Santa Monica Mirror 12.30.22

Offering a MillionDollar Bribe to Secure a $45 Million LA County Lease

Former Santa Monica Mayor Dies in Beach Plane Crash

Rex Minter dies after plane he was passenger in crash-lands on Santa Monica Beach

By Sam Catanzaro

Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter died in a plane crash last week when the small plane he was a passenger in crashlanded on Santa Monica Beach.

According to the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD), the incident occurred December 22 around 3:15 p.m. just south of the Santa Monica Pier.

The plane involved –a single-engine Cessna – conducted an emergency landing on the beach and flipped upside down.

According to the SMFD, the aircraft

departed Santa Monica Airport and headed to Malibu before the accident. Initial reports indicate the plane got as far as Sunset Boulevard before reporting engine trouble when and turned back and attempted a landing on the hardpack sand.

In a recording broadcast on KTTV-TV, air traffic control cautions the pilot that “landing on the beach will be at your own risk.”

“I wish I had another choice,” the pilot responded.

According to the SMFD, upon arrival, Lifeguards, Harbor Guards, and Firefighters encountered the plane upside down in the surf line.

“Two occupants were extricated and transported by Paramedics to a local hospital”, the SMFD said in a press release.

On Thursday night, Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis Tweeted that former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter was the

passenger in the plane and that he died from injuries sustained in the crash.

“Sadly, former SM mayor and judge Rex Minter was the passenger in the plane that crashed on the beach south of the Pier this afternoon. He has passed away. I have spoken with his family and relayed the City’s deepest condolences to them,” Davis said.

Minter, a lifelong pilot, served as Santa Monica’s mayor from 1963-1967 after

being elected to City Council in 1955 at the age of 27. He also served as a Los Angeles Country Superior Court Judge.

SMMUSD Seeks Retrial and Split Payment in $45 Million in Abuse Lawsuit

Twins physically abused by behavioral aid at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School in Malibu, according to lawsuit

By Sam Catanzaro

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is seeking a retrial after a jury ruled that it must pay $45 million to the family of special needs twins who were physically abused by a behavioral aid. In addition, SMMUSD officials last week voted to pay the $45 million over the course of 10 years, citing financial hardship

The lawsuit was filed in 2019 by plaintiffs Charles and Nadine Wong on behalf of their two sons, who were students at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School in Malibu. The school has since closed after merging with the Point Dume Marine Science School site to accommodate a middle school at the Cabrillo site.

According to the lawsuit, during the 2017-

2018 school year Galit Gottlieb, a behavioral aid assigned to the twins, used corporal punishment on the two boys. Allegations include making the twins – both of whom had “extremely limited” communication capabilities – put hand sanitizer on cuts and grabbing them in a manner intended to inflict pain.

The abuse was first reported by a bus driver for the district.

The lawsuit contends that the twins suffered damages, including bruising, emotional distress and pain, suffering and inconvenience, in addition to special damages such as counseling expenses, behavioral interventions and increased living expenses.

“District administrators failed the twins by allowing them to be abused for months despite clear warnings they were being harmed,” said the plaintiff’s attorney David W. German of Vanaman German LLP in a statement. “Even now, they refuse to acknowledge the extent of the harm their employee caused. Fortunately, the jury saw through their continued attempt to cover-up what occurred.”

In October, a jury ruled that the SMMUSD must pay $45 million to the family.

District officials, however, are seeking a retrial and also recently voted to pay out the $45 million over 10 years. According to a resolution passed last week by the SMMUSD Board of Education, paying the $45 million in a lump sum would cause the

district “undue financial hardships.”

“The District does not have sufficient funds available to pay the amounts rendered in the Verdicts by lump sum,” reads the resolution, which states that paying a lump sum would hinder its ability to provide services to students.

WS Communities Files First Santa Monica Builder’s Remedy Project

1238 7th Street project would include 75 units

By Dolores Quintana

WS Communities (WSC) has filed its first full petition for one of the many projects that they proposed during the Builder’s Remedy period of open applications after nearly two months.

