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Serving Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Los Cerritos, Wrigley and the City of Signal HillYour Weekly Community Newspaper August 21, 2008VOL. 30, NO. 11

Drawing a Crowd

The Uptown Farmers Market cele-brated its first birthday on Thursday,August 14. Eighth District Council-woman Rae Gabelich was on hand toassist in drawing tickets for the opportu-nity drawing, in which fresh produceand a set of four lawn chairs were givenout.

Also helping out with the drawingwas Milia Islam-Majeed, the new execu-

tive director of the South Coast Inter-faith Council and saxophonist MickeyBridges, who entertained the crowd withhis playing while free birthday cake washanded out to market-goers.

The Uptown Farmers Market i slocated in Bixby Knolls on the corner46th Street and Atlantic Avenue andtakes place every Thursday from 3 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.

Dibs’ name to appearon November ballot inchallenge to RichardsonBY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer

Nick Dibs, who is hopingto replace CongresswomanLaura Richardson (D-37thDistrict), has collected enoughsignatures to have his nameon the November ballot. Dibshad collected 12,637 signa-tures during his petition drive.Last week the Los AngelesCounty Registrar’s office ver-ified 7,997 of those signa-tures- 218 more than Dibsneeded.

“I have volunteers helpingme and am looking forward togetting more communityinvolvement,” Dibs said.“This is a grassroots effort tounseat Laura Richardson.”

Dibs only recently begancollecting contributions forhis campaign fund. “The firsteffort was to get on the ballot,and now the focus will be toraise money and rev up a tra-ditional campaign effort,” hesaid. “There are a large num-ber of people in the 37th Con-gressional District who arevery concerned and upset with

the behavior of LauraRichardson. There is a signifi-cant interest in having some-body else represent the districtin Congress due to her mis-management of public andprivate funds.”

News reports published inthe last two months describedRichardson’s failure to payher bills and her excessive useof benefits bestowed uponelected officials.

Dibs said that more andmore voters are coming to theconclusion that, sinceRichardson is not able tomanage her own finances, shecannot be trusted to makedecisions with the taxpayers’money. “She’s driving aroundin a $1,300-a-month car paidfor by the taxpayers- the mostexpensive car lease out of 435members of Congress,” Dibsnoted. “Plus she has defaultedon three homes six times inthe past four years, and notpaid bills to local businessesthat had done work for heruntil those bills were publi-cized by the news media.”

BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer

Two vacant million-dollarhomes on Hill Street in Sig-nal Hill may soon have drive-ways, utilities and occupants.On Monday afternoon, theLong Beach Board of Exam-iners gave the new owner ofthe properties– Tarzana-based6 Angels LLC– one month toshow that progress is beingmade to obtain the necessaryeasements for driveways andutility connections. Brian

Angel, spokesperson for thereal estate investment firm,expressed confidence in hiscompany’s ability to obtainthe easements.

No one but an occasionaltransient has ever lived in thefive-year-old houses acrossthe street from Signal Hill’sDiscovery Well Park. Eachhome has five bedrooms, athree-car garage and apanoramic view of SouthernCalifornia that encompassesthe San Gabriel Mountains,the ocean and Palos Verdes

Peninsula.The problem is that the

houses, located at 2910 and2914 Hill Street, have noaccess to the public street, noutilities and no certificates ofoccupancy. Although the twohomes sit within the city lim-its of Long Beach, the portionof Hill Street adjacent to theirfront yards is in Signal Hillcity limits. The man whobuilt the houses in 2003 neverobtained street access or ease-ments to connect electric, gas

Cory Bilicko/Signal TribuneLong Beach Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich (left) assistsFarmers Market Manager Dale Whitney with an opportunity drawing at theUptown Farmers Market’s first birthday celebration.

Vacant Hill Street homes may soon have driveways, utilitiessee DIBS page 5

see HILL STREET page 6

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At the annual State of theArts Luncheon on Thursday,September 25, the Arts Coun-cil for Long Beach will honorsix exemplary individuals andone organization that haveplayed essential roles inmolding and enhancing thecultural landscape in LongBeach. These awards arebestowed in recognition ofexcellence, commitment, andcommunity contribution. Dis-tinguished Arts Awards nomi-

nations are submitted by com-munity members or organiza-tions and are reviewed by anindependent panel thatchooses the recipients. Thecomplete list of 2008 awardrecipients is as follows: Dr.Robert Gumbiner, James H.Ackerman Arts PhilanthropyAward; Acres of Books, Life-time Achievement Award;Sandow Birk, DistinguishedArtist; Jean Clad, Distin-guished Arts Leader; Ken &Dottie Reiner, DistinguishedArts Patrons; and JohnMalveaux, Distinguished ArtsVolunteer.

The Arts Council invites

friends and colleagues toshow their support by attend-ing the event or by purchasinga congratulatory ad in theevent program book. State ofthe Arts Luncheon will takeplace on September 25 at theHyatt Regency Long Beachfrom 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Individual tickets are $100;tables start at $1,000 (non-profit rate available). Phone(562) 432-5177, ext. 227 or e-mail [email protected] details.

The Arts Council for LongBeach is a private non-profitorganization which fostersexcellence in the creation andpresentation of arts and cul-tural endeavors in LongBeach. The Arts Council pro-vides access for families, chil-dren, and the community to abroad spectrum of culturalexperiences by buildingstrategic partnerships and pro-grams that weave arts and cul-ture into the fabric of ourcommunity.

AroundTown iiHAPPY HOUR WITH THE MAYORThe Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association hasadded a little twist to its guest speaker series for its monthlyCommunity Happy Hours. This month Mayor Bob Foster willbe giving his presentation on the “Roman Republic” ratherthan an abbreviated state-of-the-city address to Bixby Knollsbusiness owners and residents. The free event is open to every-one and will will take place today at 5:30 p.m. at Nino's ItalianRestaurant, 3853 Atlantic Avenue. For more info, call (562)595-0081 or [email protected].

BUDGET BUZZThe public is invited to join Eighth District CouncilwomanRae Gabelich and Seventh District Councilwoman ToniaReyes Uranga for a joint community budget meeting todayfrom 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Petroleum Club, 3636 LindenAvenue. For more info, call Gabelich’s office at (562) 570-6685.

LIVING IN HARM’S WAY?Dr. Robert Dalrymple will be speaking at the Aquarium of thePacific Honda Theater, 100 Aquarium Way on Tuesday,August 26 at 7 p.m., as part of the Top 10 Lecture Series. Hewill draw on his experiences in tsunami-flooded Thailand andhurricane-flooded New Orleans to illustrate two coastal haz-ards and some lessons learned. Cost is $7 for the public, $4 forAquarium members and students with ID. Reservations rec-ommended. Call (562) 590-3100 ext. 0 or visit www.aquariu-mofpacific.org.

HOCUS POCUSThe Signal Hill Youth Library Program will feature “Illusionsby Allen” on Wednesday, August 27 at 3:30 p.m. at the SignalHill Community Center, 1780 E Hill Street. Billed as “a wellpolished act with a live rabbit and doves, astonishing slight ofhand, fun comedy for all ages, incredible levitation and plentyof audience participation,” this show is a free presentationsponsored by the library. Call (562) 989-7330.

