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CITY HAll When Ken Genser was first elected

Young leaves YWCA with much pride

BY CHRISTINA WALKER Special to the Daily Press

DOWNTOWN The Santa Monica YWCA of today is a far cry from the YWCA Sally Young started working at as an executive director in 1985.

On her first day on the job Young walked into her office to find a desk that faced a wall and a bathroom with wood planks across a tub serving as a file cabinet. The manila files were in complete disarray.

“Oh my God, what have I done,” Young said about her decision to take the job.

Young spent three days wading through files and had to commission the creation of a personnel policy handbook from scratch since no employee handbook existed. To make matters worse she was also contending with a shoe string budget at the time.

Today she is proud to pass on a YWCA that is able to meet pay roll, that has all documents in order, and that has a dedicated staff, the majority of which, have committed themselves to over 12 years of serving the needs of women and girls in Santa Monica.

Unlike Young, who came into an office with immediate logistical issues, the new director will have six months of support

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to the City Council, John Blakely was in kindergarten.

Today, the two men are among 13 candidates vying for four open seats on the City Council.

A fairly recent graduate of Ohio State University, Blakely is part of a slate of young Santa Monicans who are waging campaigns this election season in which the average age of all candidates running for the four local races is about 50 years old.

About six contenders are under the age of 35, including Blakely (25), City Council candidate Michael Kovac (33), Santa Monica College Board of Trustees candidate Heidi Hoeck (25), Rent Control Board candidate Christopher Braun (33), and Ben Allen (30) and Chris Bley (35) for the Board of Education.

“People are excited about young candidates and they like to support young candidates,” Allen, who served on the University of California Board of Regents, said. “There’s a lot to be said about bringing a different generational perspective.”

The enthusiasm in politics from a more youthful crowd could be a reflection of the national scene where Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has gained popularity among young voters, some of whom have created fan pages on social networking sites like Facebook.

“It’s amazing seeing groups that are historically seen as apolitical really caring about what’s going on,” Kovac, an adviser to small businesses, said. “I’m really optimistic that we will see greater involvement, which means we will see people getting what they want.”

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Principal releases video promoting Samohi

BY SABA HAMEDY Special to the Daily Press

SAMOHI On Santa Monica High School’s Web site, you can find a variety of things, from links to campus clubs to the daily Blue Bulletin.

But this year something different has hit the Web: a new video called “Why Attend Santa Monica High School,” featuring principal Hugo Pedroza.

Throughout the video, Pedroza flaunts Samohi’s excellence in academics, athletics

and the arts. He explains that Samohi is wonderful because it is an environment in which anyone can grow. He points out that Samohi ranks in the top 20 percent in the state for academics, top 5 percent for music and top 10 percent for athletics.

The film was made after PTSA chairman Richard McKinnon noticed Samohi needed to connect more with the community.

The intention was to enhance Samohi’s Web site and fix the communication gap.

“Videos are a very powerful way to communicate; and Samohi needed much better

communication with the community,” said McKinnon.

His idea was to create multiple stories through videos, or “vidlets,” each approximately one minute long, so that community members could get a better sense of Samohi and it’s many activities, faculty, and events.

Samohi’s Running with Speakers (RWS) created the video prior to the 2008-09 school year. RWS is an on campus club that is in charge of sound at every Samohi event: pep rallies, concerts, assemblies, plays, and more.

In addition, they make videos and document all the events they help run.

According to RWS adviser Bill Wishart, the video took two to three weeks to both create and edit. However, uploading the video onto the school’s Web site took a few more months because of technical difficulties with YouTube.

“It was a smooth process …, but it took a long time,” said Wishart.

Wishart asked if any RWS members SEE VIDEO PAGE 10

GOP votes not to back redistricting

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voted Sunday not to take a position on a bipartisan redistricting initiative backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Proposition 11 on the November ballot would create an independent commission to redraw legislative districts. It was the only one of the 12 upcoming ballot measures on which the party’s executive committee did not take a position at the state GOP’s fall convention Sunday.

Former party chairman Duf Sundheim said Democrats who oppose the initiative will try to sell it as a Republican power grab.

The party’s endorsement might not help.

Some Republicans also argue the measure’s reforms aren’t tough enough. Linda Boyd of Los Angeles, a member of the party’s resolutions committee, said Republicans are split on the measure, so it was best for the party not to take a position.

Redistricting is a top priority for Schwarzenegger, who is co-chairman of the campaign with former state controller Steve Westly, a Democrat.

But the governor is at odds with many members of his own party, who see him as too liberal. His Republican critics also say he backtracked on promises not to raise taxes by proposing to temporarily raise the state’s income tax this summer to help close a $15.2 billion state deficit.

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Council doesn’t get it Editor:

As a supporter of Proposition T, I don’t think the Santa Monica City Council has fully grasped the impact of this grass-roots movement.

Council meetings, with the notable dissent of Councilman Kevin McKeown, devolve into long-winded tirades on trivial matters, all the while sneering at and dismissing Proposition T and its supporters.

Council members should recall that SMRR came to power on the second try in the rent control debate by countering landlord idealism with neighborhood nuts and bolts. Now, in an ironic twist, they argue model transit village idealism against the neighborhood nuts and bolts of parking and traffic. That is an argument they will lose ... now or next time.

Robert J. Scura Ocean Park

Bad timing for a bogus bond Editor:

The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees demonstrates a disturbing level of cluelessness by asking the citizens of Santa Monica to assume $300 million of Measure AA debt at a time when the financial infrastructure of the United States is imploding on a weekly basis. Ordinary citizens concerned with their employment prospects, retirement prospects, property values, future taxes, insurance costs, etc. are being called upon by SMC’s Board to give and give generously — for the sake of educating the mass of students from everywhere that they have spent millions soliciting to attend Santa Monica’s one and only community college.

How about if Santa Monicans give the SMC Board $300 so they can buy a clue?

The Board tells Santa Monicans that this is a bond about education. In 2003 the SMC Board of Trustees axed nine vocational education programs, including architecture, geographic information systems, office information systems, respiratory therapy, and notably, SMC’s venerable automotive technology program. How many of these programs returned to SMC since 2003?

Not one! The huge automotive shop on Pico remains idle. What is the Board talking about? When did they suddenly become concerned with education?

The Board tells Santa Monicans that the college needs to repair its decaying infrastructure. Why didn’t they repair the buildings with the $295 million in bonds they passed already? Wasn’t the infrastructure decaying when the Board took office? Did they just let it continue to decay on the supposition that the community would keep ponying up money for the college? And why do they operate the college and its four satellite campuses without a single plumber or painter on staff — doesn’t maintenance combat decay?

