Your Weekly Community Newspaper March 4, 2011Vol. 32 No. 39

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Serving BixBy KnollS, California HeigHtS, loS CerritoS, Wrigley and tHe City of Signal Hill

Cory Bilicko

Managing Editor

Bringing an end to one of the mostcontentious campaign seasons inrecent Signal Hill history, on Tuesdaynight in Council Chambers that city’selection officials announced theresults of the City Council election,with incumbents Tina Hansen andLarry Forester again securing seats onthat five-member governing body.This term will be the fourth forForester, who has served on theCouncil since 1998. Hansen, who hasbeen on the Council since 1994, willbe entering her fifth term as a result ofthis election.

By 9:30pm Tuesday, poll workersfrom all three precincts in the city hadturned in their respective ballots, andall but 116 vote-by-mail (VBM) bal-lots had been counted. Those 116 willbe sent to the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RRCC) forsignature verification. CaliforniaElections Code Section 3019 requiresthe election official to compare thevoter’s signature on the vote-by-mailballot with that appearing on the affi-

davit of registration. “We made thedecision at the beginning of theabsentee period to have signatures on

the VBM ballots verified by the Reg-istrar-Recorder/County Clerk,” saidSignal Hill Deputy City Clerk Becky

Burleson, who oversaw the electionprocess. “To be clear, the actual votedballots are stored in a secured area in

City Hall. We photocopy the ID enve-lope with the voter’s signature andaddress and submit the photocopy tothe RRCC for verification. We thenstaple the verified photocopy to theyellow voter ID envelope.”

A provisional ballot is issued atthe poll when a voter’s registrationcannot be verified, such as when thevoter is at the wrong polling place orisn’t registered to vote, or if the recordshows that the voter applied for aVBM ballot and cannot produce theballot to surrender to the precinctworkers. “These ballots are placed ina separate envelope and returned withthe precinct supplies to the electionofficial,” Burleson said. “We thenensure that the voter did not votetwice by either going to the correctpolling place or that the voter did notalso vote by mail. The signature andaddress on provisional ballotenvelopes are also verified by theRRCC.”

According to City Clerk KathleenPacheco, who was present during theballot-verification and tabulating

In closely watched election, Forester and Hansen retain SH Council seats afterhard-fought campaigns against Simmons; Fersch and Pacheco re-elected unopposed

Re-elected SH councilmembers reflecton election during Wednesday’s meeting

Cory BIlicko/Signal Tribune

(clockwise from top left) Signal Hill Deputy City Clerk Becky Burleson; Signal Tribune publisher Neena Strichart; Signal Hillresident Maria Harris; candidate Matt Simmons; and City Clerk Kathleen Pacheco observe City staff members Elise McCaleb,Kim Boles and Mary Gilmore verify information on vote-by-mail ballots before they are fed into the tabulating machine.

see eleCtion page 10

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

As they congratulated their peers, TinaHansen and Larry Forester, for their successfulbid for re-election to Signal Hill City Council,Councilmembers Mike Noll and Ellen Wardraised their glasses of water during Wednesday’sCouncil meeting.

Their small act was a subtle acknowledge-ment of the vigorous campaign the incumbentcouncilmembers organized against challengerMatt Simmons. Simmons had proposed severalideas to his constituency, including a solution towind down Signal Hill’s water department andpurchase drinking water through the City ofLong Beach. Simmons had earlier criticized thequality of Signal Hill’s water and blasted that

Cory Bilicko

Managing Editor

Earlier this week, Long Beach Coun-cilmembers Robert Garcia and GaryDeLong, along with Tom Modica, director ofGovernment Affairs and Strategic Initiatives,visited Washington D.C. to advocate onbehalf of the City of Long Beach as part ofits Federal Legislation Committee, of whichDeLong is chair and Garcia is vice chair.They met with federal officials and hadmeetings with the Army Corps of Engineers,the Department of Justice, the Department ofTransportation, the House AppropriationsSubcommittee on Energy and Water, and theSenate Environment and Public Works Com-mittee. CJ Dablo/Signal Tribune

Signal Hill Councilmembers Larry Foresterand Tina Hansen

Courtesy Robert Garcia

First District Long Beach CouncilmemberRobert Garcia in Washington DC this week.see CounCil page 17 see D.C. page 9

LB Councilmembers travel to D.C. to advocate forshore restoration, community development grants

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Last week, Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD) SergeantRonald Burgess Jr. was awardedwith the Richard A. Rose CareerAchievement Award. The awardwas established by the honorarymembers of the Long BeachPolice Officers Association inmemory of Sergeant Richard A.Rose, and it is bestowed upon anactive police officer who has aminimum of 20 years of servicewith the LBPD and has demon-strated outstanding integrity, loy-alty, and professionalismthroughout his career.

Burgess is a 25-plus year vet-eran of the department. During hiscareer, he has served as a patrolofficer, a field training officer,and as a felony unit. He was amember of SWAT for nine yearsuntil being promoted to the rankof sergeant in June of 2000. Whileon SWAT, he became an MP-5submachine gun instructor,trained as a sniper, and was one ofthe first EMTs on the team.

Burgess has also taught numer-ous courses at the Long BeachPolice Academy and has receivedmore than 50 commendations andnumerous meritorious awards andunit citations. He was selected asPolice Officer of the Year in 1998by the Long Beach Police Offi-cers Association honoraries andawarded a Silver Star for braveryfrom the American Police Hall ofFame.

Burgess is currently assignedas the supervisor of the Port Secu-rity Unit, which was formed inresponse to the September 11,2001 attacks to ensure and sup-port security in the second largestport in the nation.

Burgess’s father, RonaldBurgess Sr., also served on theLBPD for 37 years. He wasalso a sniper on SWAT who wasawarded a Purple Heart afterbeing shot in the line of duty

by an armed suspect.

Background on Sergeantrichard a. rose

Rose served the LBPD for 30years working as a patrol officerand a vice and homicide detec-tive. He was promoted to sergeantin January 1994 and was laterassigned to the office of the Chiefof Police as the employee rela-tions sergeant until the end of his

career with the police department.During his career, he was selectedas one of LBPD’s “Top Cops” in1990 and the recipient of theMichael Sergi Award in 1998. Healso received more than 60 com-mendations from residents, civicgroups and other law-enforcementagencies. Rose retired from thedepartment on Oct. 23, 1998 andlost his battle with esophagealcancer the following month.

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DUlCET ToNESWhat Part of Long Beach City College Music Department’s Concert

Series, “The Virtuoso Double Bass”When Friday, March 4 at 7:30pmWhere Ruth Todd Concert Hall, 4901 East Carson St.More Info Reserved tickets for this concert are highly recommended

and will be priced at $10. Non-reserved students and seniors are $5 (ifspace allows). Call (562) 938-4411.

BECoME CYClE-SAVVYWhat Bicycle Master Plan Update community workshopsWhen Saturday, March 5. Bike ride from 1pm to 2:30pm, meeting from

2:30pm to 4pmWhere El Dorado Park West Social Hall/Senior Center, 2800 Stude-

baker Rd.More Info Bicycle Master Plan workshops offer the opportunity to learn

about and experience innovative bicycle facility treatments, includingbike boulevards and sharrows, while participating in the planning of aninnovative alternative transportation system that serves users of all agesand skill levels. Call (562) 570-6667, email bikelongbeach@long-beach.gov, or visit bikelongbeach.org.

FREE TAlK oN HEAlTHWhat Free talk on "Can We Rely on God for Health?"Who Brian Talcott, member of Christian Science Board of LectureshipWhen Saturday, March 5 at 3pmWhere Christian Science Church, 5871 Naples PlazaMore Info Call (562) 799-1588.

B-E-EWhat The 10th annual National Elementary School Spelling BeeWhen Sunday, March 6 at 2pmWhere Bay Shore Church auditorium, 5100 E. The ToledoMore Info This bee is for US students in grades 3-5. There will be free

street parking and a free parking in the lot at the corner of GranadaAvenue and Livingston Drive. Cost for applicants is $40. $5 per spec-tator at the door. All spellers must be present and signed-in by 1:30pm.Contact justin@justinrudd.com.

THE NEXT SUPPERWhat Monthly supperWho Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association’s Supper ClubWhen Monday, March 7 at 6:30pmWhere Capretto, 3819 Atlantic Ave.More Info Cost is $18.50 per person (plus tax and tip). The concept of the

Bixby Knolls Supper Club is to support local restaurants on Monday nights,which are typically slow. Reservations are a must.

MEET AND EATWhat Monthly breakfast meetingWho The Good Neighbors of North Long BeachWhen Tuesday, March 8 from 7am to 8:15amWhere Spires Restaurant, 1935 Del Amo Blvd. (at Cherry Ave.)More Info Guest speaker Tiffany Chen, Sustainability Coordinator for

the City of Long Beach, will talk about what it means to be a sustainablecity. Attendees are invited to bring a neighbor or friend.

THE RoAD To SUCCESSWhat College of Business Administration (CBA) Notable Speaker

Series event, with a speech on “The Journey from CBA Student toCEO”

Who Hosted by CSULBWhen Thursday, March 10 at 6pm with reception at 7:30pmWhere The Pointe Conference Center of the campus’s Walter Pyramid,

1250 Bellflower Blvd.More Info A 1975 graduate of CSULB, Cynthia Stamper Graff is a

nationally recognized expert in weight management and is the head ofLindora, Inc. Graff will talk about her personal journey of wellness,leadership and becoming a successful business owner. Visitcsulb.edu/colleges/cba/nss.

Signal Hill Police Departmentcombating ‘taggers’ with TagrSStephanie Raygoza

Editorial Intern

The Signal Hill Police Depart-ment (SHPD) has implemented anew software program that will pro-vide a real-time tracking tool tocombat graffiti vandalism and itssuspects.

The Tracking Automated andGraffiti Reporting System(TAGRS) is designed to help law-enforcement identify suspects bystoring and tracking graffiti inci-dents into a shared database.

Originated by the OrangeCounty Sheriffs Department, theprogram is also being used in LosAngeles County. Signal Hill’s pro-gram is linked to the OrangeCounty database, but it will eventu-ally be a part of the Los AngelesCounty database.

“In December, the Council wastalking about graffiti, and wenoticed a slight increase in graffitiover the last month or so,” saidSHPD Captain Ronald Mark. “Sowe started looking at better waysthat we can track it and better waysthat we can go after the taggers.”

TAGRS utilizes two mainssources for data retrieval. PublicWorks employees use a Blackberrymobile Smartphone device to take a

picture of the graffiti and, after theysubmit the photo, the device’s inter-nal GPS locks in the coordinates ofwhere the graffiti is located. Theemployees will also enter data thatinclude the exact location, amountof damage, date and time discov-ered and anything significant foundat the scene.

The data compiled by PublicWorks show up in the databases thefollowing day where law-enforce-ment officials have access to view,edit and update the report withknown information, including themoniker and gang or crew affilia-tion.

Crime reports conducted bypolice officials provide a secondform of data retrieval by incorporat-ing updated information intoTAGRS.

“The goal of TAGRS is that itdoes two things,” Mark said. “It sat-isfies the Public Works’ needs totrack cost of recovery, cost of mate-rials, cost of labor. But what it reallyis, is a law-enforcement database.”

Prior to the introduction ofTAGRS, Mark said SHPD wouldprimarily rely on crime reports, andPublic Works would submit amonthly report on graffiti.

