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AN OPEN LETTER ABOUT ALHAMBRA’S THE VILLAGES

BY MELISSA MICHELSON

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special city council meeting will be held Jan. 27 to deliberate The Villages, one of Alhambra’s largest and most controversial developments to date.

It would increase the traffic that is already on Fremont at Mission by close to 7,752 vehicles in and out of the property every day. The environmental impact report (EIR) states the only proposed configuration that won’t yield significant traffic and environmental hazards is 60 condos and 60 apartments. However, to yield desired profit, the developers have proposed 839 units, with only 84 of them “affordable” and reserved for moderate-income households.

On Jan. 11, The Villages’ developers presented to the city council at the 2:28 mark on the meeting’s stream. It can be accessed through cityofalhambra.org.

The public can email their comments to lmyles@cityofalhambra.org ahead of the Jan. 27 special meeting.

I am writing an open letter to the Alhambra City Council about this.

Dear city council of Alhambra, I’m a resident of Alhambra and I, along with the hundreds of residents in the Emery Park Community Group (emerypark.wordpress. com), am opposed to The Villages development proposed by the foreign investment firm Elite International Investment and The Ratkovich Co. Even with the reduced number of 839 units packed into five stories, it’s an ill-conceived project.

It’s in the middle of industrial land, not mixed-use center of town, and thus isn’t walkable. The thousands of new residents will still jump in their cars (parked in 4,347 parking spaces) to get to their destinations, not walk or bike to Costco four blocks up or the Home Depot five blocks away.

The site is not on a public transportation corridor. There’s one bus line that goes up Fremont, along with Alhambra’s local shuttle,

but it stops in the evening. There are no buses going east/west on Mission, and no metro stop nearby. Fremont is considered the alternate 710 freeway.

Add the future development on the 13 acres of empty land across the street, and you’re causing a traffic catastrophe in our city.

It’s on superfund contaminated land that requires thorough studies and clean up. In a map presented during agenda item No. 3 at your Jan. 11 meeting, the Environmental Protection Agency shows Alhambra’s heaviest contamination is centered where the thousands of residents would live at The Villages.

The majority of people cannot afford to rent or buy these units, and it does nothing for the current and increasing housing crisis. At a recent planning commission meeting, the developers cited, for example, a full-time Costco manager being a potential resident, but s/he would need to have a second job.

The lack of abundant affordable housing is one of the reasons the commission rejected the development. Condos—124 of them—are being built nine blocks away at Woodhaven, where, in 2018, developers razed over 200 mature shadebearing trees, that sparked much community outrage (concernedalhambrans. wordpress.com). There, 1,598-squarefoot condos are advertised for sale for $788,000, and $362-plus a month for HOA fees. New luxury apartments in Alhambra start at $2,800/month, which is unaffordable to low- and moderate-income residents.

There’s no clear evidence provided in the EIR that says those working next door in the Alhambra complex can actually afford or will want to live there. The developers’ claim that they are creating a walkable environment doesn’t hold water.

More than 550 people have signed a moratorium petition calling for an improved traffic study at emerypark. wordpress.com. Some of the issues with the current one are:

• the bogus trip credits awarded, claiming the development is on a transportation corridor • the evening hours used for calculating the projected vehicle ins and outs is from 4 to 5:45 p.m., when rush hour goes until at least 7 p.m.

• it looked at the comparable ins and outs of nine arbitrary other locations, and that is from 3-year-old data • it doesn’t take into account the 710 freeway stub a mile and a half away, which is in the process of being revamped, or the 13-acre empty lot across the street awaiting development • not all the 27 affected intersections are analyzed consistently • the stated end result is that there is no way to mitigate the traffic, and it’ll go from bad to worse The applicant developers have claimed to follow city procedures, have pressured that they’ve been waiting for a long time, may threaten a lawsuit.

I hope, however, that Alhambra is turning a new leaf with leaders who will finally listen to their resident constituents over a multimillionaire developer that doesn’t live in Alhambra, and a foreign investment firm that owns the majority stake in the development.

Finally, I am calling on Councilmember Ross Maza to do the right thing and recuse himself from voting so that he can freely practice his real estate profession without concern for conflicts of interest and without violating Section 9 on Alhambra’s code of ethics. n Melissa Michelson is a resident of Alhambra and a community organizer with Marengo Avenue Water Brigade and Emery Park Community Group. She is a California Democratic Party delegate and was elected in 2020 by Democrats in Assembly District 49 to represent them in the LA County Democratic Party. She was also a 2016 Bernie Sanders national delegate for Congressional District 27.

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BY ELLEN SNORTLAND

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azing into my crystal ball, I ask it, “How am I supposed to write a relevant column today, when it’s a week before the inauguration — but readers will receive it the day after?!” The ball answers, “Ya can’t because you have no idea what an organized and armed mob will do, nor those leading them.” The ball and I commiserate: “We’ve never seen anything like this!” We both agree we need a new synonym for the now-overused “unprecedented.”

When thinking about how all this will play out, it helps to think of many possible outcomes, not just one or two. The best are outcomes that give us something to look forward to — an actual ending. I hereby conjure up four adapted screenplay pitches for inauguration week, all with satisfying endings. You call your agent; I’ll call mine.

• “An Inauguration Carol”: Drumpf is visited by the ghosts of presidents’ past, future and present after a White House butler slips peyote into his Big Mac. “Hey Donald, Wake Up!” Richard Nixon has appeared next to Drumpf’s bed in the Lincoln Bedroom; the Orange Menace has barricaded himself in with piled-up furniture.

“How’d you get in here, tricky Dick?”

Waving his arms while holding his fingers in the V symbol for peace, Nixon taunts,

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A FORTUNE TELLER I AIN’T SCREENPLAYS, ANYONE?

“You’re not going to win. Pull yourself together, man — there’s a helicopter waiting for you.” Drumpf thinks it’s the same one that took him to Walter Reed for his feverish COVID-19 soap opera.

“I got the ‘rona, but the ‘rona didn’t get me! The ‘rona got Trumped. Hah! Neener, neener, neener,” Drumpf says to no one in particular.

Stacey Abrams, the future president, suddenly appears and pushes Drumpf over her knee, saying, “I will spank you for every electoral vote you’ve tried to deny until you say, ‘Auntie Stacey, I give up.’ … I call Auntie! Meanwhile, I’m washing your mouth out with soap and then giving you truth serum.”

“I’ll never give up, never!” Drumpf brays.

“Apparently, you not only can’t read, you never learned how to count,” President Abrams says.

“I’ll be good, I promise!” Donald screams.

Another “poof!” and Joe Biden, our present president, materializes and says, “Will you just shut up, man!”

Donald may be a little Dickens but betting on the real one will probably not get a greenlight.

• “Simpering Shogun”: The big orange anti-Samurai, also known as “The Donald,” has an agitated epiphany and realizes that he needs to do one epic, honorable thing in

his miserable life. He asks the Smithsonian curator to borrow the antique Japanese swords and short knives used for seppuku, aka hara-kiri. He asks Stephen Miller to be his second. “The Donald” kneels in front of the resolute desk on a plastic sheet that he’s uncharacteristically asked for to protect the carpet in the Oval Office and literally spills his guts. Stephen Miller chops his head off.

One and done. The end. Yeah, no.

• “The Trumbo Ending — Donny Got His Gunners”: Militias storm the White House intent on martyring Drumpf. If he can’t be emperor, they will make him a permanent fixture in the American landscape. The warped logic of incapacitating Drumpf so he can rule America forever is accepted because there’s never been anything logical about these conspiracy freaks. Drumpf loses his opposable thumbs, face, ability to speak and is placed in a hospital bed at Walter Reed. His niece, Mary Trump, is put in charge of his mental rehabilitation. Attempts to teach him how to write by blinking his eyes fail. They feed him liquified Big Macs and fries intravenously until he dies from an errant beef chunk that gets stuck in his veins.

• “The Bunker — To Russia With Love”: The joint chiefs of staff who all denounced the coup are summoned to the White House

bunker. Ivanka walks in, Vanna White-style, and proffers a selection of capsules on a silver tray. One capsule has cyanide; one is powdered sugar; another is strychnine.

Drumpf blathers on about the Russian Roulette aspect of the capsules while the generals roll their eyes because they know he’s been a Russian patsy all along. Drumpf goes first and of course selects the placebo.

A bold general then creates and implements a plan where they strip Drumpf, stuff him into a puppet-dummy outfit, and drop him into Moscow’s center to fare on his own.

If you don’t like my film ideas, blame my crystal ball. The actual predictions are far more ominous. Armed nutjobs have said they will surround D.C. and mob all 50 state Capitols on inauguration day, and I can’t help but wonder what it must be like at the White House right now. Instead of trying to stop this insanity, are they instead ripping up paintings? Making prank calls? Mooning members of the press from the windows?

So many of us were looking forward to calm and a return to “normal.” That prospect seems to be … “Gone With the Wind.” n Ellen Snortland has written “Consider This…” for a heckuva long time, and she also coaches first-time book authors! Contact her at ellen@ beautybitesbeast.com.

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ith so much negativity looming in the air, Trisha Muse asked herself a simple question.

“How can I create something positive in the universe and try to help the community that I love so much?” Muse said.

As the director of community relations for SoCal Gas, Muse used her experience of organizing nonprofits to create her own: the Pasadena Food Hug. In lieu of giving a hug amid the fear of spreading COVID-19, Muse hoped to spread positivity and show her appreciation for frontline workers through a “food hug.”

Other than cooking and preparing the meals, Muse handles everything from fundraising to delivering the meals every Friday to essential workers. She has also offered food to essential workers like first responders, utility workers and grocery store clerks. The Pasadena Food Hug has been her labor of love since it began in August.

“That’s my baby,” Muse said. “It’s my labor of love to try to help our city, the restaurants and the frontline workers who are keeping our city going.”

Since August, Muse has delivered about 4,300 meals — an average of about 215 meals every Friday.

The mission of the Food Hug is twofold: to show appreciation for frontline workers across Pasadena and to support local restaurants.

“Our vision is to provide a little bit of comfort and hope to frontline workers — to let them know that we’re thinking about them and somebody cares about them,” said Muse. “Our mission is to also support our local restaurants and to help them weather the storm.”

The meals have been well received by the frontline workers.

“It makes a huge difference,” said Letty Ochoa, a general manager at First Transit. “This is what Pasadena is about...We give not only our service, but we give with our hearts. We have amazing people like Trish.”

Even though staff at the assisted living facility the Terraces at Park Marino try their utmost best to support each other, gifts from outside the community always brighten their day.

“When our staff feels like their work is validated outside of the Terraces family, it feels so good for them,” said Sam Baum, director of sales and marketing. “All of us were so grateful for Trisha’s efforts. Our gratitude is immeasurable.”

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The meals delivered to the frontline workers are from minority-owned restaurants. After the death of George Floyd and the racial reckoning last summer, Muse wanted to support Black and brown businesses struggling to make ends meet. With the help of her food adventures and the Latino Restaurant Association, Muse chose eight restaurants across Pasadena with whom to partner.

Michael Henderson, pitmaster at Bonnie B’s Smokin, recounts that the meals that the Food Hug has ordered have helped his business get through at least two months.

“They’re not looking for a discount. They paid full price,” said Henderson. “That has gotten us through at least two different months in 2020.”

Before the pandemic, Henderson tried to donate 1,000 meals to those in need. However, with COVID-19 straining his finances, found it difficult to donate while also keeping his doors open. Like many of the other restaurants, he found the opportunity to support their community and keep their doors open a win-win situation.

“Although it’s through them and not us, it makes me feel good to know that I’m helping a nonprofit feed frontline workers,” Henderson said. “It’s a win-win… supporting a nonprofit and the nonprofit is supporting you.”

