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Downey High mourns death of student DOWNEY – Downey High School is in mourning this week following the unexpected death of 16-year-old student Joshua Ray Figueroa last Thursday. Downey thrust into national news Hundreds of family members, students, and faculty crowded around the campus bell tower last Saturday, lighting candles, embracing each other, and whispering prayers for after video of brawl goes viral Figueroa who tragically took his own life at his Bellflower home. By Alex Dominguez episode. Pro Tem Alex Saab said the fighting Friday Both faculty and students say Joshua was a kind depicted in the video isn’t indicative Weekend91˚ In a statement Monday, the and friendly teenager that was an active member of the Contributor Downey Police Department said of Downey’s values. Free Runners parkour team at Downey High School. at a officers were dispatched to the “As a local resident and parent, Glance DOWNEY – Video of a multiple “He called [them] his brothers,” said his mother person fight outside of Buffalo Wild restaurant at about 1:20 p.m. after I was appalled at the behavior I Anna Figueroa on a GoFundMe page set up on Saturday 6892˚⁰ Wings surfaced Sunday afternoon. receiving a call of two men fighting. witnessed in the video footage from Friday Tuesday to raise money for Joshua’s interment. “He “When the officers arrived, the this weekend, but I am confident was loved by many family and friends, and he is very The cellphone footage, posted on scene was calm, although one man that Downey Police will complete a missed by all.” Facebook by Dave Amaro, showed thorough investigation and justice multiple individuals trading blows claimed to have been involved in an Sunday 88˚ Currently, the family has collected nearly $1,800 towards a goal of will be served,” Marquez said. 70⁰ outside of the popular chicken wing earlier fight with another group of Saturday $10,000. men who had already left the scene,” “We in Downey are proud of our restaurant, located at 193 Stonewood thriving business districts and safe In addition to his mother, Anna, Joshua is survived by his father Jose and the statement said. “He did not want Street within the Stonewood neighborhoods, and we want to his older siblings, Veronica and Joseph. Shopping Center. to pursue any criminal charges at the time, but later came to the Downey reassure both visitors and residents The family announced on Wednesday that memorial services will Many of those involved can be Police Station and filed an assault that this isolated incident is being THINGS TO DO take place at Praise Chapel Paramount, located at 8024 Somerset Blvd. in seen wearing either blue jerseys report. taken seriously.” Paramount. similar to those worn by the Buffalo “Later in the same afternoon, the “Fortunately, the inappropriate A viewing and church service are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 25, 6-8:30 Bills, or red sports attire similar to police department was made aware behavior captured on video outside p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. respectively. Following the that of the San Francisco 49ers. Both that a video depicting the fight had of a local restaurant this weekend Saturday service, Joshua will be interred at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach. teams played Sunday and lost their was an isolated incident and not games to the New England Patriots been posted on social media. In the To donate money towards Joshua’s burial, visit www.gofundme.com/ representative of our residents’ and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively. video, it was apparent more than just xh4sqwe4. two men were involved in the fight. values,” added Saab. “I look forward The video was posted somewhere to meeting personally with our Police –Christian Brown, staff writer So far, only moderate injuries have around 2 to 3 p.m. been reported from this incident. Chief regarding the Department’s investigation and response in order Open Mic According to comments attached “The Downey Police Department Friday - Norwalk Sports Complex, to the video by the original poster, to ensure the safety of all of our 8 p.m. Downey mayor fined by FPPC takes such matters seriously and residents and visitors.” DOWNEY – The California commission responsible for regulating problems began inside the restaurant will diligently work to identify and Open mic for poets, singers, dancers, campaign fundraising and spending announced last Thursday it plans to fine when some alleged 49ers fans started prosecute those involved.” Buffalo Wild Wings declined to comedians, and more. No profane the 2012 campaign committee of Downey Mayor Luis Marquez after it failed becoming aggressive with a Steelers comment. language, 7 minutes per performer. At Tuesday’s City Council to pay a mandatory fee in 2013. fan, who walked away. However the Anyone who can identify the situation continued to escalate. meeting, Police Chief Carl Charles According to the Fair Political Practices said his staff met with the Buffalo men seen fighting in the video is Commission, the “Luis Marquez for