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ART CSI ADDS NEW DOCTORS IN PASADENA AND SURROUNDING AREAS Dr. Patricia Cavender and Dr. Annie Nguyen joins the California Skin Institute at their Pasadena, Arcadia and DTLA offices

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es, I know that as a good citizen, I’m supposed to encourage everyone to vote. And to do so without even asking who they will vote for. However, with the possible demise of our democracy and our planet at stake, that second part is becoming more challenging to accept. I have a Trumpster in my circle of friends who put these principles to the test. At the very least, I’m going to beg her to not vote if it’s for the Cheeto in Chief.

I’ll call her Jane. In discussions with her, it’s become painfully apparent that she doesn’t have a working understanding of our democracy, and either was asleep during civics class or never took it at all. She has never been able to articulate any reason for her Trumpism. I so do not understand Jane’s politics, nor, apparently, does Jane. I am flummoxed by pro-Trump people in general, and specifically, I have more than just Jane on the other side of the logic chasm.

I also have “Christine,” a girlfriend from high school who is also a Trumpster. I believe I do understand her politics: I consider Christine to be as dumb as a bucket of hair. She was never the swiftest boat in the marina. She was a noodlehead in high school, and there’s no discernible reason she’d have a born again smart-person epiphany now.

In a vulnerable moment, Christine recently let me know that one of our fellow students had raped her. And she remembered him as Black, when in fact, he was an Italian from New Jersey.

Makes you fearful about criminal lineups, right? It should. Our high school had maybe 50 students, including a good smattering of kids whose parents were Lutheran pastors and missionaries.

Christine is a PK: Pastor’s kid. And an unspoken tenet of being a Norwegian American is that you never talk politics or religion, and now she’s talking both with a vengeance, on Facebook, of course. Curse you, Facebook!

Christine is no longer a Lutheran but a right-wing evangelical, even though rigorous RWEs have recently been abandoning the current administration’s ship. While I often consider blocking or unfriending Christine, I keep her in my Facebook feed because it’s a useful way to check up on her nutty worldview. How can some people call themselves a Christian, yet tolerate the most inhumane treatment of other people that most of us have seen in a lifetime? I guess people can justify anything if they haven’t developed the mental muscles of logic or critical thinking skills.

For added spice (and angst), I’ve got a Jewish girlfriend who is also a Trump supporter, Huh? How can she not see the parallels between this regime and pre-Hitler Germany? I think she votes

with her purse in mind, even though our economy is smashed and crashed. Trump and McConnell remind me of the classic Will Rogers quote: “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”

Smash, bash, crash. Ouch!

Anyway, back to Jane, who I do love and cling to. She’s bright.

She’s empathetic. She’s warm-hearted. She claims to be prochoice, anti-racist, pro-LGBTQ rights, and pro-environment. She uses the post office. We like the same movies. She wears a mask!

She believes in science for goodness’ sakes! Her blind support of Trump makes no sense whatsoever. We’ve agreed to not discuss politics, although that hasn’t stopped her from making comments on my Facebook page.

Her entire circle of friends is saying to each other, “WTF, Jane?” But no one has been brave enough to talk to her about it because we love her. She has made up her mind that she’s voting for that orange guy. I promise that, before Election Day on November 3, I’ll talk to her. You can follow up with me on that.

The only thing I can think of to explain Jane’s paradoxical behavior is that she had an abusive father. While she’s forgiven her late father for unspeakable acts, I wonder if she’s been single her entire adult life because of Daddy Dearest and backs the Orange Menace because of an unconscious attraction to despicable, despotic, so-called masculine qualities. (“Trust me unequivocally and I’ll protect you!”) There are plenty of studies that verify people’s unexamined attraction to childhood trauma and traumatizers. I had a boyfriend once — long gone — whose grandmother gave him forceful, unnecessary, and frequent enemas when he was a little boy, at night. And sure enough, we broke up when he asked me to put on a flannel nightgown and administer an enema. Yeah… no.

Concerning Jane, I was joking around one day and said something like, “Hey, maybe I should run for president!”

She said, “If you ever run for president, I’ll switch parties and vote for you!”

I said, “You know you can be a Republican and vote for a Democrat, right?” Silence.

To quote an old standard, I am bewitched, bothered, and bewildered, and I may have to make peace with being flummoxed while wondering if a bunch of our citizens have undiagnosed mental disorders or slept through class during the Bill of Rights. n Ellen Snortland has written Consider This… for the Pasadena Weekly for decades. Reach her at ellen@beautybitesbeast.com

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his lofty ideal lies at the heart of the American experience, which measures a person’s worth by what they give back to society—not what they take.

And although today’s poisonous politics rewards those with the biggest egos and greatest number of Twitter followers, service above self should always be the standard by which we judge candidates running for public office.

That’s why I’m supporting Priscilla Hernandez for Pasadena Unified School Board District 6.

Strength, humility, doing for others—these traits are part of Priscilla’s family, and her public career reflects them at both state and local levels of government.

Her father, Daniel Hernandez, received the Silver Star for risking his life to save fallen comrades during the Vietnam War. Although he was hit in the back by enemy fire, Daniel dragged one fallen Marine comrade to safety and then took out a nest of NVA snipers who would have killed 16 more wounded Americans waiting to be evacuated.

But we know him best for his civic heroics in the streets of Boyle Heights.

After the 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Daniel founded the Hollenbeck Police Business Council, also known as the Hollenbeck Youth Center, which for 30 years has joined forces with local law enforcement to steer inner-city youth away from gang life through after-school activities, education and mentorship.

This collaboration, known today as community policing, is considered the gold standard of public safety by many policing experts and community leaders.

Priscilla has carried on the tradition of community service.

In 2002, she helped pass Proposition 49, which provided extra funding for after-school programs, and served under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as Deputy Director, responsible for coalition building and constituent outreach.

After moving to Pasadena with her husband Zachary to raise their two sons, Priscilla continued putting service above self—this time by accepting an appointment to the city’s Senior Commission.

City commissioners are volunteers who do much of the grunt work of municipal governance. They dedicate many thankless hours to debating and recommending to the council those small but significant changes that keep us moving forward as a community.

As such, Priscilla provided leadership as chairwoman of the Senior Commission, where she ran public meetings exploring methods of transforming Pasadena into an “age-friendly” city for seniors.

Meanwhile, motivated by one of her son Zacky’s severe food allergy, Priscilla wrote and sponsored an assembly bill that requires uniform labelling of potential trigger-foods such as peanuts, milk, egg and shellfish used in school lunches and snacks.

I am convinced that, if elected, Priscilla will show the same kind of care and diligence looking after all of our children in PUSD. Service over self is part of her family pedigree. And it has been a life lesson Priscilla has embraced being raised by a combat-wounded Marine.

I know what it means. I was raised by a battle-tested Marine, too, although one who served in World War II in the South Pacific. In fact, I owe my life to my father’s wounds, which sent him to the hospital where he met and fell in love with my mother, a Red Cross volunteer.

Together, they raised us to value hard work, loyalty and self-sacrifice. They taught us that when you dedicate yourself to service of others, you are serving the greater whole.

I never forgot that. And, as her track record shows so wonderfully, neither has Priscilla, who deserves your vote for PUSD District 6. n

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A County district attorney candidates, incumbent Jackie Lacey and former San Francisco DA George Gascón, were asked what they admired about each other during a Zoom meeting hosted by All Saints Church in Pasadena.

The compliments didn’t last long.

Lacey challenged Gascón, who campaigns as a more progressive candidate, on the authenticity of his stances during the hour-long meeting. Both offered their views on overincarceration, the death penalty, police brutality and accountability, and defunding the police.

Lacey took the DA’s office in 2012, becoming the first Black person to hold the position. She just missed the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff in the March 3 primary earlier this year.

Gascón was the first Latino to hold the district attorney’s office in San Francisco and the nation’s first police chief to become a district attorney.

This discussion took place during a time of high tensions in Los Angeles, where Lacey has been under fire by Black Lives Matter and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for not holding the police accountable for deaths against Black Angelenos as well as disproportionately enforcing the death penalty on people of color.

“From 2012 to the present there have been 28 people sentenced to death row in LA county, the second-highest in our nation, and all of them have been people of color,” said Deputy Public Defender Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes in a question to the candidates. She asked if they would continue to pursue the death penalty despite the racial disparities and “obvious historic path from slavery, to lynching, to the modern-day death penalty.”

In March 2019, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order imposing a moratorium on the death penalty in California saying that capital punishment is unjust. The ACLU states that Lacey has continued to seek the death penalty despite this, calling Los Angeles “the nation’s leader in generating death sentences.”