Because of the work of Pasadena Food Hug, many are simply just grateful for Muse’s work.

“She lives a life of generosity. She lives a life of good deeds,” said Baum. “She’s an incredible human being. As far as the Pasadena Food Hug, our staff could not have been more thrilled or felt more loved. They did feel the hug.

“Trisha wants to honor heroes, but she’s a hero herself. She’s incredible.”

With an outpouring of support from the community, Muse raised $63,000 for meals, far exceeding her goal of $30,000. However, with the pandemic raging on, Muse hopes to raise an additional $17,000 to continue the program through the winter.

“If people want to help make a difference… this is the way they can do it,” said Muse.

To make a donation, visit latinorestaurantassociation.org/pfh. n

he Altadena Library District Board of Trustees is accepting applications for the newly created seats on the Community Facilities District Committee, which was formed to oversee the assessment and funding of future capital improvement projects.

In August, the board of trustees adopted resolutions establishing the Altadena Library District Community Facilities District and deeming it necessary for it to incur a bonded indebtedness to finance capital improvements of certain public facilities if approved by the community in a special election.

Measure Z was approved by the community in the November 2020 election by over a 2/3 majority vote, which authorizes the district “to levy 10-cent/ square foot for single-family residences annually, with different rates for other property types, raising approximately $2.6 million annually until ended by voters; bond issuance/appropriation limit of $24 million; requiring oversight/audits, low-income exemptions, and all funds staying local.”

The CFD committee, formed by the board of trustees in December, will provide critical guidance over the implementation, from developing the bond issuance team and debt structure, managing the bond proceeds to providing oversight of the capital improvement projects and supporting the solicitation of community feedback throughout the process.

The CFD committee will meet virtually at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month while COVID-19 social distancing continues to be required.

All meetings will be open to the public via live stream on the Altadena Library YouTube channel.

This volunteer position has a term limit of one-year, with two one-year renewals available.

“Our Board of Trustees is committed to transparency and community engagement throughout this process,” said Committee Chair and Trustee Terry Andrues.

“We welcome the voices of Altadena to guide our work and support the molding of our libraries into resources that can safely and successfully serve our community for generations to come.”

Interested candidates must submit their resume and a statement of interest to District Director Nikki Winslow via email at nwinslow@altadenalibrary.org.

The statement should outline why each candidate is interested in joining and what relevant experience or expertise they would bring to the work.

The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29.

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SLOW BEGINNINGS CITING A LACK OF DOSES, PASADENA FACES A SLUGGISH ROLLOUT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINES

BY MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ

ust like many regions in the country, Pasadena’s vaccine rollout has been bogged down in the first phase.

While the city would very much like to move on to the next phases, there simply is not enough doses of the vaccines to go around. The United States has distributed 31,161,075 doses and has given out 12,279,180 shots, with 1,610,524 people fully vaccinated. This is well below the goal of 20 million vaccinated before the end of 2020. With the highest population in the nation, California is in the bottom tier of states in terms of percentage vaccinated with 2.2% receiving at least one shot and .5% of people fully vaccinated.

The lack of doses of the two COVID-19 vaccines caused the seemingly slow rollout of the vaccine. Officials hope in the coming weeks and months, the city will receive enough supply to move on to other phases.

“This prioritization is particularly important at this time when the supply of vaccines is highly constrained,” said Pasadena Public Health Director Dr. YingYing Goh, during the City Council meeting. “However, we are all looking forward to the weeks and months from now when we will have ample supply that will allow us to move through all of the prioritization tiers and to be able to offer vaccines to all members of the general public.”

However, even after explaining this Goh and the Public Health Department were scrutinized by several councilmembers for the slow rollout. The councilmembers claimed that the tiered system is highly complicated and is responsible for the slow rollout. However, Goh again disputed that claim again citing the lack of supply.

“There’s plenty of blame to go around beyond the borders of Pasadena,” Councilmember Steve Madison said. “We have a plan, but the problem is we’re at the end of this discombobulated system.”

As of Jan. 12, the city has received a total of 14,050 doses of the two vaccines: 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 8,200 of the Moderna. The vaccines are distributed between local healthcare providers and to the public health department. From there, the vaccines are given to those in the current phase.

While there are still a few thousand doses to give out, many in the current phase have yet to receive their second dose, which would fully immunize them against the COVID-19 virus.

Just like the rest of Los Angeles County, Pasadena is in phase 1a of the vaccine rollout. In this phase, only healthcare workers providing direct care and residents and staff of long-term care facilities are eligible to receive the vaccine.

To verify that those receiving the vaccine are eligible, the city requires clients to provide a form of verification of employment, which includes a letter from the employer, an employee ID or anything similar.

According to city spokesperson Lisa Derderian, as of Jan.12, of the 13,000 people in this phase, over 8017 have been fully vaccinated.

The city has vaccinated about 70% of the Pasadena Fire Department, to whom the vaccine was optional.

“The success of the national vaccination effort depends on the manufacturing and the availability of the vaccines, the mobilization of the healthcare system in partnership with public health to deliver the vaccines and also the trust from the public that scientific information on available vaccines is transparent and compelling,” said Goh. n

COVID COUNT Reported Cases in Pasadena and surrounding areas as of Sunday, Jan. 17 South Pasadena: 1,068; Alhambra: 5,531; Altadena: 2,618; Arcadia: 2,118; Glendale: 14,779; Monrovia: 2,558; San Gabriel: 2,561; Total Total Total Total

confirmed cases in Pasadena: 9,141 deaths in Pasadena: 191 confirmed cases in LA County: 1,003,923 deaths in LA County: 10,773

Pasadena reported 91 new COVID-19 cases — the second time in three days that the city has recorded less than 100 COVID-19 cases. However, even with the anomaly of fewer cases, the region still struggles to contain the virus. Los Angeles County passed the million case mark this weekend.

Hospitals continue to be overrun with patients with 7,597 hospitalized with COVID-19. In Pasadena, Huntington Hospital reported 192 COVID-19 patients, 44 of whom are in the intensive care unit.

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Pasadena Unified School District officials suspended the limited inperson classes and childcare, amid the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. The three in-person programs served about 460 students most of whom were in the LEARNs child care program. The remaining students were in the Blair Viking Scholars and Phoenix Flyers — an English learner and a continuing education program. The programs will remain closed until at least the end of the month.

Fearing “waves of evictions,” Pasadena allocated $118,098 from a state grant, to support residents who are at risk of homelessness as the state, county and city eviction moratoriums expire. The city has over $200,000 set aside to provide similar services, including the annual $97,000 contract with nonprofits. Since the approval of the eviction moratoriums, landlords have been barred from evicting residents who haven’t paid rent due to pandemicrelated issues. Once the pandemic is over, residents have six months to pay any outstanding rent. ­— Information compiled by Matthew Rodriguez

PASADENA PD’S COLLECTED GUN COUNT NEARLY DOUBLED IN 2020

BY AMANDA COSCARELLI

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nyone who lived to tell the story of 2020 knows it was not a normal year.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world, the United States was hit by another recession, and citizens across the country led a riotous fight for racial equality. These are causes, as William Grisafe, Pasadena Police Department’s special services lieutenant, stated of a steep rise in the number of guns collected throughout the city last year.

A record number of guns were seized as evidence of violent crimes among an increase in civil unrest. This upheaval threatens to jeopardize the power of the police force, as well as the overall safety of the city.

Of the many events that struck the country last year, the protests surrounding racial equality, namely due to the death of George Floyd, especially impacted police departments by lessening their authority.

As riots against law enforcement erupted throughout Los Angeles, police were stuck between a rock and a hard place. They were expected to maintain order and safety during the protests and riots, many of which were aiming hateful speech at the police system.

Numerous officers abused their power in retaliation, scarring their reputation. Grisafe blamed this as a core reason for an increase in gun violence.

“Many people think law enforcement officers are less willing to take enforcement action when a crime occurs because of the recent protests of police actions,” Grisafe said. “Without enforcement, there lacks a deterrent to commit crimes.”

In the city of Pasadena, statistics suggest that there is little to no deterrent.

According to Grisafe, based on the last community brief of the year, the city collected 288 guns in 2020. And almost 11% of firearms were unserialized.

“There was a 67% increase in guns that were seized as evidence,” Grisafe said.

The city also saw an 85% increase in crimes involving gun violence.

The department hopes to lower the number of guns collected in 2021. Gun violence can be prevented in a variety of ways, and it’s important to stop it at the source.

“The idea is to stop individuals from obtaining and using firearms before they use them,” Grisafe said. “Furthermore, the police department has the ability to take guns off of the streets through legal enforcement.”

The public also plays a large role in preventing gun violence, though.

“Intervention and prevention are also steps that can be done by the public; providing security, jobs and social programs that keep those who are susceptible to gang violence from turning to a gang lifestyle,” he said.

Organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena work to ensure a better future for youth who are susceptible to a gang lifestyle. They guide young men and women in making healthy decisions for academic success, character development and leadership. Their mission statement, “We enable children and youth in the community, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, healthy, and responsible citizens,” targets the kind of issues Grisafe and the rest of the Pasadena Police Department hope to resolve.

The goal is to limit the acquisition and use of guns throughout the city, however there is no plan to limit guns within the police force.

“Firearm discharges are very minimal in law enforcement and lethal force is only used when there is a danger to either a member of the public or the officers,” Grisafe said.

Though this may not be true for police departments around the country, the Pasadena Police Department intends to end violence caused by firearms for good. Their priority is to protect and maintain the safety of Pasadena — a responsibility they will continue to improve on as the public so entails.

In 2021, the Pasadena Police Department is hopeful that a decrease in gun violence and the number of guns in the city overall is in store. Grisafe said, “As we begin the new year, the police department will continue to work toward reducing the level of violence and minimize the number of guns on the street while addressing the other issues facing our country. It will definitely take the efforts of many in the community, to achieve these reductions.” n

SHARING THEIR VISIONS

DAVE ROBERTS, SHARON ROBINSON HONORED AT MLK CELEBRATION

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artin Luther King Jr. died more than 50 years ago, but civil rights are still not guaranteed. Nonetheless, the Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Foundation continues to celebrate the legacy of its namesake and those who follow in his footsteps.

On Jan. 15, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation honored via Zoom Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Jackie Robinson’s daughter, Sharon Robinson, for their continued efforts in fighting for social justice.

Roberts is heading into his sixth season as the Dodgers’ manager — the first minority to helm the team. He won the National League Manager of the Year in 2016 and is coming off the organization’s first World Series title since 1988.

He was honored with the Brotherhood Award for his continued involvement in community programs and social activism.

This past season, the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants boycotted their Aug. 26 matchup due to the country’s uprising. Roberts emphasized how he was so proud of his team for standing up and refusing to be silent about U.S. issues.

“This was such a difficult year for all of us,” Roberts said. “One of the proudest moments I had this year was the game we protested in San Francisco. To see (our players) stand up and be transparent, authentic, vulnerable and share their thoughts, fears and concerns…to say what is right not only for baseball, but for our country.”

In receiving the award, Roberts gave his team the credit.

“This (award) says my name, but this is a team award,” Roberts said. “I am proud of this organization for what we have done on the field, but I am doubly more proud of what we have done off the field.”

Players like Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts and Kenley Jansen were fundamental to the Dodgers’ efforts to speak up for the minority communities, many of which are located in the Los Angeles area.

Honored alongside Roberts was Sharon Robinson, who was presented with the Human Dignity Award for her continued efforts in and around her community.

Robinson serves as vice chair of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and continues to work with Major League Baseball and its Breaking Barriers program, both of which provide opportunities for the minority youth in America to achieve grants along with leadership development and mentorship.

Robinson reflected on attending the 1963 March on Washington and her father’s impact on the family.

