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Slight detour Ride sharing grows in popularity due to rise in commuting costs

BY DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor

CITYWIDE For some, ride sharing is an

POWER PLAYERS

Brandon Wise brandonw@smdp.com U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was in town to receive the South Coast Air Quality Management District's 'Environmental Legislator of the Year' award on Saturday. City Council member Kevin McKeown (right) and City Librarian Greg Mullen (left) accompanied Boxer during her visit.

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Always the director Sinsheimer remains a vital part of the school she founded

BY MELODY HANATANI Daily Press Staff Writer

OCEAN PARK Ina Sinsheimer placed her hands on the shoulder of a 2-year-old boy, a child in pain after taking a bad fall on the playground, what seemed like all the pebbles in the world stuck to his knee.

She stared at the young boy straight in the eye, the sound of water rushing through the faucet playing in the background, picked him up and placed him in the bathtub.

“This is going to hurt,” Sinsheimer warned the boy.

She cleaned off the pebbles and the boy looked straight at Sinsheimer, two unforgettable words coming out of his mouth.

“Thank you,” he said.

It was the first words from the Autistic child and two words that would go on to change Sinsheimer’s life, a defining moment that would launch a life-long career in early childhood education.

Nearly 50 years later, Sinsheimer, now 79 years old, is just as active in the field as she was during the years she cared for the young Autistic child at the Santa Monica Co-Op where good friend Mary Burnett gave Sinsheimer her first job.

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With gas prices soaring to unheard of levels, there’s been renewed interest in the oft maligned practice. Instead of driving solo, waves of commuters have migrated to carpools, bicycles and buses. And almost to a person, most have made the switch due to economic necessity.

“The price of gas has gotten out of control,” said Santa Monica resident Dianne Juarez, who has been looking for somebody to carpool with for six to eight months. “I only go to work and the grocery store these days. I can’t afford to go anyplace else.”

Juarez makes a daily commute to the Pico Union area of Los Angeles and spends anywhere from $30 to $40 a week on gas. She has considered taking the bus, but the route would take too long and would force her to leave the house hours before her scheduled shift.

Years ago, she was a part of a carpool that left her with a positive feeling toward sharing a ride.

“The experience was so good I had to give it another shot, but I haven’t had any luck as of yet,” she said. “I’ve been posting listings on the Internet, but haven’t gotten any response. All I can do is keep trying because the cost of driving is only going to go up.”

Finding a match for carpooling is easier than it sounds.

Making the job a bit easier, there are a number of popular Web sites that allow individuals to post classified listings seeking carpool partners. One site, erideshare.com, boasts 12,664 listings nationwide with at least one third of which coming from people in California.

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Tunnel was seen as dangerous long before deadly crash

BY MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press Writer

SANTA CLARITA More than a decade before a fiery, 34-vehicle pileup last fall killed three people inside a curving, dimly lit tunnel, state police and a California transportation official warned that the stretch of freeway was perilous and that steps should be taken to improve safety, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Highway officials did cut grooves into the pavement to improve traction, and it seemed to make a difference. But a state police request to routinely close the road in stormy weather was rejected. And later, the state raised the speed limit in the tunnel from 45 mph to 55 mph.

Now California officials are facing accusations they contributed to the tragedy by turning a blind eye to the dangers.

The tunnel was “a recipe for disaster — always was,” said Marvin Louis Wolf, a lawyer who has filed a claim against the state on behalf of a trucking company involved in the crash. “It was outdated the minute it was completed.”

Thirty-three trucks and a car crashed during a rainstorm in the Oct. 12 wreck, which happened on Interstate 5 at a mountain pass north of Los Angeles. The inferno closed the major West Coast route between Mexico and Canada for two days, and the cleanup and repairs totaled $17 million.

In the aftermath, state highway officials assured the public the road was safe.

“I’m aware of no safety concerns,” Douglas Failing, a regional director for the California Department of Transportation, said at the time.

But victims’ lawyers and freight companies are challenging that assessment, which conflicts with the road’s notorious reputation among truckers and locals alike. Claims filed with the state since the accident depict the tunnel as dangerously dark and poorly designed, with too few warning signs and a speed limit that invited catastrophe.

Trucker Jose Medina, who escaped after his rig was rear-ended in the pileup, said its abrupt curve made it impossible for oncoming truckers to see the danger after the first rig crashed near the exit of the tunnel.

“You’re coming down a hill, there is a tunnel, a big curve,” said Medina, who gave up trucking after the crash and now works as a bartender in Puerto Rico. “It was like SEE TUNNEL PAGE 11

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Wildfire forces more evacuations By the Associated Press

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Two hundred homes around Sierra Madre were evacuated Saturday night and residents from 100 other properties were told to leave Sunday, Elisa Weaver of the Arcadia Fire Department said, as the wildfire continued to burn its way through dense brush. Sierra Madre is about 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles and just east of Pasadena.

No homes were damaged, though a small outbuilding used for storing firefighting equipment was destroyed, Weaver said.

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“This is pretty serious,” Weaver said.

“Some of these areas have not burned in over 40 years.”

The cause of the blaze remained under investigation.

The fire was first reported Saturday afternoon in a wooded area a few miles northeast of Pasadena. It was windy at the time and unseasonably hot, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees.

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Firefighters originally had hoped to have the blaze contained Sunday, but gusting winds late Saturday night kept the fire burning out of control and creeping toward nearby homes. The mandatory home evacuations came shortly before 11 p.m.

Weaver said winds were calm early Sunday, boosting firefighter efforts.

Two shelters have been set up in the area for evacuees.

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Here’s one you’ll never see Editor:

“Neighbors welcome change.” Two items in the April 25 edition demonstrate why the Santa Monica Daily Press may never have a chance to run this headline. One item is a story describing a planned mixeduse development along the 2900 block of Wilshire Boulevard (”Development draws criticism,” page 3).

The neighborhood opposition both to this project and the possible redevelopment of the Albertson’s grocery store a couple of blocks to the east is as perplexing as it is predictable. Opponents are fighting to preserve two large parking lots, a liquor store, a pet store and a market housed in a building that might easily be mistaken for a fortress. Those portions of Wilshire Boulevard are tired and unsightly, and the neighbors ought to welcome well-planned change. The second item was a letter opposing the Santa Monica urban forester’s recommendation that 300 diseased carob trees be removed from a number of North of Montana residential streets. Assuming the correctness of the tree expert’s diagnosis, the city has an obligation to prevent the harms that can occur when large trees fall down. The letter writer not only unreasonably minimizes the city’s potential liability, but also may not realize that people have been killed by falling street trees. Public input into the planning process is good and necessary. But if we all remember that while change is not always better, neither is the status quo, someday we may see that headline in the SMDP.

Paul Bergman Santa Monica

It’s still about race Editor:

For those living in denial and who don't see the whole picture of why Hillary Clinton triumphed over Barack Obama in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania all you have to do is check voter demographics in most counties and listen to what some of the more honest residents are saying; "yes, my vote had something to do with race." It's still about race in America even when it comes to a top notch presidential candidate.

On the brighter side of things for the Democrats, Hillary and Barack are taking all the spotlight from John McCain who has been shuttled off to the back pages.

You can read between the lines the angst and worry the extended Democratic primary is causing many conservative and Republican pundits.

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ODDS OF A CHILD BECOMING A ODDS OF A CHILD PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE: BEING DIAGNOSED 1 in 16,000 WITH AUTISM: 1 in 166

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Is school staff running amuck?

SPECIAL EDUCATION CAME UP AGAIN AT

City Council last Tuesday. It was an evening of stunning revelations proving the horror show continues.

At issue is whether the Santa MonicaMalibu Unified School District has met the requirement for review of policy regarding confidentiality clauses in employee contracts and special education settlement agreements as set forth by the council months earlier. At stake: $529,779 in city funds for the district.

The agreements are used to resolve disputes between special education parents and the district over their children’s educational plan. District superintendent, Diane Talarico told council since June, 2007, all parents involved in dispute resolution with staff were advised of the moratorium. She said that out of 37 agreements, 28 included confidentiality clauses and another nine were removed from agreements when parents "didn’t feel comfortable” signing them.

Talarico said she was informed by her staff that "parents had been told a moratorium had been put on confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements — unless parents requested them” and “none had been coerced." However, she had heard, “According to the rumor mill, some (of the 28 families) felt they were coerced into signing agreements with confidentiality clauses."

Councilman Bobby Shriver responded that he’d received e-mails from parents saying they were coerced into signing. Shriver suggested Talarico’s staff may have misinformed her. He pointedly asked Talarico, “What would happen if staff had misled the superintendent?” She replied there was “a progressive discipline procedure” and “if staff members were telling me untruths, there would be consequences," adding she hadn’t received the e-mails forwarded from the city and no parent complained to her even though she is “approachable and accessible."

Talarico, who initially said she “could only stay for a little while because I have oodles of work to do,” heard a parade of parents and knowledgeable citizens tell council about “secret deals to control parents and erode the legal process” and confirm repeatedly that “the moratorium was not respected.”