TEE TIMEThe Kiwanis Club of Bixby Knolls/North Long Beach will behaving “A Golf Tournament in Miniature” on Thursday, Sep-tember 4 at Boomers in Fountain Valley at 16800 MagnoliaSt., right off the San Diego Freeway. The event will start witha casual buffet dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. followed by a6:30 p.m. “shotgun” start. Prizes will be awarded to the first,second and third place winners, plus everyone gets a chance towin some of the great prizes. The cost is $25 per person, $10for children under 12. For more info, contact Susan Cooper viaemail at [email protected] or call (562) 508-1707.

GET LIT FROM HAMMETTThe September selection for the Bixby Knolls Literary Societywill be The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Julie Rivett,one of four grandchildren of Dashiell Hammett, will be thespecial guest discussion leader. Although her only memoriesof her grandfather stem from a weeklong visit to Martha’sVineyard in 1960, her famous grandfather continues to play animportant role in her life. Working with Hammett scholarRichard Layman, she helped to edit both Selected Letters ofDashiell Hammett 1921-1960 and her mother’s memoir,Dashiell Hammett: A Daughter Remembers. The next Societymeeting will be Wednesday, September 10 at 7 p.m. at theRichard Goad Theatre, 4250 Atlantic Avenue. For more info,call the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association at(562) 595-0081.

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This is the first in a four-part series describing what isinvolved in forming a neigh-borhood watch group.

People living in a nor-mally quiet, safe neighbor-hood in the Bixby Heightsarea were alarmed to dis-cover that several homes ontheir streets had been bur-glarized in the last threemonths. In hopes of prevent-ing any more home break-ins, the residents decided toform a neighborhood watchgroup. The Signal Tribuneattended the group’s firstmeeting. Such groups mustconduct four initial meetingsbefore the Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD) grantsthem official recognition.The first step is to call thepolice department to arrangefor an LBPD representativeto attend the meetings.

The residents of the 1200block of East Marshall Placeand the adjacent 3900 blockof Brayton Avenue had theirfirst meeting during theevening of August 14. ElvaReyes, LBPD police servicesspecialist, presided over themeeting. She began by notingthat neighborhood watchgroups are often the first timemany people actually get thechance to meet their neigh-

bors. “It helps to becomeacquainted with the peoplewho live close to youbecause that allows you toknow when someone in theiryard does not belong there,”she said, adding that some-thing as simple as a phonecall to your neighbors or thepolice department can stop acrime before it is committed.

During the meeting, Reyespassed out sheets with crimestatistics for the areabounded by Carson Street,Cherry Avenue, Bixby Roadand Orange Avenue. Duringthe first six months of 2008,the area had three robberies,one aggravated assault, sixresidential burglaries, onecommercial burglary, sixautomobile burglaries, threegrand thefts, five petty theftsand four automobile thefts.Reyes noted that those statis-tics only reflected crimes thathad been reported to thepolice. She urged residents toreport all crimes no matterhow minor they seemed andno matter how much time haselapsed since the crime wascommitted. Reyes stressedthat reporting all crimeshelps the police get a betterpicture of what is really hap-pening in a neighborhood.She added that sometimes,while they are investigating aminor crime, officers dis-cover clues that help them

apprehend suspects involvedin more serious crimes.

“Reporting crimes alsohelps the police to determinewhether they need to patrolyour neighborhood moreoften,” she noted.

Some of the residents weresurprised at the number ofburglaries and thefts that hadtaken place in their neighbor-hood in the first six monthsof the year. One man said hewas aware of two burglariesthat had not been reported bythe victim.

Reyes noted that burgla-ries usually increase duringthe summer months for tworeasons. “People tend toleave the windows of theirhomes and cars open becauseof the warmer weather, andthat makes it easier for bur-glars to enter,” she explained.“School is also out, whichmeans a lot of teenagers havenothing to do all day, andsome of them end up break-ing into homes and cars tosee what they can steal.”

She stressed that half of allresidential burglaries arecommitted without someonehaving to pick a lock orbreak a window. “Do notleave your doors and win-dows unlocked,” she empha-sized. “And to prevent autoburglaries, keep your win-dows rolled up, keep thedoors locked and do not

leave anything- not even apiece of paper that looks likeit might have your bankaccount number- on the seats

or dashboard of your car.”She explained that some autoburglars have been known to

COMMUNITYAUGUST 21, 2008 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 3Burglaries spur Bixby Heights residents to form neighborhood watch

Nick Diamantides/Signal TribunePolice Services Specialist Elva Reyes met with theresidents of Marshall Place and Brayton Avenue lastweek to help them establish a neighborhood watchgroup in their area.

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LIBRARY LONGINGSI can’t see why we may loseour main library (“LB libraryfoundation opposes mayor’sproposed closure,” August 7,2008). If New York City couldkeep their library alive after9/11, and Iowa City could keeptheirs afloat after the floods,why can’t we keep ours sailing

through this real estate squall?Branch libraries will not res-

cue us. My Dana Branch iswonderful, but compared to theMain, only a gondola beforethe Queen Mary. Why not catch$10 million from the $471-mil-lion bond proposal, whichalready includes libraries?

I’ve always loved the factthat the library is near City

Hall, so our leaders and readerscan work on the same deck.

Emily Dickinson said it best,“There is no frigate like abook.”

Captain Foster, please charta different course, and“Remember the Main.”

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Publisherby Neena

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They say Long Beach’s Kevin Russell was a heck of a great guy.He was the over-the-top type of personality that turned heads whenhe entered a room. And his sense of humor– well, it was beyondfunny. His friends could tell you stories about how he kept thementertained with his quick wit and zany antics. I hope his friendswill continue the stories and not stop talking about the man theyloved so much. I hope they will keep talking and reminiscing andsharing their feelings about dear Kevin– their loved one whorecently took his own life and left them wondering why.

I didn’t know Kevin or had even heard tell of the man, yet, whenI read stories about his passing in our local daily paper, I couldn’thelp but connect with those who loved him. I know that closefriends and family knew his humor and entertaining ways, but theyalso saw his mood swings and dark days. They did their best tocheer him up and comfort him when his dream of publishing nov-els seemed just that- a dream. They came to his rescue when heneeded a place to live and someone to talk to. They were there forhim in so many ways, yet they couldn’t read his mind or feel hispain. They couldn’t believe that this once vibrant man could orwould feel so hopeless, so lost, that he would actually followthrough afer talk of ending his own life. It seemed to them that hewould snap out of it and move on to the next chapter in his life.Now they agonize, grieve, wonder and speculate.

How do I know what they are feeling? After all, I don’t evenknow these people, and I never met Kevin. Who the heck do I thinkI am to project their thoughts and feelings? Oh, my friends, I knowall too well what they are going through. I live it every day.

My half brother took his life in 1971. I was just 16, and veryconfused. Robert was decades older than I and we had spent verylittle time together because he lived in New England. At that tenderage, I didn’t understand much about the situation, but I saw theagony my father went through in dealing with the death of hisyoungest son. My parents didn’t talk to me about it much, but Iheard lots of whispering and watched my dad grieve. Little did Iknow that four years later my father, Alfred Posner, would himselfcommit suicide.