What have decayed at SMC are the fiscal responsibility, intelligence, and dedication to public service that once characterized the college. You can’t repair that sort of decadence with money or public relations. It’s a lesson that George Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger are learning. Let’s help teach the SMC Board the same lesson. No on AA. You can save your rent money and save your city by saying uh-uh to AA. Perhaps the Board will get the message that they are supposed to see to it that your money is spent wisely instead of wildly. Perhaps they’ll get the idea that they’re running a college — not a real estate development company.

Carl Gettleman 20-year employee of Santa Monica College

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The taxman cometh IN ADDITION TO STATE BOND MEASURES

1A, 3, 10 and 12 (that’ll add billions of dollars to California’s budget deficit) and tax increase measures from both the city of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College, there’s also Los Angeles County Measure R on November’s ballot for local voters to ponder.

If approved by a two-thirds vote, Measure R would raise Los Angeles County’s sales tax from 8.25 cents to 8.75 cents per every dollar. Money collected would go to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for a long list of transit projects, including completion of the Exposition Light Rail line into Santa Monica and the Westside Metro Rail (Purple Line) extension from Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue to Westwood Village to service Century City and Westwood/UCLA. Years from now and with another future funding scheme, the “Subway to the Sea” could eventually reach Ocean Avenue.

According to Metro’s glossy, color booklet just mailed to L.A. County residents, Measure R could raise “$40 billion for congestion relief projects.”

Over its 30-year life span (depending on the state of the economy and consumer spending), about 65 percent of the revenue would be used to expand the county’s bus and rail systems, while 35 percent would be earmarked for highways, streets and, potentially, bikeways and sidewalks. Metro cautiously notes, “Measure R will not fully fund all projects.”

R is not the magic pill for traffic woes.

It’ll take years for projects to begin construction let alone start operation. Even more problematic is that monies generated will partially pay for infrastructure that may or may not reduce traffic congestion.

It’s also possible that tax revenues may go to projects in other parts of the county such as the San Gabriel Valley Gold Line extension, or run short of money, leaving projects in limbo and awaiting Metro’s next sales tax hike.

I admit there’s a need for more mass transit, but this funding is another regressive taxing scheme that overly burdens the poor. With property adjacent to transit routes jumping in value, how about special taxing districts? Bonds? And private/public partnerships like both the railroads and London Underground have in England, instead?

Heck, Measure R wouldn’t even be necessary if our elected representatives, like our Assemblywoman Julia Brownley and the rest of the Legislature, didn’t keep ripping off gas tax money from transportation funds to “fix” shortfalls in the state budget. Me? I’m fed up with “robbing Peter to pay Paul” crap. Voting for any Metro transit tax scheme just gives clueless politi-

cians the green light to keep on stealing transportation funds and dipping into our wallets.

If R wins, 1.5 percent of local sales taxes would go to Metro. “Taxpayers in our county already pay the second-highest tax rate in California, behind only Alameda County,” L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe told the Daily Breeze (6-30-08). Metro’s proposed increase would unfairly push our local tax rate even higher. “This tax increase, at this time, is an unnecessary burden on residents,” Knabe said.

Metro claims, “Measure R would cost residents an average of $25 per person each year.” It would add an extra $125 in sales taxes on the purchase of a $25,000 car in the county.

R is the third half-penny sales tax increase for Metro. L.A. County’s sales tax already includes two previous half-cent levies approved by voters in 1980 and 1990 that paid for buses, construction of the Red Line subway and some light rail lines.

Meanwhile, Metro and its transit supporters are spending millions of dollars to pass this measure. One of those supporters is former Mayor, Councilman and former Santa Monica for Renters’ Rights Co-Chair Denny Zane. Zane is executive director of Move L..A., the Subway to the Sea Coalition and is the man behind the Los Angeles County Transportation Funding Collaborative — the nonprofit that pushed for a half-cent sales tax levy at its regional transit funding conference last January.

All this is mind-boggling when you consider that the Zane and his SMRR-controlled City Council have for decades — and still are — doing everything they can to slow and gridlock traffic while trying to force Santa Monicans out of personal vehicles and onto busses or bicycles. I guess social engineers never fade away, they just go on to bigger, and in the case of Zane, more profitable causes.

Zane’s firm, Urban Dimensions, runs and manages political campaigns.

Coincidentally, “Mr. Taxman” Zane has a $60-grand annual contract with Santa Monica College and currently runs Measure AA, SMC’s $295-million bond proposal. He’s also a signatory on the ballot argument for Measure SM which would expand the 10 percent Santa Monica Utility Users tax. Zane’s paid involvement with R is unknown.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On a totally different track, St. Anne’s School at 2015 Colorado Ave. celebrated its 100th birthday last weekend.

Congratulations on a century of quality Catholic education. Party on!

Bill Bauer can mr.bilbau@gmail.com

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Rule by thieves consider and most likely approve George Bush’s $700 billion proposal to bail out Wall Street. The real issue is where were our representatives when Wall Street moguls were in effect stealing the country blind? The answer is simple: many in Congress were doing the same thing, in one fashion or another.

Indeed, having the present Congress investigate the Wall Street fiasco is like having a fox investigate a murder in the chicken coop.

As I detail in my new book, “The Change Manifesto,” the abuses of office run the gamut from neglecting their constituencies to engaging in self-serving practices, including the misuse of eminent domain, earmarking hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracting in return for personal gain and campaign contributions, having inappropriate ties to lobbyist groups and incorrectly or incompletely disclosing financial information. The following is just a sampling of the kinds of corruption that have become associated with elected officials of all political persuasions.

Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) ran for Congress in 1990 with the slogan “A Congressman we can be proud of.”

Cunningham has since been accused of accepting bribes and special favors, including prostitution, luxury vacations and tickets to the Super Bowl. Representative Jerry Lewis (RCalif.) allegedly used his position as a ranking member of the Appropriations Committee to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in contracting for family, friends and clients connected with lobbyists in direct exchange for contributions. Lewis has also been tied to the same contractors as Duke Cunningham and is under FBI investigation. Representative Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) has been accused of using his position to increase his personal wealth through land deals, purchasing property with a group of investors at depressed prices and then pushing through earmarks for such things as freeway construction and commercial development that make the land more valuable. Calvert is under investigation by the FBI. Representative John Murtha (D-Penn.) has been investigated for having close ties to a lobbyist firm and its clients. The lobbyist firm PMA and nine of its clients have been among the top 20 contributors to the congressman’s campaigns, contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill, PMA’s clients received at least 60 earmarks amounting to $95.1 million in contracting.

Representative William Jefferson (D-La.)