One parent revealed that four school board members were advised of the situation and only one unnamed board member investigated and was informed that “gag” clauses were used during the moratorium only in existing cases and agreements initiated after the moratorium didn’t contain them.

When Ken Haker, chair of the Special Education District Advisory Committee said he was aware that “staff blatantly violated the terms of the agreement between the district and the city in regard to settlement agreements” and disclosed “abuses so sys-

tematic that truth was hidden by secrecy and fear,” eyes must have rolled.

Two years ago, within weeks of replacing former superintendent, John Deasy (who instituted the settlement agreements and their gag clauses), Talarico signed a staterequired document stating the SMMUSD had the financial resources to cover a teacher pay raise even though district chief business officer, Winston Braham refused to certify the document and “resigned.”

Outside auditors confirmed shaky fiscal procedures and noted that changes would be necessary if the district were to meet its fiscal obligations, thus vindicating Braham. Meanwhile, the continuing agony over special education was ignored by just about everybody in charge until last year when City Council withheld the Master Facility Use funding increase pending independent review and policy changes.

The deceit, cover-ups, ignorance and screw-ups speak volumes about serious problems in administrative ranks. The combination of e-mails to council persons outlining ongoing abuse and the apparent awareness of some school board members about ignored policies and a renegade staff running amuck is indicative of a dysfunctional school district.

Unbelievably, misguided school supporters still informed Shriver that special education parents were “excitable women” and council’s intervention was "anti-educational," suggesting that the city stop playing cop and just hand over the money. Hmmmm. What will they say when these “management” problems metastasize and infect the quality of education of their students — not just the special needs students who are now so marginalized?

Add a school board incapable of proper oversight and school cheerleaders and stooges who soft-pedaled the festering situation (probably for fear it would negatively affect voting for parcel tax and school bond measures) and it’s easy to see why this hideous situation has flourished.

Mayor Herb Katz told Talarico, “One of the largest problems you have, is they (parents) don’t trust you, and they don’t trust your staff ... these people are still scared.” In a vote of “no confidence,” Katz said he “was not convinced our superintendent is going to do much within the next 30 days" and wisely called for strong and immediate action noting that “those involved in this should be taken away from their positions.” Amen.

At Talarico’s and many other’s request, council delayed releasing monies pending the submission and approval of a firm action plan by the district — as if they will give up a nickel until this debacle is settled.

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Bush and habeas corpus: Gutting the Constitution INCREDIBLY, PRESIDENT BUSH WOULD

have us believe that the rights of citizenship are only as good as the ground a citizen literally stands on. In recent oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Mohammad Munaf and Shawqi Omar, a Bush Administration lawyer argued that “American citizens, when they go abroad, they have to take what they get.”

Munaf and Omar, both American citizens, were arrested in Iraq by American military personnel and have been in the custody of U.S. authorities operating as part of Multi-National Force Iraq. Both of these Americans are challenging attempts by the Bush Administration to deny them access to U.S. courts and transfer them into Iraqi custody, where they could very well be subjected to torture and given the death penalty.

The Bush Administration insists that even though the men are being held at a U.S. Army-run detention center near the Baghdad airport, the U.S. has no control over what happens to them.

Yet as Supreme Court Justice Breyer noted during the oral argument, “this multinational force operates subject to a unified American command, and the chain of command ultimately runs to the President. So as a practical matter it’s the President and the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense, and the American commanders that control what our American soldiers do.” Thus, regardless of whether the U.S. military holds prisoners within U.S. borders or on foreign shores, as long as they are in U.S. custody, they have a right to a hearing by way of the writ of habeas corpus.

No matter what President Bush insists to the contrary, government officials cannot pick and choose when or to whom the Constitution’s protections should be applied. America’s founders believed that the right of habeas corpus was essential if American freedom and democracy were to be maintained. They fought the War of Independence in part so that the lawless capture and detention of prisoners would never occur again.

The right of habeas corpus is the foundation stone of American liberty. Alexander Hamilton, perhaps the most conservative of America’s founding fathers, once said that the writ of habeas corpus was perhaps more important to freedom and liberty than any other right found in the Constitution.

Believing that such arbitrary imprisonment is “in all ages, the favorite and most formida-

Day at the park Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed closing a number of open spaces in the Santa Monica Mountains including Will Rogers and Topanga state parks due to a $10 billion budget deficit.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: If Will Rogers and Topanga state parks were forced to close what impact do you think it would have on the city’s public parks?

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ble instrument of tyranny,” the founders were all the more determined to protect Americans from such government abuses.

Indeed, the founding fathers thought this right was so important that it was enshrined within the body of the U.S. Constitution, rather than as an amendment. Latin for “bring forth the body,” the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus ensures that if you’re being held in a jail or prison and haven’t been charged with a crime, you have the right to go before an impartial judge and ask, “Why am I being held? What is the evidence against me?”

I am not saying that Munaf and Omar should be set free. Imprisonment would certainly be appropriate and necessary if the two men are guilty of what they were accused of. However, imprisoning American citizens without providing them access to the courts in order to challenge their detention represents a grave departure from the ideals of those who drafted the Constitution.

This case will no doubt have far-reaching implications for all Americans, including journalists who cover the war. U.S. troops have occasionally mistaken reporters for insurgents and have detained over a dozen journalists for months at a time without charge. One photographer, Bilal Hussein, was held for almost two years after being mistaken for a terrorist in 2006. If the government prevails in this case, many such innocent American bystanders will find themselves in a legal limbo, unable to petition American courts for their release.

Every prisoner’s darkest moment is when he realizes that the outside world doesn’t seem to care what happens to him. As Joseph Margulies, one of the attorneys for Omar and Munaf, wrote: “When I was in Iraq, I sat in cramped and bare concrete rooms with Shawqi Omar and Mohammad Munaf. After the nervous initial chatter about food and the weather, after the earnest discussion of legal cases and habeas corpus, after the long pause when conversations either come to an end or reach a more vital center, they began to speak of their fears, the greatest of which was that they had been, or soon would be, forgotten.”

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Annenberg Community Beach Club Beach Parking Lot 10 will be closed for rehabilitation Feb. 7 through May 20. Beach patrons are advised to ride a bike or park in Lot 9 north . The self pay machine in Lot 9 allows payment for either all-day or two-hour parking. Flag persons will be in the area to ensure safe conditions and limit disruption to Pacific Coast Highway.

Annual Tree Trimming Project City trees will be trimmed at the following locations: 30th Street (Pico Boulevard to Ocean Park Boulevard, 31st Street (Pico to Ocean Park), 12th Street (Montana Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard), Sixth Street (Wilshire to Colorado Avenue), Grant Street (Lincoln Boulevard to 16th Street), Ocean Avenue (Adelaide Drive to Pico), 17th Street (Broadway to Pico). There will be minimal lane closures from 7:30 a.m. — 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The annual tree trimming schedule is subject to change without notice due to inclement weather, emergencies, community events, budget conditions, street repairs or other public improvements. Residences and businesses will be notified in advance of tree trimming operations, blocks will also be posted with no parking signs.

Back On the Beach Café (445 Pacific Coast Hwy.) NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS April 28, 2008 City of Santa Monica 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 On or about May 5, 2008 the City Of Santa Monica will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds under Title II, of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, to undertake a project known as: Project Title: Location: Purpose of Project: Estimated Cost:

Rehabilitation of 2320 34th Street 2320 34th Street, Santa Monica, California Rehabilitation of an existing residential building Approximately $875,000 of HOME funds

The above activity is a categorical exclusion under the HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58.35(a) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determination for this project is on file at the Housing and Redevelopment Office, 2121 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Monica, California 90404, where the ERR is available for review and may be examined or copied weekdays 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., and until 5:00PM on alternate Fridays.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the above City of Santa Monica, Housing and Redevelopment Office, 2121 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Monica, California, 90404. All comments received by May 5, 2008, will be considered by the City prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.

RELEASE of FUNDS The City of Santa Monica certifies to HUD that P. Lamont Ewell, Certifying Officer, in his capacity as NEPA Certifying Officer consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Santa Monica to use Program funds.

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Flag persons will be in the area to ensure safe conditions and limit disruption to traffic flow on PCH on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beach Parking Lot 10 will be closed for rehabilitation Feb. 7 through May 20. Beach patrons are advised ride a bike or park in Lot 9 north.

The self-pay machine in Lot 9 allows payment for either all-day or two-hour parking.

Big Blue Bus Campus Expansion (1620 Sixth St.) No public parking at the eastside of Sixth Street (South of ColoradoAvenue). Mar. 3, 2008 to Aug. 25, 2009: No parking along, and no pedestrian access to west sidewalk of Seventh Street, between Colorado and Olympic boulevards. Jan. 21, 2009 to Apr. 21, 2009: No parking along, and no pedestrian access to south sidewalk of Colorado between Sixth and Seventh streets.