Just like Kevin Russell’s friends and family, Mom and I grievedourselves into pools of tears. We knew Dad was depressed, but wedidn’t want to believe that he would find life so unbearable that hewould leave us– voluntarily– by his own hand.

The worst part for Kevin’s loved ones will be the quiet after thefuneral, after the gatherings and get-togethers dwindle and eventu-ally stop. After is the hard part. After is when people stop telling thefunny stories and instead remain silent because they don’t knowwhat to say or if they should bring up Kevin’s name. They don’twant to upset those who still feel the pain of the loss. My advice isto keep talking about Kevin, keep talking about those who havechosen to leave us. It is the silence that grieves us the most.

For those who knew Kevin– a celebration of life will be held at 2p.m. this Sunday at the Long Beach Yacht Club.

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OPINION4 SIGNAL TRIBUNE AUGUST 21, 2008

Letter to the Editor

I was reminded of my olddachshund recently when afriend spoke about his. Hetalked about watching his 13-year-old dog try to get up andfail. I listened to his heartbreakas he described his longtimefriend, a pooch so delightfulhis name is Happy. I saw thetears in his eyes and wasreminded of my own aging ani-mal. He’s 13 too.

I thought in that momenthow I would feel when Simon(my dog) passes. I consideredhow I have often thought aboutthe eventuality of him leaving,to better prepare myself. I won-der if it will help.

His face is so gray now; he’slike an old man dog. In the pasthis keen ears would alert usfrom anywhere in the house,intruder, someone at the door.Bark! Bark! Bark! We evenrelied on him because the door-bell is hard to hear in the backroom.

Now he often sleeps througha knock at the door, one ofmany new behaviors my hus-band and I attribute to himgrowing old.

But it’s not all sad; Bennett(the husband) and I often revelin the retelling of a new Simonadventure as if we’re invitedguests to witness this dog’snext stage of life.

We laugh at how his routinekeeps changing. He gets up at

6:30 a.m. for a walk and break-fast and another walk at 3 p.m.just before dinner. I used towalk him once in the morningand again late at night. Thatseems like ages ago.

Over the last few years hewould want to be taken for awalk sooner and sooner. Itstarted at 5 p.m. for dinner,then 4 p.m. and now it’s at 3p.m. We laugh about Simon’ssenior citizen schedule, and weare amused.

And there was the timeSimon had his teeth cleanedand his gums were in such badshape that when I picked himup he was left with four teeth.A shock to Simon I’m sure,and a shock to me. He eats softsenior food now, mashed up inhis bowl so he can swallow it,somehow we found a way tobe amused about that too.

Bennett and I talk abouteverything that happens to thedog, the latest attack from thecat, bouts of diarrhea, regularbarfing episodes. Everythinggets discussed and nothing getsus upset. We know the dog isaging.

Recently a friend who has-n’t seen Simon for a whilewatched him walk across theroom and said, “He looks likehe’s slowing down.”

I’ve known this for a while,but hearing it from another Iam forced to really listen.

Will I be ready when it’stime for Simon to go? I don’tknow. Will I miss him? Yes. Iwill in a hundred differentways. I will miss his beautifulface, the one I kiss sometimeswhen I’m telling him howmuch I love him. I will misshis warm body, his little tubu-lar shape that feels like a hotwater bottle on my legs as Isleep in the bed. I will miss mysleep mate. He has curled upnext to me since he came intomy life as a puppy.

I will miss his happiness,like when he grabs a squeakytoy and dares you to take itaway from him. He holds onwith his strong jaw and his fourteeth. I still try and pull it fromhis mouth wondering if I willjar loose the remainingcanines, so I go easy. He stillfeels so much like a puppy.How can he be an old-mandog?

Bennett likes to remind mehow little dogs live longer. Iusually like hearing this andfeel like I have some moretime, extra time. But after lis-tening to my friend talk abouthis dog named Happy, I real-ized none of us can be sure ofanything, accept how we feelright now, in this momentabout our four-legged friends.

Here’s what I know. I lovemy Simon. I love my Simon. Ilove my Simon.

smash a car window just toget what looked like a bankstatement left on a car seat.

“Take precautions to pre-vent auto and home burgla-ries,” Reyes said. “Don’tmake it easy for people thatwant to steal from you.” Shealso warned the residents thatmost residential burglars willspend about a week watchingdifferent homes to determinethe hours that the occupantsare not at home. She urgedall the people at the meetingto keep things locked up andto have neighbors watchingtheir homes during their

absence.About 15 people attended

the meeting, which lastedabout 90 minutes.

The group will conduct itssecond meeting on Septem-ber 8. “We will send some-one from the LBPD to showa video on home securitymeasures,” Reyes said.

The third meeting willfocus on personal safety andidentity theft. During thefourth meeting, the LBPDwill explain how emergency

communications works.After the fourth meeting,

residents get certificates andstickers to identify theirhomes as part of the neigh-borhood watch program.After that stage, the groupcan request meetings to focuson any crime-related topicthey request.

To form a neighborhoodwatch group in Long Beach,phone (562) 570-7229. Toform one in Signal Hill ,phone (562) 989-7206.

COMMUNITYAUGUST 21, 2008 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 5

Watchcontinued from page 3

The City of Long BeachAnimal Care Servicesreceives many requestsregarding ways to volunteer tohelp the animals at our shel-ter. Currently, Animal CareServices is promoting “A Toyfor Each Animal” to improvehealth and wellness. Chewtoys like the Classic Konghelp keep animals’ minds andbodies engaged, leading togreater health and a higher

rate of adoption. Animal Care Services has

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All sizes of Kong Classictoys can be purchased directlyonline at www.petmountain.com

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Be Smart, Be Safe, Be SeenThere were all makes,

models and colors. Huffy,Mongoose, pink and redtricycles, brown and greentrick bikes and yes, even ared low rider. Where? Atthe Wrigley Area Neigh-borhood Alliances Inc.(WANA) and the City ofLong Beach Department ofCommunity Development’sFamily Bike Safety Rodeo,which took place at BirneyElementary School on Sat-urday, August 16 from 10a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

After signing in at theregistration table, the 51kids stood in line to havetheir heads measured for afree bicycle helmet. Now!Onto the bike-safetyinspection table. It washere I learned my new bikehad a defective front brake,and the front reflector felloff during inspection.When my dad came backfrom exchanging my bike, Itook it to be inspected andit passed. Wearing my hel-met, I participated in thefour bike-safety skillcourses and passed. Thecourses tested the cyclists’abilities to turn in limitedspaces by making a figureeight, their ability tomaneuver in and out ofcones and how they under-stood signaling. For lunchwe had a choice of burritosor pizza with water todrink. After lunch therewas an opportunity draw-

ing where the winnersreceived great bike acces-sories.

During the event kidsplayed Bike Safety Bingo.They answered questionssuch as, “Where is the safestplace to cross the street withyour bike?” The answer is“the crosswalk.” Herbie,Long Beach Police Depart-ment’s talking patrol car,gave safety tips such aswearing a helmet every timeyou ride a bike, wearing aseatbelt while riding in a carand, most of all, the impor-tance of pulling over whenyou hear a wailing or yelp-ing siren. As you can see, allof us had a good time.