Downey City “The rude 49ers fans started Wild Wings general manager and asked to call Detective Ron Gee at Council 2012” committee must now pay a fine of $200 talking (expletive) to everyone. They made recommendations on how to (562) 904-2331. Tips can also be left for neglecting to cover the $50 annual fee that was messed with the wrong group when prevent future incidents. Some of anonymously at (800) 222-TIPS, or required in 2013 by the California secretary of state’s they went outside and got beat up,” those recommendations included text the letters TIPLA, plus the tip, to office. the post said. enhanced security on game days, a 274637. Three years ago, Marquez, who was first elected According to the original stricter dress code, zero tolerance –Additional reporting by Eric Pierce to the Downey City Council in 2008, gave up his Facebook post, a man wearing red for loitering, and no over-serving of seen at the nine second mark is alcohol. Feed the Homeless District 5 (city-wide) seat to run in District 1 where he Sunay - MacArthur Park, attributed with starting the entire Mayor Luis Marquez and Mayor narrowly won reelection. 8 a.m. Marquez acknowledged on Wednesday that Join other volunteers in helping serve the $50 fee was overlooked by his campaign, but maintained that no legal breakfast to homeless residents. Food violation took place. donations appreciated. “It was an oversight by the campaign, but we’ll take care of it,” Marquez Downey property values rise 5% said. “That committee is closing soon anyway, but we always like to be in compliance with the FPPC.” Nearly 30 other campaign committees and political action committees were also fined for missing the $50 annual fee in 2013. from 2014 –Christian Brown, staff writer DOWNEY – Total property In 2015, the City of Los Angeles detailed information on each of the values in Downey rose 5% since last remains the highest valued city at 88 cities in Los Angeles County.” year, according to the Los Angeles $500.3 billion, with a 7.2% increase Valued at $1.26 trillion, the 2015 County Assessor’s 2015 Annual over last year. Long Beach ($50.1 Assessment Roll is the largest in Los Beatles Tribute Festival Downey woman pleads not guilty to embezzling Saturday - Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Report, which was released Monday. billion, 2.5% increase), Santa Monica Angeles County history. It reflects 1 p.m. The Annual Report, which can ($31 billion, 7.3% increase), Beverly the fifth consecutive year of growth $1.2M Hills ($27.8 billion, 9.1% increase), Concerts, memorabilia, kids zone, DOWNEY – A Downey woman who worked in the payroll department of be viewed here, includes the assessed and a $73.1 billion (6.13%) increase and Santa Clarita ($27.3 billion, 4.7% karaoke, and more. $25 admission an Irvine real estate management company pleaded not guilty last month to value of all taxable real property and in total assessed value over 2014, increase), round out the top five charges that she embezzled more than $1.2 million. business personal property in the resulting in approximately $730 county, along with detailed data on highest valued cities. million in additional property tax Trisha Chopin was arrested Aug. 28 and ordered to return to court Oct. 5 the different elements that make up The fastest growing cities in dollars. for a pretrial conference. Her trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 20. FROM OUR Facebook the 2015 Assessment Roll. L.A. County in 2015 were West The Assessment Roll is the According to a federal indictment, Chopin worked for SteadFast Hollywood at 9.8% growth, Beverly Downey includes 19,761 single- foundation of the county’s property No free wi-fi at Furman Companies, which employs about 900 workers. Hills at 9.1%, Arcadia at 8.8%, family residential parcels, 1,200 tax system and forms the basis Park or downtown Chopin is accused of manipulating the payroll system to make it appear condo parcels, 2,051 apartment Palmdale at 8.3%, and Manhattan from which municipalities, school as if checks made out to her were going to other employees. She is also Beach at 8.1%. building parcels, and 1,358 districts, and special districts derive Lynda Kriss: Probably the accused of forging the signature of Steadfast’s chief financial officer. commercial-industrial parcels, for “The 2015 Annual Reportproperty tax revenue used to fund smartest decision made tby The alleged embezzlement is said to have started in 2008. The indictment a total of 23,170 parcels. The Office will help the public easily find vital public services such as public Downey City Council in a very accuses Chopin of taking in approximately $1.2 million and using the money of the Assessor processed 1,065 information about Assessor safety, education, and transportation. long time. We have got to stop transfers in Downey last year. operations and major initiatives, how spending money on stupid non- on “lavish vacations” and personal expenses. This is Prang’s first Annual value added pipe dreams and property values in their city changed Steadfast was alerted to the alleged embezzlement by its payroll company, The total