The death penalty is an important and passionate issue in the state, Lacey said, adding that it should be something that voters decide.

“These numbers and the way the death penalty is imposed throughout the country are troubling to me personally as an African American,” Lacey said.

In her response, she said she only seeks the death penalty in the “worst of the worst” cases. Lacey then mentioned the 2013 case of Gabriel Fernandez, where the 8-year-old’s mother and mother’s boyfriend severely abused and tortured the child until he died.

“Those are the types of cases that we seek it and only those types of cases,” she said.

Gascón answered, “I believe that the death penalty is immoral. The death penalty does not work; it doesn’t take care of crime.”

Gascón said he has made it publicly known that he will not seek the death penalty and will make sure that those facing pending death penalty cases will be removed from that track.

“We know that the death penalty is irreversible,” he said. “If there’s a mistake, if there’s a wrongful conviction, if someone was executed, we cannot bring them back to life.”

Lacey was quick to respond, claiming that his answer is different now than it was in the past. “When he first got appointed as DA, he was in favor of the death penalty,” she said, mentioning his stance from nearly a decade ago. Gascón responded by saying he is committed to not use the death penalty.

Newsom appointed Gascón to be San Francisco’s police chief in 2009 and district attorney in 2011. Gascón, while formally a Republican, has recently been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and most recently, Newsom.

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Gascón, he said, “[Gascón] famously reduced crime while reducing incarceration, and he burnished a national reputation as a leader in the fight to reform our dated system of justice.”

Lacey holds support from The Los Angeles Police Protective League as well as The Association for Los Angeles County Sheriffs, two labor unions that represent Los Angeles law enforcement Jackie Lacey members, a topic that ushered a hot discussion among the two candidates.

Some have questioned whether it’s ethical for district attorneys to accept contributions from police unions, as they make the decisions on whether police officers are held accountable in misconduct incidents.

Civil rights activist Patricia Coulter grilled the candidates on this topic. She prefaced her question by stating that while Lacey has accepted contributions from police unions over the last eight years, hundreds of people have been killed by law enforcement and only one officer has been charged.

Coulter didn’t let Gascón off the hook either, stating that no police were charged for shooting Black and brown people while he accepted money from police unions as district attorney in San Francisco.

Gascón said he accepted a few checks from police unions in the past but added that when he ran in 2014, he didn’t accept any money and pledged not to ever again after he saw the conflict in interest.

After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, three California district attorneys and Gascón wrote a letter to the State Bar, lobbying to prohibit district attorneys from accepting contributions from police unions, Gascón mentioned in his response.

Lacey defended her acceptance of these contributions from police unions, saying it’s a “fallacy” to believe that the money influences her decisions on whether or not she prosecutes law enforcement officers in misconduct cases.

“It’s about the facts of the case, it is not about accepting money,” she said. “I accept contributions from a lot of unions.”

Lacey said it’s difficult to prosecute policemen because oftentimes, their actions are in-policy.

“We have in fact held officers accountable but it’s the law,” she said. “If you look at the law it says you can use deadly force if you feel your life or the life of someone else is in danger if you’re a law enforcement officer.”

Both were also asked how they feel about defunding the police.

A July poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found twothirds of California voters support the Black Lives Matter movement, which advocates for defunding the police as well as holding police accountable for wrongful deaths.

Lacey stated that significant budget cuts to police could be harmful to public safety and that their department is already redistributing funds. She thinks rather than voting on the matter, it should be studied to find the best solution.

Gascón said, “I believe that we need to reimagine the criminal justice system.

I believe that we need to move away from the theories of overincarceration. We need to move away from overpolicing communities.”

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risha Muse was overwhelmed with COVID-19 restrictions and worried about the effects they have on restaurants and small businesses. Equally, she has been concerned about the everyday heroes—health care workers, grocery store clerks, delivery people and postal workers.

She couldn’t just sit on the sidelines. So, the 16-year Pasadena resident founded Pasadena Food Hug to embrace these folks. She purchases food from local restaurants and takes it to those in need of a nice meal. Each Friday, the organization delivers meals to essential workers on the job.

“I wanted to do something to help,” Muse said. “I’m not really a religious person, but every night I would pray for the health care workers, the grocery store workers, delivery people—everybody who is keeping things going while we’re all hiding out.”

Muse’s full-time job is director of community relations for SoCalGas. She organizes charitable giving and the placement of executives on nonprofit boards. Since COVID-19 hit, SoCalGas has repurposed many of its grants to nonprofits that are affected by the pandemic.

For Pasadena Food Hug, Muse partners with the Latino Restaurant Association, which received a SoCalGas grant. The association’s restaurants prepare the meals for Pasadena Food Hug. The program has raised nearly $50,000 with donations from Pasadena residents and businesses.

“I like being able to help the restaurants and community,” Muse said. “I take Fridays off from my normal day job and make deliveries. The restaurants are super happy and grateful for the business.”

Muse has received thank-you notes from those who have received food.

“I received one from a translator for a COVID testing site,” Muse said. “She said how much it meant to her and how it made her day. Last week, we made deliveries to Pasadena Water and Power workers. I said, ‘Thank you for working so hard.’

They were so appreciative. They said they just get yelled at every day.

“Sanitation workers said nobody thinks of them, either. It’s been a really good feel-good effort. In the end, it’s not going to solve our COVID problems. It’s going to channel energy to help the community.”

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he opioid epidemic seems to have reached Pasadena after the city’s police and fire departments found seven victims of overdoses.

“This really is an anomaly for Pasadena,” said Lt. William Grisafe who has been with Pasadena Police Department for 25 years. “I’ve never seen this happen in my career.”

Last weekend, the two departments responded to six different calls finding seven victims all within 24 hours. Two of the seven victims were found in the same residential building. According to officials, Pasadena Paramedics reported the first case when they found one victim on September 11 at 4:30 p.m. Police responded to the last case after receiving a call about a deceased male. According to officials all of the victims were 30 -to 60-year-old men, three of whom died. The other four victims are in local hospitals recovering, with one in grave condition.

“We’re actively investigating these incidents,” Grisafe said. “We’re trying to determine if there’s a link. As far as prevention goes, it’s kind of difficult when people are using narcotics whether they be prescription opioids or illegal ones.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2018 the number of drug overdose deaths was four times higher than in 1999. Of the 67,367 deaths in 2018, nearly 70 percent involved an opioid. Whether it’s a prescription or an illicit drug, 128 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day. According to the CDC, 450,000 people have died from an opioid overdose from 1999-2018.

In 2018, opioids accounted for over 2,400 deaths, about 45% of all drugrelated overdose deaths. However, California providers have one of the lowest rates of opioid prescriptions with 35.1 prescriptions per 100 persons.

The national average is 51.4 prescriptions accordion the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

According to Grisafe, based on evidence discovered at the scenes, police believe that the overdoses occurred with illicit opioids rather than prescribed ones. However, it may take a toxicology report to confirm.

The CDC outlines the opioid epidemic into three waves spanning nearly three decades. The first wave began during the 1990s when officials saw an increase in prescribed opioids which in turn resulted in increasing overdose deaths since at least 1999. The second wave began in 2010 as officials saw a rapid increase in deaths involving heroin. While the CDC has seen decreased percentages of opioid-involved death rates overall and death rates involving prescription and heroin, synthetic opioid-involved death rates increased 10% in 2018 from 2017.

The current wave began in 2013 with fentanyl rising in popularity. Originally developed to treat severe pain, typically associated with advanced cancer, fentanyl shares similarities with morphine however it is 50-100 more times more potent. Of the about 67,000 deaths related to opioids in 2018, over 31,000 have been related to synthetic opioids including fentanyl.

Synthetic opioids accounted for almost half of all opioid-related deaths a dramatic increase from 2010 when it only accounted for 14.3 percent.

The main life-saving medicine the police and fire department has is naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, after the nasal spray it comes in.

Described as an “opioid antagonist,” naloxone helps combat the effects of fentanyl however it must be administered fairly soon after the overdose. It can stabilize the patients breathing and reverse the effects of opioid overdose to allow first responders to transport them to hospitals.

“It is absolutely very concerning to not only the police department but fire department personnel,” Grisafe said. “This would not have been discovered to be a trend over the past couple days had it not been the collective discussions between the fire and police department. We were unaware that they had three cases themselves.”

The police will investigate the cases further to determine if the deaths were related to a certain batch of narcotics from a single seller.