“We had our trends through ourcrime reports and what Public

Works did, but if we were to try toresearch a moniker, we would haveto hand-search everything, whereasnow it’s instantaneous,” Mark said.“It was a lot more labor-intensive[before].”

The software program hasalready helped Los Angeles andOrange counties make a number ofarrests. According to Mark, LosAngeles County sheriffs recentlyhad a large crackdown on taggersthat were identified using theTAGRS system.

Signal Hill police officials haveyet to make any arrests under theTAGRS program, which was imple-mented by them in January, andthey are primarily focusing on com-piling data.

In the last three years, SignalHill police have arrested 26 peoplefor graffiti. Suspects who arearrested for graffiti vandalism andfound guilty are charged for mali-cious mischief, which oftentimes isa misdemeanor. However, if thedollar amount of damage is morethan $900, it is considered a felony.

“It’s another tool we’re using totrack graffiti and hopefully downthe road make some arrests,” Marksaid. “The object now is to back-track anyone that we arrest to seewhat other damage they’ve done.”

Courtesy lBPD

Sergeant Ronald Burgess Jr. has served on the Long Beach Police Departmentover 25 years and has received more than 50 commendations and numerousmeritorious awards and unit citations.

Burgess awarded rose Career achievementaward by LB Police Officers association

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Now that the Signal Hill election is over, I am so tempted to give myopinion regarding the whole negative campaigning business that tookplace …but I won’t. Not now, anyway. So, on with another topic…

I have celiac disease, as does my mother. It is no fun, as we cannotconsume wheat, rye, barley, malt or most oats. That means no regularpizza, pasta, cereal, cake, cookies, crackers, waffles, pancakes, pie, andmost disturbingly– NO BEER! Oh sure, we can get specialty foods thatsorta kinda taste like those things listed above, but it is more costly andmany times necessary to drive quite a way to purchase such items.

Why do I bring this up? I just learned that March is National Nutri-tion Month. It was just brought to my attention by Lee & Associates inan emailed press release titled “Gluten-Free Lifestyle Diet Trend DrawsAttention to Often-Undiagnosed Celiac Disease, Simple Natural Cure.”

Mom and I have known about our condition for about seven yearsnow and have only recently found the whole gluten-free thing becomingmore mainstream. Several chain restaurants are now offering gluten-free menu choices and even Bisquick is offering a gluten-free bakingmix. Speaking of restaurants, my pals at Delius Restaurant have evenbrought in a gluten-free beer or two for those of us who want or needto keep gluten out of our diets. Now that’s what I call putting the cus-tomer first!

Going back to that email from Lee & Associates, here are excerptsof what they had to say on the topic:

Going gluten-free is the latest weight-loss diet craze among celebri-ties, but being aware of the celiac disease condition from which it orig-inated can be a “life or death” choice for the one out of every 133million Americans afflicted, and the millions more who are not evenaware they are affected. Because of its symptoms, which overlap otherhealth disorders, celiac disease often goes undiagnosed, although a life-time commitment to a strict gluten-free diet usually and completely elim-inates the variety of severe, often painful symptoms.

Gluten-free products include the new rice, artichoke and quinoa pas-tas. By going back to these ancient grains, it is easier to avoid theallergy build-up from wheat, now also commonly found in a good num-ber of food, drinks and even medications.

Additional Facts about celiac disease: it is a lifelong, inheritedautoimmune condition affecting children and adults. Gluten has beenidentified as the sole trigger. For celiacs, foods that contain gluten cre-ate an immune-mediated toxic reaction that causes damage to thesmall intestine, preventing food to be properly absorbed. This isbecause the villi (tiny hair-like projections in the small intestine thatabsorb nutrients from food) are damaged and do not effectively absorbbasic nutrients– proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.Untreated CD resulting in damage to the small bowel can be chronicand life threatening, causing an increased risk of serious, associatednutritional and immune related disorders. Gluten is the common namefor the proteins in specific grains that are harmful to persons with CD.These proteins are found in all forms of wheat, including durum,semolina, spelt, kamut, einkorn and faro. Related grains rye, barleyand triticale also must be eliminated. At present, a strict gluten-freediet is the only therapy.

C O M M E N T A R Y

Now is the best time forCalifornians to plant trees

By The Arbor Day Foundation

California’s Arbor Dayis nearly here, and thebest way to observethe holiday is to planttrees. Arbor Day inCalifornia will becelebratedMarch 7–14.

WhileNational ArborDay is held onthe last Fridayin April, severalstates, includingCalifornia,observe the holi-day at a time bestsuited for tree planting for theirresidents.

Before you getstarted, make sure you’replanting the right tree in the right place.A tree serves many purposes. It is wiseto first determine which functions aremost important to you when selectinga new tree to plant.The main functions of a tree are:

Shade Trees are an excellentsource for cooling because not only dothey block the rays of the sun, they addwater to the air through transpiration.Plant where you want the shadow dur-ing the hottest time of the year.

Beauty Trees add color and canenhance your home depending onwhere it’s planted.

windbreak These are most effec-tive when you plant trees in a dense,step-like arrangement of both conifersand deciduous trees.

Boundaries Trees can help delin-eate your property.

Once you determine the tree’sfunction, you need to pick the best spotto plant it. To help ensure that youplant the right tree in the right place,there are a few things to consider:

Short flowering trees are ideallyplanted under power lines. These treeswill not clash with the lines and willadd color and beauty to your yard.Some examples of short floweringtrees are redbuds, dogwoods andcrabapples.

Large deciduous trees are best usedto shade your home and yard. Thesetrees should be planted on the south-east, southwest and west side of yourhome to provide cooling shade in thesummer and won’t obstruct the lowwinter sun. Examples of large shadetrees are maples, oaks, spruce andmany pine species.

To slow strong winter winds, many

people use evergreen trees,but large deciduous trees

work well too. Wind-breaks should be

planted on the northside of your home,a fair distancefrom the neareststructure. Spruce,firs and pine treesmake fine wind-breaks.

Before youplant, you should

also discover which treesgrow best in California.

To do so, consult theArbor Day Foundation’s Har-diness Zone Map atwww.arborday.org/treeinfo, or

contact a local nursery or arborist.Once you’ve determined the func-

tion of your tree and which speciesyou’d like, you’re ready to plant. Youmust take special care of your tree dur-ing planting time to ensure that it willgrow healthy and strong.

When planting a containerized tree,there are six steps you need to take.

1. Call before you dig. Call the811 hotline to have underground utili-ties located.

2. Handle your tree with care.Always lift it up by its root ball andkeep its roots moist until you plant it.

3. Dig the proper hole. Dig 2 to 5times wider than the diameter of theroot ball with sloping sides.

4. Dig to the proper depth. Thetrunk flare of your tree should sitslightly above ground level.

5. Back fill the hole with nativesoil. That is, unless the soil is all clay.Tamp soil gently to fill large air spaces.

6. Mulch your new tree. Add 2-3inches of mulch around the plantingarea but keep it 1-2 inches away fromthe trunk.

Planting instructions for bare-root,ball and burlap trees are found at arbor-day.org/trees/tips/treeplanting.cfm.

Americans have been planting treeson Arbor Day since 1872. NebraskaCity, Neb., resident, civic leader andagriculturist J. Sterling Morton urgedNebraskans to “set aside one day toplant trees, both forest and fruit.” Thetree-planting holiday was so popularthat by 1920, more than 45 states andU.S. territories annually celebratedArbor Day. Today, the tree-planters’holiday is observed in all 50 states andin many countries around the world.

Okay, people, I will try andexplain it to the people who insist oncalling Social Security an “entitle-ment.” Social Security is not an enti-tlement. According to myWebster’s, an entitlement is a “gift.”

Social Security, which I paid intoby “order of my government,” wasnot a gift. It was an insurance pro-gram that was supposed to take careof the people who paid into it afterthey were retired from their jobs.Nobody asked me if I wanted to con-tribute to the plan. I had three chil-dren to support and that little bit ofmoney I contributed each pay daycould have gone towards a pair ofshoes for one of the children orsomething more important than thenebulous thought I had, at that time,that I would ever be old enough tocollect on my contributions.

Social Security is a right. Accord-ing to my Webster’s, a right is thatwhich is due to anyone by just claim,

legal guarantees or moral principles,etc.

Now, can the people who are soanxious to salvage Social Securityplease remember– you may be float-ing in a cloud of denial that the daywill ever come when that monthlycheck you were promised will beyour lifeline to food, clothing andshelter, but, believe me, it is possible.Life has a way of hitting you whereit hurts sometimes.

When you’re young, you can’timagine getting so old you need apick-me-up, but ask your parents orgrandparents if they could managewithout that check to help them. Itwas supposed to be an insurance pol-icy guaranteed by our government,so we have no reason to feel guiltyfor receiving our checks.

That’s what “insurance” is for–when we retire. The Federal Insur-ance Contributions Act (FICA)promised us that.

Vivian C. nelsonLong Beach

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Social insecurity?

Surprisedwith a prize

What a nice surprise! We got toplay– and win! We loved getting thatcall from you about winning one of theprize packages in this year’s Sweet-heart Sweepstakes. Thank you and allthe businesses and individuals con-tributing prizes– some of which we getto enjoy this year for ourselves– forthis fun event.

We look forward to this each year.To us it’s like a reverse scavenger hunt,where we deposit something instead offind something. We prep the couponson the page with our address labels andphone number. We then cut them out,work out a driving route, stack thecoupons in that order and go.

I drive and Jackie delivers. We talkabout each place as we go. If parkingis a problem, I just drive around theblock while she deposits the coupon.Closed businesses meant coupondelivery later in the week.

We met some nice people along theway and saw places new to us. Nowthat we have been introduced, wealready know some new spots to visitin our neighborhood– thanks to you.Again, what a nice surprise– a greatway to start the new year.

John and Jacqueline FranzenLong Beach

after the smokehas cleared…

I am writing to express my dis-like and concern regarding the recentelection. Some of the campaignmaterial that circulated in this elec-tion contained misleading, hurtfuland incorrect allegations. Campaignsthat run on misleading informationand not on fact are dangerous.

I know it’s the responsibility ofthe voter to discern between the var-ious candidates. Even if all the can-didates are making sensiblestatements, it’s difficult to decideupon whom to choose. However, anintentionally deceitful campaignonly makes it that much more diffi-cult for voters to choose.

The residents of Signal Hilldeserve the best. It’s the voters’responsibility to choose the best rep-resentatives for their city. Last Tues-day, the voters were able to see pastthe smoke and mirrors and made thebest choices for our City.

edward VillanuevaSignal Hill

[Ed. Note– Edward Villanueva ran

for Signal Hill City Council in 2006

and 2008.]

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Refunds totaling more than$129 million may be waiting fornearly 124,000 Californians whodid not file a federal income taxreturn for 2007, the Internal Rev-enue Service announced Tuesday.However, to collect the money, areturn for 2007 must be filed withthe IRS no later than Monday,April 18, 2011. The IRS estimatesthat these potential 2007 refundsare $597 or more.

Nationally, $1.1 billion may bewaiting for nearly 1.1 million peo-ple who failed to file a 2007 fed-eral income tax return. Somepeople may not have filed becausethey had too little income torequire filing a tax return, eventhough they had taxes withheldfrom their wages or made quar-

terly estimated payments. In caseswhere a return was not filed, thelaw provides most taxpayers witha three-year window of opportu-nity for claiming a refund. If noreturn is filed to claim a refundwithin three years, the moneybecomes property of the USTreasury.