“We were strong through the good and the hard times,” Robinson said. “I grew up with my dad as an activist. Our dining room table was a discussion point for the civil rights movement. He was always this man of compassion and commitment, and he shared that with mom.”

While the baseball legend was heavily involved with the Civil Rights Movement, Robinson called her father her role model.

“When I look back through my childhood, my vision for life always included children,” Robinson said.

She uses that vision through her work as a former teacher at several prestigious universities including Yale and Howard, as the MLB’s vice president of educational programs, as an adolescent health specialist and through her memoir, “Child of a Dream.”

“There was so much excitement,” Robinson said about meeting MLK for the first time. “When we were introduced to him, he was so kind to us as children. He wanted to know more about us. He taught us about peace, taught us about freedom and made us want to work toward it.” n

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KIDDIE ACADEMY OF PASADENA’S CLASSES FOSTER OUTDOOR LEARNING

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iddie Academy of Pasadena has earned national recognition as a certified Nature Explore classroom from the Nature Explore program, which is a division of nonprofit Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.

This certification confers on Kiddie Academy of Pasadena a number of benefits, including membership in a network of more than 500 like-minded spaces nationwide. Certified Nature Explore classrooms foster highly effective, nature-based outdoor learning.

“We were able to prove, with photography and with different descriptions, all the criteria that needed to be met,” said Christine Jennings, director, Kiddie Academy of Pasadena.

The academy boasts a building area, an art center and a garden.

“Kiddie Academy of Pasadena’s commitment to providing research-based and nature-rich learning offers a wonderful example to programs and educators throughout the country.” said Heather Fox, director of communications and outreach for the Nature Explore program.

“These spaces inspire hands-on activity, creativity, play and plenty of time exploring the natural world for children of all ages.”

The outdoor classrooms offer interactive, open-ended materials and elements that allow children to use their creativity, imaginations and initiative. Research consistently shows that children who learn and grow in Nature Explore classrooms exhibit enhanced concentration, develop creativity and problemsolving techniques, manage stress in healthy ways and develop skills across the spectrum of academic and creative learning.

Nature Explore classrooms have been developed by a team of master educators, landscape architects and researchers in response to the documented growing disconnect between children and nature, Fox said.

The classrooms help fill this void by integrating research-based outdoor learning opportunities into children’s daily lives. Classrooms that are designed according to standards and principles described in Dimensions Educational Research Foundation’s Learning with Nature Idea Book are eligible to become certified Nature Explore classrooms.

Kiddie Academy of Pasadena opened in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Jennings said initially the program had 15 families, but that dwindled to four because of the pandemic. It then rolled out its preschool-athome programs, which are accessible on YouTube.

As of mid-January, Kiddie Academy of Pasadena built its enrollment to 63 families. The capacity is 95 families.

“We are very busy,” she said.

IN DEFENSE OF SENIORS

PUSD SET TO CHANGE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AMID COVID-19 SURGE

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he Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education will affirm its decision to change the graduation requirements for the class of 2021.

“I think it’s just generally about trying to help with the stress levels that everybody is feeling,” said Scott Phelps, vice president of the PUSD Board of Education. “Everybody was in agreement. There really wasn’t any disagreement to make a little change to make this senior year a little easier under these conditions.”

According to a press release from Superintendent Brian McDonald, the board agreed to make the senior defense component optional and to alter the requirement for community service hours.

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EXPLORING NATURE

Kiddie Academy of Pasadena was recently certified a Nature Explore classroom through the Nature Explore program.

Kiddie Academy of Pasadena offers a play-based program with a curriculum called “Life Essentials.”

“What that touches upon are the various developmental domains that children need to touch on throughout the day,” Jennings said.

“For example, if the teacher notices the children are interested in Arctic animals because they’ve been talking about polar bears, they’ll use that knowledge and incorporate that into the theme of the week.”

The week would include Arctic-related projects in art, science and writing.

Jennings has been in child care for 20 years. She began her college career at California State University-Northridge studying journalism but switched to child development after she was required to spend time at a preschool.

“That sparked my interest,” said Jennings, who earned a Master of Arts in educational psychology, early childhood education in 2013.

Her experience includes time with Bright Horizons, STAR Education, Lakeshore Learning Materials and Les Enfants Infant Care and Preschool.

Jennings has specific goals for Kiddie Academy of Pasadena. She would like to increase the number of families who are enrolled.

“Our goals are to grow and provide the parents with the quality child care they do expect from us,” she said. n Kiddie Academy of Pasadena 169 N. Halstead Street, Pasadena kiddieacademy.com/academies/pasadena/ natureexplore.org

global issues, and to articulate their plans for the future,” McDonald wrote.

“This is an authentic assessment and students demonstrate they have acquired the skill outlined in the PUSD Graduate Profile.”

To graduate, PUSD has required the senior defense since 2019. The senior defense requires students to compile portfolios containing samples of their high school coursework and present them to panels of educators, community members and civic leaders.

Phelps said many students are already struggling with distance learning. In a Jan. 14 meeting, PUSD staff reported that the number of D’s and F’s in every subject area increased by 10% for secondary students.

“There’s too much to handle in students’ and families’ lives right now,” said Phelps. “With the pandemic wearing on, all of us felt ‘Why don’t we make it a little easier?”

The class of 2021 will be the second graduating class with changed requirements. At the beginning of the pandemic last spring, PUSD changed the graduation requirements for the class of 2020; services hours were suspended, and the senior defense was shifted virtually. n

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he classroom door opens gently and a small blond head peeks through; a good-humored “bonjour” emanates from behind the little cloth mask.

Welcome to the preschool/pre-K class at the International School of Los Angeles’ Pasadena campus. The teacher, Ms. Elsa, gathers her students on the carpet and they begin with a series of songs. The children are thrilled.

Since the beginning of the school year, the school’s Pasadena campus has been welcoming preschool and pre-K students for in-person learning. Past the initial apprehension due to the pandemic, teachers, staff and parents were quickly reassured by the strict following of health guidelines and the diligent implementation of safety protocols.

The students’ maturity at such a young age has been quite impressive.

Through their behavior, they have demonstrated not only that they understand the current environment and what’s at stake but also that they are up to the challenge. Indeed, even though they are only 3 and 4 years old, students carefully wear their face coverings and attentively follow all instructions.

From a pedagogical standpoint, the children are making great progress, and the social-emotional benefit is equally undeniable. Preschool and pre-K students are happy to come to school, to socialize with their friends, and to learn with their teachers in a reassuring, rich and stimulating environment.

About the International School of Los Angeles The International School of Los Angeles is an international, preschool through 12th grade school committed to bilingual education and academic excellence in a nurturing environment.

With more than 60 nationalities and 40 spoken languages represented across its five Los Angeles-area campuses, the school invites its students to study and live in a diverse, global community every day.

Conveniently located just across the street from Pasadena City College, the school’s Pasadena campus serves preschool through fifth grade students.

Aided by SMART Board-equipped classrooms, a well-stocked dual language library, which is now available online, too, a learning garden, a computer lab and more, faculty members deliver a unique French-English bilingual education that promotes excellence, embraces diversity, and fosters respect.

For those looking to jump-start their children’s bilingual education, the school offers LILA Mini Club: a parent & me program that introduces 6-montholds to 3-year-olds to French-English learning in a warm and nurturing environment. Weekly online classes take place at 9 a.m. Thursdays.

For more information, visit internationalschool.la.

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Southwestern Academy supports the educational needs of domestic and international students in grades 6-12.

SOUTHWESTERN ACADEMY CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY FOSTERS LEARNING

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ince it was founded in 1924, when the west side of San Marino was orange groves, Southwestern Academy has become a school rich in culture and diversity, supporting the educational needs of domestic and international students in grades 6-12.

Its close-knit community of faculty and staff makes every student feel like part of our family. Southwestern Academy has two campuses with boarding and day classes in San Marino, and at a satellite Ranch Campus in Rimrock, Arizona.

Our unique campuses provide a peaceful, safe and beautiful space for students to thrive. Our small class settings allow students to receive the attention they require while maximizing their abilities to develop. Academic programs on both campuses include college preparatory courses, ESL (English as a Second Language), and post graduate curricula. Extracurricular activities include soccer, tennis, volleyball, music, visual/media arts, basketball and baseball along with several clubs suited for a variety of interests.

We invite you to explore our community online and in person with private tours to discover what we offer. Our students have found a place to belong.

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Dedicated, talented faculty provide a strong K-8 curriculum enriched by world languages, music, art, library, technology and daily physical education.

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igh Point Academy’s mission is to awaken the joy of learning by inspiring students to reach their fullest potential in a collaborative, stimulating community of caring and academic excellence.

Dedicated, talented faculty provide a strong K-8 curriculum enriched by world languages, music, art, library, technology and daily physical education.

High Point’s graduates gain entrance into acclaimed independent high schools, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars in merit scholarships for their academic excellence and achievement. Discover how High Point instills selfconfidence, good character and an exceptional foundation for success.

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Design Immersion Days culminate in a public exhibition showcasing the work completed during the four-week program where students present their projects to a panel comprised of some of the top architects, critics, and theorists in Los Angeles.

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esign Immersion Days is an immersive four-week online summer program that introduces high school students to design and architecture.

It is intended to inspire curiosity about the world of design, introduce basic design knowledge and critical thinking skills, and familiarize students with the expansive architecture and design culture of Los Angeles.

Throughout the program, DID students are exposed to examples of design and modes of production at all scales, from analog physical building and traditional drawing to multiple forms of digital output, like augmented reality, 3D modeling and printing. In the classroom and beyond, participants explore ways of seeing, thinking and making that are essential for anyone interested in pursuing a career in architecture or design.

An introduction to architectural thinking and production DID’s curriculum is built to articulate projects within three different formats and scales, from analog models to digital renderings, presenting scenarios in which students are challenged to think analytically, use different tools, and imagine nontraditional approaches to design.

Through projects emphasizing visual studies, design lab and portfolio building, students are introduced to a range of skills essential to exploring, discovering, describing, and producing design work.

DID students refine a design acuity and hone a visual vocabulary through techniques and tools that include freehand sketching, mechanical drafting, computer drawing, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, physical model making, 3D modeling, and virtual and augmented reality. This exposure enables students to conceive their designs through a mode of production that fluidly moves between physical and the virtual workflows.

Building and refining a creative portfolio Weekly portfolio workshops that introduce layout design and material formatting compilation strategies are an integral part of DID, equipping students with the knowledge and tools to present their body of work in a compelling manner. Students complete the program with a fully developed creative portfolio, a critical component in applying to architecture and design schools.

Final exhibition Design Immersion Days culminate in a public exhibition showcasing the work completed during the four-week program where students present their projects to a panel comprised of some of the top architects, critics, and theorists in Los Angeles.

“The DID program does not restrict your creativity with a set of rules. Instead, instructors and mentors help you explore the boundaries of architecture — they guide you through the project process and allow your creativity to build what you desire to make. The best thing that I learned was that architecture isn’t only about drawing buildings — it’s about the design of the building, how it looks from a certain perspective, how it affects the city, environment, and the people. This program really expanded my knowledge of what architecture is and the design process.”

— DID student Gerson Rivas “DID is not your regular architecture program. We use the idea of design, which is more inclusive and less professionally specific, to draw curious students from different, varied backgrounds and interests to understand and engage architecture through a more diverse lens. Not only has SCI-Arc always been on the bleeding edge of what the definition of architecture is, but it is also one of the best places in the country, and perhaps the world, at fully immersing its students in the most advanced and broad spectrum of digital technologies.”

— DID coordinator Mira Henry

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nterested students can join Immaculate Heart High School & Middle School for a sneak peek at our classes — and discover the joys of being an Immaculate Heart panda. Registration is open for a variety of virtual offerings, including student shadow visits and information meets. Even a virtual campus tour is only a click away from home.

