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

Your Weekly Community Newspaper January 14, 2011VOL. 32 NO. 32

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Photo by Julian RothenMartin Luther King Jr. Day 1/17

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and LongBeach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine willpresent the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Peace & Unity Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 15 from12:30pm to 5pm. Entry is free for the multi-cultural cel-ebration, located at King Park, 1950 Lemon Ave.

Musical headliners, sponsored by Union Bank, willbe The Lowrider Band (formerly known as War), theoriginal composers and singers of “Lowrider,” “CiscoKid,” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” “As part of ourcommitment to the communities we serve, Union Bankis honored to support such an important communityevent,” said Union Bank Regional Executive LeticiaAguilar. “We are delighted to be part of Long Beach’s23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.”

The celebration will be filled with entertainment andspecial-interest groups that focus on the teachings ofKing. Along with a day of enlightenment through music,attendees may visit an assortment of attractions such asthe health pavilion, where free health screenings, such asblood pressure and diabetes testing, will be offered.

“Dreamland,” an area specially for children andteens, will include free carnival rides, a teen stage withdancing performances and contest, arts and crafts booths,and a nutritional snack stand that teaches kids aboutnutrition.

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On Jan. 11, 2011, at 12:10am, SignalHill Police Department (SHPD) officerswere dispatched to the 1000 block ofEast 32nd St. regarding a “man with agun” call. The victim described beingthreatened by the suspect with an AK-47-type of assault rifle after what is beingcharacterized as a dispute betweenneighbors. The victim described the sus-pect as being under the influence of anunknown substance. Upon officers’arrival, the victim directed them to wherethe suspect lives.

A perimeter was immediately estab-lished with the assistance of the LongBeach Police Department (LBPD). Thesuspect refused to come out and barri-caded himself in the residence with a5-year-old girl. The Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Special EnforcementBureau was called out to assist.

After a four-hour standoff withpolice, the suspect came out of the resi-dence and surrendered to SpecialEnforcement deputies. The child was

found in the residence safe and in goodcondition.

An exact replica of an AK-47 assaultrifle was found in plain view on the liv-ing room floor of the residence.

Detectives obtained a search warrantto the residence, a search was conducted,and an actual SKS assault rifle wasfound hidden in a bedroom along withhigh-powered ammunition.

The Signal Hill resident, a 38-year-old male identified as Marlon E.Reynolds, was charged with possessionof an assault rifle, terrorist threats andexhibiting a firearm. Reynolds will beheld without bail at the SHPD jail.Reynolds’s criminal history revealed thathe is currently wanted for an out-of-stateviolation of a similar weapons charge.

Kelly Gerrica, 29, was taken intocustody and charged with child endan-germent and giving false information topolice officers which hindered the inves-tigation. Gerrica will be held on$100,000 bail at the LBPD jail. ß

Courtesy Dee Andrews Office

The Lowrider Band (formerly known as War) will be theheadlining entertainment at the 23rd Annual Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. Peace & Unity Celebration.

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

At his State of the City address,Long Beach Mayor Bob Fosterannounced a direction for the upcomingyear that included a call to change thePublic Employees Retirement System.

When Foster took the stage at thecity’s Center Theater on Tuesday nightto deliver his annual address, heacknowledged the city’s achievementsand its ability to adapt to a new finan-cial reality when budget cuts reducedstaff and city services.

“First, government was too big,”Foster said. “While few in governmentwant to admit it, we were all just a bittoo complacent in the past. Today weperform needed services with far fewerresources.”

Foster highlighted the accomplish-ments of the police department, whichannounced last week that crime rateshave seen a dramatic drop. The murder

rate is at its lowest since 1971, he said,and violent crime is down by 13 per-cent.

The mayor, who was elected to asecond term in July, praised the city’sability to obtain federal stimulus fundsto pay for infrastructure projects aroundthe city. In addition, despite the finan-cial hardship, the city was able to makesignificant breakthroughs to turnaround its finances.

“We not only bridged a $23-millionbudget gap, but we did so while main-taining our $9-million Budget Stabiliza-tion fund,” Foster said.

But Foster presented several con-cerns about the city’s finances, and hefocused on a proposal to make signifi-cant changes to the pension funds ofpublic employees.

The urgency of the need for pensionreform has been stressed by city repre-sentatives in the past. According to the

At his State of the City address, LB MayorBob Foster calls for pension reform

see address page 5

After four-hour standoff, SH manarrested for possession of assault rifle,terrorist threats, exhibiting firearm

Roxanne’s Lounge, located in California Heights, was awash with well-wishes lastFriday afternoon as three business organization’s representatives attended the Molinafamily’s grand-opening festivities. Ribbon-cutting participants included Bixby KnollsBusiness Improvement Association, Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce and LongBeach Chamber of Commerce. Also in attendance were Assemblymember BonnieLowenthal and Seventh District Long Beach Councilmember James Johnson.

Located at 1115 Wardlow Rd., Roxanne’s features a full bar, restaurant, loungingarea with fireplace, pool table, big-screen televisions and music. The establishment isnamed after owner Robert Molina’s young daughter– Roxanne. Call (562) 426-4777,email info@roxanneslounge.com or check out their website roxanneslounge.com.

Lounge cheer Lowrider Band to perform at MLK celebration

Photo by Andy Witherspoon

Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster atTuesday night’s address.

Terry Geiling, president of GoldStar Manor and founder of Profes-sional Business Services, has beenelected president of the ApartmentAssociation, California SouthernCities for 2011.

As president of the association, hewill oversee a 35-member board ofdirectors and a membership of nearly

3,000 rental prop-erty owners in the54 cities of south-ern Los AngelesCounty. He willbe the 87th presi-dent since theorganizat ion’sfounding in 1924in Long Beach.

Geiling’s career has spanned fromnavy service to corporate positions andincludes numerous civic involvements.After receiving a commission in theUS navy, he was assigned to sea dutyon a ship home ported at the LongBeach naval Station. He transferred tosubmarine duty and served as a sub-marine officer in Pearl Harbor. Aftercompleting his active duty, he joinedIBM and supported US military intel-ligence operations in the Pacific. Geil-ing was promoted to IBM’s regionalheadquarters in Los Angeles andserved in many management positions.He is a past president of the FoothillApartment Association and the RotaryClub of Long Beach. ß

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After 25 years of service to thepatients and clients of Uptown AnimalHospital, 3350 Atlantic Ave., Dr. War-ren Sakamoto will retire this spring,and Dr. Julie Voltin is the hospital’snew owner.

