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Signal Hill city officials at Tues-day’s Council meeting mulled overa dilemma: how to keep up with theState’s requirements to provideaffordable housing in the city, espe-cially after California’s legislatorsdismantled the redevelopment pro-gram that was created for that verypurpose.

Councilmember Michael Nollsummed up the problem anotherway.

“Kind of a double standard,”Noll said, “where the requirement isto build housing…[with] one handof the State saying we need to buildaffordable housing and the otherhand takes it away.”

The Signal Hill RedevelopmentAgency (RDA) was created in the1970s to eliminate blighted areasand create affordable housing. Thechallenge to pay for affordablehousing extends beyond Signal

Hill’s city limits. Other citiesthroughout California are also wind-ing down the affairs of their ownredevelopment agencies that have

now been dissolved. State lawmak-ers eliminated the redevelopmentprogram last year, and Signal Hill

CJ Dablo/Signal TribuneAt Tuesday’s Signal Hill City Council meeting, Central Basin Municipal Water Dis-trict Board Director Phillip Hawkins (center) presented Water Hero awards toCouncilmember Larry Forester (left) and the City of Signal Hill. Mayor TinaHansen (right) accepted the award on behalf of the City.

Nick DiamantidesStaff Writer

Signal Hill Community First– thegroup pushing for an initiative thatwould require two-thirds voterapproval for certain taxes, fees andassessments in Signal Hill– is stillbusy gathering the signatures of reg-istered voters for a petition to placethe initiative on the ballot. Mean-while, one of the group’s leaders, for-mer Signal Hill City CouncilmemberCarol Churchill, asserted that cityofficials either do not understandwhat the initiative would require orare deliberately misinterpreting thelanguage of the proposed law in orderto persuade voters to not sign the peti-tion.

The deadline for placing the pro-posed initiative– called The Tax-payer’s Right to Know and Vote– onthe March 5, 2013 ballot was Oct. 12,but the group has until Dec. 21 to col-lect enough signatures to place it on afuture ballot.

According to Becky Burleson,assistant to the Signal Hill city man-ager/deputy city clerk, CommunityFirst filed a Notice of Intent to Circu-

late Initiative Petition on June 25,2012. “According to state law, inorder to place the initiative on the bal-lot, they have 180 days to collect 553signatures of registered voters,”Burleson said. “That amounts to 10percent of the people who were reg-istered to vote in Signal Hill on June25.”

Burleson explained that if Com-munity First turns in 553 valid signa-tures (verified by the Los AngelesCounty Registrar’s office) by Dec.21, the initiative will be placed on theSignal Hill ballot for the June 2014statewide primary election. “That isthe next regularly scheduled electionin Signal Hill,” she added. “However,if they collect the signatures of 15percent of the voters by Dec. 21, theinitiative could be placed on a ballotfor a special election before June2014.”

“Our group never had the goal ofqualifying for the March ballot,”Churchill said. “We asked Becky toprovide us with all the election datesand cutoff times so that we could cre-ate a calender, but our goal has

Nick Diamantides/Signal TribuneSignal Hill residents Al and Elizabeth Wise (far left) and Bob Mendoza (farright) discuss the proposed Taxpayer’s Right to Know and Vote initiative withone of its proponents, former Signal Hill City Councilmember Carol Churchill,at Hilltop Park on Wednesday morning. Churchill says she goes to the parkoften to collect signatures on the petition to place the initiative on the ballotof a future Signal Hill election.

Signature drive continues forproposed initiative to require

two-thirds vote for taxes

see PETITION page 18see COUNCIL page 15

Sean BelkStaff Writer

Southern California is due for amajor earthquake, one that may knockout power for days and cause wide-

spread destruction, according to emer-gency-preparedness officials andexperts, who alerted Long Beach-arearesidents and schools to start preparingfor “The Big One.”

It was almost two decades agowhen the 6.7-magnitude Northridgeearthquake devastated the greater LosAngeles area, collapsing freeways,

Long Beach-area residents and schoolsencouraged to start prepping for ‘The Big One’

Sean Belk/Signal TribuneAlvarado Elementary School Principal Brett Geithman directs the staff and student body during the fifth annual GreatCalifornia Shakeout Thursday morning. The school in Signal Hill joined thousands across the state that participated inthe annual earthquake drill designed to prepare Californians for “The Big One.”

see PREPAREDNESS page 14

Loss of redevelopment casts shadow overSignal Hill’s affordable-housing program

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New job opportunities at the LongBeach Airport and public safetyupdates were the main topics of dis-cussion last Saturday morning duringthe North Long Beach CommunityAssembly jointly hosted by 8th Dis-trict City Councilmember Al Austinand 9th District City CouncilmemberSteve Neal.

The event, attended by city offi-cials, neighborhood groups and 37th

District Congresswoman LauraRichardson, who is running for re-election this year, was considered as away to bring both districts togetheron common issues that the respectivecommunities are facing. “It’s impor-tant that we bring resources to thecommunity, that we bring informa-tion to the community and that wecollectively work together,” Nealsaid.

Austin provided a review of hisfirst three months in office, which hasincluded closing a $17.3-million

General Fund budget deficit whileproposing a new ordinance on land-use permits for liquor stores. Hepromised that in coming months hewould continue to work with smallbusinesses, beautify the neighbor-hood by getting rid of graffiti-ladenrailroad structures and initiate a pro-gram to add art and murals.

Nearby residents who trickledinto the gymnasium of the NorthLong Beach Christian Church onOct. 13 were provided with job appli-cations and information about the air-

port’s terminalimprovements that willinclude a brand-newpassenger concourse,north and south hold-ing rooms, retail shopsand restaurants.

The airport’s con-cessionaire, TheParadies Shops, islooking to fill 110 full-time retail and foodand beverage posi-tions, with openingsfor sales associates,bartenders, waters,greeters, cashiers andcooks. The airport iscurrently hosting a jobfair at the MarriottLong Beach Airport,4700 Airport Plaza Dr.,through Oct. 20.

Airport DirectorMario Rodriguez saidconstruction of thenearly $45-million ter-minal modernizationproject is seven monthsahead of schedule andshould be completedby the end of the year.“We’re hoping to givethe city a new Christmas present,” hesaid. “What we’re trying to do ismake your airport more value to you… more value means more jobs. Itmeans more economic impact.”

Currently, the airport operatesunder a noise ordinance that onlyallows it to offer 42 flights per dayduring specific time slots. Airlinesare able to bid on regulated slotsthrough a lottery. All slots are cur-rently filled, he said.

However, Rodriguez said the goalof improving the terminal is to pro-vide better-quality customer service,replacing temporary trailers with newfacilities that he said will resemble ahigh-end hotel. “This is a powerful,strong city, and it needs an airportthat reflects what the city is,” he said.

Rodriguez said job opportunitiesaren’t only growing at the new termi-nal but are also expanding at private-sector businesses on and around theairport complex, such as at fixed-based operators, airlines and Gulf-stream, which manufacturescorporate jets. Although Boeing’s C-17 manufacturing workforce hasdeclined over the years, he said over-all direct employment at the airporthas grown from about 16,000 jobs in2006 to 18,000 jobs now, according

to economic-impact studies. Austin added that he sees even

more job opportunities coming fromthe airport complex, specifically athotels and light manufacturing oper-ations. “I envision the airport beingthe next frontier for economicdevelopment in the city,” he said.

North division public safety Another major discussion point

at the community assembly waspublic safety.

Long Beach Police CommanderGalen Carroll, who oversees theNorth Patrol Division that coversBixby Knolls, California Heights,Los Cerritos and Wrigley neighbor-hoods, said the north has recentlyseen an uptick in residential burgla-ries and garage burglaries, and hewarned residents to report any sus-picious activity in their neighbor-hoods to the police. “[Residentialburglaries are] something we arefighting against,” he said.

Carroll added that, on a year-to-date basis, property crimes are up 3percent over last year, while overallPart 1 crimes are up 1.3 percentover 2011. However, he said violentcrimes, which include aggravated

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Sean Belk/Signal TribuneAt the North Long Beach Community Assembly onOct. 13, Long Beach Airport Director MarioRodriguez discusses new job opportunities thatwill be provided by the airport’s new passengerconcourse and terminal improvements. KerryGerot, airport spokesperson, was also on hand toanswer questions.

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OcTOBEr 19, 2012 NEWS SigNaL TriBuNE 3

The Campaign TrailThe Campaign Trail

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) hasbegun issuing vote-by-mail ballots forthe Nov. 6 General Election. The firstmailing of the ballots includes arecord-breaking 1.1 million vote-by-mail ballots sent out to all permanentvote-by-mail voters; 24 percent of reg-istered voters in the county are nowsubscribed as such voters.

Registrar-Recorder/County ClerkDean Logan said voters can requestvote-by-mail ballots through Tuesday,Oct. 30. “Requesting a vote-by-mail

ballot is fast and easy. Voters can com-plete the application on the back oftheir sample ballot and mail it to theRRCC, or visit lavote.net and com-plete the online application,” Logansaid. “Instructions on how to apply forpermanent vote-by-mail status can alsobe viewed online at lavote.net.”

In order to be counted, ballots castby mail must be returned with suffi-cient time for mail delivery to theRR/CC by 8pm on Nov. 6. Those bal-lots may also be returned in person tothe RR/CC headquarters or delivered

to any polling place in Los AngelesCounty before the polls close at 8pmon Election Day. Ballots received after8pm on Nov. 6, regardless of post-mark, will not be accepted.

LA County voters can track theirvote-by-mail ballot by using theinquiry form online at lavote.net.

For multilingual election assistancein Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer,Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai orVietnamese, call (800) 481-8683.

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Voting begins for Nov. 6 general Election

On Tuesday, Oct. 16, at approxi-mately 5:40am, officers from theLong Beach Police Departmentwere called to the area of PacificCoast Highway near the 710 Free-way in response to a traffic collisionbetween a vehicle and a pedestrian,which resulted in the death of thepedestrian.

The investigation revealed that a2007 Kia Rondo was traveling west-bound on Pacific Coast Highway

when an adult female pedestrianwalking on the side of the roadstepped into the roadway and wasstruck. She was pronounceddeceased at the scene by LongBeach Fire Department paramedics,and at this time is only being identi-fied as a 51-year-old female tran-sient, pending notification to herfamily.

