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opinion ....................................................................3 Letters ........................................................5

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news ........................................................................7 Buzz Kill Illegal pot dispensary operator challenges city’s new cannabis law — André Coleman

Seller Beware Jury orders Pasadena police officer to pay $750,000 — André Coleman

feature .....................................................................9 Change on the Way Freelancers unionize for a better life in America’s growing gig economy

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Restaurant Review ...................................... 11 Advice ......................................................13

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Arts ........................................................................ 17 Into the Night .............................................19 Trax..........................................................21

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•LETTERS• YEAR IN REVIEW

As we enjoy the holiday season, I wanted to quickly catch you up on my legislative priorities and news from the district.

I’m excited to have introduced Assembly Bill 30, which will improve and expand dual enrollment opportunities throughout the state.

It’s clear now that dual enrollment at community colleges can pave the way to a four-year college, while also reducing the cost of that four-year degree.

Affordable housing continues to be a pressing issue facing Californians. That’s why I joined my colleagues to author and introduce Assembly Bill 11, which will provide cities and counties the tools necessary to fund affordable housing and infrastructure projects.

In the district, we accepted our new class of young legislators for my Annual Young Legislators Program — a six-month program that offers high school seniors in the 41st Assembly District a front row seat to the public policy and political arena. I have no doubt this program will again have a lasting impact on the students, and I look forward to meeting them at our kickoff in January.

Lastly, we capped the year off with my Annual Holiday Party and Shoe Drive that brought in 400 pairs of shoes and socks for kids in need. Thank you to everyone who participated.

I hope you enjoy the holiday season, and I look forward to keeping in touch in the New Year!

- CHRIS HOLDEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER PASADENA

TURN THE TIDE I am currently a freshman at Bennington College. I am enrolled in a course on plastic pollution. Plastic is a growing concern across the planet, and it is good to see that more people are becoming aware of the issue.

You may have read about the dead whale in Indonesia that had over 1,000 pieces of plastic in its stomach, including a pair of fl ip flops!

How would we feel if that had happened in California? It will happen here if we do not cut back on our daily use of plastic.

We often utilize single-use plastic packaging such as bags, bottles or polystyrene for just a few minutes, but it remains in the environment for decades or longer.

I have a few friends that question life without plastic straws. “Will this really make a difference?” they ask. I always tell them we have to keep pushing to reduce plastic consumption. It will not always be easy, but we must take individual strides to make the big jump into a new world built on sustainability.

When you look at the overall picture, it can feel hopeless. I was waiting for a hero, but recently realized that we as a community are capable of affecting change for the benefit of all living things. Everyone has to be realistic about the amount of plastic used each day. Our world deserves better.

- AUBREY ELWES VIA EMAIL

GMO FACTS

Genetically modified wheat has not been approved to be produced in the USA or Canada, unlike corn, soy, salmon, apples and cotton.

That is not to say there have not been recorded instances of GMO wheat being grown experimentally in Oregon and Washington, but GMO wheat is not available commercially yet. It is alleged that our commercial wheat flours often have additional gluten added, aggravating gluten intolerance symptoms when eaten, but that does not meet the defi nition of a genetically modified organism.

GMOs occur in the lab when a gene from a different species is deliberately added to an existing gene structure to fundamentally alter the original, as when a gene from the ocean-going pout is added to salmon so that the salmon will spawn twice in one year instead of once, or a glyphosate-resistant gene is added to corn seed so that the weed killer Round Up can be sprayed on corn without harmful effects.

Please do not infer from my letter that I am pro-GMO, however. The pros and cons of GMOs are a topic for another discussion.

- MONA EVANS, MS CONSULTANT DIETITIAN MARINA DEL REY

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•GUEST OPINION•

BY JOHN GRULA

A DANGEROUS PATH IS THE ADMINISTRATION LEADING US INTO A NEW COLD WAR?

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he Trump administration’s recent announcement that it plans to scrap the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), agreed to by then-President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, would be a major step backwards. It threatens to undermine decades of progress on nuclear arms controls and plunge the world into a new arms race. It is reckless, foolish and will destabilize a world already experiencing significant upheavals. This important treaty defused a tense stand-off in Europe, and helped to bring-about an end to the Cold War. The US-Russia relationship is currently precarious, at best. Has it plunged to the depths of the US and Soviet Union’s standoff of the early 1980s? Not yet, but we’re rapidly getting there. And the decision to do away with the INF not only threatens progress on nuclear arms control, but will also create diplomatic chaos in other ways with Russia. The situation in Ukraine and Crimea come to mind. Even though no solid evidence has yet emerged that Russia interfered in any way with our recent midterm elections, the last thing we need is further agitation with this formidable world power.

The reality is we’re now living in a multipolar world. We need to recognize this.

Russia has allies that we need to work with to defuse tensions in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere. Germany, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey are among the most important. We can’t ignore these nations and hope to make progress in our efforts to promote world peace. So far, Trump has ostracized or marginalized them, as we have Russia. Not good. If a new Cold War is to emerge, we will probably be badly outnumbered, especially if we continue to burn our bridges with Western European allies, as Trump is doing.

Our relationship with China (also allied with Russia) is also fraught with tensions, as the Trump administration continues to push for tariffs and other economic sanctions against the world’s second largest economy. Big mistake. If we are not careful, China is going to eat our lunch (if they are not already), and we will rue the day it became capitalistic. And Russia will aid and abet them. We must not let our arrogance get out of control or a major re-alignment of the world order is in store, and it will not be to our liking.

We are also trying to push around China militarily. Not wise. Among other disputes, there are disagreements about the status of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province. There are deep historical reasons for this, which we should not disregard.

We have sailed large naval warships into the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait on a routine basis. This is very provocative. How would we like it if China sailed major naval vessels into the Gulf of Mexico? We seem to be blind to these contradictions, but they threaten to escalate into something more dangerous.

US warships and attack submarines are armed with highly accurate Tomahawk cruise missiles, some of which are nuclear-tipped, while our warplanes are equipped with surface-to-air missiles that can hit targets hundreds of miles away. China knows this. Let’s not push our luck and start trouble.

Finally, the Trump administration is poised to reignite proxy wars common in Latin America and other places during the Cold War. For example, the administration has threatened to cut off millions of dollars in aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for having trouble stopping immigrants from heading north. These people are fleeing violence and civil war to which our support of the right-wing governments in question contributes.

Further inflaming tensions, White House national security advisor John Bolton has recently accused Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua of being a “troika of tyranny,” which regards the US as an “imperialist bully, the LA Times reported in November. All of this is reminiscent of George W. Bush’s pronouncement of Iran, North Korea and Iraq as being an “axis of evil,” and signals the possibility of war. Meanwhile, Bolton embraces the right-wing governments of Columbia and Brazil. Not a good way to win friends and influence people.

Trump, Bolton, and their ilk are leading us down a dangerous path. Maybe now that the Democrats have won back the House of Representatives, disaster can be averted. We can only hope. ■ John Grula, PhD, is affiliated with the Southern California Federation of Scientists.

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GANG MEMBERS FACE LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDERING FOUR PEOPLE IN 2017

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ILLEGAL POT DISPENSARY OPERATOR CHALLENGES CITY’S NEW CANNABIS LAW

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n a lawsuit filed against the city, Mayor Terry Tornek and the City Council, the owner and operator of an unlicensed and illegally operating marijuana dispensary is challenging the city’s new marijuana ordinance.

Golden State Collective is one of 12 unlicensed marijuana dispensaries that the city has been trying to shut down over the past three years, one year prior to the state voters formally approving the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes.

Despite a city resolution permanently barring operators of currently illegal marijuana dispensaries from receiving permits, Shaun Szameit hoped to come to an agreement with city officials

that would have allowed him to keep his business, located at 50 N. Mentor Ave., open after the city started accepting applications from marijuana dispensaries desiring to legally do business in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. “One of the stated purposes of the ordinance is to prevent those who have previously been ‘illegal operators’ engaged in cannabis sales within the city of Pasadena from ever obtaining a license to sell commercial cannabis products in the city of Pasadena,” the lawsuit states “Golden State did everything the right way,” Szameit told the Pasadena Weekly. “We brought it to the people and the city thwarted our chances. The City Council took our opportunity CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Four Duarte gang members were convicted on Wednesday in connection with a mass shooting in Northwest Pasadena that left three people dead in January 2017 during a feud between gang members in Pasadena, Altadena and Duarte.

Isaiah Daniels, 25, Pernell Barnes, 21, Charod Robinson, 29, and Derion Lee, 35 were convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and murder by discharge of a firearm from a vehicle. The quartet could face life in prison without parole when they are sentenced on Feb. 7.

The jury acquitted 28-year-old Andrew Vasquez, also from Duarte, of all charges.

Vasquez spent 18 months in jail while awaiting trial.

The shootings — which Pasadena police say stemmed from a feud between an alliance of Crip street gang factions in Altadena and Duarte and Blood gang members in Pasadena — began on Jan. 6, when Antoine Sutphen Jr. and Ormani Duncan, both 24, were fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on Claremont Street, near Fair Oaks Avenue, shortly after 11:30 p.m.

Two others — an unidentified woman and man — were wounded in that attack, the woman critically. The man suffered a not life-threatening injury.

The wounded woman sought help at a nearby city fire station. Another unidentified woman tried to drive Duncan and the wounded man to Huntington Hospital, but the driver crashed at the corner of California Boulevard and St. John Avenue, near the facility. Duncan died while in the car.

The shootings gripped the city and led to discussions among political candidates during the election season about hiring more police officers.

But while politicians were talking about solutions, the Police Department was working the case through anonymous tips, sketches and leads acquired at the crime scene through its homicide unit and violence reduction task force.

The incident placed policed police on high alert and within 48 hours, 10 people were arrested on various weapons charges.

The Pasadena Police Department’s violence reduction task force seized 42 weapons and arrested 24 people on gun charges.

“It was horrible for everybody — the victims, the family members and the families of the suspects,” said Police Chief John Perez. “We organized resources around protecting the community and stopping the shootings, and it worked. Unfortunately the circumstances that got us there were terrible. This is not what a community needs as we attempt to establish a better quality of life for everyone.”

— André Coleman

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JURY ORDERS PASADENA POLICE OFFICER TO PAY $750,000

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN

A Los Angeles jury last week ordered a veteran Pasadena police officer to pay a salesman $750,000 who claimed the officer pointed a gun at him after a sales pitch that PPD Chief John Perez turned potentially deadly at the officer’s home.

According to a City News Service (CNS) article, Omar Segura, a 37-year-old door-to-door salesman, testified last week at a civil trial in Los Angeles that Pasadena police Cpl. Sam De Sylva aimed a gun at his head during an allegedly “racially motivated confrontation” at the front door of De Sylva’s home in Santa Clarita in 2015.

The jury reached its decision in favor of Segura, who is of Panamanian descent and a resident of Stevenson Ranch, a neighborhood of San Clarita, after deliberating for two hours.

The incident began after Segura came upon the policeman’s home while going door to door on Jan. 2, 2015 in efforts to sell him a security system.

After a heated discussion, Segura claimed he showed De Sylva a permit allowing him to sell in the area. According to Segura, De Sylva snatched the document from him, then when Segura tried to get it back he pulled his service revolver and made him get on the ground, where he remained until sheriff’s deputies arrested him. He testified he did not know De Sylva was a police officer until deputies arrived.

De Sylva is a 17-year veteran of the Pasadena Police Department who is currently assigned to the office of the chief as the policies and risk management auditor.

In an email to the Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Police Officers Association Treasurer David Llanes said that De Sylva’s wife was suspicious of Segura and had asked him to leave several times.

“Many of us have been victims of eager, unprofessional, rude and overly aggressive solicitors who come to our doors uninvited and continue to push their wares, even after being asked to leave,” Llanes wrote.

According to Llanes, after Segura refused to leave De Sylva became concerned about the safety of his wife and kids.

“With two young children at her side and her husband unavailable at the moment,” Llanes wrote, “was it unreasonable for the spouse of a police officer to be scared — knowing her husband faces an untold number of daily threats at home and work?”

De Sylva testified that he drew his weapon after Segura ignored repeated orders to leave the property.

Police Chief John Perez said the department had completed its internal affairs investigation into the matter, but could not discuss the results due to state law which seals police officer personnel records.