“It is very, very concerning to have this many cases in such a short period,” Grisafe said. “We are trying to determine how this happened and we’re taking steps to find the person responsible for it.” n 09.17.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY 7

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t’s an otherwise sleepy morning at 1717 Washington Street in Pasadena. Except it’s Wednesday. At Deluxe 1717—secret headquarters of Chef Onil Chibas—Wednesday is when it all happens, and things start early here.

By 9 a.m., a bustling team has converged. The cheerful Mimi Montero ushers us into the small “dining room” dominated by a long single dining table, which, in turn, is commandeered by Casey Cullinane and a pile of spreadsheets, busily organizing “delivery logistics.”

As we make our way to the kitchen in back, we encounter local master baker Masako Yatabe, prepping scones at one counter and executive chef Alberto Morales stewing over the stoves. There’s a pleasant sense of effortlessly cooperative collaboration. Hovering brightly over all this activity is the ever-ebullient maestro Chibas.

The atmosphere is wonderful.

Appropriately enough, “Wonderful Wednesdays” is Chibas’ answer to the exigencies and challenges of the pandemic lockdown. Chefs of Chibas’ caliber have devised various solutions to the take-out and delivery conundrum. From elaborate bento boxes to packaged family-style meal sets, fine dining chefs pivoted to offer a wide gamut of choices during the pandemic. Chibas’ “Wonderful Wednesdays” is one of the best.

Each Wednesday, a mindfully curated and crafted four-course dinner is delivered across greater Los Angeles to each week’s subscribers. Every Wednesday menu features a starter and choice of a meat, fish or plant-based entrée, two side dishes and dessert. Delivered in the afternoon, the meals are packaged with instructions for reheating (when necessary).

Why Wednesday? Give it a try. It’s the day when you hit the wall with meal planning and prep. It’s the day, when you want to answer your door and have a cheerful person hand you a couple of bags packed with deliciousness. The catch? You have to be “on the list” of those who receive the weekly menus via email. Now you know!

Chibas may be the most gifted classically trained local chef in town. He’s also largely unsung, except for the legions of long-time fans already in the know. Deluxe 1717 is the latest twist in the long trajectory of his journey. Born to Black Cuban American parents in New York City, Chibas grew up in Queens until moving to South Lancaster, Massachusetts when he was 12 years old.

He studied musicology while playing bassoon at Boston College. His introduction to food came while working front-of-house in Boston-area restaurants immediately following college.

Innately creative, Chibas initially pursued a career in film and moved to Los Angeles in 1991, accordingly. Within months of arriving in Los Angeles, he met his husbandto-be—John Orders, a nonprofit administrator and consultant—and began a six-year stint working in animation production and marketing at Disney. In the meantime, he produced and directed a short film, which loosely presaged his engagement with food, called “Grazer.”

The couple moved to Chicago for a year, when Orders served as associate director of the Museum of Contemporary Art. On return to Los Angeles, Chibas continued working in production and marketing at Sony and Dreamworks until 2004, when “I hit a wall with animation,” as he puts it.

Following his gut, as it were, Chibas enrolled in the 15-month culinary program at the now-shuttered Cordon Bleu culinary academy in Pasadena, where he met longtime collaborator Alberto Morales. He soon opened Elements Kitchen as a catering operation.

“I didn’t want to be a chef or have a restaurant, so of course I became a chef and had a restaurant.”

A lunch café opened out of the catering business and before long, interested backers began encouraging larger ambitions. His formal restaurant—Elements—opened in the courtyard dining space across from Pasadena Playhouse in 2010. A fine-dining concept featuring imaginative and changing seasonal menus, Elements set a high local standard and was well ahead of its time. So much so, that a combination of professional and personal exigencies forced its untimely closure in 2012.

Regardless, Chibas’ reliable base of catering clients continued to grow. Working out of his home kitchen until the volume of business made it untenable, he began looking for a new space. Minutes away from Chibas’ capacious, northwest Pasadena home

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he shares with Orders, Deluxe 1717’s well-equipped kitchen and small dining room provided the perfect venue for prepping and staging his catering jobs, while providing fresh inspiration for some new ideas.

Before long, Chibas began hosting multicourse weekend dinners at Deluxe 1717.

Served family style at the long communal table, guests had to be “on the list” of Chibas’ extended family of friends, colleagues and clients. Collaboration is always a key component. Chibas is on the board of the Urban Homestead Institute (Pasadena Weekly, April 22) and the thriving local urban farm routinely supplies fresh produce for his dinners. In the last year, he began a guest chef series that began with an eight-course kaiseki-style Japanese feast engineered by Masako Yatabe.

Peripatetic local genius Chef Laurent Quenioux (Pasadena Weekly April 1) maintained a beachhead at the location for several months last year as well.

Hey, it’s Wednesday! What’s for dinner? This particular week, we are still in the midst of a heatwave and no re-heating is required. Let’s start with chilled melon and ginger soup with savory pancetta and grana padano parmesan scones (courtesy of Masako Yatabe). Among the three entrée choices is grilled halibut bedded on a market salad of “sweet and sour” beets, stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes and sweet peppers with Verjus dressing. No fish? Marinated hangar steak grilled rare and served cool with a Persian cucumber, fig and red onion salad might fit the bill.

No meat? No problem! Semolina artisanal conchiglie pasta with piquillo pepper aioli dressed out with roasted eggplant and fennel is the pasta salad that only Chibas could concoct. Each entrée is accompanied by lemon verbena pilaf and green and purple beans with pine nuts and holy basil. Dessert? How about fruit cake cobbler with brown sugar cream, which also happens to be gluten-free, by the way. Now, you can also order cookies by Luvvie’s Delights. These chocolate chip, oatmeal and walnut confections are the work of long-time Chibas’ collaborator Marva Sutton.

This week, the halibut and steak entrée dinners were priced at $45 each and the pasta salad at $38. A $7 charge is added for home delivery. Prices vary slightly from week to week depending on the menu and payment can be made via Venmo, Zelle, CashApp or check. Orders must be placed by 6 p.m. Tuesday, the day before delivery. By the way, the packaging and containers can be returned for reuse.

As Chibas explains, he’s not out for individual bragging rights. Again, it’s the collaboration that counts. “I have good taste. I know how to curate,” he said. “It sparks so much more creativity.”

Until his small, exquisite and exclusive dining room at Deluxe 1717 opens again, all the evidence you need is in a paper bag delivered directly to your door on Wednesday.

What could be more wonderful?

Dr. Annie Nguyen

Dr. Patricia Cavender

CALIFORNIA SKIN INSTITUTE ADDS 2 NEW DERMATOLOGY PROVIDERS IN PASADENA

BY KAMALA KIRK

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ince 2007, California Skin Institute (CSI) has helped patients treat a wide variety of skin conditions by providing top-quality medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology services.

The practice is known for offering cutting-edge skin rejuvenation procedures and treating the full spectrum of skin issues, including eczema, psoriasis, skin cancer and more.

Founded by Dr. Greg D. Morganroth, CSI started out a solo dermatology surgery practice in Mountain View, California, and has become the largest private-practice dermatology group in the state. It is also the largest skin cancer and Mohs surgery practice in Northern California, has completed more than 64 mergers between cosmetic surgery and dermatology practices, and expanded to 44 locations throughout California.

CSI is committed to providing excellence in dermatology and has a team of over 90 providers that includes board-certified dermatologists, laser surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiation oncologists and more. Its doctors are trained in some of the most minimally invasive and advanced techniques, and it continues to offer patients the most effective, customized and comfortable treatments.

Dr. Marilyn Mehlmauer, a longtime provider who has had a solo practice in Pasadena since 1991, recently retired in August. CSI expanded its team of providers serving Pasadena with the additions of Dr. Patricia Cavender and Dr. Annie Nguyen to the dermatology department.

Cavender, a board-certified dermatologist with more than 30 years of experience, is practicing in CSI’s Pasadena and Arcadia locations. She received her MD from UCLA School of Medicine and completed her dermatology residency at UCLA. Cavender specializes in adult and pediatric general dermatology, including diagnosis and treatment of moles, rashes, acne, skin conditions, as well as skin cancer diagnosis and removal.

Additionally, Cavender performs cosmetic treatments such as Botox and injectable fillers, and feels that, as a woman, she has a complete understanding of what her patients are looking for with different procedures. She is also an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the California Dermatological Society.

“I’ve lived and worked practicing dermatology in the Pasadena area for over 20 years,” Cavender

said. “I take pride in treating the whole patient, from cancer to cosmetics.”