Since its founding in 1906, Immaculate Heart has empowered young women in its role as a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school. Now in its 115th year, Immaculate Heart remains committed to the intellectual, spiritual and social development of girls in sixth to 12th grades.

Steeped in beloved traditions, Immaculate Heart offers a distinguished history, with more than 10,000 graduates. Its campus, centrally located in Los Angeles near Griffith Park, welcomes students of geographic, ethnic and religious diversity. Virtually 100% of IH graduates matriculate to college, including to the most prestigious universities in the country.

Immaculate Heart’s high school curriculum offers 14 honors classes and 18 Advanced Placement courses, including the new two-year AP Capstone course.

Among its offerings, the “Engineer Your World” class promotes interest in science, technology, engineering and math as students solve real-world challenges.

The school’s Catholic identity is rooted in service and social justice. Students annually contribute more than 14,000 hours of community service. Additionally, students participate in retreats and liturgies, theatrical productions, the visual arts and more than 30 clubs. IH also fields teams in basketball, cross country, diving, equestrian, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Bus transportation serves the Pasadena area. Learn more at immaculateheart.org.

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Children at St. Edmund’s Nursery School are knowledgeable, responsible and caring children.

ST. EDMUND’S NURSERY SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERS INCLUSIVE RELIGIOUS CURRICULUM

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leader in early childhood education, St. Edmund’s Nursery School offers young children a challenging academic program that addresses the developmental needs of each child.

Small classes, expert staff, a thriving art and music program and an active parent community ensure children graduate ready to succeed.

The school embraces a philosophy of education that offers challenging age-appropriate academics while fostering basic skills, values, manners and an inclusive religious curriculum. The result is knowledgeable, responsible, caring children.

For more information, visit stedmundsnurseryschool.org or call 626-792-7742.

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OPTIONS FOR LEARNING PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

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ptions for Learning provides free, low-cost and affordable child development, child care, and after-school programs for children ages newborn to 14 years. Professional and qualified staff deliver highquality programs in enriching and caring environments. Options for Learning also recruits, trains and supports licensed child care providers to care for children in their homes. The agency has grown from a single school-age program to a highly recognized agency that today serves more than 15,000 children at over 90 locations (during normal operation conditions) throughout the San Gabriel Valley, Whittier, Pomona Valley and Northeast Los Angeles areas.

Full- and part-day programs are offered for children ages 3-5. Head Start Pasadena provides free, half-day comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to qualifying low-income families. Full-day Preschool offers a full-day, 12-month program that prepares children for a successful future by meeting and enhancing their intellectual, emotional, social and physical development in a supportive, developmentally appropriate manner. This program offers free, low-cost and full-cost options depending on income and family size.

Due to COVID-19 requirements, modified in-class instruction and enhanced distance learning programs are available, and enrollment may be limited. To learn more, call 626-204-8900 for Head Start Pasadena or 626858-0527 for full-day preschool, or visit optionsforlearning.org.

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WALDORF SCHOOL BELIEVES IN A CHILD’S NATURAL PACE

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aldorf Education offers children of all ages the opportunity to thrive through a challenging and stimulating academic program integrated with the practical, fine and performing arts.

Pasadena Waldorf School’s curriculum is structured to reflect the three developmental phases of childhood: from birth to approximately 7 years (early childhood), from 7 to 14 years (grades and middle school) and 14 to 18 years (high school). This deep appreciation for evolving comprehension enhances the student’s awakening and shapes the detailed facets of the curriculum, as well as the changing methods of teaching from early childhood through high school.

Although the demands of our external world continue to speed up, children develop at their own, natural pace, which cannot be hurried. Waldorf schools respect this pace and believe in the natural unfolding of each child.

Early childhood programs focus on providing practical, hands-on activities and environments that encourage the development of healthy bodies, creative play and imagination. In the grades, the emphasis is on developing students’ artistic expression and social capacities, fostering both creative and analytical modes of understanding. The high school curriculum meets the adolescent’s new capacities for critical thinking and independent judgment, as well as their compelling interest in life’s big questions: What is justice? What do we mean by truth? How can I make a difference in the world?

Visit pasadenawaldorf.org today to learn more.

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DIANA BRANDIN’S TEAM USES THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL AGES

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iana Brandin offers a challenge. Put cotton balls carefully in your ears and then try to hear your loved ones speak.

Or, imagine seeing “Hamilton” and the sound system goes out. That’s what it’s like to be deaf or hard-of-hearing.

“Nobody would be able to hear and that would be very frustrating,” she said about the “Hamilton” scenario. “You could just hear a little bit of murmuring on the stage. That’s it.”

Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) find daily events such as school, workplace communications or attending meetings difficult. Without access, they often feel isolated, cut off from friends, schoolmates or colleagues. We all have a basic need to communicate and to be able to participate live in our daily activities.

Sign language and CART-captioning helps fill that need. Currently, there is a captioning and sign language explosion because COVID-19 restrictions necessitated living, learning and meeting in a virtual world.

One couple told Brandin they were thrilled with her captioning service because their ninth-grade daughter laughed in class for the first time because she understood a joke. She was also getting to sleep earlier because she didn’t have to stay up late, struggling to learn what had been covered in class. “That really touched my heart,” Brandin said.

Her team uses the latest technology and works with persons of all ages, education levels and occupations providing English/Spanish captioning, sign language, video closed captioning and transcription.

Please contact us for a free consult and competitive pricing. For more information, call 818-279-8136; email db.realtimecaptioning@gmail.com; or visit OnPointCaptions.com

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EXCITING AND RIGOROUS PASADENA DANCE THEATRE IS POISED FOR SPRING, SUMMER

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asadena Dance Theatre has announced an exciting and rigorous program of dance instruction for spring and summer 2021.

Starting on Jan. 30, upper-level students can enhance their technique and artistry in a Spring Virtual Master Class series taught by internationally renowned dancers from American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Australian Ballet, Washington Ballet, United Ballet Theatre, and more.

And on Feb. 22, PDT launches its regular spring trimester for all students ages 3 and older.

Registration for the Spring Virtual Master Class series and the spring trimester opens on Jan. 23, with a discount available for the Spring Master Class series for students who also enroll in the regular spring trimester.

PDT’s Summer Intensive program begins on June 21 and includes multiple virtual Master Classes per week, as well as an expanded curriculum of ballet technique, pointe, variations, men’s class, jazz, hip–hop, contemporary, yoga, Pilates and more. Students will have a choice of taking one or more two-week intensive courses (there will be three altogether) or the full six-week course.

PDT’s Summer Intensive will include in-person training at PDT’s studios, state and local health guidelines permitting. If health restrictions prevent in-studio classes, PDT has created a contingency plan for online training. All Master Classes will be taught virtually, but Summer Intensive students may participate in-studio, if permitted by health guidelines.

For more information, contact Pasadena Dance Theatre at pasadenadancepdt@gmail.com or visit pdtconservatory.org.

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beacon of hope and promise, Grand Arts @ Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is flourishing online and meeting the challenges of the virtual learning world.

This is truly a time when the role of the arts becomes pronounced. When it reveals its necessity. When it provides a channel for expression. When it shines as a nurturing light in a time of uncertainty. The result is a school in balance. Where the energy of art making, inspires and ensures critical thinking and academic resilience.

On a daily basis twelve hundred students and teachers are designing and constructing, dreaming and deliberating, setting an example of a vision of the future.

To get a glimpse of how lemons become lemonade, one only has to see the amazing visual art exhibition, aptly titled: “Homemade,” at vapavisual.com. To see the magic of community engagement across the pandemic divide, visit Grand Arts Music on youtube.com.

Dancers have the opportunity to share their talents through virtual Spring Dance, and Dance Company concerts while keeping dancers safe. Focusing on empathy, thespians are producing “Water by the Spoonful,” a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes, exploring themes of trauma, loss, addiction and cyber alienation — struggles of a war veteran. One can hear student voice is strong and realized, where young journalists are making their mark at grandartsgazette.com These are a few examples of positive civic engagement through the lens of responsible creativity and a compassionate philosophy. Framing this purpose, the adopted online school motto is: Patience, flexibility, grace and compassion. It is evident to see, as teachers retool and re-imagine, enrollment expands in a melting pot of color and culture. Downtown now lives in every home, across many virtual neighborhoods, in every creative heart.

Girls soccer players Asia Jota (5), goalie Sadie Dalrymple (50), Suzel Favela (17) and Vaness Lara Soto (22) work toward a win.

MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL LIKE PASADENA, THE SCHOOL IS CULTURALLY RICH, DIVERSE

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y greatest joy is watching the intellectual dance between teacher and student in the classroom culminating in the magical “aha!” moment when all the toil and resolve illuminates and elevates the mind, heart and soul.

Inspired by the great teachers of my own life, I became an educator with the passion to ensure that all students from many backgrounds and abilities have their own moments of brilliance and “aha!”

At Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, a public school in the Pasadena Unified School District serving students in sixth to 12th grade, we embrace and reflect the beautiful diversity of Pasadena. Our city and school are culturally rich and diverse. Under the guidance of outstanding teachers with high expectations, students engage in learning together with peers of all socioeconomic, cultural, religious and political backgrounds.

We ground our scholarship in rigorous instruction aligned to standards. Marshall has twice been honored as one of the top schools in the country for student achievement for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. With over 20 Advanced Placement courses and the prestigious College Board Capstone Diploma, Marshall offers a world-class education.

Our school is alive in the arts and athletics. Students strengthen their mind and body through creativity and exercise. Students participate in a sundry of Arts such as dance, theatre, graphic design, ceramics, marching band, jazz band, orchestra or choir. And they may participate in one of our 25 sports teams. We strive that all students can experience their passions to the fullest.

Each year all our students innovate ideas and projects to better the community and world, creating affordable housing, improving public transportation, conserving water, and strengthening community health. Our students do not just work to better themselves, but the entire community where they thrive. The quality of the work has been so superb that the chief justice of the California Supreme Court visited Marshall to honor the students.

Recognizing that education does not just occur within the walls of the school building, Marshall creates globally minded classes centered in bettering our local community. We have built partnerships with parents and community organizations centered on student success, including, The Huntington Library and Gardens, CalTech, JPL, Spokeo, Axia Project, The Pasadena Educational Foundation, A Noise Within, Posse Foundation, Questbridge Foundation, Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, Kappa League, Tournament of Roses Foundation, Light Bringer Project, UCLA and PCC. Marshall is a school of and by the community.

As principal, I am blessed to be a part of the development of our youth, from seeing where they were to what they will become. It is easy today to look at the world and be scared for our future. But when I look at the youth of Marshall, I am filled with hope. Our graduates leave with the skills and fortitude of character to take on challenges while leading with integrity. Our students are hardworking, compassionate, intelligent, and brave; but most importantly, our students are loved.

Come join the Marshall family.

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UPGRADE YOURSELF IN 2021 TRY DEGREE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT CAL STATE LA DOWNTOWN

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or certain, 2021 will be a time of transition and the perfect time to grow your knowledge and skills. This year, gain a competitive edge and advance your professional position by starting or completing your degree program, or enrolling in a career development program like these former Cal State LA Downtown students have.

Degree programs Cal State LA Downtown alumna Kimberly Medina was attracted to the Master of Social Work (Advanced Standing) Program (MSW-ASP) because of its advanced urban generalist focus that helps students master leadership skills to analyze, intervene and evaluate with diverse, underserved and oppressed clients and communities.

This focus allows graduates to assume multifaceted roles in the social work profession including advocacy and policy analysis. As a teaching university, the MSW-ASP program places an emphasis on faculty and student interaction as its foundation, a key reason that the program ranks as one of the top MSW programs in Los Angeles County.

