Thursday, July 30, 2020 Vol. 19 No. 17

POLITICS OBITUARIES EDUCATION OPINION Attorney launches Regis Philbin Guidelines for The private space bid for Congress dies at 88 free lunches race

SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 7 SEE PAGE 5 Virus Downey Avenue closed cases rise as to traffic, but for how long? Friday 90˚ The closure is meant to zone – or even some of the help downtown businesses businesses within the zone – that don’t necessarily benefit from it, Saturday 90˚ backlog but it remains unclear if and then the traffic.” shops and restaurants will take advantage. According to City Manager Gilbert Livas, there is currently clears only one restaurant taking Sunday 87˚ By Alex Dominguez advantage of the closure.. Staff Writer “What we want to see is more DOWNEY — L.A. County businesses participating,” said health officials Wednesday Livas. “Certainly, if the other ON THIS DAY confirmed 4,825 new coronavirus DOWNEY — Hoping to businesses don’t participate then cases, which they attributed to a give local businesses an added you can call that not successful.” JULY 30 advantage during the current backlog of reports received from 1811: over the weekend. crisis, the Downey City Council Livas added that in other voted on Tuesday to shut down cities, similar instances had Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader Officials also confirmed 91 one block of Downey Avenue “taken a couple weeks to take of the Mexican War of Independence new deaths, bringing the total within downtown. off.” Still, the street could be that resulted in Mexico’s independence death count in L.A. County to reopened if it became clear from Spain, was executed by the 4,516. Downey Avenue will now be that the closure would not be A one block stretch of Downey Avenue has been closed by the city Spanish. closed between the 2nd and 3rd effective. to give resaurants and retailers opportuniy to expand outside. Of those 91 new deaths, 31 1825: streets for 24 hours a day, seven (Photo by Eric Pierce) were over the age of 80 and 72 had days a week for anywhere up to “We don’t have to wait 180 Malden Island in the central Pacific underlying health conditions. 180 days. days,” said Livas. “If people don’t settle their debt. – mainly by Councilman Sean Ocean was discovered by British naval set up out there and businesses Ashton – as to why there needed officer George Byron. In Downey, COVID-19 has The move comes as don’t want it, we’ll remove it. Initially set to expire at to be a subcommittee for such an infected 2,932 people and killed restaurants continually have to 1865: midnight Tuesday evening, the installation in the first place. 67. Many of the victims have adapt to a new way of business, “We will be in communication moratoriums will now last until The steamboat Brother Jonathon sank been senior citizens and nursing with COVID-19 protocols with the Downtown Business September 30. “Normally, whenever we do off the coast of Crescent City, Calif., home residents. effectively shutting down all District and make sure that it is a project, we just have the city killing 225 passengers and crew. indoor dining options and forcing something beneficial to them as Death rates by race and plaque that says, ‘These are the them outside. well.” 1930: ethnicity show stark inequities Plaque subcommittee council members, this is the city manager, this is the day we did Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup, between Black and Latino With the downtown area now The vote passed 4-0 with With Measure S spending the ribbon cutting,’” said Ashton. hosted by Montevideo. residents and white residents. closed off to vehicular traffic, the Mayor Blanca Pacheco abstaining nearing its conclusion, the City “Is this going to be something in city hopes that the businesses in because she has an office in the Latino residents have the Council on Tuesday voted to addition to that? I just don’t see 1932: the area will be able to utilize the area. the use of it right now…I just Walt Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” highest rates of death, with a space for day-to-day operations. create an ad hoc sub-committee rate of 58 residents per 100,000 to determine where to install think the way we’ve done it in premiered, the first cartoon to use population. This is almost two However, the Council’s plaques around renovated parks the past is the way we should be Technicolor and the first Academy and a half times the rate of death decision does come with a Evictions and buildings. doing it; whatever we’ve done Award winning cartoon short. for every other plaque in the city compared to white residents. healthy amount of caution. 1945: Downey’s moratoriums on Measure S – the half-cent should be the same thing.” Similarly, the rate for African Councilman Alex Saab – who COVID-19 related residential and sales tax increase approved by A Japanese submarine sank the USS American residents is 49 deaths pulled the item from the consent commercial rental evictions were 63% of Downey voters in 2016 – It was Councilman Rick Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. per 100,000 population, equal to calendar – said that he believed extended on Tuesday, with a new has funded upgrades to Downey Rodriguez who explained his twice the rate for white residents. it was a “good idea,” but wanted expiration date set for the end of parks, fire stations, library, and desire for a subcommittee to be to make sure that the negative September. theater. formed. The differences by poverty impacts did not outweigh the Originally passed in June, “The reason I brought it up rate are also startling. Those who good. It is not uncommon for a major live in areas with the highest both moratoriums provide a bit city project to be dedicated with is because of [former mayor] rates of poverty are more than “I know that we’re all trying of relief for renters who may some sort of marker – usually a Dave Gafin,” said Rodriguez. four times more likely to die of to do what we can to help our be struggling to pay their rent plaque – which commemorates “Anybody who gives their time or COVID-19 compared to those businesses,” said Saab. “I just due to the financial impacts of the date of the opening ceremony service, I think that they deserve who live in low-poverty areas. wanted to make sure that we COVID-19. as well as council members and some kind of recognition.” have a plan in place to assess staff members who presided over In addition to the halt in Rodriguez will serve on the USS Indianapolis “These differences are unjust whether it’s beneficial or not.” it. and unacceptable, and we must evictions, renters also have a subcommittee alongside Mayor continue to address the deep- “My concern is that the two month repayment period for However, on Tuesday there Pro Tem Claudia Frometa. 1956: rooted issues that are at the heart businesses outside of that little every month they are behind to seemed to be some confusion of this burden on our Black and “In God We Trust” became the U.S. national motto. Brown and low-income residents continue to face,” health officials 1965: said in a statement Wednesday. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Childcare vouchers Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. Meanwhile, the Board of In Downey, young people Supervisors this week allocated 1975: $15 million in funding for Labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa childcare vouchers to serve disappeared from a Michigan restaurant essential workers and low- parking lot. He was never seen or heard income families. call for systemic change from again. The Office for the Notable Birthdays Advancement of Early Care and “If you do not fight for one Retired Majore League Baseball Education will contract with the of the most marginalized Child Care Alliance, a network of commissioner Bud Selig turns 86. LA County resource and referral / communities within the Blues guitarist Buddy Guy turns 84. alternative payment agencies, to Black community, then you Singer-songwriter Paul Anka turns 79. distribute vouchers. are not an ally.” Former California governor Arnold To expedite the process, the Schwarzenegger turns 73. funding will be infused into the By John Jacho Actor Laurence Fishburne turns 59. existing voucher system. “Friends” actress Lisa Kudrow turns 57. Families seeking early care DOWNEY — It’s impossible Basketball hall of famer Chris Mullin turns 57. and education services may to discuss the history of America access vouchers by calling without taking into account the Actress Vivica A. Fox turns 56. 888-92-CHILD (888-922-4453). treatment of minorities. From Actor and “America’s Got Talent” host Eligibility for these vouchers is the wiping out of established Terry Crews turns 52. set by the state. indigenous populations to the Actress Hillary Swank turns 46. “To those grieving the loss 400-year institution of slavery and segregation which we U.S. Olympic soccer goalkeeper Hope of a loved one to COVID-19, I Solo turns 39. send my heartfelt condolences. continue to feel the repercussions My heart and blessings also go of today, it’s clear that America, out to the many people who are a country most often praised suffering with COVID-19 in Los for being the “land of the free”, Angeles County,” said Barbara was founded and built upon Ferrer, Director of Public Health. narrowminded principles that keep its inhabitants from being “I know that we’re all eager anything but “free” depending and anxious to see our lives on the color of your skin, gender, protect other minorities as well. society today, who’s to say it isn’t institutions, like that of the return to normal. We want our sexuality, or economic status, for covertly ingrained in American police and the violence they children to be back at school, instance. Although laws can be values and institutions? perpetuate against POC, are what seeing their friends and making explicitly changed to ensure the Lisa Kudrow turns 57 today. One could argue that current Discrimination is claimed to be sparked nationwide protests over cherished memories. We have rights of minorities, culture is legislation in place protects something of the past, and yet, the last few months. This energy the tools at hand to make this something that is not so easily minorities’ rights and their you have the overpolicing of low- eventually reached smaller Notable Deaths happen. shifted. Lynchings still exist post livelihood from being infringed income, predoinantly Latinx and cities such as Downey, leading Buffalo Bob Smith, best known as host Civil Rights act, as do hate crimes “We need compliance upon, however, it would be Black neighborhoods along with to a march in solidarity with the of the children’s show “Howdy Doody,” against other minority groups with our directives - so please absurd to claim that hate crimes, longer sentences given to people Black Lives Matter movement. died of cancer on this date in 1998. He despite laws in place to prevent continue to wear a face covering for example, stopped existing of color (POC) compared to their was 80. such violence. and do not gather with people once the Civil Rights Act of 1964 white counterparts for the same Continued on page 2 Hall of fame football coach Bill Walsh, you don’t live with.” was passed; this scenario applies This begs the question: if crime. who led the 49ers to three Super Bowls, for all laws that are meant to died in 2007 of leukemia. He was 75. prejudice can overtly exist in our The aforementioned 2 | The Downey Patriot Thursday, July 30, 2020 From reforming police to abolishing the school district, young people want change