Popping questions Some residents are concerned about development. Others are irked by homelessness. And seemingly everybody wants to know what can be done to ease traffic. The Daily Press is hosting a candidate’s forum on Oct. 22 at the Main Library featuring both City Council and school board candidates. At the forum, dubbed Squirm Night, these questions will be asked, among others.

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was indicted on June 4, 2007, on 16 criminal counts, including soliciting bribes, honest services fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, money laundering, obstruction of justice and racketeering. He allegedly agreed to perform official acts for 11 different companies in return for bribes and he was also accused of bribing a Nigerian official with $100,000, of which $90,000 was found in his freezer when criminal investigators raided his home.

Representative Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has been investigated for the misuse of eminent domain for personal gain and tax evasion. In three separate real estate sales to the cities of Monrovia and Fontana in California, Miller invoked the Internal Revenue Code, claiming eminent domain. In these sales, Miller realized a profit of over $10 million, which he reinvested in real estate. Miller’s transactions are under investigation by the FBI. Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has been investigated by the Justice Department on charges that he accepted bribes or other unreported gifts from VECO, an Alaskan oil field engineering firm. He admitted that the company paid for at least part of the renovations on his home. Stevens’ Alaskan home was raided by the FBI and the IRS in July 2007.

Out of these representatives, all but one is still serving in Congress. Clearly, somewhere along the way, democracy has given way to kleptocracy, and representation by statesmen has been rejected in favor of rule by career politicians, corporations and thieves—individuals and entities with little regard for the rights of American citizens or their property.

If there is any absolute maxim by which the federal government seems to operate, it is that the taxpayer always gets ripped off. We are the ones who get swindled out of billions of dollars by government representatives with little regard for our rights or our property. This is something we can’t afford to forget, especially now, as our government moves into the socalled “business” of saving large financial institutions.

Yet we will be the ones to pay the bill when it comes due. We, the taxpayers, will be the ones to keep the country running with our hardearned dollars and the sweat of our brows. And it will be up to us to hold our elected officials accountable on this matter and not just write them another blank check to use and abuse.

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Traffic from I-10 Freeway will be directed to avoid Colorado Avenue by either using Pico Boulevard or east-west streets north of Colorado. This work will start in January 2008 and is scheduled for completion in May 2009.

■ Two-way traffic on Colorado will be maintained and only a minor detour is needed in one eastbound lane at Second Street.

■ There is a future need to briefly take one lane on Colorado near Ocean Court and one lane on Ocean Avenue at Moomat Ahiko (just south of Colorado) to line and existing sewer section. All travel directions will be maintained.

■ Pedestrian access around the work area will be maintained.

Traffic Signal Upgrade

Work to repair and upgrade traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Second Street and Broadway may require occasional traffic and pedestrian delays during work hours (7:30 a.m.— 5 p.m.). Crews will be painting traffic and pedestrian stripes on the street pavement for short durations during the week of Sept. 29 at the following locations: Seventh Street and San Vicente, 26th Street and San Vicente, Fifth Street and Lincoln Boulevard and 28th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard.

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

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.

Citywide Street Repair Project

The street improvement contractor will be replacing curb and gutter work on the following streets: Maple Street along the north side (westbound traffic) between 11th Street and Lincoln Boulevard. Also, Pine Street, along the north side (westbound traffic) from 14th Street to Lincoln. Partial street closure will occur for certain periods of time to through traffic. Please obey the “no parking” signs that will be posted. Please use the Temporary Parking Permit that is being handed out by construction staff.

Street and Park Lighting Project

Work to repair and upgrade traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Second Street and Broadway may require occasional traffic and pedestrian delays during work hours (7:30 a.m. — 5 p.m.).

Time Warner Fiber Optic Upgrade

Construction will occur on the southside of Pico Boulevard on the sidewalk between Third Street ending at Ocean Way. One-lane of traffic will remain open in each direction. Project will last until approximately Oct. 16. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.—6 p.m.

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Kids trade Spongebob for spongepaint sets

BY JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press Writer

ARVADA, Colo. I knew something was amiss when the knickknacks — the small bowls, colorful vases, even an unused incense burner — mysteriously appeared in my living room.

It could only mean one thing: My 10-yearold daughter was watching too much HGTV again.

Hope likes to watch those home design shows as much as anything that airs on Disney or Animal Planet. During the early evening down time, Hope and her sister, Grace, are tuned into “Designed to Sell” or “House Hunters.”

A friend’s three daughters are similarly fixated, ignoring popular television for HGTV’s “Landscapers’ Challenge” and “If Walls Could Talk,” a favorite of Hope’s that blends history and intrigue into a storyline that may sound like a yawner on paper — we’re talking about a house here — but captivates the children.

“My kids have never seen ‘American Idol.’

There’s nothing wrong with that show, but my kids are so off the grid, it’s hilarious,” says my friend, Sloane Given. “It’s just not really their thing.”

They’re not alone in the elementary school set. HGTV and other do-it-yourself outlets don’t track their child viewership, but hosts like Vern Yip of “Deserving Design” on HGTV say they’re often stopped by kids. He calls his elementary-school-aged groupies a “funny little fan base.”

Paige Davis, the host of TLC’s “Trading Spaces,” which launched a new season on Saturday, says parents e-mail her about their children’s fixation with the show. (It spawned a Discovery Kids cable channel spinoff, “Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls,” in 2003, and repeats still air.)

Given’s 7-year-old, Lyle, also has taken that next step: Like Hope, she inserts her two cents into her parents’ design projects for their suburban home.

Recently, Lyle’s attention was directed to the back yard.

“When we did our landscaping project this year, Lyle was so into it,” says Given. “She wanted to see the plans, she wanted to walk around with the architect and she wanted to help pick out plants.”

When Given forgot to include lupines in the yard at Lyle’s request, she ran out and bought two lupines for the little girl’s next birthday.

“What child gets lupine plants for her birthday?” muses Given.

Lyle’s opinions run from plant species to paint chips, from furniture layout to the value of granite countertops. Her mom says it’s all thanks to the design shows on HGTV and TLC. Lori Coens, of Overland Park, Kan., has an 8-year-old son, Dylan, and an 11-year-old daughter, Hayden, who watch the design shows.

“It’s better than SpongeBob,” says Coens, referring to the popular children’s cartoon on Nickelodeon.

The only problem is sometimes Dylan wants to duplicate what he sees on television, “and I’m not going to put a two-story slide in his bedroom,” says Coens, an interior decorator.