The law requires that the returnbe properly addressed, mailed andpostmarked by April 18, 2011.There is no penalty for filing alate return qualifying for a refund.

Taxpayers seeking a 2007refund will have their checks heldif they have not filed tax returnsfor 2008 and 2009. In addition,the refund will be applied to anyamounts still owed to the IRS andmay be used to offset unpaid child

support or past-due federal debtssuch as student loans.

By failing to file a return, peo-ple stand to lose more than arefund of taxes withheld or paidduring 2007. In addition, manylow- and moderate-income work-ers may not have claimed theEarned Income Tax Credit(EITC). The EITC helps individu-als and families whose incomesare below certain thresholds,which in 2007 were $39,783 forthose with two or more children,$35,241 for people with one child,and $14,590 for those with nochildren.

Current and prior year taxforms and instructions are avail-able on the Forms and Publica-tions page of IRS.gov or bycalling toll-free 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). Tax-payers who are missing FormsW-2, 1098, 1099 or 5498 for2007, 2008 or 2009 should requestcopies from their employer, bankor other payer. If these efforts areunsuccessful, taxpayers can get afree transcript showing informa-tion from these year-end docu-ments by calling 1-800-908-9946,or by filing Form 4506-T, Requestfor Transcript of Tax Return, with

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reward offered for information leading toarrest of individual(s) who burned cat

Two juvenile suspects arrested for attempted burglaryto wrigley home while 14-year-old resident was inside

On Sunday, Feb. 20, at approx-imately 11:15am, officers fromthe Long Beach Police Depart-ment were dispatched to the 1100block of Daisy Avenue inresponse to a call that a cat hadbeen severely burned and was inneed of emergency treatment.

Officers arrived on the sceneand found the animal on a walk-way, with its fur still smoldering.Due to the cat’s immense suffer-ing, they immediately transportedthe animal to an emergency vet-erinary hospital where it wasevaluated by a veterinarian andhumanely euthanized.

The preliminary investigationrevealed that the cat, a youngadult of one or two years, wasburned. The cat appeared to havebeen multi-colored, with darkgray or black as its predominantcolor, with a dark tail, white backfeet, and a patch of white on theface. The exact time of the inci-

dent is unknown.A press release issued by the

Long Beach Police Departmentthis week noted that animal crueltyis a serious crime and that offend-ers are also likely to commit acts ofviolence on humans. Punishmentsfor animal cruelty crimes caninclude fines and/or jail time.

Cases of animal neglect or cru-elty may be reported to AnimalCare Services at (562) 570-7387.Improper care of animals caninclude lack of proper shelter,failure to provide food and water,unlawful breeding, and denyingan animal needed medical care.To report an act of cruelty inprogress, or an animal in immedi-ate need of assistance, call 9-1-1.

This week, the nonprofit Com-munity Action Team (CAT)offered a $1,000 reward for infor-mation leading to the arrest of theperson(s) responsible for thecrime. Justin Rudd, CAT’s

founder, then began a Facebookcampaign to generate moremoney for the reward. “Thereward is now up to $4,055 withhelp from Friends of Long BeachAnimals and several individuals,”Rudd said. “Anyone wanting topledge toward the reward moneybeing offered can do so with anemail toJustin@JustinRudd.com. We wantLong Beach to be a place whereanimals are loved andrespected. We want to send astrong message that we care aboutall living creatures here.”

Those with information regard-ing this act of cruelty are asked tocall Long Beach Police Depart-ment Violent Crimes DetectiveDavid Ternullo at (562) 570-7657.Tipsters can also submit informa-tion via text or email on the LBPDwebsite longbeach.gov/police or

directly to Tipsoft tipsoft.com. ß

Two juvenile males werearrested Monday after theyattempted to burglarize a home butwere surprised by a 14-year-oldboy who was inside.

On Feb. 28, at approximately10am, Long Beach police officerswere dispatched to the 2000 blockof Lime Avenue regarding a bur-glary that had just occurred. Whenthey arrived, they learned that twomale juvenile subjects who livenearby attempted to break into a

residence. The two juveniles knocked on

the front door of the residence. A14-year-old boy who was insidethe residence heard the knocks andsaw the two subjects but did notanswer the door. Minutes later, one

of the juveniles jumped into thebackyard of the residence whilethe other remained in front, actingas a lookout.

The juvenile removed an air-conditioning unit from the windowframe and began to enter the homethrough the window when sud-denly the 14-year-old boy enteredthe room and surprised the juve-nile burglar. The suspect then fledfrom the scene without telling hislookout partner that he was leav-

ing. The boy in the residence called

police and provided a detaileddescription of the burglary sus-pects. Officers arrived within min-utes and found the lookout partnerstill looking out across from the

residence. A short time later, thejuvenile burglar was arrested at his

residence nearby. Both juveniles were arrested

and booked for residential bur-glary. They are both 17-year-old

residents of Long Beach.Anyone with any information

regarding this incident may callthe Long Beach Police Depart-ment’s Youth Services Division at

(562) 570-1426.The Long Beach Police Depart-

ment reminds all parents of youngerchildren to talk to them about per-sonal safety practices in the home.Parents should remind children tonot open the door for strangers and,if they feel they are in danger, to

call 9-1-1 immediately. ß

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SH resident to dance and sing in Children’sHospital of Orange County fundraiser

Signal Hill resident Shawn Hoc-tor will join nearly 100 business,civic and society leaders from allover Orange County on stage duringCHOC Follies XIV– A Funny Thing

Happened on the Way to the Follies,a charity musical event benefitingChildren’s Hospital of OrangeCounty (CHOC) that has raisedmore than $5 million since its incep-tion in 1998.

Hoctor is the accounting managerat Montage Hotels & Resorts, a hotelmanagement company consisting ofluxury hotels, resorts and resi-dences. He returns to CHOC Follies

as a fourth-year cast member.Proceeds from this year’s Follies

will support a radiology waitingroom in CHOC’s new patient caretower, which will occupy over 1,000square feet of space.  

“What began as a simple idea toattract new supporters to the hospitalhas developed over the past 13 yearsinto one of Orange County’s mostanticipated and successful charityevents,” said executive producerGloria Zigner.

A Funny Thing Happened on the

Way to the Follies will run Thursday,March 31 and Friday, April 1 at 8pmand Saturday, April 2 at 2pm and8pm at the Robert B. Moore Theatreat Orange Coast College, 2701Fairview Rd., in Costa Mesa. Ticketsare $35 to $125. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets, visit choc-follies.org or call (714) 532.8690. 

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Shawn Hoctor, a Signal Hill residentwho is the accounting manager atMontage Hotels & Resorts, will per-form in CHOC Follies for the fourthyear.

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FThe First Fridays Art Walk onMarch 4 will bring a sample ofMardi Gras to Bixby Knolls withmusic, food, mask-making andplenty of beads to keep things fes-tive.

Stop into each business to col-lect the different beads and see allthe great things they have tooffer. Other ingredients of the nightwill include: live art, diverse music,improv comedy, classic cars, Tim-strument, interactive art projects,community organization displays,free books, gift items, a Poetry Boxbook, antiques, a piano man, BayouBrass, beads, the Big Red Bus, the

Knolls Ranger, and plenty of theunexpected.

Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson’s “First Books atFirst Fridays” at the Dana BranchLibrary will again partner with Ani-mal Care Services, this time forhorse-themed books beginning at5:30pm.

Bella Cosa, 3803Atlantic Ave.,will have all the information aboutFirst Fridays, maps, business info,and restaurant recommendationsfrom 6:30pm to 8pm.

When the businesses start toclose, “First Fridays After Hours”begins. Nino’s Italian Restaurant,

3853 Atlantic Ave., will feature its562City[After]Life Hours with liveartists and an all-star jam of some ofthe best musicians in Long Beachalong with late-night dining andbeverages. The Factory, 4020Atlantic Ave., also goes late into thenight with food, drinks, and music.

Attendees may dine on “Art-Lantic” Avenue at one of the localrestaurants then grab the Big RedBus to travel from venue to venuevia designated stops at the partici-pating businesses.

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board of education approves more budgetcuts, eliminates three graduation requirements

The Long Beach Board of Edu-cation approved $7.8 million morein budget cuts to central operationsWednesday and eliminated threegraduation requirements whilenearly 1,200 employees beganreceiving preliminary layoffnotices. The cuts are due to multi-billion-dollar reductions to publiceducation in the Golden State,which, according to a press releaseissued by the Long Beach UnifiedSchool District, remains incapableof providing stable funding for itsschoolchildren.

The cuts, which follow morethan $50 million in budget reduc-tions by the board last month, arepart of the school district’s efforts toplan for a worst-case budget sce-nario that would occur if votersstatewide do not approve the exten-sion of certain taxes that are set toexpire.

The reductions to central func-tions– which have already sustainedsignificant cuts in recent years– willagain affect a wide array of services,including school safety, research,multimedia services, the superin-

tendent, deputy superintendent andassistant superintendent offices, Per-sonnel Commission, curriculum andtextbook services, library services,and several business office functionssuch as accounting, purchasing,information services, transportation,human resources, risk managementand maintenance. The latest centraloffice cuts affect 71.6 positions,including 34 maintenance jobs.

Nearly 1,200 certificatedemployees– mostly teachers– mean-while began receiving preliminarylayoff notices this week. The noticesare being distributed after the schoolboard approved the potential elimi-nation of hundreds of positions lastmonth. While nearly 800 positionswere approved in February for pos-sible elimination, the school districtis issuing nearly 1,200 preliminarylayoff notices to allow for the“bumping” process in whichemployees with the most senioritycan bump other employees out oftheir positions. Such over-noticingof employees is common in schooldistricts, which must issue prelimi-nary layoff notices by mid-March to

preserve their ability to lay offemployees for the following schoolyear.

Aside from teachers, job cutshere in California’s third largestschool district also are affectingadministrators, librarians, nurses,psychologists, counselors and sup-port staff.

This week’s actions by theschool board included the elimina-tion of computer, health, and servicelearning (community service) grad-uation requirements, in keeping withrecent budget reductions. The threegraduation requirements are notstate-mandated, but they had beenadopted in previous years by thelocal school board.

The number of credits requiredto attain a high-school diploma willdecrease from 220 to 210 beginningwith the class of 2015. Health andcomputer literacy will still beoffered as electives, and the schooldistrict is integrating service learn-ing into other coursework.

LBUSD has cut its budget bymore than $200 million since 2008.ß

Courtesy lB Mardi Gras Festival

Blair Cohn and Michelle Steilen (aka Estro Jen) will lead ceremonies for Saturday’s Mardi Gras in Long Beach.

Cohn and ‘estro Jen’ coronated 2011 Long Beach Mardi gras king and queen

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Community leaders BlairCohn and Michelle Steiler(aka “Estro Jen”) will leadthe 2011 Long Beach MardiGras parade as king andqueen and reign over the all-day festivities at RainbowHarbor on Saturday, March 5.

Cohn is the execu-tive director of the BixbyKnolls Business Improve-ment Association, and Steileris owner of Moxi Skate Shopon 4th Street Retro Row andcofounder of the Long BeachRoller Derby.

“Blair and Michelle areperfect choices to representthis community festival,”said Festival director JeffWilliams. “The work Blairhas done to build up First Fri-days and likewise Michellefor the Long Beach RollerDerby are exactly the type ofcommunity-building we wantto celebrate with our event.”

The centerpiece for theoverall event is the theme of“Rollin’ and Strollin’ AroundLong Beach,” which willbring entertainment andactivities for all ages through

locations throughout Rain-bow Harbor.