The driver, a 55-year-old Hunt-ington Beach resident, was not

injured and was interviewed andreleased at the scene. No charges arepending.

Anyone who may have informa-tion on this incident is asked to con-tact Long Beach Police DepartmentAccident Investigations Detail Detec-tive Sirilo Garcia at (562) 570-7355.Anonymous tips via text or web maybe submitted by visiting tipsoft.com .

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Martha Flores-Gibson, Republican candidate for the State Assembly’s 70th district, has earned the endorse-ment of Long Beach 6th District Councilmember Dee Andrews. Andrews worked with the candidate duringher years with Long Beach Unified School District. This endorsement comes on the heels of Martha’s endorse-ment from the American Independent party.

The Long Beach City Councilvoted unanimously on Tuesday to con-firm longtime Long Beach residentHarry Saltzgaver as the newest mem-ber of the Long Beach Board of WaterCommissioners. Saltzgaver, who wasappointed to the position by MayorBob Foster, replaces former Commis-sioner Bill Townsend, who recentlymoved out of the city and was nolonger eligible to serve on the Com-mission. Saltzgaver becomes the 60thLong Beach citizen to serve on theBoard.

“I believe in serving the commu-nity and believe that providing resi-dents and businesses with a reliable,cost-effective water supply is one ofthe keys to ensuring a viable city,”Saltzgaver said. “As a member of theWater Commission, I will have theability to do both. I appreciate theopportunity to serve the city of LongBeach in this new role.”

Saltzgaver has served as the exec-utive editor of the local Gazette News-papers since 1992. He has been in the

newspaper business for more than 30years, with experience on both weeklyand metropolitan daily papers in Col-orado and California.

Saltzgaver has served on the city’sParks and Recreation Commission forthe last 11 years. He is the chair-electof the Goodwill SOLAC board ofdirectors and a trustee of the GrandPrix of Long Beach Foundation. He isa former member of numerous boards,including WomenShelter of LongBeach, Precious Lamb Preschool,Public Corporation for the Arts andthe Long Beach Chamber of Com-merce.

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“We’re very excited to welcomeHarry to the Board,” stated John Allen,president of the Long Beach Board ofWater Commissioners. “He is a greatvoice and advocate for this community,and we look forward to working closelywith him on future water issues.”

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NEED A JOB?What Long Beach Airport Concessions Job FairWho Long Beach AirportWhere Long Beach Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr.When Oct. 19 and 20 from 9am to 6pmMore info As a direct result of the City’s Airport Improvement Program, LongBeach Airport concessions will create more than 110 new permanent jobs. TheAirport’s concessionaire, The Paradies Shops, will begin the process of recruitingnew employees during a week-long job fair. One-on-one interviews will be con-ducted. Background check and completed applications are required.HEAR TO HELPWhat Hearing-devices exhibitWho Presented by the Hearing Loss Association of Long Beach/LakewoodWhere Weingart Senior Center, 5220 Oliva Ave.When Friday, Oct.19 from 10am to noonMore info Free hands-on display of devices that help with hearing difficulties;includes information on how they work and where they can be purchased. Call(562) 630-6141.MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASUREWhat Bixby Knolls Annual BashWho Bixby Knolls Business Improvement AssociationWhere Orozco’s Auto Service, 3619 Atlantic Ave. When Friday, Oct. 19 starting at 5:30pmMore info The community is invited to come help celebrate a milestone anniver-sary for a landmark Bixby Knolls business. There will be music, food, dancingand more. Call (562) 595-0081.

GET INFORMEDWhat Outreach to youth/election information Who The League of Women Voters of Long Beach AreaWhere Los Altos Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr. When Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10am to noonMore info The two-part program will feature a brief overview of Long Beachballot measures N and O, a panel of community organizations that are reachingout to young voters, a presentation from Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doudand discussions on voter registration related to community outreach. Call (562)423-1208.CATCH A FLICKWhat Family Film FestivalWho Los Altos Neighborhood LibraryWhere Los Altos Neighborhood Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr.When Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2pmMore infoA free movie is presented each month as part of the Family Film Fes-tival. Guests are encouraged to bring their own snacks or enjoy free popcorn. Call(562) 570-1045. AWARDS GALORE!What 33rd Founders Celebration Dinner and Awards PresentationWho Long Beach Branch of NAACPWhere Long Beach Westin, 333 E. Ocean Blvd. When Saturday, Oct. 20 from 6pm to 9pmMore info During the annual event, president’s awards, an NAACP lifetimeachievement award and various other awards will be presented. The signatureevent will generate funds for educational, scholarship and leadership programs.Call (562) 856-7586 or email [email protected] . FREE FAMILY FUNWhat Free evening at the AquariumWho Hosted by Eighth District Councilmember Al AustinWhere Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium WayWhen Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 6:30pm to 8:30pmMore info Austin invites the public to join him for a free evening at the aquar-ium. Kids are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes for a chance to win a prizefor best costume. Call (562) 570-6685 or by email [email protected] .LEAP AHEADWhat Movie and panelWho Hosted by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition(LEAP)Where The Art Theatre, 2025 E. 4th St.When Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 7pm to 10pmMore info Event will host a benefit to draw support for the voice of law-enforce-ment in drug policy reform. The evening will feature a first-look screening of thefilm Legalize It, a panel discussion from LEAP speakers and the film’s producers,and a special awards presentation honoring the heroes of California’s Proposition19 movement. All proceeds will benefit LEAP. Call (781) 393-6985.BUY A PLANTWhat Annual California native plant saleWho Friends of El Dorado Nature Center and Partners of ParksWhere El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring St. When Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9am to 2pmMore infoA wide variety of drought-tolerant natives will be available, includingCalifornia buckwheat, coast sunflower, ceanothus species, sages and much more.Call (562) 570-1745.A DAY WITH THE LIVING DEADWhat 17th Annual Historical Cemetery TourWho Presented by the Historical Society of Long BeachWhere Long Beach Municipal & Sunnyside Cemeteries, 1095 Willow Ave.When Saturday, Oct. 27 from from 9am until 2:30pmMore info The event will feature graveside presentations by professional andvolunteer actors who relate the life and death of the person lying in rest. The touris appropriate for families. Tickets are sold the day of the tour only, from 8:30amuntil noon at the entrance. For more information, call (562) 424-2220.HEAR A CONCERTWhatAnnual Interfaith Festival of Music Benefit Concert and 9th Annual Inter-faith Unity Awards DinnerWho South Coast Interfaith CouncilWhere Trinity Lutheran Church, 759 Linden Ave. When Sunday, Nov. 4 from 3pm to 5pmMore info The concert celebrates diversity and honors local faith communities,groups and friends for their contributions to social justice and interfaith unity. Call(562) 983-1665 or email [email protected].


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PuBLiSHEr/EDiTOr-iN-cHiEFNeena R. Strichart

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L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O RDevil in the details

[Here’s] why I say “no” to single-interest personal loans and title-loan companies. I have taken such a hard stance on these institutions and why they area detriment to the community, whether they are car-title loans or single-interest personal loans.

Here’s just one of many reasons: Several months ago, I went to one of these places which lends $2,500 per loan minimum and was asked (by a friend) ifI could review loan documents. I was asked because I have been in the banking industry for almost three decades. So my friend wanted lending advice. So, Iwent.

The appearance of the place had the air of a “bricks and mortar” financial institution like a bank. It was located in an older commercial area thatwas struggling and was slightly blighted. There were a few “mom and pop” businesses that appeared to be just making it and had little foot traffic.The area looked like it could use a good shot in the arm as far as business was concerned, and the area definitely could have used to be revitalized.

They boasted they could have you in and out in about 30 minutes with an ID, check stub, and no credit check. That’s easy– almost too easy! This was the“brick and mortar” version of a loan shark. The APR (interest rate) is beyond astronomical, and you would be paying almost as much as three times the amountyou borrow (if you make the regular payments) over the life of the loan about $120 per week.

The plus to this place, if there is one, is that there is no pre-payment penalty– which means you can pay off your entire loan without incurring an early ter-mination fee. “No prepayment penalty” is important, because you will want to pay off this loan ASAP and not get lured into the comfort of making just the$120 weekly payment. My friend has had a bankruptcy, foreclosure and... [a] vehicle repossessed. The $2,500 was being used for the purchase of a privateparty vehicle for cash.

I began reading the fine print, while my friend was going through the paperwork and stuff. The APR was about 300 percent. Yes, you read this right– nota typo– three hundred percent. In the old days, even if you had crappy credit, some crazy car dealership out there still felt fine lending you money to financeone of their cars. At most, [you’d] probably find yourself with a 30-percent financing deal, but not 300 percent per year, approximately $7,200 per year ataround $120 per week. Can you imagine if mortgages were financed that high? Your great-grandchildren would still be making payments in their senior years!

All I could do was gasp in my chair while the pleasant young lady helped my friend get through the paperwork. You’re essentially paying about $15 worthof interest per day if you do not pay off that loan. That’s about $120 per week, almost $500 per month. For a $2,500 short-term loan!

Short-term indeed, if you don’t pay it all back in a matter of months, you’ve already given the lender 100-percent profit. On top of that, they request yourcheck stub and bank account with a voided check. This was to make it easier to take the money from your check or do an automatic withdrawal that is commonpractice in lending. However, here’s the catch…I asked how they withdrew [it] from the account. They received authorization with my friend’s signature totake it from her bank account and automatically transfer to them with either a voucher they created or transfer which they could charge an administrative feefor. That does not include the transfer fee from the bank. The other thing is the contract waived arbitration should there be any dispute and allowed transferringas necessary to satisfy the loan.

I pulled my friend aside because of my gut feeling and gave her my opinion about the location and that this looked like an “infill business,” entirelybased on the low-income depressed area. To my surprise, she said that all that didn’t matter to her, this was an emergency, that she could afford this, andreally needed the car [as soon as possible]. She said she could pay it off in a couple of months. So, the deal was done. By the time this was over she had paidalmost $4,200 in just a few months even though she paid down the principal.

All of this set aside, the staff was very friendly and pleasant and, in this economy, I guess their only option of employment is working for the lending equiv-alent of the Devil.

Dan PressburgLong Beach

DeLong and short of it?

I read with interest Sean Belk’s article in theOctober 12 Signal Tribune about the aftermath ofthe CSULB/League of Women Voters candidateforum on Oct. 5. Having attended the event, I hada few observations about it and about your article.