Both Given’s daughter and my own have unleashed their design tastes in their respective bedrooms, arranging and rearranging their possessions — some so very tiny, as one

THE ROLE FOR US, AS PARENTS, IS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ACTIONS. ONE OF THE FIRST WAYS TO DO THAT IS TO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING, AND THEN THEY OWN IT.” Karl Rosston Family therapist

finds in children’s bedrooms — to suit their changing tastes.

Davis says that’s the allure for kids.

“There’s no accounting for taste, but what I think ‘Trading Spaces’ can do is empower children to believe they can make a space their own, whatever that is,” says Davis. “It tells them your environment and surroundings are important — you can treat your things better and you can treat yourself better.”

Family therapist Karl Rosston, of Helena, Mont., supports kids having a space to call their own, but he says parents also need to give their children design control over that space, within reason.

“It’s important for parents to provide some guidelines and some structure to it, but not too much,” he says.

For example, Rosston, who has two children, ages 9 and 11, recommends allowing younger kids to pick out their room colors.

Teenagers can have greater say.

“The role for us, as parents, is to help our children to develop a sense of accountability and ownership of their actions,” says Rosston.

“One of the first ways to do that is to give them that opportunity to create something, and then they own it. And their rooms are a wonderful way for them to do that.”

It also helps children develop a sense of independence, says Rosston, but parents need to avoid criticizing their kids’ decisions, and not just with room redos.

“Parents have got to be very careful not to condemn,” says Rosston.“There’s nothing that scars a child faster.”

Given approves of her children’s homeimprovement television fix, and even has nurtured it along the way.

“I’d rather have (Lyle) yammering on about paint colors than repeating some naughty music she’s learned somewhere,” says Given.

In my own life, I’m careful to quietly return an unwanted object to the storage room and to herald any particularly clever decorating idea that my daughter Hope devises.

The interesting part? She’s got more hits than misses. The carefully arranged rocks in a wooden bowl atop the stacked art books?

Love it.

I can’t help wondering what that says about her mother’s design style.

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Tips for e-mail overload could ease burden

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Remember when “You’ve got mail” alerts were thrilling?

The e-mails that now pour into office inboxes and spill onto BlackBerry devices have left some workers feeling so bogged down with online messages that they can find little time to do anything else.

“We’re like frazzled lab rats, being poked and prodded and beeped and pinged,” says Maggie Jackson, author of “Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age.” The average worker receives 200 e-mails a day, according to the business and technology research firm Basex in its report “Information Overload: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us.” It’s an unfortunate irony that a system once lauded for its promises of efficiency has filled days at the office with wasted, fragmented time. Basex found that e-mail and other interruptions decrease U.S. productivity at a cost of more than $650 billion per year for billions of lost man hours.

Constant access to information, communication and technology has becomes such a big issue, experts say, that its implications go beyond a lack of productivity and focus at work. E-mail and information overload also eats into the quality of work relationships as well as those at home.

“Attention is the bedrock to learning, memory, social connection and happiness,” Jackson says.

But office culture has developed to reward immediacy over focus, so that attending to what’s new at any given moment takes precedence over long-term

WE’RE LIKE FRAZZLED LAB RATS, BEING POKED AND PRODDED AND BEEPED AND PINGED.” Maggie Jackson Author of “Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age.”

goals. The result? A series of interruptions, such as e-mail, that get in the way of the bigpicture goals.

Checking e-mail can also be an all-tootempting alternative to actual work. And like any form of procrastination, sometimes taking care of e-mail just feels so good.

“E-mail is being used like a drug to get a hit of accomplishment when one feels he is spinning his wheels,” says technology analyst Craig Roth in his blog, KnowledgeForward.

In July, the Information Overload Research Group, a nonprofit with members from technology companies and other industry experts, was launched with the mission to raise awareness of how current communication tools can impede productivity.

And the industry that created this problem is also trying to capitalize by helping people organize their inboxes. A program called C-MAIL promises to help prioritize email by learning through the user’s clicks about what’s more or less important. The makers of Xobni, which is “inbox” spelled backwards, say their Microsoft Outlook plug-in speeds up the process by “threading” conversations (grouping responses together).

Productivity gurus have also created a cottage industry out of e-mail overload.

Here’s the best of their advice: 1) Don’t check e-mail in the morning.

Experts say you should take care of an important task first thing before checking email, so that you don’t use it as an excuse for postponing more pressing obligations.

2) Check it in batches, rather than fluidly throughout the day. Some experts suggest checking it twice a day. Others, up to five times. But the important thing is efficiency.

“You wouldn’t do a new load of laundry every time you have a dirty pair of socks,” says Timothy Ferriss, author of “The 4-Hour Workweek.”

3) Minimize exchanges. “Learn to propose, instead of asking questions,” Ferriss says. Instead of asking what time a person can meet for lunch, just jump right in and propose a few times. You can use “if, then” language, for example, “If you can’t meet at 11, how about 12?”

4) Unsubscribe to lists or newsletters you don’t read. Experts say that if you notice you’re not actively reading a newsletter or other e-mail subscription service, it’s time to unsubscribe.

5) Stop sending e-mail. Sending less email means receiving less e-mail, and sending shorter e-mails will garner shorter responses.

“This does not mean that you should write elliptically or bypass standard grammar, capitalization, and punctuation,” says

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6) Take it to zero. In an extreme case, some experts suggest wiping the Inbox completely away, and starting fresh. You can always send your contacts an e-mail telling them what you’ve done, and to resend any truly important messages.

7) Set precedents from above. If you’re a boss, you might think again about sending an e-mail late at night on a Saturday or other non-work times unless it’s truly urgent. Even if you don’t intend for your employee to respond right away, you are still sending the message that work e-mail is not just for work hours, which can contribute to overload.

8) Use other forms of communication. Email has earned a solid place in the office, but in some cases it’s not the most appropriate form of communication.

“When you’re overusing it for the petty things — like the guy in the next cubicle — stand up and ask him the question,” says Cherie Kerr, author of “The Bliss or ‘Diss’ Connection: E-mail Etiquette for the Business Professional.”

She suggests picking up the phone if an email thread gets longer than three back-andforths.

“I don’t care how many pieces of technology we have,” she says. “At the end of the day, it’s always going to be about relationships.”

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RIDING ON AIR: A recent study found that 93.5 percent of cars in Europe have under-inflated tires, wasting some 2.14 billion gallons of high-priced, polluting fuel every year. Analysts believe the situation is no less severe in North America. But filling tires with costly nitrogen instead of air would likely make little difference — just keep an eye on your tires and keep them properly inflated.

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According to the Get Nitrogen Institute, a Denver-based non-profit which advocates for replacing the air in our tires with nitrogen, under-inflated tires inadvertently are a big contributor to global warming as they cause drivers to waste fuel.