If you did not have achance to go to this one, donot worry! This event wasmade possible by a$350,000 grant from theCalifornia Office of TrafficSafety. The grant is for twoyears and started October2007 and ends September2009. It allows the City ofLong Beach Department ofCommunity Developmentto have 15 safety rodeosthroughout the city. Markyour calendar– the fifth onewill be a safety rodeo andsafety fair on Saturday,September 13 at DrakePark. Bring your bike ifyou want a free helmet!

That i s a l l for th i sweek and remember, “Itonly takes one to make adifference!”

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ConnectionsBy Christopher AndersonAge 11

Dibscontinued from page 1

Dibs stressed that Richard-son has a long history of docu-mented abuse of power, abuseof taxpayer funds, and mis-management of personal fundsgoing back to the days whenshe was first elected to theLong Beach City Council. “Isay enough is enough andobviously thousands of votersfeel the same way,” he said. “Igot my name on the ballot toprovide the voters with a viablealternative to a person who hasfailed them on all fronts.”

Dibs is not the only onechallenging Richardson in the

November election. CypressCollege professor PeterMatthews and former WrigleyBulletin publisher Lee Davishave both announced theirplans to run as write-in candi-dates. Both of them areDemocrats who lost toRichardson by wide marginsin the June primary.

Dibs noted that Matthewsand Davis cannot even file thepapers for a write-in cam-paign until the middle of Sep-tember, and write-incampaigns are almost alwaysdoomed to failure. He insisted

that he is the only viableoption for the voters. “I amsaying that we need to worktogether to unseat her,” hesaid. “If they are really seri-ous about unseating LauraRichardson, they will joinforces with me.”

See next week’s Signal Tri-bune for reactions fromMatthews and Davis to Dibs’invitation to join him in hiseffort to unseat Richardson.As of press time, Richardsonhad not returned a call theSignal Tribune made to heroffice.

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and water lines to the prop-erty.

The two homes havechanged ownership severaltimes in the past five years. In2006, two groups of realestate investors purchased thehomes and tried without suc-cess to get the necessarydriveway and utility ease-ments. Six Angels acquiredthe properties in April of thisyear from Farmers & Mer-chants Bank for a total ofabout $800,000.

In early July, the codeenforcement division of theCity of Long Beach gave 6Angels until August 3 tobegin work on the code viola-tions present in both housesand to show that progress wasbeing made on obtaining thedriveway and utility ease-ments. 6 Angels appealed theorder issued by the codeenforcement division.

During the appeal hearing,Angel told the board thatsince his company had onlyowned the houses for aboutfour months, he should begiven a little more time toshow that one day soon thehomes could be legally occu-pied. “I have hired an attor-ney to fine my easementpapers,” he said. “Becausethe two lots and two adjacentlots were at one time allowned by one entity, I amallowed to obtain what iscalled an ‘easement by neces-sity,’ which means the adja-cent property owners cannotdeny me access to the two

homes.” Angel explained that the

adjacent property ownerswere asking for what he con-sidered an exorbitant price forthe easements, which drovehim to ask the courts to granthim the easements instead.“The process takes aboutthree months, and my attor-ney is right now preparing thepapers to file,” he said.“Meanwhile, the city (LongBeach) has basically told methey won’t allow me to doany work on the code viola-tions until I figure out myaccess issues.”

According to Tom Slater,Long Beach’s code enforce-ment officer, the buildingshave deficiencies in theirelectrical, plumbing andmechanical systems that mustbe remedied, but since the

homes were constructedabout five years ago, thebuilding permits haveexpired.

“I have no problem apply-ing for the building permits,but changes have occurred inthe building codes since theoriginal permits were issued,”Angel said. “But the head ofthe building department saidwe could comply with thecodes that were in effectwhen the original permitswere issued.”

Angel stressed that reme-dying the building code defi-ciencies could not happenuntil the easements wereobtained. Wayne Ballinger-former partner of a companycalled Waymar Homes- builtthe houses in spite of warn-ings he received from LongBeach and Signal Hill offi-cials that there were majorproblems with drivewayaccess and utility easements.Signal Hill officials haverefused to grant drivewayaccess to Hill Street for tworeasons: It was not possible toturn a vehicle in and out ofthe driveways without hittingthe median island; and thesteepness of Hill Street wouldprevent drivers exiting thedriveways from seeingapproaching cars.

Angel said that his attor-ney is preparing court papersto obtain driveway access tothe homes from their back-yards on a path that wouldconnect them to OrizabaAvenue. He is also proposing

a plan that might persuadeSignal Hill officials to grantdriveway access to HillStreet. “I have a person bythe name of Brian Wilkinswho has been meeting withthe City Signal Hill to presenta plan for driveway access,”he said. The plan calls forcarving an additional lane fortraffic out of the two frontyards. The lane would allowcars to enter and exit thedriveways without impedingHill Street traffic. Angel toldthe board that it would be

several weeks before he knewwhat Signal Hill thoughtabout that idea.

The board unanimouslyvoted to give 6 Angels amonth to show that progresswas being made in obtainingthe easements. Board ChairChristopher Brown said thiswas probably the beginningof a months-long process dur-ing which Angel would beregularly reporting to theboard on the progress hiscompany was making. Brownwarned that if it ever becameobvious that easements couldnot be obtained or code viola-tions could not be remedied,the board would be forced toorder the demolition of thetwo homes.

Members of the U.S.Women’s Olympic WaterPolo Team visited Court-yard Care Center located inSignal Hill last monthbefore heading to Beijing.They participated in a“meet and greet” with resi-dents and staff, a question-and-answer session and aluncheon.

At press time, the team

had beaten Australia 9-8 inthe semifinals and wereheading for the gold medalmatch today.

The U.S. team is guaran-teed at least a silver medal,making it the only countryto garner medals in all threeOlympics that have featuredwomen’s water polo. (TheU.S. team won silver in2000 and bronze in 2004.)

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Nick Diamantides/Signal TribuneBrian Angel’s investmentfirm now owns the twoHill Street homes.

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The Signal Hi l l Ci tyCouncil and staff take greatpride in preparing a bal-anced budget . Our f iscalyear 2008-2009 budget wasone of the more challengingbudgets that I have faced asmayor during my last 16years on the City Council.The City Council adopted aba lanced $33.2 mi l l ionopera t ing and capi ta lbudget in June.

Signal Hill is not immuneto the national and regionaleconomic downturn, and weneeded to adjust our budgetaccordingly. The economicforces impacting the city arethe mortgage crisis, rapiddrop-off in residential con-struct ion, s lower retai lactivity, and the State ofCalifornia’s estimated $17-bi l l ion budget shortfal l .State officials have taken apage from their old play-book and are proposing to“borrow” funds from thelocal cities and redevelop-ment agencies to solve theirbudget deficits.

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Other capital improvementprojects planned for this budgetyear include the City Hall ele-vator, Lewis Avenue stormdrain, Burnett Street improve-ments, Well #9 pump/treatmentdesign, Gundry reservoir, pave-ment management, generalright-of-way repairs, SignalHill Park restrooms, Librarybuilding design consultant, andmany more.

As par t o f our budgetprocess, staff has provideda f ive-year forecas t toassess increases in bothrevenues and expendituresin fu ture budgets . Weexpect to end the next fiveyears within the same fundbalance range of $4.5 mil-lion in the General Fund.The city and Agency budgetdocument is posted on thecity’s website at www.cityofsignalhill.org.