This is the fallout from the failure of the City of Santa Monica to complete an approved Housing Element for the state of California. Builder’s Remedy was a little-known statute that has become quite controversial in the wake of the rush of applications that were filed during this open period in Santa Monica. With Santa Monica’s strict zoning rules, developers have never had this type of a chance to secure approval for so many buildings that go against the local zoning ordinances, so they didn’t waste any time.

The application states that the building would be ten stories tall with 75 units at 1238 7th Street.

At this location, which is close to Christine Emerson Reed Park, one stipulation that the developer must adhere to is to reserve 20 percent of the apartments in the building for use as affordable housing to qualify for a Builder’s Remedy approved project. For this project, that means that 15 of the building’s apartments will be considered

affordable units. The full proposal has added 5 units above the original application and Ottinger Architects will design the building for WSC.

Scott Walter, the CEO of WSC said, as quoted by The Real Deal.com, “Over the coming months they’ll all be in before the deadline. We’re working on all of them.” This statement shows that WSC is fully committed to fulfilling the application requirements and getting a full approval for all of the projects they submitted during the Builder’s Remedy period.

Considering that this first application was filed a full four months before the deadline for these projects, WSC seems very serious about completing all of the proposals’ applications in time to meet the Builder’s Remedy requirements. SB 330 states that to vest the entitlement rights for one of these projects, a developer can apply with a summary of the project and then has six months to complete a full project proposal. Builder’s Remedy applications became more of a factor after a state agency ruled that SB 330 does apply to Builder’s Remedy in October.

During the period when Builder’s Remedy projects could be filed, WSC submitted a total of 14 projects while the Santa Monica Housing Element was not in compliance. According to The Real Deal, WSC “listed three sites” but will continue to develop the remaining 11 projects as Walter has affirmed.

Rendering: WS Communities

A rendering of a project WS Communties is planning for 1238 7th Street in Santa Monica.

Popular Salad Restaurant Opens Location in Santa Monica Kye’s Feel Good Leaves Santa Monica

MIXT now open at 401 Santa

Monica Boulevard

By Dolores Quintana

Santa Monica now has a new salad purveyor since MIXT has opened a new location at 401 Santa Monica Boulevard as reported by What Now Los Angeles. The restaurant in Santa Monica is the chain’s third Southern California branch and 17th restaurant for MIXT in total.

MIXT’s website already has a welcoming opening banner that announces this new site. It says, “We’re excited to serve the Santa Monica community scratch-made, seriously craveable, sustainably sourced salads, grain bowls, and sandwiches!” and lists the locations hours as 11:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Leslie and Mark Silverglide founded the company after having a conversation on the road from Lake Tahoe about how few restaurants served high-quality, delicious healthy foods. From there the idea of

launching a restaurant that had both things: great food and nurturing business practices.

At MIXT, it’s just not salads, although that is the chain’s specialty. Alongside the chef-created salads, there is a Design Your Own Option for the customer to create their tasty salad. You can also find grain bowls, sandwiches and sides to satiate your hunger.

The newest addition to the menu is the MIXT Crispy sandwich which has crispy organic, local, farm-raised chicken, apple fennel slaw, house pickles, and herb mayo, on a torpedo roll. Co-founder Leslie Silverglide says, “To me, great food is food that tastes delicious, makes you feel good, and gives you the energy and nutrients necessary to be healthy. Our goal at MIXT is to help as many people as possible eat better.”

Lincoln Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard locations planned for local restaurant

By Dolores Quintana

Venice will soon see a new location of Kye’s Feel Good Food as reported by What Now Los Angeles. The first location of this burgeoning new restaurant group has been relocated to Colony at 11419 Santa Monica Blvd in West Los Angeles. The second location is planned for the Colony in Venice at 411 Lincoln Boulevard. The restaurant previously had a location on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica

Jeanne Chang is the founder of Kye’s Feel Good Food who created the restaurant because she was inspired by “a mother’s love for her son.” The guiding principle for the restaurant is to care about why and what you eat. According to her bio on the website, Chang, “studied the mind-body connection,

health, healing, and meditation for more than 30 years, Jeanne has earned degrees in Molecular Biology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spiritual Psychology, and has a background in Ayurveda.”