Firstly, Mr. Belk’s article accurately describesthe young lady’s behavior as against the League ofWomen Voters’ ground rules for recording. Thisinformation should not have been buried at the bot-tom of the piece. Such information is integral to thestory. It should have appeared earlier in the piece.

Secondly, your picture of the “tracker” does notportray how rudely the young lady was behavingwith her camera phone. I witnessed her shining thelight of the camera into Gary DeLong’s eyes fromapproximately six or eight inches away from hisface. It was quite clear to me she intended to pro-voke a response.

Lastly, Mr. Lowenthal’s claim that he has noth-ing to do with the young woman’s rule-breakingactivities is disingenuous at best. Mr. DeLongappealed to Mr. Lowenthal man-to-man andinformed him of the rules infringement, but Mr.Lowenthal, against his better judgment, refused toappeal to the woman to follow the rules. If he hadintervened, there’s no doubt she would have ceasedher rude behavior.

The only conclusion to be drawn is that Mr.Lowenthal condones the use of dirty political tricksand rule-breaking. I will not be voting for him onNovember 6.

Shirley ThomasLong Beach

Over the years, we have received our share of Letters to the Edi-tor, and I believe we have printed all but maybe a couple of dozenof those submitted. Ones that were rejected were “round-filed”because of the following: they were either extremely lengthy, andthe author was not willing to shorten the message; the letter was sentanonymously (we do not print anonymous letters); the author of theletter could not be contacted for verification; the letter was a com-ment on an article in another publication; the letter sent to us wasobviously a form letter sent to papers around the country and hadnothing to do with us or our readers; or the letter was a piece sub-mitted by a candidate during election (it is against our policy to runletters written by candidates once they have declared candidacy).

With all of the letters submitted to us, I have rarely commentedin print on a letter itself, unless I felt the letter pertained to somethingwe had published that I believed needed clarification.

I feel compelled to respond to a letter we are publishing thisweek that was recently submitted by Shirley Thomas of LongBeach. I do not know Ms. Thomas, and I am glad she took the timeto write to us. However, I want to respond to two of her comments.

On this page you will find her letter in its entirety. Below, I haveincluded two segments of her letter (in italics) and presented myresponses to her statements. I thank Ms. Thomas for the opportunityto communicate with her in this manner. I hope to hear from heragain. She seems to be a very astute woman who is truly passionateabout her convictions.

Firstly, Mr. Belk’s article accurately describes the young lady’sbehavior as against the League of Women Voters’ ground rules forrecording. This information should not have been buried at the bot-tom of the piece. Such information is integral to the story. It shouldhave appeared earlier in the piece.

Here’s the actual excerpt of Sean’s story, to which Ms. Thomasis referring. It does not describe the tracker’s behavior as beingagainst the rules:

Though the forum was organized by cSuLB, it was mod-erated by the League of Women Voters, which had a protocolof “no filming of the forum without advanced approval.”Both candidates signed agreements that all recording wouldbe approved before the forum and footage would be pub-lished in its entirety to prevent either candidate from mis-representing or taking parts of the forum out of context.

However, Hewlett continued to proclaim that it was a“public event” and that she had a right to record once theforum was over.

This portion of the article was actually the 13th and 14th

paragraphs of the 26-paragraph story, not at the bottom, as Ms.Thomas states. The approach that Sean took with this article wasthat of reporting the events in a chronological order rather thanto arrange the story based on sensational happenings first andless controversial incidents last.

Secondly, your picture of the “tracker” does not portrayhow rudely the young lady was behaving with her cameraphone. I witnessed her shining the light of the camera into GaryDeLong’s eyes from approximately six or eight inches awayfrom his face. It was quite clear to me she intended to provokea response.

Although Ms. Thomas may have witnessed the tracker film-ing Delong at an extremely close proximity, our reporter/pho-tographer did not, since he was engaged in an interview withLowenthal and was not aware that Hewlett’s alleged controver-sial actions were even taking place. He therefore did not take aseries of photos to be used later to document what he subse-quently heard had allegedly occurred. The photo he did take,which we published, was taken simply as a way to depict theafter-the-event meet-and-greet mingling on the part of the politi-cians with those still in attendance, and it was the only photoSean took of Ms. Hewlett.

With all of that said, I look forward to more letters on moresubjects, but just because I addressed a letter this time, pleasedon’t expect me to do so in the future. I don’t want our lettersto become a two-way discussion forum between me and thewriters.

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Signal Hill-based sister restaurantchains Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que and Hof’s Hut Restaurant &Bakery have together raised $100,000that will be split equally among Oper-ation Homefront and Share OurStrength as part of the charitable ini-tiative Round It Up America.

Launched in 2009, Round It UpAmerica (RIUA) is a simple, con-sumer-driven giving program that pro-vides an opportunity for restaurantpatrons to round-up their purchases tothe nearest dollar upon the close ofcredit-card sales. All funds are then dis-tributed to local or national charities. Asfounding RIUA mission partners,Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que andHof’s Hut have played an integral role

in not only strengthening the program,but impacting communities acrossAmerica.

“When it comes to helping those inneed, every penny does really count,”said Craig Hofman, president, Hof’sHut Restaurants, Inc. “We want tothank our charitable guests, who, bychoosing to simply round up theirchecks, are making lives easier forAmerica’s veterans and helping fightchildhood hunger in America. TheRound It Up America campaign istruly changing lives and we are hon-ored to be a catalyst for that change.”

The Orange County CommunityFoundation has administered theRIUA program since 2009. Toallow for a national rollout, admin-

istration responsibilities are beingtransferred to the American RedCross.

Based in San Antonio, Texas,Operation Homefront was formedin February 2002 to support thefamilies of deployed service mem-bers immediately following 9/11. Ithas evolved into a major nationalnonprofit organization with 23locations serving 27 states that pro-vides emergency financial andother assistance to the families ofservice members and wounded war-riors.

“The support from Lucille’sSmokehouse Bar-B-Que and Hof’sHut is so very important to our mil-itary families,” said Jim Knotts,president and CEO of OperationHomefront. “By ‘rounding up’ thetotals on their bills, they’ve helpedturn small change into paid utilitybills, rent assistance, and even foodassistance for our military families,who sacrifice every day to providethe freedoms we all enjoy. Withmore great companies like Lucille’sand Hof’s Hut and the generosity oftheir customers, we can ensure ourmilitary families continue to have thesupport they need when they facetheir own crises back at home.”

Share Our Strength’s No KidHungry campaign is aimed at endingchildhood hunger in America byensuring all children get the healthyfood they need, every day. Morespecifically, the No Kid Hungrycampaign connects kids in need toeffective nutrition programs likeschool breakfast and summer meals

and, through its Cooking Mattersprogram, teaches low-income fami-lies how to cook healthy, affordablemeals at home.

“Everyone has a role in helpingend childhood hunger in America,”said Billy Shore, founder and CEO ofShare our Strength. “Lucille’s Smoke-house Bar-B-Que and Hof’s Hut rec-ognized that. The round-up programthey used this September made it easyfor their customers to help. Kids in

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The Imported Hearts & The Artsfundraiser will take place from 7pmto 11pm at Sababa Restaurant &Lounge, 6527 E. Pacific Coast High-way. Along with the auction, theevent will include live bands, localartists, raffles and prizes, and anartistically crafted bar menu. Torkos,

Baca and Fox will be in attendance.In partnership with the House Of

Imported Hearts (HOIH), WithinArms Reach hopes to raise $10,000to construct an educational orphan-age to accommodate children onJava Island in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.The children are in desperate need ofcomfortable living spaces and areasfor them eat, learn, and interact.

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“It is truly exciting to have anathlete as passionate as Zoltan andartists with the international appealof Tiffany Baca and Derek M. Fox inour silent auction,” said Sundie Zin,founder of faith-based Within Arm’sReach. “Their generosity and thekindness of others who have donatedtheir personal items, services andproducts to auction will help providethe children of Java Island with thebasics they need to improve theirlives.”

Zin continued, “In Indonesia, ourgoal is to help create a stimulatingand safe environment to develop andenhance the children’s abilities andpersonalities, while fostering theirphysical, mental and emotionalhealth in an environment that culti-vates a love for education and learn-ing.”

Torkos, who donated a Wave-Tools surfboard to the auction, a rareLance Cullins signature board thatretails for $850, blends magic withthe sport of surfing. Born and raisedin Santa Cruz, he is a fourth-genera-tion magician who made interna-tional headlines last year as the firstperson to be filmed successfullycompleting a kick-flip while surfing.At that point, the trick had only beenperformed by skateboarders. Thefeat earned Torkos a $10,000 prize,which had been offered by the Vol-com company to the first person tocomplete the trick.

Dubbed the Reimer Flip byTorkos, the trick not only caught theattention of surfers, it fulfilled a per-sonal commitment he had made tohis friend Carl Reimer who lost hislife to gang warfare. He now activelypursues an end to gang violence inhis and other communities. Torkos

adopted the phrase “Pull tricks, nottriggers” to bring awareness to thepositive role sports like surfing andskating play in the lives of youngpeople, while promoting health, pos-itivity and productive lifestyles toyoung people.

Baca is a self-taught multi-mediaartist and a member of the OrangeCounty Fine Arts association. Shespent four years on permanentexhibit at Avantgarden Art Gallery inOrange County, and currently partic-ipates in shows and events through-out Southern California. Her artworkis also displayed and collected inter-nationally. Baca’s goal “is to create

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California registered votershave a chance to decide the fatesof 11 state propositions duringthis year’s Nov. 6 General Elec-tion, which is now just a fewweeks away. Some registeredvoters might have already sent inmail-in ballots or will do so onElection Day.

Last week, the Signal Tribunecovered the first six of thosepropositions, and the following isa brief synopsis on each of theremaining five propositions,complete with pros and cons,sourced from the official voterinformation guide and certifiedby the California Secretary ofState. In California, the voter-registration deadline is Oct. 22.

(Next week’s issue will pro-vide a breakdown of the two LosAngeles County measures andthe two Long Beach measures onthe ballot).

Proposition 36– revising ‘threestrikes’ law for life sentences

Under the “three strikes” lawpassed by voters in 1994, a per-son with two or more pervious“serious” or “violent” felonyconvictions is sentenced to a lifeterm with the earliest possibleparole after 25 years if convictedof a third felony, regardless if thefelony is deemed serious or vio-lent.