However, “We stand by Cpl. De Sylva 100 percent,” said Perez. “He is well respected in Pasadena and in the community where he lives.”

De Sylva has denied any of his actions were racially motivated, as Segura claims. n

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PASADENA NAMED ONE OF THE TOP DIGITAL CITIES IN AMERICA

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) has named Pasadena one of the top 10 digital cities in the nation.

This is the fourth time Pasadena has been recognized as a technically progressive and innovative community Phillip Leclair when compared to other cities of similar size.

Pasadena tied for sixth place with Hampton, Virginia. for cities with a population between 125,000 and 249,999 people. Only two other California cities ranked in the top 10 — Rancho Cucamonga and Corona came in ninth and 10th place, respectively.

“Pasadena continues to invest in many technology initiatives to improve citizen services, enhance transparency and encourage citizen engagement,” said Phillip Leclair, chief information officer for the city’s Department of Information Technology.

“The survey’s focus on transparency, cyber security and enhancing digital services aligns directly with the city’s digital strategy,” Leclair wrote in an email.

“This award is a great honor and an outstanding achievement for the city.”

The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government.

The winners were based on a survey focused on the top 10 characteristics of a digital city: open, citizen-centric, collaborative, secure, staffed/supported, connected, efficient, resilient and innovative, with use of best practices.

“This year’s Digital Cities Survey winners are leading the nation when it comes to leveraging data to improve a wide range of city services and initiatives,” Teri Takai, executive director of the Center for Digital Government, said in a prepared statement . “Thanks to the efforts of these innovative cities, citizens now benefit from enhanced services as well as improved transparency and privacy protection efforts. Congratulations to the winners.” n 8 PASADENA WEEKLY | 01.03.19

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to have the voters make this right and I have tried so diligently, tirelessly and faithfully to show the benefits to the community if done right, and have been totally deceived, disappointed, and punished.”

Szameit’s supporters attended the Dec. 17 City Council meeting to send a message to the council.

“There are 1,294 patients that are registered voters in Pasadena that have agreed to take a petition to their neighbors in support of Golden State Collective and vote in unison in upcoming municipal elections,” he said.

According to Szameit, a judge has refused to file a contempt order against him several times in court and has demanded the two sides meet and confer. However, he claims the city has ignored a settlement offer by his attorney.

“Instead, an effort was made to find a judge unfamiliar with the case to sign a warrant to smash, arrest and humiliate citing criminal activity such as finding firearms associated with narcotics trafficking,” Szameit said. “The arrests will be investigated for civil rights violations based on the treatment they received while in custody and handcuffed for three hours over a medical marijuana land use violation, which has been in case management for over four years.”

In November 2016, state voters approved Proposition 64, which allows for the recreational use of marijuana and its sale for those purposes to people 21 and older. That law went into effect in 2018.

By then pot was already being sold and consumed legally in California for medical purposes.

The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act — approved by California voters in 2016 — allows for medicinal use of cannabis, but it also guarantees that cities can pass their own ordinances regulating marijuana dispensaries.

In anticipation of the state law passing and going into effect in 2018, the City Council in July 2016 passed an ordinance barring dispensaries from operating in the city.

But the city was forced to rethink the issue last year and place Measure CC on the ballot to thwart efforts by cannabis proponents, including Szameit, hoping to place their own initiative on the ballot, which could have overturned the ordinance and potentially flooded the city with marijuana dispensaries.

Nearly 60 percent of the voters cast ballots in favor of Measure CC, which repeals the city’s ban on marijuana dispensaries and allows up to six dispensaries in the city. The ordinance also limits the dispensaries to one per council district.

The dispensaries must be at least 600 feet away from residential neighborhoods, schools, churches and parks. Plus, dispensaries and cultivators cannot operate within 1,000 feet of each other.

“The voters of Pasadena have made it clear that they wish to allow cannabis operations within

the city, but with reasonable regulations such as distance separation from residential areas, schools and places of worship,” said City Manager Steve Mermell. “In January, the city began taking applications from those seeking to operate within the parameters established by the voter-approved ballot measure. Mr. Szameit has had every opportunity to comply with the city’s regulations.

However, he has instead chosen to violate the law to make profit and is now demanding that he be rewarded for this with a permit to continue his illegal operations. That simply is not right.”

Eighty-nine of 482, or fewer than 20 percent of California cities, allow the sale of cannabis for recreational use, according to the California Cannabis Industry Association, and 82 of Los Angeles County’s 88 cities prohibit retail sales of recreational marijuana, according to the LA Times, quoting an attorney specializing in cannabis law.

Prior to the 2016 election, state officials predicted that legal cannabis would generate up to $1 billion a year in revenue. But based on tax records, the state is expected to bring in $471 million this fiscal year.

“The cannabis industry is being choked by California’s penchant for over-regulation,” Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, a prolegalization group, told the Times.

“It’s impossible to solve all of the problems without a drastic rewrite of the law, which is not in the cards for the foreseeable future,” Gieringer said.

As in other cities, Pasadena’s battle against nuisance marijuana dispensaries at times seems to yield little results. Owners, much like Szameit, have ignored cease and desist letters and fines, instead fighting the city in court.

In one case in Pasadena, an illegal dispensary began operating in a space adjacent to a Pasadena liquor store on North Lake Avenue, less than a mile away from two elementary schools and one middle school. The owner of the liquor store, who has been cited by the city, owns both spaces.

But after Measure CC passed, the city’s Code Enforcement Department began going after property owners that were renting to the owners of the illegal businesses.

Earlier this year, the city passed an ordinance allowing city officials to shut the power off at illegal pot dispensaries, a tactic that has worked in other communities. A similar ordinance was used in Anaheim to help shut down 18 illegal dispensaries after 161 others were closed. Of those remaining 18, nine closed within a month of the city turning off their utilities.

“Our lawsuit will be heard across California. We have had tremendous support and will begin the process of collecting signatures to right the wrongs of the unfair cannabis ordinance that creates zero community benefit and is basically a ban based on land use restrictions,” Szameit said. n

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As of Monday, 3,064 days after the war in Afghanistan ended …

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American military service members (0 more than last week) were reported killed in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001, according to The Associated Press.

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remaining US troops will be leaving Syria quickly, according to CNN. Trump announced the withdrawal after declaring victory against ISIS.

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Syrian officer was killed during an ISIS attack in Syria on Wednesday when terrorists opened fire on the Syrian Arab Army, according to The Associated Press.

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people were killed in a car bomb attack in Iraq on Christmas Day. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Reuters.

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FREELANCERS UNIONIZE FOR A BETTER LIFE IN AMERICA’S GROWING GIG ECONOMY

BY MARY REINHOLZ

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reelancers are often envied by traditional working stiffs because they can be their own bosses, set their own hours and tell oppressive employers to take a hike. Seemingly gone are the days when they were derided as slackers, flakes, troublemakers and scab labor.

That’s probably because there are now so many of them in America’s growing gig economy: There were about 57 million in 2017 — more than one-third of the US workforce, according to an annual survey on freelancing conducted by the Freelancers Union and UpWork, a global freelancing platform. The self-employed include fledgling entrepreneurs, consultants, contract workers for outfits like Uber and Lyft, models and adjunct professors. Some 25 percent are full-time freelancers while others are fulltime employees who freelance part time to make ends meet.

Millennials under 35 comprise 40 percent of the new full-time independent workers and they mostly find work online. They are especially visible in Los Angeles and New York, peering intently into their laptops at chain cafes like Starbucks and in co-working spaces which many rent to ease the isolation and uncertainty that comes from toiling alone without the structure and benefits of a salaried staff job. They have virtually no legal protection against wage theft or tardy payments from deadbeat employers except in New York City (more on that as we go along).

“It can be scary out there,” said Jackie Lam, 36, a freelance personal finance writer who lives in Sierra Madre and has been freelancing for about four years.

“You have to stay on top of your own expenses and (hefty self-employment) taxes. Freelancing isn’t for everyone,” she continued in a phone conservation.

“But the pros definitely outweigh the cons for me. It gives me the flexibility to travel and to see my mom more,” she went on, referring to her single Vietnamese mother, a retired nurse. She noted that one of her passions these days is helping other freelancers thrive.

FREEDOM TO LIVE Lam, who worked for six years at the Directors Guild of America before striking out on her own, is a leader in SPARK, a networking group for freelancers with chapters across the country that meets each month (freelancersunion.org/spark). It’s an offshoot of the aforementioned Freelancers Union, which is based in Brooklyn, New York. Members join for free and can gain access to health and dental insurance benefits through the union’s own brokerage firm (freelancersunion.org).

Lam’s SPARK chapter gathers at Kleverdog co-working on 418 Bamboo Lane in LA’s Chinatown Central Plaza. There, members get sociable with about 10 to 15 peers who generally talk about their clients, negotiating skills, contracts and legal issues.

“We meet to solve problems,” Lam said. “Having a community is a big part of success for freelancers.”

Lam, who has short term disability insurance through the Freelancers Union, counts about 15 clients, including Fortune 500 banks and credit card companies. She has written for Forbes and other publications and said she has been asked to speak on personal finances at the Arcadia public library.

She acknowledges that her specialty — money — is likely more lucrative for freelancers than gig work in the arts. Lam declined to state her yearly earnings, but notes she has grown her business “20 to 25 percent” since she started freelancing in 2014.

SPARK attendee Thom Pulliam, 29, a branding strategist for advertising agencies, is also a busy freelancer who lives in the Silver Lake district and maintains a residence in Miami’s South Beach. Operating under the business website of thompulliam.pro, he puts his annual income at about $150,000 a year before taxes. He claims the money is the same he would make as a staff employee in his industry, even though he works far fewer hours and doesn’t have to spend money on expensive clothes.

“I am spending half the amount of time working than I would if I was a full-time employee,” he said in an email. “So if I look just at my total hours worked in a year as a freelancer, it is equivalent to six to seven months in a full-time job. Meaning I have about 40 percent more free time and off time as a freelancer than I did as an employee, even without having things like guaranteed vacation and paid time off. It’s a much fuller life,” he insisted, stating he has more time to be with family members and to develop other businesses and sidelines, which include running a freelance empowerment tribe CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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((unicorntalent.club). (u uni nico icorn rnttal tale lentt club) lub) Pulliam has been freelancing since 2011 and recently took on big-name clients like McCann NYC. He joined SPARK meetings about a year and half ago. “I haven’t gotten any advice, but it’s good being supported and surrounded by other people doing similar things,” he said. “They have a long way to go before they get organized like a union would, but it’s a nice (group) and it’s needed.”

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FREELANCE ISN’T FREE SPARK is the three year-old brainchild of Caitlin Pearce, executive director of the Freelancers Union, which is based in downtown Brooklyn. “It’s my baby,” she said. “We now have chapters in 30 cities.”

The Freelancers Union was founded in 1995 by Sara Horowitz and has about 350,00 members nationwide, most of them in New York state. Half are creatives, Pearce said.

A major coup for FU was helping to advocate and help draft legislation for the 2016 Freelance Isn’t Free Act, a bill unanimously passed by the New York City Council. Within a year of its implementation, staff at the Office of Labor Policy and Standards, a division of the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs, recovered about $254,866 in lost wages due to freelancers who had been victims of wage theft. OLPS also goes after hiring parties who do not provide a contract for work starting at $800 or fail to abide by a contract or pay late. In addition, the agency provides a list of low-cost lawyers.

The Freelance Isn’t Free Act is the first legislation of its kind in the US for independent workers. Pearce said a SPARK chapter in Philadelphia hopes to lobby for a similar bill.

In October, her union, operating with a $475,000 grant from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, scored another first — a “freelancers hub” within a 20,000 square foot building on the Brooklyn waterfront run by the nonprofit Made in NYC Media.

The space allotted for union members includes two classrooms, a theater and access to an onsite café. It’s geared solely for creatives in the union who are entitled to four free days a month to work at the hub.

“We sit down with members and explain (the union’s) health insurance. We have events and classes in financial literacy and how to market yourself as a freelancer,” explained Stephanie Alvarado, the hub’s program director. She noted there are also sessions on how to reduce stress.

Pearce said the latter offering is much needed because freelancers have “no built-in structure, no career ladder and no mentors. When you’re on your own, you have to do it all by yourself. There can be huge anxiety,” she observed.