The restaurant’s specialty is the KyeRito which is described as “It’s the NEW sandwich, without the bread! A handheld bowl or salad, naturally GLUTEN-FREE, easily VEGAN or PALEO, made from the highest quality ingredients — tasty goodness for all! With its artfully designed packaging and patent pending slip-wrap technique, the KyeRito stays fresh and crisp.” The sandwich is made without bread and the ingredients are instead wrapped in Romaine lettuce. The restaurant also has more traditional soups, salads, smoothies, vegetable drinks and vegan and paleo desserts.

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members,

I write this last message to the community with both a heavy heart and optimism for SMMUSD. My heart is heavy because this is, in fact, my last official message to you as your proud superintendent as I will be joining the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD) as their new superintendent starting January 1, 2023. My optimism is due to knowing that we are collectively in the middle of something great with respect to us transforming the District. We have been working together to reach greater heights in the pursuit of:

• adjusting the system to increase student engagement and to instill the love of learning for our students

• adjusting our assumptions as educators and community in order to make better decisions and adjusting programing that will lead to ensuring that all students have what they need academically and socio-emotionally

• accepting and incorporating multiple perspectives of lived experiences in curriculum that will lead to a more rich, relevant, and holistic education experiences.

• All of the above will lead to the district reaching its mission of providing extraordinary education for all students while closing the gap in achievement with historically underserved and marginalized students.

I am proud to have played a role in the development and execution of the difficult, but courageous and necessary conversations, and

the development of strategies and programs. I am mostly proud of the shift and increased awareness of what needs to be done to reach the District’s mission.

I want to thank the SMMUSD Board of Education for entrusting in me the responsibility of serving as steward of the most important job in the United States, aside from parenting, and that is the education of the youth in America. This is so they can acquire the skills to live fruitful and productive lives for themselves and their loved ones, but also attain the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to function effectively in a pluralistic democratic society, and to interact, negotiate, and communicate with people from diverse groups to create a civic and moral community that works for the common good.

To the staff, thank you for taking on the profession of education. I realize in today’s time, many of you, along with other publicserving agencies such as nurses, doctors, police officers, and so on, have had to deal with anger and frustration directed at you for wanting to help communities during a very challenging time in the world’s history with the impact of COVID, social unrest and awareness, and challenges to American democracy. To this I say, continue to be the beacon of hope, encouragement, and example for our youth and the world to see your significance to the stability of America and the world.

To the students, it has been an absolute pleasure watching you grow, succeed, and go

on to join the world as productive citizens. I hope you know that you are the focus, treasure, and pride of adults, and we would do almost anything to secure your future, even though our actions as adults may sometimes appear confusing or contrary. Continue to reach for the stars, and while I will be admiring you from a different location, I will definitely be rooting for you.

To the parents, I want to thank you for your support, engagement, volunteerism, and partnership. Please know that you are instrumental in shaping the success of the District. The partnership between the school district and parents is essential and needs to be coordinated in a way that will align interests, goals, priorities, and expected outcomes in order for the partnership to deliver the promise of making the system better for all students. Please continue to advocate for your child, while respecting that decisions are made with the greater population in mind and to remember that if ever disappointed about a decision that is not in alignment with the one personal need. The staff will continue to engage with you and provide access to information, so we can all work together to provide an excellent education for all students. If you want to be connected to what is happening at your sites, please participate at the respective principal chat, PTA, school site council, ELAC, BAPAAC, Puente, LGBTQ+ and other official parent group meetings. These parent affinity groups are there to provide opportunities for systematic

and coordinated involvement by parents. Please check with your school site for information.

To community partners of SMMUSD including: Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Monica and Malibu, City of Santa Monica, City of Malibu, chambers of commerce and various community partners such as Rotary, Santa Monica Education Foundation, Santa Monica College, Saint Johns and UCLA Hospitals, SEIU Local 99, SMMCTA, Kiwanis, PAL, SMRR, CEPS, local law enforcement agencies and other groups, your involvement in and support of the school district are essential, and

Farewell SMMUSD,

Local Developer Sentenced Federal

Prison for Offering a Million-Dollar Bribe to Secure a $45 Million LA County Lease

Arman Gabaee sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.1 million fine

A real estate developer was sentenced recently to four years in federal prison for offering to buy a million-dollar home for a Los Angeles County public official in exchange for the official’s assistance securing a $45 million county lease for the developer.