Almost immediately upon graduation, Medina secured a position at Amanacer, one of Los Angeles’ largest mental health and case management agencies providing services primarily to Hispanic neighborhoods in central and Downtown Los Angeles.

“Social work is evolving to be more than what it’s been in the past in order to fix some of our nation’s social challenges in a new and exciting way,” Medina said. “Now, as a social work urban generalist, I am well-prepared to move beyond direct practice, to work toward just social policies, as well as conduct and apply research.”

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The program proved a perfect fit for Cal State LA working professional and Cal alumna Lea Fukutaki. After completing the course, Fukutaki received a promotion to senior project manager at Anthem Inc. “The assignments and team projects exceeded my expectations, and our instructor did a magnificent job of marrying theory with the workplace realities of project management,” Fukutaki said.

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• DINING • PASADENA CHEESEBURGER WEEK 2021

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asadena is the birthplace of the cheeseburger. It’s not mythic local lore or a contested debate among foodies. It’s a fact, folks. There’s even a commemorative plaque marking the historic spot.

In 1924, young Lionel Sternberger was the line cook at his father’s roadside stand, The Rite Spot, on what was then Colorado Street, on Pasadena’s far west side.

As he prepared a hamburger on the grill, a moment of inattention resulted in a bit too much char on one side of the burger. As a cosmetic adjustment, the resourceful lad slapped a slice of cheese over the burnt patty and served it to his waiting customer, who was delighted by the innovation. Even without the help of social media, word spread quickly across the Arroyo.

The Rite Spot’s “Aristocratic Burger, a Hamburger with Cheese” became a sensation and Sternberger continued to perfect his masterwork over the years.

Presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Wells Fargo, the ninth annual Pasadena Cheeseburger Week and Challenge will be held from Jan. 24 to Jan. 29. Due to the pandemic ban on indoor and outdoor dining, all 40 participating restaurants will be offering their Cheeseburger Week specials for takeout.

That said, always expect to encounter original creations as well as great deals. It’s the perfect week to sample a wide variety of cheeseburgers, while supporting local restaurants and honoring a Pasadena-bred culinary legacy. Everyone’s a winner during Pasadena’s Cheeseburger Week and this is the year when your support is truly meaningful.

Deals and specials for Cheeseburger Week include: Dog Haus Dog Haus has cheeseburger sliders for 99 cents and any of Dog Haus’ seven amazing Haus Burgers for $6.99 during Cheeseburger Week, available at both Pasadena locations. doghaus.com

The Raymond The Raymond will offer its classic burger with fries for $18 and the Impossible burger with fries for $20. theraymond.com The Stand The Stand serve its French onion soup burger for $12. thestand.com PIE ‘N BURGER

Kathleen’s The eatery has its avocado bacon cheeseburger, topped with housemade thousand island dressing, served with onion rings or fries. kathleensrestaurant.com Mi Piace Mi Piace in Old Pasadena has created the black label burger — exclusive prime ribeye and brisket mix with aged Vermont cheddar, raw Vidalia onion, organic tomato, Boston lettuce, fresh-made thousand island dressing and served on a toasted sesame brioche bun for $20. mipiace.com Clearman’s Galley (The Boat) Clearman’s Galley (The Boat) has its charbroiled cheeseburger combo for $14.95. clearmansrestaurants.com Stay tuned to the pasadenarestaurantweek.com website for a complete list of participants and updated specials.

At least one regular participant, Pie ‘n Burger’s Michael Osborn, had not yet firmly decided on his special deal for Cheeseburger Week.

If there is a flagship restaurant that best exemplifies the hallowed cheeseburger tradition in Pasadena, it would have to be the iconic Pie ‘n Burger.

Operating since 1963 at its location on East California Boulevard, just east of South Lake Avenue, the restaurant has been a stalwart supporter of Cheeseburger Week from its inception. In 2017, the Pie ‘n Burger food truck served the cheeseburgers at the ceremonial installation of the plaque commemorating Sternberger’s invention at the former site of The Rite Spot, at 1500 W. Colorado Boulevard.

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Local entrepreneur Bill Merino opened Pie ‘n Burger in the fall of 1963 modeling it on a diner in Long Beach that was operated, but not owned, by Vinny and Florence Foote.

“I’m assuming (Merino) came up with the name but (the menu) was based on all of their recipes,” Osborn noted.

The Footes eventually took ownership of Pie ‘n Burger from Merino in 1969.

When Osborn was a child, his grandmother took him to Pie ‘n Burger on his summer visits from Arizona, where he grew up. When his family moved to Southern California in 1966, Osborn became a regular and while studying as a college student at USC, he began working as a part-time line cook at the restaurant in 1972.

By 1978, Osborn struck a partnership with the Footes. The couple retired from the restaurant in 1985 and Osborn assumed full ownership in 1992.

Thankfully, Pie ‘n Burger has managed the harsh turns of the pandemic with minimal upset. Aside from his catering operation and food truck, which have been idled, Osborn has kept his staff of 28 on payroll.

“We (already) had a good takeout business, when it all started,” Osborn said.

“My first inclination was to shut down, but then I started really thinking about it. Fortunately, for us, it’s worked

out pretty well. We have quite a lot of loyal fan support. It hasn’t been great, but we’ve been able to get by. We’ve been here a long, long time. I’ve been very blessed.”

It also helped that Osborn had been socking away cash in a “rainy-day fund.”

“Here we are having the rainy day now,” Osborn added. “So, I’m able to draw on those reserves. We have a good brand. We have a loyal following.

We have a good product and I think we represent it really well, which is a tribute to my staff.”

At Pie ‘n Burger, there are $10 turkey and vegetarian burger options, all served with the housemade thousand island dressing, pickles, lettuce and tomato. Cheese is 50 cents extra but look for a Cheeseburger Week special here.

As we all gear up for Cheeseburger Week, bear in mind that the website includes The Cheeseburger Challenge for which enthusiasts can vote for their favorites. It also features a list of six cheeseburger crawls, directing fanatics to a tour of participating eateries in specific parts of town.

“Try to support all the small businesses you can,” Osborn said.

“Get out there and try some things you haven’t tried before. Support the small businesses. It’s a fun thing to participate in, we’ve done it from the very beginning.” n 01.21.21 | PASADENA WEEKLY 25

• ARTS & CULTURE • ‘THE DISSIDENT’ UNCOVERS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT JAMAL KHASHOGGI’S MURDER

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e’ve barely entered the second week of this new year, and already it’s been a week like no other in American history since the Civil War. Since the Jan. 6 insurrectionist riot at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., we have compulsively doom-scrolled through Twitter feeds, glued ourselves to news reports, and wished for Solomon’s wisdom in resolving thorny issues about our democracy, constitutional processes, and free speech vs. hate speech. We have also—not for the first time during this administration, or even this month— confronted the reality of authoritarian political tactics and a volatile contingent of Americans attacking democracy.

Against that backdrop, director Bryan Fogel’s documentary “The Dissident” (thedissident.com), about the 2018 assassination of Washington Post journalist and Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi, hits the screen with unsettling impact.

Fogel’s last film, 2017’s Oscar-winning “Icarus,” which helped expose the Russian doping scandal, crackled with spy-thriller adrenaline. “The Dissident,” available through video-on-demand platforms, pulses with quieter menace while uncovering disturbing information about Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s role in Khashoggi’s dismemberment inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

“As his murder unfolded, and my ears perked up that this might be a film I could take on, the first question I had was: Who was Jamal?” Fogel recalled during a phone interview.

“What was being painted in a lot of the media, especially coming out of the Trump administration, was ‘this guy was Muslim Brotherhood, he was an ISIS sympathizer, he was a friend of bin Laden, he was an extremist.’ But as I started to read his opinion columns in the Washington Post, and other materials he had written, and pulled archival interviews he had done on television, it was clear that this guy was a moderate. He loved his country. He loved his country so much that he went into self-exile so he could have freedom of speech and opinion and be able to write freely about what he believed was going on in his country. For that, he was murdered—essentially for simply being critical of his government.”

Fogel slowly earned the trust of Khashoggi’s modest Turkish fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, whose campaign for justice for Khashoggi leads her to testify at the UN and discover her voice as a human rights advocate. He also connected with Omar Abdulaziz, a young Saudi dissident granted political asylum in Canada in 2014 who had been working with Khashoggi. “Jamal Khashoggi had one dream: to be the voice of the voiceless. That was his vision,” Abdulaziz recalls in low tones.

“Your voice matters. Your words matter. Jamal taught me that.”

His memories humanize the now iconic journalist, as do Cengiz’s personal stories and family photos that illuminate his complicated story. (Khashoggi was forced to divorce his wife and abandon his family when he fled Saudi Arabia.)

Interviews with Turkish authorities and UN Special Rapporteur Agnès Callamar about his slaughter provide chilling new details about his final minutes. But some of the film’s biggest jolts are generated by revelations from Abdulaziz and Citizen Lab senior researcher John Scott-Railton about high-tech spyware.

“I know why Jamal was killed. It’s because of me,” Abdulaziz states. The two men had been secretly recruiting online “bees”—social media users assigned to combat Saudi-funded “flies” repressing dissent by Saudi citizens. (Animated graphics cleverly illustrate the operation.) The “bees” were winning when Abdulaziz’s phone was hacked by Pegasus, a cyber weapon supposedly sold only to governments, and texts exposed Khashoggi’s involvement. That pushed him over the line from exiled journalist to activist—and, the film persuasively argues, triggered bin Salman’s wrath. (It also draws connections to a similarly retributive 26 PASADENA WEEKLY | 01.21.21

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We will never know if there would have been meaningful international repercussions for Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration had imposed sanctions after Khashoggi’s death, because it chose not to do so; neither did it boycott November’s Saudi-hosted G20 summit. But on Oct. 2, the two-year anniversary of Khashoggi’s assassination, now President-elect Joe Biden issued a statement honoring Khashoggi that pledged to “reassess our relationship with the Kingdom.” With authoritarian movements strengthening across the world, does it take a case like Khashoggi’s to motivate the international community to more highly prioritize human rights?

“Yes, it takes a case like that, in the sense of the amount of press and media that the Khashoggi murder brought … this story was front and center on the global stage,” Fogel replies. “But at the same time … global leaders—members of the G20, the US administration—have been very fast to move on and go back into business with Saudi. We’ve seen Saudi money and investment ultimately take precedence over human rights. There has been no justice for Jamal. There has been no true accountability for his murder—much like Vladimir Putin (and the poisoning of Russian opposition leader) Alexei Navalny. We are living in a day and age where essentially dictators, authoritarians, can commit crimes like this and get away with it because the global politics and business interests are so big, and so profound.”

In 2018, during an interview with this writer, Oscar-winning documentarian and Pasadena resident, Morgan Neville said we were experiencing “a gold era for documentaries.” But Fogel says things have changed substantially since then.

“Icarus” became a global talking point within days of streaming on Netflix, yet “The Dissident” was not snapped up by any streaming platforms—despite receiving “multiple standing ovations” early last year at its Sundance Festival premiere and critical plaudits.

“We know this is a film that hundreds of millions of people around the world who liked ‘Icarus’ would want to see—a big cinematic thriller [with a] huge global interest story,” Fogel said. “There was no offer for distribution. This speaks to not only the power of Saudi money, but the global business environment that we’re in. Human rights take a back seat to the bottom line.”

He retains “wonderful relationships” with Netflix, and is grateful to Briarcliff, which eventually offered theatrical distribution. But business factors driving media companies to seek global domination, he says, are in “direct competition with taking on subject matter that the world needs to see,” and films like “The Dissident” struggle to contribute to wide discussions of such topics without the accessibility afforded by streaming.