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Four hundred strong menand women on 20 differentteams got together to taketurns pulling a 153-foot,158,000-pound Boeing 727aircraft 25 feet down the tar-mac at Long Beach Airport(LGB) last Saturday. Theevent, billed as the ThirdAnnual Plane Pull, drewanother 200 to 300 onlookersand raised about $25,000 forSpecial Olympics SouthernCalifornia (SOSC).

“This is a fun, exciting wayfor corporations, law enforce-ment and firefighters to gettogether in a friendly competi-tion to raise money for a goodcause,” said Kim Pine, SOSCvice president of communica-tions and marketing. “Each ofthe teams raised a minimumof $1,000.”

The teams solicited dona-tions from friends and busi-nesses for several weeksbefore the event. During thecompetition, each team hadtwo chances to tug the ropeattached to the jumbo jet,which was pushed back to thestarting line by a truck aftereach pull.

“The teams with the fastesttimes were the winners, butwe also gave a trophy to theteam with the slowest time,”Pine explained with achuckle.

The overall winner of theevent was the FedEx LAXteam with a pull time of 7.41seconds. A group calling itselfCathy’s Team won the trophyfor the slowest time at 17.66seconds.

Pine added that lawenforcement agencies are thebiggest fundraisers for Special

Olympics nationwide. “InSouthern California alone,law enforcement officers haveraised $900,000 for ourcause,” she said, noting thatthe Plane Pull is part of thelaw enforcement’s Torch Runprogram.

“The Torch Run is the sin-gle largest grassrootsfundraising effort benefitingSpecial Olympics around theworld,” said Bill Shumard,president and CEO of SOSC.He noted that, through the lawenforcement Torch Run cam-paign, Special Olympics con-ducts Tip-A Cop events, carshows, polar plunges andplane pulls to help support theathletic opportunities theorganization provides to thedevelopmentally disabled.

“Law enforcement in gen-eral is a strong supporter ofthe Special Olympics,” saidCalifornian Highway PatrolSgt. Adam Christin, one of thecoordinators of the event.“The Plane Pull has beengoing on back east for the last16 years, and we brought it toCalifornia a few years ago.It’s a great way to bring lawenforcement, fire fighters, andother organizations togetherto help out special athletes.”

“This is an opportunity toshowcase the SpecialOlympics,” said Long BeachVice Mayor Val Lerch. “Thishas been a tremendous weekfor the Olympics in Beijing,but the Special Olympics iscloser to the heart for me.They have come back to LongBeach after being gone for awhile, and I am glad thisevent is taking place herebecause it helps a really greatorganization.”

Fifth District City Council-woman Gerri Schipske agreed

with Lerch. “We are happythat they came back to LongBeach,” she said. “The planepull is a great communityevent that makes everyoneaware of the SpecialOlympics and gets peopleinvolved in doing somethingfun and different.” SOSCHeadquarters is in the 5thDistrict.

“Since the SpecialOlympics is based here inLong Beach, obviously weshould support them in anyway we can,” said ChrisKunze, acting airport director.“Obviously we have the facil-ity here for a plane pull andone of our major tenants is

FedEx.” He praised the com-pany for helping coordinatethe event and providing oneof its jets for the contest.

LGB had its team of staffmembers participating in theevent. “It’s a fun way to raisemoney for a good cause,”Kunze added.

The Boeing 727, which isowned by FedEx, does not nor-mally use LGB, but was flownhere specially for the event.“We support Special Olympicsand other charities all over thecountry by providing an aircraftand maintenance to support it,”said Tina Rodgers, a represen-tative of FedEx Express inMemphis, Tennessee.

Special Olympics offerssports training and competi-tions to developmentally dis-abled athletes in 11 countries.SOSC makes those programsavailable throughout the yearto about 13,000 children andadults with intellectual dis-abilities who live in thisregion. According to its offi-cial statement, the organiza-tion helps the local athletes“develop fitness, demonstratecourage and experience joy asthey participate in the sharingof gifts and friendship withother athletes, their familiesand the community.”

For more information visitwww.sosc.org.

COMMUNITYAUGUST 21, 2008 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 9Third annual “Plane Pull” raises $250,00 for Special Olympics

Nick Diamantides/Signal TribuneThe Mighty Olympians was the first team to pull the giant Boeing 727 down thetarmac on Saturday. A total of 20 teams did the same thing in Long Beach's ThirdAnnual Plane Pull, an event that raises money for the Special Olympics.

Evergreen Group’s Ever-green Line and EVA Air are

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2008 Long Beach InternationalCity Bank Marathon. Ever-green Line is the named spon-sor of the Kids 1-Mile FunRun and EVA Air is givingPremium Laurel business-classtickets to the first-place maleand female runners in the fullOct. 12 marathon.

“We’re honored that Ever-green Line and EVA Air haveboth chosen to take part in ourmarathon,” said Bob Seagren,CEO of International City Rac-ing. “Evergreen Line operatesone of the largest containerfleets in the world, and EVAhas been repeatedly recognizedfor its quality service and highsafety standards. These two sis-ter companies are a perfect fitfor the Long Beach Interna-tional City Bank Marathon.”

In addition to sponsoring theEvergreen Kids 1-Mile FunRun, Evergreen Line is alsounderwriting event entry forapproximately 500 childrennow in the Long Beach Parks& Recreation Kids MarathonTraining Program. Starting this

summer and through the fall,these youngsters are getting inshape through a series ofevents that will add up to run-ning 25.2 miles. When theycomplete the final mile in theEvergreen Kids 1-Mile FunRun, these children will haverun the total marathon distance.

Evergreen Line will award afull-marathon medal and spe-cial Jr. Beach Runners KidsRun Shirt to each child fromthe city’s Kids Training Pro-gram. “It’s a privilege for us tobe part of an event that’s soimportant to the local commu-nity,” said Roy Amalfitano,executive vice president ofEvergreen Line’s SouthernCalifornia headquarters.“We’re thrilled to have theopportunity to promote healthyoutdoor activities for kids,their parents and everyone elsewho participates in the differ-ent marathon events in a com-munity we think of as home.”

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Rancho Los Cerritos willpresent a night of musicSunday, August 21 as folksinger Ross Altman per-forms “Hard Travel in’ :Songs and Struggles of theGreat Depression.”

From October 24, 1929 toSeptember 1, 1939, from thestock market crash to therise of fascism, from TinPan alley to Highway 66,from the s ign on WoodyGuthrie’s gui tar to W.H.Auden’s greatest poem,from the Dust bowl to thepeach bowl, from MarianAnderson and Billie Holidayat home to the Abraham

Lincoln Brigade in Spain,from the bread lines to theNew Deal, the songs of theGreat Depression weave asocial tapestry of Americaduring a decade of hardt imes and revolut ionarychange. The publ ic isinvited to join folk singerRoss Altman for a musicaljourney through the 1930s.

For comfort, the Ranchoencourages at tendees tobring a lawn chair or blan-ket. Picnic dinners are alsowelcome during the con-certs. No pets allowed.