Arman Gabaee, 61 of Beverly Hills, was sentenced December 15 by United States District Judge George H. Wu, who also ordered him to pay a fine of $1,149,000. Gabaee had previously pleaded guilty on May 2 to one count of bribery.

“This defendant gamed the system during a seven-year bribery spree designed to expand his real estate empire,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “The scheme culminated in a massive million-

dollar bribe that was motivated by Mr. Gabaee’s immense greed. By facilitating this pay-to-play system, Mr. Gabaee undermined confidence in the integrity and fairness of our public institutions.”

Gabaee was a co-founder and comanaging partner of the Charles Company, a Hollywood-based commercial and residential real estate development firm. The then-county employee whom Gabaee bribed was Thomas J. Shepos, 72, of Palmdale, a upper-level official in Los Angeles County’s Real Estate Division involved in awarding contracts to real estate developers.

According to prosecutors, in the years leading up to his million-dollar bribe offer, from approximately 2010 to April 2017, Gabaee paid Shepos bribes and kickbacks of approximately $1,000 every month in exchange for county leases, preferential contract terms, non-public information and other benefits. Shepos began cooperating with the FBI in December 2016. From then until April 2017, Gabaee paid Shepos $6,000 in cash bribes during recorded meetings in cars, restaurants and men’s

restrooms, prosecutors said.

After years of paying cash bribes, Gabaee in 2016 “sought to further exploit the corrupt arrangement, this time soliciting Shepos’s help obtaining a $45 million county lease for his Hawthorne Mall property – a lease he believed would increase the value of his property ten-fold,” prosecutors said in sentencing papers. In recordings, Gabaee offered to buy Shepos a million-dollar home in exchange for his assistance securing a 10-year, $45 million county lease for office space in the Hawthorne Mall, which Gabaee owned and was redeveloping. Gabaee admitted in his plea agreement to placing two offers on a Northern California home, first for $1,035,000 and later for $1,065,000, as a bribe for Shepos in exchange for the $45 million lease.

“Wiretap calls showed that with a long-term, reliable tenant like the county anchoring the mall, Gabaee believed he could get bank loans to redevelop the property, attract other tenants, and ultimately increase the mall’s assessed value from $17 million to $500 million,”

prosecutors said.

With the county lease, Gabaee was considering selling the mall to capitalize on its increased value, wiretap calls showed.

Shepos pleaded guilty in November 2018 to one count of making false statements to federal investigators who were investigating his financial relationship with Gabaee and one count of subscribing to a false tax return related to payments he received from Gabaee. Shepos is scheduled to be sentenced on January 19, 2023.

Photo: Twitter Arman Gabaee (left).

FILM REVIEW: EMPIRE OF LIGHT

BEHIND THE SCREEN

By Kathryn Whitney Boole

Here is another movie by a remarkable director for whom the isolation of the pandemic of 2020-2021 brought deep contemplation of his life, of our relationships with people, and the landscape and art around us. Sam Mendes’ first feature as a director was American Beauty, one of my all-time favorites. Mendes describes the years of lockdown as “a strange and lonely time and a time of reflection,” during which he was inspired to write the script for Empire of Light, about his upbringing by his single mother, He was an only child who was brought up alone by his mom while she was battling mental illness. The character “Hilary” is based on his mother, and he had Olivia Colman in mind for the role as he was writing the script. This is a poignant story about loneliness and connection set in the small seaside town of Margate in southwestern England. Kent’s 2-story grand Dreamland Cinema is similar to one in a town that Mendes used to visit as a child. Margate is said to have some of the most beautiful skies in Europe, as the view of the ocean there points north. The painter JMW Turner painted many of his lightinfused canvases on its beach. Don’t expect an action thriller here. Mendes takes his time establishing the setting and characters, so just sit back and enjoy it. The story takes place in turbulent recession years of 1980-81 but the narrative is universal. History does tend to repeat itself.

