatched to a burglary alarm call at a home on the 500 block of Marguerita Avenue.

Local health emergency will end at the end of next month

Santa Monica will end its health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic on February 28, three years after it was declared by former City Manager Rick Cole.

This coincides with California’s sunset of the order, announced by Governor Gavin Newsom in October. The initial executive order has been followed by 44 supplements, the latest of which expires at the end of next month. Following a City Council vote and decision by City Manager David White – who also acts as the City’s director of emergency services – officials will not extend the emergency after February 28.

The same day Santa Monica announced the end to their emergency, Los Angeles

City Council voted to end its local emergency at the end of the month as well. There is no indication the County of Los Angeles will end its emergency.

With the emergency ending, City staff members working on recovery projects will be demobilized within six months. The City’s Emergency Center saw its staffing drop from 287 personnel at the height of the pandemic to 15 today.

By ending the emergency, Santa Monica reduces its chances of getting reimbursed by FEMA; so far, it has received $1.5 million in reimbursements for COVIDrelated projects and 13 grants amounting to more than $3.5 million still need FEMA approval. As reported by the Santa Monica Lookout, there is a “strong likelihood” the City will receive reimbursement for these pending projects.

To date, Santa Monica has seen around 25,000 COVID-positive cases and over 280 reported deaths.

“Dispatch was also contacted by an individual reporting she observed someone enter the guest house of the residence, remotely via security cameras,” the SMPD said. “Officers arrived on scene one minute later and set up a containment around the residence. During the search, officers located the suspect inside the guest house and took him into custody without incident.”

Officers later discovered the suspect had broken the sliding glass door to make entry.

Police transported the suspect Hezekiah Campbell, a 27-year-old homeless man to

the SMPD jail where he was booked for burglary and vandalism. A records check revealed he was also wanted in Arizona for shoplifting.

Photo: SMPD

Hezekiah Campbell.

Affordable Housing Development Takes Shape at Former Nikkei Hall Site

The Laurel will bring 57 apartments to Michigan Avenue and 14th Street

By Sam Catanzaro

A $37.3-million development named The Laurel is being constructed on the corner of Michigan Street and 14th Street at the former Nikkei Hall site.

The Nikkei Hall’s community center building will be preserved, while the remaining area will house a structure with 57 apartments, intended for low-income residents and people who have been homeless, along with one manager’s unit.

Approved by city officials in 2020, the apartments at The Laurel are designed for those earning a maximum of 30 percent to 50 percent of the Santa Monica area median income level. All apartments – apart from the two-bedroom manager’s unit – will be studios.

KFA Architecture is designing The Laurel with a C-shaped layout surrounding a courtyard and four stories high. Additionally, there will be an elevated patio on the second floor, a community deck on the third floor,

and 12 parking spaces on the street level.

The new construction will be blended into Nikkei Hall’s social hall and residence building, which will retain its original windows, entry porch, and woodwork. Additionally, the property’s Japanese garden is being restored as part of the project.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Nikkei Hall, located at 1413 Michigan Avenue, was built in 1957 following the return of Japanese Americans to Southern California after World War II. The name comes from the term ‘Nikkei’, which means people of Japanese ancestry.

“During the resettlement period following the conclusion of World War II, people of Japanese ancestry (Nikkei) worked to meet their basic needs for housing, employment, and more generally, to rebuild their lives and reestablish their place in society. They had previously lost everything due to the forcible removal from their homes and incarceration into internment camps,” reads a report from the Santa Monica Landmark’s Commission.

To aid in the rebuilding effort after the war, in 1951, Santa Monica Nikkei Kai purchased the property on Michigan Avenue and later constructed the Santa Monica

Nikkei Hall community center in 1957. The location was selected because Santa Monica’s Nikkei population had primarily settled in the area surrounding the property.

“There were no other such buildings in Santa Monica at the time of its purchase which also preceded the widespread creation of a network of Japanese American

Community Centers around Los Angeles in the 1960s,” the Landmarks Commission wrote in their 2018 designation of the property as a Landmark. “Santa Monica Nikkei Hall is significant for its association with the City’s Japanese American community for approximately 60 years.”

The center closed in the early 2000s.

Let’s Get Real and Apply

Practical Common Sense

OPIN ION SMa.r.t.

Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow

This week’s column is a letter to the City Council, written by Arthur Jeon and sent in this past week.

“Dear City Council, Happy New Year and a hearty welcome to the new council members. After the acrimonious election I hope we can all come together and address the challenges our city faces by taking a cold, hard look at what is working and what isn’t. It is time for new ideas and a fresh approach, which will take putting aside ideologies that prevent us from seeing reality.

In December, a controversial sign was put up on the promenade and, when I saw it, my initial response was negative. How does this help the city recover from the disaster of Covid and the 5/31 looting? How will this stop the continued slow-motion destruction of our brand by a daily injection of transient addicts from other parts of the country? What could it

be referring to on that sunny day with a few Christmas shoppers beginning to come back? To me, it was the opposite of helpful—with it’s one-sided view, it was harmful to what we are all trying to accomplish.

