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Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Unprovoked Santa Monica Attack Bobby Edwards arrested for January 31 attack in downtown Santa Monica By Sam Catanzaro
Police have arrested a man for attempted murder after an unprovoked attack of a person walking in downtown Santa Monica. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Lieutenant Rudy Flores, on January 31 around 11:21 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of 4th Street and Colorado Avenue regarding an “unknown trouble” call. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a male victim bleeding profusely from his face. The victim told officers he was punched several times in the face by an unknown individual and strangled to the point that he lost consciousness, Flores says. Officers located the described subject a short distance away, identified as Bobby Gerald Edwards, a 32-year-old black male from Los Angeles. According to the SMPD, Edwards made “spontaneous statements” tying him to the attack. The victim also identified Edwards as the suspect who assaulted him. Police say the victim believes the attack was unprovoked. “He explained to officers that he was assaulted when he attempted to engage Edwards who was yelling and appeared to be emotionally distressed. During the assault, the suspect attempted to strangulate the
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The area of 4th Street and Colorado Avenue in downtown Santa Monica.
victim and yelled, ‘I am going to kill you! The victim was eventually able to yell for help and police, which caused Edwards to stop, not before grabbing the victim’s phone and throwing it, preventing the victim from calling 9-1-1,” Flores said. According to the SMPD, the victim was treated scene by Santa Monica Fire Paramedics then transported to a local hospital.
Edwards was taken into custody and was booked on a $1,100,000 bail for Attempted Murder and Preventing the use of a device to summon for help. Edwards is set to appear in court on March 18. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records, Edwards was arrested by UCLA police on November 21 for unspecified charges. He was released a few hours after being held without bail. He is expected to appear in court on March 16 for this case. Anyone with any information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Detective D. Larios at (310) 458-8937 or Police Dispatch at 310-458-8491.
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Storm Closes Santa Monica Bay Beaches, Brings Snow
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A storm that brought snow to some local beaches last week led to the closure of Santa
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Over 150 senior households experiencing economic hardship are now receiving financial assistance through a Santa Monica program and additional assistance is available. The Preserving Our Diversity (POD) pilot program provides financial assistance to very low-income, long-term Santa Monica senior renters to help cover basic needs like food, healthcare and transportation. The Santa Monica City Council approved the $2 million expansion of the program in the summer of 2019 to assist a total of 250 to 400 seniors facing financial hardship. Despite the financial impacts of COVID-19 and reductions to the City budget and staff, the City Council continued investments in the POD program recognizing the vulnerability of Santa Monica’s low-income senior community. The cash-based assistance aims to help households achieve a minimum amount of monthly after-rent income of $700 for a one-person household or $1,225 for a twoperson household. To be eligible for the program you must: Be a senior aged 65 or older.
Have lived in a Santa Monica rentcontrolled apartment since before January 1, 2000. Have an annual household income less than or equal to $39,450 for a one-person household or $45,050 for a two-person household. Not already be living in a subsidized apartment or participating in a rental voucher program. “We would like to help more senior households meet their most critical and basic needs and ask for seniors to apply,” said Community Services Director Andy Agle. “If you have a neighbor or family member who qualifies and would benefit, please help them through the application process.” If you meet the above criteria and are interested in applying for POD, please apply online (in English and Spanish) via computer, tablet, or smartphone, through a secure website at www.santamonica.gov/ pod, or by calling the Santa Monica Housing Authority at (310) 458-8743. The application period will remain open for interested seniors to apply. All qualified applications submitted to the City will be placed on a waitlist. Applicants will then be selected by lotteries for enrollment on a rolling basis over the coming months. Know someone who might qualify for the program? Please share information with them, encourage them to apply, or help them apply. For additional information or questions, please visit www.santamonica.gov/pod.
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Local Restaurant Recovers $20K Stolen Pizza Oven Custom-made pizza oven thieves stole recently recovered by The Rose Venice By Sam Catanzaro
A Venice restaurant has recovered its custom-made pizza oven thieves stole recently. The Rose Venice located at 220 Rose Avenue (formally the Rose Cafe) said that sometime early Saturday night/early Sunday morning that their mobile pizza oven was stolen. On Monday evening, however, the restaurant located the oven nearby According to the restaurant, the $20,000 oven– custom-made by Forza Forni, an
esteemed Italian wood-fired cooking company based in New York–was located around a mile away near the area of Superba and Penmar avenues. “The thieves had poorly attached it to their getaway vehicle and it dislocated,” the restaurant, which has been part of the Venice dining scene for 42 years, told Yo! Venice. The oven was undamaged when recovered, The Rose says. As for preventing future theft, the restaurant is moving the pizza oven to a secret, secure location. “It used to be outside and locked with chains, but the chains were smashed by the thievess,” the restaurant said. Now with the pizza oven back and al fresco dining allowed again, The Rose is reopening for outdoor dining on Friday after hibernating since December and is “excited to welcome guests back, with pizza!”