Nguyen is seeing patients at the Pasadena and DTLA locations, and practices medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology, including Botox, fillers, microneedling and lasers. She sees adult and pediatric patients and strongly believes in an individualized approach to each patient’s needs. Nguyen is particularly interested in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer and has done research on the subject, in addition to acne, eczema, contact dermatitis and laser treatment.

She has over 20 publications in the literature and has presented her research at several national scientific meetings.

A graduate of the University of California San Diego, Nguyen attended medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and graduated at the top of her class with a distinction in clinical research and was also inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society. She served as chief resident during her residency in dermatology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, was a recipient of the ASDS Preceptorship and the ASDP Mentorship Award.

“As a SoCal native, I have loved taking care of people in my community,” Nguyen said. “The skin is the first thing people notice, and I am dedicated to the health and beauty of it. I believe every person is different, and therefore, a personalized approach is what I strive for. I am excited to be working with and serving the people of Pasadena.”

Throughout COVID-19, CSI has continued to actively monitor the pandemic’s impact on patient care and office protocols. It has created and implemented a strategic plan using best available practices and innovative ideas in order to minimize the risk of exposure in their practice.

“Our practice is open to see patients and we are following CDC guidelines, state regulations, and local county health orders,” said Patricia Nittel, CSI’s Regional Director, East Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. “We are also offering teledermatology appointments through EMA and Zoom. We’re dedicated to continuing to provide essential medical and surgical dermatology services to our patients in a safe environment.”

For more information, visit californiaskininstitute.com.” n 09.17.20 | PASADENA WEEKLY 9

• ARTS & CULTURE • CARVING A PATH MICHAEL DES BARRES JUST WANTS TO BE HIMSELF

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inger Michael Des Barres doesn’t see success as a trophy or an award. The Pasadena resident considers it something very different.

“What is success?” he says rhetorically. “It’s not a gold, symbolic prize. It’s not double platinum. It’s being able to love yourself enough to be loved. That’s the ultimate award.”

That’s also the takeaway from the new documentary “Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?” which is available on multiple on-demand platforms including Amazon Prime Video, FandangoNOW, Google Play/You Tube Rentals, Comcast, Cox, Spectrum, Cablevision, iTunes, Microsoft Store and Vudu.

He’s found happiness with his third wife, Britta Hayertz, owner of LA’s Britta Morgan Pilates, and he calls his son, Nick, his confidante.

“I trust him more than I trust everybody,” who was formerly married to Nick’s mother, Pamela Des Barres, reportedly one of the inspirations behind the “Almost Famous” character Penny Lane.

“I trust everybody until they become untrustworthy. You can see the disguise very quickly and then you reassemble your thoughts.

“We can tell each other what time it really is.

I don’t have to boost his confidence and he with mine. One of the greatest spiritual functions is making amends. You call them up, send a pigeon, say, ‘Yeah, my bad. I love you.’”

Loving himself came with sobriety, which came in June 1981. In the mid1980s, he co-founded Rock Against Drugs, and later did volunteer addiction counseling and worked with homeless teens.

Parentless “Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?” tells the entertainer’s story. He’s the son of a junkie aristocrat (Marquis Philip Des Barres) and a schizophrenic showgirl (Marquise Irene Des Barres), as he said. He was born and raised in Hove, Sussex, England, and attended a boarding school in Derbyshire.

“When you’re born into a world with no parents, you tend to really be very, very conscious and aware of what’s going on around you,” Des Barres said.

“There’s nobody to tell you what’s going on around you, or explain to you what’s happening. You discover the joy of people and the foibles of people and the animalistic side of human nature. And one learns quickly how to take care of yourself.”

A host of eyewitnesses including Gabriel Byrne, Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols), Don Johnson, John Taylor (Duran Duran), Nigel Harrison (Blondie), Allison Anders, Ed Begley Jr., Pamela Des Barres and Steven Van Zandt all join in to corroborate Des Barres’ tale.

Director J. Elvis Weinstein, a veteran television writer/producer (“MST3K,” “Freaks and Geeks”) said, “I’d never met anyone quite like Michael, he confounded my expectations. In an age of ‘toxic narcissism,’ I found instead in Michael what I would call ‘a benevolent narcissist,’ someone who rewards your attention by reflecting his attention and enthusiasm back on you.”

Des Barres has carved a path through show business with record deals over the last 50 years, and an actor in more than a hundred TV and movie appearances.

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His rollercoaster career began with acting in “To Sir, With Love,” with Sidney Poitier, and includes lead role in “Ghoulies” and “MacGyver.”

He was signed to Led Zeppelin’s label by Jimmy Page, wrote the omnipresent hit, “Obsession,” later covered by Animotion, and performed at “Live Aid,” fronting the Power Station.

He replaced the great Robert Palmer in The Power Station—which also featured Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, bassist John Taylor and drummer Tony Thompson—when the “Addicted to Love” singer preferred not to tour.

“I knew him 10 years before, when he was in Vinegar Joe,” Des Barres said. “I loved him.

We were quite close, but he was in the Marvin Gaye world and I was in the Steve Marriott world.

“It was two very different things. He was very subdued and a crooner. When I was in Chequered Past, I opened for Duran Duran and Andy said he remembered me. They watched us because they loved Jonesy (Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols). When Robert said, ‘Look, I don’t think I’m comfortable singing to 60,000 topless girls,’ he recommended me. They called me to come to New York, I met John and Tony, met Andy, who had the final say as he was the leader of that pack. Boom, boom, boom, my first gig was Live Aid.” He said he wasn’t nervous at all about taking Palmer’s place after The Power Station scored hits “Some Like It Hot” and “Get It On.” “I jumped up on stage fearless,” he said. “What else are you going to do? I had big shoes to fill, but I wasn’t going to do an impersonation of Robert Palmer.

‘Some Like It Hot’ just got hotter.”

Des Barres continues to act and preach the “rock ‘n’ roll gospel” on Sirius XM on “Little Steven’s Underground Garage” to an audience of millions.

“They’re my friends out there,” he says. “There are 5 million every day. I use the same vibe for them as I do to myself. It’s a wonderful educative, entertaining feeling. Whatever happened to me in those younger years paid off.

“I’m lucky. I get to work here in my house. I have a studio in my house. I’ve been doing a lot of music and it’s the best music I’ve ever made—but I always think like that. The song I wrote this morning is the greatest thing I’ve ever written. I’ve been writing this book of poetry for years. I love the romantic Lord Byron, Keats and Shelley.”

Des Barres has lived in Pasadena for three years, leaving “horrible” Hollywood behind.

“It’s a rat race of ambition and poison, on top of which is coated in dust,” he said. “I lived there for years. When I got this wonderful gig with Stevie, I said I was going to buy a (expletive) huge house and put a studio in it and stay right there. I’ve been lucky. I said, ‘Let’s get acreage and trees and hammocks.’ I did that.

“It was prescient because of what was going down, this dreadful fight that we’re having with both culture and division, the pain, the inequality, the injustice and the COVID. This is a double header—a punch to the stomach and the heart. The birth of Hollywood really was here. All the great stars all have houses out here. Life is what you learn from it. That’s been my credo and why I’m still here. I’m 72 years old. I’m Lestat’s brother. I’m a vampire with a heart in the right place.” n

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‘Mind Riot’ AUTHOR MIXES MUSIC AND MENTAL HEALTH IN NEW YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA

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usic, writing and mental health could be considered three very different paths in life. But for Pasadena’s Ken Bagnis, they all go back to the same creative energy.

Bagnis, who once fronted the fourpiece hair metal band Pretty Vacant, is a practicing psychotherapist—and, as of this summer, a published author.

His young adult novel “Mind Riot” was released in July.

“When I was in the band, I had this amazing outlet and I created with my friends, and we toured around the country and went on these adventures, and then it was a really easy transition to go into mental health,” the Ohio native explained, describing never having the same day twice or facing the same problems.

“And then the bands went away. … The thought of starting a new band felt absolutely exhausting, and I found a career that was really rewarding,” continued Bagnis, who is now the director of treatment for the ASC Treatment Group, and a licensed marriage and family therapist.

But with a longtime interest in writing and telling stories, he said he wanted to let that creativity out.

“It’s just been the most rewarding artistic outlet I’ve ever,” he started, pausing and specifying, “Like even more rewarding than the band and all that. I just love writing. I love building these worlds and these characters and having them interacting and giving them their personalities, and all the interesting humor and story that comes with it. I really enjoy it.

Finally, somebody agreed with me and decided to release this book.”