“I would like to take this opportu-nity to thank Dr. Sakamoto for hisendorsement and recommendations,”said Voltin, who was born and raised inSouthern California. Following herundergraduate studies at the Universityof California, Santa Barbara, shereceived her veterinary degree fromRoss University and finished her clin-ical year of studies at the University ofTennessee in Knoxville.

“I have worked in the veterinaryfield since I was 16 years old, gainingexperience in every department fromfront desk to kennel to technician, andI truly love my job,” Voltin said. “I amvery excited to join Uptown’s teamand continuing a tradition of compas-

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Signal Hill recognizespolice sergeant asEmployee of the Year

The Signal Hill Police Department(SHPD) recently announced that Ser-geant Chris nunley has been selectedas the City of Signal Hill 2010Employee of theYear.

nunley beganat the SHPD in1995 as a policeexplorer and washired as a part-time police aidein 1997. Headvanced to theposition of dispatcher/jailer in 1998and was appointed as a reserve policeofficer in 1999. He ascended to theposition of police officer in 2000.

nunley was promoted to the posi-tion of senior police officer on Jan. 3,2009 and was soon after promoted tothe position of police sergeant onSept. 21, 2009.

nunley has been responsible forprocuring grant funds for the policedepartment’s traffic bureau, whichincludes grant funds from the Califor-nia Office of Traffic Safety. Fundsfrom this grant support the city’s DUIcheckpoints.

Some of nunley’s additional dutiesinclude heading the police depart-ment’s traffic bureau and maintenanceand dispatching of the department’smobile command vehicle. He has alsoassumed the position of fleet managerand is responsible for the maintenanceof the police department vehicles andtheir affiliated equipment. ß

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CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

On Monday night, Jan. 10, SignalHill Petroleum (SHP) demonstrated itsnew “seismic trucks” that will bringwhat it hopes will be good vibrations tothe area in the upcoming months.

These trucks are key players in thelocal energy company’s plan to map anexpansive area of the Earth’s crust, and,according to its representatives, the mapwill guide the company in its search foroil along the region’s fault lines.

“The commonality between earth-quakes and oil and gas in Los AngelesBasin are the faults,” said David Slater,the chief operating officer and executivevice president for SHP. “The faults causethe earthquakes. They also trap the oil.”Although finding fault lines is no guar-antee that there is oil, the data SHP willbe collecting will offer a picture of theEarth’s subsurface, according to Slater.

“When you start working on those 3-D images, it’s just…it’s amazing insightinto how the Earth is put together,” hesaid.

At the Wrigley Association’smonthly neighborhood council meetingat Veterans Park, dozens of people stoodnext to a white seismic truck about thesize of a construction dump truck parkedon 28th Street. They waited to experi-ence firsthand the strength of the groundvibrations that would be generated bySignal Hill Petroleum’s seismic trucks.

While observers heard the drone ofthe vehicle’s idling engine, the groundtrembled several times underneath theirfeet. How much the earth shook andwhether it felt like an earthquake is amatter of opinion.

Colleen McDonald, president of theWrigley Association, had attended asimilar seismic truck demonstration lastyear in Signal Hill. She said this newdemonstration felt stronger than thevibrations she had sampled in that pre-vious demonstration.

“It felt like a distant earthquake tome,” she said. “So you can definitelyfeel it even from just one truck. And it

wasn’t concerning to me as far as thestructure of my house.”

Aaronya Foster, a Wrigley home-owner who also attended the demonstra-tion in Signal Hill, said that Monday’svibrations in Wrigley felt stronger thanthose in Signal Hill, but they weren’t asstrong as controversial tests conductedby SHP in 2006. “I don’t think it’s goingto be that bad,” she said. “But, youknow, who knows?”

According to Slater, his companywants to keep the ground motion gener-ated by the trucks at a comfortable level.They want the ground vibrations to feellike a foot massage. They’ve testedequipment with focus groups thatincluded community members to deter-mine what that comfortable level is.

Slater explained how creating thetremors could help SHP find new faultlines and possibly discover new pocketsof oil resources. The company’s invest-ment in new technology required exten-sive planning, including the purchase ofnew seismic trucks and the use ofsound-recording devices called “nodes.”

The nodes are yellow cylinders thatstand about eight inches tall with a diam-

eter of six inches. According to Slater,about 5,000 nodes will be securelyburied in 10-inch holes all over SignalHill and the greater Long Beach area.Many will remain in the public right-of-way areas along major streets.

Once they are ready, according toSlater, seismic trucks will travel througha street and generate acoustic waves intothe ground. The process will createnoticeable ground motion. The acousticwaves generated by the trucks willbounce off geological formations asdeep as 15,000 feet.

The nodes, which will have beenscattered throughout the region, willrecord the reflections from the waves.The recordings will be uploaded to asystem that will take the combinedmeasurements to create a 3-D map.Slater said that the process could becompared to an ultrasound.

The petroleum company hasobtained the necessary permits fromboth the city and private-property own-ers who have been affected, Slater said,adding that only certain streets will betested. The survey area covers about 20square miles.

SHP already performed initial testslast summer in different parts aroundLong Beach but didn’t get the com-plaints like the ones received in 2006,Slater said. Finding that appropriatelevel of ground motion and keeping thecommunication lines open with theirneighbors may be crucial to the successof the project.

One problem came back to haunt thelocal energy company when theyannounced their plans to survey theregion. In 2006, SHP tried to conduct ageological survey with different equip-ment. Some Wrigley residents said thetremors they generated were verystrong. Foster, who was home at thetime of testing, said it felt like a 6.0-magnitude earthquake.

According to several Wrigley resi-dents, the equipment caused cracks inthe walls of their homes after testing.

Slater acknowledged the community’sproblems with the project.

“We stepped back and looked at it,”he said, acknowledging that his com-pany was new to the process. SHP hadhired a reputable company to help planand execute the project, but when things

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A new election season is

heating up with no cooling

trend in sight. not only do we

have two seats up for grabs for

Signal Hill’s City Council, we

are also facing a race for our

State Senate’s 28th district

seat– the one left vacant when

53-year-old Senator Jenny

Oropeza passed away in Octo-

ber of last year.

