January 14, 2021 | Vol. XLIV No. 2 by Signal Tribune

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Oscar Rodriguez and another family member of Mona Rodriguez speaks to protestors outside LBUSD headquarters during a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 6, 2021. The family of Mona Rodriguez was asking for the board to fire the safety officer involved in the shooting and reform their safety protocols. The officer has since been fired.

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A lawsuit has been filed against the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and former school safety officer Eddie Gonzalez on behalf of 9-month-old Isael Rodriguez Chowdhury, whose mother Manuela Rodriguez was fatally shot by Gonzalez near Millikan High School in September 2021. “This coldblooded shooting was absolutely unjustified,” the legal complaint said. According to the Long Beach Police Department, Gonzalez was patrolling the area around Millikan High School in Long Beach on Sept. 27 when he saw Rodriguez and a 15-year-old female student of the school fighting in the street. According to an investigation by the Long Beach Police Department, once Gonzalez arrived, Rodriguez attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle that was also occupied by Md. Rafeul Haider Chowdhury and his 16-year-old brother Shahriear Chowdhury. see LAWSUIT page 7

n the midst of a chaotic year, Marisa Avila Sayler created “little happy places”—fantastical scenes in searingly bright rainbow clay—to bring moments of joy to her followers, and herself. “It is very much about crafting a world for yourself that feels safe, that feels comfortable, that provides you with all the things you need in terms of visual stimulation and happiness,” Sayler said. Her artist studio, much like her Instagram page, reveals the landscape of Sayler’s self-created environment. The room is like an acid trip, maxed out in saturation: tiny gardens burst with three-eyed smiley face flowers, a collection of palm-sized neon slugs look like the result of a radioactive leak, a four-eyed fish head spotted in blue and green reveals a garden in its gaping pink mouth. “One of the many reasons I make art is because it’s how I process the big, deep, scary things in life,” Sayler writes in one Instagram caption. “The resulting rainbow escapism is the mending that is necessary for my processing of the world.” In one piece, a madcap diorama lays host to toothy flowers and a large sun towering above, childlike in its embrace of color and

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Artist Marisa Avila Sayler holds up one in-progress sculpture inside her studio on Jan. 11, 2022. Sayler’s art pieces include eyes and mushroom elements for a psychedelic effect.

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Sales-tax revenue ceeds expectations

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City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn said that with the added surplus, the City’s reserve funds now represent 110% of its operating budget, far exceeding

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Signal Hill to save most of $5.8 million budget surplus, spending 5% on COVID-19 relief and police

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its 50% target. The City had to budget for its last fiscal year amid COVID-19 health mandates and guidelines that put it in “uncharted territory” regarding fiscal prudence and conservative budgeting, Shin-Heydorn said.

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For the first time, Long Beach residents will have the opportunity to give feedback on the City budget before it’s drafted The City of Long Beach will hold virtual community meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 27 to gather public input on the City’s 2023 fiscal year budget. During a presentation to the city council in December 2021, Budget Manager Grace Yoon announced that, “for the first time” the City would engage with the community “early in the budget process, prior to the proposed budget being developed rather than starting the engagement in August.” She said that community members would have the 2022 budget book and budgeting materials “that describe every department service area and potential levels of service” to help guide their discussions. The City initially planned to hold four in-person budget feedback meetings, but switched to virtual meetings due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. During the last budget cycle, some residents complained that they were only able to give input on the budget after the draft was released, rather than before. Some also complained that the 2022 fiscal year budget process was rushed. The decision to hold budget meetings early was made in response to a request by the mayor and city council during budget deliberations last year, Yoon said.

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uring its Tuesday, Jan. 11 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council agreed to save most of the City’s $5.8 million budget surplus from its July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 fiscal year. The council received an audited financial report showing that the City earned more than it expected and spent less than budgeted during a fiscal year shadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The council voted to allocate $5.5 million of the surplus to shore up the City’s reserve funds and spend the remaining $300,000 on small-business grants, a COVID-19 food distribution program and Signal Hill

During the July 6, 2021, Long Beach City Council meeting, a man speaks during the public comment section. This was the first meeting to have an in-person public comment since March of 2020.