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Santa Monica Police Seeking Help Identifying Man Who Assaulted Elderly Victim SMPD post bulletin surrounding November, 2020 incident By Sam Catanzaro
Santa Monica police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect wanted for assaulting an elderly victim. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on November 11, 2020 around 4 a.m. a suspect attacked and attempted to rob an elderly man in the area of 4th Street and Arizona Avenue. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, around 20 years old, with dark short hair and clean shaven. At the time of the attack he was wearing a yellow t-shirt with what appeared to be Hawaiian-style flowers printed on the back along the top, faded blue jeans and white shoes with red and blue striping on the heels. Anybody with information about this incident should call (310) 458-2256 or email crimetips@smgov.net.
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Biologists Discover Young Mountain Lion in Santa Monica Mountains
1.5-year-old male mountain lion found in central Santa Monica Mountains By Chad Winthrop
Santa Monica Mountains biologists have discovered a young mountain lion and spotted another. According to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, biologists captured the young male mountain lion on January 16. The animal, named P-95, was in the central Santa Monica Mountains when captured and in good condition. He is estimated to be about a year and a half old and weighed 90 pounds when capture. P-95 received a full welfare check with National Park Service (NPS) officials collecting blood, tissue and other samples before being released. “His overall health was assessed – from the bottom of his paws to the teeth in his head. A GPS radio-collar was also placed on him,” the NPS said. Officials say that P-95 was not traveling along when captured.
“While biologists were conducting the welfare check, “chirping” was heard nearby and another cat was later spotted. Biologists believe P-95 is likely still traveling with a sibling or its mother,” the NPS said. Currently, there are 10 radio-collared mountain lions being tracked by NPS scientists. Seven of these are in the Santa Monica Mountains, two in the Simi Hills and one in Griffith Park. The first capture took place in 2002. Since that time, the NPS have been studying mountain lions in and around the Santa Monica Mountains to determine how they survive in a fragmented and urbanized environment. Southern California’s extensive freeway network presents a major barrier for wildlife, which is particularly a concern for the mountain lion population largely isolated in the Santa Monica Mountains. Planning and fundraising for a wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway in the Liberty Canyon area of Agoura Hills is in progress. The bridge would provide a connection between the small population of lions in the Santa Monica Mountains and the large and genetically diverse populations to the north. Another issue facing these cats is poison. Since the National Park Service launched its study of mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains 17 years ago, over five lions have
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P-95, a young male mountain lion recently discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains.
died from rat poison. Several other lions have been diagnosed with mange, which many researchers believe is linked to rat poisons, though they are unsure
of the exact nature of the connection. Some think that the rat poisons weaken the animals’ immune system, making the cats more susceptible to mange.
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Saving a Failed Marriage Part 4 – Looking to Our Zoning Code for Family Counseling!
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Santa Monica has spent 20+ years swimming uphill in a partnership with the development community that isn’t working – a bargain with the devil to increase land values and rents in exchange for a handful of “inclusionary” units. We need a new vision for our city along with a housing element that understands Santa Monica’s future that does not need to be higher and denser, not one of infinite growth but one of sustainability. We became a house divided, a city divided – but with our new City Council we have an opportunity for residents to come first, not visitors! Let’s not waste this opportunity. The city needs to look beyond the lunacy of providing 6,000 affordable and 2,900 market rate units in 8 years! We should update the housing element for our needs, not SCAG’s! We need our planning department to start working for residents, not the development community! The pandemic - with its effect on vacancies, the economy, tourist industry, etc. - gives us that opportunity. But the housing element is only one part of the urban matrix. We need to look at the variety of districts and circulation in a coordinated planning process. We need to re-imagine mobility – a walkable, pedestrian friendly environment at a human scale with a matrix of public spaces that provide both economic and social interaction. Design is the difference
between a good experience and a great one – it engages your emotions, keeps you coming back and encourages you to stay and play. Briefly recapping prior articles, Part 1 dealt with the city’s failed partnership with the financial community with less than 8% of the housing built being affordable. Rent control has helped diversify our city, but combining “inclusionary housing” with market rate development has only increased construction costs and rents, complicated our codes and processing, and led to gentrification! We need to separate affordable and market rate housing. The city needs to invest in social housing by providing a small portion of the public land they own which is not used or ineffectively used. With zero land cost, lower construction and financing costs, tax and processing benefits, etc., there would be an overall 30-35% savings. And being a retired architect and developer who worked on the design of thousands of affordable units, I know that good design should not be an afterthought! Good design is good economics! Parts 2 and 3 addressed the unfortunate demand of Sacramento to add 8,900 units or a 20% increase in population over the next 8 years, even though population has decreased since 2016 and there are currently 4,500 vacant apartments and 1,100 under construction. The development community in conjunction with Sacramento is taking over local planning. And if they are successful, the residents will be left to also pay for the 20% increase in infrastructure! And lifting restrictions in height and density
