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AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR DINH THAI OF PASADENA TALKS ABOUT HIS EPISODIC TV DEBUT ON 'NEW AMSTERDAM'

BY JANA J. MONJI

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JOHN GRULA 1952-2020

Research scientist and longtime PW columnist dies at 67

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DINING

THE NEW NORMAL (PART 4)

Union Station feeds community's most vulnerable people

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APART BUT STILL TOGETHER

Local artists maintain and develop community online

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Opinion.............................................................2 Letters..................................................... 3

Hutchinson Report...................................... 4

News.................................................................5 A Sense of Duty Along with being the right thing to do for Pasadena, Bill Paparian has his own reasons for wanting strict anti-COVID-19 measures.

— Matt Rodriguez

John Grula — 1952-2020 Research scientist and longtime PW columnist dies at 67.

— Kevin Uhrich

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An Ongoing Pandemic COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on the margins.

— Grace A. Noppert

Dining...............................................................9 Arts & Culture................................................ 11 Into the Night........................................... 12

Calendar............................................... 13

Classifieds...................................................... 14 COVER IMAGE: Photo of Dinh Thai by Virginia Sherwood/NBC

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SAMURAI Because these workers do not have jobs in the workforce where they can work from home, they now find themselves without any way to provide for their families.

Pasadenans Organizing for Progress (POP!) announced that it is donating $5,000 to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network’s (NDLON) Immigrant Worker Safety Net Fund.

POP! and NDLON have partnered on many social justice issues in Pasadena, including worker and immigrant rights.

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“When stimulus checks start going out across the country, undocumented immigrants in Pasadena will not be getting any of those checks,” Annang continued, “even though they work hard and pay taxes like everyone else.”

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COULD’VE BEEN AVOIDED

“How the CDC’s Restrictive Testing Guidelines Hid the Coronavirus Epidemic,” the Washington Post , March 22 The pandemic didn’t have to happen this way.

The CDC – hamstrung by Trump who limited what they were allowed to do – restricted who could get tested for the novel coronavirus. Because the CDC reported numbers only for people who were physically ill already, and nobody else (at first), the epidemic did not look like one.

It was and is an epidemic here (and a pandemic globally), but we don’t have a true picture of how many people are actually infected. The whole scheme of manipulating the testing masked the reality of the epidemic, for whatever reason. (It’s speculated that politics played a role.)

This numerical deception made the epidemic worse, and the US is basically on the same path of hospital saturation and death as Italy, but 12 days behind. That is, unless something very significant occurs — widespread mask use, a good drug treatment coming out, or the magical appearance of 5,000+ extra ventilators.

If you haven’t been watching Italy, well, read up a bit.

No funerals; no relatives allowed to be present when someone is dying; rationing who gets a ventilator. . . We must use their ill fate as an example of what not to do.

(Other countries like the UK

and Germany are having issues similar to Italy, but for different reasons.)

The testing void is now being filled by states, universities, private labs, and others. At least, they’re trying to. We will only know how COVID-19 spread like it did in hindsight, which will not help us right now. Only history books will tell. In fact, several states’ governors have said that all testing should halt because the pandemic is past the stage of containment, and it’s now a waste of resources to test.

Because we don’t know the true infection rate, we cannot get a clear handle on the true mortality rate. Now, we will never truly know, and will have to rely on estimates by epidemiologists after they pore through all of the numbers from individual testing labs. That will take a long time. We need to have that info right now, but don’t and won’t.

Put simply, the policy was “Don’t look and it will go away,” which plagues don’t do. The policy made the US epidemic much worse. It’s a national tragedy that could have easily been avoided by widespread early testing. ~MARK ZURBUCHEN, PhD VIA EMAIL

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BY EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

VERY RISKY BUSINESS DON’T LEAVE AFRICAN AMERICANS OUT OF COVID-19 TESTING

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can’t get tested?”

That was my incredulous response when my primary care doctor at a major medical facility said I couldn’t get a COVID-19 test. I was quickly informed that there were no tests readily available at that time. Those that would be given were only administered with a doctor’s recommendation, and only to those at the highest medical risk. But that wasn’t all. The test, she said, if approved, would then have to be ordered. How much time would that take? A shrug.

The instant the COVID-19 crisis hit, the great fear was that African Americans would be last in line to get tested. The fear wasn’t unfounded. There’s an ugly history of stupendous chronic neglect of the health needs of blacks, especially the black poor.

There’s the equally well-documented history of the implicit bias of many medical practitioners and doctors toward African-American patients. A willingness to ignore or downplay the symptoms and need for treatment of illnesses among African American patients. Blacks have been by far at the greatest risk from every major health threat. The list of these conditions can fill out a medical textbook. There is a direct cause and effect between the astronomical disparities in illness and death from these afflictions and the lack of proper screening and testing availability and affordability.

COVID-19 presented special challenges to poor black communities. The first challenge was one that the general public faced. That is when would the tests be available? The message from Trump, medical professionals, the CDC and just about anyone else with knowledge of tests and the procedures was confused, mixed, even contradictory. The bottom line was there would be a big lag time before the tests would be widely available.

The next challenge was the question of where the tests would be available. The message on this was also mixed, with much uncertainly about the priorities of who would be tested. The press reports that high-profile celebs such as Tom Hanks, Idris Elba, NBA and NFL players, US Sen. Rand Paul, even convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein got tested without delay, heightening suspicions that there was indeed a pecking order involved.

Then there was the cost. Trump and Congress seemingly took that concern off the table when the emergency stimulus package to combat the crisis promised that the government would foot the bill to ensure that testing would be free. But even testing at no cost meant little if testing wasn’t readily available. The initial numbers where testing was available weren’t promising. With much fanfare Vice President Mike Pence noted that a half-million had been tested after three weeks. This was barely a blip on the chart. Many public and health officials resigned themselves to the fact that testing would be severely limited and that the only recourse for people, even if they had the symptoms, was to self-quarantine at home.

This didn’t address the question of who would get the tests. The great danger in shortchanging testing among the most vulnerable group in the population to illness — blacks — is that the absence of testing could have disastrous health consequences for the general population. Disease and afflictions can’t be walled off among one group. There is too much interaction across the population lines for that.

Prompt testing of blacks and lower-income groups that have greater susceptibility because of poverty, poor nutrition and lack of access to health care greatly increase the danger to the general population. It also does not allow doctors and medical researchers to collect the data to determine what types of preventive and public health safeguards need to be put in place to prevent further spread of the infection.

Some medical institutions such as Johns Hopkins recognize the need for accurate information on who is at greatest risk from COVID-19. However, the studies have been done almost exclusively based on gender, age, and to an extent location, but not race. In Los Angeles and New York City, with majority minority populations, residents will only be tested if a doctor recommends testing. But what if there is no doctor and or nearby treatment facility to get that doctor’s recommendation?

This is the Catch 22 for most blacks, including those who do exhibit symptoms and are aged and have chronic medical preconditions that tag them among the most at risk of infection.

As the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths climb, the pressure will mount for expanded testing to determine who has the infection and its potential health effects on all. But more tests still won’t answer whether blacks will be at the front of the line for those procedures. That’s a question that all of us have a vital stake in making sure is answered. n

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is the author of “What’s Right and Wrong with the Electoral College” (Middle Passage Press). He is also an associate editor of New America Media. He is a weekly co-host of “The Al Sharpton Show” on Radio One and the host of the weekly “Hutchinson Report” on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles and the Pacifica Network.

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PROBING THE PANDEMIC CONGRESSMAN SCHIFF AND CALIFORNIA’S US SENATORS CALL FOR BIPARTISAN COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE COUNTRY’S RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS

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alling it comparable to other investigations into such national tragedies as Pearl Harbor and Sept. 11, US Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, and California’s two Democratic US senators are proposing the formation of a bipartisan commission with subpoena power to “provide a full accounting of the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.” “... Independent, bipartisan commissions have been established to provide a complete accounting of what happened, what we did right and wrong, and what we can do to better protect the country in the future,” Schiff, who represents the 28th Congressional District, which includes portions of Pasadena, said in a prepared statement.

“And though we are still early in this crisis, over 16,000 Americans have died so far. It is clear that a comprehensive and authoritative review will be required, not as a political exercise to cast blame, but to learn from our mistakes to prevent history from tragically repeating itself,” stated Schiff, a former federal prosecutor who heads the House Intelligence Committee.

Schiff is perhaps best known for his role in leading the impeachment of President Trump.

Currently, only Democrats in the House and Senate are listed as cosponsors of the recently introduced legislation needed to form such a commission.

“The coronavirus showed just how unprepared and slow we were to respond to a major outbreak. And that lack of readiness endangered lives,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “We weren’t able to ramp up testing, we didn’t have enough safety equipment for doctors and nurses and we lacked any kind of consistent federal guidelines for states and cities. We know this won’t be the last outbreak, so a 9/11 Commission-style panel is necessary to fix these mistakes going forward and apply the lessons from this pandemic to future crises.”

“Keeping residents safe in dangerous times is a fundamental responsibility of government. Yet the past two months have made clear that the federal government was unprepared to confront the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, let alone both at the same time,” said Sen. Kamala Harris, a former presidential candidate.

The Coronavirus Commission would: • Be composed of 10 members, with the same partisan balance as the 9/11 commissioners and prohibited from being current federal officials, with a variety of backgrounds in relevant fields, including public health, epidemiology, emergency preparedness, armed services, and intelligence; • Provide a full accounting to the President, Congress, and the American people of the facts and circumstances related to the outbreak in the United States, including our preparedness, the intelligence and information we had available before the virus reached the United States, and how federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector, responded to the crisis; • Hold hearings and public events to obtain information and to educate the public; • Possess subpoena power to compel cooperation by relevant witnesses and materials from the federal government, as well as state and local governments; • Make specific recommendations to Congress and the Executive Branch to improve our preparedness for pandemic disease; • Have adequate staffing and resources to be able to complete expeditiously the monumental task at hand so we can be prepared for the next epidemic or pandemic to hit the nation; and • Would not be established until February 2021, hopefully after the pandemic has been overcome and after the presidential election.

“I’m proud to help introduce this bill because we must carefully document government’s actions and mistakes in order to correct them when preparing and responding to future crises,” said Harris. “The commission needs to take a holistic approach to oversight, and cannot leave out an analysis of the disturbing disparity in prevention and health outcomes in the black community.”