BRIGHT FUTURE SPARK leaders in the Los Angeles area expressed interest in developing programs similar to those in New York.

“Los Angeles is the second largest hub for freelance work and it would make sense to lobby for (legislation) because the labor laws don’t really protect freelancers — they’re written for people on payrolls,’ said freelancer Liam Moriarty, 34, CEO and co-founder of a legal tech platform called Lawgood, which he runs from a small startup firm in downtown Los Angeles.

Moriarty, a graduate of Columbia Law School and a former New York City litigator at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, believes the best protection for independent workers is a contract “with teeth.” He said workers should “make sure clients serve up a contract because every year freelancers get stiffed” for thousands of dollars. “Even for smaller projects, if you’re not getting paid, you want to go to small claims court,” he said. “It’s a lot easier if you have a signed contract and can provide it.to make a stronger case. I’d love to see other cities or counties start their own laws.”

Creating such laws in the Los Angeles area is not likely to be an easy task, said freelancer Chad Eschman, 34, a SPARK leader who operates a Los Angeles multimedia company called Trap Street. “The larger legislative issues are handled by the FU staff back in NYC, and are not part of SPARK,” he contended in an email. “I do think that the local SPARK chapters will eventually get involved with issues like benefits and payment laws, but that is going to be largely up to the individuals in each city. FU does not provide us funding or staff to tackle these things in any way, so if we want to change things in LA/ we are currently on our own. But we do hope that FU will expand its reach.”

Elle Toussi, a 33-year- Los Angeles-area journalist who has been a leader in a SPARK group, is hopeful that change is on its way for vulnerable freelancers. She serves on the board of directors of the Freelancers Union, and plans to call on members to lobby Los Angeles City councilmembers to “take steps” to produce protective legislation for independent workers that duplicates some of the advances made in New York.

“We’ve just had a (national) election and I’d like to raise consciousness,” Toussi said, noting she will be checking out incoming new council members. “In the next few months, we need to reach out and make them aware that this is an important issue.”

Toussi is an optimist. She believes that people who help freelancers respond well “when you show sincerity and good intentions.”

Jackie Lam of Sierra Madre puts it succinctly this way: “The future favors freelancing.” ■

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ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE 111 North Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, (626) 486-1111 alexanderssteakhouse.com $$$$ Alexander’s Steakhouse welcomes you to experience American steakhouse cuisine with an innovative and elegant global inspiration. Our menu features Certified Angus Beef from the Mid-West, corn-fed and dry-aged for 28 days for unparalleled flavor. We serve the finest and most luxurious ingredients available including authentic Japanese wagyu beef.

BONNIE B’S SMOKIN BBQ 1280 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, (626) 794-0132 bonniebssmokin.com $$ From Tulsa Oklahoma to Southern Cal. with a touch of New Orleans soul comes Bonnie B’s Bar B Que Heaven. Our 45-yearold traditional recipes are made with love. Try our new sweet pea’s double Fried burger made with our own sauces, soul bowl and homemade peach cobbler. Voted best BBQ & Soul food in Pasadena for our ribs, collard greens and Slim's Mac & Cheese.

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AMECI AND PITFIRE OFFER DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CLASSIC PIZZA PIE

BY MICHAEL SPRAGUE | PHOTOS BY DANNY LIAO mong the many reasons Southern California stands out as a culinary destination is the unfettered number of different cultural cuisines represented. Cultural cuisines, however, are not the only exhibition of range that is worth noting.

The Los Angeles and Pasadena dining scenes span a gamut of bacon-wrapped hot dogs outside of the Rose Bowl to the more refined brats from Dog Haus. That dichotomy of an apparent high and low is what led to me to break down two different takes on the same favorite — pizza.

For my experiment, I chose Ameci Pizza Kitchen in Glendale and Pitfire Pizza in Pasadena. Pitfire elevates the concept in terms of ingredients, offerings and service, while Ameci is all the classics: subs, pastas and pizzas delivered.

Pitfire has a vibe; they have a full bar, craft beers and rotating seasonal menus. Ameci offers little in terms of dine-in experience and a less expansive menu.

Pitfire is big and meant for social dining. On the night I went they were holding a paint night in the main dining room and they

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hold various events throughout the month. They have two-top tables and a full bar area or more intimate booth seating. You order and pay for your food at the counter but a server brings your drinks and menu selections to your table. I hesitate to call Pitfi re fast-casual, as I think it definitely undersells the level of service they provide.

At Pitfire the pizzas are cooked in a wood-fire oven, so you get crispier crusts and a natural smoky flavor that suits their more earthy flavored pies, like the seasonal wood-roasted pumpkin pizza ($12) served with goat cheese, greens and pepitas. Their pizzas are only available in one size — each is essentially a personal pizza — so do not expect a communal pizza experience unless you order several. As wood-fire grills work with open flames, crusts can come out singed black in spots, it is part of the charm of real pizza ovens and not something to be alarmed about.

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CAMERON’S SEAFOOD 1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 793-3474 Camerons4fish.com $$ Since 1984, Cameron’s Seafood has been serving its freshest seafood, and has become a landmark in Pasadena. Cameron’s brings the ocean home with their fresh catch being cooked over mesquite wood grills that burn all day long.Enjoy the very best Seafood, Steaks, Salad & Pasta! Voted Best Seafood in Pasadena Weekly for 27 years! Now you can order on-line: camerons4fish.com.

EL PORTAL 695 E. Green St., Pasadena (626)795-8553 Elportalrestaurant.com $$ Pasadena Weekly readers have been rewarding El Portal with the title of Best Mexican Food in the city for years.

This charming little hacienda with brick walls, festive colors, fine art and a California elegant courtyard brings the authentic cuisine of Mexico and the Yucatan region to your table.

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HIKARI SUSHI 2064 Verdugo Blvd. Montrose 818-957-1800 Hikarisushiglendale.com $$ Hikari Sushi in Montrose is open for business to serve you fresh sushi, with a variety of rolls.

We are the first All You Can Eat Sushi Restaurant in the City of Glendale. Please join us! We are looking forward to serving you!

KABUKI JAPANESE RESTAURANTS 88 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 568-9310 3539 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 351-8963 kabukirestaurants.com $$ When you walk into a Kabuki you won’t be overwhelmed with Asian decor and music. What you will encounter is a casual atmosphere with today’s hottest music playing, people smiling and our friendly staff welcoming you through the doors. Look for the Red Mask. Come eat, drink and have fun!

MARGARITA’S 155 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-4193 margaritaspasadena.com $$ At Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, our family has been sharing our authentic Mexican dishes with the wonderful people of Pasadena since 1977. Guests enter our warm, inviting space and leave as family -- with plenty of burritos, tortas, tostadas, fajitas, and more to be had in between!

Our dishes incorporate and pay homage to the rich flavors of bustling mercados, corner taquerias, and seaside palapas. So visit us, eat to your heart's content at our mouthwatering lunch buffet, sip on a refreshing margarita, and feel at home.

SHANDONG DUMPLINGS 80 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena 626-578-9777 227 W. Valley Blvd, 168 A, San Gabriel 626-308-3777 $ Shandong Dumplings is your Reader Recommended Winner for BEST DUMPLINGS in the 2018 Reader’s Poll! We have been a cornerstone in the greater Pasadena community and are well known for our outstanding cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff. Recognized for our modern interpretation of classic dishes and insistence on using only the highest quality, freshest ingredients. Open for Lunch and Dinner daily and until 2am Wed-Sat. 12 PASADENA WEEKLY | 01.03.19

TOM'S FAMOUS FAMILY RESTAURANT 1130 E. Walnut St. Pasadena 626-577-7717 tomsfamous.com $ Please come and enjoy homemade breakfast lunch and dinner all made from scratch and FRESH. Nothing is ever served or made from a can. We pride ourselves as being the cleanest store with the best quality food and BEST service in town. Thank you PASADENA!!!!!

TOPS WALNUT 1792 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 584-0244 topsburger.com $ At TOPS on Walnut & Allen, we maintain the original taste from 60 years ago. My father wanted to create food as close to homemade as possible. Our primary goal and focus is on taste, quality, freshness, cleanliness in our service and experienced staff. Most of our staff have been with us for more than twenty years. We invite you to come to TOPS on the corner of Walnut & Allen and taste the difference! Meet our staff and experience what quality service should be.

The same quality service that has made us #1.

THE MIXX PASADENA 443 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (626) 500-0021 themixxpasadena.com $$ The Mixx Pasadena is a modern bar/lounge/ restaurant with live entertainment 5 days a week. Our menu hits the spot whether you’re in the mood for a savory munchie, a full lunch/ dinner, or a decadent dessert. Come to The Mixx to unwind for happy hour or a lively hangout…we’re the perfect spot!!

WE OLIVE 32 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91105 626-787-1000 weolive.com/Pasadena $$ We Olive Pasadena features an array of olive oils, vinaigrettes, dips, and other one of a kind flavors and offers complimentary Olive Oil tastings.

We now serve lunch & dinner! Enjoy the summer evenings on our We Olive Patio! Happy Hour M – F 3:30 – 7pm! Enjoy cheese and charcuterie and California small patch wine. Shopping for a gift? Check out our wide selection of customized gourmet gifts. Located in Old Pasadena right next to free 90 minute parking.

ZELO GOURMET PIZZAS 328 E. Foothill Blvd.Arcadia 626-358-8298 myzelopizza.info $$ It’s the cornmeal crust that makes this pizzeria stand out from the rest. This locally owned establishment’s signature dish is the fresh, corn, balsamic-marinated, oven-roasted red onion pie. Zelo Pizzeria has expanded the dining room to better serve you, so come in and give Zelo Pizzeria a try.

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coppa with tomatoes.

To underscore just how different these two pizza destinations are, Pitfire offers an all meat charcuterie board ($11) with prosciutto, salami and coppa with smashed avocado toast ($9).

Ameci is a small storefront, seating maybe 10, with a black and white landscape photo of the New York skyline and a neon picture of pizza with the words “you wanna pizza me?” in fluorescent neon pink lights. Ameci does not have a bathroom, but they do have a large TV, which I assume is more for the entertainment of carry-out customers waiting a few moments for their call-in orders. As I live outside the delivery radius of Ameci, I dined in and unlike some picky Yelpers I was not thrown off by eating pizza off paper plates.

In my burn-out of holiday foods and to ensure I did my due diligence as a critic (and only for that reason, ahem) I went all-in on the Ameci menu, ordering more for two people than is ever socially appropriate.

I started off with the fried cheese raviolis ($6.99), eight raviolis fried with breadcrumbs that are crunchy on the outside with warm cheese on the inside. It is a simple dish, but you cannot go wrong with fried cheese.

Ameci’s specialty pizzas come in four size options: personal ($9.99), medium ($14.99), large ($17.99) and jumbo ($19.99), which come with four, six, eight or 12 slices, respectively. I tried their signature and well-known (or at least most photographed) hot-Cheetos pizza. Its cheese pizza with crushed hot Cheetos, baked under a layer of cheese, which once done is covered in whole hotCheetos. As far as the hot-Cheetos on everything trend, putting them on a pizza does feel like one of the more logical concoctions. In short, it’s good.

The Cheetos on top have a hard time staying on, but the texture they add makes the balancing act

worth the payoff. If you are looking for a heavenly culinary mashup on the level of chicken and waffles this may not be it, but it is a significantly more fun option than a plain cheese pizza.

While the hot-Cheetos pizza brings people through the door, the chicken pesto and the Mediterranean among the other signature pizzas really sealed in my approval of Ameci. The Mediterranean, served without sauce instead uses a creamy ricotta cheese as a base and is topped with feta, cubed tomato and basil. It is subtle and will please vegetarians and carnivores alike. The chicken pesto is heavy on the chicken but light on the pesto sauce, understandably as pesto can often overpower everything in its vicinity.

Ameci is James Dean in a white T-shirt, whereas Pitfire is George Clooney in a three piece suit, both good choices, just suited for different occasions and experiences.

If you have spent all day taking down Christmas lights and packing away the holiday season and just want a bite with your family before vacation ends, you cannot go wrong with a call to Ameci.

For a more social evening or a fun date night, Pitfire is the right spot.

Both Ameci and Pitfire do share some mandatory pizza shop musts, offering pastas and sandwiches.