Fogel admitted disappointment that “The Dissident” won’t be available at “the push of a button” to millions of homes around the world like “Icarus,” but said he’s “optimistic” it will lead to greater dialogue about cybersecurity, privacy and human rights. “I made the film for Hatice and for Omar,” he said.

“And I remain committed to helping to seek justice and accountability for Jamal’s murder, and helping Omar in his battle to free his brothers and friends, and the countless tens of thousands of people that sit in Saudi jails for doing nothing other than wanting their country to be a better country.” n

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9am-5pm portant actions, however, the INTERESTED PERSONS: The terms old Robert Calderon, who any, be admitted to probate. personal representative will 1.) Petitioner: Alexandra of the reward provide that: -was found lying on the parkThe will and any codicils are ADDRESS: 161 S. Pasadena Ave, be or required to give notice to Claire Mack-Mamches filed a The information given that suffering from gunshot available |forDeadline: examination in pasadenaweekly.com | Classifieds/Legals:way Contact Ann 626-584-8747 annt@pasadenaweekly.com Monday 11am for Thursday Suite B, South Pasadena, CA 91030 interested persons unless petition with this court for a leads to the determination of wounds on the 600 block on the file kept by the court. they have waived notice or decree changing names as the identity, the apprehenNorth Mentor Avenue in PasTHE PETITION requests auconsented to the proposed follows: a.) Alex MackNOTICE OF $20,000 sion and conviction of any adena on December 18, thority to administer the esaction.) The independent adMamches to Alexandra Claire REWARD person or persons must be 2015, at approximately 10:45 tate under the Independent Lien Sales ministration authority will be OFFERED BY THE LOS given no later than March 14, Mack b.) Alexandra Mackp.m. Si no entiende esta notiAdministration of Estates Act. granted unless an interested ANGELES COUNTY 2021. All reward claims must Mamches to Alexandra Claire cia o necesita mas informa(This authority will allow the person files an objection to BOARD be in writing and shall be reMack c.) Alex Mack to Alexcion, favor de llamar al (213) personal representative to NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE the petition and shows good OF SUPERVISORS ceived no later than May 13, andra Claire Mack d.) Alex974-1579. Any person havtake many actions without cause why the court should Notice is hereby given that 2021. --The total County payandra Claire Mack-Mamches ing any information related to obtaining court approval. BePursuant to Sections 21700not grant the authority. the Board of Supervisors of ment of any and all rewards to Alexandra Claire Mack 2.) this crime is requested to call fore taking certain very im21716 of Calif. Business & A HEARING on the petition the County of Los Angeles shall in no event exceed THE COURT ORDERS that Detective Jordan Ling with portant actions, however, the Professions Code SPACE will be held in this court as has reestablished the $50,000 and no claim shall all persons interested in this the Pasadena Police Departpersonal representative will BANK MINI STORAGE will follows: Date: February 19, $20,000 reward offered in exbe paid prior to conviction unmatter appear before this ment at (626) 744-4081 and be required to give notice to sell to the general public at 2021, Time: 8:30 AM, Dept.: change for information leadless the Board of Supercourt at the hearing indicr e f e r t o R e p o r t N o . interested persons unless www.StorageTreasures.com 2D, Location: 111 N. Hill St. visors makes a finding of iming to the apprehension and ated below to show cause, if 15017526. The terms of the they have waived notice or by competitive bidding endLos Angeles, CA 90012conviction of the person or possibility of conviction due any, why the petition for reward provide that: --The inconsented to the proposed ing 10:00am on Tuesday, Stanley Mosk Courthouse. persons responsible for the to the death or incapacity of change of name should not formation given that leads to action.) The independent adJanuary 26, 2021. The folIF YOU OBJECT to th e heinous murder of 4-year-old the person or persons rebe granted. Any person obthe determination of the idenministration authority will be lowing property has been granting of the petition, you sponsible for the crime or jecting to the name changes Salvador Esparza, who was tity, the apprehension and granted unless an interested stored at 3202 Foothill Blvd, should appear at the hearing crimes. --The County reward described above must file a fatally shot and found lying conviction of any person or person files an objection to Pasadena, CA: and state your objections or may be apportioned between written objection that inon his front porch on the 300 persons must be given no the petition and shows good file written objections with the cludes the reasons for the block of West Figueroa Drive various persons and/or paid later than January 24, 2021. cause why the court should Clark,H (G-305) bags court before the hearing. objection at least two court in the unincorporated area of for the conviction of various All reward claims must be in not grant the authority.

Dickson,K (S-1) furniture, Your appearance may be in days before the matter is Altadena on July 5, 2016, at p e r s o n s a s t h e c i r c u m writing and shall be received A HEARING on the petition boxes, misc person or by your attorney. scheduled to be heard and approximately 10:40 p.m. Si stances fairly dictate. Any no later than March 25, 2021. will be held on Feb. 9, 2021 Giordano,B (K-266) bike IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR must appear at the hearing to no entiende esta noticia o neclaims for the reward funds --The total County payment at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D parts, misc or a contingent creditor of the show cause why the petition cesita mas informacion, fashould be filed no later than of any and all rewards shall located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Holman,L (J-54) boxes, furdecedent, you must file your should not be granted. If no vor de llamar al (213) 974May 13, 2021, with the Execin no event exceed $20,000 Angeles, CA 90012. niture, doll house claim with the court and mail written objection is timely 1579. Any person having any utive Office of the Board of and no claim shall be paid IF YOU OBJECT to the Holman,L (J-60) furniture, a copy to the personal repfiled, the court may grant the information related to this Supervisors, 500 West prior to conviction unless the granting of the petition, you tubs resentative appointed by the petition without a hearing. crime is requested to call Temple Street, Room 383 Board of Supervisors makes should appear at the hearing L&M (K-252c) hutch, furcourt within the later of either NOTICE OF HEARING: Sergeant Domenick Recchia Kenneth Hahn Hall of Admina finding of impossibility of and state your objections or niture, misc (1) four months from the date Date: 03/22/21. Time: 10:00 istration, Los Angeles, Caliat the Los Angeles County conviction due to the death or file written objections with the Mejia,S (V-17) bags, furof first issuance of letters to a AM. Dept.: 74 Room: 735.

Sheriff's Department, Homfornia 90012, Attention: Altincapacity of the person or court before the hearing. niture general personal representatThe address of the court is icide Bureau at (323) 890adena Deputy Ambush persons responsible for the Your appearance may be in Mozoomdar,I (L-42) furive, as defined in section 111 North Hill Street Los 5500 and refer to Report No. Shooting Reward Fund. For crime or crimes. -- The person or by your attorney. niture, misc 58(b) of the California ProAngeles, CA 90012-LA Su016-01684-0771-011. The further information, please County reward may be apIF YOU ARE A CREDITOR Phillips,D (S-22) bags, bate Code, or (2) 60 days perior Court, Los Angeles terms of the reward provide call (213) 974-1579. portioned between various or a contingent creditor of the boxes, tubs, misc from the date of mailing or (Stanley Mosk Courthouse). that: --The information given 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, persons and/or paid for the decedent, you must file your Ruvira,G (L-60) furniture, appersonal delivery to you of a A copy of this Order to Show that leads to the determina2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/21 conviction of various perclaim with the court and mail pliances, pallet jack notice under section 9052 of Cause shall be published at CNS-3428807# tion of the identity, the appresons as the circumstances a copy to the personal repSO, Inc (I-28) furniture, ladthe California Probate Code. least once each week for four hension and conviction of PASADENA WEEKLY fairly dictate. Any claims for resentative appointed by the der, misc Other California statutes and successive weeks prior to the any person or persons must the reward funds should be court within the later of either Vasquez,M (J-90) chairs, SUPERIOR COURT OF legal authority may affect date set for hearing on the be given no later than Janufiled no later than March 25, (1) four months from the date mattress CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF your rights as a creditor. You petition in the following newsary 24, 2021. All reward 2021, with the Executive Ofof first issuance of letters to a LOS ANGELES may want to consult with an paper of general circulation, claims must be in writing and fice of the Board of Supergeneral personal representatAll sales are subject to prior Civil Division attorney knowledgeable in shall be received no later printed in this county: Pasvisors, 500 West Temple ive, as defined in section cancellation up to the time of West District, California law. than March 25, 2021. --The adena Weekly. Original filed: Street, Room 383 Kenneth 58(b) of the California Prosale, and the company reSanta Monica Courthouse, YOU MAY EXAMINE the file total County payment of any December 14, 2020. Michelle Hahn Hall of Administration, bate Code, or (2) 60 days serves the right to refuse any Department P kept by the court. If you are a and all rewards shall in no Williams Court, Judge of the Los Angeles, California from the date of mailing or online bids. Purchases must person interested in the esevent exceed $20,000 and Superior Court. PUBLISH: 90012, Attention: Robert Calpersonal delivery to you of a be paid at the time with 19STCV22688 tate, you may file with the no claim shall be paid prior to Pasadena Weekly 01/7/21, deron Reward Fund. For furnotice under section 9052 of CASH only. All purchases court a Request for Special conviction unless the Board 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 ther information, please call the California Probate Code. are sold as is & must be reIVETA DEPROSPO vs Notice (form DE-154) of the of Supervisors makes a find(213) 974-1579.

Other California statutes and moved by the close of busiJENIFER O'BRIEN filing of an inventory and aping of impossibility of convicCN970334 03652 Nov 19,26, legal authority may affect ness, Sunday January 31st.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE praisal of estate assets or of tion due to the death or incaDec 3,10,17,24,31, 2020, Jan your rights as a creditor. You PUBLISHED: Pasadena FOR CHANGE OF NAME December 3, 2020 8:30 AM any petition or account as pacity of the person or per7,14,21, 2021 may want to consult with an Weekly 01/14/21, 01/21/21 Case No. 21NWCP00003 provided in Probate Code sons responsible for the attorney knowledgeable in SUPERIOR COURT OF Judge: Honorable-Elaine W. Section 1250. A Request for crime or crimes. --The California law.

CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Special Notice form is availMandel County reward may be apYOU MAY EXAMINE the file Probate LOS ANGELES. Petition of Legal Notices able from the court clerk.

Judicial Assistant: P. Anyportioned between various kept by the court. If you are a ANNA CAROLINA OBREAttorney for Petitioner: ankor persons and/or paid for the person interested in the esGON, for Change of Name.

Tawnya Gilreath Courtroom Assistant: R . conviction of various pertate, you may file with the NOTICE OF PETITION TO TO ALL INTERESTED PERNOTICE OF $50,000 RESBN 304746 Juarez sons as the circumstances court a Request for Special ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SONS: 1.) Petitioner: Anna WARD OFFERED BY THE The Law Office of Tawnya fairly dictate. Any claims for Notice (form DE-154) of the MICHAEL HANKIN ETESS Carolina Obregon filed a petiLOS ANGELES COUNTY CSR: None Gilreath the reward funds should be filing of an inventory and apCASE NO. 20STPB10378 tion with this court for a deBOARD OF SUPERVISORS ERM: None 5250 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. filed no later than March 25, praisal of estate assets or of To all heirs, beneficiaries, cree changing names as folNotice is hereby given that Deputy Sheriff: None 500 2021, with the Executive Ofany petition or account as creditors, contingent creditlows: a.) Anna Carolina the Board of Supervisors of North Hollywood, California fice of the Board of Superprovided in Probate Code ors, and persons who may Obregon to Anna Obregon the County of Los Angeles APPEARANCES: 91601 visors, 500 West Temple section 1250. A Request for otherwise be interested in the Carroll b.) Eva Saoirse Carhas established a $50,000 For Plaintiff(s): Iveta De(818) 528-8720 Street, Room 383 Kenneth Special Notice form is availwill or estate, or both of reward offered in exchange roll to Lulu Eva Carroll 2.) prospo,(Self-Represented) PASADENA WEEKLY Hahn Hall of Administration, able from the court clerk.