Ross Altman will performfrom 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Gates open at 5 p.m.Rancho Los Cerritos His-

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ENTERTAINMENTAUGUST 21, 2008 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 11

Professional hypnot is tJon Bouvier will performhis comedic and act ion-packed touring show “TheComedy Hypnosis Experi-ence” starting Wednesday,August 27 at the GaslampRestaurant and Bar.

“The real s tars of thisshow are our volunteers whocome from the audience”,Bouvier said. “They quicklyand easily tap into the mostcreative, powerful, and fun-

loving par t of the mind:their unconscious. It’s easierthan you would think.”

In this fast-paced show,Bouvier shows off theincredible imagination thatis within all of us. “It’s justlike dreaming, really: thatrelaxed, playful side, wherepeople can let go and havesome real fun.” Volunteersare put into a deep and pow-erful mental and physicalrelaxat ion. . .and then the

party starts. “The comedyand fun of this show comesfrom how people react to thesuggestions they are given.And a few surprises I’ll savefor when you come see theshow,” Bouvier said.

Bouvier is also a certifiedclinical hypnotherapist, withmore than 15 years of pri-vate session and group ses-sion work. He currently haspractices in Pasadena andSeal Beach.

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Mabel Jongewaard wasalways eager to lend a hand oran ear to anyone that needed it.Her strong work ethic and gen-tle nature often came in handyas one of the original owners ofthe family-run Bake ‘N Broil.A devoted grandmother, motherand wife, she passed away July25, 2008, at the age of 100,leaving behind her two baseballscout sons Dean and Roger, 11grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

“She lived for her family.She was a simple, old-fashionedlady who worked hard andmade good meals. She was softspoken, never negative and putfamily first,” said her grand-daughter, Janice Jongewaard.

Born on Dec. 7, 1907, Mabelgrew up on a farm in Iowa.

“When she was on the farm,she would literally chase thechickens and cut their headsoff. She’d tell all her grandkidsabout that. We couldn’t believe

our sweet, quiet Grandma didthat,” said her granddaughter,Dyan.

She was also athletic and, inhigh school, was captain of thegirls’ basketball team. Her fam-ily eventually migrated toSouth Dakota, where she metand married Lester in June of1927 and eventually had twoboys. During the Great Depres-sion, they moved out to LongBeach in search of betteropportunities.

In Long Beach, Mabel andLester became grocers. Theyopened grocery stores at 20thand California and 17th andPine. Their stores were robbedseveral times throughout theyears.

“She’d been robbed threetimes in total. Once, when noone else was in the store buther, a little guy came in, held agun to her head and said,‘Don’t scream or I’ll shoot.’She screamed. Luckily, he ranout. She ran out screaming. Mydad was so mad at her forscreaming,” said Dyan.

They sold the grocery storeswhen Lester fell ill with a heartcondition. Mabel and Lesterstarted the Bake ‘N Broil in1965 in conjunction with theirson Roger and daughter-in-lawCarol. Mabel took care of thebehind-the-scenes work, suchas banking and babysitting.

“They would do the bankingfor us and keep bailing us out.Roger and I were married whenwe were 20 and it took us along time to get going,” saidCarol. “Mabel was wonderful.She was the best mother-in-lawanybody could have. Shealways listened to you, and shemade each person feel like theywere special. She was anextremely hard worker.”

From an early age, Mabel’sgrandchildren would also helpout at the store.

“I remember being in theback of the store. I was proba-bly three or four years old. Mygrandma used this long stickwith a handle on it to get thecans down because everythinghad to be stocked up high,” saidDyan. “I also used to peelpeaches with her. I remember Iwanted to go to the beach butwe couldn’t go until thepeaches were done. I hatedpeeling peaches. But you neverheard her complain.”

After Lester died in 1976,Mabel traveled with her sisterand some friends. She spentlots of time with her great-grandchildren and enjoyed

watching her sons on TV.“Since my dad worked for

the Seattle Mariners, every timethey had a game on TV, hewould call up my grandma athome. He’d make sure he wasstanding where he could be seenby the camera and say, ‘Mom,I’m waving at you. Can you seeme?’And she would wave backat the TV,” said Dyan.

Dyan looks back on the timeshe spent with her grandmotherwhen she was a child fondly.

“She taught me how to cro-chet and quilt. Even at the ageof 100, she made all of usquilts. And when we wereyoung, my siblings and I usedto take turns spending the night

at her house. So when it got tobe your turn, you were soexcited. You just couldn’t waitbecause you already had to waitfive weeks for that,” said Dyan.“You got to be the only childfor the day. She’d make youwhatever you wanted for break-fast and usually we’d go to thePike or to a movie. You’d goover there and she’d just listento you. She never judged any-body. She was great that way,even until the day she died.”

Rachael Rifkin is a mem-oirist with a background injournalism. She can be reachedat [email protected] or(310) 612-4183.

COMMUNITY12 SIGNAL TRIBUNE AUGUST 21, 2008

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F A M I L Y D E N T I S T Y

TST2777 / 20081352684FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: DINA’S JEWELRYBOX, 2308 Iroquois Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815-2334. Regis-trant: DINA MARIE ALLSTEAD, 2308 Iroquois Ave., LongBeach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: an Individual.I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: Dina M. Allstead. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk ofLos Angeles County on July 29, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tribune: July 31, & Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2008.


The following person is doing business as: 1. HJ CO., 2. HOOPJUNKIES CO., 4448 McNab Are., Lakewood, CA 90713. Regis-trant: HOOP JUNKIES, LLC, 4448 McNab Ave., Lakewood, CA90713. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Com-pany. I declare that all information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: Alfred Pascual, Manager. The registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on July 29, 2008. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law (see sec-tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: July 31, & Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2008.


The following persons are doing business as: HASE ASSOCI-ATES, 355 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant:1. C.STEPHEN KIM, 2. A. EDWARD KIM, 355 Redondo Ave.,Long Beach, CA 90814. This business is conducted by: a Gen-eral Partnership. I declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: C. Stephen Kim. The registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on July 29, 2008. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law (see sec-tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: July 31, & Aug. 7, 14, 21, 2008.

TST 2780NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No.: 20070161901942Title Order No.: 1141190 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/05/05. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEx West, LLC, as dulyappointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recordedon 10/26/05, as Instrument No. 05 2578470 of official records inthe office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, Stateof California. EXECUTED BY: RACHEL ORTIZ UNMARRIEDWOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or otherform of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale inlawful money of the United States) DATE OF SALE: August 27,2008 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE FRONTENTRANCE TO THE POMONA SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING,350 W. MISSION BLVD. POMONA, CA. STREET ADDRESS andother common designation, if any, of the real property described

above is purported to be: 3300 CERRITOS AVENUE, 1153 33RDSTREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755. APN# 7148-004-022 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness ofthe street address and other common designation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said

Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $521,671.25. The beneficiary under said Deed of

COMMUNITYAUGUST 21, 2008 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 13

TST 2801NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION

Ordinance No. 2008-08-1383 was adopted by the City Council on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. A sum-mary of the ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-10, DELETING SECTION20.70.070(E)(2), REGARDING OFF-SITE PARKING

This ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

AYES: Mayor Michael J. Noll, Vice-Mayor Ellen WardCouncil Members Larry Forester, Edward H.J. Wilson, Tina Hansen

NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTAIN: None

A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office.