Prop. 36 proposes to revisethe law so that a life sentencewould only be imposed when athird felony conviction is seriousor violent. The measure, ifpassed, would also allow forthird-strikers currently servinglife sentences for specified non-serious or non-violent felonies tobe re-sentenced.

Offenders who may fall underthis category would receiveprison terms that would be twicethe usual term for the newoffense, rather than receiving 25-years-to-life sentences, as is cur-rently required. A judge wouldalso have to determine that thesentence does not pose unreason-able risk to public safety.

There are some exceptions,however. Under the proposedmeasure, life sentences wouldstill be imposed on felons withnon-serious, non-violent thirdstrikes if prior convictions werefor offenses that involved violentsex, drugs, firearm possession,rape, murder or child molesta-tion.

The state analyst’s office esti-mates that the measure, if passed,would create $70 million inannual state savings related toprison and parole operations onan ongoing basis, with up to $90million in annual savings overthe next couple of decades. Themeasure, however, would alsocreate a few million dollars inone-time state and county costsover the next few years for courtactivities related to re-sentenc-ing. As of March, there wereabout 9,000 inmates serving lifesentences in state prison for threestrikes. Pro: Supporters of Prop. 36,including Steve Cooley, LosAngeles County district attorney,claim that the proposition wouldstop “improperly” diverting statefunds to impose life sentences forsome non-violent offenses, whilestill ensuring that “prisons cankeep dangerous criminals behindbars for life.” Proponents of themeasure also say that revisingthe three-strikes law would “help

stop clogging overcrowded pris-ons” and would save taxpayersover $100 million per year. con: Groups opposed to theproposition, however, includingthe California State Sheriff ’sAssociation, the California Dis-trict Attorney’s Association andthe Crime Victims United of Cal-ifornia, say that Prop. 36 is just anew version of a previous failedattempt in 2004 to change thestate’s three-strikes law. Oppo-nents say the current law hasdecreased the state’s crime ratesince being enacted and the pro-posed measure would only allowfor dangerous criminals to gettheir prison sentences reduced,allowing them to then be releasedfrom prison “without parole orany supervision.”

Proposition 37– requiringlabels on genetically engineeredfoods

California currently does notrequire any state agency tospecifically regulate foods thatcome from genetic engineering, aprocess in which the geneticmaterial of living organisms,such as certain plants and animalvarieties, are altered to producedesired characteristics, such asimproving a plant’s resistance topesticides in large-scale crop pro-duction. This process is oftenused to develop new plant andanimal varieties that are laterused in the manufacturing offoods, referred to as GE foods.As of last year, 88 percent of allcorn and 94 percent of all soy-beans produced in the US weregrown from GE seeds, and about40 percent to 70 percent of foodproducts sold in California gro-cery stores contain some GEingredients, according to the statelegislative analyst.

Prop. 37, if passed, wouldrequire that most GE foods, soldfor human consumption, be prop-erly labeled, a process that wouldbe regulated by the state’s depart-ment of public health. The meas-ure would also allow individualsto sue food manufacturers whoviolate labeling provisions andwould prohibit labeling or adver-tising such foods or otherprocessed foods as “natural.”

The measure, however, wouldexempt foods that are: certifiedorganic; unintentionally pro-duced with GE material; madefrom animals fed or injected withGE material but not alteredgenetically themselves;processed with or containingonly small amounts of GE ingre-dients; administered for treat-ment of medical conditions; orsold for immediate consump-tions, such as in restaurants oralcoholic beverages.

The state legislative analystestimates that the measure wouldincrease annual state costs from afew hundred thousand to over $1million to regulate the labeling ofGE foods, and there may be otherpotential costs due to possible lit-igation as a result of the law. Pro: Supporters of the measure,including the California LaborFederation, Center for FoodSafety and the Consumer Feder-ation of America, say that a“yes” vote on Prop. 37 wouldprovide consumers with a “rightto know” what’s in food products,whether they prefer GE foods ornot. Supporters also say that themeasure doesn’t raise food pricesor taxes since food companiesregularly re-print labels, andthere would be a “reasonable

phase-in period.” Proponentsalso say that over 40 countries,including most of Europe, Japan,China and India, already requireGE food labels. con: Opponents to the measure,including the National Academyof Sciences, the California SmallBusiness Association and theCalifornia Farm Bureau Federa-tion, say that Prop. 37 is a“deceptive” and “deeply flawed”scheme that won’t provide anyhealth or safety benefits. Oppo-nents say the measure wouldinstead add more governmentbureaucracy and taxpayer costs,create new frivolous “shake-down” lawsuits and increasefood costs by billions, while pro-viding “special-interest exemp-tions.”

Proposition 38 – Tax hikes tofund K-12 public education

As a way to prevent forthcom-ing state budget cuts to K-12public schools, childcare and pre-school programs and cover statedebt payments, Prop. 38, heavilyfunded by civil rights attorneyMolly Munger and endorsed bythe California State ParentTeacher Association, proposes toincrease personal income-taxrates on all but the lowest incometax bracket or on individualsmaking more than $7,316 peryear for 12 years (from 2013 to2024). The tax increases wouldbe imposed using a sliding scalethat would range from an addi-tional .4-percent tax for the low-est individual earners to a2.2-percent additional tax forindividuals earning over $2.5million per year.

In the first four years, underthe measure, 60 percent of theadditional tax revenues would beallocated to K-12 schools, 30percent would go to repay statedebt and 10 percent would payfor early childhood programs.Thereafter, the measure wouldallocate 85 percent of the rev-enues to K-12 schools and 15percent to early childhood pro-grams. The measure would pro-vide K-12 funds on aschool-specific, per-pupil basis,subject to local control, auditsand public input, while prohibit-ing the state from directing newfunds.

The increase in state personalincome-tax revenues is projectedto be roughly $10 billion for2013-14, while tax revenueincreases for 2012-13 are

expected to be about half thatamount, according to the legisla-tive analyst. Revenues raised bythe measure would be depositedinto a newly created CaliforniaEducation Trust Fund and wouldbe dedicated exclusively to pub-lic schools, early care and educa-tion and state debt payments.

Prop. 38, however, is in directconflict with Prop. 30, which alsoproposes to pay for public educa-tion by increasing state incometaxes, but only on individual tax-payers with annual earnings ofmore than $250,000. New taxrevenues under Prop. 30, whichproposes to increase the state’ssales and use tax rate as well,would also go to community col-leges and universities rather thanjust to K-12 schools and child-care programs as proposed byProp. 38.

According to the state legisla-tive analyst, if both measureswere to be approved by a major-ity of voters, the measure withthe most “yes” votes would pre-vail. If Prop. 38 wins, forinstance, state spending reduc-tions, known as “trigger cuts”would take effect, since Prop.30’s tax increases would not gointo effect.

Locally, the Long Beach Uni-fied School District Board ofEducation has taken a position tosupport the passage of bothmeasures, essentially not favor-ing one over the other. Pro: Supporters of Prop. 38 saythe measure “makes schools apriority again” and would pro-vide “guaranteed funding torestore well-rounded educationand improve educational out-comes.” Proponents also say thatthe measure prohibits the stateLegislature from diverting orborrowing the money. Supportersalso say the new tax revenuewouldn’t be able to be spent onincreasing salaries or pensionsof school personnel and themeasure would also prohibitspending more than 1 percent onadministration. con: Opponents of the measure,including the California Cham-ber of Commerce and the Cali-fornia Taxpayer ProtectionCommittee, say that the measurewould essentially impose a $120-

billion tax hike on taxpayers whowould be locked into higher taxrates for the next 12 years with-out providing any educationreforms. Opponents say that themeasure provides no requirementto improve school performance,has no state deficit-reductionplan and includes “fine print”that prohibits making anychanges to the law without voterapproval until 2024.

Proposition 39– Multistatebusiness income taxes to fundclean energy

Multistate businesses, or busi-nesses that operate both in Cali-fornia and in other states orcountries, are currently onlytaxed on the part of their corpo-rate income that is associatedwith California. While only asmall portion of businesses in thestate are considered multistatebusinesses, such corporations paythe vast majority of the state’scorporate income taxes, amount-

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Local painters, illustrators,ceramicists, sculptors and jewelry-makers really exposed themselvesartistically last weekend when theyopened up their work spaces to thepublic for the third annual LongBeach Open Studio Tour. Twenty-five artists in 18 locations partici-pated in the two-day event, eachrepresenting one of four neighbor-hoods: Belmont Shore, Wrigley, Cal-ifornia Heights or Bixby Knolls.

Lisa Wibroe, who organizes thetour each year, was also one of theartists representing the Wrigley area,along with David Early, MonicaFleming, Ricardo Guitidiaz, JeffMcMillan, Curt Miller and RileyWilkinson.

Wibroe received her bachelor’sdegree in fine art in 3-D media rightafter earning a degree in psychology,both at Cal State Long Beach. Shehas worked as an art educator, direc-tor and finance manager of a privateschool, art curator, interior designerand landscape designer. Her involve-ment with the studio tour began threeyears ago.

“In 2009, I participated in theMid-City Studio Tour (MCST) andtried to convince the group to makeit an annual event,” Wibroe said. “Atthat time, Craig Watson was thedirector of the Arts Council for LongBeach, and he was very supportive ofhaving a studio tour on an annualbasis during GLOBAL (Greater

Long Beach Arts Lab, which is nowknown as Long Beach Arts Month).Some artists from the MCST werealso on board. I used my resources todevelop several art studio hubs inWrigley and Bixby/Cal Heights andheld our first tour in October 2010.”

Wibroe said she received a grantfrom Connected Corridor, a projectof the Long Beach CommunityFoundation, and that subsequenttours have been partially sponsoredby the Arts Council. She also said theopen-studio tour has been growingevery year and that it’s the mostanticipated event for Arts Month.

“Visiting an artist in his or herown studio environment is like view-ing a cave painting in its cave, insitu, versus a museum, out of con-text,” she said. “The public gets tosee the art from the artist’s perspec-tive instead of a curator’s or gallery’spresentation.”

She mentioned that neighbors arealso enlightened as to where artistslive and work amongst them. “Artistsbecome an integral part of the com-munity when they open their studiodoors, engaging with neighbors andmaking new connections,” she said.“Art collectors can take pride in sup-porting local artists, and artists takepride in having their work becomepart of local art collections. It’s awin-win situation for all!”