The parade starts at 3pmat the Aquarium of thePacific and continues alongthe esplanade around the har-bor and ends at Shoreline Vil-lage.

Starting at noon, there willbe various free entertain-ments for kids and familiesaround Rainbow Harbor,including mask-making,face-painting and rides.

Most of the activities willtake place at the Pike KidsZone on the lawn alongShoreline Drive. Other pre-parade activities will includedancing, music and a shrimp-eating contest starting at 2pmat Bubba Gump’s.

Immediately following theparade, Shoreline Village willblock off part of their parkinglot to host the “Party Gras”concert, an event full ofdance and music perform-ances headlined by localgroup Double-O Soul.

Parade applications andfestival details can be found

at lbmardigras.com. ß

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The First Church of Christ will sponsora lecture entitled “Why You Should KnowAbout Christian Science Healing” on Fri-day, March 11 at 7pm at The Grand, 4101

E. Willow St. Ron Ballard, an internationalspeaker and teacher of Christian sciencehealing, will present the lecture, which willcover what constitutes healing and the ben-efits of moving beyond physical care tospiritual restoration. ß

The uPS Store, at its new 3553 AtlanticAvenue location, will host its grand re-

opening celebration on Monday, March 7from 3pm to 7pm. Among the activitiesplanned for the day are a ribbon-cuttingwith Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson, The Grace ChristianSchool Band and local musician MichelleMangione. “As a one-stop shop for ship-ping, postal and business services, we look

forward to continuing our committed serv-ice to the city of Long Beach,” said TheUPS Store owner Anthony Wingfield.“Prior to securing the current location, TheUPS Store was smaller, limiting our self-serve/assisted copy and printing services.The new location is large enough for us toaccommodate our customers’ needs moreefficiently.” The UPS Store can be reachedat (562) 981-6245. Hours are 8am to 7pmMondays through Fridays and 8:30am to6pm Saturdays. ß

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US Representative Congressmember Dana Rohrabacher (CA–46th District)

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D.C. on Monday

Major issues discussed duringthe trip included a continuing res-olution by the House Appropria-tions Committee proposing a$100-billion cut for the Fiscal Year2011 federal budget. Cuts are pro-posed to Community DevelopmentBlock Grants and the eliminationof Workforce Investment Actgroups. Both actions could havesignificant impacts to the LongBeach community, according toGarcia and DeLong.

The city representatives alsoaddressed: proposed cuts to stateand local Department of Home-land Security grants, which help

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He noted that Long Beach hasstepped up to support the LongBeach Breakwater and EcosystemRestoration study, and now it’stime for Washington to do thesame. “Cleaning our water andrestoring our shore will transformour coastline and be an economicboon to the city.”

DeLong said he had been look-ing forward to meeting with Con-gressional delegation to discussthe issues that are important toLong Beach. “Federal support forthe Colorado Lagoon is extremelyimportant as we move towardsrestoring this citywide asset,” he

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processes but did not actively partici-pate in those procedures since hername was on the ballot for her currentposition, albeit unopposed, the elec-tion outcome announced that nightwas “unofficial” and the officialresults will be provided today (March4) after the provisional and vote-by-mail ballots have been tallied.

The unofficial results, which werecomputed through an Excel spreadsheet and then projected onto a largepull-down screen that night, indicatethat Forester garnered 511 votes (or35.2 percent), Hansen received 574votes (or 39.6 percent) and challengerMatt Simmons acquired 364 votes (or25.1 percent), all of whom were seek-ing Council seats. Pacheco received675 votes, and incumbent EmersonFersch, also unopposed in his questfor city treasurer, garnered 657 votes.

One of the issues that made thecampaign so controversial was thefact that Simmons’s Wordpress blogentitled “Your Signal Hill Voice” fea-tures posts by its visitors that allegethere has been election fraud withinthe City of Signal Hill. One postattributed to “Concerned CitizensAgainst Political Corruption in SignalHill” that does not otherwise identifyits members, and dated Feb. 1, 2011,outright accuses “city election offi-cials” of “past election fraud.” Thepost states: “We found four electionswere fixed in the last 19 years whenSenor [sic] Councilman Mike Nolland Sara Hanlon were electedthrough massive voter registrationfraud in 1992. Present Council mem-bers Larry Forester and Ellen Wardplayed a major roll [sic] in this fraud.”

Since Wordpress, a free web soft-ware, enables its bloggers to approveor remove any and all commentsposted by visitors of their blogs, Sim-

mons’s inclusion of the aforemen-tioned comment on his site has beenseen by his opponents as complicity.However, Simmons wrote a post onthat blog on Feb. 20, 2011 thatappears to disclaim those accusationsagainst the City: “There are a numberof residents who are concerned aboutpossible election fraud. I believeeverything is on the up and up; how-ever, we need to give our residentsconfidence about our democraticprocess by eliminating mysteriousballots and preventing voting irregu-larities. The democratic process ismore important than the results.”

When asked if he thought theCity’s election process had been fairand legal, after the results had beengiven, Simmons responded by callingit “absolutely fair” and commendedBurleson for her work. “I would liketo thank Becky Burleson. I want togive her credit for doing an absolutely

wonderful job,” he said. “The Cityprovided transparency every step ofthe way. They kept us informed, andthe election was fair every step of theway.”

If there was indeed any skepticismabout the integrity of Signal Hill’selection process, those doubts werelikely put to rest Tuesday night; Citystaff members who were verifyingincoming ballots and working along-side Martin & Chapman Co. electionconsultants were themselves beingclosely watched by Simmons, SignalHill resident Gloria Nava, and MariaHarris, also a Signal Hill resident whohas appeared to be Simmons’s mostvocal proponent but claims she is inno way officially linked to his cam-paign. Those City staff membersincluded: Burleson; Elise McCaleb,redevelopment manager; Kim Boles,administrative department secretary;and Mary Gilmore, assistant to citymanager in the personnel department.

As McCaleb, Boles and Gilmoresat in the Chamber’s dais, Burlesonwalked among them, supervising theprocess of verifying the ballots,including vote-by-mail forms, thenthose submitted from polling places.Placed before each staff member wasa print-out entitled “A Guide toAcceptable and Non-Acceptable Bal-lot Markings,” to which she referredwhile checking each ballot. “They’reverifying that ballot marks will beaccurately read by the tabulatingmachines,” Burleson told thisreporter. “They’re checking for folds,tears and small dots that might not beread. They’re verifying that they areall from the same precinct.”

After City staff completed the bal-lot-verification process, Burlesonhanded the ballots to Scott Martin andDan Pabich of Martin and ChapmanCo., who then fed them into the tabu-lating machine, which counted thevotes. Thereafter, Pabich printed out

copies of the results, which Burlesondistributed to those in attendance, andthe results were displayed on theoverhead screen.

Those results were broken downby precincts and showed the numberof votes the candidates receivedwithin each. The city is divided intothree voting precincts, which include:Precinct 1, the Signal Hill Park Com-munity Center; Precinct 4, First Fam-ily Church; and Precinct 5, WillowRidge.

Asked Thursday if she believesthis election was handled properly,Harris affirmed that it indeed was fair.She said she and others were at thepolls and Council Chamber to dowhat the League of Women Votersusually does. “They act as poll watch-ers just to ensure that the ballots arebeing handled according to ElectionLaw,” Harris said. “From what I sawand what was reported from pollwatchers, the poll workers did a goodjob. There were only a couple of inci-dents where I thought Election Lawwas being interpreted loosely, but Ichallenged the interpretation, and, inthe end, my interpretation wasaccepted.”

Harris said that, in a conversationwith Burleson prior to Election Day,she had discussed with her how itwould be inappropriate for Pacheco,an elected official whose name is onthe ballot, to participate in the han-dling of the ballots, and thatBurleson agreed with her. However,according to Harris, Pacheco wasindeed part of the canvassing boardthat was verifying ballots on Elec-tion Night. Harris said she thenpointed out to Burleson that the useof Pacheco for that task is illegal,according to Election Code 15205and that, after Burleson consultedCity Attorney Dave Aleshire, sheagreed with Harris and acted accord-ingly. “I believe in good, open gov-ernment,” said Harris. “It’s importantto follow not only the letter of thelaw but the spirit of the law. If theletter of the law is interpretedloosely, that makes us, the citizenry,

distrustful of government. It’s impor-tant for the citizenry to trust our gov-ernment so the government can workeffectively.”

Given the opportunity Thursday torespond to Harris’s statements regard-ing the ballot-counting procedures,Burleson said it is indeed correct thata city employee is not allowed to han-dle ballots. However, she noted, a cityclerk is an elected official, rather thana city employee, and one of the jobsof a city clerk is to conduct an elec-tion. Burleson said she had indeedconsulted Aleshire and they agreedthat Pacheco would not serve as the“election official.” “Given the issue athand, we agreed that the city clerkwould not be the election official thatnight,” Burleson said. “She was anobserver just like Simmons, Mrs.Harris and Mrs. Nava. She did nottouch a ballot.”

Though Hansen was not presentduring the election-results announce-ments Tuesday, in attendance were allfour of the other Council members:Forester, Mike Noll, Ellen Ward, andMayor Ed Wilson. After the resultswere given, Noll had passionatewords about this year’s campaign.“This one is a very nasty one, as far asit goes to lies and deception,” he said.“Bits and pieces were taken out ofcontext, so you don’t really have thereal answers. I’m very disappointed inthe way it was run. I think, in a cam-paign, you have to sell yourself andimprove on what the Council hasdone so far.” Noll said he can appre-ciate a candidate who is willing andable to contribute positively to anexisting Council, but he is disap-pointed by challengers who partici-pate in a vitriolic campaign to win anelection. “When you have to teardown a city, tear down a city man-ager… to make yourself known, thatreally upsets me,” he said.

Forester seemed to share Noll’ssentiment. “I have never been in acampaign that’s outright misinforma-tion that could be construed as out-right lies promulgated by anopponent,” Forester said.

After the election results had beenannounced and attendees werestreaming out of Council Chambers,Simmons reflected on the months thathad led up to Election Day. “I thinkthe campaign was a success,” he said.“We were able to communicate withthe residents on YourSignal-HillVoice.com, and, as the result ofour campaign, the residents are nowinformed about many of the innerworkings of our city, and I believe,through transparency, we’ll benefitfrom stronger fiscal decisions in thefuture.”

After the Council meetingWednesday night, Hansen released astatement about the election results. “Ifeel very pleased and humbled that somany individuals supported methroughout the election and that theresidents continue to choose me astheir representative,” she said. “As faras my thoughts about the campaign,my belief is this– negative campaignslead to negative results.” ß

Electioncontinued from page 1

Photos by Cory Bilicko/Signal Tribune

Dan Pabich of Martin and Chapman

Co. feeds ballots into his company’s

tabulating machine.

Overhead screen displaying Excel spread sheet that shows results of absenteeballots from Voting Precincts 1 and 4, as election numbers were being reported.

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California State University LongBeach’s (CSULB) 41st annual PowWow, an American-Indian socialcelebration, returns to the campus’sCentral Quad on Saturday, March12 and Sunday, March 13. Admis-sion is free and parking is $5.

The two-day event, which willfeature American-Indian dancing,arts, crafts and food, begins at 11ameach day and runs until 10pm onSaturday and 6pm on Sunday.

The largest spring event of itskind in Southern California, thePow Wow at CSULB is focused ondisplaying the university’s strongAmerican-Indian presence.