Released by REUTS Publications, “Mind Riot” tells the story of Salem Scott, a high school student who intends to spend the summer after his junior year playing in his band.

Instead, he winds up volunteering at a private mental institution, where he must face his own demons. When that results in him being kicked out of his band, he decides to form a new one with the people he’s met at his new job.

Bagnis said he was “a bit lost, like the character in the book,” when he first came to the Anne Sippi Clinics. He described learning clients’ interests and using creativity while working with them—including play-

ing songs and holding music groups to bring everyone together.

“It’s about making connections with people and building relationships, and then you can start to do the work,” he explained. “That was just a great way, right off the bat, for me to get to know everybody. There are so many creative people here. It just taps into that, whether it’s art or music or poetry.”

That connection carried over into “Mind Riot,” which is his first published book but fifth overall. He said he wrote the other stories, including a graphic novel, for fun—though he may return to them, in the hopes of making them publishable. Having admittedly made mistakes in the process, he treats them like a learning experience.

“These are all things that I might polish up,” he said.

“Now that I’ve got this publisher that I’ve got a great relationship with, I might do something with all of them now.”

In the meantime, Bagnis is at work on his next book, “Break,” which is previewed at the end of “Mind Riot.” Taking a different direction, he noted that “Break” is “darker but still a lot of fun.”

“That one is sort of like the opposite of ‘Mind Riot,’” he said. “‘Mind Riot’ is this kid on the outside looking in to a psychiatric facility and trying to fit in. In the next book, it’s about a teenager, a 17-year-old who has his first psychotic break, and he has these two very, very clear realities and (is) trying to make sense of it all.”

Having performed in rock bands since his youth in Ohio—including going on to sign with the LA independent label New Renaissance Records, recording music and touring the

Ken Bagnis, who lives in Pasadena with his wife and two kids, recently released the young adult novel “Mind Riot,” which mixes his knowledge of music and mental health. A practicing psychotherapist, Bagnis spent years as the lead vocalist of the hair metal band Pretty Vacant.

country as the vocalist of Pretty Vacant—music has long been a theme in his writing. Tying in his knowledge of mental health, however, is something new.

“I didn’t feel confident enough early on to delve into the mental health, because I wanted to do it right.

I wanted to do it justice,” he pondered. “My main goal, especially with ‘Mind Riot’ and the next book, is that if I could do any kind of part in destigmatizing mental illness, I think that would be amazing. It’s a very lofty goal, but if I could do my part to help with that, that would be awesome.”

Upon “Mind Riot’s” release, it landed at No. 38 on Amazon’s Top 100 Teen and Young Adult Humorous Fiction list after its first week.

“That blew me away. I was shocked,” Bagnis said, incredulously. “There’s been such great interest, and people that are really connecting with the characters in the story. I think a lot of it does have to do with the mental health angle.

“People are struggling right now,” he continued, referring to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders.

“Kids are struggling with not being able to be around their friends, with being isolated, being stuck at home. Their whole world has been turned upside down, and depression creeps in and anxiety creeps in, and I just think that mental health and mental health treatment is really on a lot more people’s radar right now.

“The book really has been resonating with people, and I’m amazingly grateful for that,” he added. “It’s not painful to read. It’s fun. You’ll laugh.”

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NEW MOON JELLY ROLL FREEDOM ROCKERS, Vol 1 (Stony Plain): HHH½

A blues-roots supergroup comprised of Charlie Musselwhite, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus, and the ever-popular Dickinsons—i.e., Jim, Luther and Cody—sounds like a good time, and it delivers. Recorded in 2007, this resurrected session kicks off with Musselwhite’s “Blues, Why You Worry Me,” then rolls and rumbles through other originals plus covers of Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Patton, the Memphis Jug Band and Mississippi Sheiks; the playing-for-fun camaraderie particularly shines through Wilbert Harrison’s “Let’s Work Together.” A greasy groovefest RIYL The Band, North Mississippi Allstars. stonyplainrecords.com

DAN PENN, Living on Mercy (Last Music): HHH

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ANGEL TOWN COMBO RETURNS TO SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH AND DINNER AT THE BARKLEY—OUTSIDE

ngel Town Combo’s musicians are back at the Barkley in South Pasadena, for both jazz brunch and dinner on Sundays. Specifically, they’re out in the parking lot, under a canopy, distanced from masked waitstaff and diners.

“We got three 10- by 20-foot canopies, and we brought tables and chairs outside and distanced them 6 feet apart, and everyone’s covered by the canopies,” explained Mark San Filippo, who anchors their jazz and blues standards from the drum throne behind Hammond B3 organist Carey Frank and tenor saxophonist Kyle O’Donnell.

“We’re trying to be really careful about making people feel safe and comfortable.

I bring extra masks and put them out with sanitizer, in case people want that. We’ve gotten no complaints from neighbors. So far, it’s been good.”

Since forming about six years ago, Angel Town had been a house favorite at the Barkley until the coronavirus pandemic shut down nightclubs and restaurants in March. In July, the stripped-down lineup did a test run of their “social distancing with music” arrangement, and plan to continue playing there every Sunday, per San Filippo. For three Saturdays in September they will also accompany singers with whom they’ve frequently worked: Maria De La Vega (September 19) and Gretje Angell (September 26).

“It’s all the people who used to come—this jazz crowd of underground regulars who used to frequent the Barkley,” he said of the small but dedicated audience turning out to support them. “One guy’s a veteran; every time he 12 PASADENA WEEKLY | 09.17.20

comes out, he says, ‘This is my jazz therapy.’

He’s a paratrooper. Another guy has MS and is in a wheelchair; he comes out every week, it gets him out of the house. … It’s like a Cheers bar—I can name the people.”

Anxiety is unavoidable in this coronavirus climate, and San Filippo acknowledged feeling his share: “I don’t want anyone to get hurt or sick, and everybody has a different level of comfort with what’s happening. I don’t know how to add up the risk vs. reward factor.”

Performances are live streamed via Facebook Live for anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable attending in person.

“Music really builds community, in my opinion, and you can see it’s working. … I’m not trying to put business over the health of people. But I also see the healthy benefits of people coming outdoors and listening to live music and participating in live music, and people are bringing their families out too.

“It feels socially acceptable,” he added, citing other jazz acts who are performing outdoors. “We hadn’t been performing live since mid-March, so I think everybody’s thankful and excited. It’s the type of thing we have to learn how to move forward with, because it [the virus] is not going away any time soon.” n Angel Town Combo performs in the Barkley Restaurant & Bar parking lot, 1400 Huntington Drive, South Pasadena, for brunch and dinner sets on Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon and 7 to 9 p.m. No cover charge; all ages welcome; everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Info: 626-7990758. AngelTownCombo.com, thebarkleyrestaurant.com

It’s tough to imagine the soul canon without Penn’s “Dark End of the Street,” “Do Right Woman,” “I’m Your Puppet” or “A Woman Left Lonely.” The songwriting legend recently tapped some trusted collaborators (including fellow Muscle Shoals/ Memphis veteran Spooner Oldham, guitarist Will McFarlane and Nashville tunesmith Gary Nicholson) for this beautifully recorded set of romantic ballads and hopeful affirmations, whose rubbery grooves, hummable melodies and hornand organ-braided arrangements invite listeners to settle in. Penn’s voice thins on high notes yet remains persuasive because of his unaffected delivery, and it’s easy to imagine other artists recording “Down on Music Row,” “Blue Motel” and the upbeat “Clean Slate.” danpenn.com

CHICK COREA, Plays (Concord Jazz): HHH½

“I’ve become interested in how I put composers together,” the widely influential keyboardist, composer and jazz fusion pioneer explains to a responsive audience at the top of this two-disc set of solo piano concert performances, before he improvises his way into Mozart’s Piano Sonata in F and Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me.” He subsequently explores Chopin and Scarlatti, links Bill Evans and Antônio Jobim, and salutes Thelonious Monk with an affectionate swing through “Blue Monk.” Other highlights: Corea’s reprise of his “Children’s Song No. 17,” spontaneous duets with fellow pianists Charles Heisser and Yaron Herman. chickcorea.com

BRENNEN LEIGH, Prairie Love Letter (self-released): HHH

Lead single “Don’t You Know I’m From Here” anchors this tribute to revisited hometowns where “nobody’s hiring—that’s been made perfectly clear” but you know you’ll find one because you’ve “got nowhere else to go.” Anyone who grew up in a small town or left home can relate to Midwesterner Leigh’s conflicted yearnings for independence and reconciliation. Her melodies and clear vocal tones magnify aches her unsentimental lyrics refuse to wallow in, with sensitive backing from true-blue country players including producer Robbie Fulks, banjoist Alison Brown, fiddler Jenee Fleenor and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien. Highlights: “Billy and Beau,” “I Love the Lonesome Prairie,” “You Ain’t Laying No Pipeline.” brennenleigh.net

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THE AMENDED PETITION the requirements of Section 4104 time of bid submission, except as tachments stated above may resCelsa Densing adena, CA: THE PETITION requests auFOR PROBATE requests of the Public Contract Code, or to joint venture Bidders, who shall ult in having the project awarded engage in the performance of this be licensed as provided in Busito the next lowest bidder.