The Senatorial special elec-

tion will be Feb. 15, just a little

over a month away, while the

Signal Hill election takes place

March 1. Although local elec-

tions give us lots of fodder for

news here at the Signal Trib-

une, the editorial decisions are

quite stressful on the staff. We

do our very best to remain as

fair and unbiased as possible,

yet sometimes, as my mother

would say, “things happen.”

Last week we had a letter to

the editor submitted by a man

who identified himself by name

and city of residence. I know

the man is not only a Signal

Hill resident but is also a new

Civil Service commissioner for

the City. When running his let-

ter, I did not find it necessary

to identify the man as a com-

missioner, but I have since

been taken to task for that deci-

sion. So, after discussions with

my managing editor, Cory Bil-

icko, and the legal staff at the

California newspaper Publish-

ers Association, I have decided

that from this day forward, in

the interest of full disclosure,

we will identify letter writers

by their titles when (and only

when) we deem it relevant

and/or to provide context to the

letter. Insisting that individuals

identify themselves would be a

violation of their 1st Amend-

ment rights. With that said, Bill

Yochum, the letter writer of

“Unsolicited advice” in last

week’s issue, is indeed a Signal

Hill Civil Service commis-

sioner. Enough said about

that…

now, I also want to make

clear a standing policy of ours

to all of our readers. Here is

our standard reply to candi-

dates who submit letters to the

editor:

We do not run letters to the

editor submitted by individuals

who have declared their candi-

dacies for public office in

upcoming races. This policy

was put in place because, as

you can understand, to be fair

if we run one we would have

to run all letters submitted by

all candidates. The volume

would no doubt eliminate

space for letters submitted by

other readers. Instead, we

agree to interview candidates

and print stories about politi-

cal races in an objective man-

ner and offer very reasonable

advertising rates for those

candidates who wish to pur-

chase ads.

Thank you for understand-

ing our position.

nevertheless, I am looking

forward to the senatorial and

city council candidate forums

organized by the League of

Women Voters. I’ll give you

the details as soon as they are

all confirmed.

It was with great horror that Iheard about my friend Gabby, col-league Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, andothers who were deliberately shot[Jan. 8, 2011]. I know Congress-woman Giffords very well, prior tous both moving our offices lastmonth; we and our staffs workednext door to each other for the lasttwo years. We walk together manytimes a day to cast our votes onbehalf of the American public.

Although we do not know themotive of the gunman, this incidentdemonstrates that the debates inWashington, D.C. are not restrictedto the Capitol alone. In particular, thehealth care bill, “Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act,” and evenmore volatile Arizona law, “SupportOur Law Enforcement and Safeneighbors Act” (SB 1070), oftenneedlessly put those who serve in asenseless line of fire.

As the former chair of the Home-land Security Sub-Committee forEmergency Communications, Pre-paredness and Response, it is dis-turbing, but not shocking, thatCongresswoman Giffords and herstaff became victims of an attackwhile in the active service of con-stituents.

This horrific incident is a tragicday for people committed to beingpublic servants and our nation, thatacts of such violence would occur at

a constituent event in the very com-munity that she has demonstratedcompassion and love for is all themore troubling.

Since August 2009, my col-leagues and I have received hateemails and threats that appear to beescalating and, in some cases,encouraged. Whether it is spitting atsomeone, holding a hateful sign, orspewing a racial slur, now is the timefor all leaders, all parties, and allorganizers to stop fueling hateagainst anyone, regardless of theirperspective on issues or level andposition.

I urge all Americans to pray forRepresentative Giffords, her staffand families of all individuals wholost their life or were injured in thistragic attack. I stand ready to returnto Washington, D.C. this week towork on ensuring this incident neverhappens again.

Congresswoman Richardson is aDemocrat from California’s 37thCongressional District. She is amember of the House Committees onTransportation & Infrastructure andHomeland Security and is chair ofthe Homeland Security Subcommit-tee on Emergency Communications,Preparedness and Response. Herdistrict includes Long Beach, Comp-ton, Carson, Watts, Willowbrook andSignal Hill.

Seeing it differently?

I purchased my condo in 1979 onthe corner of Stanley and East 23rd(now known as Skyline Drive). I’veseen the city change dramatically andall for the good.

I was proud of my ocean view butlost it within six months to a nine-unitcondo built in front of me. Of course Iwas upset, but I changed my mindpretty quickly as I got to know my newneighbors. They are the type of neigh-bors that will always lend a helpinghand, people like Donnis and ClarkWeygandt and others. So I didn’t losea view, I gained a whole new group offriends.

Citizens in our country, state andour cities are becoming more and moredisgusted with those who run negativepolitical campaigns, and on ElectionDay the mandate of the people will beheard loud and clear. Those who throwmud will come to realize this.

I love my city and have for 31years, and I continue to be proud of it.God bless Signal Hill.

Carole YochumSignal Hill

Ed. Note: Carole Yochum’s husband isBill Yochum, Signal Hill Civil Servicecommissioner

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To help resolve this problem, Fosterproposed to apply contracted raises tothe employees’ portion of pensioncosts.

“Over the next several years, theemployees’ contribution would increaseuntil their full and fair share wasreached,” he said. “Employees wouldnot see the raise in their check, but theirpay would not decline, and it wouldgradually get to a point where theywere paying their fair share.”

Although Foster did not specify dur-ing this speech about how long employ-ees would be predicted to work withouteffectively seeing a raise in their pay-check, the mayor outlined other detailsin a proposed plan for pension reform.

Foster also recommended new pen-sion rules for new employees, which

include a proposal to raise the retire-ment age from 50 to 55 for publicsafety workers. The retirement age forother new city workers would bechanged from 55 to 60.

Foster estimated that the cumulativedeficit from fiscal years 2012 to 2014would be about $59 million. If the cityimplemented the changes he proposed,the city’s deficit would be cut by morethan half to $28 million, he said.

Four labor organizations agreed tothe dramatic changes to the pensionsystem, according to Foster, but three ofthe largest employee organizations didnot agree to the proposed changes. Thegroups that represented the police, fireand machinists “took their raises andrejected the reforms,” he said.