Colorado Ocean Relief Sewer Project Traffic from the I-10 Freeway will be directed to avoid Colorado Avenue by either using Pico Boulevard or East-West streets North of Colorado. Project is scheduled for completion in May 2009. Detours are as follows: • Westbound Colorado Avenue will be closed at Second Street.

• Eastbound Colorado Avenue will be reduced to one lane between Ocean Avenue and Second Street.

• Southbound Second Street will be closed at Colorado Avenue.

• Pedestrian access to businesses and through the work area will be maintained.

Marine Street Utility Undergrounding Relocation and undergrounding of electric, phone, and cable facilities on Marine Street, between Lincoln Boulevard and Prospect Court. Parking limitations will be posted daily and detours may be announced as necessary.

Second/Fourth streets Streetscape Improvement Project Construction crews will be working on both sides of Second Street from Wilshire Boulevard to Colorado Avenue and digging potholes on Fourth Street between Arizona Avenue and Broadway. There may be occasional disruption to some parking spaces.

Please follow posted detour signs.

Traffic Signal Upgrade Fiber optic infrastructure installation and traffic signal modifications will continue in the following locations: 1) San Vicente Boulevard and 7th Street; 2) Ocean Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard; 3) Santa Monica Boulevard and 7th Street; 4) Pico Boulevard and Main Street; 5) Ocean Avenue and Moomat Ahiko Way. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

East Colorado Improvement Project Pedestrian and neighborhood traffic improvements on Colorado Avenue between 20th Street and Centinela Avenue. Streets will be reduced to one lane both east and west bound from 20th Street to 26th Street. Some parking lanes will be removed during various construction phases. Pedestrian walkways will also be reduced during the construction period.

Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project

HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Santa Monica certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Santa Monica; (b) the City of Santa Monica has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Repairs to various sidewalk locations Citywide. Traffic lane closures and sidewalk closures should be expected throughout the construction zones. Detours may be announced as necessary, please follow posted detour signs.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to the HUD grant administration office at Office of Community Planning and Development, 611 W. 6th Street, Ste, 800, Los Angeles, California 90017. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Santa Monica Classic 5k/10k Race

P. Lamont Ewell, City Manger City of Santa Monica 1685 Main Street, Room 209 Santa Monica, CA 90401

Citywide Street Repair Project Repairs to various street locations Citywide. Work is scheduled at Colorado Avenue & Fourth Street, Broadway between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Fourth Street & Civic Center Drive, Main Street (in front of City Hall), and Santa Monica Boulevard from Lincoln Boulevard to 26th Street. Traffic lane closures and sidewalk closures should be expected throughout the construction zones. Detours may be announced as necessary, please follow posted detour signs.

Race will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Route begins at Barnard Way and Ocean Park Boulevard, continuing south on Barnard Way, east on Marine Street, north on Main Street, west on Colorado Avenue, north on Second Street, west onto Broadway, north onto Ocean Avenue, east onto San Vicente Boulevard to 11th Street. Participants will turn around and head west on San Vicente Boulevard, south on Ocean Avenue, ending at the 1500 Block of Ocean Avenue. Streets will be closed at approximately 7 a.m. (1500 Block of Ocean Avenue will closed at 5 a.m.).

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Possible actors strike drives movie filming

BY LYNN ELBER Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES Feature film production in the Los Angeles area jumped 11 percent in the first three months of the year as studios moved to get ahead of a possible actors strike.

FilmL.A. Inc., an agency that tracks onlocation filming, said the increase came in comparison to the first quarter of 2007.

“The studios are trying to get production wrapped before June 30,” the expiration date for the current Screen Actors Guild contract, Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., said Friday.

A film shoot interrupted by a strike would a “very expensive proposition,” he said.

SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers held their 10th day of negotiations on Friday as another actors union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, waited in the wings for its contract talks to begin on May 5.

AFTRA delayed the start of its talks for a week to give SAG a better chance to complete a three-year deal covering movies and prime-time television.

Kyser said the reprieve for SAG gave many workers in Hollywood hope that there won’t be a repeat of the 100-day strike by writers that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill.

FilmL.A. said TV production was making a slow recovery from the strike. TV location filming was down 45 percent in the first quarter of 2008. compared to last year, the agency said.

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San Joaquin bishop sued Diocese leaders say Schofield breached his duties to the church

BY AMANDA FEHD Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin is suing a deposed bishop who led a secession last year prompted by the church’s ordination of women and gays.

The diocese said in its lawsuit, filed Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court, that John-David Schofield breached his duties to the church and demanded he vacate his offices and turn over diocesan property and financial accounts.

National church leaders removed Schofield as the head of the Fresno-based diocese after he led parishioners to align themselves with the conservative Province of the Southern Cone, an Argentina-based member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Last month, Jerry Lamb, a bishop loyal to the U.S. church, was elected to head the San Joaquin diocese. Schofield, however, maintains he is an Anglican bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin under the worldwide church.

The U.S. Episcopal Church is also part of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion, a global fellowship of churches that trace their roots to the Church of England, but the national denomination has faced increasing scrutiny for its liberal-leaning stance. Most Anglicans are traditionalists who believe Scripture bars gay relationships.

Lamb said in a statement Friday that there was no other viable way to recover church property but to seek court intervention.

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“Regardless of the necessity of proceeding with the litigation, the diocesan leadership and I remain committed to reconciliation with clergy and parishes that are still trying to understand their relationship with the Episcopal Church,” Lamb said in the statement.

The Rev. Van McCalister, a spokesman for the secessionist diocese Schofield leads, said Friday that the deposed bishop’s parishioners are the rightful owners of the proper-

course we are going to defend them.”

McCalister said he assumed the lawsuit applies to the 40 parish churches and missions within the diocese, as well as other assets. He said an eviction order had not been served on the Fresno offices Schofield continues to occupy as head of the Anglican diocese.

The complaint demands that Schofield leave those offices, return control of a church investment trust and foundation and return bank and brokerage accounts, money, and

THE PEOPLE OF THE DIOCESE, THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, VOTED TO MOVE FROM THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO THE ANGLICAN PROVINCE. IT WASN’T A UNILATERAL DECISION BY THE BISHOP. Rev. Van McCalister, Spokesman for the secessionist diocese Schofield leads

ties Bishop Lamb is seeking. As such, there is no reason for him to comply with Lamb’s demands, according to McCalister.

“The people of the diocese, their elected representatives, voted to move from the Episcopal Church to the Anglican Province.

It wasn’t a unilateral decision by the bishop,” he said. “They are the ones who paid for the properties, through their forebears, so of

financial, historical and property records.

“Defendant Schofield’s attempt to divert the Diocese of San Joaquin itself and its property for the use and benefit of another church in violation of the Episcopal Church’s Constitution and Canons breached his fiduciary duties as the Bishop and ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese of San Joaquin,” the complaint said.

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“I’ve always loved children,” Sinsheimer said during an interview last week. “My house was the house where all the kids in the neighborhood came to play.”

The preschool has changed minimally in the past 30 years, still located in the same bungalow in Ocean Park and still acting on the same philosophy of allowing the child to flourish creatively in a time when they are establishing the framework for the rest of their lives.

“I believe that [Albert] Einstein had it right when he said the imagination is more important than knowledge,” Sinsheimer said.

Following a stint at the Santa Monica CoOp, Sinsheimer set her career sights on the Backyard Group, a Westside preschool where her three sons attended. Once her children were off to elementary school, Sinsheimer went straight to Henrietta Endore, the preschool’s founder and guru of early childhood education.

“I want to work for you, Henrietta,” Sinsheimer recalls saying.

Sinsheimer went on to serve as both an instructor at the preschool and a pupil to Endore, who mentored her during the formative years in her education career.

Concurrent to her time at the Backyard Group, Sinsheimer began working toward her master’s degree in human development.

In the mid 1970s, Sinsheimer felt she was finally ready to branch off on her own. With a handful of teachers and about four students, Sinsheimer started the First Step Preschool.

The following year, the school reached capacity.

“Henrietta allowed for children to be themselves, to truly be themselves and she was really the first school that I know of who didn’t reject children because they marched to a different drummer,” Sinsheimer said.

Within the aging school house is the chorus of children’s laughter, sung as they run through the corridors after one another,

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sung as they finger paint enthusiastically out in the courtyard. For Sinsheimer, the bungalow is not just a preschool but also a living memory book.

One of her fondest memories came just a few years after the preschool opened its doors. When a student with leukemia was recovering at home after undergoing chemotherapy, Sinsheimer rounded up a group of kids in a wagon and took them up to see him. The boy, who lived just two blocks away, survived the cancer and is doing well, Sinsheimer said.

About 1,000 students have gone through the doors at First Step and the staff has remained roughly the same over the past three decades.

Among those teachers is Hillary Bedell, who has taught at First Step for 20 years.

“I’m given the freedom to teach what I want to teach and Ina’s philosophy of allowing the children freedom to play and learn and imagine is my philosophy also,” Bedell said. “I’ve been in the field for 36 years and at other schools there are teachers coming and going but the teachers stay here because Ina is a good person to work for.”