Then, two days later, our electric bikes and numerous other articles were stolen out of our locked garage for a $7,000 loss. They were our main form of transportation. Later that same night, we had to call 911 because our neighbor was being harassed by a drunk transient in her garage. A few days after that, a man on the promenade was rushing up to women holding what appeared to be an arrow and threatening them. I called 911, and chased the man 6 blocks, while on dispatch directing the officers to where the man was heading. He ended up in Reed Park, where he was arrested. I identified him, and am willing to take the time to show up in court.

A few days after that incident, I was having lunch with a uniformed SMPD officer and a man rolled into the Osteria at 4th and Wilshire and, after hassling a table full of diners, swiped a piece of pizza off a plate, stumbled outside, and proceeded to eat it right in front us. The officer, responding to the distraught owner,

called it in and more officers came. They ran warrants and the man had 3 felony warrants, one from out of state. I’m hoping he will be extradited. This all happened within 4 weeks in December.

All this put the sign on the promenade in a

different light, so I started to look back on my year as a resident living at 9th and Wilshire, a block from downtown, Reed Park, and the notorious 7-11. All the madness, crime, SMa.r.t, see page 7

addiction is playing out in my front yard, so to speak. The holiday cleanup of downtown has pushed the transients right into our neighborhood. Walk from the promenade East on Wilshire at dusk and you will indeed see an outdoor mental asylum, with garbage and vomit all the way to the border. Just a few of the endless lowlights from 2022:

• In the spring, I was attacked by a man with a pipe coming out of the alley behind the Proper Hotel. The man was arrested, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and awaits sentencing. He had three prior assault charges.

• A double stabbing, random and unprovoked, a few blocks from our house. One was a cyclist riding his bike, something I also do all the time along Palisades Par. Shortly after there was an armed robbery down the street on SM Blvd.

• Last week, this guy was arrested with Meth and a loaded gun in the car a couple blocks away near Reed Park.

• Two addicts cooking Meth on the sidewalk in front of our building (I’ve seen people using a hundred times just walking my dogs). Several time, I’ve been asked if I wanted to buy “ice.” Not only is there drug use happening, there is a thriving drug trade that is growing in the parks and alleys of my neighborhood, one so ubiquitous that people have stopped reporting it.

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. There is a hardcore group of transient addicts (and the dealers who predate on them) who don’t want help, run wild on our streets, steal anything not nailed down, game our generosity, and think we are suckers for enabling their antisocial behavior (needles in the park, anyone?). And we are. They mercilessly prey on the mentally ill, who don’t know where they are.

Which brings me to my second picture. When I went to Reed Park to look for my bike amongst the criminals and addicts, I didn’t find it. What I did find was Reed Park in its usual state of disorder (December 5, 2022), with people openly smoking meth and fentanyl in three different parts of the park. The man in the white cap straddling somebody else’s stolen electric bike, seeing me take this picture, told me to “get out of his park before he beat my ass.” I thought, grimly, you’re not wrong. It is his park, because what family wants to take

their children to a park with this scene going on?

If you are living near downtown, this is what you face every day. You are hassled, threatened, and victimized by a parade of high, mentally incapacitated, and often dangerous transients. It’s easy to ignore if you’re not living downtown, if you live NOMO, if it’s not your daily gruel to be accosted by somebody experiencing drug psychosis every other day. But it impacts our economy, tourism, the promenade, and our quality of life. My quality of life.

The Democratic Club of Santa Monica’s response to the sign on the promenade was outrage, saying that it demonizes “those who suffer from homelessness, addiction, or mental illness does nothing to get help and only stigmatizes and further dehumanizes them. Furthermore, representing Santa Monica as lawless and disrespectful does not help our small businesses—it hurts them by telling shoppers to stay away.”

I’m sympathetic to the point of view, especially finding the balance of promoting our businesses and recovery. But it’s out of touch with the reality on the streets—actually, on my street—and obviously written by somebody who has no understanding of our reality. We aren’t demonizing these transients—they bring their own demons. We don’t dehumanize them, their madness and addictions have dehumanized them. They deserve our empathy, but they do not deserve our callous enabling, which is actually killing them. They deserve compassion in the form of tough love, before they overdose and die on our streets—but they don’t deserve to be handed our commons so they can destroy them in their madness.

I would encourage our council and staff to start being clear-eyed and empathetic to what residents, who work, pay taxes, and contribute to the community, are experiencing. Think about us first. Don’t we deserve the luxury of not being on high alert every time we walk out the door? Or the ability to send our wives and children out to walk the dogs without fear? Maybe you have that freedom, but we don’t, because there are legit scary people walking around our neighborhood that even I cross the street to avoid.

So, that sign on the promenade does accurately describe the reality of crime and disorder we live with every day. Of course, it’s not the only thing happening in Santa Monica. There are plenty of fantastic things

about living in this city, my home of 30 years. But that promenade sign is a signal of the frustration businesses and residents have with the normalization of the abnormal, and with the abdication of our parks, library, and alleyways. If you don’t believe me, meet me at my condo and I will show you people dealing and using drugs within 10 minutes of walking out the front door. I will show you the suffering madness.