Colman and Micheal Ward play two people who are introverts at heart, working at a struggling movie theatre. They find connection in a secret place, the once opulent top floor of the theatre, now deserted, in ruins, inhabited by pigeons, a relic of a bygone time. This becomes their “Secret Garden” so to speak, where they can escape from the world. Olivia Colman is one of those actors who has played

so many iconic roles, yet she is able to make each character uniquely human and present. Her Hilary painfully navigates an appearance of normalcy through a mind beset with afflictions so severe that she fears immersing herself in the experience of watching a movie. Ward, an award-winning young Jamaican actor, delivers a sensitive performance as “Stephen.” Hilary’s struggle with mental health directs the trajectory of her life, causing the people around her to fear to connect with her. As a black man in a racist society, Stephen struggles with social acceptance, and their story is about not giving up on yourself or others.

The incomparable cinematographer Roger Deakins brings these light and dark aspects home and frames the scenes with an architectural eye. The soundtrack and music choices by rockers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross bring a timeliness and poignant emotion to the setting.

Perhaps incidentally, or perhaps by design, “Empire of Light” echoes the title of a series of paintings by Rene Magritte, painted in the early 1950’s which have a distinctive mismatch of lighting. The houses and streets on the ground hide in deep nocturnal shadows, in contrast to the skies above which are bright blue with sunlit clouds. The artist himself described the images as “things I thought of…a nocturnal landscape and a skyscape such as can be seen in broad daylight…This evocation of night and day seems to me to have the power to surprise and delight us. I call this power: poetry.” Mendes’ Empire of Light suggests that type of poetry, the darkness of mental anguish contrasted with the light of friendship and hope against a backdrop of glowing interiors and landscapes.

Kathryn Whitney Boole has spent most of her life in the entertainment industry, which has been the backdrop for remarkable adventures with extraordinary people. She is a Talent Manager with Studio Talent Group in Santa Monica. kboole@gmail.com

“Ain’t Too Proud” Electrifies Audience on Opening Night at the Ahmanson

At approximately 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 15th, the curtain went up on opening night of “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times of the Temptations. ” The audience applauded wildly - yelled, stomped, and whistled. And, that was before one note was played. It was as if they knew they were about to experience an extraordinary theatrical event that transcended a typical opening and morphed into a happening. With book by Morisseau based on “The Temptations” by Otis Williams with Patricia Romanowski, and music and lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog, the high-octane opening song and dance number, brilliantly choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, informed us that Des McAnuff’s masterful direction would guide the production to reach extraordinary heights in telling the almost fairytale story of “The Temptations” through their music and the highly energetic, high voltage dance sequences.

With a video backdrop of Detroit, the story begins in that city where the young Otis

Williams, gorgeously played by Marcus Paul James, whose singing and dancing is nothing less than extraordinary. Growing up in the projects, he is 16 years old and has been in a juvenile facility for six months for stealing.

Standing before judge, he is admonished, “I don’t ever see you back here again,” to which the polite young man answers, “Don’t worry your honor, you’ll never see me again.” And he never did see him again in that context. As

was common back then, he and his musical friends, Paul Williams (James T. Lane,) Melvin Franklin (Harrell Holmes Jrolemes Jr.,,) Eddie Kendricks (Jalen Harris) and eventually David Ruffin (Elijah Ahmad Lewis) liked to hang out either in front of their building or on the street and harmonize. That would become their signature sound. I’m sure in their wildest imaginations they couldn’t conceive of what lay ahead for them; that with their unique sound and stylistic high-energy dance moves, extraordinarily executed by the uber talented actors playing the principal roles, that they would become the greatest R&B group of all time and that their career would span 55 years, enjoying 42 Top Ten Hits, 14 #1 songs, three Grammys, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and ultimately with 24 different group members. When they started out, the two popular Motown groups were “The Cadillacs” and “The Elgins” and Otis decides that he wants to form a group and sing and dance. We get to meet the legendary Berry Gordy, nicely played by Michael Andreaus. He is in the bathroom with his back to the audience, standing in front of a urinal. He is not happy with “The Elgins” and wants a stronger group. In the meantime, Otis has formed his group and gets a meeting with Mr. Gordy who signs “The Temptations” and assigns Smokey Robinson to guide them. Nicely played Lawrence Dandridge, under Smokey’s direction, they soon become the opening act for other popular Motown groups such as “The Contours” and the “The Velvelettes. At about this time, David Ruffin joins the group and while incredibly talented, eventually becomes a problem because of his use of drugs and lack of discipline. “The Temptations” are pretty much on the road constantly, going from city to city performing to sold out audiences. They sometimes appear