Perhaps nothing has stayed more constant at the preschool than its philosophy.

Sinsheimer recently opened her old master’s thesis, written back in 1981. She was shocked to see that in 27 years, very little has changed in her educational goals and beliefs as outlined in the thesis.

“I can’t believe we’re doing the same thing,” she said. “I can’t believe I’m sitting here saying the same thing all these years later.” melodyh@smdp.com

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“I saw the opportunity for this kind of site and jumped on it,” Schoeffler said. “I’m not a car-pooler myself, but I can see where something like this can be a God send for some people. Traffic and gas prices are bad no matter where you live. That’s part of the reason I used to walk to work. I’m lucky now and I work from home, which is the ultimate way to stay off the roads.”

Some municipalities have decided that the private sector could use a nudge in the right direction when it comes to ride sharing. Santa Monica, a city known for being on the cutting edge of environmental concerns, created an ordinance 17 years ago that requires any business operating in the city to inform its employees of various ride sharing opportunities.

The city provides Big Blue Bus schedules and marketing materials to businesses in the hope that some of their employees abandon their individual cars in favor of ride sharing.

To give the ordinance some teeth, the city charges employers an impact fee ranging from $9.14 to $11.72 per employee, per year. To offset that cost, businesses are required to pay workers $1 for each day they take an alternative form of transit to work. For every dollar paid to employees, that amount can be subtracted from the yearly impact fee.

“All businesses operate the same plan, but they can come up with different ways to entice employees to participate in the program,” said Luis Antonio Morris, transportation management specialist for the city. “It’s a good way to promote ride sharing.”

If businesses fail to comply with the ordinance, there’s a steep penalty to pay. A business in violation would be required to pay $5 per person, per day the violation occurs. Violators also risk losing their business licenses, but Morris can’t recall that happening in the time he’s worked with the city.

The city itself is one of the most successful enterprises in the city when it comes to ride sharing. Jerri Wingo, who works in the transportation office, is in charge of the city’s efforts to help its employees find alternative modes of transportation to work. She said that 800 of 2,100 city employees ride share in one for or another.

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ing,” Wingo said.“Lately,most people say the price of gasoline is the main reason they want to get involved. Many people that work for the city don’t live here. Some drive from as far as Riverside and San Diego. I’m always matching them up with people in their area.”

The distance one has to commute often forces some people to take drastic measures.

Allen Yang used to live in Santa Monica but was forced to move closer to his job due to the soaring cost of commuting.

He tried Internet message boards with no success and grew so frustrated he moved to keep his costs down.

“There was a lot of publicity for ride sharing back in the ‘70s and ‘80s,” Yang said. “There used to be billboards touting ride sharing, but there doesn’ seem to be enough publicity any more.” daniela@smdp.com

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The tunnel was repaired and reopened a month after the disaster, and now bears little resemblance to its 1970s-era predecessor.

White concrete was used to increase illumination, 500 computerized lights can create a noontime-like brilliance inside, and flashing signs mark the entrance. The tunnel speed has been lowered back to 45 mph.

A second tunnel, farther downhill, was not damaged and has not been redesigned.

Drivers descending the mountain pass toward Los Angeles go through the two tunnels while passing through a 2.4-mile network of curving bypass roads designed to allow trucks to come down along a gentler grade. Cars are also allowed in those lanes.

Driving those lanes can be tricky and can include frequent stops and starts, with curves, merges and slow-moving trucks that can obscure what’s ahead.

Records show the 550-foot tunnel where the crash happened has been nearly accident-free in recent years. However, between 2002 and 2006, there was an average of nearly one collision a week on the network of bypass roads going both directions.

In 1996, the California Highway Patrol was so distressed it recommended shutting the truck lanes and the tunnel in stormy weather — an idea state officials deemed unacceptable because they did not have the manpower to pull that off, according to internal documents obtained by the AP. That same year, state maintenance supervisor Charles Payne, alarmed by numerous crashes in stormy weather, wrote a letter urging engineers to review speeds and road conditions. “It is my concern that if these issues are not addressed immediately, that a major incident will happen with possible loss of life,” he wrote.

The state spent $250,000 in 1998 to grind and groove the pavement to improve traction. Accidents on the cluster of roads in both directions dropped from 1999 through 2001, government records show, but then began to climb. There were 32 accidents in 1999 and 55 by 2003, the year after the speed limit was raised to 55 mph.

Traffic in both directions on the busy stretch of highway increased 32 percent from 1996 to 2006, to an average of 281,000 vehi-

cles a week.

In an interview, Failing said that the overall crash rate is slightly above the norm, but that serious collisions — those involving deaths or injuries — are slightly below average.

“The statistics, the accident records, everything showed that this roadway was safe, especially when driven with due care,” Failing said. “If there was any doubt in our minds, we would have been out making changes.”

The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause and declined to comment on safety questions about the tunnel. The official cause is certain to have a powerful effect on the legal claims, which could expose the state to millions of dollars in damages.

John Woodrooffe, who heads the safety analysis division at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, said the increase in accidents in 2002 and 2003, after several years of relatively stable numbers, could be explained by increased traffic, weather or the economy.

But one trend was clear: wet-weather crashes dropped, suggesting the 1998 road work helped reduce accidents.

The deadly crash took place after the first significant rain in months made the road slick. The pileup is believed to have started with a tractor-trailer that went out of control and crashed as it was leaving the tunnel.

The pileup spread wreckage over a halfmile and sent motorists running for their lives from the 1,400-degree fire. Among the three victims was a 6-year-old boy, Isaiah Matthew Rodriguez, who was riding in his father’s truck.

The boy’s mother has charged in state documents that officials were aware of a “significant number” of accidents in and around the tunnel but looked the other way.

Water pooled inside, light fixtures weren’t working and it was improperly banked and graded, the mother said.

“This tunnel should have had a lower speed limit, a highway patrol car parked three miles from the entrance as a reminder to slow down. There should have been warning signs to the entrance of the tunnel that there is something going on inside the tunnel,” said Wolf, who represents Western Regional Delivery Service. “They’ve done it after people died.”

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Flying the green-friendly skies Dear EarthTalk: Are there any efforts underway to green the air travel industry? It seems to me that it must be one dirty business from a pollution standpoint.

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siting and expansion of airports are as old as the air travel industry itself, but only in recent years have the airlines themselves been under pressure to go green.

And there’s no time like the present for the industry to take some action: Air pollution from commercial jets is a growing concern among scientists, as is air travel’s role in climate change because of the more acute warming effect of emissions when they are disbursed so much closer to the upper atmosphere.

According to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, an independent group of scientists that advises the British government, emissions from aircraft will likely be one of the major contributors to global warming by the year 2050. According to USA Today, on a flight from New York to Denver, a commercial jet generates between “840 to 1,660 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger. That’s about what an SUV generates in a month.”

Despite still gloomy times for the industry post-9/11, a few are actually responding to the call. Virgin is blazing new trails as part

of a $3 billion investment in energy efficiency. The company is experimenting with biodiesel and ethanol — fuels derived from crops — and has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in ethanol-related businesses. But don’t expect to ride on a biofuelpowered jet anytime soon.

Airplane makers are getting in on the act, too. Boeing successfully flew the world’s first hydrogen-powered, fuel cell airplane in April 2008. A company spokesperson called the plane — a small one-seater — “full of promises for a greener future.” Boeing is working to develop a commercial version, but uncertainties about hydrogen production and distribution put this advancement well into the future, too.

So what can consumers do to fly greener today? Sharon Beaulaurier of GreenLight magazine suggests choosing airlines with newer, more fuel-efficient fleets such as JetBlue, Singapore Airlines or Virgin.

She adds that direct flights are better than those with stopovers, as frequent take-offs and landings use more fuel than when the planes are cruising. She also recommends avoiding airlines and airports with bad track records for delays, which leave planes idling and spewing greenhouse gases for hours unnecessarily.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) runs AvoidDelays.com, which helps fliers choose airlines and airports based on on-time departures. Airlines with poor records include American, Atlantic Southeast,

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HEAVY FOOTPRINT: On a flight from New York to Denver a commercial jet generates between 840 to 1,660 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger, or about what an SUV generates in a month.

ExpressJet, Mesa and United, according to NATCA, which also calls Chicago’s O’Hare, New York’s LaGuardia, Newark, Philadelphia and San Francisco the worst airports for catching on-time flights.

Meanwhile, the European Union wants to require airlines touching down in Europe to participate in continent-wide carbon reduction programs already in place. Backers hope it will cut Europe’s exponential growth in airline emissions in

half by 2020. Some carriers oppose the plan and are fighting it in court.

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Green funerals make for eco-friendly exits

BY REGAN MCTARSNEY Associated Press Writer

LONDON It’s no longer enough to live a greener life — now people are being encouraged to be environmentally friendly when they leave the Earth too.

Cardboard coffins, clothes sewn from natural fibers, a burial plot in a natural setting. Green funerals attempt to be ecofriendly at every stage.