Continued from page 1 to no privileges (which of course now snowballed into a movement what other aspects of the city varies case by case). calling for the reevaluation of could look like: If a pride march every American value/institution was held every year. If the city As protests continued to “If you do not fight for in regards to who they actually reformed the police department. occur during pride month, one of the most marginalized serve and protect with hopes of If little kids weren’t afraid to be a discussion was started communities within the Black creating a safer, more inclusive themselves or if POC didn’t have about confronting queer community, then you are not an environment for the American to fear for their life every time prejudice within these already ally. We must tackle systemic people. they were pulled over. marginalized communities. racism at every level.” What followed was Downey’s This is the first time in Moreover, with protests still The momentum from these first ever Pride March. Donald Downey history where something being held throughout Downey movements were then used Arrington, a 19-year-old citizen like this has occurred, where the and nationwide, the newfound to tackle the prejudice within who played a role in bringing community banded together to revolution is keeping true to a Downey Unified School District, the march to life, along with an take to the streets to advocate popular chant heard at many as many students have come earlier BLM protest. for equality. At one of these of these events: “No justice, forward about their experiences protests, one individual carried a No Peace.” Aside from this “ I led both of those marches with sexual assault, racism, sign that read “reimagine public being a popular chant at today’s and both of them had similar homophobia, and sexism at safety.” rallies, it’s also reminiscent of messages,” he said. “It is dire the hands of DUSD staff and marches of the past. Just like that we center the fight for its students. Essentially, what While this is one of the main our brothers and sisters who Black lives around Black trans started as protests aimed goals of these protests, when were at the million man march In a demonstration outside Downey City Hall, protesors call for an lives. Black trans-folk face at getting justice for those looked at in a broader sense, or rioted at stonewall, we find end to police brutality. (Photo by Alex Dominguez) scrutiny and prejudice in every murdered by their respective outside of police reform, it that discrimination, regardless aspect of living and have little cities’ police department has encourages citizens to reimagine of time period, will always be met with civil disobedience. It’s What were some of the difficulties Downey is exactly for those evident that the marginalized you experienced while organizing people. this march? will continue to fight for what’s What do you hope to achieve from right and make their voices The only difficulties these local pride marches? heard, one way or another, until organizing the march was I hope people are inspired to a brighter, more safer Downey is basically making sure we had love themselves. I hope people ensured. all the resources to do so. learn to love those around While organizing, we feared Here are more questions and them no matter their sexuality, that Downey PD would try to back in answers with Donald Arrington, race, gender-identity, or pizza- intervene (which they did might I on of the organizers of the BLM topping preference. We’re all add) so that was a bit frustrating. protest and the Pride March in humans struggling to figure it Another difficulty for me Downey: out. It’s important to cultivate personally was making sure that love in these small towns, How did you go about organizing I showed people that being a especially Downey. this march and what inspired you part of the LGBTQ+ community to do so? is also connected to the BLM What’s next for you and your business movement. It’s important that coalition? I was actually approached Pride and BLM are connected. by one of the co-organizers, The first thing for me is to Alexandria Contreras, and she Why do you think it’s important rest. I co-organized a gathering asked me if I would be interested to have marches like these in outside of the DUSD office on in helping her lead a Pride March small hometowns as opposed to the following Monday after the in Downey. I was absolutely attending the larger and more well Pride March and it was a success. excited and happy to do so. known pride festivals? I’m working with other Downey Amidst all the change and pain residents and people who If you are able to attend both people have been experiencing graduated out of the Downey then you should definitely do so. not only due to the Covid-19 Unified District to address the I don’t compare either because pandemic but the uprising of the allegations of sexual assault as both are equally important to Black Lives Matter movement, it well as demand accountability, those who attend. A barrier for was important for me to try and and also advocating for total many people is that they don’t bring my community together curriculum reform. We’re going have access to transportation and unite them under a great to abolish the current DUSD and to take them to larger Pride cause. work to build it from the ground marches or festivals, so having up. one in my little home named Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Downey Patriot | 3 Republican attorney launches long shot bid to unseat Roybal-Allard

Immigration attorney you ask yourself, ‘Why doesn’t that if they don’t change what there,” said Delgado. “It starts C. Antonio Delgado says someone do something?’ The they’re doing they’re going with dialogue. As an elected reasonable question you need to lose their students,” said official, you have to have the he can beat Downey’s to ask yourself is, ‘Why am I not Delgado. “The way that I’m courage to talk to the people who longtime Congress doing something?’. That’s why I thinking about doing it is are maybe going to scream and member. decided to get in.” advancing a voucher system, yell at you. It starts with that; it where parents get $12,500 a starts by elected officials taking Along with his own year per individual child, and some sort of leadership.” By Alex Dominguez investment into his campaign, that child doesn’t have to be Staff Writer Delgado says his funding comes an American citizen, they can He added that he wants to from individual donors. be undocumented because the support officers, while also not protecting “bad cops.” As opposed to candidates school is going to educate an DOWNEY — C. Antonio before him, Delgado hopes to undocumented student anyway. “As far as defunding or Delgado has announced his gain victory from the position of Those $12,500, they can take funding the police, officers put candidacy for California’s 40th the “center right.” them wherever they want – a themselves at risk every day. congressional district. charter school, a private school Sometimes these officers work “The opposition that – they choose where they take A Republican currently very long hours. Officers have best officers possible,” said Delgado can be found on [Roybal-Allard] has had so far is their children, and whatever residing in Los Angeles, to make really life changing Delgado. “But I also want to cantoniodelgado.com, on from the left. The last election, money doesn’t get used gets put Delgado will take on the long- decisions when they’re tired… make sure that the police is held Facebook, and Instagram. the person who ran against her in a savings account for those established incumbent Lucille so I want to make sure that accountable if there is officers was a Green Party [candidate],” kids in order to have something Roybal-Allard, who has held a the officers have the support that are not actually serving said Delgado. “The other people to take in the future.” seat in Congress since 1992 and they need in order to be the their community.” that have run against her in the represented the 40th District general election in the past few Delgado added that this since 2013. years have been people from the would not be “new money,” but a return of funds “already He hopes to serve as an left, which I feel that moderate invested in those children.” Malhotra & Malhotra Attorneys alternative to what he called Democrats or Republicans would “The Roybal dynasty.” not be comfortable voting so far On immigration, Delgado Serving the community for 36 years left.” says he wants to give those who “The incumbent has been have contributed an opportunity there almost 30 years,” said He adds that he feels at citizenship. Delgado. “Her father was in that Roybal-Allard is “incredibly DIVORCE | CHILD CUSTODY/SUPPORT | BANKRUPTCY district before her. vulnerable.” “As an immigration | TRUSTS/WILLS | CONSERVATORSHIPS | PROBATE attorney, I see the need that our “I realized that these poor “She seems to be absent from people have when it comes to people of the 40th District at the community; everywhere I go being able to become citizens,” least need a choice for someone people don’t seem to know who said Delgado. “I want to give the new. When I saw that there is she is,” says Delgado. “I think young people who have grown no real viable candidate that can I have an opportunity to show up here in the United States an Call us for a FREE initial actually win in that district, I these people in the community opportunity to live the American decided to get in with two days to that I’m a better option because appointment dream; that’s only going to spare to the deadline to actually she’s had almost 30 years; her happen if they have some sort of Eva Juarez Malhotra get on the ballot.” destiny is set already. Whatever she’s going to do, she’s done it.” path to citizenship.” Krishna Malhotra The 41-year-old is a single At a time where there are father and immigrant from El Delgado is running on the nationwide discussions on police Salvador. He is an immigration platform of ending corruption, Se Habla Espanol department reform, Delgado attorney by profession, having parent choice in education, and said that the question should received his education from immigration reform. be about “efficiency” and not UCLA and Thomas Jefferson On his views of education, funding. School of Law. Delgado says that he would like He says that a solution begins He says he’s had no to give those in the district the with leadership and dialogue. background in politics before opportunity to choose where the current race. their children go to school. “During the protests in Downtown, I attended a prayer “There is no viable candidate “This is not only going to vigil for George Floyd between (562) 806-9400 • (800) 811-8881 in that race,” said Delgado. incentivize public education to the religious community and “When you look around and be more competitive, by realizing 7847 E. 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degree in sociology before going on to serve in the US Navy. Scott Carpenter was falling apart. The couple separated and were Philbin knew that he wanted to be in entertainment, he told Larry divorced in 1972. That year she embarked on a successful new career King in a 1997 interview. as a television host for Washington, D.C. TV station WTOP (now Obituaries WUSA). “Never thought I would ever have the talent to look into a camera lens and talk to it,” he said, “just never thought it would happen.” “I am a single whole person—unencumbered by hyphens Regis Philbin or gratuitous references to the past, and I am convinced I speak Philbin got his start in show business as a page on NBC’s “The for a growing number of women who are newly responsive and Regis Philbin, host of the long-running talk shows “Live! With Tonight Show.” He later hosted “The Regis Philbin Show” out of San aware of their own unique identities,” she wrote in response to a Regis and Kathie Lee” and “Live! With Regis and Kelly,” as well as the Diego before joining “The Joey Bishop Show” as Bishop’s sidekick. 1973 Washington Post story that described her as “ex-wife of the first host of the U.S. version of the popular game show “Who Wants astronaut.” to Be a Millionaire,” died July 24 of heart disease. He After a stint as the host of a local Los Angeles TV talk show, Philbin was 88. became the co-host in 1983 of “The Morning Show” on WABC. Philbin was the host of numerous television Gifford became Philbin’s co-host in 1985, and in 1988 the show shows, including the morning talk show “Live with was syndicated and renamed. The duo continued hosting together Steve dePyssler Regis and Kathie Lee,” which he co-hosted with until 2000, at which point Philbin hosted the show alone -- then Col. Steve dePyssler, a U.S. Air Force veteran who was the Kathie Lee Gifford. Co-hosting duties were later dubbed “Live with Regis” -- until he was joined by Ripa in 2001. He only known American to have served in four wars, died July 25 of taken over by Kelly Ripa and the show was renamed finally left the show in November 2011. COVID-19. He was 101. “Live with Regis and Kelly.” Philbin had been married since March 1970 to Joy Philbin, with Col. dePyssler began his military career serving in the U.S. Army Over the years, Philbin also hosted Miss America whom he had two children, Jennifer and Joanna. during World War II. He later transferred to the U.S. Air Force and pageants and game shows like ABC’s “Who Wants to An earlier marriage to Kay Faylan lasted from 1957 to 1968. Philbin went on to serve in the Korean War, the French Indochina War, and be a Millionaire.” had two children with Faylan, Danny and Amy. the Vietnam War, as well as at the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Philbin was nominated for 37 Daytime Emmy Awards throughout Fellow longtime TV and radio host Larry King shared a picture He rose from private to colonel over 38 years of active duty. After his career and won six, and he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement with Philbin on Twitter, calling him “such a prolific talent.” his retirement, dePyssler worked in the Retirees Office at Louisiana’s Award in 2008. In 2006, Philbin was inducted into the National “He could do it all, and we loved him for it,” King wrote. “I will Barksdale Air Force Base for 40 years and was the office’s director for Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Television Academy miss him every day.” more than 30 of those years. Hall of Fame. Saying his goal was to help at least one person each day, dePyssler Philbin holds the world record for most hours on US television, helped veterans get their VA benefits, as well as assisting widows of according to Guinness World Records, with more than 16,700 hours veterans. He continued working all his life, coming to the base to on air. Rene Carpenter help veterans even after his 100th birthday in 2019. Rene Carpenter, a television host and columnist who first came Philbin was born in New York on August 25, 1931, to Frank and to public attention as the wife of Mercury 7 astronaut M. Scott Florence Philbin. He was named after Regis High School, a Jesuit Carpenter, died July 24 of congestive heart failure. She was 92. school in Manhattan attended by his father. Olivia de Havilland She and the other six wives have been described by “The Astronaut He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 with a Wives Club” author Lily Koppel as “America’s first Olivia de Havilland, an Oscar-winning actress who played Melanie reality stars.” Hamilton in “Gone With the Wind” and won two Academy Awards In Memory of for Best Actress, died of natural causes on July 25. She was 104. They were expected to embody the ideal mid- century American homemaker, raising children De Havilland was one of the last living memories of Hollywood’s Robert Samonset and supporting their husbands at all times, while golden age and, until her death, the oldest living Oscar winner. She also appearing glamorous during media events and was the sister of actress Joan Fontaine , and they were the only sibling January 25, 1954 public speaking engagements. pair in Academy history to win Oscars for leading roles. - July 25, 2020 Carpenter’s physical appearance was often the De Havilland emerged as a star during the classic movie era -- focus of media attention. She was described as a first as a romantic partner for Errol Flynn in swashbucklers such as A great man and an even better “platinum blonde,” “prom queen,” and “a dish.” “Captain Blood” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and then as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in “Gone With the Wind” (1939), considered Husband/Father/Grandfather She joked that her stock answer to all questions was that she was “proud, thrilled, happy.” the top moneymaking film of all time when adjusted for inflation. finally lays to rest after a long and But she had a serious interest in the science of space travel and By the late 1940s, she had become one of the screen’s top well fought battle with cancer. inner workings of NASA’s program. She became a valuable source to actresses. writer Tom Wolfe who immortalized the Mercury 7 project in “The But her off-screen role in a lawsuit against her employer, Warner Right Stuff.” Bros., may have been her most notable achievement in Hollywood. Through personal hardships and under the extraordinary pressure In 1943, de Havilland sued the studio after it attempted to extend of the public spotlight, the wives of the astronauts supported one her seven-year contract, which was expiring. Under the studio another. Carpenter formed a particularly close bond with Annie system, actors faced suspension without pay if they turned down Glenn, wife of astronaut John Glenn. roles, and the suspension time was added to their contracts. When Glenn died earlier this year at the age of 100, Carpenter De Havilland’s eventual court victory helped shift the power became the last surviving member of one of the most exclusive clubs from the big studios of that era to the mega-celebrities and powerful in American history. talent agencies of today. Carpenter had a quick wit and was a talented writer. From 1965 to “Hollywood actors will be forever in Olivia’s debt,” de Havilland’s 1968 she wrote a syndicated newspaper column about her perspective friend and frequent co-star Bette Davis wrote in her autobiography, as a wife called “A Woman, Still.” But by 1968 her marriage to M. “The Lonely Life.” More importantly for de Havilland, she gained freedom to pursue better roles in award-winning films such as “To Each His Own” (1946), “The Snake Pit” (1948) and “The Heiress” (1949). Her first Oscar win -- for “To Each His Own” -- also brought into the spotlight an often strained relationship with her famous younger sister, Joan Fontaine. At the 1947 ceremony, Fontaine tried to congratulate her sibling backstage, but de Havilland brushed her aside, reportedly telling her press agent, “I don’t know why she does that when she knows how I feel.” Fontaine, also an Oscar winner, died in December 2013, at age 96, fueling press speculation about whether the sisters had ended one of Hollywood’s most famous family feuds before her death. “I regret that I remember not one act of kindness from her all through my childhood,” Fontaine said of her sister in her memoir, “No Bed of Roses.” De Havilland was born July 1, 1916, in Tokyo to British parents. POETRY ATTERS Both Olivia and Joan were often ill as children, and their mother M decided to return to England for treatment. A stopover in San Francisco led the trio to settle in Saratoga, California. Eventually the girls’ parents divorced, and their mother remarried. Baseball and Writing De Havilland caught the acting bug in a school production of (Suggested by post-game broadcasts) “Alice in Wonderland.” Her dedication to the craft led her to defy her stepfather’s warning against appearing in plays and to leave home early before graduating from high school. Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting She got her first professional break as an understudy for Gloria and baseball is like writing. Stuart (later the elderly Rose in “Titanic”) in Max Reinhardt’s You can never tell with either production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” how it will go or what you will do; generating excitement— a fever in the victim— pitcher, catcher, fielder, batter. Victim in what category? Owlman watching from the press box? To whom does it apply? Who is excited? Might it be I?