assessed value for Report since taking office last deal with the real problems at in the last year, and much more,” said hand for Downey. ADP Payroll Services. Steadfast turned the case over to federal authorities Downey is $9,997,810,783, which December. Prang. “This report also includes after conducting an internal investigation. represents an increase of 5.0%. Alexandra Vargas: My opinion In addition to living in Downey, Chopin has been listed on IRS forms as Furman Park does not need wifi. treasurer of the Gallatin Elementary PTA. Let humans enjoy the purpose of the park. See people run, fall, play and fulfill people with laughters smile emoticon. Wi-fi won’t be coming Wifi = sit in a bench for hours DUSD refinances bond to save $500K using an electronic device. DOWNEY – The Downey school board voted last week to refinance its previously-issued general obligation bonds, resulting in a $500,000 savings Sergio Vasquez: The city should for taxpayers, DUSD announced. to Furman Park or downtown push TWC to put up the hotspots. DOWNEY – Citing high costs access for workers at City Hall, said Councilman Sean Ashton. “I’m also Similar to refinancing a home mortgage, Downey Unified will replace and dubious public benefits, the IT manager Alvin Lam. concerned it would bring the wrong Bill Aumack: I’m glad they are higher interest bonds with lower interest rate bonds. However, unlike a home Downey City Council this week Bringing wireless internet to element to our parks.” being financially responsible. mortgage refinancing, the district will achieve the savings without extending If we can’t afford it, we need to scrapped preliminary plans to install Furman Park would be similarly Councilman Roger Brossmer the original bond financing term. learn to live without it. free wireless internet downtown and expensive. said he would “love to be able” to Under current interest rates, the estimated savings that could be realized at Furman Park. According to Lam, the city would install wireless internet for public Doris Romines: Good decision. is approximately $500,000, DUSD officials said. Council members had have to dig a trench to run a fiber benefit but only “if we had ample Officials also announced that the school district will access about $50 previously expressed interest in optic line from Firestone Boulevard budget.” Reach us on Facebook at: million in the first issuance of Measure O bond funds, approved by voters providing no-cost wifi in public and Rives Avenue to the park, at a Brossmer, who is an assistant Facebook.com/DowneyPatriot last year. places, but a report by city staffers cost of more than $110,000. superintendent with the Downey revealed that such a project would be The money will be used for modernization projects at Stauffer Middle Another option would be to lease Unified School District, said Downey expensive to implement. schools are already investing in School; Gauldin and Rio Hondo elementary schools; locker room renovations a cable or fiber optic line from Time Tweet of the Week at both comprehensive high schools; resurfacing of pavement at eight school Installing wifi in Downey’sWarner Cable or Telepacific, which wireless internet for students during sites; and fencing and sidewalk projects at multiple school campuses. downtown district, for example, would cost about $21,588. after-school hours. @Dashing_Mima: RIP to the young would cost between $42,159 and The Measure O issuance will consist entirely of “lower-cost current Recurring annual costs could Councilman Fernando Vasquez boy at Downey High who took his $48,747, depending on whether the own life. It makes me upset that interest bonds,” officials said. reach $44,000, Lam said. did not participate in the discussion city used its own fiber optic system relating to internet access downtown people have to turn to suicide to “We are very happy to save taxpayers $500,000 from the previous bond,” or leased its internet access via a Council members balked at the due to a potential conflict of interest. end everything said Donald LaPlante, a member of the Downey board of education. “We are carrier, such as Time Warner Cable. numbers and questioned the benefits He is in the process of purchasing Follow us! also pleased to be able to access the important funds authorized by voters Tapping into its own fiber of free wireless internet, particularly property in the area. @DowneyPatriot from Measure O to start renovations across Downey Unified.” at Furman Park. optic system to provide internet –Eric Pierce, editor downtown would be cheaper but “It seems like the opposite thing would likely slow down internet you’d want to do at the park,” said 2 | The Downey Patriot Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 Norwalk students using grant to improve campus mobility for disabled classmates NORWALK – Norwalk High mobility apparatus like wheelchairs, project. Inspired Inventions was maintaining long term sustainability School students are embarking on bicycles and walking aids will not born. for the project, using the grant funds an ambitious project to design and only provide smoother access “Inspired Inventions