At Pitfire, if you must stray away from pizza, I suggest delving into childhood memories with the mac and cheese ($11) made with a five-cheese sauce and topped with breadcrumbs. At Ameci, if you are ready to indulge or carb-load, go with the fettuccine alfredo ($9.99) with an optional $1 upcharge for chicken.

In addition to the Glendale location, APK has two other locations in La Crescenta and Burbank.

Pitfire also has two Los Angeles locations; Mar Vista and West LA, and four others across Southern California.

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BY PATTI CARMALT-VENER

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Dear Patti, How do I pick New Year’s resolutions and successfully reach my goals?

— Christie

With New Year’s resolutions come a sense of hope, excitement, a desire to make life better, a chance for renewal and a dream of a new self that resonates deep inside.

Start by making a list of all the changes you want to accomplish in the next 12 months.

The sky’s the limit! This is a chance to go through a thoughtful self-analysis and determine what’s important to you. Go over your resolutions carefully and narrow the list down to five.

The goals you choose should be important to you, not what others expect. Plan out and write a statement of intent that is specific, realistic and contains measurable goals. Don’t write “get out of debt” but rather “I want the loan to my grandparents paid off by June and all my credit cards paid off by the end of the year.”

Write a statement of intent about each of your resolutions, one that is specific, realistic and contains measurable goals. Resolution statements tend to come with a “should” or a “must.” You will more likely be successful, however, if you make it a “want to” intention rather than a “have to” chore. Keep your written action plan with you at all times and practice every day, one day at a time. Remember that something big and important usually takes a while to accomplish. With the passage of each week, try to lovingly look at what went wrong and — with new clarity — reset your intentions for the coming week.

Create a resolution calendar marked with clear small achievements to keep you on track and give you the confidence to continue. Practice, practice, practice!

Research shows that only 12 percent of participants in a resolution study actually achieved their goals. Identifying your resolutions is fairly undemanding. Following through and making it a success can be overwhelming. Start actively harnessing your motivation today and resolve to achieve your resolutions one day at a time for one year. Keep your written statement and your planning calendar in a highly visible space to serve as a reminder of the new strategies you’re incorporating into your life. Schedule dedicated time each week to monitor the results and make adjustments. Your life is a work in progress. Nothing big gets accomplished overnight. Resolutions are set in one day but are implemented with a hundred tiny steps that happen throughout the whole year.

Visualize how amazing it will be to have your goal completed. Change of any kind is challenging, but if you persist and appreciate each accomplishment you make, the new you will be well worth the effort. New Year’s resolutions can be your chance to decide what you want to change about your life and truly change it, an opportunity to go through thoughtful self-analysis and take an introspective look at what’s really important to you.

If you slack off, don’t be critical; just get back to following through on your goals. Focus on a desire to make life better, a chance for renewal and a dream of a new self that resonates deep inside. By working on your goal all year long, you can be one of the few able to say that you really did keep your New Year’s resolution.

Seek inspiration in the words of the following luminaries: “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” — Benjamin Franklin “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” — Albert Einstein “You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You were not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings; learn to use them and fly.” — Rumi “Never, ever give up.” — Sir Winston Churchill In the words of Confucius, “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.”

By working on your goal all year long, you can be one of the few able to say that you really did keep your New Year’s resolution.

Take care and have a wonderful New Year! n Patti Carmalt-Vener, a faculty member with the Southern California Society for Intensive Short Term Psychotherapy, is a psychotherapist in private practice with offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga Park.

Contact her at (626) 584-8582 or email pcarmalt@aol.com. Visit her website, patticarmalt-vener.com.

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CHEESEBURGER WEEK RETURNS City celebrates teen creator of one of America’s favorite culinary delights from Jan. 6 to Jan. 11 In what has become a yearly tribute to Lionel Stenberger, the teenage creator of the iconic cheeseburger in 1924, more restaurants than ever are joining in the community celebration of Cheeseburger Week, from Sunday, Jan. 6, to Friday, Jan. 11.

“Sternberger’s achievement is the first verified instance of someone serving a hamburger with cheese,” says the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, presenters of the event, in a prepared statement. The Pasadena Restaurant Week and California Restaurant Month event is sponsored by the city of Pasadena and Wells Fargo Bank.

“Over the years, Sternberger perfected his Aristocratic Burger, much to the delight of customers at The Rite Spot (a roadside stand owned by Sternberger’s father),” according to the chamber statement. “Sternberger’s culinary achievement has been documented by Hamburger America, the Los Angeles Times and even Time magazine in its obituary of Sternberger.”

During Cheeseburger Week, 40 restaurants, lounges and burger joints will be offering their “signature burgers, some special creations and great deals,” according to the press release.

Some of the special offerings include El Portal Restaurant and Yahaira’s Café’s Zacatecas Burger, the K-POP from Dog Haus and Dog Haus Biergarten, sliders at Vertical Wine Bistro, and the traditional and nationally recognized cheeseburger at Pie ‘n Burger. New participants include 1919 Café at The Huntington, Trejo’s Cantina, Foothill and the New School of Cooking.

Those wanting a variety of experiences can organize a cheeseburger crawl or follow one of the pre-planned themed crawls. Information on venues, specials and cheeseburger crawls can be found at pasadenarestaurantweek.com.

NEW LEADERSHIP Buys takes over as head coach of La Salle Pasadena’s La Salle College Preparatory has found a new full-time head football coach in former Azusa Pacific University Assistant Coach Ben Buys, school officials announced last week.

“During our search for a new head football coach, our vision was to find a man who emulated the core values of La Salle, without sacrificing a competitive edge,” Marc Hernandez, La Salle’s director of athletics, said in a prepared statement.

“I am proud to announce we have found our coach and leader in Ben Buys,” Hernandez said. “His vision and expertise will shape our football program and community for years to come.”

La Salle Principal Courtney Kassakhian was also pleased with the pick.

“We are delighted to have Coach Buys join the Lancer Family.” Kassakhian said in the same statement issued by the school.

Going 0-10 record last season, there appears to be nowhere else but up (and the weight room) to go for the Lancer squad. Buys takes over for Interim Head Coach Andrew Pankow, who replaced former Head Coach Russell Gordon.

Gordon quit at the end of the 2017 season to take an assistant coaching position with Antelope Valley College. Gordon posted a 36-28 record after seven years of leading the team, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

“My family and I are extremely excited about stepping into the La Salle community to lead the football program,” said Buys. n

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Kathryn Sermak discusses and signs “Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis,” recounting her work as an assistant and trusted confidante of the lauded actress, starting at 7 p.m. Friday at Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit vromansbookstore.com.

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ast year racked up the biggest box-office numbers of all time, due to plenty of films that were legitimately entertaining, moving or thought-provoking, and relatively few that annoyed me to the level of anger. As usual, I’m presenting my 10 favorite films of the year and the five I hated most.

My 10 Favorites: 1. “Mary Poppins Returns.” I’m a sucker for musicals and anything-goes fantasy sequences, but I was a little concerned that modern Disney might not have the chops to match the magical 1964 original. Thankfully, it has proven to be wildly entertaining through my first three viewings, with no doubt many more to come. Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda do a superb job taking the reins from the original’s Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in a film that has to be seen to be believed. (In theaters now) 2. “Crazy Rich Asians.” Another big Hollywood gamble, this stunning surprise was easily the best romantic comedy in at least 20 years. The fact that it starred a nearly unknown cast of spectacularly talented actors catching the brass ring together made it thrilling to watch as well as hilarious and touching. (Streaming) 3. “Bad Times at the El Royale.” This dark, gritty, ever-twisting film noir brought together the year’s most unique cast (Jeff

Bridges, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson and the scene-stealing Cynthia Erivo) for a “Pulp Fiction”-style showdown over one night in a haunted roadside motel. It was both shocking and spiritual, and was hugely overlooked. (Streaming) 4. “A Quiet Place.” John Krasinski spent nine years playing the good-natured all-American guy Jim on “The Office,” so he thoroughly stunned the movie world by co-writing, directing and starring with his wife Emily Blunt in this complete masterpiece of a horror film. They play a married couple living with their children in deep-woods silence as the only way to stay alive after alien invaders that attack anything that makes a sound have wiped out most of humanity. One of the most harrowing, perfectly-pitched movie experiences you will ever encounter. (Streaming) 5. “Eighth Grade.” Innovative musical comedian Bo Burnham wrote and directed this alternately hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of an awkward girl trying to survive the final week of eighth grade so she can reinvent herself in high school. Elsie Fisher delivered a powerhouse performance that reminds us there are good kids out there still, dying to be noticed. (Streaming) 6. “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Relatively new (albeit Emmy-winning) TV star Rami Malek of “Mr. Robot” fame stepped into the

Road Scholar volunteer ambassador Jill Swaim discusses the organization, America’s first and the world’s largest education travel organization for adults, starting at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino. Call (626) 300-0777 or visit crowellpubliclibrary.org.

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J. Eric Lynxwiler, urban anthropologist and author, presents an illustrated discussion of the book, “Knott’s Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott’s Berry Farm” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in a Book Club of California presentation at the Women’s City Club of Pasadena, 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena. Free, but visit bccbooks.org to RSVP.

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A ‘CRAZY RICH’ YEAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 shoes of iconic rock singer Freddie Mercury to lead this epic recounting of the story of Mercury and Queen. The propulsive music gives this an enormous kick throughout, but Malek also nails the tragic side of a man who was loved worldwide publicly, yet was terribly alone in private. (In theaters now) 7. “Blackkklansman.” Spike Lee made the comeback of the decade by co-writing and directing this daring and edgy comic thriller based on the true story of a black cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan through a crazy scheme shared with a white Jewish cop. Made many points on the nation’s racial divide without once feeling preachy. (Streaming) 8. “Rampage.” I always include at least one big dumb popcorn movie, and this somewhat-overlooked Dwayne Johnson movie in which he teams up with a King Kong clone to battle a wild array of genetically mutated monsters attacking the Chicago skyline was the year’s nuttiest pleasure.

(Streaming) 9. “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.” Joaquin Phoenix delivered a heartbreaking yet hopeful turn in the true-life tale of artist John Callahan, a hopeless alcoholic who found his purpose drawing wickedly satirical cartoons after being paralyzed in a drunk driving accident. Jonah Hill as his AA group leader and Jack Black as the deeply regretful drunk driver who ruined his life join Phoenix in delivering three of the year’s best performances. (Streaming) 10. “White Boy Rick.” Matthew McConnaughey was the big name in the cast, but first-time actor Richie Merritt steals the show from the veteran Oscar-winner in this dark, gritty yet powerful biopic of Rick Wershe, Jr., a teenage drug dealer who became the FBI’s youngest informant in history.

Merritt’s performance is utterly unique, while the film is a battle cry for sentencing reform. (Streaming) YEAR’S FIVE WORST 1. “Assassination Nation.” Morally bankrupt garbage about a group of high school girls on a violent rampage against the “patriarchy,” this featured no likable characters on any side in a race to show ever more disgusting revenge upon revenge. (Streaming) 2. “A Wrinkle in Time.” Oprah Winfrey hyped this movie to death and had a rare major role in this adaptation of the classic young-adult novel, but this confusing mess did not translate well to the screen on any level. (Streaming) 3. “Red Sparrow.” Jennifer Lawrence follows her turn in one of last year’s worst films, “mother!”, with another inexplicable step toward career suicide by playing a vicious and violent Soviet superspy in a film that will make you hate humanity. (Streaming) 4. “The Front Runner.” This wasn’t a terribly made film, but Hugh Jackman and director Jason Reitman’s look at the sex and media scandal that destroyed Gary Hart’s 1988 presidential run was wanly paced and gave audiences no one to root for as both Hart and the press are portrayed as outright scum. (Starts streaming soon) 5. “Welcome to Marwen.” Star Steve Carell and co-writer-director Robert Zemeckis seemed like a winning team, but instead their combo of live-action and motion-capture animation in the tale of a man who recovers from a brutal attack by creating elaborate World War II fantasies with dolls is a jumbled mess that is impossible to care about. (In theaters now) n 18 PASADENA WEEKLY | 01.03.19

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2018: A Year of Musical Statement Making

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018 was a year of statement making. Inflamed and exhausted by political scandals and economic uncertainties, anxious listeners connected with music that mirrored their anxiety and upheld virtues that often seemed endangered — essentials like compassion, kindness, and hope.

Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour — Brimming with pop hooks

and keen observations, the country artist’s luminous “Golden Hour” was hard to beat for sheer melodic buoyancy and lyrical uplift, with reverb-polished gems like “Slow Burn,” “Butterflies” and “Oh, What a World” exerting a magnetic pull. The last of our freedoms is to choose our response to circumstances, as Viktor Frankl once wrote; “Golden Hour” beautifully reminded us to choose to respond to chaos with love and hope.

Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer — Kicking off with the Brian

Wilson-boosted title track, the pop chameleon delivered a thoughtfully arranged bouquet of hooks, melodies, and lyrical zingers. Even fun moments like the femmeaffirming “Screwed” (with Zoë Kravitz) packed a thematically relevant punch: “You know power is just sex/ Now ask yourself who’s screwing you.”

Courtney Marie Andrews, May Your Kindness Remain — Six

albums into a respected career, the peripatetic singer-songwriter hit with a soulful, balm-like collection that spoke of and for its needy cultural moment. From the gospel-ish organ strains that open the title track, it swells with resilient heart and honesty.

Rosalía, El Mal Querer — The Catalan dynamo cleverly bent flamenco’s florid romanticism to her own original purposes, using it to intensify the dramatic tale she spun across 11 passionate tracks whose traditional handclapping was electrified by bass, synths and street energy. History, as always, informs the present.

Dead Can Dance, Dionysus — Lisa Gerrard and Brendan

Perry conjured their own language for this venture connecting wildly varied rhythms and tongues. Tracks suggested diverse global traditions, from communal desert rituals to Celtic paganism, and upheld music as a spiritual and natural force.

Kevin Gordon, Tilt and Shine —

A songwriting master, the Louisiana native is criminally undersung outside Americana circles. His swampy rock ‘n’ roll pulsed with wisdom and soul, and “Saint on a Chain” haunted with a novel’s worth of insightfully honed narrative.

Artists across the spectrum shared stories illuminating searches for truth and affirmation; women, perhaps emboldened by the #MeToo movement, delivered some of the most musically potent and personally relatable albums of the year.

Pistol Annies, Interstate Gospel — Sassy single “Got My Name

Changed Back” grabbed headlines, but Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley — all in peak songwriting and vocal form — also tapped mainstream veins with story songs (“Masterpiece,” “Best Years of My Life”) as emotionally rich as they were relatable. Sisterhood is real.

Mary Gauthier, Rifles & Rosary Beads — The acclaimed singer-

songwriter delivered one of the most potent albums of her career, co-writing with combat veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In placing her bracing honesty and literate songcraft at their service, Gauthier simultaneously honored them and gave voice to stories of sacrifice and trauma that need to be heard.

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PASADENA, SOUTH PASADENA & ALTADENA 1881 Bar 1881 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 314-2077 facebook.com/1881bar Fridays—Live jazz Saturdays—Gypsie jazz Wednesdays—Reggae The Blue Guitar Arroyo Seco Golf Course 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena (323) 769-3500 blueguitar.club Thursday—Hank Mehren Trio The Boulevard Bar 3199 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena (626) 356-9304 blvdbar.com Fridays—Drag performances hosted by Tia Wanna every Friday Cabrera’s Mexican Cuisine 655 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 795-0230 cabreras.com Thursdays—Live jazz Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays—Karaoke

Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena (626) 798-6236 coffeegallery.com Friday—Dave Stamey Saturday—The Beatunes Der Wolfskopf 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 219-6054 derwolfskopf.com Fridays—“Night Court” features Deejay Kind Cromang spinning vinyl soul, funk, disco and boogie Edwin Mills by Equator 22 Mills Place, Pasadena (626) 564-8656 edwinmills.com Friday—Jonathon Alvarez Saturday—Jack’s Cats Trio Tuesday—Ed Romero Wednesday—Nick Gomez El Portal Restaurant 695 E. Green St., Pasadena (626) 795-8553 elportalrestaurant.com Fridays—Mariachi México Saturdays—Alanniz Sundays—Mariachi Bella Ice House 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena (626) 577-1894 icehousecomedy.com Thursday—Stand-Up All-Stars –CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

Fantastic Negrito, Please Don’t Be Dead — Nodding to revered

elders — Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Plant, Prince — the streetwise Oakland artist championed humanity in all its flaws and forms throughout this searing, blues-rooted indictment of bigotry, environmental pillage, and hypocrisy.

Anderson East, Encore — A muscular fusion of Southern soul and gospel that showcased East’s toughand-tender rasp and, more essentially, his search for what endures with showstopping songs like “This Too Shall Last,” the Chris Stapleton co-write “If You Keep Leaving Me,” and the confessional “Cabinet Door.”

Fatoumata Diawara, Fenjo — The soulful Malian vocalist/songwriter nimbly wove Wassoulou folk traditions, Afropop, rock and R&B together with socially conscious themes. If there was any doubt Diawara was world-class after her 2015 “At Home” collaboration with Roberto Fonseca, “Fenjo” decisively settled the matter.

Tracy Thorn, Record — A welcome

return from the witty Everything But the Girl frontwoman and author/ columnist. Gleaming with ’80s-evoking synths, Thorn’s feminist dance-pop anthems were grounded by her innate warmth and matter-of-fact attitude — most notably grooving setpiece “Sister,” with Corinne Bailey Rae and Warpaint.

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The Beatles Live

THE BEATUNES PAY TRIBUTE TO ICONIC BRITS AT COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE The Beatunes re-visit the Fab Four with music from the band’s earliest days all the way to the final recordings at Coffee Galley Backstage in Altadena Saturday.

The act’s goal is to honor and play The Beatles’ tunes as accurately as possible.

Given the Beatunes repeat performances at this venue, the band has succeeded in the effort. They continuously strive to bring more realism to the live performances, accomplishing the feat without using any studio-produced backing tracks or gimmicks.

The Beatunes have pleased audiences ranging in age from 5 to 105, transcending generations.

Visit thebeatunes.com. — John Sollenberger Music starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena.

Tickets are $20. Call (626) 798-6236 for reservations and visit coffeegallery.com for information.

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boygenius, boygenius — One of the

year’s most heralded debuts was dropped by the supertrio of acclaimed singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacas. Their achingly beautiful harmonies implicitly made an empowering statement, and occasionally approached transcendence.

Cecile McLorin Salvant, The Window — The disarmingly incisive jazz chanteuse and tasteful pianist Sullivan Fortner elegantly demonstrated the power of simplicity. Their melodic music connected on an immediate, human level in a way that more grandly orchestrated jazz outings did not.

Blood Orange, Negro Swan — Dev Hynes artfully layered R&B beats, pop melodies, spoken word, guests and street sounds into one moodily compelling presentation. Yearning single “Charcoal Baby” made a strong statement, and depression, identity, family, and the search for meaningful connection proved resonant themes.

Lee Ann Womack, The Lonesome, the Lonely & the Gone — The Nashville

veteran’s stock-taking read of “Shine on Rainy Day” by funky country songwriter Brent Cobb (whose “Providence Canyon” was another noteworthy 2018 release) exemplified this classy, outstanding record’s mix of emotional honesty and rhythmic grit.

Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth — Continuing the cosmic journey enshrined

Friday—Hollywood Comes to Pasadena; Old School Presents Saturday Night Dynomite; Comedy Madness w/Mike Quu Saturday—Cool Beans Comedy; Joey Diaz; Hollywood Comes to Pasadena; Giggles and Gags Sunday—Dave McNary’s All-Star Variety Show; Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Wednesday Night Live w/Rudy Moreno Kings Row Gastropub 20 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 793-3010 kingsrowpub.com Live music most nights of the week

T. Boyle’s Tavern 37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena (626) 578-0957 tboylestavern.com Sunday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia Tuesday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia

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MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop 2423 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 798-6969 facebook.com/meowmeowz Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every Friday and Saturday; all ages welcome Old Towne Pub 66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 577-6583 theoldtownepub.com Live music most nignts of the week Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association 73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena (626) 799-5689 pasadenaballroomdance.com Saturday—Saturday Swing Dance features James Intveld and the Swing Sinners Plate 38 2361 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 793-7100 plate38.com Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select Fridays & Saturdays The Rose Paseo Colorado 245 E. Green St., Pasadena (888) 645-5006 wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com

Friday—Puddle of Mudd Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; Blizzard of East Los Angeles Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Arcadia Blues Club 16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia (626) 447-9349 arcadiabluesclub.com Friday—Ricky Z Saturday—Artur Menezes The Buccaneer 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre (626) 355-9045 https://www.facebook.com/Buccaneer-847437898642883/ Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party: Bring your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable First Cabin 46 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia (626) 446-2575 Fridays-Saturdays—Pat O’Brien & the Priests of Love exalt the blues and classic rock The Granada 17 S. First St., Alhambra (626) 227-2572 thegranadala.com Live music and deejays most nights of the week J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade Matt Denny’s Ale House 145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia (626) 462-0250 mattdennys.com, jchyke.com Tuesday—J.C.’s Birthday Party w/Scott Memmer, Mick Rhodes, Jordan Sollitto, Wild Mountain Mystics, Chauncey Bowers, David

Plenn, Brooks Taylor, Manda Mosher, Karen Tobin, Eddie Cunningham and Andrew Kelsey Villa Catrina 251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia (626) 294-1973 villacatrina.com Thursdays—Comedy open mic every first and third Thursday of the month Wednesdays—Karaoke w/Deejay Zary

WEST OF PASADENA Colombo’s Restaurant 1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock (323) 254-9138 colombosrestaurant.com Friday—Steve Thompson; Blue Soul Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Jeff Dale & the South Woodlawners Sunday—V Tones Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio Tuesday—Tom Armbruster Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer & Karen Hernandez Days Inn Lounge 450 Pioneer Drive, Glendale (323) 259-5900 tommydodson.com Fridays—Tommy Dodson and friends present Cabaret Fridays The Oak and Vine 117 E. Harvard St., Glendale (818) 507-7011 theoakandvine.com Live music most nights of the week Winchester Room 6522 San Fernando Road, Glendale (818) 241-5475 thewinchesterroom.com Friday—Karaoke Saturday—Karaoke n

on 2015’s visionary “The Epic,” this ambitious two-disc set likewise dipped into hip-hop, funk and gospel, and further established the Inglewood-raised saxophonist as a deepthinking, leading voice in jazz.

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Downey to Lubbock — Downey son

Alvin’s bluesy growl and Lubbock native Gilmore’s high-plains twang proved surprisingly complementary as they dug into blues, folk and R&B with earthy joy. In a politically tumultuous year, their resurrection of Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” and the Youngbloods’ 1969 anthem “Get Together” offered pointed commentary

Dhafer Youssef, Sounds of Mirrors — A stellar collboration between Tunisian oudist Youssef, Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain, Turkish clarinetist Hüsnü Senlendirici and Norwegian jazz guitarist Eivind Aarset, as musically beautiful as it was hopeful.

Mourning [A] BLKstar, The Garner Poems — The self-described “DIY

Afrofuturist soul” collective from Cleveland honored the memories of Eric Garner and Tamir Rice and the Harlem Renaissance with a thoughtful meld of funk, gospel, jazz, hip-hop and soul that was musically and physically stirring, and timely.

Post-Holiday Blues RICKY Z BLAZES AT ARCADIA BLUES CLUB

LA-area singer-songwriter and blues guitarist Ricky Z, who has accumulated a lengthy record of stellar performances over the years, plays Friday night at Arcadia Blues Club.

Z plays traditional and contemporary blues with flair, taking influences from artists including Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and Rory Gallagher.

His rich career has included not only countless live performances, but his work has also been featured in various television shows and films.

Along the way, the guitar ace has performed with such diverse acts as Steven Tyler, Jessica Simpson, Lauryn Hill, Josh Groban, Steve Lukather and The Sweet.

Visit rickyzonline.com. — John Sollenberger Music starts at 7 p.m. Friday at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door. Call (626) 447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com.

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INFLATABLE ART

BALLOON ART BLOW OUT DEBUTS AT NUCLEUS GALLERY IN ALHAMBRA

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI

Lots of balloons are popped at New Year’s Eve parties every year. But with its newest exhibit, “The Balloon Art Blow Out,” the Alhambra-based Nucleus Art Gallery plans to restart the fun and excitement throughout next weekend.