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Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is active Class C-10 License. Workments. Specifications and this notime of Purchase. Allen Ave Self clothes, misc personal representative to THE AMENDED PETITION not a violation of Labor Code Secers of Class C-10 Contractors tice shall be considered a part of Storage-Pasadena Reserves the Dyce,G (T-9) Cane, boxes, take many actions without requests authority to administion 1771.1 for an unregistered shall have the appropriate special any contract made pursuant Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subclothes contractor to submit a bid that is ject to Adjournment. certification. thereto. obtaining court approval. Beter the estate under the IndeGehr,D (G-16) Bags, boxes authorized by Section 7029.1 of taking certain very imfore pendent Administration of EsHartanto,J (L-63) Boxes, furthe Business and Professions PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly Pursuant to the provisions of SecSTEVE MERMELL portant actions, however, the tates Act. (This authority will niture, misc household Code or by Section 10164 or 9/10/20, 9/17/20 tion 1770 to 1782 of the California City Manager personal representative will allow the personal represent20103.5 of the Public Contract Labor Code, the California DepartHelton,F (G-211) Clothes, be required to give notice to ative to take many actions Code, provided the contractor is ment of Industrial Relations has Dated: September 14, 2020 misc persons unless interested without obtaining court apregistered to perform public work ascertained the general prevailing PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly Juniors Removals (L-137) pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the 9/17/20 rate of wages in the county in they have waived notice or proval. Before taking certain Bookcase, tools, furniture time the contract is awarded. which work is to be done. A copy consented to the proposed very important actions, Labossiere,T (I-4) Tools, toolNOTICE INVITING BIDS of the general prevailing rate of action.) The independent adhowever, the personal repNIB-PASADENA NIB-1 REV. for CURB RAMP ADA boxes, boxes This Project is subject to compliwages is on file with the City Enauthority will be ministration resentative will be required to 033120 NOTICE IMPROVEMENTS FISCAL YEAR ance monitoring and enforcement gineer and is available for inspecLabossiere,T (I-21) Garden INVITING BIDS for SEWER REgranted unless an interested give notice to interested per2021 by the Department of Industrial tion and reference during regular tools, tubs, misc LINING & POINT In the City of Pasadena, person files an objection to sons unless they have Relations. The Contractor must business hours.

Labossiere,T (J-12) Tools, REPAIR 2021 In the City of California post job site notices prescribed by the petition and shows good waived notice or consented misc Pasadena, California regulation (See e.g. 8 Cal. Code A contractor or subcontractor shall cause why the court should to the proposed action.) The McBrayer,J (L-9) electronics Bids will be received electronicReg. Section 16451(d). not be qualified to bid on, be lisnot grant the authority. independent administration Bids will be received electronically through Planet Bids parts, boxes Contractors and Subcontractors ted in a bid proposal, subject to A HEARING on the petition authority will be granted una l l y t h r o u g h P l a n e t B i d s (www.planetbids.com) prior to must furnish electronic certified the requirements of Section 4104 Monsoor,R (K-287) bags (www.planetbids.com) prior to will be held on Nov. 2, 2020 less an interested person 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 8, payroll records directly to the Caliof the Public Contract Code, or Monsoor,R (SB-V1) bags, 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 8, 2020. A bid received after the time at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 locfiles an objection to the petifornia Labor Commissioner (aka engage in the performance of this misc 2020. A bid received after the time set for the bid opening shall not be Division of Labor Standards Enpublic works project unless curated at 111 N. Hill St., Los tion and shows good cause Tchuldjian,L (J-62) Refrig, set for the bid opening shall not be considered. Bidders are required forcement). rently registered and qualified to Angeles, CA 90012. why the court should not boxes considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed perform public work pursuant to grant the authority.

IF YOU OBJECT to th e to submit (upload) all items listed in the BIDDER'S CHECKLIST inWagher,A (K-249) Boxes, Electronic Bid bond is required.

Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is A HEARING on the amended granting of the petition, you in the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST including acknowledgement of all Bidders must provide all required not a violation of Labor Code Secduffles cluding acknowledgement of all petition will be held on Dec. should appear at the hearing addendums; AND the full Bidder's information for the city to verify the tion 1771.1 for an unregistered addendums; AND the full Bidder’s Proposal as a PDF file.

7, 2020 at 8:30 AM in Dept. and state your objections or bond with their bid (PDF file). The contractor to submit a bid that is All sales are subject to prior Proposal as a PDF file.

Plans and Specifications are availbond must meet the following reauthorized by Section 7029.1 of No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill file written objections with the cancellation up to the time of on the City website at: able quirements and characteristics: the Business and Professions St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. court before the hearing. sale, and the company rePlans and Specifications are availhttps://www.planetbids.com/portal/ Bid security in the amount of five Code or by Section 10164 or IF YOU OBJECT to th e Your appearance may be in able on the City website at: portal.dm?CompanyID=14770. serves the right to refuse any percent (5%) of the total bid price 20103.5 of the Public Contract granting of the petition, you person or by your attorney. https://www.planetbids.com/portal/ in the form of a redeemable or Code, provided the contractor is online bids. Purchases must portal.cfm CompanyID=14770. should appear at the hearing IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR The Pasadena Supplements and callable electronic surety bond, registered to perform public work be paid at the time with The Pasadena Supplements and Modifications to the Standard Speand state your objections or or a contingent creditor of the meeting City requirements, must pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the CASH only. All purchases Modifications to the Standard Specifications for Public Works Conaccompany all bids. If the Bidder time the contract is awarded. file written objections with the decedent, you must file your are sold as is & must be recifications for Public Works Construction ("Greenbook'1 is availto whom the contract is awarded court before the hearing. claim with the court and mail moved by the close of busistruction (“Greenbook”) is available, if needed, online at: https: // shall for fifteen (15) calendar days This Project is subject to compliYour appearance may be in a copy to the personal repable, if needed, online at: ww5.cityofpasadena.net/publiness, Sunday October 4th. after such award fail or neglect to ance monitoring and enforcement person or by your attorney. resentative appointed by the https://ww5.cityofpasadena.net/pu cworks/wpenter into the contract with the reby the Department of Industrial PUBLISHED: Pasadena blic-works/wpcourt within the later of either IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR content/uploads/sites/52/2016/10 documentation quired insurance Relations.

Weekly 9/17/20, 9/24/20 content/uploads/sites/52/2016/10/ S/upple ments-and-Modifications(1) four months from the date or a contingent creditor of the and the Construction & DemoliSupplements-and-Modificationsto-th eGreen-Book-2006tion Waste Management Plan, and The Contractor must post job site of first issuance of letters to a decedent, you must file your NOTICE OF SALE OF to-theGreen-Book-2006Edition.pdf file the required bonds, the City notices prescribed by regulation ABANDONED PROPERTY general personal representatclaim with the court and mail Edition.pdf may deposit in its treasury said bid (See e.g. 8 Cal. Code Reg. SecNotice Is Hereby Given That Purive, as defined in section a copy to the personal repFrom time to time, the City finds it security and, under no circumtion 16451(d). suant To Sections 21700-21716 58(b) of the California Proresentative appointed by the From time to time, the City finds it necessary to issue addendum(a) stances, shall it be returned to the Of The Business And Professions necessary to issue addendum(a) bate Code, or (2) 60 days court within the later of either to bid specifications after those bid defaulting Bidder. Failure to reContractors and Subcontractors Code, Section 2328 Of The UCC, to bid specifications after those bid specifications have been refrom the date of mailing or (1) four months from the date turn signed contract with all the atmust furnish electronic certified Section 535 Of The Penal Code specifications have been released.

Only those parties that tachments stated above may respayroll records directly to the Calipersonal delivery to you of a of first issuance of letters to a And Provisions Of The Civil Code, leased. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a ult in having the project awarded fornia Labor Commissioner (aka ALLEN AVENUE SELF STORnotice under section 9052 of general personal representathave registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project to the next lowest bidder.