“People are trying to think about what’s the best way to live and with that, what’s the best way to die,” said Roslyn Cassidy, a funeral director for Green Endings, which provides eco-friendly funerals.

Britain has been a world leader in ecofriendly funerals for years and a source of green burial products and ideas for countries like the United States, where the trend is just starting to catch on. Over the weekend in London, those in the business showcased their products and services at the Natural Death Center’s Green Funeral Exhibition.

Some may expect green funerals to be as cheap as a do-it-yourself project, while others might brace for price hikes similar to those fair trade food.

But, funeral directors say green funerals — like any — run the gamut.

“It’s about choice, not price,” said Fran Hall, marketing director for Epping Forest Burial Park.

For a concept aimed at saving the Earth by going back to basics, an eco-funeral can be more complicated than it sounds. The Natural Death Center provides a handbook that suggests environmental targets for cemeteries.

“You can take any funeral and make it greener,” said Michael Jarvis, the center’s director.

In a green funeral, bodies are not embalmed and are dressed in pure fiber clothes. Green campaigners say refrigeration or dry ice is a good alternative to formaldehyde, which can seep into the water system.

Biodegradable coffins also differ from the traditional mahogany. Coffins on display included one made from wicker and decorated with flowers.

One visitor, Linda McDowall, admired another coffin bundled in a beige, leaf-adorned felt shroud, saying it looked comfortable.

“Cozy and warm are not words you associate with death,” said McDowall, a 48-yearold German and French translator.

Cardboard coffins — which are as thick as their wooden counterparts — can be decorated by family and biodegrade within three months.

“The trouble is, they are a bit ungainly to use,” said Oakfield Wood burial ground director Oliver Peacock. “They’re not terribly easy to handle and if it’s wet, they don’t look their best either.”

Particular care is taken in how coffins are buried at eco-friendly graveyards like Oakfield Wood, Peacock said.

The cemetery was a pasture when it opened in 1995. It is now speckled with more than 1,600 trees that mark plots along with a wooden plaque.

Marble tombstones are frowned upon.

Jeremy Smite, a funeral director at Green Endings, notes that shipping and mining produce carbon and that marble is not a renewable resource.

“PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO LIVE AND WITH THAT, WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DIE.” Roslyn Cassidy, Funeral director for Green Endings

For cremations — which account for 70 percent of British funerals — a person’s ashes and the remains of the eco-friendly coffin are placed in bamboo, glass or ceramic urns.

New legislation in Britain requires reductions in the mercury content of plastics and treatments used in coffins starting in 2010.

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NEW YORK After threatening Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record in college, Kevin Smith now can concentrate — or at least dream about — Sanders’ marks with the Detroit Lions.

The Central Florida running back and nation’s leading rusher in 2007 was chosen atop the third round of the NFL draft Sunday. The Lions even traded up two spots with Miami for the privilege of beginning the second day by grabbing Smith.

Last season, Smith rushed for 2,567 yards and scored 29 touchdowns. Sanders’ set the single-season record with 2,628 in 1988, when he won the Heisman Trophy. He went on to a Hall of Fame career over the next decade with the Lions.

Detroit will settle for a semblance of that from Smith, who left the Conference USA school as a junior after first saying he would return to college.

“I never thought of myself as chasing Barry Sanders. He’s a legend,” Smith said.

“My numbers might have been close, but I was just thrilled to be close to someone like that. Now I get to play in the same organization, which is a dream come true.”

And enough to make a guy weep.

“The coach told me that they were going to come up to get me, and he put me on the phone with all the coaches, and I just burst into tears,” Smith admitted.

He was one of two All-Americans chosen in the third round. Penn State linebacker Dan Connor went to Carolina 10 spots later.

Connor left Linebacker U as its career tackles leader with 419. In the last few years, the Panthers have lost some starters at the position, notably Will Witherspoon and Dan Morgan. They hit with Jon Beason, their first-rounder last year, at middle linebacker.

“It’s going to be great to be able to learn under a bunch of great linebackers and guys that have experience,” Connor said. “I’m

more looking forward to that, taking it all in and learning from guys who have proven themselves every week on Sundays.”

Other third-rounders looking to prove themselves in the NFL will be defensive back Chevis Jackson (Atlanta), running back Jacob Hester (San Diego) and receiver Early Doucet (Arizona), all from national champion LSU. Hester could fill the role of LaDainian Tomlinson’s stand-in previously held by Michael Turner, now with the Falcons, and the Cardinals need another wideout after losing Bryant Johnson to San Francisco.

Texas running back Jamaal Charles was chosen by Kansas City and West Virginia RB Steve Slaton was taken by Houston. The Giants took Michigan’s big-play receiver, Mario Manningham, who could be groomed to eventually replace former Wolverine Amani Toomer.

New England chose San Diego State quarterback Kevin O’Connell, causing one pundit to remark: “Is this the end of the Tom Brady era?”

Uh, no.

Another San Diego area QB went late in the fifth round when Josh Johnson of the University of San Diego Toreros was chosen

by Tampa Bay, which has as many quarterbacks as some entire divisions.

Southern California quarterback John David Booty was the second selection in the fifth round, by Minnesota after the Vikings made an in-division deal with Green Bay. The Packers already had their QB of the future: Brian Brohm, chosen in the second round on Saturday, yet chose Matt Flynn of LSU in the seventh.

Tennessee passer Erik Ainge went to the Jets at No. 162 overall, six spots after Oregon’s Dennis Dixon was taken by Pittsburgh. The Steelers are hoping the fast, versatile Dixon can recover from a severe knee injury to make their team.

Utah State guard Shawn Murphy, son of former baseball star Dale Murphy, went in the fourth round to Miami.

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UCLA’s Shipp decides to enter NBA draft By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES UCLA’s Josh Shipp will enter the NBA draft, but the junior won’t hire an agent, leaving him the option of returning to play for the Bruins.

Shipp averaged 12.2 points and 3.2 rebounds during UCLA’s run to its third consecutive Final Four. The Bruins lost to Memphis in the national semifinals.

“After speaking with my family and with coach (Ben) Howland, I think I should test the NBA waters to get some feedback,” Shipp said in a statement Sunday. “I feel like it really can’t hurt me at this time. I want to go through the process this year, which will serve as a positive experience for me in my

future development.”

Shipp is the fourth UCLA starter to enter the June draft, along with freshman Kevin Love, sophomore Russell Westbrook and junior Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. On Saturday, point guard Darren Collison announced he will return for his senior season.

Shipp started a school-record 39 games this season and led the Bruins in 3-point field goals. He announced his decision on the final day for underclassmen to declare for the draft.

“It has been great being a part of so many winning teams,” he said. “But at the same time, I’m at the later stages of my college career and I think it would be an advantage for me to test this year."

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Bosses have a strong sense of limitations too.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Slow down and focus on what you must accomplish. Consider yourself on a factgathering mission. You don’t need to make decisions just yet. Tonight: Get some extra downtime.

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: ★★★★★Dynamic ★★ So-So ★★★★ Positive ★ Difficult ★★★ Average

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City of Santa Monica 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 On or about May 5, 2008 the City Of Santa Monica will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds under Title II, of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, to undertake a project known as: Project Title: Location: Purpose of Project: Estimated Cost:

Rehabilitation of 2418 5th Street 2418 5th Street, Santa Monica, California Rehabilitation of an existing residential building Approximately $875,000 of HOME funds

The above activity is a categorical exclusion under the HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58.35(a) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determination for this project is on file at the Housing and Redevelopment Office, 2121 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Monica, California 90404, where the ERR is available for review and may be examined or copied weekdays 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., and until 5:00PM on alternate Fridays.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the above City of Santa Monica, Housing and Redevelopment Office, 2121 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Monica, California, 90404. All comments received by May 5, 2008, will be considered by the City prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.

RELEASE of FUNDS The City of Santa Monica certifies to HUD that P. Lamont Ewell, Certifying Officer, in his capacity as NEPA Certifying Officer consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Santa Monica to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS to RELEASE of FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Santa Monica certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Santa Monica; (b) the City of Santa Monica has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to the HUD grant administration office at Office of Community Planning and Development, 611 W. 6th Street, Ste, 800, Los Angeles, California 90017. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

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■ Two aggressive art pieces sexualizing Jesus' Last Supper were displayed earlier this year: Among the 74 plaster models shown in Gateshead, England, in January by British artist Terence Koh was one of Jesus and several disciples sporting generous erections. And in March, a retrospective of Austrian Alfred Hrdlicka went on display in the Cathedral Museum in Vienna, with the blessing of the archbishop of Vienna, even though it included a painting of the Last Supper as a "homosexual orgy," in Hrdlicka's description (because, he said, there were no women in the original Da Vinci painting that inspired it). (That piece was removed during the first week, after complaints.)

■ Last year, Montreal, Quebec, artist Michel de Broin created, as art, the hollowed-out shell of an old Buick powered only by a fourseater bicycle (with hand brakes, or, failing them, Fred Flintstonetype brakes). Nonetheless, when a group took the car out for a spin last October, an overzealous officer ticketed them for "driving" an unsafe "car," but in April, after a daylong court hearing, the charges were dropped.