Featuring eight “giant interactive and Instagram-able” balloon installations, plus a huge room full of balloons that people can walk inside of and get lost in, the “Blow Out” offers fun for kids and adults alike. It will run from Jan. 11 through Jan. 15, with time blocks available to visitors from noon to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at $10 per ticket.

“We are known for our events, because they’re highly visual and cater to the animation industry and entertainment arts such as illustration, video games, comic books and movies,” says Nucleus Manager/CEO Ben Zhu. “We did do a balloon event in August with a blind Korean artist named Hongseok Goh, and I had never seen balloons done that way before. We thought that was pretty successful, but even more people should see and experience this kind of art but with more lead time to promote it.”

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delivery, culminating in custom- made headdresses.

Somekh’s balloon hats have taken him around the world, as he traveled to 34 countries with photographer Charlie Eckert, making hats for people for free and photographing them in a rolling investigation into the universal nature of laughter. Their travels resulted in the book “The Inflatable Crown.”

In 2011, Somekh starred in the TLC reality show, “The Unpoppables,” which followed his LA-based company, New Balloon Art, as they built impossibly large interactive balloon installations at high-end events. He has also appeared on “The Today Show,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Access Hollywood” and several other shows.

Somekh’s current obsession is playing the “Balloon Bass” – a three and a half octave, all-latex musical instrument that sounds just like a funky upright bass.

In fact, Somekh will be leading a performance by his trio The Unpopables from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, including electric bass wizard Joey Maramba and Alfred Ortiz on drums, at the installation.

His unique instrument consists of an 11-inch round balloon and two skinny twisting balloons, all made of latex and with one skinny balloon used as the string and the other as the resonator inside the round balloon.

Together, the balloons combine to make deep, booming low frequencies across three and a half octaves, while also having the potential for twangy sitar-like sounds. Somekh attaches a piezo pickup to it and runs it through a pedal board and an amp.

While many of the installations in the exhibit are being kept a secret in order to maintain the element of surprise for attendees, Zhu is particularly excited about two key elements.

“There will be a roomful of giant balloons you walk through that is reminiscent of giant ball pits that kids can get immersed in, only our balloons will be up to two feet wide instead of three inches like a ball,” says Zhu. “And we also have a balloon totem planned, though it’s a work in progress.

“The idea of the balloon totem is that it’s basically a giant pole that people can attach their own balloons to,” adds Zhu. They can write wishes on their balloon and put it on the totem pole, then at the closing night popping party from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, we’ll pop them all to make the wishes come true.” ■ “The Balloon Art Blow Out” takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Jan. 11-15 at Nucleus Art Gallery, 210 E. Main St., Alhambra. Admission is $10 for either noon to 4 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Call (626) 458-7477 or visit gallerynucleus.com.

nortonsimon.org A guided tour visits works reflecting Modernism in Germany, from 1 to 2 p.m., included in Norton Simon admission of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for students, those 18 and under and members.

The Blue Guitar Arroyo Seco Golf Course 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena blueguitar.club The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course presents the Hank Mehren Trio at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table seating, available on the website.

Pasadena Public Library, Lamanda Park Branch 140 S. Altadena Drive, Pasadena (626) 744-7266 pasadenapubliclibrary.net A Zumba class for all ages and skill levels starts at 11 a.m. The Pasadena AfricanAmerican Genealogy Group meets from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Pasadena Senior Center 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena (626) 795-4331 pasadenaseniorcenter.org Members of the Pasadena Fire Department offer tips on disaster preparedness at 10 a.m. Get free legal advice starting at 10 a.m., including information about wills, trusts, conservatorships, estate planning and durable power of attorney.

Call for appointments (required).

Pasadena Public Library, Linda Vista Branch 1281 Bryant St., Pasadena (626) 744-7278 pasadenapubliclibrary.net The Linda Vista Science Club for teens and adults investigates the world around us using state-of-the-art technology to gather data to track precipitation, cloud formations and migration patterns of hummingbirds, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-5320 vromansbookstore.com Bridget Fonger discusses and signs “Superheroes of Love: Heal Your Broken Heart & Go Save the World” at 7 p.m.

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FRIDAY Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 744-4066 pasadenapubliclibrary.net Teen Game Day invites kids to play board and video games from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Call (626) 744-4246 to sign up.

Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-6840 nortonsimon.org A guided tour visits highlights of the Norton Simon collections from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., included in Norton Simon admission of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for students, those 18 and under and members.

Pasadena Senior Center 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena (626) 795-4331 pasadenaseniorcenter.org Free films screen at 1 p.m. on select Fridays. Friday’s film is “Puzzle” (2018).

Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-5320 vromansbookstore.com Kathryn Sermak discusses and signs “Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis” at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY Marilyn’s Back Street 40th Reunion The Rose 245 E. Green St., Pasadena https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marilynsbackstreet-40th-anniversary-specialevent-tickets-52638440994 Pasadena’s former teen night club Marilyn’s Back Street presents a 40th anniversary celebration, featuring original Marilyn’s deejays and power mix duo Boris Granich and Chris Modig (AKA Swedish Chris), from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Tickets are $25, available on Eventbrite.

Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-6840

Crowell Public Library 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino (626) 300-0777 crowellpubliclibrary.org Road Scholar volunteer ambassador Jill Swaim discusses the organization, America’s first and the world’s largest education travel organization for adults, starting at 2 p.m.

Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-6840 nortonsimon.org An Afternoon Salon invites guests to observe Russian artist Liubov Popova’s 1915 painting “The Traveler,” consider how she was influenced by her travels to France and Italy, then trace these influences by looking at cubist and protoRenaissance works in the collection. It runs from 1 to 2 p.m., included in Norton Simon admission of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for students, those 18 and under and members.

Soulful Sunday Brunch The Rose 245 E. Green St., Pasadena (888) 645-5006 roseconcerts.com Enjoy a live Motown-style band, gospel choir and mouthwatering brunch from $29 to $58. The $18.50 general admission does not include brunch. Brunch starts at 10 a.m. and music starts at 11 a.m.

MONDAY Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 744-4066 pasadenapubliclibrary.net The YA Book Club for kids 14 and older meets to discuss “Thunderhead” by Neal Shusterman from 6 to 7 p.m.

Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-5320 vromansbookstore.com Brittany Ackerman, in conversation with Ron Koertge discusses and signs “The Perpetual Motion Machine” at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Camerata Pacifica The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino (805) 884-8410 cameratapacifica.org The Camerata Pacifica chamber ensemble performs works by Mozart, Poulenc and Beethoven at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $58.

Cancer Support Community 76 E. Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 215, Pasadena (626) 796-1083 cscpasadena.org Dr. Amaliya Santiago, naturopathic doctor, discusses how dietary supplements and eating the right foods can improve the body’s ability to fight cancer, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free, but call for reservations.

Crowell Public Library 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino (626) 300-0777 crowellpubliclibrary.org High Definition Precision Healthcare is Coming is a discussion series offering an historical view of healthcare in the United States from 1900 to the present, highlighting major healthcare reforms, led by Hal Slavkin, USC Professor and Dean Emeritus, starting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and continuing Tuesdays through Feb. 5.

Tuesday Musicale of Pasadena Concert Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 797-1994 tuesdaymusicaleofpasadena.blogspot.com Tuesday Musicale performs works by Dvorak, featuring Linda Tajima, violin, Nancy Friedmann, cello and Agatha Hou, piano. In addition, pianists Laura Dickey and Louise Earhart perform works

by Brahms, and violinists Ophelia Nanagyulyan and Roberta Wilcox, cellist Judy Cain and bassist Leslie Baker perform works by Rossini. It starts at 12:30 p.m. Free.

Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-5320 vromansbookstore.com Alison Hart discusses and signs “Mostly White” at 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Book Club of California Reading Women’s City Club of Pasadena 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena

(415) 781-7532 bccbooks.org J. Eric Lynxwiler, urban anthropologist and author presents an illustrated discussion of the book, “Knott’s Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott’s Berry Farm,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free, but visit the website to RSVP. Pasadena Public Library, Allendale Branch 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena (626) 744-7260 pasadenapubliclibrary.net Guests are invited to enjoy an afternoon tea with the 2019 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at 3 p.m.

Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 744-4066 pasadenapubliclibrary.net Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday’s film is “Written on the Wind” (1956).

Pasadena Public Library, Hastings Branch 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena (626) 744-7262 pasadenapubliclibrary.net STEAM Team Club for kids ages 9 to 12 uses various scientific techniques to investigate soil in our local environment, starting at 4 p.m.

The Rose 245 E. Green St., Pasadena (888) 645-5006 roseconcerts.com Make your own music with karaoke in the Lobby Lounge at The Rose Wednesday through Saturday night.

Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-5320 vromansbookstore.com Thelma Reyna discusses and signs “Reading the Tea Leaves After Trump” at 7 p.m.

Wine & Song Americana Singer/Songwriter Music Series Arroyo Seco Golf Course 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena blueguitar.club Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter series presents Pretty Polly and Jerry Boonstra at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table seating, available on the website. ■

ONGOING Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, presents its family-friendly light show experience, Enchanted Forest of Light, featuring a gentle one-mile hike through Descanso’s most beloved areas, with a variety of large-scale displays by professional lighting artists, many of which are interactive. Celestial Shadows spins polyhedral installations exploring geometry through light, shadow and perception. Lightwave Lake is installed at Descanso Lake, and the popular Aqueous features a flowing and glowing, interactive landscape of meandering pathways. It opened Nov. 18 and continues from 5:30 to 10 p.m. daily, closing Sunday. Tickets are $28 to $30 for general admission for adults, seniors and children 2 to 18, free for children younger than 2, and $23 to $25 for members, depending on the date and time selected. Call (818) 949-4200 or visit descansogardens.org.

Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale, presents the exhibition “Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment,” featuring works by 11 inspiring female photojournalists, underscoring the momentous work they have done in bringing narratives from all over the world to the pages of National Geographic. It opened Dec. 11 and remains on view through April 7. Call (323) 3404545 or visit forestlawn.com.

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, presents the Moonlight Forest, featuring magnificent lantern art depicting exotic animals, shimmering flowers, whimsical

pandas, dragons and other themes created by artists from China’s Sichuan province, celebrating the ancient tradition of lantern-making. It opened Oct. 26 and continues from 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly, closing Sunday.

Admission is $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $23 for children ages 3 to 17. Call (626) 566-3708 or visit arboretum.org.

Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, presents the exhibition “Once Upon a Tapestry: Woven Tales of Helen and Dido.” It features exquisite tapestries and rare cartoons illustrating two iconic love stories found in the classical epic poems from the “Iliad” and the “Aenid.” It went on view Dec. 7, continuing through May 27. The museum presents an installation of Titian’s “Lady in White,” c. 1561, on loan from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. The identity of the subject of the painting has eluded scholars for centuries, and has been a highlight of Dresden’s art collection for more than 250 years. It opened Dec. 19 and remains on view through March 25. Call (626) 449-6840 or visit nortonsimon.org.

S[p]ace Gallery, 39 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, presents the exhibition, “The Universe is in Us,” curated by Mark Todd and featuring works of eight artists exploring a mixed media approach, including collage, sculpture, painting and drawing. It opened Dec. 8 and continues through March 31. Visit space. ayzenberg.com.

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SHOWTIMES Friday Jan. 04 to Thursday Jan. 10 Note: Times are p.m., and daily, unless otherwise indicated. All times are subject to change without notice.

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ACADEMY 6 1003 E Colorado Bl, (626) 229-9400.

Dr. Seuss’ The GrinchFri.-Thurs., 11:40 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20 p.m.

Instant FamilyFri.-Thurs., 12:45, 3:45, 7:10, 10:05 p.m.

Nobody’s FoolFri.-Thurs., 7:30, 10:10 p.m.

The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsFri.-Thurs., 12 noon, 2:20, 4:45 p.m.

Robin HoodFri.-Thurs., 5, 10 p.m.

SmallfootFri.-Thurs., 12:10, 2:40, 7:40 p.m.

VenomFri.-Thurs., 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 p.m.

WidowsFri.-Thurs., 1, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.

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Of Fathers and SonsSun. only, 11 a.m.

The Silence of OthersTues. only, 7 p.m.

ARCLIGHT PASADENA 14 280 E Colorado Bl, (626) 568-8888.