Foster stressed the need for urgency.“But the future of public pensions is soclear– they cannot be sustained. Claimswere made and will be again that we areputting life and property at risk callingfor reductions in all areas. That’s simplynot so. It is the unreasonable rejection ofreform and an ingrained entitlementmentality that puts our city at risk.”

Foster asked to confront the prob-lems now. “We will continue to engagein collective bargaining to bring thesechanges about,” he said, adding that hewas not optimistic about the outcome oftheir efforts.

“Therefore,” he continued, “if I amunsuccessful in bargaining for thesechanges, I will propose a ballot initia-tive that will constrain future mayorsand councils from providing any morein pension benefits than those outlinedabove. These restrictions, if passed, willgo into effect when the current con-tracts with our unions end,” he said.

Details of his proposed ballot meas-ure were not available from the mayor’soffice.

“Our future demands that we stabi-lize our finances and put our house inorder,” he said.

Following Foster’s speech, SeventhDistrict Councilmember James Johnsonsaid he supports the mayor and the needfor pension reform.

“The time has come now to take onthe long-term challenges,” Johnsonsaid. “Because if we don’t do it, what

we’re doing is taking all of our prob-lems and giving up to our children say-ing ‘you deal with it.’ And that’s simplyimmoral,” he said. Johnson noted thathe ran for office on a campaign to fixpension reform.

Fourth District CouncilmemberPatrick O’Donnell approved of Foster’soverall positive message. He said thatthe pension reform issue affects his dis-trict because it affects the city’s coffers.“It affects our ability to finance theeveryday operations and services thatpeople want delivered: police, fire,streets, sidewalks, libraries,” he said.

O’Donnell wasn’t aware of the bal-lot initiative that Foster had proposeduntil Tuesday night. The councilmem-ber said that he would have to reviewthe ballot measure and its legal implica-tions.

“But”, he added, “It would be mypreference that those issues are workedout at the table with the employee asso-ciations so that we don’t have to go to aballot measure. The answer here is peo-ple being reasonable, not people beingpolitical.” ß

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The Long Beach Playhouse (LBP)will offer Acting Entourage, a year-roundyouth theater school for children ingrades 3 through 12, each Saturdaybeginning on Jan. 22, divided into threefive-week sessions.

Children in grades 3 through 5 willmeet from 10am to 11am. Classes forgrades 6 through 8 will meet from11:30am to 1pm, and high-school stu-dents will meet from 1:30pm to 3pm. Inaddition to the Saturday classes, LBP alsooffers a summer youth theatre program.

Lysa Fox, an experienced actress,director, teacher and recent master’s grad-uate of Cal State Long Beach, will coor-

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“Theatre skills are life skills,” Foxsaid. “It is a fact that children who havearts in their lives tend to excel in otherareas and are often leaders in one form oranother later in life. Acting, on its baselevel, is about communication andexpression. The most incredible thingabout these life skills is that they aretaught through playing. That is whatmakes theatre unique and truly life-changing.”

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After seeing the Long Beach Play-house’s outstanding production of Mar-tin McDonagh’s dark comedy TheLieutenant of Inishmore, I became awarethat some audience members objectedstrongly to the play’s subject matter. Vio-lence against both humans and animalsruns rampant throughout The Lieutenant.And in spite of appalling visuals, muchof the audience was laughing, as the playis also a wonderfully crafted comedy. Soconsider this fair warning.

Yes, many audience memberslaughed loud and often at McDonagh’switty dialogue as the human killings andmutilations mounted even faster than theanimal casualties did. I was one of them.But The Lieutenant of Inishmore is amulti-level play intended, clearly, to beappreciated for its outstanding humor aswell as for its condemnation of terrorismand revenge.

Set on an island off northern Ireland,the play centers around the most unlikelyof characters– a cat named Wee Thomas.For 15 years, the “top cat” has been the

best and only friend to Padraic (PatrickRieger), a frightening psychopathicyoung Irish chap who has gone off tofight the “good” fight for a splinter groupof the Irish Republican Army. He has leftWee Thomas in the care of his fatherDonny (John Gilbert).

Rieger’s chilling portrayal arousesmore curiosity than hatred as we struggleto understand how a relatively benignman such as Donny could have fatheredsuch a son. Alas we are left to die of ourcuriosity– like the proverbial cat!– as thisconcern is not among those on McDon-agh’s mind.

Early on, jovial neighbor lad Davey(Devon Armstrong) discovers a decapi-tated Wee Thomas in the street. Throughmost of the play, Donny and Davey con-spire to keep the poor cat’s death a secretfrom Padraig, fearing Padraig’s violentreaction if and when he discovers the catis dead. They substitute an orange cat,coloring it with black shoe polish in anobviously futile attempt to fool Padraig,who shoots the impostor immediatelyupon his return home.

Thus begins the unspeakable carnage

that continues when three members ofanother splinter group seek revengeagainst Padraig. Arber Mehmeti, TopherMauerhan, and Mark Coyan play the“charming” trio, who are every bit ascoldblooded as Padraig.

As the cast’s sole female member,Jannese Davidson portrays Davey’s sis-ter Mairead, a sort of boyish Bonnie toPadraig’s Clyde. The two take to eachother romantically, but she is every bit asmurderous as he is. And, as the rathersatisfying twist ending reveals, just asmerciless.

Matthew Collins plays James, a drugdealer whose greatest misfortune is hav-ing Padraig be his assigned torturer.

In the end, bodies– both human andfeline– get dissected before our eyes.Blood is all over the furniture and theclothes of those still breathing, and theydon’t seem to give it a second thought.Perhaps this is McDonagh’s main point–the terrorist mentality and that of thosewho live among them. See how immunethey have become to what we findutterly appalling.

Okay, so I’ve succeeded in either

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In the meantime, we can laugh outloud and enjoy the brilliance ofMcDonagh’s dialogue and the excel-lence of director Patrick Williams’sphenomenal cast.

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More is more in The Lieutenant of inishmore

didn’t go well, they shut the projectdown in about two days.

SHP paid claims to about 10 home-owners to cover damages, Slateracknowledged. The company based its

decisions on whether to pay particularhomeowners on the conclusions by anindependent civil engineer. This consult-ing engineer investigated each claim andthen determined whether the seismictesting performed in 2006 caused anydamages, according to Slater.