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With COVID-19 infections still surging, Los Angeles County’s cumulative number of cases throughout the pandemic surpassed the 2 million mark, with 43,582 new cases according to Jan. 10 data. Those new cases lifted the county’s cumulative case total to 2,010,964 since the pandemic began. Health officials have said previously that about 90% of people who died from COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. Of the 13 deaths reported Monday, Jan.10, nine had underlying conditions, according to the county Department of Public Health. The number of COVID-positive patients in county hospitals also continued an unnerving rise, reaching 3,472, according to state figures. That was up from 3,364 on Sunday, Jan. 9. The number of hospitalized patients being treated in intensive care was 482 as of Monday, Jan. 10 up from 435 a day earlier. The number of hospitalized COVID-positive patients has not been this high since February of

last year, during a severe winter surge that at one point pushed the patient number above 8,000. “With surging transmission and rapidly rising cases and hospitalizations, our already understaffed healthcare providers are under enormous strain as they try to care for so many COVID infected people, including those with mild illness who are looking for help and support, with the unintended consequence of compromising response capacity across the entire system,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement. She continued, “Because high community transmission has the inevitable impact of increasing demand for healthcare services, the best way to protect health care personnel and our capacity to care for both those with COVID and nonCOVID illness, is to double-down on reducing transmission.”

Majority of COVID hospitalizations are among people admitted for a different reason

The county Department of Public Health noted, however, that a majority of COVID hospitalizations are occurring among people who were originally admitted for another reason, and only realized they had the virus when they were tested upon admission. For the week ending Dec. 26, 55% of COVID-positive hospital patients had been admitted for a different reason—indicating that while they were infected with COVID, they were not experiencing severe virus symptoms. County health officials stressed,

however, that unvaccinated people remain 21 times more likely to wind up hospitalized with COVID than vaccinated people. The current surge in cases is being driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus. “While it is true that Omicron is much more infectious than previous COVID strains, there are many effective strategies available for reducing transmission risks over the next few weeks,” Ferrer said, encouraging people to avoid activities with close contact to unmasked people, large gatherings (especially those who are not fully vaccinated) and upgrading masks. The county’s rolling average rate of people testing positive for the virus was 21.4% as of Monday, Jan. 10, up from 20.6% Sunday and 20.9% Saturday. The rate was less than 1% in November. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday unveiled a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 emergency response package as part of his budget proposal, including a $1.4 billion emergency appropriation request to bolster testing capacity, accelerate vaccination and booster efforts, support frontline workers, strengthen the health care system and “battle misinformation.” On Friday, Jan. 7, Newsom announced the activation of the California National Guard to help provide additional testing facilities and capacity amid the national surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant. The announcement came as Omicron continues to spread rapidly across the globe, accounting for at least 80% of COVID-19 cases in California.

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Due to increased cases of COVID-19, the Long Beach Health Department opened an expanded drive-thru and walk-up testing site for residents on Jan. 10. With the capacity to test 3,000 people a day, the public testing clinic will be located in the former Boeing parking lot, near 3590 E. Wardlow Road. The Boeing site will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. weekdays. Additional city testing sites are at Veterans Stadium, Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center and Cal State Long Beach. With the opening of the Boeing

site, the previous public testing site at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast Campus transitioned Monday to offer vaccines only, no testing. A testing site at Cabrillo High School, 2001 Santa Fe Ave., is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, but it is restricted solely for Long Beach Unified School District employees and students “who are symptomatic or who need a clear test to return to school following a COVID-19 infection or post-quarantine.” The Cabrillo High site will be open to the general public on weekends. As of Jan. 10, the Health Department had administered 741,114 COVID-19 tests, free of charge, in

Long Beach. Since the most recent surge, which began in late December, the city of Long Beach has regularly administered 5,000 or more tests per day. On Jan. 5, the city administered 7,382 tests, which is the highest recorded since the start of the pandemic. Health Department officials said people should get tested if any symptoms are present or if they have been in close contact with someone who has or is suspected to have the virus, regardless of vaccination status. Testing appointments can be made at longbeach.gov/covid19testing or by calling 562-5704636.