BumblebeeTues. only, 7 p.m.

If Beale Street Could TalkFri. only, 10:20 a.m.

Modest HeroesThurs. only, 7 p.m.

Rachel Hollis Made for More EncoreWed. only, 7:30 p.m.

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Mob Psycho 100 Season 2 PremiereSat. only, 12:55 p.m.

Modest HeroesThurs. only, 7 p.m.

Rachel Hollis Made for More EncoreWed. only, 7:30 p.m.

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CommunionSat. only, 11 a.m.

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BY CARL KOZLOWSKI

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI

VICE

Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell Length: 132 minutes Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Rating: R Bale is utterly amazing in this off-the-wall biopic of Dick Cheney, who manipulated his way into having more power than any Vice President in history. Writer-director McKay brought the 2008 financial meltdown to vibrant Oscar-winning life in "The Big Short" and makes this nearly as engaging.

Grade: B

Triple Play

WELCOME TO MARWEN

Stars: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann Length: 116 minutes Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Rating: PG-13 One of the biggest disappointments of the year finds the Oscar-nominated Carell and Zemeckis struggling to find the right tone or a coherent storyline in recounting the remarkable true-life tale of an artist who created a WWII-style town with miniatures and dolls as therapy to overcome PTSD from a beating. The movie is a tonal mess, veering wildly between quiet contemplation and violent fantasies, and is impossible to get emotionally involved with. Grade: D

THREE CHRISTMAS-SEASON FILMS SPAN THE GIFT-TO-PUNISHMENT SPECTRUM

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Jason Momoa in Aquaman

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he end of each year brings a tidal wave of movies to the multiplexes, with this year’s crop counting a whopping 10 major films released between Dec. 14 and Christmas Day. As the old saying goes, “They can’t all be gems.” So, here are my brief takes on three of the films I wasn’t able to keep up with earlier — one’s pretty good, one’s so-so and one is an outright disaster.

First up, I’ll take on “Aquaman,” which is the pretty good one. I should throw in the caveat that as a professional critic who has had to see most of the nearly 30 Marvel and DC superhero movies over the past decade, I am pretty much sick and tired of all of them. Aside from the terrific Patty Jenkins-directed “Wonder Woman,” the DC films were joylessly overbearing, like “Man of Steel” which couldn’t hold a candle to Marvel’s zippy, laugh-packed action extravaganzas.

But “Aquaman” actually breaks the dour DC mold and delivers a gonzo, highly inventive piece of entertainment that has a surprisingly fresh vision overseen by director James Wan. The creator of the “Saw” and “The Conjuring” film universes has taken big steps outside of the horror genre, first by taking the wheel on “The Fate of the Furious” and now by presenting the origin story of the underwater superhero who has all manner of undersea life at his command.

Wan’s outsider status in the superhero genre results in extravagant special effects that somehow manage to be pleasurable to watch, rather than simply creating bombastic flash for its own sake. He’s also blessed with a unique cast that has former pro wrestling superstar Jason Mamoa bringing a great deal of wit and, of course, strength to the role of the titular hero in a flashy leading-man debut that shows he could very well rise to the megastar level of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Somehow, Oscar-worthy veterans Nicole Kidman and Willem Dafoe pop in for a paycheck en route to their usual artier fare, and “Conjuring” star Patrick Wilson handles the scenery-chewing task of playing Aquaman’s jealous and extremely pissed-off half-brother villain. The plot is an often anarchic jumble of one-liners, sci-fi jargon and Wilson’s plan to lead an aquatic war against land-dwellers because of all the pollution they unleash into the oceans. But what do you expect from a superhero film? It may not be high art, but “Aquaman” performs swimmingly in delivering undersea fun.

Next up is the so-so movie: the Jennifer Lopez star vehicle romantic comedy “Second Act.” J. Lo has been leading an eclectic career as an actress, singer and dancer for nearly a quarter-century, and has managed to carve out a distinct brand for her persona as the impossibly pretty, vastly wealthy woman who can still make you believe she knows what it’s like to be an

average working-class woman.

“Second Act” thus provides her the perfect role as Maya, a 40-yearold woman who goes for a big promotion to head manager at the Whole Foods-style supermarket she’s been working at for 15 years. When she loses the job because she only has a GED, Maya’s best friend’s son creates an entirely new and wholly false online persona for her so she can compete for better jobs that require higher education.

Suddenly Maya finds herself hired as a consultant by a line of facial creams and thrown in over her head amid a flashy corporate world with tons of perks. Tasked with competing against Zoe (Vanessa Hudgens), the hotshot 24-year-old daughter of the company CEO (Treat Williams), in a race to develop the best new organic skin cream, Maya finds a bigger surprise when it’s revealed that Zoe is the daughter she gave up for adoption during high school.

That plot twist is surprisingly effective, lending an unexpected emotional depth to the film that balances well against a number of quirkily fun supporting characters and screwball comedy moments. Lopez knocks her well-rounded role out of the park, but “Second Act” unfortunately has a number of gaping plot holes and logical lapses that render it a bit second-rate. If you’re a sucker for lightweight comedies that are more pleasant than hilarious, this one’s for you. Otherwise, avoid.

Lastly, the outright disaster “Holmes & Watson” should have been comedy gold as it reunited the amazing comic duo of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly for their first funny foray since 2008’s classic “Step Brothers.” Somehow, the magic is utterly missing here, as the duo plays the classic detective team in a mystery spoof where they try to keep their perennial archenemy Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes, looking embarrassed to be here) from killing the Queen of England.

The most baffling problem is that Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law have already been performing humorously as Holmes and Watson in two hit movies, with a third on the way. Therefore, the need to create this attempt at a comic telling is utterly pointless.

But even beyond wasting the talents of Ferrell and Reilly, writer-director Ethan Coen piles on one stupid anachronistic joke after another throughout the movie and then doesn’t even bother to take them to their logical climaxes. This unfortunately will likely kill off the opportunities for Ferrell and Reilly to team up again, but the good side is that Coen won’t likely be allowed to ever make another movie in this lifetime. n

“AQUAMAN”: B “SECOND ACT”: C “HOLMES & WATSON”: F

Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda Length: 130 minutes Directed by: Rob Marshall Rating: PG Blunt and Miranda do an excellent job filling the shoes of screen legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in this sequel to the 1964 children's classic. Technological advances make this film more stunning than the original, while retaining the heart and spirit of the best perfectly. Grade: A

THE MULE

Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest Length: 116 minutes Directed by: Clint Eastwood Rating: R Clint Eastwood comes out of acting retirement yet again to play a 90-yearold failure who suddenly gets a chance to redeem himself through insane riches when he unwittingly becomes a mule for a Mexican drug cartel. Cooper is the agent who tries to bring him down, yet has a grudging respect for the man's passion. A thoughtful thriller that's a solid companion to "Gran Torino."

Grade: A

GREEN BOOK

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali Length: 130 minutes Directed by: Peter Farrelly Rating: PG13 This terrific true-life dramedy deserves to sweep the Oscar nominations, and has already claimed the first Best Picture critics prize of 2018 from the National Board of Review. Mortensen and Ali make magic in the story of an ill-educated white bouncer who helps drive and protect a highly cultured black pianist on a concert tour of the early 1960s Deep South. Simply terrific. Grade: A 01.03.19 | PASADENA WEEKLY 25

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 18STCP03141 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of SHUANG YU ZHOU, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Shuang Yu Zhou filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Shuang Yu Zhou to Sheila Zhou Sinnott 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/19/2019. Time: 10:30 AM. Dept.: 44 Room: 418. The address of the court is 111 North Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: December 11, 2018. Edward B. Moreton, Jr., Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 18GDCP00069 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of CELIA CHERNRU SHEN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Celia Shernru Shen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Celia Chernru Shen to Celia Chernru Shintani 2.)

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/26/2019. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: December 13, 2018. Darrell Mavis Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19

NOTICE Notice of Public Sale of Personal Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien

pursuant to California Self-Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal property stored by the persons or businesses listed below including, but not limited to, items described below stored at SoCal Self Storage-Colorado Boulevard 2581 East Colorado Boulevard; Pasadena, CA. 91107 (626) 2299999. The sale will be held by public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures.com on January 10th, 2019. Auction Ending Time is 11:30 AM PST. Bids submitted within the last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending Time may extend the bidding process in 5-minute increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage Unit #/Name: 4163-Sherri Shoop-luggage, boxes, clothes, vanity, table, bags, plastic containers; 3025-Ana Dolores Rodales-tv, blanket, bags, boxes, clothes, plastic containers CN956262 01-10-19 Dec 27, 2018, Jan 3, 2019

tion for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 1/28/19. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is Glendale Courthouse, 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: November 15, 2018. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING, JUVENILE DEPARTMENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 18BBCP00106

NO: 18-7-02008-9 SEA 18-7-03009-7 SEA NOTICE OF HEARING IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF: TIANA DIANE JACKSON DOB: 9/12/2009 SCOTTI JASON ORTIZ II DOB: 12/22/2010 TO: *Casandra Renee Jackson, Mother; Richard Scott Merkey, Father of Tiana Jackson, and/or anyone claiming parental/paternal rights or interest in the children and to All Whom It May Concern: On November 9, 2018, a petition for appoint Title 13.36 RCW Guardian was filed in the above entitled Court, pursuant to RCW 13.34.080 and/or RCW 26.33.310 regarding the above named children whose parents are * and Scotti Jason Ortiz, Father of Scotti Ortiz.

[FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 206-477-2310, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.]

Said Petition will be heard on January 28, 2019, at the hour of 8:15 a.m., at King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Room E-201, Seattle, WA 98104, before a judge of the above entitled court, at which time you are directed to appear and answer the said petition or the petition will be granted and action will be taken by the court such as shall appear to be for the welfare of the said children.

Dated December 17, 2018.

BARBARA MINER KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK BY: AMD, Deputy Clerk 12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 CNS-3204916# PASADENA WEEKLY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 186DCP00043 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of BRYAN ANTHONY GARCIA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Bryan Anthony Garcia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Bryan Anthony Garcia to Bryan Garcia Anthony 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of RAFFI SARKIS JABOURIAN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Raffi Sarkis Jabourian filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Raffi Sarkis Jabourian to Raffi Sarkis Djabourian 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/15/2019. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: A. The address of the court is 300 East Olive Burbank, CA 91502. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: December 21, 2018. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

BULK SALES NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY Notice Is Hereby Given That Pursuant To Sections 21700-21716 Of The Business And Professions Code, Section 2328 Of The UCC, Section 535 Of The Penal Code And Provisions Of The Civil Code, ALLEN AVENUE SELF STORAGE PASADENA, 234 N. ALLEN AVE PASADENA CA 91106, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, Above Address Will Sell, To Satisfy Lien Of The Owner, At Public Sale.

Auction To Be Conducted Through Online Auction Services of WWW. LOCKERFOX.COM, with bids opening On Or After January 2nd, 2019 And Ending On Or After January 9th , 2019 12:00pm.

The Personal Goods Stored Therein by the Following May Include, but

are not limited to: MISC. HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL ITEMS, FURNITURE, CLOTHING AND/OR BUSINESS ITEMS ETCÖ 137 486 453

Jamaul Cannon Candice Merrill Frank Thoeny

Purchases Must Be Made in Cash and Paid at the time of Sale. All Goods are Sold as is and must be Removed within 72 Hours of the time of Purchase. Allen Ave Self Storage-Pasadena Reserves the Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subject to Adjournment.

Pasadena Weekly 12/27/18, 1/3/19

NOTICE OF SALE ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the California Self Storage Act. Items will be sold at www.storagetreasures. com by competitive bidding ending on January 15, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Property has been stored and is located at A-1 Self Storage, 2300 Poplar Blvd., Alhambra, CA 91801 Sale subject to cancellation up to the time of sale, company reserves the right to refuse any online bids.