■ No Man's Land: "The Bride of Palestine" (a 26-year-old drag queen) is the best-known of a group of sexually uncertain Israeli Arabs who gather in underground venues in Tel Aviv and "struggle to define themselves," according to a March dispatch from McClatchy Newspapers. Though they are proud Palestinians at odds with the "occupying" Jewish society, some feel even more rejection by their own conservative communities and seem grateful that the "oppressors" permit the spaces that one woman called her "only refuge."

TODAY IN HISTORY Gavrilo Princip, the 1918 assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the archduke’s wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis.

War with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect.

The United States conducted the first of 35 nuclear test explosions in the Pacific Proving Ground as part of Operation Hardtack I. Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army, the same day Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Congress the U.S. “would prevail in Vietnam.”

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More legal wrangling ahead in shooting case

BY DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK The family of an unarmed man killed in a hail of police gunfire on his wedding day pledged Saturday to continue its fight to have someone held accountable for his death, a day after a judge acquitted three officers in the slaying.

“I’m still praying for justice, because it’s not over. It’s far from over. It’s just starting,” Sean Bell’s fiancee, Nicole Paultre Bell, told supporters at a rally in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood. “Every protest, every march, every rally, I’m going to be right up front.”

If history is a guide, the family may indeed still have a chance at extracting some measure of retribution, but it would very likely come at the expense of the city and not the officers who pulled the trigger. Bell, 23, was killed and two friends wounded in a 50-shot barrage outside a Queens strip club hours before his wedding.

Legal experts said Bell’s family faces an uphill fight in their attempt to have the officers charged with federal civil rights violations and might have to settle for battling them in civil court, where the city, not the officers, would be responsible for paying off any multimillion-dollar verdict.

Peter J. Neufeld, an attorney who represented police torture victim Abner Louima, said he believed the chances that the U.S. attorney’s office would bring federal charges in the case were “close to zero,” judging by Justice Department decisions in past police shootings.

While federal prosecutors have been willing to prosecute police officers for civil rights violations before, most famously in the case of Los Angeles brutality victim Rodney King, they have hesitated to take on cases in which officers have had to make a quick decision whether to open fire on a person they perceived to be dangerous.

No civil rights charges were brought in the 1999 case of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed African immigrant shot to death in the vestibule of a Bronx apartment building by officers who mistook his wallet for a gun. They also were not brought in the case of Eleanor Bumpurs, a mentally ill, 66year-old black woman who was killed by two shotgun blasts fired by a police officer evicting her from her apartment in the Bronx in 1984.

“The split-second nature of the decision to shoot,” Neufeld said, makes it difficult for prosecutors to argue that the officers knowingly acted to deprive someone of a constitutional right.

Bell’s family and the two survivors of the shooting may have better luck, though, with their lawsuit against the city.

His companions that night were Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield.

New York has a long history of multimillion-dollar payouts as a result of lawsuits brought by the families of people slain or beaten by police, including many settlements in cases where the officers

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were acquitted of criminal responsibility.

Even if the case goes to trial in civil court, Bell’s family is in a good position for a victory, said Bob Conason, an attorney who helped Diallo’s mother wrest a $3 million settlement from the city.

“This certainly doesn’t kill the civil case,” Conason said of Friday’s acquittal.

“Yes, they will have to try the case over again,” he said, but the standard for proving that the officers used excessive force is much lower in a civil court. “We had the exact same thing in Diallo, and we were not that concerned about winning the civil case,” even after the initial verdicts of not guilty, Conason said.

An exoneration in a criminal investigation also wasn’t an obstacle for the families of Patrick Dorismond, an unarmed black security guard whose family won a $2.25 million settlement from the city after his shooting by a narcotics detective in 2000, or for relatives of Timothy Stansbury, who settled for $2 million after the 19-year-old was shot by a startled officer on a Brooklyn rooftop in 2004. Grand juries had declined to indict in either case.

That doesn’t mean that the road to victory will be easy for the Bell family, even in civil court.

The long trial of detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora and Marc Cooper produced some moments damaging to the family’s claim that the officers had no cause to fear for their safety.

Judge Arthur Cooperman noted in his written decision on the case that some of the prosecution witnesses who had given the most damning account of the officers’ conduct had changed their stories regarding the circumstances of the shooting, which he said “had the effect of eviscerating” their credibility.

While not mentioning him by name, the judge also appeared to refer to Guzman as he described a witness with a criminal history and a poor demeanor on the witness stand. Guzman had been combative as he was cross-examined about the shooting and has served jail time. The police detectives said they decided to confront Bell’s party as they left the strip club because they believed Guzman was going to his car to retrieve a gun after an earlier argument.

Yet, even considering those factors, Conason said it might be in the city’s best interest to settle, rather than risk polarizing citizens by defending the detectives’ conduct in court.

“I would hope they figure, ‘Enough of this. It’s not good for the city. It’s not good for the department,"’ Conason said.

The Rev. Al Sharpton said he would meet with members of Congress in an attempt to elicit their help getting the Justice Department involved in the case.

Regardless of what the city decides to do, Bell’s family and his friends say they aren’t going to give up.

“We got a long fight. We still here. We still in it,” Guzman said.

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Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS016685 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of GEORGE MADARASZ AKA GEORGE ROGERS MADARASfor Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner or Attorney: ALAN L. FREEDMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: GEORGE ROGERS MADARAS to GEORGE MADARAZ and GEORGE MADARASZ to GEORGE MADARAZ. 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: MAY 29, 2008 Time: 8:30AM, Dept. A., Room 104 The address of the court is 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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: Santa Monica Daily Press.

Date: APRIL 16, 2008 GERALD ROSENBERG Judge of the Superior Court 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

DBAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080502213 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DIGITAL ALLIANCE, 2434 5TH ST. #101, SANTA MONICA, CA. 90405, L.A.. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KERRY GRIMES, 2434 5TH ST. #101, SANTA MONICA, CA. 90405 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: KERRY GRIMES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/24/2008. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080575659 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LARRY'S SHAVER SHOP, 821 WILSHIRE BLVD., SANTA MONICA, CA 90401, LA COUNTY. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DONALD CHARLES DILLON, 21602 SO. FIGUEROA, #30, CARSON, CA 90745 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)9/1/1998. /s/: DONALD C. DILLON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/03/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080577187 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CORNELIOS FABRIC, 11642 ATLANTIC AVE LYNWOOD, CA 90262. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CORNELIOS AVELLANEDA 11642 ATLANTIC AVE LYNWOOD, CA 90262 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CORNELIOS AVELLANEDA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080559644 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CARGOTRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, 20810 TOMLEE AVE. TORRANCE, CA 90503. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : M R D ENTERPRISES CORPORATION 20810 TOMLEE AVE. TORRANCE, CA 90503 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/1/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080578655 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as KINDESS TRANSLATION & IMMIGRATION CONSULTING, 199 W. GARVEY AVE. # 201 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LING CHENG 1023 W, DUARTE RD. # 3 ARCADIA, CA 91007 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: LING CHENG This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. NOTICE: THIS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080576472 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LIFELINE CREDIT SOLUTION, 2850 SOUTH ST. APT 1 LONG BEACH, CA 90805. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GREGORY PHILLIPS 2850 SOUTH ST. APT 1 LONG BEACH, CA 90805 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: GREGORY PHILLIPS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080576246 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JADE STORE, 9705 GRANDEE AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90002.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ISAURA MARTINON 6103 CONVERSE AVE. LOS ANGELES,CA 90001 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ISAURA MARTINON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080615890 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GETTY CAPITAL; GETTY; GFI; GCI, 1821 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 640, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403, COUNTY OF LA; AI #/ON 3085122. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LEAR FINANCIAL, 1821 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 640, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403 (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: LEAR FINANCIAL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/9/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080473887 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LITTLE ME COSMETICS, 1316 26TH ST, APT A, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : TRACEY MCCRARY, 1316 26TH ST, APT A, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/:

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TRACEY MCCRARY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/19/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080539233 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LEMA AUTO SALES, 321 E. ANAHEIM ST. WILMINGTON, CA 90744. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JUAN MADERA 118 W. 231ST ST. CARSON, CA 90745 ARISTIDES LEZMA 2821 DELTA AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90810 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JUAN MADERA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/28/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008

of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008

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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

/s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/9/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