to create initial designs and the build equipment that will allow for Norwalk-La Mirada Unified encompasses the District ideals infrastructure to produce them. disabled classmates to more easily students, but also give auto repair of collaborative learning, utilizing “Our goal is to create a million navigate their campus and transition students the benefit of taking part in technology and applying critical dollars’ worth of opportunity,” Cook into classroom settings thanks to a a rewarding service-learning project, thinking to overcome real world said. $97,000 grant received this month Cook said. obstacles,” NLMUSD Superintendent The automotive courses Cook from the State Farm Youth Advisory Those ideas captured theDr. Hasmik J. Danielian said. Board. teaches are made possible through imagination of State Farm’s Youth “Mr. Cook has an amazing way of the District’s partnership with Dubbed Inspired Inventions, Advisory Board. connecting with and motivating his Southeast ROP, which employs the project will be run through the “Inspired Inventions stood out as students. A heartfelt thank you to the WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE HERE! Cook at Norwalk High and Cerritos school’s auto repair program and innovative, with the ability to touch State Farm Youth Advisory Board for College. involve more than 400 students a lot of students’ lives,” said Kelsey supporting our student project.” over the course of the year, said Many of Cook’s students are West, State Farm YAB coordinator. Over the course of the year, members of SkillsUSA, a nationally Southeast ROP instructor Ken Cook, “We are so excited to see how it students will acquire equipment, who teaches automotive repair at recognized Career Technical Student works this year and to follow the develop prototypes, conduct Organization. Additionally, Inspired TURF INSTALLATION Norwalk High and who applied for progress, and hope to see it inspire community outreach, confer with High Quality • Durable • Exclusive the grant after students expressed a Inventions will receive support a lot of other schools to do similar District and Norwalk city officials, from community groups, including • Save Money! need. CallCall NowNow forfor things.” take a field trip to the 2016 Ability the Collision Repair Education About 12.7 percent of Norwalk • Save Water! FREEFREE ESTIMATESESTIMATES As part of the project, Cook’s Expo in Los Angeles and launch an Foundation and deputies from LASD • Payment Installments Optional High School’s student population students surveyed the campus aggressive social media campaign. Motorsports. • 12 Year Guaranteed Green Look! 562-360-6070562-360-6070 is disabled, a figure that jumps to community to identify needs and Cook plans to explore ways of a third of the students enrolled in look for opportunities to enhance Cook’s auto repair class. their educational experience. Many “We want to create fun disabled students voiced the desire equipment for our schools and local for a device that would allow them playgrounds, devices that would to transition from wheelchair to Bellflower students shine allow disabled people to be active desk, and to obtain better access to with fewer barriers,” Cook said. portable ramps on campus. “Our goal is for our devices to be in standardized tests everywhere and, more importantly, to inspire ideas for new ones.” The students established goals BELLFLOWER – Bellflowerperformance to teacher preparation and compiled a list of needed tools Unified School students met or and focus on the new California Creating customized and flexible and materials required for the exceeded District expectations as well standards as well as to the 2014-15 as many state and Los Angeles County adoption of 24:1 student teacher ratios proficiency averages on California’s in kindergarten through third grade first administration of Smarterand elimination of elementary-level Balanced standardized tests for English multi-grade combination classes. language arts (ELA) and mathematics, FREE CONSULTS “I’m proud of our dedicated Chita’s Floral Designs according to District officials. teachers, who worked passionately Read our 5 STAR Reviews on YELP 562.927.7604 Cell/Text: 562.832.6340 The data from the tests –to really connect with students on WEDDINGS • SYMPATHY administered in spring 2015 to grades these rigorous California standards,” • ALL OCCASIONS three through eight, and grade 11 – Jacobs said. “It is an effort assisted by will establish a baseline for student class structures that allowed teachers FREE DELIVERY performance on the California to delve as deeply as needed with the & Latex Balloon Standards, now in their second year of content.” In Downey $35 Min. implementation. District officials will spend the Open: Mon-Fri : 9AM - 6PM Sat: 10AM - 4PM www.ChitasFloralDesigns.com Test results show areas of next few weeks reviewing the data, strength – especially in English – for class by class and school by school, 7435 Florence Ave., Downey, CA 90240 Bellflower Unified’s English learners, to determine best practices that can economically disadvantaged students, be emulated and areas