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Nash Keanu Jacquez prefroms a trick with his professional fingerboard before the Fast Fingers contest in 2019.

Professional fingerboarding exists, and the national champion got his start in Long Beach

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skateboard pirouettes in the air and slides down a yellow handrail belonging to a block of stairs—only .the stairs and board are miniature and fingers control the maneuvers. This is the world of fingerboarding, where riders recreate skateboarding tricks using their middle and index fingers on boards averaging about 3.9 inches long. The boards are sometimes just toys, but for the professionals, a slew of pro fingerboard companies now exist. Similar to skateboarding, riders can “heel flip” and perform some of the board tricks perfected by skateboarding pioneers Tony Alva or Stacy Peralta by using their fingers. “If it’s raining outside, you can’t

skate, so why not try [fingerboarding]?” professional fingerboarder Nash Keanu Jacquez said of the allure of the sport. Jacquez has played a major role in bringing the sport to life in Long Beach and the rest of the West Coast with the creation of his company Sorry for Fingerboarding in 2014. Since the company’s inception, Jacquez and his team have hosted events throughout the West Coast to bring the fingerboarding community together, regularly hosting sessions at First Fridays in Bixby Knolls. Events consist of boarding sessions with an option to compete with other fingerboarders. Aside from the Street League format, which consists of a qualifier, semi-final, quarterfinal and a final, competitors are usually offered cash for tricks in $5 increments. Those who land impressive tricks can go home with up to $100, according to Jacquez.

Some show up just to film for their Instagram or YouTube channels, which—like traditional skateboarding—tend to have a cult-like following. “Fingerboarding has always been an outlet for me and for a lot of people to be creative and pull away from that screen time,” Jacquez said, noting that he turned to the sport to avoid skateboarding injuries while he maintained a cycling career. Jacquez, the current U.S.A. Fingerboarding National Champion, was born into the world of skating—his father worked out of a skate shop in Los Alamitos in the mid-90s, making boards and ramps a ubiquitous part of his childhood. “I started with selling Tech Decks to kids in middle school,” Jacquez said. Under different brands, he started making fingerboards at home in 2007 with the help of his father. About five years ago and with the success of the events, Jacquez went back to his origins and expanded the Sorry for Fingerboarding brand to include professional fingerboards, board accessories and clothing. The boards are handcrafted out of Canadian maple and the trucks and wheels come from Germany. Miniature parks are also made in-house and usually brought on tour. At First Fridays, about 14 parks are set up for people to compete or carry out a session. Although boards were part of Jacquez’s life growing up, it was a segment on pop culture TV program “Attack of the Show!”—which dives into the latest internet trends—that helped

him realize he could create the fingerboarding empire he’s now forming. “I was mind blown,” Jacquez said, noting he spent hours at a local library researching his new passion. “I was like ‘Woah, this is what I want to do.’” Today, he is backed by German sponsor Blackriver and competes in faraway places like Berlin and Portugal. In 2019, the Sorry team filmed a fingerboarding video at The Berrics, the holy grail private indoor skate park in LA. Still, one of Jacquez favorite moments as a professional fingerboarder was earning the top spot in May 2021 at the U.S. National Championship hosted by U.S.A. Skateboarding, the governing body for skateboarding in the nation. “To be able to win that, I have the trophy in my dining room that’s huge,” Jacquez said. With his father at his side in the company, Jacquez is aware of his responsibility to continue to bring the boarding community together. Their next event in Long Beach is coming in February. “I don’t want to see [fingerboarding] go away,” Jacquez said of his motivation to keep the scene growing. “If anyone leaves we lose a part of our scene. We want and I want everyone else to keep the scene alive.” To stay up to date with events from Sorry for Fingerboarding follow them on Instagram at @sorryforfingerboarding. To shop their products visit www.sorryforfingerboarding. com.