91016. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KELLY JOHNSON 216 E. FOOTHILL AVE. MONROVIA, CA 91016 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: KELLY JOHNSON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080543503 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FOUNDERS CAPITAL INSURANCE SERVICES; FCIS AI #/ON A0672913, 6739 ODESSA AVENUE, VAN NUYS, CA 91406. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KIT & DEKER, INC., 6739 ODESSA AVENUE, VAN NUYS, CA 91406, (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: NAREG KITSINIAN, CO-PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/31/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080559212 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EDWARD HERBST, AUTUMN ASSOCIATES, 10811 WASHINGTON BLVD. #375 CULVER CITY, CA 90232. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : EDWARD HERBST 2165 GUTHRIE DR. LOS ANGELES, CA 90034 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)3/1/1980. /s/: EDWARD HERBST This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/1/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080576469 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LIMON WHITAKER & MORGAN TAX ADVISORS, 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 900 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : NOREEN CENTENO 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 900 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ROBERT L. DANIEL 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 900 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: NOREEN CENTENO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080539771 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as M & T AUTO SERVICE, 9022 HEGEL ST. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MICHAEL G. HANNA 9022 HEGEL ST. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MICHAEL G. HANNA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/28/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080559480 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HAWAIIAN FROZEN CUSTARD INTERNATIONAL; AQUALINE LANDSCAPE & GARDENING SERVICE, 4805 COOLIDGE AVE, CULVER CITY, CA 90230, LA COUNTY. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JEFFREY TERUO ONDO, 4805 COOLIDGE AVE, CULVER CITY, CA 90230 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JEFFREY TERUO ONDO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/1/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080531012 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WESTSIDE MORTGAGE, INC., WESTSIDE REALTY INVESTMENTS, INC., 225 S. LAKE AVE. # 545 PASADENA, CA 91101. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : EQUITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 225 S. LAKE AVE. # 545 PASADENA, CA 91101 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)1/1/2008. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/27/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080550045 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NAILS BOUTIQUE, 6732 BRIGHT AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90601.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : THUY PHUONG TRUONG 3350 GREENDALE AVE. ROSEMEAD, CA 91770 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: THUY PHUONG TRUONG This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/31/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080549102 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as A & J DIAZ TRUCKING, 6241 E. GAGE AVE. BELL GARDENS, CA 90201. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JORGE A. DIAZ 6241 E. GAGE AVE. BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JORGE A. DIAZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on .3/31/2008 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 statement in violation

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080549303 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GOLDEN PACIFIC NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL CLINIC, INC., 228 N. GARFIELD AVE. STE. 201 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PACIFIC NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP 960 WINSTON AVE. SAN MARINO, CA 91108 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)6/12/2003. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/31/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080559383 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as INSTITUTO DE LIDERES, 424 CLOVERLEAF DR. STE D BALDWIN PARK, CA 90640. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : VISION UNIVERSAL CORP 424 CLOVERLEAF DR. STE D BALDWIN PARK, CA 90640 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/1/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080578037 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NEW CONCEPT JANITORIAL SERVICE, 1590 E. 48TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARIO M. NERI 1590 E. 48TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MARIO M. NERI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/3/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080633234 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DISTRICT 8 BOARD SHOP & BOUTIQUE, 4240 ATLANTIC AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90807. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FELIX BABAUTA 3242 N. PARK LN. LONG BEACH, CA 90807 JEFF ANE 3036 PETALUMA LONG BEACH, CA 90808 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)5/1/2008. /s/: FELIX BABAUTA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080651737 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNIVERSAL LEATHER & SPECIALTY CLEANERS, 1722 N. PASS AVE. BURBANK, CA 91505. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GONZALO RAMIREZ 1722 N. PASS AVE. BURBANK, CA 91505 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)1/1/2002. /s/: GONZALO RAMIREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080632865 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ON-SITE CABINETRY/CARPENTRY, 138 CHEESEBROUGHS LANE LOS ANGELES, CA 90063. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALEXANDER SILVA 138 CHEESEBROUGHS LANE LOS ANGELES, CA 90063 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ALEXANDER SILVA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080642798 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ARMANDO'S LAGUNA DISCOUNT, 505 N. BRANNICK AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90062. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JESUS CORNEJO 221 N. DITMAN AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90063 JORGE CORNEJO 221 N. DITMAN AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90063 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JORGE CORNEJO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/14/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080642807 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FLOWERS WAREHOUSE COMPANY, 13725 AMAR RD. LA PUENTE, CA 91746. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GERARDO A. SALAZAR 13725 AMAR RD. LA PUENTE, CA 91746 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)11/15/2007. /s/: GERARDO A. SALAZAR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/14/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080603726 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as QUALITY SMOG & AUTO REPAIR, 9519 ARTESIA BLVD. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSE S. ROMERO 17608 LAKEWOOD BLVD. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JOSE S. ROMERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/8/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080613338 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TOP DEAD CENTER AUTO SPECIALIST,INC., TDC AUTO SPECIALIST, 6304 CLARA ST. BELL GARDENS, CA 90201. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : TOP DEAD CENTER AUTO SPECIALIST,INC 6304 CLARA ST. BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein..

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080676145 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BARRERA'S DECKING, 4576 TWEEDY BLVD. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : EDGAR J. BARRERA JR. 4576 TWEEDY BLVD. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 EDGAR J BARRERA SR. 4576 TWEEDY BLVD. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: EDGAR J. BARRERA JR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/17/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080675780 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MORENO RECORDS, 1335 N. WILMINGTON BLVD. WILMINGTON,CA 90744. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ADOLFO M. GONZALES 2576 SANTA FE AVE. #1 LONG BEACH,CA 90810 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)4/1/2008. /s/: ADOLFO M. GONZALES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/17/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080671334 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LAI LAI REMODELING, 922 S. BENITO AVE. #B ALHAMBRA, CA 91803. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : XIAO LING HAN 922 S. BENITO AVE. #B ALHAMBRA, CA 91803 FENG DONG LAI 922 S. BENITO AVE. #B ALHAMBRA, CA 91803 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: XIAO LING HAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/17/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080650623 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HOLLYWOOD FUTSAL LEAGUE, 3529 PERLITA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90039. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RUSSELL MILTON 3529 PERLITA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90039 AMIR ROFOUGARAN 12734 STRADELLA RD. BELAIR,CA 90210 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)4/13/2008. /s/: RUSSELL MILTON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080650557 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RESTAURANT RECYCLE, 216 E. FOOTHILL AVE. MONROVIA, CA

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080652153 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as A AND J TRUCKING, 4433 GUNDRY AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90807. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GUADALUPE GUILLEN-DIAZ 4433 GUNDRY AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90807 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: GUADALUPE GUILLEN-DIAZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080651419 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DOWNEY TRANSMISSION, 9536 E. FIRESTONE BLVD. DOWNEY, CA 90241. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FRANCISCO PELAEZ 1307W. 132ND ST. COMPTON,CA 90222 ANDRES AZUETA 11731 LUIS AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90605 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: FRANCISCO PELAEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080662962 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CLUB HUISQUILCO, FEDERACION DE CLUBES JALISCIENSES DE CALIFORNIA, 2171 SANTA FE AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90810. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FERNANDO GONZALEZ 2171 SANTA FE AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90810 GABRIEL CARBAJAL 447 ELLIS ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: FERNANDO GONZALEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/16/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080632827 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MARSOL INSURANCE SERVICES, 14135 FRANCISQUITO AVE # 201 BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MIRIAM DELGADO 3246 BALDWIN PARK BLVD. BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706 RUBY CABALLERO 9512 GIOVANE ST. S. EL MONTE, CA 91733 LAURA SOLIS 4437 STEWART AVE. BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership.

Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)3/15/2008. /s/: MIRIAM DELGADO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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

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does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

/s/: MOLLY TATARELLA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: FAUTINO HERNANDEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

LOS ANGELES, CA 90035 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: SIRI MARKA S. KHALSA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080530432 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SO GO CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING , 1039 E. VALLEY BLVD. #105 SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LARRY LIU 520 N. NICKOLSON AVE. #A MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: LARRY LIU This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/27/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080632763 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VELVET HANDS, 17143 VENTURA BLVD. ENCINO, CA 91316. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GPML,INC. 17143 VENTURA BLVD. ENCINO, CA 91316 This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)4/1/2008. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080615984 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CONNOISSEURS ONLY; BAG CONNOISSEURS ONLY; CONS ONLY, 1031 PICO BLVD, SUITE 3, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KELLI KIRSTEN DAY, 1031 PICO BLVD, SUITE 3, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)4/9/2008. /s/: KELLI K. DAY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/9/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080463088 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LAW OFFICE OF SHARON NAIM; TEEN DRIVING COURSE . COM, 1620 26TH STREET, SUITE 1000N, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, AI #/ON 2266683. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CYBERACTIVE INC., 1620 26TH STREET, SUITE 1000N, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/15/1999. /s/: CYBERACTIVE INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/18/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080569918 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LIFE/STYLE, 2727 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ELIZABETH CERVANTES, 36-450 BANKSIDE DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234; ROXANNA CERVANTES, 36-450 BANKSIDE DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 This Business is being conducted by, co-partners. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ELIZABETH CERVANTES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/2/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624419 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HOLLYWOOD FAMOUS FLORIST, 7083 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. STE 105 HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MOLLY TATARELLA 3720 LUGO AVE. LYNWOOD, CA 90262 RICA VANAUSDALL 7083 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. STE 105 HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein..