It’s a pitcher’s battle all the way—a duel— a catcher’s, as, with cruel puma paw, Elston Howard lumbers lightly back to plate. (His spring de-winged a bat swing.)… Assign Yogi Berra to Cape Canaveral; he could handle any missile. He is no feather. “Strike! . . . Strike two!” Fouled back. A blur. It’s gone. You would infer that the bat had eyes. He put the wood to that one…..

“Going, going . . . “ Is it? Roger Maris has it, running fast. You will never see a finer catch. Well . . . “Mickey, leaping like the devil”—why gild it, although deer sounds better—…

Studded with stars in belt and crown, the Stadium is an adastrium. O flashing Orion, your stars are muscled like the lion.

Marianne Moore (1887-1972)

Baseball is the most literary of sports, bursting with metaphor, image, and rhythm. Poet Marianne Moore, 81, threw out the first pitch at the opening of the 1968 baseball season at Yankee Stadium, against the California Angels. Poetry Matters is curated by Lorine Parks. Thursday, July 30, 2020 Opinion The Downey Patriot | 5 New mascot isn’t any better Dear Editor: The private space race Congratulations to the Downey Unified School District for changing the name of Griffiths Middle School’s mascot from the generic Indian to the sacred Thunderbird, honored by most American By John Stossel Indian tribes in their rituals. This week, American astronauts returned to earth. Their trip to Britannica.com has defined the Thunderbird thusly: “In North the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird. years. By its work, the earth was watered and vegetation grew. Lightning By NASA? No. Of course, not. was believed to flash from its beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent the rolling of thunder.” This space flight happened because government was not in charge. It’s hard to believe that the DUSD would adopt one of the most An Obama administration committee had concluded that sacred Native American’s symbols to use as a mascot for one of our launching such a vehicle would take 12 years and cost $36 billion. middle schools. What were they thinking? Wouldn’t it have been better to just leave the Indian alone? But this rocket was finished in half that time — for less than $1 billion (1/36th the predicted cost). Seems like a case of religious intolerance of our Native Americans. That’s because it was built by Elon Musk’s private company, Donald Souza Space X. He does things faster and cheaper because he spends his Downey own money. “This is the potential of free enterprise!” explains aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin in my newest video. Of course, years ago, NASA did manage to send astronauts to the Reopen Downey schools moon. Dear Editor: That succeeded, says Zubrin, “because it was purpose-driven. NASA was OK with high costs as long as spaceships were (America) wanted to astonish the world what free people could do.” I’m a 20-year resident of Downey. I think the Downey school assembled in many congressmen’s districts. board’s hasty decision to close its schools going forward is ill-advised But in the 50 years since then, as transportation improved and “NASA is a very large job program,” says Aerospace lawyer James and stupid. computers got smaller and cheaper, NASA made little progress. Dunstan. “By spreading its centers across the country, NASA gets Perhaps the school board and its colleagues are so busy they can’t Fortunately, President Obama gave private companies permission more support from more different congressmen.” to compete in space, saying, “We can’t keep doing the same old keep up with the fake news media. Congressmen even laugh about it. Randy Weber, R-Texas, joked, things as before.” Rather than rise to the occasion (always remember, “Character “We’ll welcome (NASA) back to Texas to spend lots of money any Counts”), my local school board is (as usual) simply following the Competition then cut the cost of space travel to a fraction of what time.” it was. teachers union’s instructions. Private companies do more with less money. One of Musk’s cost- Why couldn’t NASA have done that? saving innovations is reusable rocket boosters. As I am sure you are aware, the older generation thinks the kids today are mostly ignorant, devoid of any skills necessary for critical Because after the moon landing, it became a typical government For years, NASA dropped its boosters into the ocean. agency — overbudget and behind schedule. Zubrin says NASA’s thinking. The crisis in education is real. “Why would they throw it away?” I ask Dunstan. purpose seemed to be to “supply money to various suppliers.” The school board’s decision to “shake down” the public for more “Because that’s the way it’s always been done!” he replies. Suppliers were happy to go along. money is mostly political and a perfect example of the culture wars Twenty years ago, at Lockheed Martin, Zubrin had proposed Zubrin once worked at Lockheed Martin, where he once brought about by the internet and easy access to alternative, and reusable boosters. His bosses told him: “Cute idea. But if we sell one discovered a way for a rocket to carry twice as much weight. “We sometimes, true and correct information. of these, we’re out of business.” went to management, the engineers, and said, ‘Look, we could double Unfortunately, apparently the school board and its colleagues, the payload capability for 10% extra cost.’ They said, ‘Look, if the Air Zubrin explains, “They wanted to keep the cost of space launch and the children they have dominion over, share in a deficiency of Force wants us to improve the Titan, they’ll pay us to do it!’” high.” intellectual curiosity. NASA was paying contractor’s development costs and then Thankfully, now that self-interested entrepreneurs compete, If school board members would like to reach out for some adding 10% profit. The more things cost, the bigger the contractor’s space travel will get cheaper. Musk can’t waste a dollar. Space X independent thinking, I suggest they do so. The first place you should profit. So contractors had little incentive to innovate. must compete with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Richard Branson’s Virgin check out is www.americasfrontlinedoctors.com. Galactic, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and others. Even NASA now admits this is a problem. During its 2020 budget In short, COVID-19 is not a threat to children. request, Administrator Jim Bridenstine confessed, “We have not The private sector always comes up with ways to do things that been good at maintaining schedule and ... at maintaining costs.” politicians cannot imagine. Secondly, each board member should get a clue and decide for Government didn’t invent affordable cars, airplanes, iPhones, themselves whether they want to live under United Nations Command Nor is NASA good at innovating. Their technology was so out of and Control or think for themselves for everyone’s benefit. date, says Zubrin, that “astronauts brought their laptops with them etc. It took competing entrepreneurs, pursuing profit, to nurture into space — because shuttle computers were obsolete.” them into the good things we have now. I think if Character Counts in Downey, the school board, administrators, and teachers, would back up a little bit from the I asked, “When (NASA) saw that the astronauts brought their Get rid of government monopolies. money extraction system they perpetually conduct and think about own computers, why didn’t they upgrade?” For-profit competition brings us the best things in life. the children. “Because they had an entire philosophy that various components John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Charles Gerlach had to be space rated,” he explains. “Space rating was very Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” bureaucratic and costly.” Downey Bosco decision Dear Editor: How totalitarianism begins I was shocked to read that St. John Bosco High School will start the fall semester with on-campus learning. By Judge Andrew Napolitano personal behavior. Who will be liable when a teacher, administrator or staff member becomes sick? Who will step in as a replacement? “The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at According to the account of one victim, he was walking peacefully some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will in the downtown area, observing the chaos, when five masked men Letty Suarez torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own in fatigues exited an unmarked SUV, grabbed him and pulled him Downey consciences.” — C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) into the car. They tied his hands with plastic behind his back. They pulled his cap over his face. They kept him for two hours and then Serious issues are implicating personal liberty and public safety released him. They filed no charges against him. in Portland, Oregon. The police are not enforcing local and state Response to Larry Elder laws. They are refraining from doing so because they have been so They had no basis for this kidnapping. instructed by elected public officials. Dear Editor: It was a kidnapping, not an arrest. An arrest is a lawful restraint The Supreme Court has ruled that state and local elected officials by a legitimate government authority pursuant to a warrant issued by John Lewis famously said in an interview with Krista Tippet in — not police — are empowered to determine the depth and breadth a judge specifically naming the person to be arrested, or pursuant to 2013, “Our struggle is not a struggle that lasts for one day, one week, of law enforcement. And the court has also ruled that the police have probable cause of crime personally observed by the arresting officers. one month or one year or one lifetime. It is an ongoing struggle.” no legal obligation to protect lives or property. Neither of these was the case in Portland. Mr. Larry Elder’s opinion piece published in The Downey Patriot, Stated differently, the police cannot be sued for their willful And some victims were even less fortunate than those kidnapped. Thursday, July 23, 2020 edition was completely void of depth or failures. The remedy for those failures — according to the court — is They were assaulted with pepper spray and hit with nonlethal compassion.I’m not in any position to argue with Mr. Elder’s feeling to elect different officials who will deploy police assets differently. exploding bullets that stun, hurt and disorient. The bullets can harm on any topic about race, but I will argue the facts that his opinion Yet, the police have a moral obligation to protect lives and property. the eyes, heart and liver. I saw a video of a young man riding a bicycle sorely lacks. For what other purpose have we hired and empowered them? away from the chaos. Yet, he was attacked by five of these feds. First, to say that the war of civil rights is won is ludicrous. It’s not a war, it’s a movement. While the movement has made great strides, All persons have a natural right to protect their lives and An Annapolis graduate and Navy veteran asked a small group it has also been set back as of late. I would encourage everyone to property, especially when the government fails to do so. If its of the feds by what constitutional authority they were present in familiarize themselves with the gutting of the voting acts right failures are systemic and repeated, it is the duty of the people to alter Portland. They responded by pepper-spraying his face and beating of 2013 that has led to the closing of over 1200 voting precincts, or abolish the government. We know this from the Declaration of his hand with a baton, shattering numerous bones in his hand. primarily in the South, primarily affecting Black citizens. Independence. Portland is in America, right? What’s going on here? Secondly, I would point out that the protests are not about equal Portland has been the center of anti-police demonstrations this On Monday, DHS acknowledged that these thugs are its police rights, they are about police brutality and how it primarily affects the summer. The neighborhood around the state capitol has endured and said their behavior somehow will bring stability to downtown Black communities. It’s almost as if Mr. Elder turned off his television nearly two months of nighttime demonstrations. Most of these are Portland. The phrase that Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf used — when George Floyd called out that he couldn’t breathe and then called peaceful; some are destructive. mimicking his boss — was “law and order.” out for his mama. Only someone who purposely chooses to ignore Last weekend, with no notice or local consent, the U.S. Department But there is nothing lawful or orderly about what these agents the cries of the community could be so blatantly wrong about the why of Homeland Security sent teams of agents — untrained in crowd did. Their activities in Portland are unlawful, unconstitutional and of what’s happening across the country. Police departments across control and wearing military fatigues — onto Portland’s streets. Their harmful. the country are violently beating and killing citizens, mostly Black, uniforms bore no governmental, administrative or personal names, at alarming rates with impunity, in fact, with immunity to do so and just the word “Police” on masking tape. They descended upon the They are unlawful because federal agents are selectively arresting it goes against the very grain of our democracy. In addition to George city in unmarked SUVs and began grabbing people indiscriminately folks and not even pretending to be enforcing local and state Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatianna Jefferson, Aura Rosser, Stephon off the streets, without regard to the person’s lawful presence or laws. Under federal law, the feds may not deploy police or military Clark, Botham Jean, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Michelle domestically unless the state legislature or the state governor Cusseaux, Freddie Gray, Janisha Fonville, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley, requests it. Neither has done so for Portland. Tamir Rice, Michael Brown have been murdered by police. This list is The feds’ activities are unconstitutional because they are using not exhaustive, it only lists death from 2014 to the present and not all government force to arrest people without probable cause or arrest are listed, these are just a few. warrants. We know there is no legal basis for these “arrests,” as they Mr. Elder claims that “equal rights and equal results are two have not charged anyone. Moreover, this is so harmful and terrifying different things.” If his opinion had any depth, he would contemplate — being kidnapped, handcuffed, blindfolded, not spoken to and then why that is. His explanation amounts to saying that somehow the released, all for no stated reason — it will chill others from public Black community is it’s own worst enemy. On the surface that may dissent. be true of some Black people, as it may be true of some poor people, The First Amendment to the Constitution requires the or some immigrants, of any plethora of people who have given government to protect speech, not assault those who exercise it. If up. If you dig just a little deeper, you see other enemies, those not these indiscriminate beatings and kidnappings are intended to deter so obvious, but those that have such a huge impact on a society’s folks from publicly dissenting, it is profoundly unconstitutional, psyche. Some enemies include the school to prison pipeline, the war counterproductive and will be costly to the federal government. on drugs, racial disparities in sentencing in the U.S. criminal justice system. I could go on and on, but these examples were just simple Under the Constitution, the ability to regulate for health and google searches. It saddens me, no, it enrages me that people view safety belongs to the states and local governments. The feds simply do the problems in America in such simple terms. not have the lawful authority to fill in gaps in local law enforcement, no matter how offended they may be. Mr. Elder is right that this is not your grandfather’s America\. It’s not even your father’s America, and that’s a good thing. While This is how totalitarianism begins. The feds claim that federal it’s easy to be discouraged by what is happening, I’m so profoundly property needs protection and the folks assigned to do so need help. encouraged by the number of Black leaders that continue to work When help arrives, it does so by surprise, under cover of darkness and towards justice to ensure the rights of all Americans are protected. shielded by anonymity. Then, the reinforcements beat and arrest and S. Lee Merritt, Esquire of Grassroots Law and Merritt Law Firm, LLC, harm protestors because their bosses in Washington do not approve Tamika D. Mallory, Ibram X. Kendi, Cheyney McKnight, and the list of the protestors’ message. goes on and on, all are Black, successful leaders the likes it seems Mr. Public dissent against the government is a core personal freedom. Elder has never heard of. It is as American as apple pie. It was integral to the creation of our This doesn’t include the many others, many mothers, and fathers republic. Government repression of dissent is totalitarian. It is as that lead quietly to make the world a better, inclusive, diverse, and un-American as the governments against which we fought world loving community that includes Black, white, Hispanic, Native wars to preserve our core freedoms. American, and LGBTQ+ who don’t stand still. Judge Andrew Napolitano is a senior judicial analyst for Fox News. Alida Chacon Downey 6 | The Downey Patriot Comics/Crossword Thursday, July 30, 2020 SPEED BUMP DAVE COVERLY

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Downey’s Assisteens, an auxiliary unit of the Assistance League of Downey, completed nearly 300 cards saluting the frontline healthcare workers at PIH Health Hospital, thanking them for their bravery and dedication.

The Assisteens are comprised of high school students and work throughout the year on community service projects.