Wibroe’s goal is to make the touran event that occurs consistently onthe second weekend every Octoberduring Arts Month. “Sponsors arealways needed to help fund the mar-

keting expenses and provide liveentertainment as the event is free andopen to the public,” she said. “Weplan on expanding for the next tourto be held on Oct. 12 and 13, 2013.”

This year’s tour was the first onefor McMillan, a painter who studiedat the Academy of Art in San Fran-cisco and graduated with a bache-lor’s degree in fine art in illustrationfrom Art Center College of Design inPasadena in 2004. He has exhibitedin New York, San Francisco, Lon-don, Canada, Mexico, and Los Ange-les, and his clients have includedNike, Disney Consumer Productsand Mountain Dew, among others.

McMillan said he finds the tourreally valuable because it allows theartists to connect with the commu-nity. “They can see works inprogress, collectibles and art fromthe vault, and get a view into how theartist creates work and see the inspi-ration around them,” he said. “Ialways really enjoyed seeing otherartists’ work spaces. It inspires me,makes me want to change up andreorganize my studio.”

McMillan estimates that about 50people toured his studio on Saturdayand a little more than 50 visited it thenext day. “I like being connected tomy community, and doing somethinglike this is a great opportunity to con-nect with the neighbors you’ve nevermet, artists who live around theblock and whoever else you get tomeet,” he said. “I met all kinds ofinteresting people over the weekend.Long Beach is a melting pot of cre-ativity.”

Cat Riley, who characterizes hercreations as “Zen-inspired art,” was

displaying and selling various typesof pieces, including drawings, book-marks and jewelry, in a home inBixby Knolls. Accompanying herwere Tina Burnight, who specializesin ceramics and mosaics, and MaryGrace, who is a studio potter. Thiswas Riley’s second year participatingin the tour, and what distinguishesher from other artists is that shedonates her proceeds to a charity.

“It was a great way to meet theneighbors and get a feel for the peo-ple who support the local artists,”Riley said. “I saw many of the samefolks this year, and it was so nice tosee them again. When deciding tojoin again this year, I hoped to getmore exposure for my art and tomake a little money for my charity–the Los Angeles Food Bank. Thisweekend accomplished that bybringing a steady stream of lovelypeople in and out both days.”

Also in the Bixby Knolls and CalHeights area were Cynthia Evans,Susan Erikson Hawkins, AndreaMagolske, Bonnie McCarthy, Dou-glas Orr, David Rodriguez, Robin K.Smith, Philip M. Smith and AnnieStromquist.

In the Belmont Shore area thatweekend were Dorte Christjansen,Annie Clavel, Cathy Pavia, SueRutherford, Sally Smeltzly andStephen Werlick.

This year’s tour was also the sec-ond for Christjansen, who showedher watercolors and batiks. She said

the open-studio event is a great rea-son for locals to get out of the houseand into the community to meet avariety of people. Since the artistsare stationed at their own studiosduring the event, they toured eachother’s spaces the week prior.

“The previous week, most of theartists went on a pre-tour so we couldsee each others’ studios and to helpmake recommendations based on thevarious interests of visitors on thetour,” she said. “I was delighted bythe variety, creativity and originalityof the artists and the way they had setup their homes, gardens and workspaces, and I heard many commentsto that effect during Sarurday andSunday. I was touched by the interestand support of the community andhappy to meet so many locals. We sorarely meet or get to know our neigh-bors. It’s also a great opportunity forpeople to learn about and acquireoriginal art from the artist who madeit.”

For general information about thetour, visit LBopenstudiotour.com . Toview McMillan’s art, visit jeffmcmil-lan.com . Riley’s work can be seen atflickr.com/photos/52822842@N00 .Burnight’s work is viewable atburnight-art.com . Grace’s potterycan be viewed at crackpotart.net .Christjansen’s artist website isdortechristjansen.com .

Look for profiles on the afore-mentioned artists in future issues ofthe Signal Tribune.

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Photos by Cory Bilicko/Signal TribuneSculpted works in Susan Erikson Hawkins’s studio in Bixby Knolls

Artist Annie Stromquist (center), who lives in Bixby Knolls, explains her cre-ative processes to participants of the open-studio tour last Saturday, at her stu-dio behind her home.

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After three consecutive years ofhosting Dia De Los Muertos (Day ofthe Dead) exhibits at Gallery Expo,curators Douglas Orr and DavidRodriguez wanted to try doing anOctober-November show that wouldappeal to a wider audience while main-taining the popular Day of the Deaddraw.

“After some discussion of themany options, a call went out to artistsfor a Twilight of the Supernaturalexhibit that would not only include DiaDe Los Muertos art, but also zombies,UFOs, creatures of the dark and any-thing else that we don’t understand andhope and pray don’t exist,” Orr said.“What has resulted is not the tradi-tional Day of the Dead exhibit thatusually are the mainstay[s] of mostLatin-American art galleries, espe-cially in the Latin-dominated LA mar-ket, but a darker, moodier, moremacabre offering of art in a range ofmediums. It seemed like we mighthave to cancel the exhibit because itwasn’t the traditional Day of the Dead”theme. Then, late in the submissionprocess, the submissions started com-ing in, and before we knew it, we hada pretty fine collection of art to put ashow together.”

According to Orr, the exhibit fea-tures paintings, sketches, assemblage,photography and sculptures that aremoody and humorous and have a slightfeel leaning toward the macabre. “But,as an exhibit, the show is creative,unique and quite fitting for its title,”Orr said. “Long Beach artist RosemaryTaggart, a 5-foot, 2-inch tall, 93-year-old firecracker of a woman submittedfour works, including two eight-foot-tall oil-on-canvas pieces that seem toexude a toxic message of the strangeand supernatural. In reality, they are atribute to Tennyson’s poems.”

Rosemary’s larger-than-life, face-less images seem to be lumberingmenacingly towards the viewer, Orrsaid. Both works use vibrant colorsand play on positive-negative spaces,as well as size, to stimulate the feelingof impending doom. Rosemary’s twosmaller works, although of a differentmedium (pastel chalk on black paper),tend to follow a similar pattern withher skilled use of color and scale as hermain tools to elicit emotions. Thesetwo smaller works also rely on herjumpy portrayal of motion to garner amoody feeling about the figures.

Long Beach artist Tabala Thomas’ssubmission of a Barbie doll beingembraced by a skeleton in front of anAmerican flag and LA artist GeoffreyKieran’s human skull with large hornsand doll heads are two examples of theassemblage works submitted thatscream dark messages with just a hintof humor added to pull the viewer backaway from their dark subject matter.“Both artists’ use of color and textureto convey their messages is testamentto the brilliant artistic talent conveyed

in their works,” said Orr.Twilight of the Supernatural fea-

tures 17 Long Beach-area artists, runsfrom Oct. 20 to Nov. 3 and opens withan artist reception on Saturday, Oct. 20from 6pm to 9pm and is free and opento the public. Gallery Expo is located

in the Expo Arts Center, 4321 AtlanticAve.

Regular hours are Fridays and Sat-urdays from 4pm to 8pm. Parking islocated on the north side of the build-ing or on the street. Pets and strollersare not allowed inside the gallery.

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Westerly School, 2950 East29th St., is inviting middle-gradestudents and their families to its“High School Decision 2013” onThursday, Oct. 25. The event,

which is free and open to thepublic, will feature more than 20representatives from public andindependent high schools inSouthern California and beyond.“High School Decision 2013”will be held from 3pm to 5pm inthe school’s quad area.

“Westerly School has the dis-tinction of being the only schoolin Southern California to host aneducational event that provides acomprehensive presentation ofhigh school options for familieswho live in Long Beach, LosAngeles and Orange County,”said Head of School ChrisRodenhizer. “Last year’s event

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Just in time for Halloween, Dia delos Muertos & All Souls Day, theexhibit brings together 21 artists pre-senting their work in a variety of medi-ums that explore their visions of whatto expect after passing to the otherside. The show includes works rangingfrom traditional Day of the Deadthemes, ethereal landscapes, paintings,printmaking, photography and more.The presentation of this artwork invitesindividuals, both artists and viewers, tocontemplate many different interpreta-tions of the idea of “the afterlife.”

There will also be a live tableauxperformance by performer andmakeup artist Juan Sanchez Diaz,along with his “processional of souls,”

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Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Sitewill host a Water-Wise Workshop onSaturday, Oct. 20 with appearancesby environmental experts fromSouthern California. The workshopis designed to show residents howthey can take better care of theirplants and conserve resources. Theevent will also include plant andseed sales. The workshop will takeplace from 9am. to noon and costs$7 for general admission and $5 formembers and full-time students.Advance reservations are requestedand can be made by calling (562)570-1755.

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Bornstein is the director of theLos Angeles Natural HistoryMuseum’s North Campus Project. Inboth the public and private sector,Bornstein has championed the land-scape value of California’s nativeplants and the benefits of designinggardens in harmony with nature. Sheis the co-author of Reimagining theCalifornia Lawn: Water-conservingPlants, Practices, and Designs and

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Austin added that, eventhough the city’s revenues havedeclined, more resources shouldbe spent on combating crime toimprove conditions in the com-munity. “At the end of the day,our property values are not goingto go up if there’s a perceptionthat our streets are not safe,” hesaid.

Eighth District Councilmember Al Austin and Long Beach Police CommanderGalen Carroll at last week’s North Long Beach Community Assembly

crumbling buildings and killing about60 people. The earthquake thatoccurred on Jan. 17, 1994 at about4:30am was the first major quake tostrike “directly under an urban area ofthe United States” since the 6.4-mag-nitude 1933 Long Beach earthquake,which ruptured from the Newport-Inglewood fault zone and resulted innearly 120 deaths and millions of dol-lars in damage, according to the South-ern California Earthquake Data Centerat Caltech.

The question now isn’t if “The BigOne” will hit, but when, said local pub-lic safety and emergency-preparednessofficials who advised Long Beach res-idents last week on how to make dis-aster kits, coordinate emergency plansand get involved to prepare for a disas-ter.

“It’s actually just a matter of time,”said 5th District Long Beach CityCouncilmember Gerrie Schipske, whohosted the emergency-preparednessroundtable on Oct. 10 at the LongBeach Gas & Oil Department’s head-quarters at 2400 E. Spring St.