“We are celebrating 42 years ofAmerican-Indian studies, the oldestAmerican-Indian studies programwest of the Mississippi, and the 41stannual Pow Wow,” said CraigStone, professor of American-Indian studies and art at CSULBand faculty advisor to the campus’sAmerican-Indian Student Counciland Pow Wow Committee. “We arelooking forward to the next 41 yearsand beyond.”

In addition to contests and inter-tribal dancing, there will be gourddancing with dancer registrationclosing at 2pm on March 12. Alldancers and drums are invited.

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How I came to meet the artist Ale-jandra Vernon, the first subject of thisnew column, is almost as interestingas the beautiful, vivid works she cre-ates.

A few weeks ago, I was lookingthrough a stack of pictures here at ouroffices that had been salvaged afterour former building’s roof collapsedfrom the torrential January rainfalllast year. One of those pieces of art,matted but not framed, shielded by aclear-plastic covering, immediatelycaptured my attention and my imag-ination.

It was a striking composition ofbuildings that, placed side-by-side,defied the logic of perspective that’staught in ninth-grade art classes–some of the structures looked flat, butsome popped with three dimensions.The print, overall, certainly had avisual impact, but, at the same time,its creator’s acute attention to detaildrew me in closer to see what eyecandy it offered on an almost minis-cule scale.

In love at the first sight of it, Iremoved it from among its artfulcompanions and placed it near mydesk. After its rightful owner, my co-worker, gave me permission to call itmy own, I took it home, with even-tual plans to properly frame it.

Later that night, I picked it up andadmired it, wishing I knew moreabout the artist. Something com-pelled me to flip it over. On the backof the print was its title, “DowntownUSA,” and a web address–avernon.com. With eagerness, I typedin the URL, and, when the pageopened, I clicked on “View the Gal-leries” and was treated to an array ofcolorfully cheerful works. That initialprint I’d serendipitously encounteredin our office was the amuse-bouche,and this website provided the feast.

Naturally, I returned to the mainpage to click on “About Me” and“News,” where I began to discoverthe artist behind the enchantingdesigns. I read about her experiencewith breast cancer and about all thepaintings she’d lost in an apartmentfire. Then I emailed her to ask ifshe’d like to be the first artist profiledfor my new column. As you can see,her answer was “yes.”

why were parts of your child-hood spent in ecuador, argentinaand Jamaica? Just how did theselocales influence your art?

My father had an adventurousnature and we (my mother, sister andbrother, and me, barely a year old)found ourselves on a dairy farm inEcuador, abounding in snakes, and ariver between us and civilization (thecity of Guayaquil). When I was 5, wemoved to Buenos Aires, and at 10,Jamaica. The South American influ-ence must show in my art because it’ssuch a big part of my life; I still res-onate to the music, dance, and visualarts of Latin America.

Looking at your artwork, it’s hardto figure out exactly what’s goingon. what processes are involved inyour mixed-media approach?

It’s long and complicated. It startswith the drawing. If the drawing isn’tright, the picture won’t work. Thecomposition is the most essential partof every piece. The rest is a mixtureof layers...paper, watercolor,gouache, acrylic varnish, and shellac.

How has your mixed-media collagetechnique evolved over the years?

I started out at 12, and the pieceswere very simple. The processhas been through many transforma-tions and has gone through a radicalchange recently, reverting back to asimplicity in design, but with thecomplex layering with differentmedia.

How challenging has it been foryou as an artist to sell your work inthe weak economy of the last fewyears?

Yes, the art market bottomed out,and many galleries representing meclosed. It hasn’t been easy. One can-not lower prices to suit the market forequivalent works that others havebought, but as fate would have it, mynew style is a “different animal.”They take me a lot less time to do,and I can price them accordingly. Thefirst new pieces I’ve shown have

brought sales, so maybe it’s an omenof things to come.

Do you ever experience periods ofartist’s block, when you just can’tseem to produce anything? If so,how do you deal with that chal-lenge?

The only severe block is whenthere is a style change, which mighthappen every 5 to 10 years. There’san in-between period where the oldstyle isn’t working, and the seed ofthe new hasn’t flowered yet. It’s themost horribly frustrating experi-ence!

The Art of the MatterA look into the minds (and hearts) of today’s artists

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you’ve won numerous awards foryour art over the years. How doesreceiving an award for your workaffect the art you create there-after, if at all?

It’s always appreciated and looksgreat on a résumé, but otherwisedoesn’t affect me.

what were the circumstances sur-rounding the fire that destroyedyour works?

There was a devastating fire inmy apartment complex five yearsago. I managed to get six pieces out,but there were dozens of others, andI also lost the records of the paint-ings, as well as the records of thehundreds I’ve sold over a lifetime,and I don‘t remember much aboutthem. I have a “pre-fire” life and a“post-fire” life.

what effect did losing so manypaintings have on you emotion-ally? Did it have a debilitatingeffect, or did it inspire you more?

I had to get to work immediatelyas I had 20 pieces to make for a LongBeach Library solo exhibit. Therewas no time to think about it!

How has your artwork affectedyour healing process since beingdiagnosed with breast cancer?

It has greatly affected my life. Iwas initially so ill I had no energy towork, and felt “at death’s door.” Then

I met my brilliant oncologist, Dr. VuPhan, and feel better than I have inyears. I have so much gratitude forevery day, and have an increasedempathy for all living creatures. It

has sensitized me in a way, and mywork has gone through such a dra-matic change. The pieces are simpler,more colorful, and some have a dashof humor that wasn’t there before. ß

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Alejandra Vernon uses a process she describes as “long and complicated,” amixture of paper, watercolor, gouache, acrylic varnish and shellac.

The Arts Council for Long Beachthis week announced the 2011 Distin-guished Arts Awards winners, eachbeing recognized for playing anessential role in furthering the arts inLong Beach. Awardees were selectedby an independent panel, based onnominations submitted by the public.The winners are as follows:

gregorio Luke (Distinguishedartist of the year), who has givenmore than 1,000 lectures on the sub-jects of Mexican art, history, women’sissues and more. According to theArts Council, his lectures and writingcontinue to inspire and educate audi-ences about the impact of the arts inour everyday lives.

Blair Cohn (Distinguished artsLeadership of the year) who, asexecutive director of the BixbyKnolls Business Improvement Asso-ciation, has built a new arts scene thatincludes the monthly First Fridays ArtWalk, the Bixby Knolls Literary Soci-ety, and the Expo arts center, whichnow houses two galleries and twotheater spaces. According to the ArtsCouncil, Cohn’s hard work demon-strates that the arts can truly servebusinesses and residents alike.

Mary ellen Kilsby (Distin-guished arts Patron of the year),who has supported the arts in LongBeach for 30 years. She incorporatedmusic and performances in her min-istries starting in 1981 when shearrived at United CongregationalChurch. After retirement, she contin-ues to donate to many arts organiza-tions, including Long Beach Opera,International City Theatre, The FoundTheatre, Long Beach Playhouse, andLong Beach museums. She is an artcollector and includes many Long

Beach artists in her collection.Bobbie Cusato (Distinguished

arts Volunteer of the year), whohas been volunteering for the LongBeach Symphony Orchestra for morethan two decades. A nominatordescribes Bobbie Cusato as “the kindof volunteer everyone wishes for. Sheis a leader of the first order, with anamazing talent for organizing andexecuting a project; she is an indefati-gable, indispensable, cheerful volun-teer.”

Long Beach redevelopmentagency (James H. ackermanaward), which has been supportingarts and culture in Long Beach formore than 20 years. The Agency’sPercent for Public Art Program fundspermanent onsite, art-in-architectureprojects as well as temporary publicart and cultural facilities. The Agencyalso supports historic preservationand rehabilitation projects and makesarts-related loans to small, localorganizations. In 2009 and 2010, theAgency’s arts-related funding totaledmore than $3.2 million. A select list ofprojects funded by the Agencyincludes: The Collaborative at Gallery421, Summer and Music festival,AerialPlaza and Promenade ofClouds: Image Emergence on thePromenade, the ArtExchange and theAmerican Hotel rehabilitation.

The public is invited to the Distin-guished Arts Awards on Wednesday,April 6 at 6pm at the Art Theatre,2025 East 4th St. Free parking andvalet will be located two blocks northat City at the Cross Church, 2209 E.6th St. There will be a shuttle takingattendees back and forth from theparking lot to the Art Theatre. Thisevent is free and open to the public.

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ber Tina Hansen and Chamber Vice President Denise Damrow don 3-D glasses to experience City Ventures’ virtual tour

inside the company’s repurposed shipping container that is being used in lieu of model homes.

In spite of threats of rain, City Ventures, Signal Hill’s newest townhome community, located at 1850orizaba Ave., enjoyed a sunshine-filled atmosphere last Saturday morning for its official ribbon-cutting.Consisting of local dignitaries, members of the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce, City staffers and rep-resentatives from City Ventures, the eclectic group gathered to kick off the grand opening of the salesoffice (sans model homes) which sports a pair of recycled and repurposed shipping containers thathouse a 3-D virtual tour of the new three-story residences. Attendees were treated to refreshments and,as promised, the chance to wear electronic 3-D glasses while sales manager Natasha Zabaneh guidedthem through virtual tours of the various floor plans.

According to marketing manager Natalie Eaglin, the absence of model homes is a winning proposi-tion for the company and those wanting to buy new homes. “We are eliminating the need for modelhomes, the staging and [accompanying] utility bills, therefore passing on the savings to the [new]homeowners,” she said. Herb Gardner, president of Homebuilding Group, declared his sentiments whenasked why City Ventures chose Signal Hill for their project. “It’s exactly what we had hoped; the deci-sion makers are rooting for us,” he said. Gardner described the city’s building processes as “smooth”and added, “makes you want to look for the second project.”

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Tom Murtaugh, a 25-year resi-dent of Signal Hill, died peace-fully in his sleep of respiratoryfailure on Feb. 16, 2011. Tomserved in the Army and the AirForce in the Pacific during WorldWar II and was among thosepreparing for the invasion ofJapan when the atomic bomb wasdropped on Hiroshima. After hisdischarge, he attended IllinoisInstitute of Technology for hisdegree in mechanical engineering.He was married for 61 years toShirley, whom he met while bothwere in high school.

Murtaugh was “Dad” to threesons and five daughters: Tim, Bar-bara, Ter, Patty, Mary, John, Clareand Liz. In 1955 the family movedto Long Beach, where Murtaughserved the foundry industry, thelast 40 years as an engineeringconsultant and president of TomMurtaugh Inc. After “the chickshad all left the nest” or were incollege or the service, the Mur-taughs bought a condominium onHill Street and sold the homesteadto their kids.

During the early years, Mur-taugh’s great joy was coachingCatholic Boys Baseball. He wouldoften be found outdoors in theevening teaching neighborhoodkids how to play catch and exhort-ing them to not neglect theirhomework. He loved to shepherdhis family and a few area kids tothe beach on weekends and thento a Tastee Freez for cones.

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child a dime to buy his/her cone;if he had bought them all himself,he would have had to pay thenickel sales tax. His guidance infiscal soundness continued as heurged his adult children to putaway five to 10 percent of theirearnings in a “forget it” accountevery payday.

According to Shirley, her hus-band was faithful and true, stead-fast and beloved. Murtaugh leavesShirley, their children, 17 grand-children and three great-grand-children, with two on the way. Hehas been honored by the supervi-sors of the County of Los Angeleswith a memorial in tribute andreverence.