But when local media reports cov-ered the story, dozens of other home-

owners from around the region alsocomplained that there were cracks intheir walls, including one from BelmontShore, miles away from the testing area.The company denied those claims whenthe inspector determined that damage atthat distance could not have been causedby the testing.

“I understand their position,” said

David Lewis, another Wrigley home-owner. “They don’t want a flood of peo-ple coming making fraudulent claims,trying to get their houses renovatedwhen there wasn’t damage before.” Hishome wasn’t damaged in 2006.

So when Signal Hill Petroleum rep-resentatives announced last year that anew geological survey was underway(but this time with new technology),several residents in a november WrigleyAssociation meeting argued against theplans.

The Signal Tribune reported that atnovember’s meeting, residents firedheated words and angry accusationstowards representatives of SHP. Slaterwas not present at that contentious meet-ing with the Wrigley Association, but hedid attend the next meeting in January,where he offered residents the opportu-nity to question him as he defended thegeophysical survey’s new plans.

“The comments we were hearing[Monday] night are very strong percep-tions from five years ago, and that’s, youknow, it’s a little bit frustrating,” Slatersaid. “But, as I said, we’re committed toeducate and communicate about what’shappening today and to win everybodyover to the fact that today is much differ-ent than 2006.”

Some residents raised their voicesduring the information session, but a fewacknowledged that cooler heads pre-vailed this time at January’s meeting.

While Wrigley resident Mauna Eich-ner’s home was not affected in 2006, sheclaimed her friends’ homes were dam-aged. “They made a wrong decision asto how to handle the immediate neigh-borhood,” Eichner said. “And so none ofus in the immediate neighborhood truststhem.”

Residents like Foster said that herhome was damaged in 2006, but shewas not then compensated for the dam-ages. However, this time she scheduleda pre-inspection with Slater to see thecracks in her walls.

“Based on what I have observed forthis meeting,” Foster said, “it appearsthat Dave Slater is attempting to makethings right for the community.”

McDonald, the Wrigley Associa-tion’s president, agreed that there was anemphasis on outreach to the residents by

Slater and his company. “I think, youknow, any process can go bad,” she said,acknowledging that the petroleum com-pany wanted to follow up with residents.The Wrigley Association, at least, wouldalso pay close attention, she said.

Slater stressed that Long Beachwould benefit from the project. The cityowns the oil and mineral rights to a sig-nificant portion of the land that will besurveyed.

Workers will begin testing mid Jan-uary and will conclude in July. The testswill take place Monday through Fridayfrom 8:30am to 3:30pm.

The tests will survey an area bor-dered by Del Amo Boulevard to thenorth, Ocean Boulevard to the south,Clark Avenue to the east, and the LosAngeles River to the west.

“We want to be successful bydesign,” Slater said. “You know, suc-cessful in our minds is . . .that we don’tget complaints and we’re not upsettingour neighbors.”

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An unapologetically bloody festival of carnage, torture and flying body parts. The Academy Award winning and Tony-nominated McDonagh

spins a twisted tale of sensationalism and revenge centered around the unlikeliest of characters – the beloved cat Wee Thomas.

The Lieutenant of InishmoreA dark comedy by Martin McDonagh

Runs throughFebruary 12, 2011

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TST36422175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California 90755

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the CityClerk, City of Signal Hill, California, until 2:00 p.m. onFebruary 7, 2011, and on the same day shortly there-after, they will be publicly opened and read for the“Demolition of Improvements at 1835 East 29th

Street, Project No. 855”, in accordance with the Spec-ifications therefore. Bids must be made on the formsprovided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk,City of Signal Hill, marked “Bid for,” followed by the titleof the project and the date and hour for submitting bids.Bids are required for the entire work as described in theBid Schedule and the Specifications.

The work to be accomplished under this contractincludes the demolition of miscellaneous surfaceimprovements left after the 1996/97 EnvironmentalCleanup and subsequent removal of structures.Improvements to be demolished and removed nowinclude fencing, pipe systems, utility hookups, and con-crete slabs and vegetation.

A-2 All work must be completed within 15 working daysafter receipt by the Contractor of the notice to proceedfrom the City. The contract documents, which includethe Specifications, may be obtained at the City of SignalHill Department of Finance free of charge or $5 ifrequested by mail. The documents are entitled “Demo-lition of Improvements at 1835 East 29th Street, Proj-ect No. 855.”

A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a pro-posal form furnished in the Contract Documents by theCity of Signal Hill. Each bid must be accompanied bycash, certified check, cashier’s check or bidder’s bond,made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amountequal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid,such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whomthe contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract.

A-4 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the lumpsum or itemized bid items shown in the Bid Schedule(s).Bids will not be accepted from the contractors who arenot licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chap-ter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Codeof the State of California. The Contractor shall berequired to possess a Class A or Class B or Class C-21license at the time the contract is awarded.

A-5 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5of the labor Code concerning the employment ofapprentices by the Contractor of any subcontractor

under the Contractor.

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A-7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the

Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum pre-vailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classifica-tion or type of workman needed to execute the contractshall be those determined by the Director of IndustrialRelations of the State of California which are on file withthe City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be madeavailable to any interested party on request. A copy ofthe Contractor’s certified payroll, as well as those of allsubcontractors shall be submitted with each invoice.

A-8 Attention is directed to Government Code Sections4590 and 14402.5 permitting the substitution of speci-fied and approved securities for contract retention offunds. All such securities shall be subject to the reviewand approval of the City Attorney of the City of SignalHill.

A-9 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a pay-ment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent(100%) of the contract price and a faithful performancebond in an amount equal to one hundred percent(100%) of the contract price, and said bonds shall besecured from a surety company satisfactory to the CityAttorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-10 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject anyand all bids, or delete portions of any and all bids orwaive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bidprocedures and shall be the sole judge of the bidsreceived.

A-11 A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the jobsite on January 26, 2011. Interested bidders shouldmeet at 1835 East 29th Street at 9:00 a.m. on the abovedate.