Although auto experts recommend checking your car’s tire pressure weekly, studies show that the majority of drivers rarely if ever check to see if their tires are properly inflated and usually only add air when a tire is visibly low or beginning to go flat. A recent study by the European division of tire maker Bridgestone found that 93.5 percent of cars in Europe have under-inflated tires, wasting some 2.14 billion gallons of high-priced, polluting fuel every year. Analysts believe that a similar percentage of North Americans are driving around on under-inflated tires as well.

While properly inflated tires certainly promote better fuel efficiency and are thus good for the environment, not everyone is convinced that filling tires with nitrogen instead

of plain ol’ air makes a difference. Terry Jackson, who writes the influential “Driving for Dollars” column for the Bankrate.com website, points out that air is composed primarily of, you guessed it, nitrogen; some 78 percent of the regular air you put in your tires is nitrogen, with oxygen making up most of the remainder. “So going to pure nitrogen only squeezes out a small amount of the oxygen molecules that nitrogen proponents argue are so detrimental,” relates Jackson.

Nitrogen proponents may quibble that it’s the oxygen in the mix that causes problems, though, as oxidization can start to degrade the rubber inside tires while corroding the interior of the wheels as well. But Jackson counters that tires and wheels will have been long worn out on the outside before any oxygen-induced interior damage causes them to come apart. Also, he adds that a lot of the leakage from tires happens because the wheel and the tire do not line up perfectly, and air (or nitrogen) escapes accordingly.

Another factor, of course, is cost.

Nitrogen-equipped service centers will fill up your tires with nitrogen for something like $10 per tire, which is a far cry from the couple of quarters (if even that) it takes to trigger the air machine at your local gas station. “When it comes down to a dollar decision, it’s hard to argue that spending as much as $40 for nitrogen in a set of tires is a good fiscal move,” writes Jackson.

“Save your money and just keep an eye on your tire pressures,” he concludes.

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Election features many young faces FROM YOUTH PAGE 1 School of Public Affairs, said the interest in politics could be a function of demography as the baby boomer population begins retiring and handing over the reigns.

“The baby boomers have held on for so long that it’s sort of impeded the progress for the generation behind the boomers,” Gilliam said.

The youth trend has been seen locally the past few years, Gilliam said, pointing out some of the relatively younger politicians who have been elected, including Assemblyman Fabian Núñez and state Sen. Alex Padilla.

Other factors such as the war on terror, which tends to energize a younger population, and changes in technology, have also sparked interest for younger adults in civic engagement.

Candidates locally downplay the effect that their age might play in their campaigns, stressing that experience speaks more to their qualifications.

“They see me as someone who brings experience but also a new perspective,” Bley, a teacher at the Brentwood School, said.

For some of the candidates, age never even crossed their mind when they first considered running for office.

“I actually forget that I’m young,” Braun said.

Braun, a chiropractor, is among the candidates who are running for the first time.

An owner of a small business, Braun said he always felt too busy to become more involved and wanted to wait until everything settled with his job before jumping in the race.

While age might not be much of a factor in a race for the Rent Control Board, Braun said it could be more relevant for the City Council where elected officials have to take on more diverse issues.

“My board is very important but it’s a little more specific to one area of the city,” he said. “But I don’t think (voters) should look at age anyway.”

Braun added that he isn’t surprised by the number of young people running for office, especially with the influence of Obama’s candidacy, which he believes brings the youth out at every level of the government.

IT’S AMAZING SEEING GROUPS THAT ARE HISTORICALLY SEEN AS APOLITICAL REALLY CARING ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON.” Michael Kovac City Council candidate

One of the youngest candidates running this year, Blakely said he decided to get involved to try and make Santa Monica a better place.

“People are willing to take a step away from the norm and vote for someone who is not an incumbent,” Blakely, an actor and entrepreneur, said. “Those people will look past an age and see what I can bring.”

While Blakely said he is well-versed on issues on the November ballot, he did lack knowledge on at least one of the most recent initiatives — Measure R, a school parcel tax measure that voters approved in February. The measure was mentioned during a recent candidate forum hosted by the Community for Excellent Public Schools and Leadership Effectiveness Accountability Direction. Kovac attended the forum last week and said he didn’t know enough about Measure R to comment.

For some boards, age could mean a closer connection with constituents.

“I’m relatively close to the student experience and I’m a graduate of our schools,” Allen said. “I’ve got a connection to our district that I wouldn’t have if I just came in as a new resident to Santa Monica.”

While age can show voters that a candidate offers a new perspective, there is still proving that needs to be done.

“You can’t just show up and say I’m young, vote for me,” Allen said. “You have to put in serious work to learn about all the things affecting our community.” melodyh@smdp.com

Samohi releases video touting successes FROM VIDEO PAGE 3 wanted to help with the video and Samohi junior Geo Zuniga happily volunteered. He worked on the Pedroza video as well as a “vidlet” spotlighting Samohi’s award winning cheer team.

There have been plenty of positive responses to the video on campus.

“I think these videos are an excellent way to highlight Samohi’s top programs,” senior Maddy Scott said. “They give a chance for people outside the school to see what we students see every day.”

“The ‘vidlets’ are awesome,” junior Zac Geoffray said.

However, a few students think the video was made for different reasons. Senior Sophy Cohen guesses that the video was a response to a popular magazine’s omission

of Samohi in its list of top 20 Los Angeles area schools.

But despite some speculation, the “Why Attend Santa Monica High School” online success has set a new precedent.

Now, Samohi’s two video classes have incorporated creating “vidlets” in their curriculum. They are working on getting more and more “vidlets” finished to be uploaded onto the Web site. The goal is to create “vidlets” for every Samohi activity, so that viewers can check the Web site and learn about anything through the student-made videos.

Next up — a “vidlet” featuring Pedroza speaking in Spanish. The videos can be found on Samohi’s Web site www.smmusd.org/Samohi. news@smdp.com

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Young looks forward to doing charity work FROM CP PAGE 1 from the former director as well as time to travel and talk over the needs of the YWCA with board members and others in the community. The transition time that the new director will enjoy is the result of a grant Young wrote to ease everyone into the next era of leadership. Young is happy to give this extra time to the new director who she says will have to begin to establish their vision for the YWCA. Young, who enjoys solving creative problems, has left her mark on the community and the center by leading projects that filled the gaps in social services with in the city.

For example, Young led a team effort to create a housing and education program for young women leaving the foster care system.

She also established Girls in Action/TechGYRLS Program and Girls Sports Programs. All of these programs were unique and presented solutions to needs that were going unfilled within the community.

As a result of these programs more girls have been able to go on and succeed in life.