The Assistance League of Downey has been serving the Downey community since 1956. It operates the Second Tyme Around Thrift Shoppe located at 11026 Downey Ave. DUSD offers free and reduced-price meals

DOWNEY — Downey Unified program. Your child’s eligibility status announced that it is again from last school year will continue participating in the policy to serve Households may turn in an into the new school year for up to nutritious meals every school application at any time during the 30 school days or until the Food day under the National School school year. If you are not eligible Services Department processes Lunch Program, School Breakfast now but your household income your new application or your child Program and Afterschool Snack goes down, household size goes is otherwise certified for free or Program. up, or a household member starts reduced-price meals. Temporary receiving CalFresh, CalWORKs, eligibility will expire on Effective July 1, 2020 through or FDPIR, you may turn in an September 25, 2020. After the 30 June 30, 2021, children are eligible application at that time. school days, your child will have to for free or reduced-price meals if pay full price for meals, unless the Information given on the the household income is less than household receives a notification application will be used to or equal to the federal guidelines. letter for free or reduced-price determine eligibility and may be Please visit www.dusd.net and meals. Downey Unified’s Food verified at any time during the click “Free + Reduced Meals” Services Department is not school year by school officials. for the full guideline or visit required to send reminders or The last four digits of the Social www.DUSDeats.net to fill out an expired eligibility notices. application today. Security number from any adult household member or marking If you do not agree with the Households who receive that you do not have a Social decision or results of verification, benefits through CalFresh, Security number is required if you you may discuss it with officials CalWORKs, or FDPIR will receive include income on the application. from Downey Unified’s Food a notification letter in the Services Department. mail saying that all children Households that receive automatically qualify for free meals Special Supplemental Nutrition One also has the right to a fair and they do not need to turn in an Program for Women, Infants, and hearing, which may be requested application for approval. Children Children (WIC) benefits may be by calling or writing the hearing who meet the definition of foster, eligible for free or reduced-price official: Dr. Robert Jagielski, homeless, migrant, or runaway meals by filling out an application. Director, Student Services, 11627 are eligible for free meals. Contact Brookshire Ave., Downey, 90241, Foster children are eligible for the Food Services Department if (562) 469-6564. free and reduced-price meals and any child in the household is not may be included as a household on the notification letter. The Please contact Downey member if the foster family household must let Food Services Unified’s Food Services chooses to also apply for the Department know if they do not Department at (562) 469-6672 for non-foster children on the same want to receive free or reduced- more information. application. price meals. Including foster children as If your child/children a household member may help participated in the free and the non-foster children qualify reduced-price meal program for free or reduced-price meals. last school year, a letter with If the non-foster children are information about the program, not eligible, this does not keep how to apply as well as an foster children from receiving free application will be sent to the meals. household. Households that want to apply for meal benefits must fill out one application for all children in the household and give it to the Food Services Department located at the Downey Unified School District. Online applications can be filled out and submitted securely through the Food Services website at www.DUSDeats.net.

For help filling out this application, please contact Monica Stebok, (562) 469-6672, or Marisol Alarid, (562) 469-6674. You will be notified by mail if your application is approved or denied for this