//s//___________ Kathleen L. PachecoCity Clerk

Published in the Signal Tribune Newspaper on August 21, 2008Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on August 15, 2008.

City of Signal Hill



AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-09, A REQUEST TO AMEND THEOFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY CHANGING AN APPROXIMATE 2.67-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT2745 WALNUT AVENUE FROM “GI, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL” TO “PI, PUBLIC INSTITU-TIONAL”



NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTAIN: None




City of Signal Hill



AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-08, A REQUEST TO ADD CHAPTER20.14, “PI, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL” TO THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGU-LATE THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING POLICESTATIONS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UTILITY FACILITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS



NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTAIN: None




City of Signal Hill

TST 2798NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

Ordinance No. 2008-08-1384 was introduced by the City Council on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Asummary of the ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-06, A REQUEST TO AMEND THEOFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 1.41-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 1500 HILL STREET FROM “LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL” TO “SP-7,SPECIAL PURPOSE HOUSING SPECIFIC PLAN”

A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office. Second read-ing and adoption of Ordinance No. 2008-08-1384 is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2008.


Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on August 21, 2008Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on August 15, 2008.

City of Signal Hill

TST 2799NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

Ordinance No. 2008-08-1385 was introduced by the City Council on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Asummary of the ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA,APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-07, A REQUEST TO AMEND CHAP-TER 20.41, “SP-7, SPECIAL PURPOSE HOUSING SPECIFIC PLAN,” BY ADDING A NEWPLANNING AREA AND ADDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO REGULATE THE USEAND DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 60 RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR LOW AND VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT 1500 HILL STREET

A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office. Second read-ing and adoption of Ordinance No. 2008-08-1385 is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2008.


Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on August 21, 2008Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on August 15, 2008.

City of Signal Hill

Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in thecounty where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALEINFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLI-CATION, INC. 3350 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, SUITE 202,CAMERON PARK, CA 95682 (530) 672-3033, www.nationwide-posting.com NDEx West L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBTCOLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDExWest, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent, BY: Ric Juarez Dated: 08/03/08NPP0128829 08/07/08, 08/14/08, 08/21/08

TST 2781NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-42112 Title Order No. 08-8-165302 Investor/Insurer No. 1700564585 APN No. 7211-020-022YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED01/13/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice ishereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly appointedtrustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SUNG KHUNTRAN, A SINGLE MAN, dated 01/13/2006 and recorded 01/31/06,as Instrument No. 06 0226908, in Book , Page ), of Official Recordsin the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State ofCalifornia, will sell on 08/28/2008 at 10:30AM, At the West side ofthe Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd.,12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. at public auction, to the highestbidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at timeof sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said Countyand State and as more fully described in the above referencedDeed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2320LEMON AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Thetotal amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is $349,508.52. It is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier'schecks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized todo business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' con-dition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interestas provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plusfees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust. DATED: 08/07/2008 RECONTRUST COM-PANY 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collec-tor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will beused for that purpose. ASAP# 2830791 08/07/2008, 08/14/2008,08/21/2008


The following person is doing business as: 1. ENTERPRISEELECTRONICS, 2. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONSSITES, 22826 Mariposa Ave., Torrance, CA 90502. Registrant:ROBERT LEE BURCHETT, 22826 Mariposa Ave., Torrance, CA90502. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Robert Lee Burchett. The registrant has begun to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. Date started business was January 10, 1985. This state-ment was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County onAugust 5, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. A new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28,2008.


The following person is doing business as: HIGH ENERGYVENDING, 2263 Lakewood Blvd. #207. Long Beach, CA 90815.Registrant: KENDIA, LLC, 2263 Lakewood Blvd. #207, LongBeach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: a LimitedLiability Company. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Kenneth E. Nelson, Member.The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fic-titious business name or names listed herein. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County onAugust 5, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. A new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28,2008.

TST 2785Trustee Sale No.: 20080161904167 Title Order No.: 3206-100630FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/20/2005. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. NDex West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee underand pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/27/2005 as InstrumentNo. 05 1245826 of official records in the office of the County Recorder ofLos Angeles County, State of California. Executed By: Daniel M Black-burn, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’scheck/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b),(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). Date ofSale: 9/3/2008 Time of Sale: 11:30 AM Place of Sale: At the frontentrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West MissionBlvd., Pomona, CA Street Address and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2100 EASTHILL STREET #15 , SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 APN#: 7215-018-055 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold andreasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is $355,250.26. The beneficiaryunder said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to theundersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, anda written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the Countywhere the real property is located. For Trustee Sale Information PleaseCall: Priority Posting & Publication 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin,CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC asAuthorized Agent Dated: 8/14/2008 NDex West, LLC may be acting as adebt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. P450056 8/14, 8/21, 08/28/2008

TST 2786TS # CA-08-161742-SH Loan # 0039793278 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED 12/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A

LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, or savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state, will be held by dulyappointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late chargesthereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms ofthe Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses ofthe Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publicationof the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARYMAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.Trustor(s): ANDRE TURNER Recorded: 12/28/2006 as InstrumentNo. 20062878374 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in theOffice of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California; Date ofSale: 9/3/2008 at 11:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$554,891.06 The purported property address is: 3373 FALCONAVE SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessors Parcel No. 7148-018-028The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other common designation, if any,shown herein. If no street address or other common designation isshown, directions to the location of the property may be obtainedby sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days ofthe date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee isunable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s soleand exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to theTrustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.Date: 8/13/2008 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue SanDiego, CA 92101 (619) 645-7711 For NON SALE information onlySale Line: (714) 573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.comReinstatement Line: (619) 645-7711 ext 3704 Susan Hurley,Trustee Sale Officer If you have previously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal lia-bility for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercisethe note holder’s rights against the real property only. This notice issent for the purpose of collecting a debt. This firm is attempting tocollect a debt on behalf of the holder and owner of the note. Anyinformation obtained by or provided to this firm or the creditor willbe used for that purpose. As required by law, you are hereby noti-fied that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit recordmay be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill theterms of your credit obligations. P450973 8/14, 8/21, 08/28/2008

TST 2787TSG No.: 3735026 TS No.: 20089019202513 FHA/VA/PMI No.:Notice Of Trustee's Sale YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/7/2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On 9/3/2008 at 11:30 AM First American LoanstarTrustee Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust recorded 12/12/2007, as Instrument No.20072725297, in book , page , of Official Records in the office ofthe County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California.Executed by: Victor Hernandez,, will sell at public auction to highestbidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form ofpayment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States) At the front entrance to the PomonaSuperior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Allright, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under saidDeed of Trust in the property situated in said County and Statedescribed as: As more fully described in the above mentioned Deedof Trust APN# 7216-018-027 The street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 1914 Junipero Ave , Signal Hill, CA 90755 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances,to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $564,642.94 The beneficiary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the Countywhere the real property is located. Date: 8/14/2008 First AmericanTitle Insurance Company First American LoanStar Trustee Services3 First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707 First AmericanLoanstar Trustee Services may be acting as a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be usedfor that purpose. Original document signed by Authorized AgentChet Sconyers – For Trustee’s Sale Information Please Call (714)573-1965 P451378 8/14, 8/21, 08/28/2008