Girls who come out of the foster care system and go through the housing and education program through the YWCA have significantly higher rates of earning college degrees than those who leave the foster care system and left to their own devices.

After speaking with Young for five minutes her interest in the education and the personal development of teens and children is evident. Just last summer Young accompanied her own daughter, Sarah, on a trip to Kenya. While her daughter worked to build a school for children through the non-profit, Free the Children, Young visited a local

orphanage and connected with residents.

Thinking about how she could help the people she met, Young became inspired. At her annual Christmas party she decided to asked friends to bring a check for the orphanage instead of wine or other gifts. The result was $4,000 of aid for the orphanage.

Cassandra Black, director of community relations and outreach at the YWCA, said that Young has been an extremely accessible and open director.

“Her door has always been open to problem solving and issues,” Black said.

As a director, Young has understood the need for women to balance the needs of work and family, she has been able to look at all sides of issues clearly and make informed decisions, Black added.

Black appreciates the encouragement Young has given to the entire staff over the years, many of whom she hired. Young led the YWCA not only in establishing new programs, but by setting the tone at work through her humor. She is credited with the low turn over rate at the center where the majority of staff has been employed for over 12 years, Black said.

Even though the new director will have big shoes to fill, Black said that they are looking forward to embracing the new person.

“They’re very fortunate to have a stable staff. We’re very open,” Black said.

After two decades of service, Young is looking forward to continuing charity work by building houses for the less fortunate.

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Sooners become No. 1 in AP poll

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The Sooners sit atop the AP Top 25 on Sunday after the first upset-filled weekend of the season gave the media poll a powerful shake. Alabama was both a mover and a shaker, as the Crimson Tide rose to No. 2 after a surprising 41-30 pounding of Georgia.

Previously top-ranked Southern California lost at Oregon State to set the tone for a weekend that brought back memories of the topsy-turvy 2007 season.

On Saturday, two more top-five teams fell. Florida was stunned at home by Mississippi, 31-30. Georgia, which started the season No. 1, was down 31 points by halftime to Alabama and never recovered.

Overall, nine ranked teams lost, six to unranked foes.

The last time such a shake-up occurred?

One year ago, when in the last week of September three of the top-five teams fell and seven ranked teams lost to unranked opponents.

“I think we talked (Friday) that anyone can beat anyone on any given Saturday, and that’s why you’ve got to come out and you’ve got to play on edge, full tilt every game because if not, someone’s liable to come in and beat you,” Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford said after the Sooners’ 35-10 victory over TCU on Saturday.

Oklahoma is No. 1 for the 96th time in the history of the AP poll, breaking a tie with Notre Dame for the most ever. The last time the Sooners were No. 1 was 2003, when they were atop the polls all season before losing the Big 12 title game to Kansas State.

Oklahoma received 43 of a possible 65 first-place votes and 1,599 points.

Alabama’s impressive performance

jumped the Tide six spots. Alabama hasn’t been ranked this high since it was No. 2 for the first eight polls of the 1993 season.

The Tide received 21 first-place votes and 1,565 points.

LSU is No. 3, moving up two spots. No. 4 Missouri, which received a first-place vote, and No. 5 Texas also moved up two places and left the top five under the control of the Big 12 (three teams) and Southeastern Conference (two).

Penn State moved up six spots to No. 6 after its 38-24 victory against Illinois.

Texas Tech was idle, but took advantage of the attrition in the top 10 to move up to No. 7. BYU is eighth, USC dropped eight spots to No. 9 and South Florida is No. 10.

In the USA Today coaches’ poll, Oklahoma was No. 1, but LSU was No. 2, followed by Missouri, Alabama and Texas. In the Harris, poll which came out for the first time this season Sunday and is used in the BCS standings, Oklahoma was No. 1, followed by LSU, Alabama, Missouri and Texas.

Georgia and Florida each dropped eight spots in the AP poll. The Bulldogs are No. 11 and Florida is No. 12, followed by fellow SEC rival Auburn at 13th.

No. 14 Ohio State is followed by Utah, Kansas, Boise State and Wisconsin, which dropped nine spots after blowing a 19-point lead and losing to Michigan 27-25.

No. 19 Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech, which moved back into the rankings with 35-30 win at Nebraska, rounded out the top 20.

No. 21 Oklahoma State is ranked for the first time since 2004.

Fresno State, Oregon, Connecticut and Wake Forest, which was upset 24-17 at home

by Navy, are the final five. UConn is in the rankings for the first time this season.

Clemson, Illinois, East Carolina, which lost its second straight game, and TCU all fell out of the rankings.

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Kuo won’t pitch in first round of playoffs

BY JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles lefty reliever Hong-Chih Kuo will not pitch in the NL division series for the Dodgers as a precaution because of a possible condition with his circulation.

Kuo, the Dodgers’ top middle reliever with 96 strikeouts in 80 innings, warmed up in the bullpen to pitch in relief Saturday night at San Francisco but said he couldn’t feel his fingers and didn’t enter the game. He then threw for about 15 minutes in the indoor cage and still was having problems with numbness — and his skin became red.

Kuo, who has a long history of injury problems, might have a blood clot.

He will undergo more tests in the coming days, then head to instructional league in Arizona to determine whether he might be available if the NL West champions advance to the National League championship series.

After the game, athletic trainer Stan Conte took Kuo to the emergency room at a

local hospital, where the pitcher underwent a doppler ultrasound to check how his blood was circulating. The test was negative, signaling that his blood was flowing normally.

“I couldn’t feel the ball,” Kuo said, noting he’s not overly concerned and hopes to return soon. “I’ll do my best. It’s sad, but I’ve just got to get better. What can I do?”

Los Angeles manager Joe Torre and Conte had hoped to see Kuo pitch an inning against the Giants to get a better idea of how his elbow was doing, then the latest issue emerged.

Kuo is 5-3 with a 2.14 ERA in 42 outings this season and has been limited in recent weeks because of a tender elbow. The Dodgers will be cautious with him considering Kuo already has been through four elbow operations, including two Tommy John reconstructions.

The 27-year-old Kuo had bone chips surgically removed from his elbow last summer.

Coming into this season, Kuo, who is from Tainan City, Taiwan, had pitched only 265 innings in seven professional seasons mainly as a starter.

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Happy birthday

★★★★★ Build on a better basis of understanding. Realize what is happening with a partner. If you can accept this person’s space, you become more of a partner and supporter than you thought possible. Tonight: Celebrate success.

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

This year presents an opportunity to begin anew in some facet of your life. Why not go with it? How you do it and what your priorities are could radically change.

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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from ★ (easiest) to ★★★★★ (hardest).