MICHAEL HANKIN ETESS, for information leading to the THE COURT ORDERS that For Defendant(s): No Ap01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21 Los Angeles, California Attorney for petitioner: M. HANK ETESS, DR. M. apprehension and conviction persons interested in this all pearances 90012, Attention: Salvador DARRELL G BROOKE ESQ HANK ETESS, HANK of the person or persons rematter appear before this NOTICE OF PETITION TO Esparza Reward Fund. For SBN 118071 ETESS. sponsible for the heinous court at the hearing indicADMINISTER ESTATE OF NATURE OF PROCEEDfurther information, please THE BROOKE LAW GROUP A PETITION FOR PROcrime of firing several gunated below to show cause, if MURIEL E. SIGGINS INGS: Case Management call (213) 974-1579.

PC BATE has been filed by Barshots at a Los Angeles any, why the petition for Case No. 20STPB10817 Conference re: proof of pubCN970335 03653 Nov 19,26, 525 S MYRTLE AVE bara Etess and Edward EtCounty Deputy Sheriff, and change of name should not To all heirs, beneficiaries, lication Dec 3,10,17,24,31, 2020, Jan STE 204 ess in the Superior Court of damage to property during be granted. Any person obcreditors, contingent credit7,14,21, 2021 MONROVIA CA 91016 California, County of LOS jecting to the name changes the ambush shooting, on the ors, and persons who may The matter is called for hearCN974569 SIGGINS Jan ANGELES. described above must file a 2500 block of Fair Oaks AvNOTICE OF $20,000 otherwise be interested in the ing.

7,14,21, 2021 THE PETITION FOR PROwritten objection that inenue in the unincorporated REWARD will or estate, or both, of BATE requests that: Barbara cludes the reasons for the area of Altadena on DecemOFFERED BY THE LOS MURIEL E. SIGGINS Plaintiff is ordered to comEtess and Edward Etess be objection at least two court ber 4, 2020, at approximANGELES COUNTY A PETITION FOR PROplete Proof of Service by appointed as personal repdays before the matter is ately 12:33 p.m. Si no enBOARD BATE has been filed by TerName Change Publication. resentative to administer the scheduled to be heard and tiende esta noticia o necesOF SUPERVISORS rence E. Siggins in the Suestate of the decedent. must appear at the hearing to ita mรกs informaciรณn, favor de Notice is hereby given that perior Court of California, Order to Show Cause Re: THE PETITION requests auORDER TO SHOW CAUSE show cause why the petition llamar al (213) 974-1579. the Board of Supervisors of County of LOS ANGELES. Plaintiff's failure to Serve is thority to administer the esFOR CHANGE OF NAME should not be granted. If no Any person having any inthe County of Los Angeles THE PETITION FOR PROscheduled for 01/21/2021 at tate under the Independent Case No. 20STCP04209 written objection is timely formation related to this has reestablished the BATE requests that Ter8:30 AM in Department P at Administration of Estates Act. SUPERIOR COURT OF filed, the court may grant the crime is requested to call De$20,000 reward offered in exrence E. Siggins be appoinSanta Monica Courthouse.

(This authority will allow the CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF petition without a hearing. tective Gutierrez at the Los change for information leadted as personal representatpersonal representative to LOS ANGELES. Petition of N OTICE OF HEARING: Angeles County Sheriff's Deing to the apprehension and ive to administer the estate of Clerk is provided with take many actions without ALEXANDRA CLAIRE Date: 03/08/21. Time: 10:30 partment, Operation Safe conviction of the person or the decedent.

Plaintiff's email in open court. obtaining court approval. BeMACK-MAMCHES, for AM. Dept.: C Room: 312.

Streets at (626) 798-1131 persons responsible for the THE PETITION requests the fore taking certain very imChange of Name. TO ALL The address of the court is and refer to Report No. 020heinous murder of 28-yeardecedent's will and codicils, if Clerk is directed to give noportant actions, however, the INTERESTED PERSONS: 12720 Norwalk Boulevard 02782-0771-055. The terms old Robert Calderon, who any, be admitted to probate. tice to Plaintiff by email. personal representative will 1.) Petitioner: Alexandra R o o m 1 0 1 N o r w a l k , CA of the reward provide that: -was found lying on the parkThe will and any codicils are be required to give notice to Claire Mack-Mamches filed a 90650. A copy of this Order The information given that way suffering from gunshot available for examination in Published: Pasadena Weekly interested persons unless petition with this court for a to Show Cause shall be publeads to the determination of wounds on the 600 block on the file kept by the court.

01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 they have waived notice or decree changing names as lished at least once each the identity, the apprehenNorth Mentor Avenue in PasTHE PETITION requests auconsented to the proposed f o l l o w s : a . ) A l e x M a c k week for four successive sion and conviction of any adena on December 18, thority to administer the esaction.) The independent adMamches to Alexandra Claire weeks prior to the date set person or persons must be 2015, at approximately 10:45 tate under the Independent ministration authority will be for hearing on the petition in given no later than March 14, Mack b.) Alexandra Mackp.m. Si no entiende esta notiAdministration of Estates Act. | PASADENA WEEKLY granted unless an interested the following newspaper of 27 2021. All reward claims must Mamches to Alexandra Claire 01.21.21 cia o necesita mas informa(This authority will allow the person files an objection to general circulation, printed in be in writing and shall be reMack c.) Alex Mack to Alexcion, favor de llamar al (213) personal representative to the petition and shows good this county: Los Angeles. Oriceived no later than May 13, andra Claire Mack d.) Alex974-1579. Any person havtake many actions without cause why the court should ginal filed: January 5, 2021.

2021. --The total County payandra Claire Mack-Mamches ing any information related to obtaining court approval. Be-

petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/08/21. Time: 10:30 AM. Dept.: C Room: 312.

The address of the court is 12720 Norwalk Boulevard Room 101 Norwalk, CA 90650.

A copy of this Order Name Change 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: Los Angeles. Original filed: January 5, 2021.

Judge: Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00422 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of DAVID LEE BENJAMIN ZEQUEIRA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: David Lee Benjamin Zequeira filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

David Lee Benjamin Zequeira to David Lee Benjamin Russell 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: 02/25/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206-Glendale Courthouse. 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 31, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21

written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/18/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206-Glendale Courthouse- North Central District. 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 31, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 21GDCP00009 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of DARLENE MULYANA MONG, for Change of Name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Darlene Mulyana Mong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Darlene Mulyana Mong to Darlene MulyantoMong. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/24/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is 600 Broadway, Room 279 Glendale, CA 91206-Glendale Courthouse.

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: Los Angeles. Original filed: January 12, 2021. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20SMCP00413 Case No. 20GDCP00409 SUPERIOR COURT OF SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of LOS ANGELES. Petition of ALEXANDER BISKUP, for ROCKY EUGENE EASLEY Change of Name. TO ALL II, for Change of Name. TO INTERESTED PERSONS: ALL INTERESTED PERPetitioner: Alexander 1.)

SONS: 1.) Petitioner: Rocky Biskup filed a petition with Eugene Easley II filed a petithis court for a decree chantion with this court for a deging names as follows: a.) Alcree changing names as folBiskup to Sasha exander lows: a.) Rocky Eugene EasBiskup 2.) THE COURT ORley II to Alafair Rocky Wayne DERS that all persons inter2.) THE COURT ORDERS ested in this matter appear that all persons interested in before this court at the hearthis matter appear before this ing indicated below to show court at the hearing indiccause, if any, why the petiated below to show cause, if tion for change of name any, why the petition for should not be granted. Any change of name should not person objecting to the name be granted. Any person obchanges described above jecting to the name changes must file a written objection described above must file a that includes the reasons for written objection that inthe objection at least two cludes the reasons for the court days before the matter objection at least two court is scheduled to be heard and days before the matter is must appear at the hearing to scheduled to be heard and show cause why the petition must appear at the hearing to should not be granted. If no show cause why the petition written objection is timely should not be granted. If no filed, the court may grant the written objection is timely petition without a hearing. filed, the court may grant the NOTICE OF HEARING: petition without a hearing.

Date: 02/19/21. Time: 8:30 NOTICE OF HEARING: AM. Dept.: K. The address of Date: 02/18/21. Time: 8:30 the court is 1725 Main Street AM. Dept.: E. The address of Santa Monica, CA 90401. A the court is 600 East Broadcopy of this Order to Show way Glendale, CA 91206-GlCause shall be published at endale Courthouse- North least once each week for four Central District. A copy of this successive weeks prior to the 28 Order PASADENA WEEKLY 01.21.21 to Show Cause |shall date set for hearing on the be published at least once petition in the following newseach week for four successpaper of general circulation, ive weeks prior to the date

filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/19/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: November 20, 2020. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020216756 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VPR RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC. 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue Suite #300 Arcadia, CA 91006, PO Box 80781 San Marino, CA 91118. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 202014710599. REGISTERED OWNER(S) VPR RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue Suite #300 Arcadia, CA 91006. 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: 05/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Paul Ricchiazzi. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: VPR RESIDENTIAL MANA G E M E N T S O L U T I O N S, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 15, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021010111 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WELLBEINGS THERAPY. 3840 Woodruff Ave., Ste. 209 Long Beach, CA 90806, 1221 S. Almansor St. Alhambra, CA 91801. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 4659340. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Wellbeings Family Therapy, Inc., 1221 S. Almansor St. Alhambra, CA 91801. 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: 06/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Lindsay Anne Rosser. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Wellbeings Family Therapy, Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on:

nia. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Lindsay Anne Rosser. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Wellbeings Family Therapy, Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 13, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020208618 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EAST WEST INVESTMENT SERVICES. 135 N. Los Robles Ave., 3rd Floor Pasadena, CA 91101. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 1944458. REGISTERED OWNER(S) East West Bank, 135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor Pasadena, CA 91101. 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: 06/2005. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Shadya Diaz. TITLE: Vice President, Corp or LLC Name: East West Bank. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 7, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020218070 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PASADENA-FOOTHILLS REALTORS. 1070 E. Green Street, Ste 100 Pasadena, CA 91106. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors, 1070 E. Green Street, Ste 100 Pasadena, CA 91106.

State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. The registrant com-

doing business as: PASADENA-FOOTHILLS REALTORS. 1070 E. Green Street, Ste 100 Pasadena, CA 91106. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors, 1070 E. Green Street, Ste 100 Pasadena, CA 91106.

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/ Carla C. Dane. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 17, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021006786 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LEGENDS MOVERS RELOCATION LLC. 10109 Burnet Ave. Mission Hills, CA 91345. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Olvin Fuentes Urbina, 10109 Burnet Ave. Mission Hills, CA 91345.

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: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Olvin Fuentes Urbina. TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Olvin Fuentes Urbina.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 11, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020223796 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DR. BEVERLY WORTHY. 135 Ashdale Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90049. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Beworthy, LLC, 135 Ashdale Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90049. 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: 11/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Beverly Wertheimer. TITLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: Beworthy, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 23, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021005391 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUSSARCH, RUSSARCH STUDIO; 15 Vista Circle Drive Sierra Madre, CA 91024-1436. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 2316539. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jeffrey W. Russell, 15 Vista Circle Drive Sierra Madre, CA 91024-1436. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2001. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jeffrey W. Russell. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 8, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21

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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021009051 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MY FAB COACH, MY FABULOUS COACH, FABULOUS FAITH FITNESS; 221 Ridge Terrace Lane Montebello, CA 90640. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Fabiola M Betancourt Resendiz, 221 Ridge Terrace Lane Montebello, CA 90640. 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/: Fabiola M Be ta n co u r t R e se n d iz.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 12, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021011234 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TURCHSTABE; 2745 Santa Anita Ave. Altadena, CA 91001. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Randall Stabler, 10433 East Wildcat Trail Scottdale, AZ 85262, Robert Henry Turchan, 2745 Santa Anita Ave. Altadena, CA 91001. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General Partnership. 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/: Robert Henry Turchan.