only increases prices. No “upzoning” is required in our city. Instead, we need to capitalize on our untapped zoning. Over 1 million square feet of vacant retail and office space due to the pandemic is available to repurpose for residential, along with a substantial number of vacant or underdeveloped properties downtown or along our boulevards or in adjacent multi-family areas. In addition, there are ADU’s that can be added to 7,000 single
family homes. But whatever is built should improve the natural environment it dwells in, not overwhelm our low to midrise city, which unfortunately has been the case recently. Our housing crisis is one of affordability, not capacity! Which brings me to this week’s article addressing our zoning code and the modifications we can make to
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both creative and profitable development. Let’s turn our zoning code from a negative to a positive! And while we’re at it, let’s rid ourselves of the Development Agreement portion of the code which has consistently proven to be a negative bargain with the devil. In conclusion, please City Council, listen to your residents, not developers and tourists. Past Councils have been overly focused on housing and densification whereas the residents, are focused on quality of life. We look forward to recapturing our DNA with a City Council and a budget that’s not developer driven. Every decision should be explained in terms of residents first. Let’s not lose the opportunity to turn this negative into a positive! Instead of going to the “dark side,” we can still be a “city of gardens”! And we challenge the Planning Department to think creatively, to help design a “better Santa Monica,” not a “developed Santa Monica.” We don’t want to “canyonize” our downtown, with boulevards primarily to move traffic, or our residential looking like 4, 5 & 6 story prison housing. We need to preserve Santa Monica’s “relaxed beach culture.” We need to maximize light, air, views, and green space with new construction in scale with existing housing stock. We need to create a walkable, bikeable, and driveable city with wider sidewalks, outdoor cafes, abundant landscape, and courtyard entries. We need to build at a human scale without highrises to define our character. And Residents, which Santa Monica do you prefer - it’s time to speak up and take back your city from this coup of developers and Sacramento politicians! We are a house divided, a city divided, but with this new Council that’s not developer driven, we have the opportunity to reinforce our beachfront environment – let’s not lose it! This period of time is unprecedented, but, to quote Benjamin Franklin, “out of adversity comes opportunity.” This pandemic is re-defining our working and living needs. Let’s take the time to look anew and adjust to whatever future comes our way, but of utmost importance is not losing Santa Monica’s character along the way! Ron Goldman FAIA for SMa.r.t. (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, Mario Fonda-Bonardi, AIA, Planning Commissioner, Marc Verville CPA Inactive, Michael Jolly, AIRCRE For previous articles see www.santamonicaarch.wordpress.com/ writing
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Cary Mulligan Gives a Tour de Force Performance in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman”
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Carey Mulligan stars as ‘Cassandra’ in writer/director Emerald Fennell’s PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, a Focus Features release.
Historically, until recently, women who have been victims of sexual assault have not always come forward and when they did, oftentimes their complaints were filed away. The cinematic theme of women hell bent on extracting revenge is not a unique one. A few of those films range from the lighthearted The First Wives Club to The Brave One, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Kill Bill, and She-Devil. In Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken’s character says, “Revenge is a meal best served cold.” Although that revenge was not for sexual misconduct, it was nevertheless retaliation for the right reasons. You might be wondering what that has to do with Promising Young Woman, which earned multiple critics’ awards for both first-time film director/writer Emerald Fennell, and Cary Mulligan, who plays the lead role of Cassandra (Cassie). She delivers an Oscar-worthy, brilliant, deeply layered characterization of a complex woman who waited for the right time to seek revenge. The film opens in a bar where people are dancing, nicely captured by cinematographer Benjamin Kračun. A group of young businessmen are having drinks and spot this beautiful young woman who appears to be very drunk. She is slumped down in her seat with her legs slightly apart, almost revealing her
underwear. They joke about how easy it would be to take advantage of her. Jerry (Adam Brody) appears to be concerned about her safety and decides to talk to her. In slurred speech, she tells him that she’s ok and will be driving herself home. Jerry tells her that it would be safer for him to drive her home. At first, one might think this is a nice guy but wait. Once they’re in the car, as if she’s not drunk enough, he suggests that they stop at his place for a drink, to which she agrees. In short order, he attempts to rape her. In a split-second mercurial transition, she sits up straight, and in a sharp, sober, rational voice says, “What are you trying to do?” We next see her walking with a bit of blood on her but we never get to see exactly what happened. The next shot is in her bedroom where she makes another tally mark in her scorekeeping notebook, which is filled with many entries. She still lives at home with her parents Stanley (Clancy Brown) and Susan (Jennifer Coolidge) who are very concerned that she doesn’t date or have friends. They think she should be on her own and for her birthday, give her a piece of luggage as a gift. When Cassie is not luring predators by night, she works in a coffee shop owned by Gail (Laverne Cox.) In an unexpected encounter, Ryan Cooper, an old med school classmate well played by Bo Burnham, shows up. He’s surprised to see Cassie and asks why she dropped out of school where she was at the top of her class, and why she’s working in a coffee shop. He realizes he was being rude and tells her she
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the development of a fun, loving, carefree relationship. Fennell’s carefully written script slowly unravels the tale of Cassie’s duplicitous life. She continues to lure men into her web, shocking them when she transitions from a falling down drunk, to a sober woman threatening them for their potential sexual assault. This is a woman with an intricate, methodical plan. She is seeking
Cary Mulligan as ‘Cassandra’ is a quiet young woman by day with a different persona by night.