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(Above) Artist Marisa Avila Sayler brushes a layer of clear coat onto the eye of one of their sculptures inside her studio on Jan. 11, 2022. (Left) One of Marisa Avila Sayler’s pieces, titled “FRGLMP,” which was finished this year, sits on display inside her studio on Jan. 11, 2022.

form. The work may not be contemporary, but it is surreal. Sayler, who lives in Cypress, has long been a member of the Long Beach art scene. She was a member of now-defunct Long Beach Arts, has showcased her work at MOLAA and conducted live drawings for the Long Beach Museum of Arts. Her work is inspired by her life: motherhood, migraines, introversion, neurodivergence, and her childhood. She recalls spending hours in her family’s backyard studying the environment. Motifs of flowers and gardens are prevalent in her work, an homage to those introspective hours of her childhood. “I do think the concepts behind nature and blooming and the fact that there are some terrifying bugs and creatures out there, it kind of fits into that same concept of like, the world is terrifying, but it’s also beautiful,” Sayler said. Her work wasn’t always so playful. She attended school at the Atlanta College of Art and later gained her master’s degree at Cal State Fullerton. During that time, she was working for the “grade.” She remembers bringing a sculpture to a critique and being told that it was “too crafty.” She switched gears to appease her professor. “I look back at that now and I’m like, ‘I can’t believe I talked myself into that,’ because I look at the sculptures that I brought in to that professor, and I can see how they were the very beginnings of what I’m making now,” Sayler said. When she became a mother, she wanted to create work alongside her now 6- and 7-year-olds. Paint

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I like to call it acting out. I’m generally a rule-follower in a lot of ways. I’m not going to get in other people’s way. I’m going to be respectful. I don’t start fights. But I will be offensive in terms of color. -Artist Marisa Avila Sayler

was too messy, but air-dry foam clay (her primary medium now) was child-friendly. The puffy clay had the same texture as the PlayDoh she used in her youth. “It kind of grew out of that, like a return to the things I loved as a kid for the purpose of providing them to my kids,” she said. “It wasn’t until after grad school, after all of that, that I really kind of returned to my roots of sculpture.” Over the past five years, she’s embraced her personal style, unlearning the constraints that academia thrust upon her. “I like to call it acting out,” Sayler said. “I’m generally a rule-follower in a lot of ways. I’m not going to get in other people’s way. I’m going to

be respectful. I don’t start fights. But I will be offensive in terms of color.” The pandemic played its role as well. Tired of creating “illusions” by means of 2D work, she finished up her commissions and flung herself into sculpture. “During the pandemic, I said, ‘I’m just going to do the things that feel right to me and feel good to me, and creating illusions doesn’t feel good right now,’” she said. “‘I need to create real things.’” The tangible forms she creates are otherwordly, silly at times. A mushroom or bee might have a childlike toothy smile. Flowers have eyeballs, staring back at their viewer the same way Sayler stared at them as a child. “The response [from my following] has been like, ‘Yes, this is what I need. The world is dark and scary,” she said. “If it makes them a little bit happy for a split second, to me that’s a worthy secondary purpose for my art.” And Sayler believes the pandemic helped people embrace their own styles as well. After spending so much time alone, she said, people were able to divorce from the social standards that may have prevented them from being their authentic selves. “A lot of people have embraced that,” she said. “They’re like, ‘You know what, let’s grab on to the little things that make us happy, because that might be all we have right now.’ And if it’s friggin glitter, go for it.’” Marisa Avila Sayler posts her work on Instagram at @speaking_ in_rainbows_.

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Long Beach Transit proposes changes along nine bus routes, seeks public feedback

Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival in Long Beach postponed until February Staff Report

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Long Beach Transit will be adjusting its bus routes starting Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 and is asking for public feedback on which bus stops to remove. According to Long Beach Transit’s website, the department is proposing getting rid of 32 bus stops and is inviting riders to share how this would affect them. The bus stops considered for removal are along Routes 1, 2, 20, 41, 51, 71, 90, 171 and 190. According to Long Beach Transit, the bus stops being considered for removal have experienced low ridership, their removal would not present any safety concerns and would not interfere with accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Changes are already planned for