“We weren’t able to ramp up testing, we didn’t have enough safety equipment for doctors and nurses and we lacked any kind of consistent federal guidelines for states and cities,” said Feinstein. “We know this won’t be the last outbreak, so a 9/11 Commission-style panel is necessary to fix these mistakes going forward and apply the lessons from this pandemic to future crises.” n 04.16.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY 5

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ALONG WITH BEING THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR PASADENA, BILL PAPARIAN HAS HIS OWN REASONS FOR WANTING STRICT ANTI-COVID-19 MEASURES

BY MATT RODRIGUEZ

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ormer Pasadena Mayor and City Council member Bill Paparian has been a constant critical voice in the debate over Pasadena’s response to the novel coronavirus.

“I’m disappointed that we’re not seeing a more robust response from Pasadena City Hall,” said Paparian. “It’s always been a day late and a dollar short. It seems though current leadership in Pasadena City Hall is waiting until other agencies, and only then do they implement measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

Paparian, who recently received a life-saving kidney from his wife, Sona, has been calling for more actions from the city since the beginning of the crisis, writing a letter on Feb. 26 to City Manager Steve Mermell calling for drastic measures, such as declaring a local state of emergency and providing masks to residents. While at the time Paparian described the measures as ambitious, seeing people wearing surgical and even homemade masks in public seems to be the norm.

Paparian voiced his opinion about Pasadena requiring all citizens to wear masks or face coverings when going outside two weeks prior to the city requiring facial covering.

Following the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the order by Pasadena Health Officer Dr. Ying-Ying Goh was issued on April 11, to be implemented on April 15.

Among other social distancing and hygienic rules, the order calls for all residents to wear masks when conducting essential business, such as buying groceries and picking up prescriptions. Violations of the order is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment, fine or both.

“This order by no means replaces the need for physical distancing and everyday hygiene precautions, such as frequent hand washing,” said Dr. Goh. “When you do need to venture out for groceries or other essentials, wearing a face covering can help reduce community spread of COVID-19, especially by those who are asymptomatic and don’t even know they have the virus.”

Other counties and cities have enacted similar orders such as the city of Los Angeles, whose order outlines the same rules for their residents and was implemented on Friday, April 10.

There are even more serious measures such as in Riverside County, where residents will be fined $1,000 for not wearing a face covering. And in Beverly Hills, the city has made it mandatory for everyone leaving their home to wear a mask, even for walks around the block.

“While more and more Riverside County residents are getting COVID-19, not everybody’s getting the message, Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said in a statement made April 4. “It started with staying home, social distance and covering your face. But now we change from saying that you should to saying that you must.”

These measures come at a time when the US recorded over 550,000 cases and almost 22,000 deaths as of April 13, according to the CDC. Also on Monday, California had the sixth most cases in the country with 21,794, with 651 deaths, according to the California Department of Public Health. Many experts believe that the state will be reaching a peak in cases this week.

Paparian has kept his eye on the orders implemented by other jurisdictions because of his immunocompromised state due to a life-saving kidney transplant from his wife on Aug.6.

“It’s very personal for me. All of this is very personal for me,” said Paparian.

“I’m a kidney transplant recipient and my immune system is medically suppressed so that I can accept the transplanted kidney. I’m at the highest risk for the virus.”

Paparian is part of the most at-risk population because of his age and his immunocompromised state. The criminal lawyer has to stay vigilant since he still goes into court to represent his clients.

“I strictly follow all of the CDC and other health agencies’ guidelines,” he said.

“When I have to go to court on a criminal case, I wear gloves and a mask.”

While concerned for his own well-being, Paparian still worries about the wellbeing of his neighbors and other Pasadeneans after serving for 12 years on the council.

“I’m concerned for the well being of my family and my friends, for my neighbors and for my city,” said Paparian. “You can’t give 12 of the best years of your life to a city and not feel a continuing sense of responsibility and involvement in the community.” n

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND LONGTIME PW COLUMNIST DIES AT 67

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ohn Grula, a retired research scientist, volunteer and columnist for the Pasadena Weekly since 2008, died at his home in Pasadena on April 3.

Grula was 67. The cause of death was not immediately known.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said a toxicological report has not yet been released and a cause of death may not be known for another month.

Louis Santilena, who was Grula’s friend for 25 years and in recent years shared a byline with him on his column, PowerPoint, said that Grula, a stellar athlete in high school and college, suffered painful back problems that appeared to intensify in the past few years. He remembered that Grula told him on March 17 that he was admitted to the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles, suffering from pneumonia.

Santilena was then told by a hospital social worker that Grula had been sent home to Pasadena by cab on March 20.

The last time they talked was on March 28, when Santilena told Grula over the phone to get in touch with his visiting nurse. On April 3, Santilena said he got a call from a mutual friend who said she was told by Pasadena police that Grula’s body was found in his apartment on East Villa Street by his landlady.

“JG had a rough time over the past couple of years,” Santilena said. “If you did not see him regularly and see the way he struggled, you never would have guessed he was in such pain.”

Sometimes, Santilena said, Grula’s back pain “was so bad that he couldn’t walk without assistance.”

According to his obituary, appearing on Legacy.com, Grula was born in West Lafayette, Indiana on Aug. 14, 1952 to Edward and Mary (Muedeking) Grula. A graduate of Stillwater (Oklahoma) High School in 1970, he earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of both the varsity men’s swim program and the cross-country team.

Grula completed his PhD in systematics and ecology from the University of Kansas in 1978. According to his obituary, he went to work the following year as a research scientist at Caltech’s Kerckhoff Marine Labs in Corona del Mar. His research involved gene expression and control. He later joined Phytogen Corp. in Pasadena, researching photosynthesis. Subsequently, he assumed a position at the Carnegie Observatory in Pasadena as librarian and astro-biologist, where he remained until his retirement, according to the obit.

Along with his many columns for the Pasadena Weekly, Grula had articles published in numerous scientific journals throughout his career, and held several US patents. He was also an active and passionate volunteer for many organizations, including the Audubon Society, Big Brothers and Sisters, the Southern California Federation of Scientists, the California Democratic Party, and others, according to the Legacy obituary. In 1992, he ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress, but lost in the primary, Santilena said.

His columns for the Pasadena Weekly focused on the environment, global warming, nuclear proliferation, nuclear power, public utilities, fracking, politics, public policy and social justice, among other things. An avid birder and nature lover, Grula enjoyed music and appeared happiest when outdoors. He was also an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.

“Like his obit indicates, he was an avid birder and he took me on a few local birding treks (he abhorred long-distance travel),” his former girlfriend Lynda Obershaw wrote in an email. Obershaw had 10 trees planted in Grula’s memory.

“He also bought me the latest Western Guide to Birds/Guide to Western Birds … and a pair of binoculars. He was extremely kind and generous in that respect.

He took me places I’d never been before (right around here!),” she wrote.

Predeceased by his parents, Grula is survived by siblings Marjori, Tom and Lorraine, as well as nieces Ondrea Keith, Cara Grula and Courtney Grula.

Memorials may be made to either the Edward A. or Mary M. Grula Distinguished Graduate Fellowship or the Grula lectureship, both at Oklahoma State University, in care of the OSU Foundation, PO Box 1749, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74076. Checks should be made payable to The OSU Foundation.

Alternately, you may go online at https://www.osugiving.com/discover?q=grula.

Funeral arrangements were made by Cabot and Sons of Pasadena.

“I hope those trees I donated attract LOTS of birds,” Obershaw wrote. n

AN ONGOING PANDEMIC COVID-19 IS HITTING BLACK AND POOR COMMUNITIES THE HARDEST, UNDERSCORING FAULT LINES IN ACCESS AND CARE FOR THOSE ON THE MARGINS

BY GRACE A. NOPPERT

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s the COVID-19 epidemic continues to ravage the American public, an unsurprising story emerges: Poor communities are hot spots for COVID transmission. The death rate from COVID-19 appears to be staggeringly high among African Americans compared to whites. The Washington Post reports, for example, that while 14 percent of the Michigan population is black, 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths are among blacks.

This is a familiar pattern to a social and infectious disease epidemiologist like myself. It is evidence of centuries of segregation and discrimination that have disproportionately placed people of color in communities without access to health care, with degraded and crowded living conditions and a lack of basic opportunities for health and wellness.

In the context of the current pandemic, blacks are more likely to have low-paying jobs that do not allow remote work options or offer health insurance or paid medical leave. The result of centuries of sidelining by American society plays out most obviously in worse health.

No Wealth, No Health The poor and marginalized already unfairly bear the burden of other diseases such as asthma, certain kinds of cancer, stroke and cardiovascular disease. This ongoing pandemic looks to be no different. And poverty in the US is very much tied to race and ethnicity. In 2018, 11 percent of whites had a household income below the federal poverty level compared to 23 percent of blacks and 19 percent of Hispanics. People of color are also more likely to live in low-income communities with a lack of access to basic resources for health and wellness.

The link between poverty and infectious disease is well-documented.

Influenza-related hospitalizations in low-income neighborhoods are nearly

twice that of high-income neighborhoods. Pediatric hospitalizations from bacterial pneumonia are significantly higher in low-income neighborhoods compared to high-income neighborhoods. The same is largely true of tuberculosis in the US where active transmission of TB is ongoing in poor neighborhoods — patterns that are not simply due to more people living in these areas.

TB, in particular, has long been tied to socioeconomic status. Even in the face of a widespread TB epidemic in the US in the early 1900s, there was a noticeable pattern in which people of color, immigrants and those living in poor environments were more likely to be infected with TB and less likely to receive care.

Those of us who study the burden of disease on the poor have seen the same basic pattern play out in the U.S. today. People with TB often experience extreme socioeconomic disadvantage. Poor neighborhoods and people of color continue to disproportionately bear the burden of TB among USborn individuals.

TB: A Striking Case in Point The case of TB offers a unique vantage point to understand how these inequities emerge. Processes that operate at a societal level, such as residential segregation, have been at work since the early 20th century. Such processes have systematically placed racial and ethnic minority populations in low-income communities with fewer resources and more exposure to environmental hazards.

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housing and poverty with direct implications for the subsequent risk of infectious diseases. Thus, non-white populations are unduly placed in settings that both increase exposure to infectious pathogens, such as mycobacterium tuberculosis (the pathogen causing TB), and limit individuals’ ability to access health care to mitigate the effects of the subsequent disease.

The lack of resources also means that low-income communities have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions. For example, low-income neighborhoods with reduced access to healthy food and fewer opportunities for physical activity have higher rates of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.