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080632765 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MCNL,LLC, 13683 CAMILLA ST. WHITTIER, CA 90601. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MCNL,LLC 13683 CAMILLA ST. WHITTIER, CA 90601 This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080632764 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RAZODESIGN,LLC, 7231 LYNALAN AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90606. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RAZODESIGN,LLC 7231 LYNALAN AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90606 This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/11/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624516 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as C&M TRUCKING, 18317 LA NACA ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91744.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CARLOS CANTARERO 18317 LA NACA ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91744 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CARLOS CANTARERO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624359 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as US INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND CULTURE PROMOTION COUNCIL, 15426 E. VALLEY BLVD. CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91746. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LIU CONG WEI 2348 MOUNTAIN BROOK DR. HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: LIU CONG WEI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080622015 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as F&H TRUCKING, 1349 CHEROKEE AVE. #218 LOS ANGELES, CA 90029. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FAUTINO HERNANDEZ 1349 CHEROKEE AVE. #218 LOS ANGELES, CA 90029 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624385 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ORGANIC ECOCARE, P.O. BOX 8045 LA VERNE, CA 91750.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : NADIR SIDIQI 552 KIRKWOOD AVE. POMONA, CA 91767 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: NADIR SIDIQI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 200806245727 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CEBU DIRECT, 12307 BROCK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ADOLFO PALACIO 12307 BROCK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242 EMMA RAMAS 12307 BROCK AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90242 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ADOLFO PALACIO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624388 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EXPRESS 24 HOUR TOWING, 5965 HERRICK AVE. SUN VALLEY, CA 91352. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KARLEN POGOSYAN 8430 CEDROS AVE. # 336 PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: KARLEN POGOSYAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624211 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as IMPERIAL GROUP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 1615 E. 47TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JUAN C. RAMOS 1615 E. 47TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 EMILIO BAEZA 1615 E. 47TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JUAN C. RAMOS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on .4/10/2008 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624156 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as METRO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 8846 SATURN ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90035. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : SIRI MARKA S. KHALSA 8846 SATURN ST.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624210 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ALL NATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 4110 ASCOT AVE. APT. 2 LOS ANGELES, CA 90011. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JUAN C. RAMOS 1408 E. 62ND ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 LUIS A. RAMOS 4110 ASCOT AVE. APT. 2 LOS ANGELES, CA 90011 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080624157 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as H D CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 1408 E. 62ND ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90001. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JUAN C. RAMOS 1408 E. 62ND ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90001 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JUAN C. RAMOS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/10/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080684226 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CAROLEENAROE, 1337 CENTINELA AVE, #1, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CAROLINE PESSOA MURPHY, 1337 CENTINELA AVE, #1, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CAROLINE PESSOA MURPHY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/18/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080639919 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MUNCH, 11301 OLYMPIC BLVD., #103, LOS ANGELES, CA 90064, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MUNCH, 264 S. LA CIENEGA BLVD, #980, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a corporation. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MUNCH This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/14/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080692435 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SIDDHI TRAVEL, 5132 SAN GABRIEL PL. PICO RIVERA, CA 90660. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KHYATI DESAI 5132 SAN GABRIEL PL.#23 PICO RIVERA, CA 90660 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: KHYATI DESAI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/21/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080692415 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HILLSIDE INVESTMENTS, 19715 PENNY LN. CERRITOS, CA 90703. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MICHAEL L. HOLLEY 19715 PENNY LN. CERRITOS, CA 90703 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MICHAEL L. HOLLEY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/21/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080550825 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as STAGECOACH, 4600 VIA DOLCE, #104, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ANASTASIA G. HAHALIS, 4600 VIA DOLCE, #104, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292 This Business is being conducted by, an individual.

Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ANASTASIA G. HAHALIS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/31/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080704205 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WEST L.A. CONSTRUCTION, 11123 LOUISE AVE. # F LYNWOOD, CA 90262. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSE RUBEN SANCHEZ 11123 LOUISE AVE. # F LYNWOOD, CA 90262 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JOSE RUBEN SANCHEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/22/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008,

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DBAS 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080724511 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BERKELEY BARBERS/ANGELO'S BARBER SHOP, 2812 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CHAD BUTLER, 25912 VIEJO CT, VALENCIA, CA 91355; VINCENT CHAN, 25832 ROYAL OAKS RD, STEVENSON RANCH, CA 91381; ERIC EPPOLITO, 25330 CROCKETT LN, STEVENSON RANCH, CA 91381 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: CHAD BUTLER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/24/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080724512 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RODEO TRANSPORTATION AND LIMOUSINE SERVICE, 5244 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., LA, CA 90016, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : RODEO LLC, 369 S. DOHENY DR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein. /s/: RODEO LLC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/24/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080724448 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as D AND A SEDAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, 12608 LA REINA DR. DOWNEY, CA 90242. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DANIEL C. HOLDER 12608 LA REINA DR. DOWNEY, CA 90242 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: DANIEL C. HOLDER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/24/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080693467 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LR ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING, 15547 MAPLEGROVE ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91744. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JENNIFER D. SOTELO 15547 MAPLEGROVE ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91744 LUIS RAMIREZ 1604 LARCHWOOD HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91744 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: JENNIFER D. SOTELO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/21/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 2008693363 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as IN FOCUS OPTICAL , 14540 RAMONA BLVD. STE, 111 BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706 . The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ENRIQUE RUIZ 4354 MAXSON RD. EL MONTE, CA 91732 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ENRIQUE RUIZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/21/2008. 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

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PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008

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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080540337 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UKON GLASS, 414 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD. GARDENA, CA 90248. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : BYUNG OK CHO 16504 HALLDALE AVE.# A GARDENA, CA 90247 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: BYUNG OK CHO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/28/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080686302 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as A&N PRECISION DIE, 13128 TELEGRAPH UNIT B SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ 13128 TELEGRAPH UNIT B SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 NAUVO GUTIERREZ 14619 NORWALK BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)11/10/2007. /s/: ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/18/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080713723 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PALAZZO INTERNATIONAL, 19562 VENTURA BLVD. TARZANA, CA 91356. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : KAVEN AZVAR 5160 CALATRANA DR. WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91366 BEUNOUSK PANAUPOUR 5160 CALATRANA DR. WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91366 This Business is being conducted by, a general partnership. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: KAVEN AZVAR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/23/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080540267 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BEST CLEANERS SERVICE, 235 LAS BRISAS CIR. POMONA, CA 91768. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ESIQULO GUZMAN BARRAZA 4235 E. GRAND AVE. POMONA, CA 91766 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ESIQULO GUZMAN BARRAZA

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 3/28/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080540267 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BEST CLEANERS SERVICE, 235 LAS BRISAS CIR. POMONA, CA 91768. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ESIQULO GUZMAN BARRAZA 4235 E. GRAND AVE. POMONA, CA 91766 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ESIQULO GUZMAN BARRAZA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on . 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008

(Date)4/1/2008. /s/: MADLEN SERGOYAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/22/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080651735 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as NC HIGH PURITY, 206 N. MARIPOSA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90004. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DOTHUAN TRAN 206 N. MARIPOSA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: DOTHUAN TRAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/15/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080724150 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MICHAEL'S LIQUOR, 20549 SOLEDAD CANYON RD. SANTA CLARITA, CA 91351. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ANDY ASKAR 3 PALA MESA DR. PHILLIPS RANCH, CA 91766 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein..

/s/: ANDY ASKAR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/24/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080704018 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ORTIZ FRUITS & MORE, 10060 BALLEX BLVD. EL MONTE, CA 91732. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MATIAS J.ORTIZ 10060 BALLEX BLVD. EL MONTE, CA 91732 ALICIA GUTIERREZ 10060 BALLEX BLVD. EL MONTE, CA 91732 This Business is being conducted by, husband and wife. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: MATIAS J.ORTIZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/22/2008. 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 statement in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411et seq.,Business and Professions Code). SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS to publish 4/28/2008, 5/5/2008, 5/12/2008, 5/19/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080703073 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MEGA DOLLAR STORE , 1303 SWARTHMORE DR. GLENDALE, CA 91206. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : FRED ELYSI 1303 SWARTHMORE DR. GLENDALE, CA 91206 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: FRED ELYSI This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 4/22/2008. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20080704278 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MADLENS KITCHEN, 7438 MAMMOTH AVE. VAN NUYS, CA 91405. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MADLEN SERGOYAN 11440 DARBY AVE. NORTHRIDGE, CA 91326 This Business is being conducted by, an individual. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on

Name Changes ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS016623 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of JAYNNE BELA TYLOR for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner or Attorney: JAYNNE BELLA TYLOR filed a petition with this court for a decree of changing names as follows: JAYNNE BELA TYLOR to JEANNINE STEPHANIE SMITH. 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: MAY 22, 2008 Time: 8:30AM, Dept. A., Room 104 The address of the court is 1725 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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: Santa Monica Daily Press.

Date: APRIL 1, 2008 GERALD ROSENBERG, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Judge Pro Tem 4/7/2008, 4/14/2008, 4/21/2008, 4/28/2008

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