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City’s budget priorities under theleadership of the incumbent citycouncil.

“I think what we realized fromthis election is that you’ll alwayshave people disagree with you, butthe majority of people support. ..what you stand for and what you doand what you want to do,” Hansensaid at the meeting.

Hansen also condemned howSimmons ran his campaign.

“Negative campaigns lead to neg-ative results,” Hansen said, acknowl-edging that several members of thecity staff faced personal criticism andaccusations from Simmons’s cam-paign. Hansen mentioned an emailfrom Simmons’s campaign whichcompared Ken Farfsing, Signal Hill’scity manager, to the disgraced RobertRizzo, city manager from the City ofBell. Rizzo faces criminal charges ofpublic corruption.

“The arrogance and audacity ofthat [email comparing Farfsing toRizzo] is just beyond anything that Icould even begin to imagine,”Hansen said. “And that was just thetip of the iceberg for the rest of thecampaign.”

Simmons was not present at thisweek’s City Council meeting, how-ever he did provide a brief statementthrough email Thursday morning inresponse to Hansen’s statements.

“In the email, I questionedwhether it was appropriate to com-pensate our City Manager a quartermillion dollars when we are a city of11,500 and Long Beach pays theircity manager the same, and they havea population of 500,000,” Simmonssaid in his email.

“The Beachcomber reported$473,000 of compensation to our cityattorney's firm and, in response, Coun-cilman Forester threatened to sue thenewspaper,” Simmons stated in hisemail. “We need a taxpayer watchdog.I want to thank all of the voters whoturned out on March 1, and we needcontinued community involvement toprotect our resources.”

Mayor Ed Wilson took issue withThe Beachcomber’s article and indi-cated Wednesday that he had calledThe Beachcomber to respond to thearticle but did not receive a returnedcall from the newspaper.

“It’s a valid point to look at whatwe spend in Signal Hill,” Wilsonsaid, however he advised thatobservers make suitable comparisonsbetween cities. “When you look atthe costs or any other expenses, andyou want to compare them to anotherorganization, I think it’s importantthat you compare the apples to applesand oranges to oranges,” Wilson said.

“So if we’re going to compare cityattorney fees. . .the first thing youhave to do is figure out why we’respending that money.”

Wilson acknowledged that theattorney costs may be high in someyears, depending on the scope of theprojects. He also noted that the Cityrelies not only on one specific indi-vidual, David Aleshire, for its cityattorney expertise, it relies on theresources of his firm and Signal Hillpays by the hour.

“[When] you want to compare toa full-time city attorney in anothercity, then I think it’s important thatyou compare against the full cost ofthat city attorney and all the expert-ise,” Wilson said. “And Long Beach.. . you have to include the wholestaff, which is a whole floor in LongBeach.”

According to Aleshire, there are80 staffers who serve Long Beach’scity attorney needs.

Forester reflected on the cam-paign at Wednesday’s meeting.

“It was a good education, I think,for many of our citizens. I think theyhave learned some things they didn’thave details on. They learned that asnippet out of context is meaning-less,” Forester said, also alluding tocontentious debates and attacks to hiscredibility.

Both Hansen and Forester praisedFarfsing and several city employeeswho spent time with Simmons toanswer his questions, even after crit-ical remarks from Simmons’s cam-paign surfaced.

“I tell you, personally, I feel likeI’ve been run over by a Mack Truck,”Forester added. “I’m glad we wereable to at least convey to our citizenswhat we’re trying to do and what wehave done for our city.”

in other City Council news:

The Council approved a requestto amend a zoning ordinance thatwould allow animal daycare in sev-eral commercial and industrial dis-tricts in Signal Hill. Formerly, theordinance allowed pet businesses tooffer animal grooming and other ani-mal-related services in these districts,but it did not specifically allow day-care. Overnight animal boarding wasnot officially proposed Wednesday inthe affected areas, however, theCouncil asked to study the possibilityof allowing overnight kennels in des-ignated areas in the future.

Businesses would be regulated toensure cleanup of animal waste andwould be required to comply withstandards for owners to connect theirwash-down facilities directly to asanitary sewer system, according toScott Charney, Community Develop-ment director.

No one from the public spoke tooppose the zoning ordinance amend-ment request. One dog owner spoke

in favor of the change.“Believe me, this kind of stuff

isn’t cheap,” said greyhound ownerand Signal Tribune publisher NeenaStrichart at Wednesday’s night Coun-cil meeting. “To be able to keep mydollars, my doggie dollars, in SignalHill would be a wonderful thing.”

The zoning ordinance amendmentrequest was spearheaded by the own-ers of Bark! Bark! Daycare &Grooming, Vivan Dominguez andDanielle Portillo.

The owners of Bark! Bark! havebegun to set up shop at a new loca-

tion at 2655 St. Louis Ave. in SignalHill. According to Portillo, their facil-ity will accommodate as many as 50to 60 dogs. They have one otherdowntown location on AtlanticAvenue in the city of Long Beach.They are planning a grand opening oftheir new Signal Hill location onApril 2.

Wilson also issued a proclamationto Ron Petke, a board member of theGreater Long Beach Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross. The City rec-ognized Red Cross AwarenessMonth.

Wilson issued another proclama-tion to recognize the 101st birthdayof Camp Fire USA. To commemo-rate the celebration, members of theorganization’s local club, San Wa DiO Ka, presented a small birthdaycake to the attendees at CouncilChambers.

The City Council set a date to inter-view the final candidates under consid-eration for the job of Signal Hill policechief. A background check and pre-interview sessions will be completedbefore the City Council interviews thefinalists on March 29, 2011. ß

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Dodger Hall of Fame outfielderDuke Snider passed away Sunday atthe age of 84 at the Valle Vista Con-valescent Hospital in Escondido.

Born Edwin Donald Snider inLos Angeles on Sept. 19, 1926,Snider was among the game’s mostfeared hitters during his 16 seasonswith the Brooklyn and Los AngelesDodgers (1947–1962), playing on apair of World Championship teams(1955 and 1959) and in six WorldSeries overall.

The seven-time All-Star centerfielder ranks as the franchise’s all-time leader in home runs (389) andruns batted in (1,271) and duringthe 1950s, he topped all Major Lea-guers with 326 homers and 1,031runs batted in (RBI). He sluggedfour home runs in both the 1952 and1955 World Series.

Nicknamed “Duke” by his fatherat age 5, he was a standout in foot-ball, baseball and basketball atCompton High School before sign-ing with the Dodgers at age 17 in1943. He briefly played in the lowminors before entering the Navy.

He was inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame in1980, and his Dodger uniform No.4 was retired that year in OldtimersDay ceremonies that featuredSnider entering the ballpark from

beyond the center field fence,accompanied by Joe DiMaggio andWillie Mays, two other great out-fielders of Snider’s time.

Following his playing career,Snider returned to the Dodgerorganization as a minor league man-ager. He later joined the MontrealExpos as a broadcaster and battingcoach.

“Duke was one of the truly leg-endary Dodgers who made his markfirst in Brooklyn and then in hishometown, Los Angeles,” saidDodger Owner and Chairman FrankMcCourt. “I had the pleasure ofspending time with him on severaloccasions, and he was a truly won-derful man. I’m so glad that wewere able to keep him as an activepart of the Dodger family over thepast several years.”

Dodger Hall of Fame ManagerTommy Lasorda said he admiredSnider. “I was Duke’s teammate andlooked up to him with respect,”Lasorda said. “Duke was not only agreat player, but he was a great per-son too. He loved his family andloved the Dodgers. He was the trueDodger and represented theDodgers to the highest degree ofclass, dignity and character. He wasmy teammate and friend, and I willreally miss him.” ß

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nine-year-old softball catcher’s cancer treatment notpreventing her from having a ball with her league

Tamara latta

Sports Writer

I am a gradu-ate of Cal StateLos Angeles,where I receivedmy bachelor’sdegree in broad-

cast journalism. My heart, mind,body and soul are married to sports.There aren’t a lot of women in thesports writing world, so this column

was a huge opportunity for me. Ihave been a fan of basketball sinceI was five years old. I dreamedabout becoming a sportsreporter/writer. After watchingESPN’s Sports Center for the last10 years, I realized that my passionis sports.

I’m elated to bring my talents to theSignal Tribune. I will be your newsports writer in town. If you are a sportsfanatic, get ready to ride this new andexciting sports journey with us.

Prior to coming to the SignalTribune, I worked for the Los Ange-les Sentinel covering professionalbasketball, football and baseball.I’ve had the privilege to interviewsome of the best players in sports. Iknew my dream as a sports reporterhad become true when I was able tointerview Kobe Bryant, who playsfor the Los Angeles Lakers.

I am a Southern California galwho grew up watching the Lakersand Dodgers. If you’re not a fan of

sports, I guarantee that if you followmy column with the Signal Tribune,you’ll become a sports lover. Thecontent will be very fun andorganic. I will try my best to giveyou a different taste of sports everyweek. I have never been so anxiousto start a new project.

I promise to give you the factswhen reporting sports. I will holdmyself to the highest standards ofexcellence. However, I want toplease all of our readers, so if youever feel I have failed, please let meknow. ß

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Chloe Lancaster will never forgether ninth birthday. Not because ofthe party she had, or the presents shereceived, but because of where shespent it. Surrounded by limited fam-ily and friends and an abundance ofpresents and well-wishes, onDecember 13, 2010, Chloe turned 9in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unitof Miller’s Children’s Hospital. Theday before her birthday, doctorsconfirmed the results of a biopsythat a mass on her brain was a can-cerous germ cell. In spite of thisgrave revelation, the Lancaster fam-ily was thrilled to finally know whathad been making their oldest daugh-ter sick for the past couple of weeks,and thankful that it was a type ofcancer that doctors felt confidentabout treating. The very next day,Chloe began chemotherapy againstthe brain tumor.

Almost three months and fourrounds of chemotherapy later,Chloe’s prognosis is good. “I knowI can beat this,” Chloe said. “It’s justcancer, and I’m Double-O-Chlo.”Chloe is referring to her longtimesoftball jersey number (00) whichhas been retired by the Long BeachHeartwell Fastpitch (LBHFP) soft-ball league in honor of their belovedAll Star, who loves softball but hasbeen benched this season by whatChloe perceives as nothing morethan a nuisance. “I can’t wait for thisto be over,” she said. “All I want to

do is play softball. This cancer ismaking me miss the entire season.”

The LBHFP league board ofdirectors unanimously agreed todedicate the spring 2011 season toChloe, who has been an integral partof both spring and fall teams as acatcher since shewas 4 years old.“We made Chloean honorary mem-ber of this year’sAll Star teamsbecause weknow that if shewere playing,she would becontributinggreatly to herteam just asshe has donein the past,”said boardpresidentLarryWalker.

Chloe’sdesire to be a part of this seasonin spite of cancer was put to the teston Sunday, Feb. 27. Just 12 hoursafter being released from the hospi-tal after another arduous five-dayround of chemo, Chloe insisted thather parents take her to this season’ssoftball opening ceremonies. Tiredand in a tremendous amount of pain,she was determined to be there, andit wasn’t until she started dressingherself that her parents realizedthere was no stopping her. Randyand Teri Lancaster were apprehen-

sive about taking her, but Chloe wasadamant. “Even though she washurting, she wouldn’t have missed itfor anything in the world,” said hermom, Teri. “Her spirits immediatelylifted when she put her uniform on.But when she saw the rest of her Iceteammates wearing beanies for the

group picture,oh, she wasso happy.”