Such chronic conditions often result in compromised immunity, making individuals more vulnerable to infectious diseases.

One of the most insidious effects of living in a low-income community is the chronic toll of stress on the body, particularly the immune system. Socioeconomic disadvantage, via discrimination, job and housing instability, and food insecurity result in increased stress. This stress exposure is biological costly to the body.

Infectious diseases, like TB or COVID-19, can then thrive among populations that are living in low-income communities both because of increased exposure to infectious pathogens and a reduced ability of individuals to fight infections.

Time for Action COVID-19 seems to be following a similar, albeit amplified, trajectory as TB. If we take no action, the inequities we see will only increase in the coming months and years.

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People of color continue to face discrimination in housing and labor markets. For example, redlining practices still exist, though in subtler ways, as evidenced by increased predatory lending practices and diminished access to goods and services in minority neighborhoods. Disinvestment in these communities has created spaces and places where everyone’s life does not count equally, where it is allowable for some people to not have access to the resources to live healthy lives.

While infectious disease epidemics like TB, or now COVID-19, can undoubtedly create health disparities, they will almost certainly exacerbate existing ones, pulling back the curtain on the consequences of the inequality to which we have all become accustomed.

COVID-19 offers us a moment in time to pay attention to these inequities.

Pockets of COVID-19 transmission in any community keep the risk of an enduring epidemic alive for every community.

I believe it should be a high priority for policymakers to partner with local health care practitioners and community organizations to provide low-income communities with resources to deal with this epidemic. These interventions should reduce or eliminate the cost of testing and treatment, and offer social and economic support for families that may need time from work for medical treatment, or have lost jobs because of COVID-19. Finally, as the possibility of treatments and vaccines develop, plans need be put in place that deliver the interventions to low-income communities first, not last.. n Grace A. Noppert is a postdoctoral scholar in epidemiology at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A version of this story first appeared in The Conversation (theconversation.com).

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VOLUNTEERS WITH UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES DO THEIR PART IN FEEDING THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE

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here’s no place like home. Literally.

No place like it… How well we know now. For most of us these days, there’s no place BUT home. For those of us quarantined with “loved ones” —unless you happen to be a dog or cat — we tend to fall on a spectrum between “We’re getting closer as a family!” and “I can’t stand looking at you!” The latter exclamation best applies to my “home.”

Granted, my unkempt quarantine beard is now exceeding previously held records for facial hair experimentation in the house. On the other hand, my girlfriend never takes off her knit ski cap (from an aerospace conference) or her red bandanna. Never. It’s a great “look.”

At least that’s when I actually catch a glimpse of her. We live in an overly expansive house for two people. At least there are lots of places to hide. I can hide, but I can’t run…

Before the latest order to avoid even grocery shopping if possible — in a moment of weakness — my girlfriend blurts out, “We need to get out of here and volunteer or something…!”

It happened that I had just received an email from Union Station Homeless Services calling for volunteers to help in assembling prepackaged meals for their more vulnerable clients, who had been displaced to local motels for quarantine.

Their volunteer quota for that week had been filled, but there was a shift available in the kitchen between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday. Running for daylight, I quickly nabbed the kitchen shift for myself.

Union Station has been operating in Pasadena and their satellite locations in the San Gabriel Valley for nearly 50 years.

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EL PORTAL 695 E. Green St., Pasadena (626)795-8553 Elportalrestaurant.com $$ Pasadena Weekly readers have been rewarding El Portal with the title of Best Mexican Food in the city for years. This charming little hacienda with brick walls, festive colors, fine art and a California elegant courtyard brings the authentic cuisine of Mexico and the Yucatan region to your table.

HILL STREET CAFÉ 1004 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge 818-952-1019 hillstreetcafelacanada.com $$ Hill Street Café is celebrating over 25 years of serving the community quality meals made of quality ingridients. We want to thank all of you who stuck with us during the remodeling process and we want to welcome back everyone else. in our recent remodel, we have added an outdoor patio, a bar and more dining area, we have created a relaxed ambience with a touch of modern but still retaining our extensive menu, our friendly service and most important a family atmosphere.

Union Station Homeless Services (626) 240-4557 unionstationhs.org volunteer@unionstationhs.org

TOPS WALNUT 1792 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 584-0244 topsburger.com $ At TOPS on Walnut & Allen, we maintain the original taste from 60 years ago. My father wanted to create food as close to homemade as possible. Our primary goal and focus is on taste, quality, freshness, cleanliness in our service and experienced staff. Most of our staff have been with us for more than twenty years. We invite you to come to TOPS on the corner of Walnut & Allen and taste the difference! Meet our staff and experience what quality service should be. The same quality service that has made us #1.

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

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

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

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

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deserved reputation as an extremely well-managed and supported local organization that plays an essential role in effectively addressing homelessness in our area.

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lock down, Union Station was serving 2,200 meals a week, routinely assisted by a cadre of hundreds of volunteers and their small dedicated staff. With the advent of the lock down and resident clients now scattered across the SGV, the organization managed to pivot quickly, despite a diminishing number of willing volunteers.

As of April 3, 5,000 prepackaged meals are assembled and distributed every week by volunteers and staff. Notably, the Patina Restaurant Group donated the use of two refrigerator delivery trucks to aid in the twice-weekly meal distributions.

In addressing the growing issue of local food insecurity, by this week the number of distributed meals will have grown to 6,000 a week. As CEO Anne Miskey states, “We are showing how we are living our core philosophy of meeting our clients ‘where they are at' — physically and emotionally.”

The founder of Patina Restaurant Group, Chef Joachim Splichal adds, “We are honored … to do our part in helping to feed our community’s most vulnerable.”

The Kitchen at the Adult Center still serves three squares a day to the healthy residents who remain at the facility. Unfortunately, public access to the meal service has been discontinued for the duration of the current lock down. The kitchen operation at USHS Adult Center is ably commanded by Chef Marisa along with Jimmy Lawson, Loretta Guerrero and Lawrence Regalado.

I’m a kitchen rat at heart and frankly I had been itching to volunteer here for a while, but I was too busy… visiting restaurants and chefs… until suddenly I wasn’t.

I show up at the kitchen door on time and am greeted by Beau Swofford. A regular volunteer with a languid east Tennessee drawl, Beau gets me settled with disposable gloves, a mask and an apron.

After a round of introductions and quick tour of the relatively compact industrial kitchen, he deposits me in front of three large sinks and a growing stack of huge pots, trays, and kitchen tools waiting to be washed. After instructions on how to operate the industrial disinfector next to the drying counter, it’s wash, rinse, wash, rinse, disinfect and repeat.

For the next three hours. I’m just getting into my groove, when my phone goes off. [“No Caller ID” is my girlfriend’s name. ] Why and how I manage to

answer the call is complicated, but I do.

Apparently even more hysterical than usual, she is now convinced that I’m undoubtedly infected and that a mandatory 14-day personal quarantine will be waiting for me back “home.”

Rather than inquire as to available vacancies at the shelter, I return to my station and plunge my arms back into a tub of disinfectant. Trust me, after observing hygiene procedures here, the kitchen at Union Station might be the safest spot in town with the possible exception of a “Clean Room” at JPL. It’s not all work, though. Prepping for lunch service, Chef Marisa invites me to first sample her subtly sweet and tangy udon noodles riddled with juicy slices of portabello mushroom and then a savory bite of Chinese-style red-rind barbecue pork.

Did I mention I’m here for lunch?

It’s a light service today and with the clients sated, Beau and I grab some plates to enjoy Chef Marisa’s signature Udon Stir-fry with barbecue pork, fresh bok choy and spring rolls. We retire to the outdoor tables, where the packaged meals are prepped, and from six feet away we trade notes.

As it happens Beau is a nonprofit veteran of shelter operations and management in several facilities around the country and he quickly confirms my own impression of Union Station’s apparent excellence.

After lunch, all the pots and pans sparkling on the drying counter, I join Beau and Loretta in disassembling unused snack packs donated by PUSD that will then be used to supplement the packaged meals for distribution. Then it’s over to the freezer to store gallon cartons of donated milk. Each task falls into an easy rhythm and the time passes almost too quickly. The people are lovely, the food’s great… why leave?

But I do have a home. And I’m truly grateful to have one. And there are too many folks who don’t and likely a growing number uncertain of their next meal. If any of us lacked empathy before the current horror, perhaps we can better recognize the need and manifest some now.

We may not all be homeless and hungry, but we all do share the same plate of uncertainty and insecurity for the future and its side dish of anxiety.

Suffice it to say, I’m not ordering take-out anymore.

I’m volunteering here. You should too. Union Station Homeless Services: There’s no place like it. ­ POST SCRIPT: Our sincere condolences go out to Chef Laurent Quenioux — the subject of Part 2 (PW, April 2, 2020) — on the passing of his mother, who died last week in Paris from complications related to COVID-19 infection.

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AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR DINH THAI OF PASDAENA TALKS ABOUT HIS EPISODIC TV DEBUT ON ‘NEW AMSTERDAM’

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n Tuesday, April 14, Pasadena resident Dinh Thai’s episodic TV directorial debut became the second season finale on the NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”

The episode, “Matter of Seconds,” wasn’t supposed to end the series’ second season, but COVID-19 restrictions changed that.

Born in Vietnam, Dinh Thai is an experienced commercial director, having worked with clients including Adidas, T-Mobile, Toyota and the US Navy. Thai’s narrative work has aired on HBO and Cinemax. “Monday,” a short film he wrote and directed which captures the characteristics of his diverse suburban youth, has garnered over 50 festival awards and nominations, including placing first in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition, and winning Outstanding Director award at the NBCU Short Film Festival.

Thai took time to answer some questions for the Pasadena Weekly via email.

How are you and yours faring during this “Shelter at Home” period?

Thank you to the universe that everyone I know is healthy. Some of my dear friends were sick, and they have all recovered. I hope everyone has been taking this pandemic seriously, and my heart breaks for the loss people are suffering.

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Tell me about your experience with NBC’s Emerging Director Program (EDP).

I have so much love and respect for the entire NBC Talent Development team: Karen Horne, Jandiz Cardoso, Grace Moss, Brenda Saucedo, Will Schnabel, Lhani Jamison, Nicole Kan, Dupe Bosu, Vanessa Pearce, Lisa Katz, and Tracey Pakosta. A few of these lovely people are no longer with the NBC Emerging Director Program, but they’ve all been very supportive and have such an important place in my heart.