By order of the Redevelopment of the City of Signal Hill.Posted at Signal Hill City Hall on: January 12, 2011Published in the Signal Tribune on: January 14 and 21, 2011

Contact person: Anthony Caraveo Sr. Engineering Technician (562) 989-7352 tel, (562) 989-7359 fax

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Typically, refunds are returnedbecause the taxpayer changed resi-dences after filing a tax return. FTBreminds taxpayers who have movedto update their address by using“Access Your Account” on FTB’swebsite at ftb.ca.gov. FTB reissuesreturned refunds automatically oncea new address is received.

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TST3637tSg no.: 4589468 tS no.: Ca1000211390 fHa/va/Pmi no.:aPn: 7216-005-006 notiCe of truStee’S Sale you arein default under a deed of truSt, dated 08/29/2006.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProP-erty, it may Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you needan exPlanation of tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on02/03/2011 at 10:30 am, first american trustee Servicing Solu-tions, llC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant todeed of trust recorded 08/31/2006, as instrument no. 061947028, in book , page , of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State of California.executed by: Carl distefano, a single person, Will Sell atPuBliC auCtion to HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH,CaSHier’S CHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the united States) at the front entrance to thePomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West mission Blvd.,Pomona, Ca all right, title and interest conveyed to and nowheld by it under said deed of trust in the property situated insaid County and State described as: as more fully described inthe above mentioned deed of trust aPn# 7216-005-006 thestreet address and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2064-66 Juniperoavenue, Signal Hill, Ca 90755 the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said salewill be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said deedof trust, 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 $427,393.40. the bene-ficiary 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of thedeposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourseagainst the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee’strustee. date: 01/13/2011 first american title insurance Com-pany first american trustee Servicing Solutions, llC 3 firstamerican Way Santa ana, Ca 92707 the beneficiary or serv-icing agent declares that it has obtained from the Commissionerof Corporations a final or temporary order of exemption pur-suant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is currentand valid on the date the notice of Sale is filed and/or the time-frame for giving notice of Sale specified in subdivision (s) ofCalifornia Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has beenprovided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. firstamerican trustee Servicing Solutions, llC may be acting as adebt collector attempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained may be used for that purpose. for trustee’s Sale infor-mation Please Call (714) 573-1965 P785873 1/14, 1/21,01/28/2011

TST3635no. 10-0117741 title order no. 10-8-434656 aPn no. 7217-006-120 you are in default under a deed of truSt,dated 08/14/2008. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuBliCSale. if you need an exPlanation of tHe natureof tHe ProCeeding againSt you, you SHould Con-taCt a laWyer.” notice is hereby given that reContruStComPany, n.a., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to thedeed of trust executed by Joey m aZuelo and tereSitaa aZuelo, HuSBand and Wife aS Joint tenantS,dated 08/14/2008 and recorded 08/21/08, as instrument no.20081511203, in Book , Page ), of official records in the officeof the County recorder of los angeles County, State of Califor-nia, will sell on 01/21/2011 at 1:00Pm, at the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West mission Blvd.,Pomona, los angeles, 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: 1998 CreSCent, Signal Hill, Ca, 90755. theundersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designation, if any,shown herein. the total amount of the unpaid balance withinterest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to besold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$699,492.54. it is possible that at the time of sale the openingbid may be less than the total indebtedness due. in addition tocash, the trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a stateor 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 inSection 5102 of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “aS iS” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy theindebtedness secured by said deed of trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interest thereon as pro-vided in said note, plus fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed of trust. ifrequired by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California

Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary orauthorized agent is attached to the notice of trustee’s Sale dulyrecorded with the appropriate County recorder’s office.dated: 12/21/2010 reContruSt ComPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 Simi valley, Ca 93063Phone/Sale information: (800) 281 8219 By: trustee’s Saleofficer reContruSt ComPany, n.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. fei # 1006.121180 12/24, 12/31,1/07/2011

TST3633notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS #: Ca-10-391740-vf order#: 100598082-Ca-gti you are in default under adeed of truSt dated 11/1/2006. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, it may Be Soldat a PuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeeding againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. a public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state ornational bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, ora check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan associa-tion, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section5102 to the financial code and authorized to do business in thisstate, will be held by duly appointed trustee. the 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 the deed oftrust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the deed of trust, interestthereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of the notice ofSale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. the amountmay be greater on the day of sale. BenefiCiary may eleCtto Bid leSS tHan tHe total amount due. trustor(s):BarBara Hare and SHaBnam HaJari recorded:11/16/2006 as instrument no. 06 2538052 in book xxx, pagexxx of official records in the office of the recorder of loSangeleS County, California; date of Sale: 2/14/2011 at 10:30am Place of Sale: at the West side of the los angeles CountyCourthouse, directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd.,norwalk, Ca 90650 amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $385,229.72 the purported property address is: 2601e 19tH St #8 Signal Hill, Ca 90755 assessor’s Parcel no.7216-021-023 the undersigned trustee disclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness of the property address or other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. if no street address or othercommon designation is shown, please refer to the referencedlegal description for property location. in the event no commonaddress or common designation of the property is providedherein directions to the location of the property may be obtainedwithin 10 days of the date of first publication of this notice ofSale by sending a written request to Bank of america 475Crosspoint Parkway getzville ny 14068 Pursuant to CaliforniaCivil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the benefici-ary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ]the mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commis-sioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice ofsale is filed; [ 2 ] the timeframe for giving notice of sale specifiedin subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuantto Section 2923.52 . if the trustee is unable to convey title forany reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedyshall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and the suc-cessful bidder shall have no further recourse. if the sale is setaside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitledonly to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall haveno further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, orthe mortgagee’s attorney. date: — Quality loan Service Corp.2141 5th avenue San diego, Ca 92101 619-645-7711 for nonSale information only Sale line: 714-730-2727 or login to:www.fidelityasap.com reinstatement line: 619-645-7711 Qual-ity loan Service, Corp. if you have previously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, you may have been released of personalliability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exer-cise the note holders right’s against the real property only. tHiSnotiCe iS Sent for tHe PurPoSe of ColleCting adeBt. tHiS firm iS attemPting to ColleCt a deBt onBeHalf of tHe Holder and oWner of tHe note.any information oBtained By or Provided to tHiSfirm or tHe Creditor Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. as required by law, you are hereby notified that a nega-tive credit report reflecting on your credit record may besubmitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the termsof your credit obligations. aSaP# 3850190 01/07/2011,01/14/2011, 01/21/2011