Property to be sold as follows: misc. household goods, computers, electronics, tools, personal items, furniture, clothing, office furniture & equipment, sporting goods, etc.; belonging to the following: Manuel Gutierrez Kris Suthayabhorn Auction by StorageTreasures.com 800-213-4183 Pasadena Weekly 1/3/19, 1/10/19

PROBATE NOTICES

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: HOWARD R HAWKINS ESQ SBN 100875 LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD R HAWKINS 2146 BONITA AVE LA VERNE CA 91750 CN955702 FENDER Dec 20,27, 2018, Jan 3, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF COLLEEN THEA MIKULKA Case No. 18STPB10735

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM D FENDER Case No. 18STPB11107

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of COLLEEN THEA MIKULKA

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM D FENDER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Annamarie L Majchrowicz in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by James Daniel Fender in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Annamarie L Majchrowicz be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Susan Hartley be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 7, 2019 at 8:30AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 7, 2019 at 8:30AM in Dept. No. 4 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with

the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MARK E MIKULKA ESQ SBN 82340 6101 E OCEAN BLVD STE B LONG BEACH CA 90803 CN955706 MIKULKA Dec 20,27, 2018, Jan 3, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA HINDLEY HAYMOND Case No. 18STPB09812 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA HINDLEY HAYMOND A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Patricia N. Haymond in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Patricia N. Haymond be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 11, 2019 at 8:30AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal

authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: ANTHONY C GROSSMAN ESQ SBN 175408 SCHOFIELD & GROSSMAN 201 S LAKE AVE STE 403 PASADENA CA 91101 CN955922 HAYMOND Dec 20,27, 2018, Jan 3, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JULIUS W. KOVACH CASE NO. 18STPB10295 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JULIUS W. KOVACH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ILENE HELEN KOVACH in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ILENE HELEN KOVACH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner KELLY F. RYAN - SBN 195921 THE RYAN LAW FIRM, APLC 139 E OLIVE AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR

MONROVIA CA 91016 12/20, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 CNS-3204293# PASADENA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JACK LEONG LOW CASE NO. 18STPB11455 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JACK LEONG LOW. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GREGORY KAY LOW in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GREGORY KAY LOW be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. D-5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner LISA J. PETERSON MUSICK PEELER & GARRETT LLP 624 S. GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 2000 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 CNS-3206105# PASADENA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA L. MERRILL AKA PATRICIA LYNCH MERRILL CASE NO. 18STPB11509 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of PATRICIA L. MERRILL AKA PATRICIA LYNCH MERRILL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALLEN MERRILL in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALLEN MERRILL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner KENNETH G. CAMPION - SBN 65380 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 2604-B EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 317 CARLSBAD CA 92008 12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 CNS-3206371# PASADENA WEEKLY

TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-655600-CL Order No.: 090056986 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/20/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice

of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): HENRY JAN, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 7/27/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1664767 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/5/2019 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $930,111.43 The purported property address is: 2244 GALBRETH RD, PASADENA, CA 91104 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 5743-008-019 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-9390772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-655600-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be refl ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-

7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-655600-CL IDSPub #0148256 12/20/2018 12/27/2018 1/3/2019 T.S. No. 18-53739 APN: 5835-011013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/11/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: RONALD L. ADAMS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 12/17/2007, as Instrument No. 20072759646, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:1/24/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $65,050.70 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2548 LA FIESTA AVENUE ALTADENA CA 91001-5010 Described as follows: As more fully described in the Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 5835-011-013 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien

being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 8489272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-53739. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 12/26/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 8489272 www.elitepostandpub.com Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 27622 Pub Dates 01/03, 01/10, 01/17/2019

FICT. BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018313183 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FLORES COUNSELING; 127 N. Madison Ave., Suite 21 Pasadena, CA 91101, PO Box 562 Glendale, CA 91205. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Marlene Flores, 2662 Carleton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90065. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Marlene Flores. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018303229 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ADVENTURE NOW CLOTHING, INNATE HEATLH AND BEAUTY. 710 S. Myrtle Ave., #178 Monrovia, CA 91016. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Innate Skin LLC, 710 S. Myrtle Ave., #178 Monrovia, CA 91016. State of Incorporation or LLC: California.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Kevin Coulter. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Innate Skin LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 6, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018289295 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TERRA ET AQUA; 2275 Huntington Drive #450 San Marino, CA 91108. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Frank Hamilton Spearman IV, 2275 Huntington Drive #450 San Marino, CA 91108, Kathleen Ann Spearman, 1615 Virginia Road San Marino, CA 91108. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 11/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Frank Hamilton Spearman IV. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 16, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018287296 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPORTS AL DENTE, DYRUD MEDIA GROUP 475 S. Los Robles Ave., #9 Pasadena, CA 91101. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ryan Timothy Dyrud, 474 S. Los Robles Ave., #9 Pasadena, CA 91101. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual . The registrant com-

menced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 04/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Ryan Timothy Dyrud. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 14, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018306269 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EMISHA, 14237 Burbank Blvd., #3 Sherman Oaks, CA 91401. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ryan Aisha Luvert, 14237 Burbank Blvd., #3 Sherman Oaks, CA 91401. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Aisha Luvert. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 10, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018306791 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 88 CAPITAL. 10423 Valley Blvd., B-1 El Monte, CA 91731.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 88 Capita1 Inc, 10423 Valley Blvd., B-1 El Monte, CA 91731. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Sam C Lee. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: 88 Capita1 Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 10, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of

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a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018301322 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOURNEY HOUSE THIRFT STORE 2; 453 East Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ruben Jesse Lozano, 453 East Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Ruben Jesse Lozano. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 4, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018308476 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J & S NATURAL REMEDIES. 1443 E. Washington Blvd., #198 Pasadena, CA 91104, 730 E. Woodbury Rd. Pasadena, CA 91104.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) JRL Group, LLC, 730 E. Woodbury Rd. Pasadena, CA 91104. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Judy R. Lawyer. TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: JRL Group, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 12, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018307949

Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JENKINS & ASSOCIATES; 404 North Gibbs Street Pomona, CA 91767. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Artimus Stephenson Jenkins, 1838 East Workman Avenue #108 West Covina, CA 91791. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Artimus Stephenson Jenkins. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 11, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018303279 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MEREDITH MAKEUP DESIGN; 4327 Toland Way #205 Los Angeles CA 90041. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Meredith Murdock, 4327 Toland Way #205 Los Angeles CA 90041.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Meredith Murdock. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 6, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018297779 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PECK MEDIA, KM MANAGEMENT; 23001 Welby Way Los Angeles, CA 91307. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Anthony Peck, 23001 Welby Way Los Angeles, CA 91307. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Anthony Peck.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 29, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name

Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the offi ce of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018313056 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JACKSON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, JII; 1319 East Wardlow Road Long Beach, CA 90807. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) William Jackson and Deborah Jackson, 26 Covina Ave. Long Beach, Ca 90803.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 06/2008. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: William Jackson. TITLE: General Partner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018311547 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUIDED LIFE; 3745 Danny St. La Crescenta, CA 91214. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Katherine Carole Boulware, 3745 Danny St. La Crescenta, CA 91214.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Katherine Carole Boulware. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 14, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish:

Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018312479 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WELL AHEAD THERAPY, MARGRIT BOGHOSIAN, LCSW; 1636 Sheridan Road Glendale, CA 91206. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Margrit Boghosian, 1636 Sheridan Road Glendale, CA 91206. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Margrit Boghosian. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018297856 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JSP ENTERPRISES; 578 Washington Blvd., #905 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) James Prejean, 578 Washington Blvd., 905 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 11/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: James Prejean. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: November 29, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018307813 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STARDUST MOTEL. 666 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 4216134. REGISTERED OWNER(S) DJ Investment, Inc., 666 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the

fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Jiteshbhai P. Patel. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: DJ Investment, Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 11, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018316924 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOISD PRODUCTION; 38 W. Manor St. Altadena, CA 91001.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Velma Lois Douglas, 38 W. Manor St. Altadena, CA 91001. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Velma Lois Douglas. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 20, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018304538 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OLIBEU; 4738 New York Ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Joyce Kim, 4738 New York Ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Joyce Kim. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 7, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself

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2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018312729

authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018312829 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: O MAJOR SONGS; 1235 N. Ogden Drive #7 West Hollywood, CA 90046. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Olaf Warren Thomsen, 1235 N. Ogden Drive #7 West Hollywood, CA 90046.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 04/2018.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Olaf Warren Thomsen. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business

and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018314390 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS; 125 Hurlbut Street Pasadena, CA 91105. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Brandon Faisal Shamim, 125 Hurlbut Street Unit 112 Pasadena, CA 91105. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Brandon Faisal Shamim. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 18, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018315294 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VERNON JAMES HAIR; 4274 Perlita Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Vernon Ollar, 4274 Perlita Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Vernon Ollar. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 19, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018321492 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: $1 DRINK. 20747 Amar Road Suite #8C Walnut, CA 91789.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201827110448. REGISTERED OWNER(S) P & L Union LLC, 20747 Amar Road Suite #8C Walnut, CA 91789. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/2018.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Hua Peng . TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: P & L Union LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 27, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018318338 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TIVAILLE; 319 Ohio St., Apt. 1 Pasadena, CA 91106. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Tiffany Ma, 319 Ohio St., Apt. 1 Pasadena, CA 91106. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Ficti-

tious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Tiffany Ma. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 21, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018314247 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MARANATHA CARE SERVICES; 3845 Rosemead Blvd., #17 Rosemead, CA 91770. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Daniel Steve De Pedro, 3845 Rosemead Blvd., #17 Rosemead, CA 91770, Liwayway De Pedro, 3845 Rosemead Blvd., #17 Rosemead, CA 91770. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Daniel Steve De Pedro. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 18,

Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GRACEFUL BEAR DIGITAL. 1280 S. Barrington Ave., Apt. 16 Los Angeles, CA 90025.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201815210720. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Shallow Brook Drive LLC, 1280 S. Barrington Ave., Apt. 16 Los Angeles, CA 90025. State of Incorporation or LLC: California.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Sara Hartman. TITLE: Owner, Corp or LLC Name: Shallow Brook Drive LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018323020 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LA MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION,

LA MEDIA PRODUCTION, LA MEDIA PRO; 20243 Leadwell St. Winnetka, CA 91306, PO Box 2202 Winnetka, CA 91396. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Liza Allen, 20243 Leadwell St. Winnetka, CA 91306. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Liza Allen. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 31, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of fi ve years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/19

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018300649 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TACTICAL SOLUTIONS ENT; 655 N. Brand Blvd., Ste. 1700 Glendale, CA 91203, 509 Alameda St. Altadena, CA 91001. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Christopher Andrew Ballew, 509 Alameda St. Altadena, CA 91001. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Christopher Andrew Ballew. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 3, 2018. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19

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Jazz at the Blue Guitar at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohaman Lane, South Pasadena, features the Hank Mehren Trio at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table seating, available at blueguitar.club.

FRIDAY 01.04.19 The Liar’s Club Podcast at the Ice House, 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, features Jessica Wellington and Felicia Michaels at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call (626) 577-1894 or visit icehousecomedy.com.

SATURDAY 01.05.19 Marilyn’s Back Street 40th Reunion at The Rose, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena, celebrates the former, beloved teen hangout, and features original Marilyn’s deejays and power mix duo Boris Granich and Chris Modig (AKA Swedish Chris), from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tickets are $25, available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marilyns-backstreet-40th-anniversary-special-eventtickets-52638440994.

SUNDAY 01.06.19 Catch a last glimpse of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden’s Moonlight Forest, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, featuring magnificent lantern art depicting exotic animals, shimmering flowers, and other themes created by artists from China, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. before Sunday’s close. Admission is $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $23 for children ages 3 to 17. Call (626) 566-3708 or visit arboretum.org.

MONDAY 01.07.19 The Eric Ekstrand Trio plays jazz at 7 p.m. at Colombo’s Restaurant, 1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock. No cover. Call (323) 254-9138 or visit colombosrestaurant.com.

TUESDAY 01.08.19 The Camerata Pacifica chamber ensemble performs works by Mozart, Poulenc and Beethoven at 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Tickets are $58. Call (805) 884-8410 or visit cameratapacifica.org.

WEDNESDAY 01.09.19 Thelma Reyna discusses and signs “Reading the Tea Leaves After Trump” at 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit vromansbookstore.com.

THURSDAY 01.10.19 A cappella group The Baker’s Dozen of Yale University (bakersdozenroyale.com) sings a repertoire ranging from traditional ballads to jazz, rock and contemporary hits at 8 p.m. at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena. Tickets are $20.

Call (626) 798-6236 or visit coffeegallery.com.

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CHOICE EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 01.03–01.10

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER The Liar’s Club

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