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Students walk past a new sign explaining mask rules on the upper campus quad at California State University, Long Beach during the schools Week of Welcome on Aug. 30, 2021.

routes 41, 46 and 121, according to Long Beach Transit’s website. Route 41’s running time will be reduced by three minutes between Long Beach Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue. Route 46 will have an earlier start time at 4:55 a.m. instead of 5:04 a.m. Route 46 will also now begin at Anaheim and PCH instead of Anaheim and Cherry. Buses along Route 121 will come more frequently, from every 60

minutes to 40 minutes. A bus trip will be added on weekday mornings at 5:02 a.m. to provide an earlier connection between Route 121 and the A/Blue Line in downtown Long Beach. Long Beach Transit riders can share how specific bus stop removals would impact them by visiting Long Beach Transit’s website. More information can be found by calling (562) 591-2301.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival in Long Beach has been postponed until February due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, according to the office of Councilmember Suely Saro. The festival and parade were originally scheduled for Jan. 15. An exact date for the rescheduled celebration is yet to be announced. “Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival being such a large scale event, it is out of an abundance of caution for all those working, volunteering or attending the parade and celebrations that the City postpones the event,” Saro posted on Instagram Jan. 5. If 5,000 or more people attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival, under the Long Beach Health Department’s guidelines it

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Parade marchers with Youth2Youth hold a sign as they traveled down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue during the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration on Jan. 18, 2020.

will be considered a mega-event and all attendees will have to wear masks and provide either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter. As of Jan. 11, the COVID-19 case rate in Long Beach was 18,786 infections per 100,000 people. According to the City of Long Beach’s COVID-19 online dashboard, there are currently 106 Long Beach residents hospitalized and 302 people hospitalized in Long Beach area hospitals because of COVID-19. Those who applied to be vendors or parade participants should receive further details soon, according to Saro’s office.

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Early projections estimated that Long Beach could face a $36 million deficit in 2023, but that blow was softened by increases in prop-

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erty and sales tax revenues. “Revenue is doing on aggregate much better than anybody could have thought at the beginning of the year when the last set of projections were made,” Financial Management Director Kevin Riper said at the December meeting. The comments and feedback from these meetings will be “synthesized and reported” to the city council in early spring 2022, prior to the development of the fiscal year 2023 budget, according to a City memo. “Whether you’re looking at the state budget, the LA county budget, or other municipal budgets that I’m seeing across the state, the state as a whole is in a much stronger financial position as is the country in a relatively short period of time,” Mayor Robert Garcia said at the December meeting. “[…] We could see a pretty significant decrease of that deficit.” The community budget meetings will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Residents can RSVP at longbeach.gov/fy23. A general budget priority survey will be available online through Friday, Jan. 28 for those who cannot virtually attend the meetings. Surveys are available in English, Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog at longbeach.gov/fy23.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, January 6

9:53 a.m., Elder abuse, 1800 block Dawson Ave. 12:12 a.m., Grand theft, 1800 block Temple Ave. 2:08 p.m., Burglary, 1900 block Junipero Ave.

Friday, January 7

8:32 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3200 block E. Willow St. 4:58 p.m., Auto burglary, 2200 block E. 28th St. 7:04 p.m., Grand theft, 2600 block E. 28th St. 7:34 p.m., DUI causing bodily injury, E. Willow St./California Ave. (suspect arrested) 9:22 p.m., DUI, 2700 block Gaviota Ave. (suspect arrested)

Saturday, January 8

11:11 a.m., DUI, 1900 block Temple Ave. (suspect arrested) 5:34 p.m., Fight, 2100 block E. 21st St. (suspect arrested) 11:19 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3300 block Orange Ave.

Sunday, January 9

5:30 p.m., Battery, 700 block E. Spring St. 5:47 p.m., Grand theft, 1600 block E. Willow St.

Monday, January 10

5:01 a.m., Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant; mayhem; assault with a deadly weapon; threaten crime with intent to terrorize, E. 21st St./Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested) 9:06 a.m., Grand theft, 1200 block E. 33rd St. 9:10 a.m., Auto burglary, 1400 block E. Willow St. 10:44 a.m., Grand theft, 2700 block Walnut Ave. 12:43 p.m., Grand theft, 2500 block Palm Drive 5:08 p.m., Grand theft, 1000 block E. Willow St. 9:16 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2300 block E. Spring St.