What to do? First, we must be honest about the situation. Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on her first day in office. She understands this is a crisis for everybody, not just those suffering on the streets. She has already cleared a 100 person encampment (deep in former Mike Bonin territory) in Venice because she knows that is real compassion in action. Here are a few ideas for us:

• Declare a state of emergency in Santa Monica to speed up the hiring of more police officers.

• More uniformed officers will allow our undercover officers to get back to pursuing the dealers who are everywhere in my neighborhood. Because if we continue to allow the dealers to settle in, it will only draw more addicts.

• Make it priority one to reach 250 officers (we now have 180) engaged in an enforcement first approach, so they can pursue “minor” crimes like smoking meth in public, stealing food off patron’s plates in downtown restaurants, etc. Because within this population are many dangerous people with active warrants out for their arrest. We need them off our streets.

• Be like Riverside and volunteer to be a beta city for Gavin Newsom’s “Care Court,” which will allow us to take truly suffering mentally ill off our streets and put them in a conservatorship. Please spare me any talk about “rights” and “treating them in place” until you take a walk with me and witness the pitiful sight of a man who has no idea where he is, licking a tree with his pants around his ankles.

• We have 50 million dollars a year coming in, with 80% earmarked to “prevent homelessness” and build affordable housing (from Himmelrich’s Prop GS). The city couldn’t even give away its $750,000 fund “for people in danger of losing their apartments in Santa Monica,”—we had to extend the deadline. So let’s use that earmarked money to help entice new cops, hotel staff, teachers, and

anybody willing to work and be a productive member of society to live in Santa Monica. Or better yet, use that huge windfall to help people into starter condos so they can begin to create real wealth instead of being dependent on SMRR their whole lives. Ownership is the ultimate rent control. And creates a city of invested residents.

• Do not build “supportive housing” in the middle of downtown on 4th street. The addicts, criminals, and transients who wash up in Santa Monica from all over the country shouldn’t be given a free apartment (nor can we accommodate the never-ending tide). I mean, are we trying to destroy our brand by ensconcing them in the heart of our city? Is this what residents and tourists (and soon Olympic guests) want to experience?

• There’s more, but I’ll spare you. Bottom line is let’s get real and apply practical common sense. Let’s pull up the welcome mat to this influx of criminals and addicts, and fully utilize the Care Court system. Only then will the realities represented by the two above pictures abate. I can’t take another year like 2022.

Sincerely, Arthur Jeon”

Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow: Thane Roberts, Architect, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Ron Goldman FAIA, Architect, Dan Jansenson, Architect & Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission, Samuel Tolkin Architect & Planning Commissioner, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA & Planning Commissioner, Marc Verville M.B.A, CPA (Inactive), Michael Jolly, AIR-CRE.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 23SMCP00006

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401

Petition of: Royal Matthew Meyers, by and through Bradley Meyers for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons: Bradley Meyers

Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Royal Matthew Meyers to Royal Randy Meyers

The court orders that all persons interested in this matter 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 reasons 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: Date: 03/17/23 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: K

A copy of this ORDER to SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:

SANTA MONICA MIRROR | Dated: April, 29, 2021

Judge Lawrence Cho

Published: 01/06/23, 01/13/23, 01/20/2023, and 01/27/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NUMBER: 2022 3001258 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 01/04/2023. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. Beat Up The Sun. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: The Perspective Project, LLC, 1012 7th St., Santa Monica, Ca. 90403. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2023. declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed Richard Shugarman. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on January 04, 2023. NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). SANTA MONICA MIRROR to publish 01/06/2023, 01/013/2023, 01/20/2023, and 01/27/2023

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 22SMCP00576

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401

Petition of: Kyle Christopher Seemann, by and through : Kyle Christopher Seemann for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons: Kyle Christopher Seemann

Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a Kyle Christopher Seemann to Kyle Christopher Mann

The court orders that all persons interested in this matter 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 reasons 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: Date: 02/10/23 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: K

A copy of this ORDER to SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:

SANTA MONICA MIRROR | Dated: December 22, 2022 Judge Lawrence Cho

Published: 12/232022, 12/30/22, 01/03/2023, and 01/10/2023

this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Ryan Joseph Diaz to Ryan Jay Redondo

The court orders that all persons interested in this matter 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 reasons 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: Date: 02/24/23 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: K A copy of this ORDER to SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:

SANTA MONICA MIRROR | Dated: December 22, 2022 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 12/232022, 12/30/22, 01/03/2023, and 01/10/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FILE NUMBER: 2022 256385 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 11/28/22. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. GUIDE YOU HOME. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: GUIDE YOU HOME LLC, 222 Idaho Ave. Apt #4, Santa Monica, Ca. 90403. This business is conducted by An Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/1/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed Debra Lee. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on November 28, 2022. NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT

GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS

IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND

CODE). SANTA MONICA MIRROR to publish 12/16/2022, 12/23/2022, 12/30/2022, and 01/03/2023

SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Barry Snell, Chair;

College