Division of Labor Standards EnAGE PASADENA, 234 N. ALthe California Probate Code. ive, as defined in section plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for forcement).

LEN AVE PASADENA CA 91106, Other California statutes and 58(b) of the California Prowill receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not reRefer to the Specifications for County Of Los Angeles, State Of that project. The City is not relegal authority may affect bate Code, or (2) 60 days sponsible for notifications to those complete details and bid requireElectronic Bid bond is required.

California, Above Address Will sponsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly reyour rights as a creditor.

You from the date of mailing or ments.

Specifications and this noBidders must provide all required Sell, To Satisfy Lien Of The Ownparties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the tice shall be considered a part of information for the city to verify the may want to consult with an personal delivery to you of a er, At Public Sale. Auction To Be gister as a plan holder on the City's database.

It is the responsany contract made pursuant bond with their bid (PDF file). The Conducted Through Online Aucattorney knowledgeable in notice under section 9052 of City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective bidders to thereto. bond must meet the following retion Services of WWW.LOCKERCalifornia law. the California Probate Code. ibility of all perspective bidders to register on the City's database to quirements and characteristics: FOX.COM, with bids opening on YOU MAY EXAMINE the file Other California statutes and register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any STEVE MERMELL Bid security in the amount of five Thursday, September 17th, 2020 ensure receipt of any by the court.

If you are a kept legal authority may affect addendum(a) prior to bid submitCity Manager percent (5%) of the total bid price at 12:00 pm and ending on addendum(a) prior to bid submittals.

Additionally, information on person interested in the esyour rights as a creditor. You in the form of a redeemable or Thursday, September 24th, 2020 tals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any Dated: September 14, 2020 callable electronic surety bond, tate, you may file with the may want to consult with an at 12:00 pm any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly meeting City requirements, must court a Request for Special attorney knowledgeable in bid specifications for any project will be available on the City web9/17/20 accompany all bids. If the Bidder The Personal Goods Stored (form DE-154) of the Notice California law. will be available on the City website at: to whom the contract is awarded Therein by the Following May Infiling of an inventory and apYOU MAY EXAMINE the file site at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/ shall for fifteen (15) calendar days clude, but are not limited to: MISC. https://www.planetbids.com/portal/ praisal of estate assets or of kept by the court. If you are a portal.dm?CompanyID=14770 after such award fail or neglect to HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERportal.cfm?CompanyID=14770 The City reserves the right to reany petition or account as person interested in the esenter into the contract with the reSONAL ITEMS, FURNITURE, The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that quired insurance documentation provided in Probate Code tate, you may file with the CLOTHING AND/OR BUSINESS ject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information reand the Construction & DemoliITEMS ETC… section 1250.

A Request for court a Request for Special fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posNOTICE OF PETITION TO tion Waste Management Plan, and Special Notice form is availNotice (form DE-154) of the quired by any addendum(a) posted on the City website. file the required bonds, the City ADMINISTER ESTATE OF List Customer names below: filing of an inventory and apable from the court clerk. ted on the City website. Each Bidmay deposit in its treasury said bid Frank Owen MARION MARIA der must hold an active Class A praisal of estate assets or of Attorney for petitioner: Each Bidder must hold an active security and, under no circumDonna Taylor FAIRBANKS License (in addition, if a bidder inClass A License (in addition, if a any petition or account as DONALD L SCOGGINS ESQ stances, shall it be returned to the Thomas Hines Case No. 20STPB04502 tends to perform electrical work bidder intends to perform electricdefaulting Bidder. Failure to reprovided in Probate Code 9190 W OLYMPIC BLVD Lee Paradise To all heirs, beneficiaries, with its own work forces, it must al work with its own work forces, it turn signed contract with all the atAlice Netter section 1250. A Request for SUITE 414 hold an active C10 License) at the must hold an active Cl0 License) creditors, contingent credittachments stated above may resCelsa Densing Special Notice form is availBEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 time of bid submission, except as at the time of bid submission, exult in having the project awarded ors, and persons who may able from the court clerk.

CN971634 FAIRBANKS Sep to joint venture Bidders, who shall cept as to joint venture Bidders, to the next lowest bidder.

Purchases Must Be Made in Cash otherwise be interested in the be licensed as provided in BusiAttorney for petitioner: 3,10,17, 2020 who shall be licensed as provided and Paid at the time of Sale. All will or estate, or both, of ness and Professions Code in Business and Professions Code ANDREI SERPIK ESQ Refer to the Specifications for Goods are Sold as is and must be MARION MARIA FAIRB§§7029.1 and 7028.15(c). Electric§§7029.1 and 7028.15(c). Electriccomplete details and bid requireSBN 301260 Removed within 72 Hours of the ANKS al subcontractors shall hold an al subcontractors shall hold an ments.

Specifications and this notime of Purchase. Allen Ave Self ANDERSON & ASSOactive Class C-10 License. Workactive Class C-10 License. WorkA PETITION FOR PROtice shall be considered a part of Storage-Pasadena Reserves the CIATES ers of Class C-10 Contractors ers of Class C-10 Contractors any contract made pursuant BATE has been filed by John Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Sub140 S LAKE AVE shall have the appropriate special shall have the appropriate special thereto. ject to Adjournment.

Fairbanks in the Superior certification.

STE 372 certification.

Court of California, County of PASADENA CA 91101-4789 STEVE MERMELL PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly LOS ANGELES. Pursuant to the provisions of SecPursuant to the provisions of SecCity Manager CN972033 DAVIS Sep 9/10/20, 9/17/20 THE PETITION FOR PROtion 1770 to 1782 of the California 08.27.20 tion 1770 to 1782 of the California 09.17.20 PASADENA WEEKLY 1 7 , 2 4 ||, PASADENA O c t 1 , 2WEEKLY 020 Labor Code, the California DepartLabor Code, the California DepartBATE requests that John Dated: September 14, 2020 ment of Industrial Relations has ment of Industrial Relations has PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly Fairbanks (referred to in the ascertained the general prevailing ascertained the general prevailing 9/17/20 Will as ``John Christopher rate of wages in the county in rate of wages in the county in Fairbanks``) be appointed as which work is to be done. A copy which work is to be done. A copy personal representative to of the general prevailing rate of of the general prevailing rate of administer the estate of the wages is on file with the City Enwages is on file with the City Engineer and is available for inspecgineer and is available for inspecdecedent. tion and reference during regular tion and reference during regular THE PETITION requests the business hours. business hours. decedent's will and codicils, if

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MORLIN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership as Agent for the JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, an unincorporated association, will receive qualifications packages from consultants wishing to become pre-qualified for an available bidding opportunity at Los Angeles Union Station. It is the intent of this Joint Management Council to select a firm that will provide consulting services at Los Angeles Union Station at the best overall value. In order to be fully considered for prequalification and subsequent bidding opportunities, please proceed to the RFIQ questionnaire at: https://forms.gle/kJQqsqzv5Hko7SMm8. Completed forms are due on or before close of business by October 17, 2020. Submissions received after 5:00pm on October 17, 2020 will be rejected.

Probate

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.

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.

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).

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).

Electronic Bid bond is required.

Bidders must provide all required information for the city to verify the bond with their bid (PDF file). The bond must meet the following re-

Electronic Bid bond is required.

Bidders must provide all required information for the city to verify the bond with their bid (PDF file). The bond must meet the following requirements and characteristics: Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price

any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Nov. 2, 2020 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in

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provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: ANDREI SERPIK ESQ SBN 301260 Probate ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES 140 S LAKE AVE STE 372 PASADENA CA 91101-4789 CN972033 DAVIS Sep 17,24, Oct 1, 2020 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KENNETH DAVID OFGANG Case No. 18STPB10695 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KENNETH DAVID OFGANG A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jerrold Ofgang in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jerrold Ofgang be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 29, 2021 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 44 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: MURRAY S BERNS ESQ SBN 70158 LAW OFFICES OF MURRAY S BERNS 3825 E THOUSAND OAKS BLVD R300 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362 CN972073 OFGANG Sep 17,24, Oct 1, 2020

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00220 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Carolina Enriqueta Lopez, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Carolina Enriqueta Lopez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Christopher Kinich Caceres to Christopher Kinich Caceres Lopez 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: 10/21/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is, 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206-Glendale Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: July 31, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00246 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MICHELE ELDORA CROSBY, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Michele Eldora Crosby filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Michele Eldora Crosby to Michele Eldora Diengdoh Crosby 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: 10/14/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is 650 East Broadway St. 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: August 18, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

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paper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: August 18, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00232 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Miguel Angel Garcia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Miguel Angel Garcia to Angel Miguel Perez 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: 10/22/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E. The address of the court is, 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91206-Glendale Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: August 7, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 20GDCP00210 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of DALIA EMAD HASSON, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Dalia Emad Hassan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Dalia Emad Hassan to Dara Vemura 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: 10/7/2020. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of the court is 600 East Broadway St., 2nd Floor, Room 279 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: July 24, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

printed in this county: Pasadena Weekly. Original filed: July 24, 2020. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court.