This group of incredible people championed my short film, “Monday,” to a handful of show runners and producing directors on various NBC shows, which landed me a shadowing and directing opportunity on “New Amsterdam” with Michael Slovis and Peter Horton. And now, I am fortunate and honored to call Michael Slovis my mentor.

What would you recommend for people applying for this program?

I’ve heard a unique life perspective, strong leadership skills, and a thoughtful approach to people are essential aspects to develop before applying to any of NBC’s inclusion programs. I’ve been very fortunate these past several years, with the success of my short film, I’ve had to participate in Q&As, discussion panels, workshops, speak publicly as well as meet many new people. All of those experiences gave me a chance to

self-improve, which I believe was part of my success.

What makes NBC’s EDP unique compared to other creative inclusion programs?

NBC’s Female Forward and EDP are the only initiatives from a network guaranteeing a TV directing assignment. That’s what makes them so highly prestigious as well as competitive. The NBC Talent Development team vets hundreds of potential directors and thoughtfully introduces their work to show runners and producing directors. If the show runner and producing directors like the potential directors’ work, then there’s an interview. This is the golden interview. This is the moment we aspiring directors showcase our appreciation and knowledge for their show. I was fortunate. Only “New Amsterdam” asked to interview me. I was already watching and studying the series. Two weeks before my interview with producing directors Peter Horton and Michael Slovis, the NBC Talent Development team set up a call with TV director Liz Friedlander, one of the program’s advisory board members. Liz spent an hour advising a group of potential directors and answering our questions. With her knowledge in hand, I confidently conversed with Michael and Peter about the nuances and big picture ideas of “New Amsterdam.”

What are the first things you want to do when our quarantine is lifted? Got anywhere you want to go? Places you want to eat (especially in the Pasadena or LA area)? Work you need to do?

I flew out to New York on Feb. 18 to work on “New Amsterdam” and came back to LA on March 14. I’ve been self-isolating since then and haven’t seen any of my family and friends for some time. So I really need to see them and we need to eat some delicious food together. We love Pho Roland in Rowland Heights. We also frequent Yahaira’s and Union in Pasadena. Hippo in Highland Park. We love dumplings from Mason’s and Luscious Dumplings. Mason’s is also in Highland Park, but Luscious has closed down.

In-n-Out; Double-Double with whole grilled onions and yellow peppers, oh and the taco truck inside the Nishikawa Auto Service parking lot on Fair Oaks Boulevard. They have the best al pastor tacos. We’ve been going to that truck since high school. Class of ‘92!

I’ve been working with Natalie Chaidez (show runner/writer) on her TV project.

We’ve been brainstorming and writing. Thank the universe we can still be developing this during these challenging times. I’m also developing a TV series based on my short film, but that has to wait until our world is healthier before we can move forward. And I can’t share any details because we haven’t made an official announcement yet.” n 04.16.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY 11

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LAURA MARLING, Song for Our Daughter (Chrysalis/Partisan): HHHH

The British songwriter’s long demonstrated a sharp eye for telling moments that reveal worlds, and melancholy scenes related throughout her seventh album uncover deeper thematic shifts as she counsels an imaginary child. Late 1960s-early ’70s-era Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan come to mind while listening to Marling’s vocals trill, hush and rise with her elegant melodies, in cushiony arrangements of piano, fingerpicked guitar, strings, and layered harmonies — a balmy antidote to quarantine blues. Highlights: the exquisite “Blow by Blow” (“Note by note/ Bruise by bruise/ Sometimes the hardest thing to learn/ Is what you get from what you lose”), “Held Down,” “Alexandra,” “Only the Strong.” lauramarling.com

THE WHITE BUFFALO, On the Widow’s Walk (Snakefarm Records): HHH

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Apart But Still Together LOCAL ARTISTS FIND WAYS TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY ONLINE

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ou almost need a map to navigate the swelling river of concerts, home videos and Q&A sessions streaming online during this surreal spring. Local artists are trying different avenues of connection as everyone does what they must to survive, Safer at Home.

Before the coronavirus pandemic erased his gig calendar, self-described “folk soul” troubadour Eric Kufs used to tell inquisitive bar patrons at a Westside hotel he played regularly that he’d be there “every Friday until the end of time.”

Now, and for the foreseeable future, Kufs is livestreaming via Facebook from his Eagle Rock home studio, singing and spinning out easygrooving guitar solos every Friday. The two- and three-hour shows approximate his stage setup, right down to reminders that he’s working for tips (via PayPal and Venmo) and that he takes song requests (if they’re submitted by Wednesday). One key difference: during his second hour he performs entire albums (most recently U2’s “Achtung Baby”) requested by fans making larger donations. Kufs’ lightly funky songs and delivery blend comfortably with imaginative covers of the Beatles, the Cure, Van Morrison, Nirvana, and his old band Common Rotation, among others, and endearing cameos by his wife Sydney and their young daughter enhance the sense of a friendly hang with musical neighbors. Tune in at 5:30 p.m. PST Fridays at facebook.com/erickufs.

Jazz at the Blue Guitar recently posted its first podcast, showcasing artists who performed at the Blue Guitar space in South Pasadena before the pandemic forced the series to go on hiaitus. Host Brad Colerick offers a quick rundown of the series’ history before introducing 12 PASADENA WEEKLY | 04.16.20

trumpeter Elliott Caine and his quintet, guitarist Adam Levy, the Molly Miller Trio (with bassist Jennifer Condos and drummer Jay Bellerose), guitarist Greg Porée, and song stylist Cathy Segal Garcia, among other jazz artists. Colerick provides a similar introductory framework (with a neighborhood flock of wild parrots lending extra local flavor) for his Wine & Song podcasts of performers who’ve been featured at the series’ weekly shows in the Blue Guitar space. Artists featured in the three episodes posted thus far include grooving Austin guitarist Ray Bonneville, witty local scientist-songwriter Chauncey Bowers, former Angeleno Jackie Bristow, and soulful LA duo Sweet Talk Radio. Tune in at blueguitar. club.

Listening to Aubrey Logan render “How Can I Keep From Singing” like a personal anthem, it’s hard to believe she’d forgotten the venerable hymn when UK charity the Haven + London asked her to record it for Easter. The wisecracking jazz dynamo’s simple arrangement — just her voice and trombone — magnifies the inspiring lyric’s power, and it’s evident Logan’s not allowing any quarantine to diminish her vocal chops.

The video’s available on her YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/SingTheTrombone). She’s also made an audio download available; half the proceeds go to the Haven + London (thehavenlondon.com), which supports the emotional, mental and spiritual needs of London’s creative community. Logan’s asking fans to not only subscribe to her channel but to also refer her to other favorite artists’ channels so that she can support them as well — a gesture of solidarity that we are, truly, all in this together. n

A sense of pilgrimage and characters seeking redemption connects the latest cycle of rootsy rock songs from resonant frontman Jake Smith, bassist/sometime guitarist Christopher Hoffee and drummer Matt Lynott. The Southland trio’s teamed here with producer Shooter Jennings, an astute choice whose keyboard boosts Smith’s rumbling baritone. The yearning “The Drifter” and especially “Come on Shorty” lighten the mood, while “Faster Than Fire” could be speaking to our present moment: “The flames ignite, spreadin’ hell across the earth/ Our lives are engulfed, no regard for their worth.” facebook.com/thewhitebuffalomusic

HAILU MERGIA, Yene Mircha (Awesome Tapes From Africa): HHH

A six-track instrumental EP that dips into Ethiopian jazz, funk, dub, Peruvian chichi, and silky pop across its barely 35-minute span. The Ethiopianraised accordionist/keyboardist, rooted since the 1980s in Washington, DC, focuses mostly on organ and synths, and compositions such as nostalgic opener “Semen Ena Debub” (featuring Setegn Atenaw’s mesenqo, or single-string bowed lute) and the psychedelic “Bayine La Yihedal” have a more polished, expansive flow than 2018’s “Lala Belu.” Centered around the breezy title track (a George Benson-evoking showcase for Mike Ault’s sleek guitar), it’s a welcome mood-sweetener. hailumergia.bandcamp.com

SARAH SISKIND, Modern Appalachia (Red Request): HHH½ After making a name placing songs on “Nashville” and other TV shows, Siskind returned to North Carolina, a self-questioning journey reflected throughout this sonically atmospheric, beautifully written folk-pop set. Namechecking Dolly Parton, Mahalia Jackson and Bill Frisell, the title track contemplates the South’s cultural contradictions (“We’re finding out who we are”); Frisell’s watery electric guitar sets the emotional tone there and during the dreamy “Porchlight.” Rose Cousins and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon add guest harmonies elsewhere, while standouts “The One,” “In the Mountains” and “Rest in the River” find Siskind taking stock of life, the Blue Ridge, and belonging.

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85 DEGREES 61 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 792-8585 85cbakerycafe.com (Pickup/Delivery)

A AFTER’S ICE CREAM 1265 E. Green St.,Pasadena 36 W. Main St., Alhambra aftersicecream.com (Pickup) ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE 111 N. Los Robles Ave.,Pasadena (626) 486-1111 alexanderssteakhouse.com (Pickup) ALL INDIA CAFÉ 39 S. Fair Oaks Ave.,Pasadena (626) 440-0309 allindiacafe.ca.com 316 N. Brand Blvd.,Glendale (818) 937-9966 (Pickup/Delivery) AMARA CHOCOLATE & COFFEE 55 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 744-1765 amarachocolate.com (Pickup) THE ARBOUR 527 S. Lake Ave. Suite 120, Pasadena (626) 396-4925 thearbourpasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) ARROYO CHOP HOUSE 536 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena (626) 577-7463 arroyochophouse.com (Pickup/Delivery)

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BACCHUS’ KITCHEN 1384 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 594-6377 bacchuskitchen.com (Pickup/Delivery) BAR CELONA 38 E. Colorado Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 405-1000 barcelonapasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) BAY POKE 2345 E. Colorado Blvd., No 195, Pasadena (626) 219-6380 baypoke.com (Pickup/Delivery) BISTRO 45 45 S. Mentor Ave., Pasadena (626) 795-2478 | bistro45.com (Pickup/Delivery) BLAZE PIZZA 667 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 440-7358