Ice is oneof the 10U (10years old andunder) teamsthis season andcarries Chloe onits roster eventhough she can-not play. In atouching show ofsolidarity andsupport, Team Icesurprised Chloe bywearing custom-made beanies dur-ing the grouppicture so that

Chloe, who has lost all of her long,beautiful blonde hair as a result ofthe chemotherapy, wouldn’t feel leftout. Chloe spent most of the day sit-ting in a golf cart, under a heap ofblankets, watching the opening-dayfestivities. It hurt too much to speakor move, so she opted not to standand say a few words when hercoach, Mark Martin, presented herwith a special All Star plaque. How-ever, she shocked everyone when itwas time for Ice to take its team pic-

ture. Chloe slowly took her placeamong her teammates and gave aweak but beautiful smile.

“Chloe lives and breathes soft-ball,” said Mark Martin, who hascoached Chloe for the past two sea-sons. “Last year, there wasn’t onesingle day between the end of thesummer All Star league and thebeginning of fall ball that Chloe was-n’t begging her parents to take her tothe park to practice. She is a verydedicated player who is committed tothe sport, and her active presence onour team is really missed.”

As catcher, Chloe developed astrong rapport with 10-year-oldpitcher Macey Coffman when theywere selected to play on the same8U All Star team last summer.When Chloe started showing grad-ual signs of illness during fall ball,it was Macey who first commentedto her mom that Chloe wasn’t beingherself. “Whenever I pitched to her,I thought something was wrongwith her eyes because she nevermissed any catches, but all of asudden she was missing them,”Macey said. Unbeknownst toMacey, the germ cell’s rapidgrowth was in fact affectingChloe’s vision, a common symp-tom of brain tumors. Once symp-toms became evident on the field,they quickly became apparent atschool, until Chloe finally col-lapsed in the nurse’s office and hadto be taken by ambulance to the

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By compiling a team grade-point-average of 3.22, the WhittierCollege women’s cross-countryteam, the Poets, earned Division IIIAll-Academic status from theUnited States Track & Field andCross Country Coaches Associa-tion (USTFCCCA).

Freshman Guadalupe Ulloa, ateam member from Signal Hill, is

majoring in child development andSpanish at Whittier College.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, theteam must have had a cumulativeteam GPA of 3.10 or better andhave compiled a score (finished atleast five runners) at their respec-tive NCAA regional champi-onships.

The Poets finished the 2010 sea-son in third place at both the South-ern California IntercollegiateAthletic Conference and the WestRegional Championships. Sevenrunners continued on to Nationals inWaverly, Iowa. Less than 5 percentof NCAA DIII Women’s CrossCountry runners advance all the wayto the NCAA Championships. ß

emergency room five days beforeher birthday. Chloe was not able tofinish the fall ball season, eventhough she begged doctors to allowher to play one more game beforeher treatment began.

“We have to try our hardest forChloe so that she knows how muchwe love and miss her and how badwe want her back on the field,”Macey said. “We are all going toscore runs for Chloe this seasonbecause we want her to feel likeshe’s still playing with us.” Macey isreferring to a slogan the league hasadopted in its efforts to fundraise forthe Lancaster family during this dif-ficult time. Bracelets and other gearbearing “Score Runs for Chloe” willbe sold throughout the season. Thetraditional money can that teams cir-culate amongst their fans each timea player scores a run has also beenincorporated into the fundraisingcampaign. Rather than using themoney-can funds for team parties atthe end of the season, all proceeds

will be given to the Lancasters. “It’s been tough,” said Teri, who

is a stay-at-home mom. “My hus-band has had to take a lot of time offwork, and our insurance doesn’tcover all of our medical bills.” TheLancasters have two other children,Jonathan and Ruby, who are 7 and 4,respectively, and who also playother sports. “We are stronger andbraver than we ever were before. Weappreciate and cherish each secondof life we get to spend with our chil-dren,” Teri said. “We are also over-whelmed by the generosity of thefamilies in the league, and we aregrateful for all of the prayers andsupport we’ve received. So manypeople have been there for us, fromthe board, right down to theyoungest player.”

Chloe is at home recovering andawaiting a pending MRI next weekto check on the progress the chemohas had on the tumor. The last MRItaken in January showed a signifi-cant decrease in size. Radiation ther-apy is scheduled to begin thefollowing week. Chloe keeps upwith her schoolwork so that she can

start school in September with herfourth-grade class without having torepeat the third grade. She alsoenjoys watching her favorite realityshow, Cake Boss, and playing withher three cats and two dogs. Chloeplans on becoming a veterinarianwhen she grows up, because, in herown giggling words, “Pets are betterpatients than kids. They don’t havebad attitudes or get moody like Isometimes do.” More giggles.

On Friday, March 11, Chloe isscheduled to throw the openingpitch during the Cal State LongBeach vs. UCLA women’s softballgame at Mayfair Park Lisa Fernan-dez Field at 6pm. The entire LBHFPleague is expected to attend in sup-port of Chloe. The league consists ofmore than 350 girls between theages of 5 and 14 divided into 32teams, and every single one of themplans on scoring runs for Chloe thisseason.

For more information about howto score for Chloe, visit wepay.comand “donate to Chloe's fight” orvisit the league’s website atlbhfp.com. ß

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TST3682notiCe of trUStee'S Sale trustee Sale no.430990Ca loan no. 3010776098 title order no.602119953 yoU are in defaUlt Under adeed of trUSt dated 10-19-2006. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. ifyoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUreof tHe ProCeedingS againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on 03-25-2011at 10:30 aM, California reConveyanCeCoMPany as the duly appointed trustee underand pursuant to deed of trust recorded 10-26-2006, Book , Page , instrument 06 2377825, of offi-cial records in the office of the recorder of loSangeleS County, California, executed by: aBra-HaM david CHira and, KiM eMery, HUSBandand Wife aS Joint tenantS, as trustor,WaSHington MUtUal BanK, fa, as Benefici-ary, will sell at public auction sale to the highestbidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a stateor national bank, a cashier's check drawn by astate or federal credit union, or a cashier's checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Sale will beheld by the duly appointed trustee as shown below,of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the hereinafter describedproperty under and pursuant to the deed of trust.the sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed oftrust, interest thereon, estimated fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee for the total amount(at the time of the initial publication of the notice ofSale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.the amount may be greater on the day of sale.Place of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side of tHe loSangeleS CoUnty CoUrtHoUSe, direCtlyfaCing norWalK BoUlevard, 12720 nor-WalK Blvd. , norWalK, Ca legal description:lot 10 in BloCK ''M'', of Signal Hill, in tHeCity of Signal Hill, in tHe CoUnty of loSangeleS, State of California, aS PerMaP reCorded in BooK 9 PageS 2 and 3 ofMaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CoUntyreCorder of Said CoUnty. exCePt alloil, gaS, MineralS, and otHer HydroCar-Bon SUBStanCeS (inClUding BUt not liM-ited to all oil and gaS royaltyintereStS, if any) in and Under Said landBeloW a dePtH of 500 feet, BUt WitHoUtany rigHt to tHe USe of or entry to tHeSUrfaCe and tHe UPPer 500 feet of tHeSUBSUrfaCe of Said land aS Set fortHin tHat Certain deed reCorded May 13,1994 aS inStrUMent no. 94-932703. amountof unpaid balance and other charges:$1,185,129.39 (estimated) Street address andother common designation of the real property:2277 Molino avenUe Signal Hill, Ca 90804aPn number: 7215-024-077 the undersignedtrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold "as is". in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by UnitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 02-28-2011 Cali-fornia reConveyanCe CoMPany, astrustee Brandon royeS, aSSiStant SeCre-tary California reConveyanCe CoM-Pany iS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPting toColleCt a deBt. any inforMationoBtained Will Be USed for tHat PUr-PoSe. California reconveyance Company 9200oakdale avenue Mail Stop: Ca2-4379 Chatsworth,Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Sales information:(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com aSaP# 392665503/04/2011, 03/11/2011, 03/18/2011

TST3672notiCe of trUStee'S Sale tS no. 10-0149289 title order no. 10-8-533261investor/insurer no. 1705919327 aPn no. 7217-006-028 yoU are in defaUlt Under a deedof trUSt, dated 01/10/2008. UnleSS yoUtaKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. if yoUneed an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer." notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by earl StrotMan, an UnMarriedMan, dated 01/10/2008 and recorded 01/22/08, asinstrument no. 20080114491, in Book , Page ), ofofficial records in the office of the County recorderof los angeles County, State of California, will sellon 03/25/2011 at 10:30aM, at the West side of thelos angeles County Courthouse, directly facingnorwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder forcash or check as described below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed of trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced deedof trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2051 oriZaBa ave Unit15, Signal Hill, Ca, 907551091. the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $228,617.41. it is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. in addition to cash, thetrustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''aSiS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said deed of trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. dated:02/19/2011 reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information(626) 927-4399 By:-- trustee's Sale officerreContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#fnMa3883713 02/25/2011, 03/04/2011, 03/11/2011

TST3673notiCe of trUStee'S Sale trustee Sale no.731024Ca loan no. 5303811490 title order no.090209533-Ca-Mai yoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt dated 07-11-2006.UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUB-liC Sale. if yoU need an exPlanation oftHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingS againStyoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on03-18-2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07-18-2006, Book , Page , instrument 061574569 of official records in the office of therecorder of loS angeleS County, California,executed by: edUardo e MoraleS, a Mar-ried Man aS HiS Sole and SeParate ProP-erty, as trustor, Mortgage eleCtroniCregiStration SySteMS, inC.(MerS),(Solely aS noMinee for lender firStMagnUS finanCial CorPoration, an ari-Zona CorPoration, and lender'S SUC-CeSSorS and aSSignS.), as Beneficiary, willsell at public auction sale to the highest bidder forcash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national

bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a stateor federal savings and loan association, savingsassociation, or savings bank specified in section5102 of the financial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state. Sale will be held by the dulyappointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title,and interest conveyed to and now held by thetrustee in the hereinafter described property underand pursuant to the deed of trust. the sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the deed of trust, interestthereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses ofthe trustee for the total amount (at the time of theinitial publication of the notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below. the amount may begreater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: at tHeWeSt Side of tHe loS angeleS CoUntyCoUrtHoUSe, direCtly faCing norWalKBoUlevard, 12720 norWalK Blvd. , nor-WalK, Ca legal description: ParCel 1: lot 99of traCt no. 51830, in tHe City of SignalHill, CoUnty of loS angeleS, State ofCalifornia, aS SHoWn on tHe SUBdiviSionMaP reCorded on oCtoBer 31, 2000 inBooK 1254, PageS 1 to 11, inClUSive, ofMaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe loS angeleSCoUnty reCorder, aS CorreCted ByCertifiCateS of CorreCtion reCordedJanaUry 25, 2001 aS inStrUMent no. 01-0133596, reCorded May 29, 2001 aS inStrU-Ment no. 01-925100 and reCordedoCtoBer 17, 2001, aS inStrUMent no.1973026, all in tHe offiCial reCordS ofloS angeleS CoUnty (''offiCial reCord-S''). exCePting tHerefroM; all oil, oilrigHtS, natUral gaS rigHtS, MineralrigHtS, and otHer HydroCarBon SUB-StanCeS By WHatever naMe KnoWn,togetHer WitH aPPUrtenant rigHtStHereto, WitHoUt, HoWever, any rigHtto enter UPon tHe SUrfaCe of Said landnor any Portion of tHe SUBSUrfaCelying aBove a dePtH of 150 feet, aSexCePted or reServed in inStrUMentSof reCord. ParCel 2 : non-exClUSiveeaSeMentS for aCCeSS, ingreSS,egreSS, drainage, MaintenanCe, rePairSand for otHer PUrPoSeS, all aSdeSCriBed in tHe aMended and reStateddeClaration of CovenantS, ConditionS,reStriCtionS and reServation of eaSe-MentS for BixBy ridge, reCorded onMarCH 1, 2000 aS inStrUMent no. 00-0313402. (tHe ''deClaration''), and tHenotiCe of addition of territory andSUPPleMental deClaration ofCovenantS, ConditionS and reStriC-tionS (PHaSe 7), reCorded on JUly 24,2002 aS inStrUMent no. 02- 1730181, (tHe''notiCe''), BotH of offiCial reCordS, andaS May Be aMended and reStated, andtHe MaP. amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $1,016,813.53(estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property:2101 ridgevieW terraCe drive SignalHill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7217-029-010 theundersigned trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. the propertyheretofore described is being sold "as is". in com-pliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) themortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agentdeclares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) toassess their financial situation and to exploreoptions to avoid foreclosure; or that it has madeefforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure by one of the following methods: bytelephone; by United States mail; either 1st class orcertified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery;by e-mail; by face to face meeting. date: 02-17-2011 California reConveyanCe CoMPany,as trustee ZelMa tHorPeS ZelMa tHorPeS,aSSiStant SeCretary California recon-veyance Company 9200 oakdale avenue MailStop: Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Sales information: California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany iS a deBt ColleCtoratteMPting to ColleCt a deBt. any infor-Mation oBtained Will Be USed for tHatPUrPoSe. (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com(714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com aSaP#3917664 02/25/2011, 03/04/2011, 03/11/2011

TST3671notiCe of trUStee’S Sale tS no.10-0150183 title order no. 10-8-536409aPn no. 7216-007-020 yoU are indefaUlt Under a deed of trUSt,dated 01/02/2007. UnleSS yoU taKeaCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliCSale. if yoU need an exPlanationof tHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingagainSt yoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCta laWyer.” notice is hereby given thatreContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed oftrust executed by eriK nielSen andSHelley a nielSen, HUSBand andWife aS Joint tenantS, dated01/02/2007 and recorded 01/04/07, asinstrument no. 20070017603, in Book ,Page ), of official records in the office ofthe County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on03/25/2011 at 1:00PM, at the frontentrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona,los angeles, Ca at public auction, to thehighest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time ofsale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed oftrust, in the property situated in saidCounty and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced deed oftrust. the street address and other com-mon designation, if any of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2062& 2064 daWSon avenUe, Signal Hill,Ca, 90755. the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness ofthe street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. the totalamount of the unpaid balance with interestthereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances atthe time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $620,542.65. it is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid maybe less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the trustee will acceptcashier’s checks drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan associa-tion, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in thisstate. Said sale will be made, in an “aS iS”condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title,possession or encumbrances, to satisfythe indebtedness secured by said deed oftrust, advances thereunder, with interestas provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust withinterest thereon as provided in said note,plus fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by saiddeed of trust. if required by the provisionsof section 2923.5 of the California CivilCode, the declaration from the mortgagee,beneficiary or authorized agent is attachedto the notice of trustee’s Sale dulyrecorded with the appropriate Countyrecorder’s office. dated: 02/23/2011reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMivalley, Ca 93063 Phone/Sale informa-tion: (800) 281 8219 By: trustee’s Saleofficer reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. isa debt collector attempting to collect adebt. any information obtained will be usedfor that purpose. fei # 1006.126710 2/25,3/04, 3/11/2011

TST3664 / 20110215834FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as:SoUtHern California danCe aCadeMy,4410 greenmeadow rd., long Beach, Ca 90808.registrant: PaUla vreUlinK, 1825 St. louisave., Signal Hill, Ca 90755. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Paula vreulink. the registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. date started doingbusiness under this fictitious Business name

was august, 1993. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on feb-ruary 9, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fic-titious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: february 11, 18,25, & March 4, 2011.

TST3665 / 20110215835FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as:PinKHaM ManageMent, 3146 val verde ave.,long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: Betty l.PinKHaM, 3146 val verde ave., long Beach, Ca90808. this business is conducted by: an individ-ual. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Betty Pinkham. theregistrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on february9, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a ficti-tious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: february 11, 18,25, & March 4, 2011.

TST3666 / 20110215836FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as:long BeaCH loCal, 2076 eucalyptus ave.,long Beach, Ca 90806. registrant: longBeaCH loCal, inC., 2076 eucalyptus ave.,long Beach, Ca 90806. this business is con-ducted by: a Corporation. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Sasha Kanno, executive director. theregistrant has begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on february 9,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: february 11, 18, 25, & March 4, 2011.

TST3668 / 20110253659FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following persons are doing business as: 1.Warner netWorK StUdioS, 2. gil BilBertPMKdba, 1400 olympic #1510, los angeles, Ca90064. registrant: 1. riCHard a. Warner, 2.g.a. CaBot, 1400 olympic #1510, los angeles,Ca 90064. this business is conducted by: a gen-eral Partnership. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: g.a.Cabot. the registrant has begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. date started doing business underthis fictitious Business name was in 1996. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on february 16, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the fil-ing of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: february 18, 25, & March 4, 11, 2011.

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is conducted by: an individual. i declare thatall information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: raquel Contreras. the reg-istrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County onfebruary 16, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:february 18, 25, & March 4, 11, 2011.

TST3674 / 20110285894FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as:r2 MUSiQ ProdUCtion, 1319 e. PhillipsSt., long Beach, Ca 90805. registrant:ronald B. reeSe, 1319 e. Phillips St.,long Beach, Ca 90805. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: ronald B. reese. the registranthas not begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on feb-ruary 23, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. the fil-ing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:february 25, & March 4, 11, 18, 2011.

TST3675 / 201102855895FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following persons are doing business as:long BeaCH antiQUe & ColleCt-gaBle Mall ii, 1851 freeman ave., SignalHill, Ca 90755. registrant: 1. andreWJUrKieWiCZ, 3444 Hackett ave., longBeach, Ca 90808, 2. linda aiHara, 3819gardenia ave., long Beach, Ca 90807. thisbusiness is conducted by: a general Partner-ship. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: andrewJurkiewicz. the registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. this state-ment was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on february 23, 2011.notiCe: this fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new

fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in vio-lation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: february 25, & March 4,11, 18, 2011.

TST3676 / 20110287337FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMentthe following person is doing business as:renaiSSanCe WoMan ConSUlting,2722 e. 20th St., apt. 202, Signal Hill, Ca90755. registrant: PaMela ann MayHeW,2722 e. 20th St., apt. 202, Signal Hill, Ca90755. this business is conducted by: anindividual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed:Pamela ann Mayhew. the registrant hasbegun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein.date started doing business under this ficti-tious Business name was february 1, 2011.this statement was filed with the county clerkof los angeles County on february 23, 2011.notiCe: this fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in vio-lation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: february 25, & March 4,11, 18, 2011.

TST3678 / 20110325991FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as:anaya SCreen Printing +, 2971 Santafe ave., long Beach, Ca 90810. registrant:SiMon J. anaya, 1564 W. 31st. St., longBeach, Ca 90810. this business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct. Signed:Simon J. anaya. the registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. date starteddoing business under this fictitious Businessname was in august, 2009. this statementwas filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on March 2, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-tious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a ficti-tious business name in violation of the rightsof another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.

TST3679 / 20110325992FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENtthe following person is doing business as:Central #2 tire ServiCe, 1119 e.Pacific Coast Hwy., Wilmington, Ca 90744.registrant: HeCtor MoraleS, 1163Mcfarland ave., Wilmington, Ca 90744. thisbusiness is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Hector Morales.the registrant has not begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. this statement was filedwith the county clerk of los angeles Countyon March 2, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.

TST3680 / 20110325993FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as:SleeP SeSSionS Media, 1653 Pine ave.,long Beach, Ca 90813. registrant:antHony JeroMe WilliaMS Jr., 1653Pine ave., long Beach, Ca 90813. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: anthony Williams. theregistrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County onMarch 2, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. the fil-ing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.

TST3681 / 20110325994FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following persons are doing businessas: Central4 ProdUCtionS, 2721Jalmia dr., los angeles, Ca 90046. reg-istrant: 1. tiMotHy dUrKoviC, 2721Jalmia dr., los angeles, Ca 90046, 2.Jan B. HoWer, 540 W. Mesa Way, longBeach, Ca 90807. this business is con-ducted by: a general Partnership. ideclare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: timothy

durkovic. the registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. datestarted doing business under this ficti-tious Business name was January 15,2011. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County onMarch 2, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the

office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be fi ledprior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: March 4,11, 18, 25, 2011.

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SARIES. THE CURRENT MORATORIUM EXPIRES ON JUNE 28, 2011.

THE WORKSHOP WILL DISCUSS POSSIBLE REGULATIONS,

INCLUDING PROHIBITING THE USE IN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL.

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ning Commission of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public workshop

at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry

Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to review the item described above.

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shops to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise

present evidence on the above matter. If you wish to legally challenge

any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to

raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public work-

shop described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to

the City prior to or at the public workshop.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to submit written comments to the Community

Development Department, prior to the Planning Commission workshop.

Written comments may also be submitted at the public workshop.

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained at the City of

Signal Hill Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry

Avenue, Signal Hill, California, or by emailing James Kao, Associate Plan-

ner at jkao@cityofsignalhill.org or calling at (562) 989-7344.

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TST3684

NOTICE OF NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following persons

have been nominated for the offices designated to be filled at the General

Municipal Election to be held in the City of Huntington Park on Tuesday,

March 8, 2011.

For Member of the City Council

Vote for no more than three

(Names of Nominees in the order in which they appear on the ballot)

Graciela Ortiz

Nick M. Ioannidis

Mario Gomez

Valentin Palos Amezquita

Efren Martinez

Rosa E. Perez

Irving Pacheco

Ofelia Hernandez

Rosanna Ramirez

City Clerk

Dated: March 1, 2011

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Por la PreSente Se da aviSo de que se han desig-

nado las siguientes personas para los cargos que han de ser cubiertos

en la elección Municipal general que se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de

Huntington Park el martes, Marzo 8, de 2011.

Para Miembro del Concejo Municipal

vote por no más de tres

(names of nominees in the order in which they appear on the ballot)

graciela ortiz

nick M. ioannidis

Mario gomez

valentin Palos amezquita

efren Martinez

rosa e. Perez

irving Pacheco

ofelia Hernandez

rosanna ramirez

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fechada: March 1, 2011

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TST3683

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

Ordinance No. 2011-03-1422 was introduced by the City Council on

March 2, 2011. A summary of the ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 11-01, A REQUEST TO AMEND

SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 20.20, ENTI-

TLED “COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS,” TO INCLUDE ‘ANIMAL

GROOMING/DAYCARE’ AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE CG,

COMMERCIAL GENERAL, CI, COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL,

LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND GI, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

ZONING DISTRICTS

A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City

Clerk’s Office. Second reading and adoption of this Ordinance is

scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

Kathleen L. Pacheco

City Clerk

Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on March 4, 2011.

Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on

March 4, 2011.

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