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

Cash and Paid at the time of Sale. All Goods are Sold as is and must be Removed within 24 Hours of the time of Purchase. PSA Self StorageRosemead Reserves the Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subject to Adjournment.

Bulk Sales

PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY Notice Is Hereby Given That Pursuant To Sections 2170021716 Of The Business And Professions Code, Section 2328 Of The UCC, Section 535 Of The Penal Code And Provisions Of The Civil Code, PSA SELF STORAGE 8000 ARTSON ST. ROSEMEAD 91770, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California Will Sell By Competitive Bidding The Following Units.

Auction to Be Conducted through Online Auction Services of WWW.LOCKERFOX.COM, with bids opening on or after 12:00pm, September 25 2020 and closing on or after 12:00pm, October 1, 2020.

The Personal Goods Stored Therein by the Following May Include, but are not limited to: MISC. HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL ITEMS, FURNITURE, CLOTHING AND/OR BUSINESS ITEMS/FIXTURES. Simamora, Parlindlingan BINYON, BILL Rodriguez, Maria Bualuay, Loyal LOPEZ, OCTAVIO Echegaray, Blas Nunez, Nick MUNOZ, TERRY CARRASCO, MARY FRANCES Silva, Javier ESPINOZA, JUAN Purchases Must Be Made in Cash and Paid at the time of Sale. All Goods are Sold as is and must be Removed within 24 Hours of the time of Purchase. PSA Self StorageRosemead Reserves the Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subject to Adjournment.

PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly 9/17/20, 9/24/20 NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY Notice Is Hereby Given That Pursuant To Sections 2170021716 Of The Business And Professions Code, Section 2328 Of The UCC, Section 535 Of The Penal Code And Provisions Of The Civil Code, PSA SELF STORAGE 600 SOUTH GARFIELD AVE. ALHAMBRA 91801 County Of Los Angeles, State Of California Will Sell By Competitive Bidding The Following Units at the two sites listed below: Auction to Be Conducted through Online Auction Services of WWW.LOCKERFOX.COM, with bids opening on or after 12:00 pm on, September 24th, 2020 and closing on or after 12:00pm, October 1st, 2020 The Personal Goods Stored Therein by the Following May Include, but are not limited to: MISC. HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL ITEMS, FURNITURE, CLOTHING AND/OR BUSINESS ITEMS/FIXTURES. PSA ALHAMBRA, 600 SOUTH GARFIELD AVE. ALHAMBRA, CA 91801 Rongqing Chen Margarita Madrigal Purchases Must Be Made in Cash and Paid at the time of Sale. All Goods are Sold as is and must be Removed within 24 Hours of the time of Purchase. PSA Self StorageRosemead Reserves the Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subject to Adjournment.

PUBLISHED: Pasadena Weekly, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

Trustee’s Sales APN: 5721-009-007 T.S. No.: 2020-1544 Order No. 1554286CAD NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/10/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF TH E NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cashier’s check drawn on a state of national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Investnotic, LLC, A California Limited Liability Company Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Deed of Trust recorded 4/18/2018, as Instrument No. 20180373158 in book XX, page, XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale:10/1/2020 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other reasonable estimated charges: $2,379,919.94 Street Address or other common designation of purported real property: 655 South Madison Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106 A.P.N.: 5721-009-007 . The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case 2020-1544. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 8/31/2020. S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362 (818)991-4600.

By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20 TS# 2020-1544 SDI19416) Pasadena Weekly

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020127055 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BASELINE BOTANICAL, THE HAENEP FILES, THE CBD FILES; 771 Huron Pl. Claremont, CA 91711, PO Box 1793 Claremont, CA 91711. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Christopher Ramey Valentine, 771 Huron Pl. Claremont, CA 91711.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Christopher Ramey Valentine. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20

declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Christopher Ramey Valentine. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 9/10/20, 9/17/20 , 9/24/20, 10/1/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020126828 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UNOPPOSED, UNOPPOSED CLOTHING; 9733 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 328 Chatsworth, CA 91311.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Dorian Habet, Jahanara Habet, 9733 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 328 Chatsworth, CA 91311. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 09/2014. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Dorian Habets.

TITLE: General Partner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020133038 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOUND & STRENGTH THERAPY, SOUND AND STRENGTH THERAPY; 1715 Fair Oaks Ave., Apt. 13 South Pasadena, CA 91030. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Amber Moncrief, 1715 Fair Oaks Ave., Apt. 13 South Pasadena, CA 91030.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Amber Moncrief.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: September 01, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20

1715 Fair Oaks Ave., Apt. 13 South Pasadena, CA 91030.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious BusinessName Name or Fic. Business names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Amber Moncrief.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: September 01, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020130195 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: QUEENIE'S QUILTS; 1141 North Michigan Avenue Pasadena, CA 91104. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Janine Norris, 1141 North Michigan Avenue Pasadena, CA 91104.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Janine Norris.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 26, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020125619 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NANCY'S BOUTIQUE; 1404 Warren St. San Fernando, CA 91340.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) N a n c y Eli zabe th Gami z, 1404 Warren St. San Fernando, CA 91340. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Nancy Elizabeth Gamiz. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 19, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20

Fernando, CA 91340. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Nancy Elizabeth Gamiz. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 19, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

Publish: Pasadena Weekly.

Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20 , 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020132837 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: N & D BOUTIQUE; 14064 Daubert St. San Fernando, CA 91340.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Diana Hernandez, Noemi Gonzalez, 14064 Daubert St. San Fernando, CA 91340.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2014. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Diana Hernandez. TITLE: Partner.

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

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020132835 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEYOND MAGIC PRODUCTION; 17175 Lahey St. Granada Hills, CA 91344. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Anthony Doty, 17175 Lahey St. Granada Hills, CA 91344. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Anthony Doty.

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

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Anthony Doty.

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

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020120721 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CREATIVE DESIGNS BY SANDY; 27337 Ellery Pl. Santa Clarita, CA 91350. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Sandra Andrews Cap, 27337 Ellery Pl. Santa Clarita, CA 91350. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Sandra Andrews Cap. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 7, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020129968 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUNRISE MEADOW FARM; 348 Parkman St. Altadena, CA 91001. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Dawn Digrius Smith, 348 Parkman St. Altadena, CA 91001. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Dawn Digrius Smith. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 26, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20

registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 07/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Dawn Digrius Smith. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 26, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020125621 Type of Filing: Refile (are) doing business as: M & M CONCRETE PUMPING; 14664 Roscoe Blvd., #42 Panorama City, CA 91402.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jamie Martinez, 14664 Roscoe Blvd., #42 Panorama City, CA 91402. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 11/2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jamie Martinez. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 19, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020126826 Type of Filing: Original (are) doing business as: LIGATI TRUCKING; 216 W. Windsor Rd., Unit 106 Glendale, CA 91204. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Sevak Hakobyan, 216 W. Windsor Rd., Unit 106 Glendale, CA 91204.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 09/2009. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Sevak Hakobyan. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20

09/2009. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Sevak Hakobyan. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020120912 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLESSINGS; 554 East Washington Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Lizzette Guerra, 554 East Washington Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Lizzette Guerra. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 10, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20, 9/24/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020126830 Type of Filing: Original (are) doing business as: AL & KK; 142 13 Enadi a Way Van Nuys, CA 91405. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Armen Kostanyan, 14213 Enadia Way Van Nuys, CA 91405. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Armen Kostanyan. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20, 10/1/20, 10/8/20

on: August 20, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

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Dates: 9/17/20, 9/24/20 , 10/1/20, 10/8/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020126102 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CASHEW DREAM CREAM; 118 S. Cordova St., Ste O Burbank, CA 91505. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Charles De Visser, 118 S. Cordova St., Ste O Burbank, CA 91505. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Charles De Visser. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 19, 2020. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 8/27/20, 9/3/20, 9/10/20, 9/17/20

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