990 Town Center Drive, La Cañada Flintridge (818) 790-8900 Glendale Galleria 100 W. Broadway, Glendale (818) 662-8777 | blazepizza.com (Pickup/Delivery) BONNIE B’S SMOKIN’ BBQ HEAVEN 1280 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 794-0132 bonniebssmokin.com (Pickup/Delivery) BUFFALO WILD WINGS 1000 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 993-6400 buffalowildwings.com (Pickup/Delivery) BULGARINI GELATO 749 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena (626) 791-6174 bulgarinigelato.com (Pickup/Delivery) BURRITO EXPRESS 1597 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 798-0844 burritoexpresspasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery)

C CAFÉ SANTORINI 64 W. Union St., Pasadena (626) 564-4200 | afesantorini.com (Pickup/Delivery) CAMERON’S SEAFOOD 1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 793-3474 | camerons4fish.com (Pickup/Delivery) CARMELA ICE CREAM 2495 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 797-1405 carmelaicecream.com (Pickup/Delivery) CAVA 345 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 389-8775 (Pickup/Delivery) CHADO TEA ROOM 79 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 431-2832 | chadotea.com (Pickup/Delivery) CHRIS’ KOREAN BBQ 2063 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 796-9604 koreanbbqpasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) COFFEE GALLERY 2020 Lake Ave., Altadena (626) 398-7917 | coffeegallery.com (Pickup/Delivery) CONGREGATION ALE HOUSE 300 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 403-2337 congregationalehouse.com

(Pickup/Delivery) CONRAD’S 861 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 577-7603 | conrads.com (Pickup/Delivery) THE COUNTER PASADENA 140 Shoppers Lane, Pasadena (626) 440-1008 thecounter.com (Pickup/Delivery)

D DAISY MINT 1218 E. Colorado Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 792-2999 daisymint.com (Pickup/Delivery) DIN TAI FUNG The Americana at Brand 177 Caruso Ave., Glendale (818) 551-5561 1108 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia (626) 446-8555 dintaifungusa.com (Pickup/Delivery) DOG HAUS 105 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena (626) 577-4287 doghaus.com 93 E. Green St., Pasadena (626) 683-0808 410 E. Main St., Alhambra (626) 282-4287 (Pickup/Delivery) DOMENICO’S 2411 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 797-6459 originaldomenicos.com (Pickup/Delivery) DOTS CUPCAKES 400 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena (626) 568-3687 21 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 744-7719 dotscupcakes.com (Pickup/Delivery)

FOSSELMAN’S ICE CREAM CO. 1824 W. Main St., Alhambra (626) 282-6533 fosselmans.com (Pickup)

G GRANDVIEW PALACE 60 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 577-2888 grandview-palace.com (Pickup/Delivery) GRANVILLE 270 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 360-7633 granvillecafe.com (Pickup/Delivery) GREEN STREET RESTAURANT 146 Shoppers Lane, Pasadena (626) 577-7170 greenstreetrestaurant.com (Pickup/Delivery) GUS’S BBQ 808 Fair Oaks Ave.,South Pasadena (626) 799-3251 gussbbq.com (Pickup/Delivery)

H HEIDAR BABA 1511 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 844-7970 heidarbaba.com (Pickup/Delivery) HONEYBIRD 714 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge (818) 415-0489 | honeybirdla.com (Pickup) HOT WINGS CAFÉ 89 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 449-9055 314 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale (818) 247-4455 hotwingscafe.net (Pickup/Delivery)

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IN-N-OUT 2114 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena (800) 786-1000 | in-n-out.com (Pickup)

F FISHWIVES 88 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 219-6199 fishwives.com (Pickup/Delivery)

J JAMBA JUICE 204 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 744-5200 | jamba.com (Pickup/Delivery) JONES COFFEE ROASTERS 693 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 564-9291 thebestcoffee.com (Pickup/Delivery)

K KABUKI JAPANESE RESTAURANT 88 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (626) 568-9310 3539 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena (626) 351-8963 kabukirestaurants.com (Pickup/Delivery) KANG HO DONG BAEKJEONG 5700 Rosemead Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 285-9678

(Pickup/Delivery) KING TACO 45 N. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena (626) 792-0405 115-117 E. Broadway Ave.,Glendale (818) 409-0172 (Pickup)

L LA CARAVANA 1306 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 791-7378 (Pickup/Delivery) LINCOLN CAFÉ 1992 Lincoln Ave., Pasadena (626) 765-6746 lincolnpasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) LOS TACOS 1 W. California Blvd., Suite 211, Pasadena (626) 795-9291 lostacospasadena.com (Pickup) LUCKY BOY 640 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena (626) 793-0120 531 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 793-7079 luckyboyburgers.com (Pickup/Delivery)

M MALBEC ARGENTINIAN CUISINE 1001 E. Green St., Pasadena (626) 683-0550 malbeccuisine.com (Pickup/Delivery) MEDITERRANEAN CAFÉ 273 Shoppers Lane,Pasadena (626) 793-8844 kokosmediterraneancafé.com (Pickup/Delivery) MELT IT! 105 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena (626) 793-7002 agrilledcheeseco.com (Pickup/Delivery) MIJARES MEXICAN RESTAURANT 145 Palmetto Drive, Pasadena (626) 792-2763 1806 E. Washington Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 794-6674 mijaresrestaurant.com (Pickup/Delivery) MINT LEAF INDIAN CUISINE 2535 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 460-8776 mintleafpasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) THE MIXX 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 500-0021 | themixxclub.com (Pickup/Delivery) MODAN ARTISANAL RAMEN 700 Fair Oaks Ave., Suite G, South Pasadena (626) 799-2878 modanramen.com (Pickup) MOVITA JUICE BAR 2335 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 130, Pasadena (626) 460-8926 movitajuicebar.com (Pickup/Delivery) –CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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NEW DELHI PALACE 950 E. Colorado Blvd., No. 250, Pasadena (626) 405-0666 newdelhipalacepasadena.com (Takeout/Delivery)

(Grubhub/Opentable) ROMA MARKET 918 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 797-7748 romamarkets.com (Call Ahead) ROSCOE’S HOUSE OF CHICKEN AND WAFFLES 830 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 791-4890 roscoeschickenandwaffles.com (Postmates/Grubhub/DoorDash/ Uber Eats)

tendergreens.com (Pickup/Delivery) TOM’S FAMOUS FAMILY RESTAURANT 1130 E. Walnut St., Pasadena (626) 577-7717 tomsfamous.com (Takeout/Drive Through/Call Ahead) TRUE FOOD KITCHEN 168 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 639-6818 truefoodkitchen.com/pasadena (Closed Until Friday, March 27)

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OSAWA SUSHI 77 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 683-1150 | theosawas.com (Pickup/Delivery)

SAGE BISTRO 41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena (626) 564-8111 sageveganbistro.com (Pickup/Delivery) SAHARA MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT 2226 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 795-6900 saharapasadena.com (Pickup/Delivery) SAIGON NOODLE RESTAURANT 28 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena (626) 796-9378 (Pickup/Delivery) SALADANG 363 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 793-8123 saladang-thai.com (Pickup) SEED BAKERY 942 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena (626) 486-2115 seedbakerypasadena.com (DoorDash) SIERRA FUSION 120 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre (626) 355-3030 sierrafusion.com (DoorDash) SMITTY’S GRILL 110 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 792-9999 smittysgrill.com (Pickup/Delivery/DoorDash) STONEFIRE GRILL 473 N. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena (626) 921-1255 stonefiregrill.com (Curbside Pickup/Delivery) SUGARFISH BY SUSHI NOZAWA 146 S. Lake Ave., No. 108, Pasadena (626) 298-8386 sugarfishsushi.com (Call to Order)

VANILLA BAKE SHOP 88 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (323) 204-4075 vanillabakeshop.com (Grubhub/DoorDash/Postmates) VEGGIE GRILL 200 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 535-9561 veggiegrill.com (Order Online)

Copies of the Specifications may be obtained by mail or in person from the Purchasing Division, 100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S-349, Pasadena, CA 91109, Telephone No. (626) 744-6755.

Refer to the Specifications for complete details and bidding requirements. The Specification and this Notice shall be considered a part of any contract made pursuant thereunder.

NEKTER JUICE BAR 345 S. Lake Ave., No. 110, Pasadena (818) 928-3300 nekterjuicebar.com (Free Delivery on First Order)

P PANDA INN 3488 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena (626) 793-7300 | pandainn.com (Order Online) PASADENA SANDWICH COMPANY 259 Sierra Madre Villa Ave., No 102, Pasadena (626) 578-1616 pasadenasandwichcompany.com (Call to Order/Pickup) PERRY’S JOINT 2051 Lincoln Ave., Pasadena (626) 798-4700 perrysjoint.com (Visit Website) PIE & BURGER 913 E. California Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 795-1123 pienburger.com (Visit Website) POKE SALAD BAR 12 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 304-3100 pokesaladpasadena.com (Visit Website) PRESIDENT THAI 498 S. Rosemead Blvd. Pasadena (626) 578-9814 president-thai.com (DoorDash/Postmates/Grubhub)

R RAMEN TATSUNOYA 16 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 432-1768 tatsunoyausa.net (Visit Website) THE RAYMOND 1886 1250 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena (626) 441-3136 theraymond.com (Takeout/Pickup/Delivery) REAL FOOD DAILY 899 E. Del Mar Blvd., Pasadena (626) 844-8900 realfooddailyla.com (Call or Order Online) THE REYN 635 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 449-5768 14 PASADENA WEEKLY | 04.16.20

T TENDER GREENS 621 E. Colorado Blvd.,Pasadena (626) 405-1511 145 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale (818) 459-4850

W WHITE HORSE LOUNGE 41 S. Delacey Ave., Pasadena (626) 583-9013 whitehorsepasadena.com (Free Delivery on Grubhub) WINGSTOP 1279 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 798-2800 wingstop.com (Pickup/Delivery)

Y YOGURTLAND 30 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 304-0808 415 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena (626) 356-4868 5045 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock (323) 550-1490 1 E. Valley Blvd., Alhambra (626) 289-3420 633 W. Duarte Rd., Arcadia (626) 821-8723 yogurt-land.com (Pickup/Delivery)

Z ZANKOU CHICKEN 1296 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626) 405-1502 1415 E. Colorado St., Glendale (818) 244-2237 zankouchicken.com (Pickup/Delivery) n

Legal Notices CITY OF PASADENA NOTICE INVITING BIDS FURNISH LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC SERVICE BULLETIN 310 1. Delivery Instructions Bids will be received electronically through Planet Bids (www.planetbids.com). A bid received after the time set for the bid opening shall not be considered.

Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST including acknowledgement of all addendums.

Bids will be received prior to 11:00 am May 5, 2020, and will be opened online at that time. The bids shall be clearly titled:

2. Bid Conference The City does not plan to hold a pre-bid conference. Instead, the City will accept written questions via email received no later than five days prior to the bid date.

3. Required Licenses The Contractor must be an Authorized General Electric (GE) Service Provider to bid on this specification.

4. Release Date: Release Dated: Apr 16, 2020 STEVE MERMELL City Manager Published: 4/16/20 Pasadena Weekly

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 70-foot stealth structure Communications Tower at the approx. vicinity of 2949 Lincoln Ave, Altadena, Los Angeles County, CA 91001. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Eboni Rhone, e.rhone@trileaf.com, 2121 W. Chandler Blvd, Suite 108, Chandler, AZ 85224, (480) 850-0575.

NOTICE INVITING BIDS for YWCA – STRUCTURAL SHORING 79 Marengo Ave Pasadena, CA 91101 General work description: Design, furnish, and install shoring, to remain in place, in various locations to support the structure of the existing building formerly known as the YWCA located at 79 Marengo Ave, Pasadena CA. Length of contract: 15 working days The estimated cost of the project: $230,000 Bids shall be received electronically through Planet Bids (www.planetbids.com) prior to 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 for YWCA STRUCTURAL SHORING, located at 79 Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101. A bid received after the time set shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the BIDDER’S PROPOSAL including a copy of the required Bidder’s Bond and acknowledgement of all addendums.

A copy of the bid package is available on the City website at:https://www.planetbids.com/port al/portal.cfm?CompanyID=14770.

The Pasadena Supplements and Modifications to the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”) is available, if needed, online at: https://ww5.cityofpasadena.net/pu b l i c - w o r k s / w p content/uploads/sites/52/2016/10/ Supplements-and-Modificationsto-the-Green-Book-2006Edition.pdf From time to time, the City finds it necessary to issue addendum(a) to bid specifications after those bid specifications have been released. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to bid submittals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project will be available on the City webs i t e a t : https://www.planetbids.com/portal/ portal.cfm?CompanyID=14770 The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

There is no pre-bid meeting.

Deadline for Bidder Request for Information and/or Equal Substitution Request must be submitted to the Agency Representative by April 29, 2020, 2:00 p.m. All RFIs and/or Substitution request must be submitted via e-mail to Tiffiny Chen, email: tchen@cityofpasadena.net Each Bidder must hold an active Class A or B License at the time of

A copy of the bid package is available on the City website at:https://www.planetbids.com/port al/portal.cfm?CompanyID=14770.

The Pasadena Supplements and Modifications to the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”) is available, if needed, online at: https://ww5.cityofpasadena.net/pu b l i c - w o r k s / w p content/uploads/sites/52/2016/10/ Supplements-and-Modificationsto-the-Green-Book-2006Edition.pdf From time to time, the City finds it necessary to issue addendum(a) to bid specifications after those bid specifications have been released. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to bid submittals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project will be available on the City webs i t e a t : https://www.planetbids.com/portal/ portal.cfm?CompanyID=14770 The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

There is no pre-bid meeting.

Deadline for Bidder Request for Information and/or Equal Substitution Request must be submitted to the Agency Representative by April 29, 2020, 2:00 p.m. All RFIs and/or Substitution request must be submitted via e-mail to Tiffiny Chen, email: tchen@cityofpasadena.net Each Bidder must hold an active Class A or B License at the time of bid submission, except as to joint venture Bidders, who shall be licensed as provided in Business and Professions Code §§ 7029.1 and 7028.15(c).

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770 to 1782 of the California Labor Code, the California Department of Industrial Relations has ascertained the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which work is to be done. A copy of the general prevailing rate of wages is on file with the City Engineer and is available for inspection and reference during regular business hours.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of this public works project unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The Contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation (See e.g. 8 Cal. Code Reg. Section 16451(d).

Contractors and Subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the California Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid price, in the form of a redeemable or callable electronic surety bond, meeting City requirements Refer to the Specifications for complete details and bid requirements. Specifications and this notice shall be considered a part of any contract made pursuant thereto.

STEVE MERMELL City Manager Dated: January 30, 2020 (Authorized by City Attorney) Published: 4/16/20, 4/23/20 Pasadena Weekly

All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid price, in the form of a redeemable or callable electronic surety bond, meeting City requirements Refer to the Specifications for complete details and bid requirements. Specifications and this notice shall be considered a part of any contract made pursuant thereto.

STEVE MERMELL City Manager Dated: January 30, 2020 (Authorized by City Attorney) Published: 4/16/20, 4/23/20 Pasadena Weekly

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 2nd AMENDED Case No. 20GPDCP0077 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JACK ANTHONY SIMIEN III, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Jack Anthony Simien III filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Jack Anthony Simien III to Clyde Capone 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: 06/03/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: March 3, 2020, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 4/16/20, 4/23/20, 4/30/20, 5/7/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20BBCP00111 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIF O R N I A , C O U N T Y O F L OS ANGELES. Petition of PAUL VERNON PRICE JR, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Paul Vernon Price Jr filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Paul Vernon Price Jr to Vernon Price 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: 06/5/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. The address of the court is 300 E. Olive Ave. Burbank, CA 91502. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: March 27, 2020, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00105 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MARCHIA PATRICE SENA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Marchia Patrice Sena filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Marchia Patrice Sena to Patrice Marchia Sena 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: 05/12/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. DEPT: E. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: February 26, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20

If the Trustee is unable to convey Angeles, CA 90066, 3435 Ocean E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA title for any reason, the successPark Blvd., #107-292 Santa Mon91101. THIS BUSINESS IS CONful bidder’s sole and exclusive ica, CA 90905. COUNTY: Los DUCTED BY an Individual. The remedy shall be the return of monAngeles. REGISTERED registrant commenced to transact ies paid to the Trustee, and the OWNER(S) Natascha Jones, business under the Fictitious Busisuccessful bidder shall have no 4244 Lindblade Dr., #23 Los ness Name or names listed above further recourse.

Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSIon: 02/2020. I declare that all inThe beneficiary of the Deed of NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Information in this statement is true FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Trust has executed and delivered dividual. The registrant comand correct. /s/: Blanca E. Amaya.

STATEMENT FILE NO. to the undersigned a written remenced to transact business unTITLE: Owner. This statement 2020066228 quest to commence foreclosure, der the Fictitious Business Name was filed with the LA County Clerk Type of Filing: Original. The foland the undersigned caused a or names listed above on: on: March 4, 2020. NOTICE – in lowing person(s) is (are) doing Notice of Default and Election to 03/2019. I declare that all informaaccordance with subdivision (a) of business as: ROOTS LEAF TEA. Sell to be recorded in the county tion in this statement is true and Section 17920, a Fictitious Name ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 936 S. Olive Street #203 Los where the real property is located. correct. /s/: Natascha Jones.

Statement generally expires at the CHANGE OF NAME Case No. Angeles, CA 90015. COUNTY: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TITLE: Owner. This statement end of five years from the date on 20GDCP00105 Los Angeles. REGISTERED NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDwas filed with the LA County Clerk which it was filed in the office of OFFICE HOURS: 9am-5pm SUPERIOR COURTMonday-Friday, OF CALIOWNER(S) MMNT, INC., 936 S. DERS: If you are considering bidon: March 12, 2020. NOTICE – in the county clerk, except, as F OADDRESS: R N I A , C O161 U NS. T YPasadena O F L O SAve, Olive Street #203 Los Angeles, ding on this property lien, you accordance with subdivision (a) of provided in subdivision (b) of SecANGELES. Petition of MARCHIA CA 90015.

State of Incorporation should understand that there are Section 17920, a Fictitious Name tion 17920, it expires 40 pasadenaweekly.com | Classifieds/Legals: Statement Contact Ann 626-584-8747 or annt@pasadenaweekly.com | Deadline: Monday 11am forwhere Thursday Suite B,SENA, South for Pasadena, PATRICE Change CA of 91030 or LLC: California. THIS BUSIrisks involved in bidding at a trustgenerally expires at the days after any change in the facts Name. TO ALL INTERESTED NESS IS CONDUCTED BY a CorIMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPee auction. You will be bidding on end of five years from the date on set forth in the statement pursuPERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Marporation. The registrant coma lien, not on the property itself.

ERTY OWNER: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME which it was filed in the office of ant to Section 17913 other than a chia Patrice Sena filed a petition menced to transact business unPlacing the highest bid at a trustYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER STATEMENT FILE NO. the county clerk, except, as change in the residence address Change with thisName court for a decree chander the fictitious business name or ee auction does not automatically A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2013065172 provided in subdivision (b) of Secof a registered owner. a new Fictiging names as follows: a.) Marnames listed above on: N/A. I deentitle you to free and clear own12/23/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE Type of Filing: Original. The foltion 17920, where it expires 40 tious Business Name statement chia Patrice Sena to Patrice Marclare that all information in this ership of the property. You should ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR lowing person(s) is (are) doing days after any change in the facts must be filed before the expiration. chia Sena 2.) THE COURT ORstatement is true and correct. /s/ also be aware that the lien being PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD business as: NONG LA, NONG set forth in the statement pursuThe filing of this statement does DERS that all persons interested Han Chang. TITLE: CEO, Corp or auctioned off may be a junior lien.

AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU LA CAFE. 2055 Sawtelle Blvd. ant to Section 17913 other than a not of itself authorize the use in in this matter appear before this LLC Name: MMNT, INC. This If you are the highest bidder at the NEED AN EXPLANATION OF Los Angeles, CA 90025. change in the residence address this state of a Fictitious Business court at the hearing indicated bestatement was filed with the LA auction, you are or may be reTHE NATURE OF THE PROCOUNTY: Los Angeles. REof a registered owner. a new FictiName in violation of the rights of low to show cause, if any, why the County Clerk on: March 31, 2020. sponsible for paying off all liens CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU GISTERED OWNER(S) Food & tious Business Name statement another under federal, state, or petition for change of name should NOTICE – in accordance with senior to the lien being auctioned SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Family LLC, 2055 Sawtelle Blvd. must be filed before the expiration. common law (see Section 14411 not be granted. Any person objectsubdivision (a) of Section 17920, a off, before you can receive clear Trustor: EVERARD Horton WILLILos Angeles, CA 90025. State of The filing of this statement does et seq., business and professions ing to the name changes deFictitious Name statement genertitle to the property. You are enAMS, JR. and JUDY Ann WILLIIncorporation or LLC: California. not of itself authorize the use in code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. scribed above must file a written ally expires at the end of five couraged to investigate the existAMS, husband and wife, as joint THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCthis state of a Fictitious Business Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, objection that includes the reasyears from the date on which it ence, priority, and size of outtenantsDuly Appointed Trustee: TED BY a Limited Liability ComName in violation of the rights of 4/23/20 ons for the objection at least two was filed in the office of the county standing liens that may exist on Western Progressive, LLC pany. The registrant commenced another under federal, state, or court days before the matter is clerk, except, as provided in subcommon law (see Section 14411 this property by contacting the Deed of Trust Recorded to transact business under the ficscheduled to be heard and must division (b) of Section 17920, et seq., business and professions county recorder’s office or a title 01/03/2006 as Instrument No. 06 titious business name or names Employment - FT appear at the hearing to show where it expires 40 days after any code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. insurance company, either of 0004685 in book ---, page--- and listed above on: 05/2012. I decause why the petition should not change in the facts set forth in the Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, which may charge you a fee for of Official Records in the office of clare that all information in this MARKETING be granted. If no written objection statement pursuant to Section 4/23/20 this information. If you consult the Recorder of Los Angeles statement is true and correct. /s/ Alibaba Group US, Inc. has is timely filed, the court may grant 17913 other than a change in the either of these resources, you County, California, Elaine Phuong. TITLE: Managing the petition without a hearing. NOan opening in Pasadena, CA residence address of a registered should be aware that the same Member, Corp or LLC Name: TICE OF HEARING: Date: for Senior Marketing Specialowner. a new Fictitious Business lender may hold more than one Food & Family LLC. This stateDate of Sale: 06/04/2020 at 09:00 05/12/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. ist (Job Code: PD-LUYI): ColName statement must be filed bemortgage or deed of trust on this ment was filed with the LA County AM DEPT: E. The address of the court fore the expiration. The filing of property.

Clerk on: March 12, 2020. NO& analyze data on cuslect is 600 East Broadway Glendale, this statement does not of itself FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNTICE – in accordance with subditomer demographics. 10% InPlace of Sale: VINEYARD BALLCA 91206. A copy of this Order to authorize the use in this state of a STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020 ER: The sale date shown on this vision (a) of Section 17920, a FicROOM DOUBLETREE HOTEL ternational travel req. Ref job Show Cause shall be published at fictitious business name in viola058326 notice of sale may be postponed titious Name statement generally LOS ANGELES-NORWALK, least once each week for four succode & mail resume: Attn: tion of the rights of another under Type of Filing: Original. The folone or more times by the mortexpires at the end of five years 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORcessive weeks prior to the date set 400 S El Camino Real, HR, federal, state, or common law (see lowing person(s) is (are) doing gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a from the date on which it was filed WALK, CA 90650 for hearing on the petition in the Ste 400, San Mateo, CA Section 14411 et seq., Business business as: OLYMPIC court, pursuant to Section 2924g in the office of the county clerk, following newspaper of general and Professions code). Publish: STRETCH. 1106 N. La Cienega of the California Civil Code. The except, as provided in subdivision 94402.

Estimated amount of unpaid balcirculation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: Blvd. Suite 206 West Hollywood, law requires that information about (b) of Section 17920, where it exance, reasonably estimated costs Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: 4/16/20, 4/23/20, 4/30/20, 5/7/20 CA 90069, 6244 Matilija Avenue trustee sale postponements be pires 40 days after any change in and other charges: $ 638,615.28 February 26, 2020. Darrell Mavis, DIRECTOR, PRODUCT Valley Glen, CA 91401. COUNTY: made available to you and to the the facts set forth in the statement NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Judge of the Superior Court. PUBMANAGEMENT sought by FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Los Angeles. REGISTERED public, as a courtesy to those not pursuant to Section 17913 other THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT LISH: Pasadena Weekly 4/2/20, Green Dot Corporation in STATEMENT FILE NO. OWNER(S) Lale Balanced, 1106 present at the sale. If you wish to than a change in the residence PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 3 N. La Cienga Blvd., Suite 206 learn whether your sale date has address of a registered owner. a Pasadena, CA. Drive product BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S Type of Filing: Original The followWest Hollywood, CA 90069. State been postponed, and, if applicnew Fictitious Business Name ideas from concepts to delivCHECK DRAWN ON A STATE ing person(s) is (are) doing busiof Incorporation or LLC: California. able, the rescheduled time and statement must be filed before the OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK ery across all Green Dot ness as: LEMMATA; 340 S. LemTHIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCdate for the sale of this property, expiration. The filing of this stateDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDTrustee Sale brands and lead delivery on Ave., #8040 Walnut, CA TED BY a Corporation. The regisyou may call (866)-960-8299 or ment does not of itself authorize ERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A complex software programs.

91789. COUNTY: Los Angeles. trant commenced to transact busivisit this Internet Web site the use in this state of a fictitious CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE T.S. No.: 2019-02945-CA Resumes to: REGISTERED OWNER(S) Myles ness under the fictitious business http://www.altisource.com/Mortbusiness name in violation of the OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND A.P.N.:5840-015-017 J. Syverud, 5793 Semnole Way name or names listed above on: gageServices/DefaultManagerights of another under federal, https://careers.greendot.com/ LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVProperty Address: 746 DEODARA Fontana, CA 92336. THIS BUSIN/A. I declare that all information state, or common law (see Secment/TrusteeServices.aspx using (job ID# 5308) INGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVDrive, Altadena, CA 91001 NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Inin this statement is true and cortion 14411 et seq., Business and the file number assigned to this INGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECdividual. The registrant comrect. /s/ Georgios Lalechos.

Professions code). Publish: Pascase 2019-02945-CA. Information TION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL QA ENGINEER II sought by NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE menced to transact business unTITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: adena Weekly. Dates: 4/2/20, about postponements that are CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § Green Dot Corporation in der the Fictitious Business Name Lale Balanced. This statement 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20 very short in duration or that ocDO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMPasadena, CA. Translate o r n a m e s l i s t e d a b o v e o n: was filed with the LA County Clerk cur close in time to the scheduled All right, title, and interest conMARY OF INFORMATION REFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 03/2020. I declare that all informaon: March 9, 2020. NOTICE – in sale may not immediately be rebusiness requirements into veyed to and now held by the FERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATS T A T E M E N T F I L E N O . tion in this statement is true and accordance with subdivision (a) of flected in the telephone informaeffective test cases, test trustee in the hereinafter deTACHED TO THE RECORDED 2020062173 correct. /s/: Myles J. Syverud.

Section 17920, a Fictitious Name tion or on the Internet Web site. scribed property under and pursutest automation and planning, COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT Type of Filing: Refiled The followTITLE: Owner. This statement statement generally expires at the The best way to verify postponeant to a Deed of Trust described test execution. Resumes to: BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES ing person(s) is (are) doing busiwas filed with the LA County Clerk end of five years from the date on ment information is to attend the as: PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. https://careers.greendot.com/ ness as: HYE CITY ENGINEERon: March 13, 2020. NOTICE – in which it was filed in the office of scheduled sale.

More fully described in said Deed NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY ING; 3780 Ranch Top Rd. Pas(Job ID# 5309). accordance with subdivision (a) of the county clerk, except, as of Trust.

OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS adena, CA 91107.

COUNTY: Los Section 17920, a Fictitious Name provided in subdivision (b) of SecDate: April 10, 2020: Street Address or other common DOCUMENT ATTACHED Angeles. REGISTERED Statement generally expires at the tion 17920, where it expires 40 designation of real property: 746 OWNER(S) Kevork TcharkSensual Massage end of five years from the date on days after any change in the facts DEODARA Drive, Altadena, CA Western Progressive, LLC, as houtian, Ayline Tcharkhoutian, which it was filed in the office of set forth in the statement pursu91001 Trustee for beneficiary 3780 Ranch Top Rd. Pasadena, the county clerk, except, as ant to Section 17913 other than a C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Wonderful Massage CA 91107. THIS BUSINESS IS provided in subdivision (b) of Secchange in the residence address The undersigned Trustee disVentura, CA 93003 El Monte COND UCTED BY a Ma rr ied tion 17920, where it expires 40 of a registered owner. a new Ficticlaims any liability for any incorSale Information Line: (866) 960Couple. The registrant comBeauty, Clean & Excellent days after any change in the facts tious Business Name statement rectness of the street address or 8299 menced to transact business unset forth in the statement pursumust be filed before the expiration.

Service. Great Massage, other common designation, if any, der the Fictitious Business Name IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPant to Section 17913 other than a The filing of this statement does Stress Relief, 1/2 hr. $30, shown above. http://www.altisource.com/Mortor names listed above on: ERTY OWNER: change in the residence address not of itself authorize the use in The sale will be made, but without 1 hr $40 Relaxation. gageServices/DefaultManage07/2015. I declare that all informaYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER of a registered owner. a new Fictithis state of a fictitious business covenant or warranty, expressed ment/TrusteeServices.aspx Call Karen (626) 409-4288 tion in this statement is true and A DEED OF TRUST DATED tious Business Name statement name in violation of the rights of or implied, regarding title, possesTrustee Sale Assistant Instagram: @lekaren25 correct. /s/: Kevork Tcharkhoutian.