The event was coordinated in con-

junction with the fourth annual GreatCalifornia ShakeOut, a statewideearthquake drill that took place yester-day, Oct. 18, at exactly 10:18am, whenmillions of people practiced the state’s“Drop, Cover and Hold On” safetyprocedure. Schools in Long Beach andSignal Hill also participated in the drill.

According to the Uniform Califor-nia Earthquake Rupture Forecast,released in 2008, there is a 99.7-per-cent chance that a magnitude 6.7 orlarger earthquake will hit California by2037. The forecast also predicts that,out of all faults in the state, the SanAndreas Fault in Southern Californiahas the highest probability (59 percent)for causing such an earthquake duringthat timeframe. More recent studiesconclude that the San Andreas has thecapability to produce a magnitude 7.8or larger earthquake.

But what exactly should one do inan earthquake? According to LongBeach Fire Chief Mike DuRee, “itdepends” if you’re at home, at work orin transit. But the safest thing to do, hesaid, is to stay inside and seek coverunder something hard and stable, suchas a desk. “The chances of being hit bysomething falling when you run out-side of your house or business is

greater than if you stay put,” DuReesaid, adding that it is no longer recom-mended to seek shelter under door-ways.

In a 50-square-mile city with apopulation of just under 500,000 peo-ple, Long Beach residents should beprepared for slower public-safetyresponse times than normal during awidespread disaster. Although theLong Beach Fire Department currentlyhas four fire trucks, eight paramedicrescue ambulances and eight basic-life-support ambulances, emergencyresponses will have to be prioritized,explained DuRee.

“I can tell you, if we have a wide-spread natural disaster where there isdamage to buildings and people arehurt, we’re not going to be able torespond in the same way that wehave,” he said.

In such a scenario, residents shouldbe prepared to be “self-reliant” withsupplies able to last at least seven dayssince available resources will mostlikely be spread thin, said Ian Whyte,emergency services officer and COOof American Red Cross Greater LongBeach and Rio Hondo Chapters. “It’sbetter you don’t have to come to ourshelter … and you’re already ahead ofthe game,” he said, adding that resi-dents should be prepared to survivedays without electricity, natural gas orcell phones.

Whyte said disaster kits shouldinclude: water (at least a gallon ofwater per person per day); imperish-able foods (canned foods) and a canopener; flashlights and extra batteries;a battery-powered or hand-crank radio;duct tape; extra clothing; a first-aid kit;extra medication (at least five-daysworth); toilet paper; and spare cash.Food and medications should also beset aside for pets, and important docu-ments should be put in a safe place.

Residents should also create anemergency plan, which involves coor-dinating with family members, friendsand neighbors on what to do in a dis-aster, and they should also know wherethe nearest disaster shelter might belocated, Whyte said.

Cathy Coy, manager of the LongBeach Unified School District’s(LBUSD) emergency-preparednessprogram, said emergency plans andsupplies are in place for each of the 95schools spread throughout LongBeach, Signal Hill and Lakewood. Theschool district, she said, is responsiblefor the safety of some 83,000 students.

However, Coy said there are only18 schools identified by the Red Crossas potential “shelter sites,” since manyelementary schools were built in the1950s or earlier and can only accom-

modate small children. She said, in adisaster situation, schools identified asshelters may still have to be assessedfor damage, adding that actual shelterlocations would be posted on theschool district’s website and at admin-istration offices.

“Rather than reporting to the clos-est school in your area, please under-stand we’re going to work with RedCross and the City to identify the bestlocation to serve our community,” Coysaid. “We’re working in your bestinterests.”

In an earthquake, residents shouldalso be prepared for the possibility offires. Alan Winter, engineering andconstruction manager for the LongBeach Gas & Oil Department, recom-mended that residents make sure waterheaters are secured in place, addingthat the most common cause of firesduring the Northridge quake was unse-cured water heaters that fell over andcaused natural-gas line breaks.

However, he warned that, unless aperson smells or hears natural gascoming from a residence or businessstructure, it’s best not to manually turnthe gas valve off, since turning it offmay actually increase the risk for anexplosion, and it may take weeks oreven months for public utility officialsto properly turn the gas back on again.

Residents with permanent or tem-porary disabilities are encouraged toregister with the Los Angeles County’sSpecific Needs Awareness Planning(SNAP) program, a secured onlinedatabase that helps emergency person-nel locate disabled residents duringemergencies. In addition, residents areencouraged to receive emergency-pre-paredness training through the LongBeach Community EmergencyResponse Team (CERT).

For more information on SNAP,visit snap.lacounty.gov, and for moreinformation on CERT, visit long-beachcert.org .

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Photos by Sean Belk/Signal TribuneDuring an emergency-preparedness roundtable on Oct. 10, Alan Winter, engi-neering and construction manager for the Long Beach Gas & Oil Department(far right), demonstrates how to turn off a residential gas valve in the event thata gas line breaks due to a major earthquake. Winter said that unsecured waterheaters were the most common cause of structure fires during the Northridgeearthquake in 1994.

One of the topics discussed during 5th District Councilmember GerrieSchipske’s emergency-preparedness roundtable on Oct. 10 was the VIAL ofL.I.F.E. (Lifesaving Information For Emergencies)– a nationally recognizedprogram that encourages people to include vital health and contact informationabout themselves in pill bottles to be stored in their refrigerators for emergencyresponders.


officials continue to criticize themove, explaining that the redevelop-ment program was the major meansto provide housing.

“Despite all the complaintsabout housing and redevelopmentnot doing enough housing in thepast, the fact of the matter was thatredevelopment was the largest hous-ing producer in the state of Califor-nia,” City Attorney David Aleshiretold the Council Tuesday. “And allredevelopment agencies, all citieshave been deprived of the fundingsources to continue those pro-grams.”

Aleshire said there could be con-sequences for the city if Signal Hillcannot provide affordable housing.He explained that one of the poten-tial penalties could include theinability to issue permits for housingand other kinds of developmentprojects.

The City is required by the State tohave plans in place to build 222 hous-ing units between 2006 and 2014,Community Development DirectorScott Charney confirmed Thursday.The requirement includes 91 units des-ignated for low-income households. Inaddition, Signal Hill has been requiredby the State to replace 11 affordable-housing units for the current contractperiod, according to a housing reportthat was presented at Tuesday’s Coun-cil meeting.

Elise McCaleb, who serves as theeconomic development manager forthe City, presented the housingreport to the Council and the Succes-sor Agency, stressing the signifi-cance of redevelopment’s loss. Sheconcluded that it will be difficult forthe City to meet the state require-ment for construction of new hous-ing units as well as the requirementfor replacement of housing units.

McCaleb acknowledged Noll’sconcern for the city’s housing pro-

gram, adding that the lack of fundsavailable for low-to-moderate-income housing would mean “thatthere are going to be sacrifices in ourability to develop more affordablehousing in the future.”

She focused on issues surround-ing two properties that were slatedfor future housing development. Oneproperty is located on 1500 Hill St.,and another is at 2170 Gundry Ave.McCaleb noted that there is signifi-cant soil contamination on bothproperties. There are also legal issuesthat still need to be settled in courtbetween the City and an industrialtenant on the Gundry Avenue site.

The housing report that outlinesthe costs and resources available tocover the costs has been submitted tothe California Department of Financefor its review and ultimate approval.City officials are waiting for a sched-uled formalized session with theDepartment of Finance. At this so-called “meet and confer” session,both parties will discuss any debtsand financial obligation amounts thatmay be disputed by the Departmentof Finance.

McCaleb reported that resourcesavailable for housing projects totalmore than $3.37 million and the coststo cover the property acquisition,legal, and environmental clean-upissues have so far been estimated atmore than $2.55 million. The $2.55-million estimated cost is subject tothe Department of Finance’s reviewand approval.

The difference between those twofigures totals well over $822,000.

Councilmember Ed Wilson askedCity Manager Ken Farfsing for clar-ification about the fiscal impact.

“We would normally take this[$822,000 amount] and pass it, put itback into housing,” Wilson said, ashe tried to summarize how the City’sformer process worked before rede-velopment ended. “But now it leavesthe City and goes elsewhere, and wearen’t able to build our houses.”

Farfsing affirmed that the coun-

cilmember had drawn a correct con-clusion, noting that this amountwould be distributed among variousentities, with much of the moneygoing to the county, the county fire-protection district and the school dis-trict. Signal Hill will still get aportion of the money, but it will be asignificantly smaller share.

The city manager stressed theimportance of paying off the formerredevelopment agency’s obligationsof $2.55 million.

“As we’ve indicated in the staffreport,” Farfsing said later that night,“it’s really doubtful that our SignalHill Housing Authority would beable to move forward to create addi-tional affordable housing in the longterm without the payment of theseagency’s prior obligations.”

Carol Churchill, a Signal Hill res-ident and former mayor, made a rec-ommendation during thepublic-comment session that Cityofficials consider requesting addi-tional funding beyond the $2.55 mil-lion requested for the housingdevelopment issues. Churchill citedan environmental report that sug-gested that soil contamination on theproposed housing properties mayreach the water table in about 10years. She urged officials to considerasking for an amount that wouldcover remediation to avoid damageto the water table.

The city’s redevelopment agencyhad a significant role in creatingaffordable housing over the years.

McCaleb’s report reviewed theformer agency’s past accomplish-ments, which include two housingprojects called Las Brisas I and IIand another project called CalbrisasPark. According to the economicdevelopment manager, the RDAassisted with the development of sixaffordable-housing projects since1999 and invested over $32.89 mil-lion into affordable housing. About924 residents are currently living inagency-sponsored housing, shesaid.

Both the city attorney and thecity manager did acknowledge thatthe “clean-up” legislation known asAB 1484 will help provide somefunding for housing. Earlier thisyear, state lawmakers passed AB1484, which clarified the state’sintention to repay the city agencyloan. It would set aside 20 percentof the city loans for the affordable-housing programs, according toFarfsing.