Tuesday, January 11

6:43 a.m., Burglary, 1200 block E. 29th St. 12:08 p.m., Identity theft, 3200 block Cerritos Ave. 1:11 p.m., Battery, 1600 block E. Willow St. 4:56 p.m., Grand theft, 2700 block Walnut Ave. 9:35 p.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block St. Louis Ave.

Wednesday, January 12

9:31 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 700 block E. Spring St. 6:34 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2200 block E. Willow St. 9:21 p.m., Battery, 3200 block E. PCH LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

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TST6619 Case No. 22CHCP00010 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELESCHATSWORTH COURTHOUSE, 9425 Penfield Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 PETITION OF: FARID AMERI SADEGHY TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Farid Ameri Sadeghy has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: FARID AMERI SADEGHY Proposed Name: FARID SADEGHY AMERI 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: March 22, 2022; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. F49. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each 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, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1860 Obispo Ave., Ste. F, Signal Hill, CA 90755, January 14, 21, 28 & February 4, 2022 ___// ss//___ David B. Gelfound, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: January 12, 2022

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TST6604 / 2021 266113 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: ONLINE EDGE SOLUTIONS, 1918 Orizaba Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: MYLE PHAM., 1918 Orizaba Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Myle Pham. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 8, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 24, 31, 2021 & January 7, 14, 2022 TST6605 Case No. 21STCP04025 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 PETITION OF: SAMARATAIZ QUEVEDO TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Samarataiz Quevedo has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: NATHA Present Name: SAMARATAIZ QUEVEDO Proposed Name: MIDORI ATLANTA TAKAHASHI 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: January 24, 2022; Time: 10:00a.m., Dept. 74, Room 735. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each 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, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1860 Obispo Ave., Ste. F, Signal Hill, CA 90755, December 31, 2021 & January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ___//ss//__ Michelle William Court, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: December 10, 2021 TST6609 / 2021 268357 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. BENDRIGHT, 2. REBENDRIGHT, 1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815. Registrant: FASTBENDER LLC., 1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Ramon Clyde Dawson. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 19, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 TST6618 APN: 7140-009-132 TS No: CA07000652-21-1 TO No: 210576063 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 9, 2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 15, 2019 as Instrument No. 20191245285, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by ANTHONY JOSEPH GALES AND VAL-

ERIE ANN GALES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 652 AVERY PLACE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $783,664.20 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call ServiceLink Auction | Hudson and Marshall at (866) 539-4173 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address https://www.servicelinkauction. com/ for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000652-21-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the

California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866) 539-4173, or visit this internet website , using the file number assigned to this case CA07000652-21-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: January 7, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000652-21-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT https://www. servicelinkauction.com/ FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: ServiceLink Auction | Hudson and Marshall at (866) 539-417317100 Gillette Ave. Irvine, CA 92614Office: 949.252.8300 Fax: 949.252.8330ORDER TO RECORD DOCUMENT(S)January 7, 2022Send to Title Company:ServiceLink3220 El Camino RealIrvine, CA 92602We have enclosed the following document(s) for recording (AND / OR) for execution and recording: X NOTICE OF SALEPlease record said document(s) on:IMMEDIATELYOther instructions / comments: ***To comply with State Civil Code, the document(s) enclosed herewith must be recorded on the date requested above in order to make the document(s) lawful and true. To prevent invalidation, please do not record said document(s) before or after the requested date.***Please examine the public records which impart constructive notice in the county or counties where the property is situated for any evidence of a petition in bankruptcy being filed by the current owners of the subject property AND Temporary Restraining Order AND any defect in the legal description or title. DO NOT RECORD or otherwise proceed if there is such evidence and notify the undersigned immediately. If there is no such evidence, please record the above documents.MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee CorpsLoan Duong949-252-8300_____NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).)YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 9, 2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.On March 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on November 15, 2019 as Instrument No. 20191245285, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by ANTHONY JOSEPH GALES AND VALERIE ANN GALES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUSTThe property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 652 AVERY PLACE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807 Order Number 79443, Pub Dates: 1/14/2022, 1/21/2022, 1/28/2022, SIGNAL TRIBUNE