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Carey Mulligan as ‘Cassandra’ with Bo Burnham as ‘Ryan’ in writer/director Emerald Fennell’s PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN.
Mullligan’s ‘Cassandra’ is about to serve up an appropriate amount of vengeance.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00440 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Kathleen Roxanne Moroney, by and through Kathleen Roxanne Moroney for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Kathleen Roxanne Moroney Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kathleen Roxanne Moroney to Kat Roxanne Moroney 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: 03/05/2021 | 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: JAN. 12, 2021 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 01/22/2021, 01/29/2021, 02/05/2021, and 02/12/2021
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMCP00019 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Bryn Nelson Derkac, by and through Grant Nelson Derkac and Rebecca Emily Nelson for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Bryn Nelson Derkac Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bryn Nelson Derkac to Bryn Nelson-Derkac 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: 03/05/2021 | 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: January 29, 2020 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 01/29/2021, 02/05/2021, 02/12/2021, and 02/19/2021
revenge. As part of her plan, she calls Madison McPhee, an old classmate nicely played by Alison Brie. She invites her to lunch and after finishing two bottles of wine, she brings up Nina Fisher’s name, her best friend since childhood who was raped by a medical student at a party. Madison says she has no idea what happened but knowing she was at the party, a horrific surprise awaits her drunken friend. Is this real, or is it designed to elicit fear? Cassie is obsessed with seeking retribution for her friend who committed suicide following the attack and anyone remotely involved, directly or indirectly, is on Cassie’s hit list. The next person she confronts is Dean Elizabeth Walker (Connie Britton). Cassie tells her she wants to resume her studies and quite casually brings up Nina’s rape. At first, the dean doesn’t recall the incident, but after a bit of prodding, her memory returns. Cassie reminds her that Al Monroe (Chris Lowell) raped Nina but nothing was done about it. Citing all the complaints she receives, she defends herself saying it’s usually “she said, he said.” Very quietly Cassie reminds her that she took Monroe’s side believing him over Nina, a systemic failure in college rape cases. In a chilling moment, Cassie shocks the dean, informing her that she arranged for her young daughter to experience firsthand what it’s like to be molested. Is this real or is designed to elicit fear? Cassie is on fire and has one more act of retribution to complete. Her piece de resistance is reserved for the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21SMCP00031 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main St. | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Valeria Austin, by and through Valeria Austin for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Valeria Austin Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Valeria Austin to Valerie Austin 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: 03/26/21 | 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: FEB., 5, 2021 Judge Lawrence Cho Published: 02/05/2021, 02/12/2021, 02/19/2021, and 02/26/2021
rapist Monroe, who is about to be married.
His friends arrange a bachelor party. Cassie
shows up as a nurse and in keeping with Fennell’s unpredictable script, this spider is
about to weave the biggest web of all with an unexpected denouement that lingered
with me long after viewing the film and as I write this, the images are still dancing in my head.
Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: Current
W here: In Select Theatres, Amazon & VOD
Language: English
Running Time: 113 Minutes Rating: R
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
FILE NUMBER: 2020 208932 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 12/08/2020. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. Infinity Wellness Institute Inc. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: Infinity Wellness Institute Inc., 1801 Century Park E. Ste. 2400, Los Angeles Ca. 90067. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/08/2020 . 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 Isabella Lai. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on DEC. 08, 2020. 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 01/15/2021, 01/22/2021, 01/29/2021, and 02/06/2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2021 020160 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 01/26/2021. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. HAPPYLILBRAINS. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: HAPPYLILBRAINS, 2116 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 230, 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 01/26/2021. 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 Jessica Ehrman. This Statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on Jan. 26, 2021. 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 02/05/2021, 02/12/2021, 02/19/2021, and 02/26/2021
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