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THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) group dormitory space, two shared The Downey Patriot Raul Carrasco 2230 DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) CAMBRIA bathrooms and shower areas, and 7/30/20, 8/6/20 Contractor’s performance of the Work Lillian Chacon 2426 FICT. BUS NAME EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, 14517 shared locker room with seven (7) described in this Notice Inviting Bids Charles Davis 2732 HARDAWAY DR., LA MIRADA CA 90638, single occupancy dorm rooms sharing CITY OF DOWNEY is subject to compliance monitoring Jose Fuentes 2241 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS LA COUNTY individual bathrooms at a typical NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS and enforcement by the California Elaine Johnson 1133 NAME STATEMENT Articles of Incorporation or Organization ratio of 1 bathroom for every 2 dorm Department of Industrial Relations. Sixto Marquez 1246 File Number 2020110545 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A rooms; new modernized support spaces DeAnthony Morris 2335 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) LAURIE including exercise room, dayroom, Each Contractor submitting a Raven Palacios 1334 DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ATLAS PAIN M WATKINS, 14517 HARDAWAY DR., kitchen, and separate dining area; Capital Improvement Project proposal or bid for his work shall Silvano Serrano 2723 MANAGEMENT, 8067 FLORENCE AVE, LA MIRADA CA 90638 (2) JEFFREY refreshed exterior palette of metal No. 16-20 complete and submit with the proposal DOWNEY CA 90240, LA COUNTY WATKINS, 14517 HARDAWAY DR., LA panels, aluminum frame windows, Old River School Road all of the forms included therein, Purchases must be made in CASH ONLY Articles of Incorporation or Organization MIRADA CA 90368 and stucco, plus updated building Pavement Rehabilitation Project including, but not limited to, the and paid at the above referenced facility Number (if applicable): AI #ON: 2353942 State of Incorporation: N/A graphics; and other miscellaneous Bidder’s Qualifications Statement, in order to complete the transaction. Sale REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a related work in accordance with Plans Federal Project No. STPL- Designation of Subcontractors, the is subject to cancellation in the event of WESTLAKE PAIN MANAGEMENT Married Couple and Specifications entitled Capital 5334(059) Non-Collusion Affidavit, the Pre-Bid settlement between owner and obligated MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC., 8067 The date registrant started to transact Improvement Project No. 19-37-04 Site Inspection Certification and the party. FLORENCE AVE, DOWNEY CA 90240 business under the fictitious business name – Fire Station 4 Modernization and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Signature Page. Failure to include any State of Incorporation: CA or names listed above: N/A Expansion Project, dated 1/6/20. sealed bids will be received at the of these documents with the proposal Dated this 30th Day of July 2020 and 6th THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a I declare that all the information in this office of the City Clerk of the City of may disqualify the proposal. Day of August 2020. Corporation statement is true and correct. (A registrant Plans and Specifications can be Downey until 11:00 AM on Thursday, Self Storage Management Company Bond The date registrant started to transact who declares as true any material matter sent to you via email from the City August 27, 2020, at which hour the The City of Downey reserves the right, #: WLI1254152 business under the fictitious business name pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business of Downey’s Project Coordination proposed bids will be publicly opened after opening bids, to reject any or all or names listed above: 08/2002 and Professions Code that the registrant and Communication on-line internet and read in the City Hall at 11111 bids, to waive any informality in any The Downey Patriot I declare that all the information in this knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor portal, PROCORE. To obtain access Brookshire Ave, Downey, California for bid received, and to be the sole judge 7/30/20, 8/6/20 statement is true and correct. (A registrant punishable by a fine not to exceed one to the Plans and Specifications via Capital Improvement Project No. 16- of the merits of the respective bids who declares as true any material matter thousand dollars ($1,000). PROCORE, email Melanie Cazin 20 - Old River School Road Pavement received. The award of the Contract, pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business S/ LAURIE M WATKINS, WIFE [email protected] with the Rehabilitation Project. if it is awarded, will be to the lowest NOTICES and Professions Code that the registrant This statement was filed with the County Subject Line: ”FIRE STATIONS 2 & 4”. responsible Bidder whose bid complies knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor Clerk of Los Angeles on JULY 1, 2020 The work to be performed under this with all the requirements prescribed. punishable by a fine not to exceed one Notice - In accordance with Subdivision BIDS MUST BE MADE ON THE Contract generally consists of pavement SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, thousand dollars ($1,000). (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name PROPOSAL FORM(S) INCLUDED IN rehabilitation on Old River School Pursuant to California Public Contract COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES S/ WESTLAKE PAIN MANAGEMENT Statement generally expires at the end of THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Road between Imperial Highway and Code § 22300, the Contractor at his ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC., five years from the date on which it was filed FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT Arnett Street, as shown on the contract sole cost and expense, may substitute FOR CHANGE OF NAME PRESIDENT, VINCENT VALDEZ in the office of the County Clerk, except, as PROJECT NOS. 19-37-02 & 19-37-04. plans. The work to be undertaken shall authorized securities for any monies CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00166 This statement was filed with the County provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, Each bid(s) shall be accompanied by consist of saw cutting, reconstruction withheld by the City to ensure TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Clerk of Los Angeles on JULY 23, 2020 where it expires 40 days after any change in cash, a certified or cashier’s check of failed pavement areas, cold-milling performance under the Contract. LEE ALLEN COOK filed a petition with this Notice - In accordance with Subdivision the facts set forth in the statement pursuant or by a corporate surety bond issued of existing pavement, subgrade court for a decree changing names as (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name to Section 17913 other then a change in the by a surety company, admitted to do compaction, construction of asphalt All requests for information (RFI) follows: Statement generally expires at the end of residence address of a registered owner. A business in the State of California, concrete base course and leveling during the bidding period shall be in Present name (1) LEE ALLEN COOK to five years from the date on which it was filed new Fictitious Business Name Statement on the form furnished by the City as course, and construction of rubberized written form and shall be directed to: Proposed name (1) Lee Allen Cook in the office of the County Clerk, except, as must be filed before the expiration. Effective guarantee that bidder will, if an award asphalt concrete overlays. This THE COURT ORDERS that all persons provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business is made to him in accordance with the project also includes reconstruction Mr. Edwin J. Norris, interested in this matter appear before this where it expires 40 days after any change in Name Statement must be accompanied by terms of his bid(s), promptly secure of existing concrete improvements Deputy Director of Public Works court at the hearing indicated below to show the facts set forth in the statement pursuant the affidavit of identity form. Workers’ Compensation insurance, including curbs, gutters, curb ramps E-Mail: [email protected] cause, if any, why the petition for change of to Section 17913 other then a change in the The filing of this statement does not of itself and liability insurance, execute a and sidewalk; adjusting of manholes, Tel: (562) 904-7110 name should not be granted. Any person residence address of a registered owner. A authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious contract in the required form, and water valves and pull boxes to grade; Fax: (562) 904-7296 objecting to the name changes described new Fictitious Business Name Statement Business Name in violation of the rights of furnish satisfactory bonds for the installation of traffic signing, striping above must file a written objection that must be filed before the expiration. Effective another under Federal, State or Common faithful performance of the Contract and pavement markings; installation No inquiries will be accepted later than includes the reasons for the objection at January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business (“Performance Bond”) and for the of HDPE and PVC conduits, fiber- five (5) business days prior to the bid least two court days before the matter is Name Statement must be accompanied by and Professions Code). payment of claims of materialmen optic cables (48 Single Mode Fiber opening date as this would not allow scheduled to be heard and must appear at the affidavit of identity form. and laborers thereunder (“Payment Optic (SMFO), 24 SMFO, 6 SMFO, time to respond to all plan holders. the hearing to show cause why the petition The filing of this statement does not of itself The Downey Patriot Bond”). Said cash, check or bidder’s etc.), communication pull boxes; Phone inquiries will not be accepted. should not be granted. If no written objection authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 7/9/20, 7/16/20, 7/23/20, 7/30/20 bond shall be in an amount of not less traffic control and all appurtenant is timely filed, the court may grant the petition Business Name in violation of the rights of than ten percent (10%) of the amount work thereto necessary for the proper NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. without a hearing. another under Federal, State or Common FICTITIOUS BUSINESS of the bid(s). The Performance and construction of the contemplated NOTICE OF HEARING Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business NAME STATEMENT Payment Bond shall be not less than improvements, in accordance to Plans Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020, Time: 10:30 and Professions Code). File Number 2020105969 one hundred percent (100%) of the and Specification entitled as Capital a.m., Department: C, Room: N/A THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) total amount of the bid price named Improvement Project No. 16-20. CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA The address of the court is 12720 NORWALK The Downey Patriot DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) LA DIOSA in the contract. Only bonds issued by Maria Alicia Duarte, CMC BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20, 8/20/20 COCINA & CRAFT BAR (2) LA DIOSA, companies admitted to do business in Plans and Specifications for this City Clerk A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall 8335 ROSECRANS AVE, PARAMOUNT CA the State of California will be accepted project are on file in the office of the be published at least once a week for four FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 90723, LA COUNTY, 9924 WASHINGTON in accordance with the Code of Civil City Cashier at 11111 Brookshire Ave., The Downey Patriot successive weeks prior to the date set NAME STATEMENT AVE, SOUTH GATE CA 90280 Procedure Section 995.311. Failure Downey, California, where they may be 7/30/20, 8/6/20 for hearing on the petition in the following File Number 2020105228 Articles of Incorporation or Organization to submit acceptable Payment and examined and copies obtained at a cost newspaper of general circulation, printed in THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) Number (if applicable): AI #ON: 4023634 Performance Bonds as required shall of $50.00 per set. The cost of said Plans CITY OF DOWNEY the county, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ART FORMS REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) LA DIOSA result in a rejection of the bid(s) and and Specifications is non-refundable SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES JULY 23, 2020 WHITTIER, 13972 MIDVALE DR, WHITTIER DE LOS MOLES INC, 8335 ROSECRANS a forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. and purchased Plans and Specifications Judge Margaret M. Bernal CA 90602, LA COUNTY AVE, PARAMOUNT CA 90723 need not be returned. Plans and ADOPTED Judge Of The Superior Court Articles of Incorporation or Organization State of Incorporation: CA Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per The