WWW.SIGNALTRIBUNE.COM • NEWS/LEGAL NOTICES • FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022 TST6610 / 2021 266532 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: RED CARPET COASTAL PROPERTIES, 5199 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Ste 100-D, Long Beach, CA 90804. Registrant: CREATIVE WOMEN INCORPORATED, REALTORS, 5199 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Ste 100-D, Long Beach, CA 90804. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Debra Hood Grayley, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in April, 1986. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 8, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 TST6617 / 2021 278883 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1 SMART COOKIE, 11432 South Street, Ste. 352, Cerritos, CA 90703. Registrant: JACQUELYN A. TROUP, 11432 South St., Ste 352, Cerritos, CA 90703. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jacquelyn A. Troup. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 28, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: January 14, 21, 28, & February 4, 2022

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The City thus lowered its revenue expectations from sales taxes, property tax, hotel taxes and franchise fees, she said. Though businesses struggled in 2020, most sectors improved during 2021, aided by government stimulus funds. “The specific mix of businesses in Signal Hill have proven in the short term to be pandemic-resilient,” Shin-Heydorn said. Furthermore, the City’s voter-approved Measure R allowed it to increase its local sales tax rate from 9.5% to 10.25% as of April 1, 2021, adding to the City’s revenue, Shin-Heydorn said. Measure R boosted City coffers by $1.1 million between April and June 2021, according to the City staff report. Finance Director Sharon del Rosario noted that a total of 72% of the City’s $23 million in revenue came from sales taxes. Auto sales, building and construction and general consumer goods showed the strongest gains, she said. The City also benefited from an uptick in online shopping during the pandemic fiscal year, del Rosario said. Signal Hill’s share of Los Angeles County’s online sales tax pool grew by 23% over the prior year. However, Shin-Heydorn stressed the short-term nature of the City’s positive revenue trends in light of rising inflation and ongoing supply-chain disruptions. She also said COVID-19 variant infections will continue to impact economic recovery. Signal Hill’s fuel and service stations and its restaurant and hotel sectors are expected to take longer to recover from COVID-19 impacts, according to the staff report.

City TST6611/Order No: 10639 Auto Lien Sale On 01/27/2022 at 715 PALMER ST COMPTON,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 KIA VIN: 3KPFK4A70JE242352 STATE: CA LIC: 8TYH228 at 10 AM

TST6612/Order No: 8364 Auto Lien Sale On 01/27/2022 at 2401 PULLMAN ST SANTA ANA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 YAMAHA VIN: MH3RH15YXHK002490 STATE: CA LIC: 23X2854 at 10 AM

TST6613/Order No: 8363 Auto Lien Sale On 01/27/2022 at 2401 PULLMAN ST SANTA ANA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 POLA VIN: 3NSVDE998KG443177 STATE: CA LIC: 20TT13 at 10 AM

TST6614/Order No: 10617 Auto Lien Sale On 01/27/2022 at 2500 MARINE AVE REDONDO BEACH,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 YAMAHA VIN: JYARN53Y3KA001370 STATE: CA LIC: 24R5413 at 10 AM

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TST6616/Order No: 10542 Auto Lien Sale On 01/27/2022 at 2401 PULLMAN ST SANTA ANA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 YAMAHA VIN: JYARN53Y3HA000356 STATE: CA LIC: 23U5828 at 10 AM

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All City departments ended the fiscal year with expenses below budget, contributing to the surplus. Most of those savings were due to employee furloughs, hiring freezes and other cost-saving measures, del Rosario said. In terms of expenses, the City also carries long-term pension and benefits liabilities of $42.5 million, del Rosario said. The City is managing that by adding to pension reserves, offering multi-tiered benefits plans and increasing employee contributions, she added. The City spent 41% of its budget on policing, its biggest expense, del Rosario said. Public works accounted for about a fifth of total expenses and general government about a quarter. More than half of the $300,000 in budget surplus that the City will not reserve is going to the police department as well. SHPD plans to spend $160,000 of the surplus to upgrade its shooting range, buy a license plate reading system, add an evidence storage room and conduct an organizational study, del Rosario said.