Other City Council highlightsrecognized Obligation PaymentSchedule (rOPS) The paymentschedule that covers what is called“enforceable” financial obligationsof the former RDA has been submit-ted to the Department of Finance forreview. A formal meet-and-confersession will be scheduled to reviewdisputed amounts on the paymentschedule. investment portfolio City Treas-urer Emerson Fersch presented areview of the City’s investment port-folio. The Council and SuccessorAgency unanimously approved aresolution to amend and adopt the

investment policy. According to astaff report from Finance DirectorMaida Alcantara, the only changesto the investment policy reflectsome updates on current FDIC lim-its.account specialist Annette Cole-man was introduced as the newaccount specialist for the City.Third Quarter Sustainabilityaward Mayor Tina Hansen pre-sented EDCO Recycling and Trans-fer Station with the Third QuarterSustainability Award. EfrainRamirez, who serves as the vicepresident and general manager forEDCO, accepted the award. Water Hero Central Basin Munic-ipal Water District Board DirectorPhilip Hawkins presented “WaterHero” awards to CouncilmemberLarry Forester and the City of SignalHill for their leadership on waterissues, which Hawkins said has“ensured reliable water supplies forthe region.”

The next Signal Hill Council meet-ing will take place on Tuesday, Nov.6 at 7pm in the Council Chamber.


CJ Dablo/Signal TribuneEDCO Vice President and General Manager Efrain Ramirez (left) accepted theThird Quarter Sustainability Award from Mayor Tina Hansen (right) during lastTuesday’s Signal Hill City Council meeting.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0149049 Title Order No.11-0136821 APN No. 7214-003-008 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDERA DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/10/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACTA LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust exe-cuted by AUSTIN V PLONG, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE ANDSEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 08/10/2004 and recorded 8/13/2004,as Instrument No. 2004-2089829, in Book , Page , of Official Recordsin the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State ofCalifornia, will sell on 10/26/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona ValleyMasonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street,Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash orcheck as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title,and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust,in the property situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street addressand other common designation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2424 WALNUT AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL,CA, 90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein.The total amount of the unpaid balance with inter-est thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $444,535.08. It is possi-ble that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the totalindebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will acceptcashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition,but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title,possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured bysaid Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided,and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trustwith interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or author-ized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recordedwith the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien,you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso 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 respon-sible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off,before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouragedto investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s officeor a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee forthis information. If you consult either of these resources, you shouldbe aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deedof trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The saledate shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or moretimes by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires thatinformation about trustee sale postponements be made available toyou 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 prop-erty, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web sitewww.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case11-0149049. Information about postponements that are very short induration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Inter-net Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is toattend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By: Trustee's Sale OfficerRECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to col-lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.FEI # 1006.169315 10/05, 10/12, 10/19/2012

TST4208NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 12-20304-SP-CAYOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09/19/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, (cashier's check(s) must be made payableto National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of theFinancial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will beheld by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title,and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trustdescribed below. The sale will be made in an "as is" condition, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sumof the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and latecharges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under theterms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be setforth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor:THOMAS P ONG, AND HANG N TRAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE ASJOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: NATIONAL DEFAULTSERVICING CORPORATION Recorded 09/28/2006 as InstrumentNo. 06 2159906 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of LOSANGELES County, California. Date of Sale: 11/02/2012 at 11:00a.m. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic CenterPlaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance andother charges: $1,275,004.94 Street Address or other common des-ignation of real property: 2501 HILLCREST STREET, SIGNAL HILL,CA 90755-3864 A.P.N.: 7214-014-087 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address orother common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address

or other common designation is shown, directions to the location ofthe property may be obtained by sending a written request to thebeneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of thisNotice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason,the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be thereturn of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shallhave no further recourse. The undersigned mortgagee, beneficiaryor authorized agent for the mortgagee or beneficiary pursuant toCalifornia Civil Code Section 2923.5(b) declares that the mortgagee,beneficiary or the mortgagee's or beneficiary's authorized agent haseither contacted the borrower or tried with due diligence to contactthe borrower as required by California Civil Code 2923.5. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting thecounty recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code. The law requires that information abouttrustee sale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you maycall 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web sitewww.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case12-20304-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 10/08/2012 NATIONALDEFAULT SERVICING CORPORATION 7720 N. 16th Street, Suite300 Phoenix, AZ 85020 phone 602-264-6101 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com/sales Nichole Alford,TRUSTEE SALES REPRESENTATIVE A-4309746 10/12/2012,10/19/2012, 10/26/2012

TST4209NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. :20120015001613 Title Order No.: 120114187 FHA/VA/PMI No.:YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED03/22/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEXWEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deedof Trust Recorded on 03/30/2004 as Instrument No. 04 0745385 ofofficial records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: TIMOTHY A.LANKFORD, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BID-DER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT orother form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE:11/01/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THEFOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA,CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2599WALNUT AVENUE #213, SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA 90755 APN#:7211-026-104 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trustscreated by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and rea-sonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is $293,306.07. The benefici-ary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand forSale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The under-signed caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting thecounty recorder 's office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code. The law requires that information abouttrustee sale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you maycall 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visitthis Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regardingthe sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case20120015001613. Information about postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 2 3210EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBTCOLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-

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TST4210NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 10-0119478 Doc ID#0001625896872005N Title Order No. 10-8-439949 Investor/InsurerNo. 162589687 APN No. 7216-020-094 YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/14/2007. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given thatRECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pur-suant to the Deed of Trust executed by REBECCA A. MARINE,dated 06/14/2007 and recorded 7/12/2007, as Instrument No.20071658079, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office ofthe County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, willsell on 11/08/2012 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Nor-walk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ball-room at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, andinterest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, inthe property situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street addressand other common designation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2600 EAST 20TH STREET UNIT 202,SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of theunpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$482,296.95. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bidmay be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or nationalbank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savingsassociation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, tosatisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advancesthereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of theNote secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as pro-vided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by theprovisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the decla-ration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent isattached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with theappropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, youshould understand that there are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself.Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso 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 beresponsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctionedoff, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour-aged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstandingliens that may exist on this property by contacting the countyrecorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which maycharge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more thanone mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may bepostponed 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 postponementsbe made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time anddate for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 orvisit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the filenumber assigned to this case TS No. 10-0119478. Information aboutpostponements that are very short in duration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in thetelephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Infor-mation (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Anyinformation obtained will be used for that purpose. A-431245910/12/2012, 10/19/2012, 10/26/2012

TST4204 / 2012 194044FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: ALLISON TRAININGPERSPECTIVES AND SERVICE, 4067 Hardwick St. #495, Lake-wood, CA 90712. Registrant: ROBBY J. ALLISON, 4067 Hard-wick St. #495, Lakewood, CA 90712. This business is conductedby: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Robby J. Allison. The registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on September 27, 2012. NOTICE: This fic-titious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fic-titious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 5, 12,19, 26, 2012.

TST4206 / Case No. TS016001ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMESUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGE-LES, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220.PETITION OF Veronica Bacerra For Change of Name.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:1. Petitioner VERONICA BECERRA, filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows: A. Present Name:VERONICA BECERRA to Proposed Name: MIA ABIGAIL MEN-DOZA.And: B. Present Name: RICARDO SEBASTIAN MENDOZA to Pro-posed Name: RICARDO DAMIAN MENDOZA.

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mattershall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to showcause, if any, shy the petition for change of name should not begranted. NOTICE OF HEARING:Date: November 1, 2012; Time: 9:30 A.M.; Dept. A, Room 904. Theaddress of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order toShow Cause shall be published at least once each week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755:October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012.___//ss//___Lynn D. Olson, Judge of the Superior CourtDated: September 21, 2012


The following persons are doing business as: D2M WOODPRODUCTS, 37925 6th St. East, Unit 210, Palmdale, CA93550. Registrant: 1. JoANNE DAVIS, 2. RICHARD DAVIS,1555 Georgetown Ave., Palmdale, CA 93550. This businessis conducted by: a Husband and Wife. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JoAnneDavis. The registrants have not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los AngelesCounty on September 20, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: LONG BEACHDUCT CLEANING, 2517 Cerritos Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: LONG BEACH HEATINGAND AIR CONDITIONING INC., 2517 Cerritos Ave., SignalHill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: Shari White, Vice-President. The registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. The registrant began using this ficti-tious business name on October 3, 2012. This statement wasfiled with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October4, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 12, 19, 26,& November 2, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: 1. BRANSCOMB BYLAUREN LYNN, 2. BRANSCOMB UTILITY, 3. BRANSCOMBDESIGNS, 4. LAUREN LYNN, 375 Atlantic Ave. Suite 104, LongBeach, CA 90802. Registrant: BRANSCOMB, 375 Atlantic Ave.Suite 104, Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conductedby: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Lauren Lynn King, President. The reg-istrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. The registrant began using thisfictitious business name on October 1, 2012. This statement wasfiled with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 5,2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The SignalTribune: October 12, 19, 26, & November 2, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: WE CARE MOBILEAUTO DETAILING SERVICES, 214 E. Adams St., Long Beach,CA 90805. Registrant: LEONARD FREDRICK IRVIN II, 214 E.Adams St., Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conductedby: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Leonard Irvin II. The registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on October 5, 2012. NOTICE: This ficti-tious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: Octo-ber 12, 19, 26, & November 2, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: 1. TITANMETALS INCORPORATED, 2. TMI, 3242 E. 59th St.,Long Beach, CA 90805. Registrant: TITAN METALSINCORPORATED, 3242 E. 59th St., Long Beach, CA90805. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: Colleen E. Daly, CFO. The registranthas begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. The registrant beganusing this fictitious business name on December 1, 1995.This statement was filed with the county clerk of LosAngeles County on August 30, 2012. NOTICE: This ficti-tious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. Anew fictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Trib-une: September 28, & October 5, 12, 19, 2012.


The fo l lowing person is do ing bus iness as:MASONRY & TILE TOOL, 7033 McManus St., Lake-wood, CA 90713. Registrant: DENISE ANDRE, 7033McManus St., Lakewood, Ca 90713. This businessis conducted by: an Ind iv idual . I dec lare that a l lin format ion in th is s ta tement is t rue and correct .Signed: Denise Andre. The registrant has begun tot ransact bus iness under the f ic t i t ious bus inessname or names l isted herein. The registrant beganusing th is f ic t i t ious business name on September14, 2012. This statement was f i led with the countyc lerk of Los Angeles County on September 17,2012. NOTICE: This f ict i t ious business name state-ment expires f ive years from the date it was f i led inthe off ice of the county clerk. A new fict i t ious busi-ness name statement must be f i led pr ior to thatdate. The f i l ing of this statement does not of i tselfauthor ize the use in th is s tate of a f ic t i t ious busi -ness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq. , Bus iness and Profess ions Code) . Pub. TheSignal Tribune: September 28, & October 5, 12, 19,2012.