Contractor shall abide by the Specifications may be mailed for an On July 28, 2020, the City Council of the Number (if applicable): AI #ON: 3478405 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a provisions of the California Labor Code additional charge of $20 via On-Trac LEE ALLEN COOK REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ART Corporation City of Downey adopted the following 10935 LITTLE LAKE RD § 1770-1781, et seq. In accordance with Overnight courier. Ordinances: FORMS THE CITY, 13972 MIDVALE DR, The date registrant started to transact the provisions of the California Labor DOWNEY, CA 90241 WHITTIER CA 90602 business under the fictitious business name Code § 1773, the general prevailing The current prevailing wages for 562-972-4443 State of Incorporation: CA Adopted Ordinance No. 20-1447, an or names listed above: N/A rates of per diem wages and holiday Federal projects, as determined by Ordinance of the City Council of the THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a I declare that all the information in this and overtime work in the locality in the Secretary of Labor, are included in The Downey Patriot Corporation City of Downey approving a Zone 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20, 8/20/20 statement is true and correct. (A registrant which the work is to be performed has the specifications of this project. The Change Designation (PLN-19-00162) The date registrant started to transact who declares as true any material matter been obtained from the Director of the local prevailing wages, as determined business under the fictitious business name for property located at 9432 Telegraph SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business Department of Industrial Relations, a by the State of California, Director Road, thereby converting the North 42 or names listed above: 01/2020 and Professions Code that the registrant copy of which is on file in the office of of Industrial Relations pursuant to COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I declare that all the information in this feet of the property from P-B (Parking ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor the City Clerk of the City of Downey and California Labor Code Part 7, Chapter Buffer) to C-2 (General Commercial). statement is true and correct. (A registrant punishable by a fine not to exceed one will be made available to any interested 1, Article 2, Sections 1770, 1773 and FOR CHANGE OF NAME who declares as true any material matter thousand dollars ($1,000). party upon request. The Contractor 1773.1 are on file in the office of the CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00159 pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business AYES: Council Members: Ashton, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner S/ LA DIOSA DE LOS MOLES INC, shall post a copy of the prevailing rate City Clerk of the City of Downey. Rodriguez, Saab, Frometa, Mayor and Professions Code that the registrant PRESIDENT, JUAN GUTIERREZ of per diem wages at the job site. The The Contractor for this work shall SILVIA BUENO filed a petition with this court knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor Pacheco for a decree changing names as follows: This statement was filed with the County Contractor, and any Subcontractor not pay less than the higher of these NOES: Council Member: None. punishable by a fine not to exceed one Clerk of Los Angeles on JULY 15, 2020 under him, shall pay not less than the prevailing wage determinations, which, Present name (1) SILVIA BUENO to thousand dollars ($1,000). EXCUSED: Council Member: None. Proposed name (1) SAHMIR BUENO Notice - In accordance with Subdivision specified prevailing rates of wages to in general, is the determination by the ABSTAIN: Council Member: None. S/ ART FORMS THE CITY, PRESIDENT, (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name all workers employed in the execution State of California. The Contractor THE COURT ORDERS that all persons LEEBA LESSIN Statement generally expires at the end of of the contract. for this work shall perform all the interested in this matter appear before this This statement was filed with the County five years from the date on which it was filed basic regulations, requirements and Adopted Ordinance No. 20-1448, an court at the hearing indicated below to show Clerk of Los Angeles on JULY 14, 2020 uncodified Urgency Ordinance of the cause, if any, why the petition for change of in the office of the County Clerk, except, as All projects require the successful procedures pursuant to the Davis- City Council of the City of Downey Notice - In accordance with Subdivision provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, bidder to possess a valid State of Bacon Act and related prevailing wage name should not be granted. Any person (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name pursuant to California Government objecting to the name changes described where it expires 40 days after any change in California Contractor’s License at the statutes, including Title I of the State Code Section 8634 and Downey City Statement generally expires at the end of the facts set forth in the statement pursuant time of Contract Award, in accordance and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972. above must file a written objection that five years from the date on which it was filed Charter Sections 511 and 514 extending includes the reasons for the objection at to Section 17913 other then a change in the with Section 20103.5 of the Public the temporary moratorium on evictions in the office of the County Clerk, except, as residence address of a registered owner. A Contract Code. Pursuant to Section 3300 It is the policy of the City of Downey that least two court days before the matter is provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, of commercial tenants for nonpayment scheduled to be heard and must appear at new Fictitious Business Name Statement of the Public Contract Code, the City Disadvantaged Business Enterprises of rent resulting from loss of income where it expires 40 days after any change in must be filed before the expiration. Effective has determined that the Contractor to (DBEs), as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, the hearing to show cause why the petition the facts set forth in the statement pursuant due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and rent should not be granted. If no written objection January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business whom the subject contract is awarded shall have a maximum opportunity repayment period; and setting forth the to Section 17913 other then a change in the Name Statement must be accompanied by shall possess a valid: to participate in the performance of is timely filed, the court may grant the petition residence address of a registered owner. A the affidavit of identity form. this contract. The City of Downey facts constituting such urgency. without a hearing. new Fictitious Business Name Statement NOTICE OF HEARING The filing of this statement does not of itself State of California Contractor’s hereby notifies all bidders that it AYES: Council Members: Ashton, must be filed before the expiration. Effective authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious License in the Classification of B will affirmatively ensure that in any Date: SEPTEMBER 14, 2020, Time: 10:30 January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Business Name in violation of the rights of contract entered into pursuant to this Rodriguez, Saab, Frometa, Mayor a.m., Department: C, Room: N/A Name Statement must be accompanied by Pacheco The address of the court is 12750 NORWALK another under Federal, State or Common In accordance with California Labor advertisement; DBEs will be afforded NOES: Council Member: None. the affidavit of identity form. Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business Code Section 1771.1, no Contractor or full opportunity to submit bids in BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 The filing of this statement does not of itself EXCUSED: Council Member: None. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall and Professions Code). Subcontractor shall be qualified to (a) response to this invitation and will ABSTAIN: Council Member: None. authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious bid on or be listed in a bid proposal on not be discriminated against on the be published at least once a week for four Business Name in violation of the rights of The Downey Patriot or after March 1, 2015, or (b) engage grounds of race, color, sex or national successive weeks prior to the date set another under Federal, State or Common Adopted Ordinance No. 20-1449, an for hearing on the petition in the following 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20, 8/20/20 in the performance of this Work after origin in consideration for an award. uncodified Urgency Ordinance of the Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business April 1, 2015, unless registered and Goals for minority business enterprise newspaper of general circulation, printed in and Professions Code). City Council of the City of Downey the county, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT qualified to perform the Work pursuant participation have been established pursuant to California Government GOVERNMENT to Labor Code Section 1725.5. for the project. In accordance with 49 JULY 14, 2020 The Downey Patriot CFR Part 26, the City of Downey has Code Section 8634 and Downey City Judge Margaret M. Bernal 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20, 8/20/20 calculated a DBE participation goal Charter Sections 511 and 514 extending Judge Of The Superior Court CITY OF DOWNEY Contractor’s performance of the Work the temporary moratorium on evictions Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per described in this Notice Inviting Bids for this project of fifteen (15) percent. of residential tenants for nonpayment FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS is subject to compliance monitoring SILVIA BUENO NAME STATEMENT of rent resulting from loss of income 13922 ADOREE ST and enforcement by the California BIDS MUST BE MADE ON THE due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and rent File Number 2020104918 Department of Industrial Relations. PROPOSAL FORM INCLUDED IN LA MIRADA, CA 90638 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT repayment period; and setting forth the (562) 753-4701 THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS facts constituting such urgency. DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) BRITALICIOUS PROJECT NO. 19-37-02 Each Contractor submitting a proposal FOR CIP NO. 16-20. Each proposal or [email protected] (2) BRITALICIOUSBAKE, 216 S. FIRE STATION 2 or bid for his work shall complete and bid must be accompanied by a certified AYES: Council Members: Ashton, FIRCROFT, WEST COVINA CA 91791, MODERNIZATION & submit with the proposal all of the cashier’s check, bidder’s bond, or a The Downey Patriot LA COUNTY, 216 S. FIRCROFT, WEST Saab, Frometa, Mayor Pacheco 7/16/20, 7/23/20, 7/30/20, 8/6/20 EXPANSION PROJECT forms included therein, including the cash deposit, payable to the City of NOES: Council Member: None. COVINA CA 91791 Bidder’s Qualifications Statement, Downey, in the sum of not less than Articles of Incorporation or Organization and EXCUSED: Council Member: None. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, Designation of Subcontractors, the ten percent (10%) of the total amount ABSTAIN: Council Member: Rodriguez COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT Non-Collusion Affidavit, the Pre-Bid base bid as a guarantee that the bidder, REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) MICHELLE PROJECT NO. 19-37-04 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Site Inspection Certification and the should he be successful, will, within Copies of the full texts are available in FOR CHANGE OF NAME CORPUS, 216 S. FIRCROFT, WEST FIRE STATION 4 Signature Page. Failure to include any ten (10) days after the contract has COVINA CA 91791 the City Clerk’s Office. CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00147 MODERNIZATION & of these documents with the proposal been mailed or delivered to him or his TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner State of Incorporation: N/A may disqualify the proposal. authorized agent, execute the contract THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an EXPANSION PROJECT Maria Alicia Duarte, CMC, City Clerk BILLY RAY LOCKHART filed a petition with and furnish the necessary bonds. July 30, 2020 this court for a decree changing names as Individual The City of Downey reserves the right, Should a bidder’s bond be submitted The date registrant started to transact NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that follows: sealed bids will be received at the office after opening bids, to reject any or all with any proposal or bid, the bid bond The Downey Patriot Present name (1) BILLY RAY LOCKHART business under the fictitious business name bids, to waive any informality in any form provided by the City shall be or names listed above: 05/2020 of the City Clerk of Downey until 2:00 7/30/20 to Proposed name (1) JERRY THOMAS pm on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at bid received, and to be the sole judge used, and use of substitute forms may LOCKHART I declare that all the information in this of the merits of the respective bids disqualify the bid. statement is true and correct. (A registrant which hour the proposed bids will be THE COURT ORDERS that all persons publicly opened and read in the City received. The award of the Contract, interested in this matter appear before this who declares as true any material matter if it is awarded, will be to the lowest LIEN SALES pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business Hall at 11111 Brookshire Ave, Downey, court at the hearing indicated below to show California for Capital Improvement responsible Bidder whose bid complies The successful Bidder will be required cause, if any, why the petition for change of and Professions Code that the registrant with all the requirements prescribed. to submit Corporate surety bonds with knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor Projects 19-37-02 & 19-37-04 – Fire NOTICE OF LIEN SALE name should not be granted. Any person Station 2 & Fire Station 4 Modernization the Contract. A bond in the sum of objecting to the name changes described punishable by a fine not to exceed one Pursuant to California Public Contract one hundred percent (100%) of the thousand dollars ($1,000). and Expansion Project. above must file a written objection that Code § 22300, the Contractor at his Contract price shall be furnished, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the includes the reasons for the objection at S/ MICHELLE CORPUS, OWNER sole cost and expense, may substitute guaranteeing the faithful performance This statement was filed with the County The Scope of Work to be performed undersigned intends to sell the personal least two court days before the matter is under this Contract for Fire Station authorized securities for any monies of said Contract, and a bond in the property described below to enforce a scheduled to be heard and must appear at Clerk of Los Angeles on JULY 14, 2020 withheld by the City to ensure sum of one hundred percent (100%) of Notice - In accordance with Subdivision 2 includes an enlarged and improved lien imposed on said property pursuant to the hearing to show cause why the petition performance under the Contract. the Contract price shall be furnished Sections 21700–21716 of the CA Business should not be granted. If no written objection (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Apparatus Bay; replacement of for the protection of all laborers and Statement generally expires at the end of one (1) existing dorm room and and Professions Code, Section 2328 of is timely filed, the court may grant the petition four sleeping alcoves in a group All Pre-Bid Requests for Information materialmen. CA Commercial Code, Sections 1812.600 without a hearing. five years from the date on which it was filed (RFI) shall be submitted ONLY from in the office of the County Clerk, except, as dormitory space, a common shared –1812.609, Section 1988 of CA Civil Code NOTICE OF HEARING bathroom and shower area, and general contractors and shall be in All projects involving Federal funds and Section 535 of the CA Penal Code. Date: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, Time: 10:30 provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, written form only and emailed to: require the successful bidder to possess where it expires 40 days after any change in shared locker room with seven (7) a.m., Department: C, Room: 312 single occupancy dorm rooms sharing [email protected] (Melanie Cazin a valid State of California Contractor’s The undersigned will be sold at public auction The address of the court is 12750 NORWALK the facts set forth in the statement pursuant – Project Controls Manager). License at the time of Contract Award, to Section 17913 other then a change in the individual bathrooms at a typical conducted on www.storagetreasures.com on BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 ratio of 1 bathroom for every 2 dorm in accordance with Section 20103.5 of August 19, 2020 ending at 10:00am. The A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall residence address of a registered owner. A Pre-Bid RFI’s shall NOT be accepted the Public Contract Code. Pursuant new Fictitious Business Name Statement rooms; new modernized support spaces personal property including: trailer, general be published at least once a week for four including exercise room, dayroom, nor responded to if received later than to Section 3300 of the Public Contract household goods, tools, electronics, and successive weeks prior to the date set must be filed before the expiration. Effective 12:00 pm on August 7, 2020. Phone Code, the City has determined that January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business kitchen, and separate dining area; personal effects, have been stored and which for hearing on the petition in the following refreshed exterior palette of metal inquiries shall not be accepted. The City the Contractor to whom the subject are located at: Paramount Self Storage, 8160 newspaper of general circulation, printed in Name Statement must be accompanied by may issue a clarification Addendum contract is awarded shall possess a the affidavit of identity form. panels, aluminum frame windows, E. Rosecrans Ave, Paramount, CA 90723, the county, The Downey Patriot and stucco, plus updated building responding to the appropriately valid State of California Contractor’s County of Los Angeles, State of California, JULY 1, 2020 The filing of this statement does not of itself submitted Pre-Bid RFI’s. License in the Classification of A, authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious graphics; and other miscellaneous the following: Judge Margaret M. Bernal related work in accordance with Plans “General Engineering Contractor”. Judge Of The Superior Court Business Name in violation of the rights of The estimated construction costs are another under Federal, State or Common and Specifications entitled Capital Name Unit # Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per Improvement Project No. 19-37-02 $2,800,000.00 for Fire Station #2 and In accordance with California Labor BILLY RAY LOCKHART Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business $3,200,000.00 for Fire Station #4. Code Section 1771.1, no Contractor or and Professions Code). – Fire Station 2 Modernization and Manuel Estrada 1582 9248 PALM ST #2 Expansion Project, dated 1/6/20. Subcontractor shall be qualified to (a) Jazmine Hernandez 1226 BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. bid on or be listed in a bid proposal on Jorge Juarez 1541 The Downey Patriot or after March 1, 2015, or (b) engage 562-228-5379 7/23/20, 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20 The Scope of Work to be performed Miguel A Santiago 2973 [email protected] under this Contract for Fire Station CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA in the performance of this Work after Shonedla D Thompson 2183 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 4 includes an enlarged and improved Maria Alicia Duarte, CMC April 1, 2015, unless registered and Jose Moises Villalpando Rizo 1309 The Downey Patriot NAME STATEMENT Apparatus Bay; replacement of one City Clerk qualified to perform the Work pursuant Erick J. Albert Garcia 1338 7/9/20, 7/16/20, 7/23/20, 7/30/20 File Number 2020100670 (1) existing dorm room, a modest to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Angel Bustos Mercado 2540 Thursday, July 30, 2020 The Downey Patriot | 9 LEGALS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 20-0096 Loan No.: *******436 YOU ARE the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (714) 329-6862 right, title and interest conveyed to and now DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST remedy shall be the return of monies paid ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE [email protected] held by it under said Deed of Trust in the AT A POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE DATED 02/08/2006 AND MORE FULLY to the Trustee and the successful bidder FOR CHANGE OF NAME property situated in said County, California OF THE LAND CONVEYED BY D. W. DESCRIBED BELOW. UNLESS YOU TAKE shall have no further recourse. NOTICE CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00148 The Downey Patriot described the land therein: See Exhibit “A” TUTTLE TO JOHN DOLLAND BY DEED ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner 7/16/20, 7/23/20, 7/30/20, 8/6/20 Attached Hereto And Made A Part Hereof. RECORDED IN BOOK 15, PAGE 197 IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. considering bidding on this property lien, CLEMENTE RAUL ALCANTARA MULLER The property heretofore described is being OF DEEDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF you should understand that there are risks filed a petition with this court for a decree SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, sold “as is”. The street address and other COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You changing names as follows: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES common designation, if any, of the real DISTANT NORTH 32° 07’ EAST FROM THE AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT will be bidding on a lien, not the property Present name (1) CLEMENTE RAUL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE property described above is purported to be: SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee ALACANTARA MULLER to Proposed name FOR CHANGE OF NAME 8607 IMPERIAL HIGHWAY DOWNEY, CA LAND 157.49 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32° highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check auction does not automatically entitle you (1) RAUL ALCANTARA MULLER CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00136 90242. The undersigned Trustee disclaims 07‘ WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE payable at the time of sale in lawful money to free and clear ownership of the property. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner any liability for any incorrectness of the street 45.83 FEET; THENCE NORTH 56° 40” of the United States (payable to Attorney You should also be aware that the lien being interested in this matter appear before this LUCIANO SALVATORE ON BEHALF OF address and other common designation, if WEST 155.12 FEET TO A LINE PARALLEL Lender Services, Inc.) will be held by the auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are court at the hearing indicated below to show LEAH SOPHIA SALVATORE filed a petition any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, WITH SAID WESTERLY LINE OF THE duly appointed Trustee as shown below, of the highest bidder at the auction, you are or cause, if any, why the petition for change of with this court for a decree changing names but without covenant or warranty, expressed LAND OF JOHN DOLLAND; THENCE all right, title, and interest conveyed to and may be responsible for paying off all liens name should not be granted. Any person as follows: or implied, regarding title, possession, NORTH 32° 07’ EAST ALONG SAID now held by the trustee in the hereinafter senior to the lien being auctioned off, before objecting to the name changes described Present name (1) LEAH SOPHIA or encumbrances, to pay the remaining PARALLEL LINE 45.83 FEEET TO A LINE described property under and pursuant you can receive clear title to the property. above must file a written objection that SALVATORE to Proposed name (1) principal sum of the note(s) secured by BEARING NORTH 56° 40’ WEST 155.12 to a Deed of Trust described below. The You are encouraged to investigate the includes the reasons for the objection at PENELOPE LEAH SALVATORE said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, FEET FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; sale will be made, but without covenant or existence, priority, and size of outstanding least two court days before the matter is THE COURT ORDERS that all persons as provided in said note(s), advances, if THENCE SOUTH 56° 40” EAST 155.12 warranty, expressed or implied, regarding liens that may exist on this property by scheduled to be heard and must appear at interested in this matter appear before this any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay contacting the county recorder’s office or the hearing to show cause why the petition court at the hearing indicated below to show estimated fees, charges and expenses of the PARCEL 2: THE NORTHERLY 61.65 FEET, the remaining principal sum of the note(s) a title insurance company, either of which should not be granted. If no written objection cause, if any, why the petition for change of Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed MEASURED ALONG THE EASTERLY secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest may charge you a fee for this information. is timely filed, the court may grant the petition name should not be granted. Any person of Trust, to-wit $2,889,715.36 (Estimated). LINE OF THAT PORTION OF RANCHO and late charges thereon, as provided in the If you consult either of these resources, you without a hearing. objecting to the name changes described Accrued interest and additional advances, SANTA GERTRUDES SUBDIVISION note(s), advances, under the terms of the should be aware that the same lender