The Meaning of Lila

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GETTING STARTED There are many strategies to solving Sudoku. One way to begin is to examine each 3x3 grid and figure out which numbers are missing. Then, based on the other numbers in the row and column of each blank cell, find which of the missing numbers will work. Eliminating numbers will eventually lead you to the answer.

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■ In July, microbiologists writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that the Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrew subsists on a diet of fermented palm nectar that is roughly the equivalent of 100 percent beer. “They seem to have developed some type of mechanism to deal with that high level of alcohol and not get drunk,” according to one researcher, who hoped further study could help with human cases of alcohol poisoning (and other rare instances in which people ingest alcohol for purposes other than getting drunk).

■ Intelligent Design: Among the photo exhibits at New York City’s Museum of Sex in July was the display of the genitalia of the spotted hyena, which was described by Bloomberg News: “(B)oth the male and female have penises. The female, it turns out, has a scrotal sack, too. For reproductive purposes, the male transfers his sperm through the female’s penis, which doubles as her clitoris.” Other exhibits included “Gay Dolphin Blow-Hole Sex” and a “Deer Threesome,” featuring a “Bambi” with two stags. Said the museum’s curator, the exhibit simply compensates for museums’ traditional animal exhibits in which depictions of genitalia are suppressed.

■ Kay Underwood, 20, of Barrow upon Soar, England, risks momentarily collapsing every time she laughs, according to an August report in London’s Daily Telegraph. Her cataplexy causes a sudden, dramatic weakening of muscles when she experiences strong emotions, including joy, excitement and anger.

She said she has collapsed as many as 40 times in a day, and sometimes her friends will good-naturedly try to make her giggle, but she said she has learned tricks to protect herself, “such as locking my knees together or grabbing on to something.”

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an individual. Signed: Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name or names listed herein.. /s/: ELVIS D. CARIOS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/3/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081477439 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HR PENA, 4013 E. FLORENCE AVE. BELL , CA 90201. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : HUGORICARDO PENA CABRIA 6843 SAN LUIS AVE. #B BELL, CA 90201 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)1/1/2007. /s/: HUGORICARDO PENA CABRIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/15/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081622130 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PUSSY GOLD, 3876 VIA DOLCE, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : AARON MCGOVERN, 3876 VIA DOLCE, 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/: AARON MCGOVERN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/9/2008. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081571177 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as STUDIO AT LIVE; AI #/ON 2008-19910216, 500 BROADWAY, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : STUDIO USA, LLC, 500 BROADWAY, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401, (CALIFORNIA) This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/1/2008. /s/: STUDIO USA, LLC, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/29/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081559616 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SYLMAR PETS, 13217 GLADSTONE AVE. SYLMAR, CA 91342. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : BRYCE J. HOLMAN 13191 HERRON ST. SYLMAR, CA 91342 IRIS J. HOLMAN 13191 HERRON ST. SYLMAR, CA 91342 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/: BRYCE J. HOLMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/28/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081570101 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as KINGS ONLY, 2201 E. WILLOW ST. #D343 SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JESUS BARBOZA 1503 E. 8TH ST. LONG BEACH, CA 90813 ELIAS VALLE 1471 LINDEN AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90813 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/: JESUS BARBOZA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/29/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081569564 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as KO ILLUSTRATION, 5039 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90016. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ISRAEL RODRIGUEZ 529 W. FERNFIELD DR. MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754 VICTOR YEBRA 3949 HALLDALE AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90062 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/: ISRAEL RODRIGUEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081579022 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SARITA'S NUTRITION, 2883 E. GAGE AVE. HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARITZA SANCHEZ GRAMAJO 1927 E. 111TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90059 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/: MARITZA SANCHEZ GRAMAJO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/2/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081579789 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LP GRUUP , 1630 E. 4TH ST. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91764. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LEONOR PEREIRA 385 S. CATALINA #303 PASADENA, CA 91106 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/: LEONOR PEREIRA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/2/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081579695 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as QUALITY SERVICES RENOVATION, 1187 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. PASADENA, CA 91104. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : SAMUEL SEGOVIA 1187 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. PASADENA, CA 91104 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/: SAMUEL SEGOVIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/2/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081579958 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as A FIRST CORPORATE SEDANS WORLD WIDE CHAUFFEUR TRANSPORTATION, AFCS, 539 SALEM ST. #2 GLENDALE, CA 91203. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : VARKES AMARKARIAN 539 SALEM ST. #2 GLENDALE, CA 91203 ROY AMARKARIAN 539 SALEM ST. #2 GLENDALE, CA 91203 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/: ROY AMARKARIAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/2/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081588635 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as YUMMY'S BIONICOS, 2556 ZOE AVE. HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ELVIS D. CARIOS 10240 VIRGINIA AVE. SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 This Business is being conducted by,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081589537 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EMPIRE CONETCION, 1820 N. LONG BEACH BLVD. COMPTON, CA 90221. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARIA C. BARAJAS 12919 HANWELL ST. 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/: MARIA C. BARAJAS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/3/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081597405 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WEST VIBE PUBLISHING, 7400 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. #502 LOS ANGELES, CA 90046. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : WEST VIBE MUSIC, LLC 7400 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. #502 LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date). /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/4/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081598260 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ALVARADO ELECTRONICS, 600 S. ALVARADO ST. # B-3 LOS ANGELES, CA 90057. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : TOMAS HERRERA 600 S. ALVARADO ST. # B-3 LOS ANGELES, CA 90057 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/: TOMAS HERRERA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/4/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081476722 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SLASH MEDIA, 434 SOUTH ELM DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90025, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSH FRIEDMAN, 434 SOUTH ELM DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90025; RYAN FUGATE, 603 RAMPART BOULEVARD, #21, LOS ANGELES, CA 90057 This Business is being conducted by, a limited liability. Signed: The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on (Date)8/1/2008. /s/: JOSH FRIEDMAN, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/15/2008. 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 9/8/2008, 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081639846 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VERDICT FILINGS & RECOVERY, 17011 BEACH BLVD. #900 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARTHA TORRES 15400 FRANCISQUITO AVE, #158 LA PUENTE, CA 90744 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/: MARTHA TORRES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081641212 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ASKHAT'S PHOTO DESIGN, 269 S. WESTERN #242 LOS ANGELES, CA 90004. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ASKHAT BAKEYEV 269 S. WESTERN #242 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/: ASKHAT BAKEYEV This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081640829 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EXCLUSIVE GROUP, 12918 SHEZMAN WAY. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : CALVERT STREET INVESTMENT CORP 12918 SHEZMAN WAY. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605 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 9/11/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081623125 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LA BODEGITA DEL AHORRO, 1220 GLADYS AVE. LONG BEACH, CA 90804. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MORELIA ALEJANDRA CUELLAR 12301 STUDEBAKER RD. #201 NORWALK, CA 90650 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/: MORELIA ALEJANDRA CUELLAR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/9/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008,