TST3634notiCe of truStee’S Sale trustee Sale no. Ca-10-2645-iB title order no. 100570761-Ca-lmi aPn 7214-021-019 themortgage loan servicer has obtained a final or temporary orderof exemption pursuant to Ca Civ. Code 2923.53 that is currentand valid as of the date that the notice of trustee’s Sale wasfiled or given. you are in default under a deed oftruSt dated 12/21/2005. unleSS you taKe aCtion toProteCt your ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuB-liC Sale. if you need an exPlanation of tHenature of tHe ProCeedingS againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. on 1/27/2011 at 10:30 am,Housekey financial Corporation as the duly appointed trusteeunder and pursuant to deed of trust recorded 12/29/2005, asinstrument no. 05 3210796, in Book xxx, Page xxx of officialrecords in the office of the recorder of loS angeleS County,California, executed by: tanya d JefferyS , an unmar-ried Woman, as trustor, mortgage eleCtroniC reg-iStration SyStemS, inC., aS nominee forWilmington finanCe, a diviSion of aig federal Sav-ingS BanK a federal SavingS BanK (original lender)and HSBC mortgage ServiCeS inC., as current Ser-

vicer/lender, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtion to tHe HigH-eSt Bidder for CaSH (payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the united States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawnby a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, savings association, or savings bank specifiedin section 5102 of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state). at: at the West side of the los angelesCounty Courthouse, directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 nor-walk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650, all right, title and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said deed of trust in theproperty situated in said County, California describing the landtherein: “aS more fully deSCriBed in tHe aBovementioned deed of truSt” the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. the street address and othercommon designation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2501 temPle avenue #118, Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755. 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, if any, under the terms of the deed of trust, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust, to-wit: $335,575.35 (esti-mated). accrued interest and additional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale. Condition of Sale: thesuccessful bidder will be required to pay county documentarytransfer tax, any city tax, and any other applicable taxes or fees(including, but not limited to, the fee for recording PreliminaryChange of ownership report) to the auctioneer at the time ofsale. if the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, thesuccessful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be thereturn of monies paid to the trustee and the successful biddershall have no further recourse. the beneficiary under said deedof trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigneda written declaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. the undersignedcaused said notice of default and election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real property is located andmore than three months have elapsed since such recordation.date: 1/6/2011 Housekey financial Corporation P.o. Box60145 City of industry, Ca 91716 for Sale information: 714-730-2727, www.fidelityasap.com or www.priorityposting.comto notify truStee of BanKruPtCy filingS, PleaSefax faCe Page of BanKruPtCy Petition to (909) 397-3914 irma Barrios, trustee Sales officer HouSeKey finan-Cial CorPoration may Be aCting aS a deBtColleCtor attemPting to ColleCt a deBt. anyinformation oBtained may Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. aSaP# 3859709 01/07/2011, 01/14/2011, 01/21/2011

TST3631trustee Sale no. Ca05002219-10-1 title order no.100517921-Ca-lPi aPn 7215-019-079 notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in default under a deedof truSt dated 6/28/2006. unleSS you taKe aCtionto ProteCt your ProPerty, it may Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanation of tHenature of tHe ProCeedingS againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. on January 25, 2011, at10:30 am, at the front entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West mission Blvd., Pomona, Ca, mtC finan-Cial inc.dba trustee Corps, as the duly appointed trustee,under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that cer-tain deed of trust recorded on July 3, 2006, as instrument no.06 1457907 of official records in the office of the recorder oflos angeles County, Ca , executed by: marc mcdaniel andglenna mcdaniel, husband and wife as joint tenants with rightof survivorship, as trustor, in favor of Quicken loans inc. asBeneficiary, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtion to tHe HigH-eSt Bidder, in lawful money of the united States, all payableat the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County,California describing the land therein as: as more fully describedon said deed of trust. the property heretofore described isbeing sold “as is”. the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property described above is purportedto be: 2101 e 21st Street, 315, Signal Hill, Ca 90755 the under-signed 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 war-

ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by said deed of trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances if any, under the terms of thedeed of trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed of trust. thetotal amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations securedby the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication ofthe notice of trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $349,299.98(estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums,accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior tosale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of saidamount. in addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier`scheck drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by astate or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, savings association or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California financialCode and authorized to do business in California, or other suchfunds as may be acceptable to the trustee. in the event tenderother than cash is accepted, the trustee may withhold theissuance of the trustee`s deed upon Sale until funds becomeavailable to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. theproperty offered for sale excludes all funds held on account bythe property receiver, if applicable. if the trustee is unable toconvey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to thetrustee and the successful bidder shall have no furtherrecourse. date: december 31, 2010 mtC finanCial inCdba trustee Corps tS no. Ca05002219-10-1 . 17100 gilletteave irvine, Ca 92614 949-252-8300 Clarisa gastelum, author-ized Signature Sale information Can Be oBtained online at www.priorityposting.com automated SaleSinformation PleaSe Call 714-573-1965 Compliance withCalifornia Civil Code Section 2924f: the Beneficiary or Benefi-ciary’s agent has indicated that the requirements of CaliforniaCivil Code Section 2924f have been met. regarding the prop-erty that is the subject of this notice of sale, the “mortgage loanservicer” as defined in Civil Code § 2923.53(k)(3) declares thatit has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporaryorder of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 thatis current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded orthe time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil CodeSection 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice ofsale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Clarisagastelum, authorized Signature truStee CorPS iS a deBtColleCtor. any information oBtained Will BeuSed for tHat PurPoSe. P780906 12/31, 1/7, 01/14/2011

TST3619 / 20101840146FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as: 1. dunn family CHi-roPraCtiC, 2. dunn CHiroPraCtiC, 4028 long Beach Blvd.#202, long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant: Harold m. Wexler,d.C., 5931 oakdale ave., Woodland Hills, Ca 91367. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Harold m. Wexler, d.C.the registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. date started doing busi-ness under this fictitious Business name was december 13, 2010.this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on december 13, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: december 24, 31, 2010 & January 7, 14,2011.