The City will also offer $50,000 of its unsaved surplus to small businesses and use $10,000 toward additional COVID-19 brownbag food distributions. It will spend $30,000 on security software for city hall and the library. Besides storing the remaining surplus in its reserve funds, the City will specifically save for a police radio system, capital improvement projects planned through 2024 and citywide special events, del Rosario said. Councilmember Edward Wilson suggested that the City’s reserve funds should always be at least 100% of its operating budget as it is now rather than 50%. “My goal has always been 100% so I’m glad to see us there,” Wilson said, noting that he helped grow the reserve fund from 5% in 1997, when he was first elected to council. Wilson said that since the economy fluctuates up and down cyclically—but no one can predict when and how severely—a year’s worth of reserves would ensure the City could operate even without revenue. “It gives us more time to react and respond,” he noted.

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continued from page 1 When Rodriguez, the Chowdhury brothers attempted to leave the scene in the vehicle, Gonzalez approached the car and fired into the vehicle as the driver was pulling away, fatally striking Rodriguez, who was in the front passenger seat, police said. “Eddie F. Gonzalez was standing away from the vehicle’s course of travel, and no portion of the vehicle came into contact with Eddie F. Gonzalez or would come into contact with Gonzalez as it travelled away from Gonzalez,” the legal complaint filed against LBUSD and Gonzalez said. According to the lawsuit—which was filed on Dec. 8, 2021—the plaintiffs allege that LBUSD was aware that Gonzalez was not properly trained in detaining people, or the use of firearms and deadly force. The complaint alleges that “The LBUSD negligently investigated, hired, trained, evaluated, retrained, and retained Eddie F. Gonzalez. The LBUSD knew, or should have known, that he was not capable nor competent to safely carry out the various duties and responsibilities of a school safety officer.” According to a statement by LBUSD sent to the Signal Tribune, the school district is “not at liberty to comment on this matter due to the pending litigation.” The lawyer who filed the case, Robin Perry, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Rodriguez died of her wounds on Tuesday, Oct. 5, after the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center took her off life support, according

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to family members’ public statements. “At no time relevant to this claim was Eddie F. Gonzalez, or any other person, in any danger of serious bodily injury or of death from the vehicle or from Manuela Rodriguez or any other person in the vehicle,” the complaint said. Gonzalez was fired by the Long Beach Unified School District on Oct. 6. He was charged with murder on Oct. 27, 2021. “The use-of-force policy used by our school safety office states officers shall not fire at a fleeing

person, shall not fire at a moving vehicle and shall not fire through a vehicle window unless circumstances clearly warrant the use of a firearm as a final means of defense,” LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker said at the time. The complaint lists 9-monthold Rodriguez Chowdhury as “the successor in interest” to the estate of Manuela Rodriguez. While the plaintiff is listed as Rodriguez Chowdhury since he is a minor, the suit is being made by and through his father Md. Rafeul Haider Chowdhury. “As a result of the unreasonable conduct of these defendants, plaintiff Isael Rodriguez Chowdhury lost his mother, Manuela Rodriguez, as well as her love, affection, society, companionship, care and financial and moral support,” the complaint said. According to court documents obtained by the Signal Tribune, the suit lists five different complaints: wrongful death, assault & battery, unreasonable search and seizure, interference with familial integrity and civil rights violations. According to Unicourt.com, a non-jury trial has been scheduled for June 2023. “Manuela Rodriguez lost her life, and her son, the present plaintiff, has been deprived of the life-long love, affection, comfort, support and society of Manuela Rodriguez, and will continue to be so deprived for the remainder of his natural life,” the complaint said. A separate lawsuit has also been filed against LBUSD by Rodriguez’s mother Manuela Sahagun.

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