TITLE: Partner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 13, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

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

pires 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 Name must be Fic. Business 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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020221049 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: POOR LADY VINTAGE. 25612 Frost Lane Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Julie Albin LLC, 25612 Frost Lane Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381. 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/ Julie Albin. TITLE: Owner, Corp or LLC Name: Julie Albin LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 21, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

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25612 Frost Lane Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381. 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/ Julie Albin. TITLE: Owner, Corp or LLC Name: Julie Albin LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 21, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020213148 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COURAGEOUS SPACES THERAPY; 567 N. Michigan Ave., Apt. 3 Pasadena, CA 91106, PO Box 60411 Pasadena, CA 91116. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jana P. Galambos, 567 N. Michigan Ave., Apt. 3 Pasadena, CA 91106.

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/: Jana P. Galambos. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 11, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021001054 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SNIPS AND SNAILS, SNIPS & SNAILS; 850 N. Marengo Ave., Apt. #6 Pasadena, CA 91103, 814 W. 75th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Kyleah Jones, 814 W. 75th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044. 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 in-

Ave., Apt. #6 Pasadena, CA 91103, 814 W. 75th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Kyleah Jones, 814 W. 75th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044. 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/: Kyleah Jones. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 5, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021002984 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SMOKE & MIRROR COMMUNICATIONS; 5739 M o n t e V i s t a S t r e e t L os Angeles, CA 90042.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Rochelle Winters, 5739 M o n t e V i s t a S t r e e t L os Angeles, CA 90042. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Rochelle Winters. TITLE: President.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 6, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021001470 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DBA SARA ROBESON, ROBESON BUSINESS SERVICES; 11717 Porter Valley Drive Porter Ranch, CA 91326. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Sara Robeson Mrgudic, 11717 Porter Valley Drive Porter Ranch, CA 91326. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business

doing business as: DBA SARA ROBESON, ROBESON BUSINESS SERVICES; 11717 Porter Valley Drive Porter Ranch, CA 91326. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Sara Robeson Mrgudic, 11717 Porter Valley Drive Porter Ranch, CA 91326. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 05/1985. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Sara Robeson Mrgudic. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 5, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020226426 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BULLDOG BUILDERS; 23807 Archwood Street West Hills, CA 91307, 6520 Platt Ave., #714 West Hills, CA 91307. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Christopher Krikorian, 6520 Platt Ave., #714 West Hills, 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: 11/2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Christopher Krikorian. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 29, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020202246 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HONEYDIP EVENTS; 134 Whitney Ave., #3 Pomona, CA 91767, PO Box 7622 La Verne, CA 91750. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Margarita Rodriguez, 134 Whitney Ave., #3 Pomona, CA 91767.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

NO. 2020202246 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HONEYDIP EVENTS; 134 Whitney Ave., #3 Pomona, CA 91767, PO Box 7622 La Verne, CA 91750. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Margarita Rodriguez, 134 Whitney Ave., #3 Pomona, CA 91767.

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/: Margarita Rodriguez. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 1, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020205123 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE ENDLESS WAVE, ENDLESS WAVE; 51 West Dayton Street Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91105. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jonathan Tolkin, 51 West Dayton Street Suite 100 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: 09/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jonathan Tolkin. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 3, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020214964 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TACOS OMANA 3; 462 E. Rowland St. Covina, CA 91723, 15816 Main Street La Puente, CA 91744. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Deborah Baldizon, 462 E. Rowland St. Covina, CA 91723. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Deborah Baldizon. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 14, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020220385 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELB TRAVEL; 1425 N. Los Robles Avenue Apartment 6 Pasadena, CA 91104.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Elizabeth L. Tircuit, 1425 N. Los Robles Avenue Apartment 6 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: 02/2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Elizabeth L. Tircuit. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 18, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020214964 Type of Filing: Original The NO. 2020222534 following person(s) is (are) Type of Filing: Original The doing business as: TACOS following person(s) is (are) OMANA 3; 462 E. Rowland doing business as: St. Covina, CA 91723, 15816 SURFACE TOP QUALITY; Main Street La Puente, CA 13735 Victory Ave., #10 Van 91744. COUNTY: Los Nuys, CA 91401. COUNTY: Angeles. REGISTERED Los Angeles. REGISTERED | PASADENA WEEKLY 29 O W N E R ( S ) D e b o r a h 01.21.21 OWNER(S) Juan Manuel Baldizon, 462 E. Rowland St. Reveles Garcia, 13735 VicCovina, CA 91723. THIS tory Ave., #10 Van Nuys, CA BUSINESS IS CONDUC91401. THIS BUSINESS IS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222534 Type Filing: Original The Fic. ofBusiness Name following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SURFACE TOP QUALITY; 13735 Victory Ave., #10 Van Nuys, CA 91401. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Juan Manuel Reveles Garcia, 13735 Victory Ave., #10 Van Nuys, 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: 01/2014. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Juan Ma n u el Re veles Ga rc ia.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020217032 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALMANZA CLAN ENTERPRISE; 3685 Harriman Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90032. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alforso R. Almanza, 3685 Harriman Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90032.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Alforso R. Almanza. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 16, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020217821 Type of Filing: Refile. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DNACCURACY; 4424 E. 14th St. Long Beach, CA 90804-3103, 700 E. Birch St., 891 Brea, CA 92822.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Elise E Chavez, 700 E. Birch St., 891 Brea, CA 92822. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 06/2009. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Elise E Chavez. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 16, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021007134 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PACIFIC TAX PROS; 1346 E. Walnut St., Suite 205 Pasadena, CA 91106. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Michael Jordan Steverson, 1346 E. Walnut St., Suite 205 Los Angeles, CA 90036. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Michael Jordan Steverson.

TITLE: President. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 11, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020212930 Type of Filing: Refile The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: G AND J FURNITURE AND DESIGN; 15818 Main Street La Puente, CA 91744.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Julio Villegas, 15818 Main Street La Puente, CA 91744.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Julio Villegas. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 10, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222536 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RZP CONSTRUCTION; 5400 Yarmouth Ave., #242 Encino, CA 91316. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Maksim Sokhakyan, 1043 Winchester Ave., Apt. 2 Glendale, CA 91201. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 09/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Maksim Sokhakyan. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222530 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DAILY DRIVEN PERFORMANCE; 7221 Oakdale Avenue Winnetka, CA 91306. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Danny Kayed, 7221 Oakdale Avenue 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: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Danny Kayed. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020217034 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JAM'S SERVICES; 2683 Griffen Ave., Apt. 104B Los Angeles, CA 90031. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jaime Alberto Melgar, 2683 Griffen Ave., Apt. 104B Los Angeles, CA 90031. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jaime Alberto Melgar. TITLE: Wife.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 16, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021002714 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANYTIME EQUIPMENT SERVICE; 474 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) David Kessler, 474 E. 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/: David Kessler.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 6, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020221280 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CFB SPIRIT PUBLISHING; 3111 Menlo Drive Glendale, CA 91208. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Dean C. H a w th o r n e , 3 1 1 1 M e n l o Drive Glendale, CA 91208.

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/: Dean C. Hawthorne. TITLE: President. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 21, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020211937 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AB ACADEMY; 1760 Foothill St., Apt. B South Pasadena, CA 91030. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Brian Curtis Ward, 1760 Foothill St., Apt. B South Pasadena, CA 91030. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 09/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Brian Curtis Ward. TITLE: CFO. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 10, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222532 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALIFIA MARKETING; 12727 Califia St. North Hollywood, CA 91607. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Yosef Peretz, 12542 Miranda St. North Hollywood, CA 91607. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Yosef Peretz. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020216226 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAXIMUM VA; 7243 1/2B Eton Ave. Canoga Park, CA 91303. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Gabrielle Hughley, 23720 Tiara Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367.

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/: Gabrielle Hughley. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 15, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020225912 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CITADEL MOBILE HOMES; 2961 N. Garey Ave., Apt. 2 Pomona, CA 91767.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Paul Ignatius Harmon, 2961 N. Garey Ave., Apt. 2 Pomona, CA 91767. 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/: Paul Ignatius Harmon. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 29, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

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Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020213346 Type of Filing: Refile The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS; 2690 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90006. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) John J. Diaz, 2690 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90006. 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/: John J. Diaz.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 11, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

Rd., #4 Montrose, CA 91020.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Elizabeth S. Gain, 2337 Del Mar Rd., Apt. 4 Montrose, CA 91020. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 11/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Elizabeth S. Gain. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 6, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021008251 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 7 & 7 LIQUOR; 13654 Victory Blvd., Suite A Van Nuys, CA 91401. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Aamir Hussain, 13654 Victory Blvd., Suite A Van Nuys, 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: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Aamir Hussain. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 12, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021003885 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPINGUIN MEDIA, SPINGUIN; 2337 Del Mar Rd., #4 Montrose, CA 91020.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Elizabeth S. Gain, 2337 Del Mar Rd., Apt. 4 Montrose, CA 91020. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 11/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Elizabeth S. Gain. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 6, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

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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: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2021004034 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALISHERSTUDIO; 2632 Reynier Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90034. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alan Glenn Calisher, 2632 Reynier Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90034. 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/: Alan Glenn Calisher. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 7, 2021. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020214241 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BYRMY; 70 South Craig Ave. Pasadena, CA 91107. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Reza Masroori Yazdi, 70 South Craig Ave. Pasadena, CA 91107. 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/: Reza Masroori Yazdi. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 11, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be

ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county cle rk, 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: 12/31/20, 01/07/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020222528 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ITXS; 18550 Hatteras St., Unit 81 Tarzana, CA 91358.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Edward Jose Alfaro, 18550 Hatteras St., Unit 81 Tarzana, CA 91358. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Edward Jose Alfaro. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 22, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020217030 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VALDIVIAN; 1430 Randall Ct. Los Angeles, CA 90065.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Duncan Watkins, 1430 Randall Ct. 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: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ : Duncan Watkins. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 16, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself

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: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020227320 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LATE BLOOM; 404 Mount Carmel Dr. Claremont, CA 91711.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Katherine Sandridge, 404 Mount Carmel Dr. Claremont, CA 91711. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 12/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Katherine Sandridge. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 31, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020226432 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BHOJANI ENTERPRISES; 2334 Elda St. Bradbury, CA 91008. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Mohmed Bhojani, 2334 Elda St. Bradbury, CA 91008. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 02/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ : Mohmed Bhojani. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 29, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the

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: 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/201 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020226339 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C U L T U R E D : F O R M E N; 3040 Patti Ln. Lancaster, CA 93535. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jeron Johnson, 3040 Patti Ln. Lancaster, CA 93535. 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/: Jeron Johnson. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: December 29, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/21/21, 01/28/21, 02/4/21, 02/11/21 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME – FILE NO: 2020220764 file no: 2017-117906 date filed: 05/8/2017. Name of Business(es) AFTERNOON PAR-TEA, 5054 Collis Ave., South Pasadena, CA 91030. registered owner(s): Cyndi Trang, 1441 Huntington Dr., #105 South Pasadena, CA 91030. Business was conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) registrants names/corp/llc (print) Cyndi Trang title: Owner. If corporation, also print corporate title of officer. If LLC, also print tile of officer or manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on the date indicated by the filed stamp in the upper right corner: December 18, 2020. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Dean C. Logan, Los Angeles county clerk by: P. Barber, Deputy Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 01/7/21, 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

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