may NOTICE OF HEARING above must file a written objection that if any, will increase this figure prior to NO. 4, IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY, Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust Date: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, Time: 10:30 includes the reasons for the objection at sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF and expenses of the Trustee for the total on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY a.m., Department: C, Room: 312 least two court days before the matter is Trust heretofore executed and delivered CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: amount (at the time of the initial publication OWNER: The sale date shown on this The address of the court is 12750 NORWALK scheduled to be heard and must appear at to the undersigned a written Declaration BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated notice of sale may be postponed one or BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 the hearing to show cause why the petition of Default and Demand for Sale, and a THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE LAND to be set forth below. The amount may be more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall should not be granted. If no written objection written Notice of Default and Election to CONVEYED BY D.W. TUTTLE TO JOHN greater on the day of sale. Trustor: JAMES trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section be published at least once a week for four is timely filed, the court may grant the petition Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice DOLLAND BY DEED DATED JUNE 21, FLETCHER AND TARA FLETCHER, 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law successive weeks prior to the date set without a hearing. of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded 1870, RECORDED IN BOOK 15 PAGE HUSBAND AND WIFE Trustee: ATTORNEY requires that information about trustee sale for hearing on the petition in the following NOTICE OF HEARING in the county where the real property is 197 OF DEEDS, IN THE OFFICE OF LENDER SERVICES, INC. Recorded postponements be made available to you newspaper of general circulation, printed Date: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020, Time: 10:30 located and more than three months have THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 02/17/2006 as Instrument No. 06-0365683 and to the public, as a courtesy to those in the county, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT, a.m., Department: C, Room: 312 elapsed since such recordation. DATE: COUNTY, WITH THE NORTH LINE OF in book --, at Page -- of Official Records in not present at the sale. If you wish to learn 8301 E. FLORENCE AVENUE, SUITE 100, The address of the court is 12750 NORWALK 7/23/2020 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 40 FEET WIDE; the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES whether your sale date has been postponed, DOWNEY, CA 90240 BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 AS TRUSTEE, as Trustee 8190 EAST THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID County, California, Date of Sale: 08/13/2020 and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and JULY 2, 2020 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 WEST LINE 91.66 FEET, MORE OR at 10:00AM Place of Sale: Behind the date for the sale of this property, you may call Judge Margaret M. Bernal be published at least once a week for four PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE LESS, TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 (916) 939-0772 for information regarding the Judge Of The Superior Court successive weeks prior to the date set SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. CORNER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per for hearing on the petition in the following stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 THE DEED TO JAMES THOMPSON AND Estimated amount of unpaid balance and www.nationwideposting.com for information CLEMENTE RAUL ALCANTARA MULLER newspaper of general circulation, printed in PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT WIFE, RECORDED IN BOOK 23533 PAGE other charges: $586,498.84 estimated - as of regarding the sale of this property, using 8182 SAN VINCENTE AVENUE the county, The Downey Patriot CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT 411 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID date of first publication of this Notice of Sale the file number assigned to this case, 20- SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 JUNE 26, 2020 COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT COUNTY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY The purported property address is: 11829 0096. Information about postponements (323) 567-1252 Judge Olivia Rosales A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF HORTON AVENUE DOWNEY, CA 90241 that are very short in duration or that occur [email protected] Judge Of The Superior Court WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SAID LAND OF THOMPSON, 155.12 FEET A.P.N.: 6248-026-007 The beneficiary under close in time to the scheduled sale may not Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER said Deed of Trust heretofore executed immediately be reflected in the telephone The Downey Patriot LUCIANO SALVATORE ON BEHALF OF are considering bidding on this property lien, THEREOF IN THE EASTERLY LINE OF and delivered to the undersigned a written information or on the Internet Web site. 7/9/20, 7/16/20, 7/23/20, 7/30/20 LEAH SOPHIA SALVATORE you should understand that there are risks THE LAND DESCRIBED TO GERALD H. Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale The best way to verify postponement 7616 BRIGHT AVE #A involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You KURKOWSKI AND WIFE, RECORDED and a written Notice of Default and Election information is to attend the scheduled sale. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, WHITITER, CA 90601 will be bidding on a lien, not on the property IN BOOK 19648 PAGE 16 OF OFFICIAL to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice Date: 07/14/2020 ATTORNEY LENDER COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 562-261-4053 itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee RECORDS; THENCE SOUTHERLY of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded SERVICES, INC. Karen Talafus, Assistant ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE [email protected] auction does not automatically entitle you ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID in the county wherein the real property is Secretary 5120 E. LaPalma Avenue, FOR CHANGE OF NAME to free and clear ownership of the property. LAND OF KURKOWSKI 91.66 FEET, located and more than three (3) months #209 Anaheim, CA 92807 Telephone: CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00171 The Downey Patriot You should also be aware that the lien being MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHERLY have elapsed since such recordation. The 714-695-6637 Sales Line: (916) 939-0772 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner 7/23/20, 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20 auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are LINE OF SAID IMPERIAL HIGHWAY; undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability Sales Website: www.nationwideposting. GABRIEL ISAAC QUEZADA filed a petition the highest bidder at the auction, you are or THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID for any incorrectness of the property address com This office is attempting to collect with this court for a decree changing names may be responsible for paying off all liens NORTHERLY LINE 155.12 FEET TO THE or other common designation, if any, shown a debt and any information obtained will as follows: TRUSTEE SALES senior to the lien being auctioned off, before POINT OF BEGINNING. above. If no street address or other common be used for that purpose. NPP0370918 Present name (1) GABRIEL ISAAC you can receive clear title to the property. designation is shown, directions to the To: DOWNEY PATRIOT 07/23/2020, QUEZADA to Proposed name (1) GABRIEL You are encouraged to investigate the STOX 926199 location of the property may be obtained by 07/30/2020, 08/06/2020 ISAAC PINEDA Title Order No. 95523366 Trustee Sale No. 84401 Loan No. 399234663 APN: 6261- existence, priority, and size of outstanding The Downey Patriot sending a written request to the beneficiary THE COURT ORDERS that all persons liens that may exist on this property by 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20 within 10 days of the date of first publication NPP0370918 interested in this matter appear before this 011-036 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED contacting the county recorder’s office or of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale. If the Trustee The Downey Patriot court at the hearing indicated below to show a title insurance company, either of which NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: is unable to convey title for any reason, 7/23/20, 7/30/20, 8/06/20 cause, if any, why the petition for change of OF TRUST DATED 3/28/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT may charge you a fee for this information. name should not be granted. Any person If you consult either of these resources, you objecting to the name changes described YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN should be aware that the same lender may above must file a written objection that hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust includes the reasons for the objection at EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY least two court days before the matter is OWNER: The sale date shown on this scheduled to be heard and must appear at YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 8/19/2020 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD notice of sale may be postponed one or the hearing to show cause why the petition more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, should not be granted. If no written objection SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section is timely filed, the court may grant the petition 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law without a hearing. Deed of Trust Recorded on 4/2/2019 as Instrument No. 20190286771 in book N/A, requires that information about trustee sale NOTICE OF HEARING postponements be made available to you Date: SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, Time: 10:30 page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, and to the public, as a courtesy to those a.m., Department: C, Room: N/A not present at the sale. If you wish to learn The address of the court is 12720 NORWALK executed by: ANDERSON ESTATES, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY whether your sale date has been postponed, BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 and, if applicable, the rescheduled time A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall COMPANY , as Trustor PS FUNDING, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION , and date for the sale of this property, you be published at least once a week for four may call 844-477-7869, or visit this internet successive weeks prior to the date set as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the for hearing on the petition in the following file number assigned to this case T.S.# newspaper of general circulation, printed in FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a 84401. Information about postponements the county, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT that are very short in duration or that occur JULY 24, 2020 cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal close in time to the scheduled sale may not Judge Margaret M. Bernal immediately be reflected in the telephone Judge Of The Superior Court credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, information or on the Internet Web site. Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per The best way to verify postponement GABRIEL ISAAC QUEZADA savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial information is to attend the scheduled sale.” 9132 MAPLESIDE ST. TS# 84401 APN # 6261-011-036 LEGAL BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT “A” PARCEL 1: 562-232-3041 THAT PORTION OF THE RANCHO SANTA [email protected] in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE GERTRUDES, SUBDIVISION NO. 4, IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY, COUNTY OF The Downey Patriot 7/30/20, 8/6/20, 8/13/20, 8/20/20 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00152 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ADAM SHAFER McNAMEE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name (1) ADAM SHAFER McNAMEE to Proposed name (1) ATTIS PHANTOM SHAFER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020, Time: 10:30 a.m., Department: C, Room: N/A The address of the court is 12750 NORWALK BLVD NORWALK, CA 90650 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT JULY 8, 2020 Judge Margaret M. Bernal Judge Of The Superior Court Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per ADAM SHAFER McNAMEE 14646 SAN ARDO DR 10 | The Downey Patriot Real Estate Thursday, July 30, 2020