TST3620 / 20101894858FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as: KidZ Head 2 toe,3435 myrtle ave., long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant: 2.CHriStina lorraine linCiCum, 3435 myrtle ave., longBeach, Ca 90807, 2. maria tereSa Portillo, 18417 S. dal-ton ave., gardena, Ca 90248. this business is conducted by: ageneral Partnership. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Christina l. lincicum. the registrantshave not begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on december 22, 2010.

notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:december 24, 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 2011.

TST3621 / 20101894859FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: nyl/168 CHeCKCaSHing, 710 e. d St. #307, Wilmington, Ca 90744. regis-trant: norman y. liu, 1000 e. ocean Blvd. #709, long Beach,Ca 90802. this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: norman y. liu. the registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on december 22, 2010. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of afictitious business name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: decem-ber 24, 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 2011.

TST3624 / 20101928097FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: 1. mcCormiCKfinanCial, 2. SunBelt ProPertieS inC., 4429 village rd.,long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: international SunBeltProPertieS inC., 4429 village rd., long Beach, Ca 90808.this business is conducted by: a Corporation. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: James P.mcCormick. the registrant has begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listed herein. date starteddoing business under this fictitious Business name was march 1,2001. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on december 29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21,2011.

TST3625 / 20101928098FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: devoe'S Communi-CationS teCHnology, 2808 5th ave., los angeles, Ca 90018.registrant: gaBriel viZCarra, 2808 5th ave., los angeles, Ca90018. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: gabrielvizcarra. the registrant has not begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listed herein. this statementwas filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on december29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3626 / 20101928099FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: SWeet deSign Stu-dio, 1565 e. 42nd St., los angeles, Ca 90011. registrant: Juanat. naJera, 1565 e. 42nd St., los angeles, Ca 90011. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Juana t. najera. 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 december 29,2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.

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a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3627 / 20101928127FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as: releCom, 12322-Btruro ave., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. registrant: raymond de laroSa, 12322-B truro ave., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this businessis conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: raymond de la rosa. 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 december 29,2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3628 / 20101928128FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: CityWide eleCtriC,4935 W. 130th St., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. registrant: miCHaelKilada, 4935 W. 130th St., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this businessis conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: michael Kilada. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on december 29, 2010.notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3629 / 20101928129FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: de JeSuS teloCom,4153 W. 133rd St. #B, Hawthorne, Ca 90250. registrant: angelde JeSuS velaSQueZ-loPeZ, 4153 W. 133rd St #B,Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this business is conducted by: an individ-ual. i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: angel lopez. the registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on december 29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21,2011.

TST3630 / 20101928184FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: HigHer teleComSolutionS, 5103 W. 138th St., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. regis-trant: Joe CervanteS, 5103 W. 138th St., Hawthorne, Ca90250. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JoeCervantes. the registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County ondecember 29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in vio-lation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law

(see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3632 / 20101769081FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as: 1. BitCH freeliving, 2. Bfl, 4300 e. elko St., long Beach, Ca 90814. reg-istrant: 1. nora ramoS, Heidi BrioneS, 4300 e. elko St.,long Beach, Ca 90814. this business is conducted by: a gen-eral Partnership. i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: nora ramos. the registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on december 2, 2010. notiCe: thisfictitious business name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to that date. the fil-ing 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 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3636 / 20110026930FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as: Savor flavordining, 3717 e. 2nd. St., apt. 3, long Beach, Ca 90803. regis-trant: 1. Karen KoStrinSKy, 2. deBoraH gangWer, 3717e. 2nd. St., apt. 3, long Beach, Ca 90803. this business is con-ducted by: a general Partnership. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Karen Kostrinsky. 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 January 06, 2011.notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state 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:January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011.

TST3639 / 20101892172FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: need a teCH Heat-ing and air Conditioning, 616 W. 18th St., San Pedro, Ca90731. registrant: miCHael oJeda, 616 e. 18th St., San Pedro,Ca 90731. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed:michael ojeda. the registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein. datestarted doing business under this fictitious Business name wasdecember 21, 2010. this statement was filed with the county clerkof los angeles County on december 21, 2010. notiCe: this fic-titious business name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fic-titious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 14, 21,28, & february 4, 2011.

TST3640 / 20110065047FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: Jenn-reaCH ConSult-ing, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca 90706. registrant: JenniferriCHardSon, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca 90706. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Jennifer richardson. the regis-trant has 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 January 12, 2011. 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 Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.

TST3622 / Case No. LS020982ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SuPerior Court of California, County of loS ange-leS, 6230 Sylmar ave., van nuys, Ca 91401, van nuys Court-house east.Petition of asher Peretz, miriam Peretz, for Change of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner aSHer PeretZ, miriam PeretZ, filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changing names as follows: Presentname: JonatHan PeretZ to Proposed name: yeHonatanPeretZ.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: february 02, 2011; time: 8:30 a.m.; dept. C, room 310. 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 petitionin the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in thiscounty, tHe Signal triBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill,Ca 90755: december 24, 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 2011.___//ss//___James a. Steele, Judge of the Superior Courtdated december 22, 2010

TST3623 / Case No. LS020996ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SuPerior Court of California, County of loS ange-leS, 6230 Sylmar ave., van nuys, Ca 91401, nortH WeSt diS-triCt.Petition of Cristina margaret arranaga, for Change of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner eliZaBetH "liSa" martin, filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names as follows: Present name:eliZaBetH "liSa" martin to Proposed name: liSa martini.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in this mattershall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should notbe granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: february 07, 2011; time: 8:30 a.m.; dept. nW-C, room 310.the address of the court is the same as above. a copy of this orderto Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for foursuccessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petitionin the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in thiscounty, tHe Signal triBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill,Ca 90755: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.___//ss//___James a. Steele, Judge of the Superior Courtdated december 27, 2010

TST3641 / Case No. NS023531ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SuPerior Court of California, County of loS ange-leS, 415 West ocean Blvd., long Beach, Ca 90802, SoutHJudiCial diStriCt.Petition of ana maria rodriguez-arreola, for Change ofname.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner ana maria rodrigueZ-arreola, filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changing names as follows: Presentname: ana maria rodrigueZ-arreola to Proposed name:ana maria rodrigueZ.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: march 01, 2011; 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 petitionin the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in thiscounty, tHe Signal triBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill,Ca 90755: January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.___//ss//___douglas m. Haigh, Commissioner of the Superior Courtdated January 10, 2011

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