12/23/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE must be filed before the expiration. another under federal, state, or sion, or encumbrances, to pay the TITLE: Owner. This statement ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR The filing of this statement does common law (see Section 14411 remaining principal sum of the WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC was filed with the LA County Clerk PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD not of itself authorize the use in et seq., Business and Professions note(s) secured by the Deed of MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT RAVISHING REDHEAD on: March 12, 2020. NOTICE – in AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU this state of a Fictitious Business code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Trust with interest thereon, as COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO accordance with subdivision (a) of Enjoy an exotic rubdown in NEED AN EXPLANATION OF Name in violation of the rights of Dates: 3/26/20, 4/2/20, 4/9/20, provided in said note(s), adCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY INSection 17920, a Fictitious Name THE NATURE OF THE PROanother under federal, state, or 4/16/20 pleasant comfortable survances, under the terms of said FORMATION OBTAINED MAY Statement generally expires at the CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU common law (see Section 14411 roundings. Call (818) 799Deed of Trust, fees, charges and BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. end of five years from the date on SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. et seq., business and professions expenses of the Trustee and of 7575 which it was filed in the office of Trustor: EVERARD Horton WILLIcode). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. the trusts created by said Deed of Pasadena Weekly 4/16/20, the county clerk, except, as AMS, JR. and JUDY Ann WILLIDates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, STATEMENT OF ABANDONTrust. The total amount of the unTop Less Hair Stylish 4/23/20, 4/30/20 provided in subdivision (b) of SecAMS, husband and wife, as joint 4/23/20 MENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS paid balance of the obligation seHandsome Hair Cuts... tion 17920, where it expires 40 tenantsDuly Appointed Trustee: BUSINESS NAME – FILE NO: cured by the property to be sold Great Fun! days after any change in the facts Western Progressive, LLC 2020062455 and reasonable estimated costs, set forth in the statement pursuCall (818) 799-7575 Fic. Business Name Deed of Trust Recorded file no: 2015-207114 date filed: expenses and advances at the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ant to Section 17913 other than a 01/03/2006 as Instrument No. 06 08/10/2015. Name of time of the initial publication of the STATEMENT FILE NO. change in the residence address 0004685 in book ---, page--- and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Business(es) MIMA ACADEMY, Notice of Sale is: 2020053783 of a registered owner. a new Fictiof Official Records in the office of S T A T E M E N T F I L E N O .

MIMA MANAGEMENT, MIMA $ 638,615.28.

Type of Filing: Original The followtious Business Name statement the Recorder of Los Angeles 2020062532 DIPLOMACY, MIMA FOUNDANote: Because the Beneficiary reing person(s) is (are) doing busimust be filed before the expiration.

County, California, Type of Filing: Original The followTION, 115 38th Place Manhattan serves the right to bid less than ness as: AMAYA COUNSELING; The filing of this statement does ing person(s) is (are) doing busiBeach, CA 90266. registered ownthe total debt owed, it is possible 301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 807 not of itself authorize the use in ness as: NATASCHA DARLING Date of Sale: 06/04/2020 at 09:00 er(s): Seenfire Foundation. Busithat at the time of the sale the CA 91101. COUNTY: Pasadena, this state of a Fictitious Business LASHES, NATASCHA DARLING; AM ness was conducted by a Corporopening bid may be less than the Los Angeles. REGISTERED Name in violation of the rights of 4244 Lindblade Dr., #23 Los ation. I declare that all information total debt.

Blanca E. Amaya, 301 OWNER(S) another under federal, state, or Angeles, CA 90066, 3435 Ocean in this statement is true and corPlace of Sale: VINEYARD BALLIf the Trustee is unable to convey E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA common law (see Section 14411 Park Blvd., #107-292 Santa Monrect. (A registrant who declares as ROOM DOUBLETREE HOTEL title for any reason, the successTHIS BUSINESS IS CON91101. et seq., business and professions ica, CA 90905. COUNTY: Los true information which he or she LOS ANGELES-NORWALK, ful bidder’s sole and exclusive DUCTED BY an Individual. The code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Angeles. REGISTERED knows to be false is guilty of a 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORremedy shall be the return of monregistrant commenced to transact Dates: 3/26/20, 4/2/20, 4/9/20, OWNER(S) Natascha Jones, crime.) registrants names/corp/llc WALK, CA 90650 ies paid to the Trustee, and the business under the Fictitious Busi4/16/20 4244 Lindblade Dr., #23 Los (print) Christopher Alexander successful bidder shall have no ness Name or names listed above Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSIGeiseler title: President. If corporEstimated amount of unpaid balfurther recourse. on: 02/2020. I declare that all inNESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Ination, also print corporate title of ance, reasonably estimated costs The beneficiary of the Deed of formation in this statement is true dividual.

The registrant comDO YOU officer.

If LLC, also print tile of ofand other charges: $ 638,615.28 Trust has executed and delivered FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME and correct. /s/: Blanca E. Amaya. menced to transact business unficer or manager. This statement NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE to the undersigned a written reSTATEMENT FILE NO. NEED AN TITLE: Owner. This statement der the Fictitious Business Name was filed with the County Clerk of THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT quest to commence foreclosure, 2020066228 was filed with the LA County Clerk FBN... or names listed above on: los angeles County on the date inPUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST and the undersigned caused a Type of Filing: Original. The folon: March 4, 2020. NOTICE – in 03/2019.

I declare that all informadicated by the filed stamp in the BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S Notice of Default and Election to ...or lowing person(s) is (are) doing accordance with subdivision (a) of tion in this statement is true and upper right corner: March 12, CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE Sell to be recorded in the county business as: ROOTS LEAF TEA. Section 17920, a Fictitious Name NEED A LEGAL NOTICE correct. /s/: Natascha Jones.

2020. i hereby certify that this OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK where the real property is located.

936 S. Olive Street #203 Los Statement generally expires at the TITLE: Owner. This statement copy is a correct copy of the oriDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDNOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PUBLISHED? Angeles, CA 90015. COUNTY: end of five years from the date on was filed with the LA County Clerk ginal statement on file in my office.

ERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDLos Angeles. REGISTERED which it was filed in the office of on: March 12, 2020. NOTICE – in dean c. logan, los angeles county CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE DERS: If you are considering bidOWNER(S) MMNT, INC., 936 S. county clerk, except, as the accordance with subdivision (a) of clerk by: Miguel Macias, Deputy OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND ding on this property lien, you Olive Street #203 Los Angeles, provided in subdivision (b) of SecSection 17920, a Fictitious Name Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVshould understand that there are CA 90015. State of Incorporation tion 17920, where it expires 40 annt@pasadenaweekly.com Statement generally expires at the 4/9/20, 4/16/20, 4/23/20, 4/30/20 INGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVrisks involved in bidding at a trustor LLC: California. THIS BUSIdays after any change in the facts end of five years from the date on INGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECee auction. You will be bidding on or 626-584-8747 NESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corset forth in the statement pursuwhich it was filed in the office of TION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL a lien, not on the property itself. poration. The registrant comant to Section 17913 other than a the county clerk, except, as CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO Placing the highest bid at a trustmenced to transact business unchange in the residence address provided in subdivision (b) of SecDO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: ee auction does not automatically der the fictitious business name or of a registered owner. a new Fictition 17920, where it expires 40 All right, title, and interest conentitle you to free and clear ownnames listed above on: N/A. I detious Business Name statement 04.16.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY days after any change in the facts veyed to and now held by the ership of the property. You should clare that all information in this must be filed before the expiration.04.16.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY set forth in the statement pursutrustee in the hereinafter dealso be aware that the lien being statement is true and correct. /s/ The filing of this statement does ant to Section 17913 other than a scribed property under and pursuauctioned off may be a junior lien.

Han Chang. TITLE: CEO, Corp or not of itself authorize the use in change in the residence address ant to a Deed of Trust described If you are the highest bidder at the LLC Name: MMNT, INC. This this state of a Fictitious Business of a registered owner. a new Fictias: auction, you are or may be restatement was filed with the LA Name in violation of the rights of tious Business Name statement More fully described in said Deed sponsible for paying off all liens County Clerk on: March 31, 2020. another under federal, state, or must be filed before the expiration. of Trust. senior to the lien being auctioned NOTICE – in accordance with common law (see Section 14411 The filing of this statement does Street Address or other common off, before you can receive clear subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a et seq., business and professions not of itself authorize the use in designation of real property: 746 title to the property. You are enFictitious Name statement genercode). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. this state of a Fictitious Business DEODARA Drive, Altadena, CA couraged to investigate the existally expires at the end of five Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, Name in violation of the rights of 91001 ence, priority, and size of outyears from the date on which it 4/23/20 another under federal, state, or standing liens that may exist on was filed in the office of the county common law (see Section 14411 The undersigned Trustee disthis property by contacting the clerk, except, as provided in subet seq., business and professions claims any liability for any incorcounty recorder’s office or a title division (b) of Section 17920, code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. rectness of the street address or insurance company, either of where it expires 40 days after any Dates: 4/2/20, 4/9/20, 4/16/20, other common designation, if any, which may charge you a fee for change in the facts set forth in the 4/23/20 shown above. this information. If you consult statement pursuant to Section The sale will be made, but without either of these resources, you 17913 other than a change in the covenant or warranty, expressed should be aware that the same residence address of a registered or implied, regarding title, posseslender may hold more than one owner. a new Fictitious Business sion, or encumbrances, to pay the mortgage or deed of trust on this Name statement must be filed beremaining principal sum of the property. fore the expiration. The filing of note(s) secured by the Deed of NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNthis statement does not of itself Trust with interest thereon, as ER: The sale date shown on this authorize the use in this state of a provided in said note(s), adnotice of sale may be postponed fictitious business name in violavances, under the terms of said one or more times by the morttion of the rights of another under Deed of Trust, fees, charges and gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a federal, state, or common law (see expenses of the Trustee and of court, pursuant to Section 2924g Section 14411 et seq., Business the trusts created by said Deed of of the California Civil Code. The and Professions code). Publish: Trust. The total amount of the unlaw requires that information about Pasadena Weekly. Dates: paid balance of the obligation setrustee sale postponements be 4/16/20, 4/23/20, 4/30/20, 5/7/20 cured by the property to be sold made available to you and to the and reasonable estimated costs, public, as a courtesy to those not expenses and advances at the present at the sale. If you wish to time of the initial publication of the learn whether your sale date has Notice of Sale is: been postponed, and, if applic$ 638,615.28. able, the rescheduled time and Note: Because the Beneficiary redate for the sale of this property, serves the right to bid less than you may call (866)-960-8299 or the total debt owed, it is possible visit this Internet Web site that at the time of the sale the http://www.altisource.com/Mortopening bid may be less than the gageServices/DefaultManagetotal debt. ment/TrusteeServices.aspx using If the Trustee is unable to convey the file number assigned to this title for any reason, the successcase 2019-02945-CA. Information ful bidder’s sole and exclusive about postponements that are remedy shall be the return of monvery short in duration or that ocies paid to the Trustee, and the cur close in time to the scheduled successful bidder shall have no sale may not immediately be refurther recourse. flected in the telephone informaThe beneficiary of the Deed of tion or on the Internet Web site.

Trust has executed and delivered The best way to verify postponeto the undersigned a written rement information is to attend the quest to commence foreclosure, scheduled sale. and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Date: April 10, 2020: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED

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