The fol lowing person is doing business as: PORTMACHINE SHIP, 923 E. F St., Wilmington, CA 90744.Registrant: STEPHEN PACE, 1500 Emerald Cove Way,Seal Beach, CA 90740. This business is conducted by:an Individual. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Stephen Pace. Theregistrant has not begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listed herein. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of Los AngelesCounty on September 21, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:September 28, & October 5, 12, 19, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: 1. THESIGNAL TRIBUNE, 2. POSH ENTERPRISES, 939 E.27th St., Signal Hil l, CA 90755. Registrant: 1.STEPHEN M. STRICHART, 2. NEENA R. STRICHART,1918 Raymond Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. I declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Stephen M. Strichart. The registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. The registrant began using thisfictitious business name on February 9, 2000. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of Los AngelesCounty on September 26, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictit ious businessname in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral , state, or common law (see sect ion 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tr ibune: September 28, & October 5, 12, 19,2012.


The following person is doing business as: WESTERNFRAME ART, 14110 Gannet St. #103, Santa Fe Springs,CA 90670. Registrant: ARNOLD JAMES, 14110 GannetSt. #103, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. This business isconducted by: an Individual. I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct. Signed: ArnoldJames. The registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. The registrant began using this fictitious busi-ness name on August 14, 1978. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on Septem-ber 20, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it was filed inthe office of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. The fil-ing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Profes-sions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 28, &October 5, 12, 19, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: 1. DON &HAROLD'S AUTOMOTIVE & EVALUATION CENTER, 2.DON & HAROLD'S AUTO SERVICE, 500 E. Wardlow Rd.,Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: DK AUTOMOTIVE, INC.,500 E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807. This businessis conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct. Signed: Kenneth M. Her-zog, CFO/Sec. The registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.The registrant began using this fictitious business name onOctober 15, 2012. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on October 16, 2012. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. Anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itself author-ize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 19, 26, & November2, 9, 2012.

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Estate of: BEA FAGAN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingentcreditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BEA

FAGAN.A Petition For Probate has been filed by ANNE

MEGLI,in the Superior Court of California,

County of Los Angeles.The Petition For Probate requests that ANNE

MEGLI,be appointed as personal

representative to administer the estateof the decedent.

The Petition requests the decedent’s will codicils, ifany, be admitted to probate. The will and any codi-cils are available for examination in the file kept bythe court. The Petition requests authority to adminis-ter the estate under the Independent Administration of

Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority willallow the personal representative to take many actions

without obtaining court approval. Before taking certainand very important actions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to give notice to interestedpersons unless they have waived notice or consentedto the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested per-son files an objection to the petition and shows goodcause why the court should not grant the authority. AHearing on the petition will be held on October 25,

2012 at 1:30 PM in Dept. 4 located at 415 W. OceanBlvd.,

Long Beach, CA 90802.If You Object to the granting of the petition, you shouldappear at the hearing and state your objections or filewritten objections, with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If Your Are A Creditor or a contingent creditor of the

deceased, you must file your claim with the court andmail a copy to the personal representative appointedby the court within four months from the date of firstissuance of letters as provided in Probate Code sec-

tion 9100. The time for filing claims will not expirebefore four months from the hearing date noticed

above. You may examine the file kept by the court. Ifyou are a person interested in the estate,

you may file with the court a Requestfor Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an

inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any peti-tion or account as provided in Probate Code Section1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available

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Non-injury hit-and-run3:20pm– 2200 block of E. Willow St.

Grand theft4pm– 700 block of E. Spring St.

Stolen Vehicle4:12pm– 900 block of E. 33rd St.

Saturday, Oct. 13Stolen vehicle6:26am– 2700 block of Rose Ave.

Residential burglary11:40am– 1400 block of E. Willow St.

Auto burglary11:47am– 1400 block of E. Willow St.

Petty theft9:05pm– 1600 block of E. Willow St.Suspect in custody.

Sunday, Oct. 14DUI 2:05am– E. 28th St./Walnut Ave.Suspect in custody.

Commercial burglary4:24am– 3100 block of E. Pacific Coast Hwy.

Stolen vehicle10:25am– 2300 block of Lemon Ave.

Monday, Oct. 15Parole violation8:43pm– 2000 block of E. Pacific Coast Hwy.

Tuesday, Oct. 16Non-injury hit-and-run12:45pm– 2500 block of E. 19th St.

Residential burglary3:44pm– 2100 block of Crescent Dr.

Commercial burglary10pm– 2700 block of Junipero Ave.

Wednesday, Oct. 17Non-injury hit-and-run3:06am– E. Hill St./Gaviota Ave.

Residential burglary2:55pm– 1900 block Dawson Ave.

Auto burglary5pm– 2700 block of Cherry Ave.

Cruelty to elder/dependent adult; bodily injury/death9:18pm– 2000 block of E. 21st St.

Friday, Oct. 12Auto burglary10am– 2800 block of Atlantic Ave.

Saturday, Oct. 13Assault– Not a firearm12:39pm– 100 block of Eldridge St.

Sunday, Oct. 14Residential burglary1pm– 2300 block of Olive Ave.

Monday, Oct. 15Vandalism– over $4007:11pm– 2800 block of Long Beach Blvd.

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Prop. 39, if passed, wouldrequire that all multistate busi-nesses in California calculate theirstate income-tax liabilities based onthe percentage of their sales in Cal-ifornia, known as the “single salesfactor method,” and would nolonger allow multistate businessesto use the “three-factor method,”which bases taxes on the locationof the company’s sales, propertyand employees. Essentially, themeasure would no longer give mul-tistate businesses an option tochoose the method for determiningtheir state taxable income that ismost advantageous for them.

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Churchill insisted that CommunityFirst is not interested in gathering a min-imum number of signatures. “We areattempting to gather a maximum num-ber of signatures so we can demonstrateto the Council that people from all overthe entire city support this proposal,” shesaid. “People want to know what iscoming out of their pockets and why.”

Explaining that Community Firstwill not disclose the number of signa-tures collected so far, Churchillexpressed optimism concerning thegroup’s chance for success. “Almosteveryone we talk with signs the peti-tion,” she said. “It is very possible thatwe will have signatures from 15 percentof the registered voters or more by Dec.21.”

City Manager Ken Farfsingexpressed his misgivings about theimpact the initiative would have on cityoperations if it becomes law. “The waythe initiative is structured, it wouldrequire that all fees, taxes, and assess-

ments that the City would proposewould have to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the electorate,” Farfsingsaid. “So, every time the City Councilproposed a fee increase, we would haveto put it on the ballot for the next elec-tion.”

According to Farfsing, increases inbicycle license fees and burglar alarmfees charged by the Signal Hill PoliceDepartment and a host of other user feeswould all have to be approved by a two-thirds majority of Signal Hill voters ifthe initiative is approved.

“That is just not true,” Churchillcountered. “If city officials are sayingthat, they either do not understand thelanguage of the initiative or they aredeliberately trying to mislead the votersabout the initiative’s impact.”

According to Churchill, the initiativewould require that the city charter com-plies with all state laws, includingProposition 218, which excludes fromvoter approval certain fines, forfeitures,library fees, traffic ticket costs and othersmall fees. “So, the voters would not bevoting on little things that they don’tvote on now,” she insisted. “Right nowthe Council has 17 pages of fees thatthey have put into effect that are appli-cable to people in the community. With

the exception of property-related fees–fees that wind up on a person’s property-tax bill– the residents are not going tobe voting on those little fees.”

Farfsing also noted that the initiativewould sunset all of the city’s taxes, feesand assessments within 10 years. “Forexample, the oil-barrel tax would bedone away with in 10 years,” he said.“And we would have to get a two-thirdsvoter approval for a new oil-barrel tax.”

Again, Churchill disagreed withFarfsing’s interpretation of the initia-tive’s provisions. “It contains highlytechnical language, and he may not beunderstanding it,” she acknowledged,“but the initiative does not include thebarrel tax, the hazardous-waste facilitytax or a transient-occupancy tax. If theinitiative is approved, the City will beable to enact all of those without voterapproval.”

According to Farfsing, the initiativewould also require a two-thirds citywidevote for yearly assessments paid forlandscape maintenance in the CaliforniaCrown Landscape and Lighting Mainte-nance District. He asked, “Why shouldpeople who don’t live in the CaliforniaCrown District vote for an assessmentthat will be paid only by CaliforniaCrown residents?”

Churchill disagreed with Farfsing onthat point, too. “Our position is thatProposition 218 excludes that assess-ment district from the requirements ofour initiative,” she explained. “It wouldbe a waste of city funds to require a city-wide vote for assessments in that dis-trict.”

According to Churchill, the initiativewould not take away the City Council’sauthority to impose taxes, but it wouldchange the way taxes are raised. “Ourgroup is asking the voters to add lan-guage that says that if you as a councilare proposing a new tax or property-related fee, or you are going to borrowmoney and ask the taxpayers to pay itback out of their own pockets, then wewant the registered voters to get a ballotthat tells them how much the City wantsto collect, what they want to collect itfor, how much a person or propertyowner is expected to pay, and how longthey have to pay it,” she said. “In otherwords, there has to be a cutoff date. Newtaxes and fees cannot go on indefinitely,and if the City wants to renew them,they have to go back to the voters andtell them why they have to renew a par-ticular tax or fee.”

She added that, under the provisionsof the initiative, developers who are ask-

ing the City to subsidize their develop-ment would have to pay for a specialelection in which the voters would beasked to approve the proposed subsidyby a two-thirds vote.

Farfsing said that one of the initia-tive’s major weaknesses is that it has notbeen carefully drafted and some of itsprovisions can be interpreted in morethan one way. “To us, it was not veryclearly thought out,” Farfsing said. “Ourcity attorney had offered to help the pro-ponents to work on some of these legalissues, but they didn’t want his help.”

“Our initiative is only intended toapply to property-related fees and bor-rowed money that must be paid back bythe taxpayers,” Churchill retorted. “Theopponents of the initiative are trying tocreate issues for contention that do notexist.”

Farfsing said that every electioncosts the City approximately $30,000.

Churchill said the prudent thing forthe Council to do would be to includeproposed taxes and fees on ballots ofelections already scheduled. “If we doget signatures from 15 percent of theregistered voters by Dec. 21, we will askthe City Council to adopt the initiativerather than incurring the cost of a specialelection,” she added.

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