TST 2788Trustee Sale No.: 20080134006566 Title Order No.: 20855462FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/23/2005.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDexWest, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust Recorded on 01/03/2006 as Instrument No. 060003427 of official records in the office of the County Recorderof Los Angeles County, State of California. Executed By: Al Tae-moo and Maota Bahr, will sell at public auction to highest bid-der for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form ofpayment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale inlawful money of the United States). Date of Sale: 9/3/2008 Timeof Sale: 11:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to thePomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,Pomona, CA Street Address and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be:3276 AND 3280 LEWIS AVENUE , SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755APN#: 7148-006-005 The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed ofTrust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by saidDeed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of theobligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the ini-tial publication of the Notice of Sale is $574,521.49. The benefi-ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed anddelivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Defaultand Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default andElection to sell to be recorded in the County where the realproperty is located. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call:Priority Posting & Publication 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite OneTustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDexWest, LLC as Authorized Agent Dated: 8/9/2008 NDex West,LLC may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect adebt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.P451507 8/14, 8/21, 08/28/2008

TST 2789NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-46977 Title Order No.08-8-178769 Investor/Insurer No. APN No. 7216-034-010 YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED07/05/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER."Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by

BARBARA E IRVINE-PARKER, A WIDOW, dated 07/05/2005and recorded 07/14/05, as Instrument No. 05 1658188, in Book, Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorderof Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on09/04/2008 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los AngelesCounty Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Nor-walk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. at public auction, to the highest bid-der for cash or check as described below, payable in full at timeof sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held byit under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in saidCounty and State and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 1848 RAYMOND AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL, CA,90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expensesand advances at the time of the initial publication of the Noticeof Sale is $339,252.98. It is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. Inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorizedto do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''ASIS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfythe indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advancesthereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principalof the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereonas provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.DATED: 08/13/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1757 TAPOCANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800)281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's SaleOfficer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. ASAP# 2839361 08/14/2008, 08/21/2008,08/28/2008

TST 2790NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title Order No.: 30131669 TrusteeSale No.: 50198 Loan No.: 9042275404 APN: 7215-018-038 Youare in Default under a Deed of Trust dated 06/02/2006. Unless youtake action to protect your property, it may be sold at a public sale.If you need an explanation of the nature of the proceedings againstyou, you should contact a lawyer. On 09/05/2008 at 10:00AM, FCILender Services, Inc. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 6/19/06 as Instrument #06-1333613 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LosAngeles County, California, executed by: Sharon Felix-Trice, anunmarried woman, as Trustor. Downey Savings and Loan Associa-tion, F.A., as Beneficiary. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savings bank specified in sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business inthis state). At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse,Southeast District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA, all right, titleand interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed ofTrust in the property situated in said County, California describingthe land therein: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust. Theproperty heretofore described is be∆ing sold "as is". The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2120 East Hill Street #308, Sig-nal Hill California 90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but with-out covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of theDeed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $572,923.97(Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in thecounty where the real property is located and more than threemonths have elapsed since such recordation. Date: 08/04/08 FCILender Services, Inc., as Trustee 8180 East Kaiser Blvd., AnaheimHills, CA 92808 Phone: (714) 282-2424 Sale Information: (714) 282-2430 Vivian Prieto, Vice President FCI Lender Services, Inc. is adebt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. (RSVP# 121807)(08/14/08,08/21/08, 08/28/08)


The following persons are doing business as: CHRYSALIS STAGE,4682 Rio Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805. Registrant: 1. AARONMORGAN, 2. ANDREA MORGAN, 4682 Rio Ave., Long Beach, CA90805. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Aaron Morgan. The registrant has begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.Date started business was August 6, 2008. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 6, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fic-titious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:Aug. 14, 21, 28, & Sept. 4, 2008.


The following person is doing business as: ND MFG., 2311 E.2nd St., Long Beach, CA 90803. Registrant: NENO DOJCI-NOVIC, 2311 E. 2nd St., Long Beach, CA 90803. This businessis conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Neno Dojcinovic. Theregistrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 7, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.The Signal Tribune: Aug. 14, 21, 28, & Sept. 4, 2008.


The following person is doing business as: THE DIRECT SOURCE,172 St. Joseph Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803. Registrant: GERALDBROWN, 172 St. Joseph Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803. This businessis conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Gerald Brown. The registranthas not begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on August 12, 2008. NOTICE: This ficti-tious business name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: Aug. 14, 21, 28, & Sept. 4, 2008.

TST2794 / Case No. NS020251ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGE-LES, 415 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802, SOUTH JUDI-

CIAL DISTRICT.PETITION OF Kyle Joseph Jerger, For Change of Name.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:1. Petitioner KYLE JOSEPH JERGER, filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: KYLEJOSEPH JERGER to Proposed Name: KYLE JOSEPH KNIES.2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mattershall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, shy the petition for change of name should notbe granted. NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: September 16, 2008; Time: 1:30 P.M.; Dept. G, Room 51. Theaddress of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order toShow Cause shall be published at least once each week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general circulation, printed in thiscounty, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 2669 Myrtle Ave., Ste.111, SignalHill, CA 90755: August 14, 21, 28, & September 4, 2008.___//ss//___Douglas M. Haigh, Judge of the Superior CourtDated August 6, 2008

TST 2795NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY

Notice is given that pursuant to sections 21700-21713 of the Busi-ness and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code,Section 535 of the Penal Code, that Norwalk Self Storage at 11564E. Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 will sell by competitive bid-ding, on or after August 28, 2008 @ 11:30am, property belonging tothose listed below. Auction is to be held at the above address.Property to be sold as follows: household goods, furniture, personalitems, clothing, electronics, tools, auto parts, 1984 Toyota SR5,1964 Chevy Nova Wagon and miscellaneous boxes, belonging tothe following.

Name_________________________Unit NumberMARTHA RODRIGUEZ A 122MARTIN GALVIN B 245HECTOR M. MUNOZ A 249NORBERT TORRES A 257ROBERT LEESON A 264ELIZABETH VOTAVA A 271RAFAEL RAMIREZ B 804MICHAEL FLASH B 198KEVIN T. MORTON B 228CHRIS PRESTA B 248MARINA VASQUEZ B 307CARMEN GONZALES B 474ROMMEL E. MANJARES B 631ROMMEL MANJARES B 631STEVEN L. JONES B 717KELVIN MOSLEY B 747TRINICE WALKER B 761MAX IBANEZ B 838LARAY MCCRORY B 665TRIADA NIKITARAS A 233PAULINE ALVIDREZ B 333DAVID BROWN B 230MARTHA GONZALEZ B 668LUZ RODRIGUEZ B 769NICOLE M CORTEZ B 628GISELLE R. ATKINS-NELSON B 334LAURIE BREY B 213DIANE RAMOS B 177VERNON J. MCKAY B 147RYAN P. HUNTER A 209SHANNON OWENS B 699SHAWN R TRUBY A 179Pub. The Signal Tribune: Aug. 14, 21


The following person is doing business as: PEDRO’S PANGAS,3099 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: PAULA. HILLIS, SR., 3099 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA 90755.This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Paul A. Hillis,Sr. The registrant has begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. Date started businesswas January 1, 2000. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on August 19, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: Aug. 21, 28, & Sept. 4,11, 2008.

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