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9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081541353 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CDO DRYWALL, 111 S. ST LOUIS ST. #4 LOS ANGELES, CA 90033. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALFREDO GERARDO 111 S. ST LOUIS ST. #4 LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 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/: ALFREDO GERARDO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 8/26/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081615686 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ALICIA'S FRUITS, 11419 E. WASHINGTON BLVD. WHITTIER, CA 90606. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : SAMUEL VASQUEZ 9048 JUNIPER AVE. # 10 FONTANA, CA 92335 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/: SAMUEL VASQUEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/8/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081624094 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as US MODIFICATION SERVICES, CARE MORE MODIFICATION SERV., 14467 BROADWAY DR. WHITTIER, CA 90604. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALEXANDER GONZALEZ 14467 BROADWAY DR. WHITTIER, CA 90604 ADRIAN HERNANDEZ 14467 BROADWAY DR. WHITTIER, CA 90604 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/: ADRIAN HERNANDEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/9/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081640270 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNIQUE CLEANING SOLUTIONS, 2403 W. VERDUGO AVE. BURBANK, CA 91506. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GIOVANNI HERRERA 2403 W. VERDUGO AVE. BURBANK, CA 91506 MARIA C. REINOSA 2403 W. VERDUGO AVE. BURBANK, CA 91506 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/: GIOVANNI HERRERA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081633308 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CP MARKET, 1642 FIRESTONE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90001.

The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DEOV CHAN 13216 KIOWA DR. MORENO VALLEY, CA 92553 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/: DEOV CHAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/10/08. 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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DBAS 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081633308 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CP MARKET, 1642 FIRESTONE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90001. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DEOV CHAN 13216 KIOWA DR. MORENO VALLEY, CA 92553 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/: DEOV CHAN 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081607259 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MARCO CRAFTMASTER, 1253 E. COLORADO BLVD. PASADENA,CA 91106. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : DANNY'S HANDCRAFTED FURNITURE, INC.6759 SAN FERNANDO RD. GLENDALE, CA 91201 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)9/5/2008. /s/: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/5/2008. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081614625 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JAMES THE HANDYMAN, 173 W. VERNON AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90037. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ARTHUR J. GARRETT 173 W. VERNON AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90037 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/: ARTHUR J. GARRETT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/8/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081614560 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TIMELY MEDICAL SUPPLY, 800 W. FIRST ST. STE. 400-5 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : PALMER PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT, INC. 800 W. FIRST ST. STE. 400-5 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 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/: PALMER PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT, INC This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/8/08. 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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081614905 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DISCOUNT HANGERS, 6357 TEMPLETON ST. #C HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : BONIFACIO S. URIAS 6357 TEMPLETON ST. #C HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255 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/: BONIFACIO S. URIAS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/8/08. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE

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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 9/15/2008, 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008

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 /29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

LOS ANGELES County on 9/16/2008. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081621881 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MOMS TRINKETS AND MORE, 1631 W. 253RD STREET, HARBOR CITY, CALIFORNIA, 90710. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LISA KIRCHNER, 1631 W. 253RD STREET, HARBOR CITY, CALIFORNIA 90710 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/: LISA KIRCHNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/9/2008. 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 9/22/2008, 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081659022 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TIERRA CALI, INC., 16903 INYO ST. LA PUENTE, CA 91744. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : TIERRA CALI, INC. 15010 STRAWBERRY LN. ADELANTO, CA 92301 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 9/15/2008. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081668045 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LA MOVIL HAND CAR WASH, 4060 SAN CARLOS ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90063. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : LEONCIO GUTIERREZ 4060 SAN CARLOS ST. 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/: LEONCIO GUTIERREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/16/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081666327 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TALENTED KIDS UNLIMITED, 10701 WILSHIRE BLVD. # 705 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : A LIST KIDS, INC. 10701 WILSHIRE BLVD. # 705 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 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 9/16/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081640243 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ALCOLE VENTURES, 1535 N. LAS PALMAS AVE. #12 LOS ANGELES, CA 90028. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALLISON COLEMAN 1535 N. LAS PALMAS AVE. #12 LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 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/: ALLISON COLEMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081639741 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ARA DESIGNS, 11360E. 166TH ST. #10 CERRITOS, CA 90703. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ALBERTO E. AGUILAR 11360E. 166TH ST. #10 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/: ALBERTO E. AGUILAR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081666750 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MAYA STONE & FLOORING, 12200 LAUREL AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90605. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : JOSE LOPEZ 12200 LAUREL AVE. WHITTIER, CA 90605 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 LOPEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/16/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081640803 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PAULINES HUMAN HAIR, 2120 W. CENTURY BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90047. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GIOVANNIS HUMAN HAIR, INC. 17830 CLARK AVE. BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 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 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081658453 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GOLDEN STONEMAN, LLC, 1206 STONEMAN AVE, ALHAMBRA, CA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GOLDEN STONEMAN, LLC 1206 STONEMAN AVE, ALHAMBRA, CA 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 9/15/2008. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081667569 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SPRUCE, 8739 RANGELY AVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048, COUNTY OF LA. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ARI SCHNEIDERMAN, 8739 RANGELY AVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048 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/: ARI SCHNEIDERMAN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081675624 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ROSY'S MARKET, 4522 S. BROADWAY LOS ANGELES, CA 90037. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : ROSA PATINO 4522 S. BROADWAY LOS ANGELES, CA 90037 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/: ROSA PATINO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/17/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081694776 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GODIVA ENTERPRISE; QUEEN OF HEARTS, 1751 CLOVERFIELD BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : WILLIAM HAYES, 1751 CLOVERFIELD BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404. 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)9/11/2008. /s/: WILLIAM HAYES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/18/2008. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081639248 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ELENA'S BEAUTY SALON, 6511 1/4 WHITTIER BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90022. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : MARIA ELENA VALDEZ VENTURA 7819 WILCOX AVE. CUDAHY, 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/: MARIA ELENA VALDEZ VENTURA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES STATEMENT FILE NO. 20081639102 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RED EYE INVESTIGATIONS, 735 W. DUARTE RD. #204 ARCADIA, CA 91107. The full name of registrant(s) is/are : GILBERT ORNELAS 735 W. DUARTE RD. #204 ARCADIA, CA 91107 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)6/1/1992. /s/: GILBERT ORNELAS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 9/11/08. 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 9/29/2008, 10/6/2008, 10/13/2008, 10/20/2008

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