on bills with “The Supremes” where some of the most exciting numbers of the evening are performed. Peter Nigrini’s Projection Design, illuminates the various cities and venues in which the group performs as well as depicting the civil unrest, including the riots in Detroit and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite their fame, their bus is fired upon in the south with nasty racial epitaphs shouted at them by white nationalists. There is occasional drug use which Otis puts a stop to and the group sadly loses Eddie to lung cancer. Enjoying success, Otis wants to write some songs of own which Gordy nixes and introduces them to their new manager - Shelly Berger, well characterized by Reed Campbell. On being introduced to him, one of group says: “He’s white and he’s Jewish.” However, Berger turns out to be wonderful for the group as under his guidance, they are now appearing on such programs as “American Bandstand” singing some of their hits including, “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me,)” “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” They play to soldout venues from Montreal to Paris and score a NBC Special. Amid the growing success of “The Temptations,” Otis falls in love with Josephine, wonderfully acted and sung by Najah Hetsberger. Eventually they marry and have a son named Lamont, played by Gregory Carl Banks, Jr. However, because of the time Otis spends on the road, cracks begin to develop in their marriage and her affections turn elsewhere. One very amusing scene is in the recording studio where one of

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the Temps doesn’t want to sing “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” He thinks it’s a stupid song and doesn’t like the opening line, which refers to the third of September, his daddy’s birthday. So during the session, being quite annoyed he deliberately spits out the first two lines. Once they realize the song is going to be a big hit, his demeanor changes from “ho hum” to wild enthusiasm. The story of “The Temptations,” told through McAnuff’s sharp direction of this talented cast, along with choreographer Trujillo’s exquisite almost militaristic, super charged dance numbers, Ain’t Too Proud” is an unforgettable theatrical experience.

Along with the rest of the production team, which consists of Robert Brill’s Scenic Design,

Howell Binkley’s Lighting, Paul Tazewell’s costumes, Steve Canyon Kennedy’s Sound, and Harold Wheeler’s Orchestrations and Music Supervision, and Arrangements by Kenny Seymour, I’d like to give a shout-out to the other members of this cast, each of whom contribute to this magnificent tapestry of sight and sound.

“Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations”

Ahmanson Theatre 135 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012

Book by Dominique Morisseau

Based on the book: The Temptations by Otis Williams

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS

Lastly, I want to say that these past six years have been an experience I will cherish forever.

I hope I’ve made some lifelong friends. I have certainly learned a lot from you, and my family and I will be eternally grateful for your welcome and allowing me to be superintendent of SMMUSD. I will be rooting for all of you, and I will not be a stranger to the community. With the deepest gratitude, Ben Amuku Drati, Ed.D.

ORDER

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:

02/10/23 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept: K

ORDER

copy of

Music & Lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog

Directed by Des McAnuff

Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo

Run: Tuesday – Friday: 8:00 pm Saturday: 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Monday: 8:00 p.m. December 19 Thursday, December 22: 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. Saturday December 24 at 2:00 p.m. (no evening performance)

Tickets: $40– $170

Closing: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Running Time: 2 hours & 35 minutes

Reservations: (213) 972-4400 or www.CenterTheatreGroup.org

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22SMCP00607

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

Petition of: Ryan Joseph Diaz, by and through Ryan Joseph Diaz for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Ryan Joseph Diaz

Petitioner: filed a petition with 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

THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF

WHICH

DAYS

CHANGE IN THE

WHERE

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 12/16/2022, 12/23/2022, 12/30/2022, and 01/03/2023

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

ANGELES

TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case

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