where early and Hispanic, African-American and intervention can bolster instruction. Asian students in multiple grades. “Because our understanding of the Jacobs credited the District’s data is still in early stages, we are being careful about how we analyze and reflect on these results,” Jacobs said. “We are proud that we exceed so many county and state averages for so many segments of our student population, but we also know there is much to refine so we can begin improving on our students’ readiness for the next grade level and ultimately that career or college pathway they desire.” For example, Bellflower USD is developing interim assessments it will give to students periodically. These assessments will complement the state assessment, but provide more frequent data and monitoring points, allowing teachers to fine-tune their instruction and the District to support those instructional efforts. Bellflower Unified Performance Highlights ·Hispanic students: Students met or exceeded Los Angeles County and state ELA and math average proficiency levels for almost every grade level and for the District overall. ·Economically disadvantaged students: Students met or exceeded county and state ELA and math averages for almost every grade level and for the District overall. ·All students: Students met or exceeded county and state ELA averages for almost every grade level and the District overall. ·African-American students: Students met or exceeded county and state ELA averages for nearly every grade level and the District overall. ·English learners: Students exceeded county and state ELA averages for most grade levels and county and state ELA and math scores for the District overall. ·11th-graders: 11th-graders met or exceeded state and county ELA averages for all students as well as for most high-needs subgroups. The 11th-grade tests serve as a measure of college readiness in the state’s Early Assessment Program. University Celebrating 56 Years in Downey! of California and California State University will waive freshman writing and math class requirements for students who exceed proficiency and conditionally waive them for those 15% o who meet proficiency targets. 15All Dinners% Excluding o Pizza ·ELA and Math Domains: Students & Beverages (Dine-In-Only) across Bellflower Unified posted (Not valid with any other special, especially strong scores in the ELA o er, or banquets). Exp. 10-31-15. domains of Writing, Listening and Research, and in the Math domain of 11102 Paramount Blvd., Downey, CA 90241 • 562.923.4411 Communicating Reasoning. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 The Downey Patriot | 3

Chamber golf Developmentally Disabled: Is Downey Selling Out tournament Oct. 7 DOWNEY – There is still time to register for the Downey Chamber of Commerce’s 19th Its Future? annual golf tournament, taking place regional employment, and a general have to fit in here. But look around. and make us think it will. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Rio Hondo class of people whose education and Fine dining has given way to the Golf Club. levels of accomplishment required sports bar—there isn’t a single high We mustn’t forget that we live Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. city services and amenities, i.e. quality restaurant in the city. The in a representative democracy. If with a shotgun start at noon. police, schools, housing, etc., to Downey Civic Theater, our largest Downey has unraveled from its former distinction, it’s up to us to keep them here. In turn they created municipal building and a facility New this year is a drone drop -- ask of our future leaders, the ones clubs and civic organizations, local that should be pulsing with day- golfers will have the opportunity to who’ll step up when our current crop culture and recreation, a penchant long activity, has declined into purchase a ball and see if their ball terms out, what their vision is to for fine dining. In short, a pleasant, irrelevance—nobody talks about lands in the hole when it’s dropped make this city more than an ongoing community-oriented, reasonably what’s happening there except the from the sky by a drone. civilized standard of living. gaggle of community groups and commercial enterprise, that is, a commercial acts that book single place of happiness and fulfillment There will also be a silent auction Most people you encounter events. It’s a theater that never shows where we feel distinctly at home in with several prizes to bid on. Prizes locally are still pleasant, but there’s theater. For most of the week it looms the universe. The place for us like no include a trip to the 2016 Super Bowl a general sense, particularly among in the dark like a ghost ship. other. in San Francisco; a trip to Costa the aging 20th century holdovers, Rica; a Disney World vacation; lunch Maybe it’s too much to ask of that something more than a defining The Symphony still performs, at a Downey Fire Department fire anyone, but we can at least try as we industry has been lost. The city, and both the Stay Gallery and the station; and more. Photo by Steve Mansell/DowneyDailyPhotos.com such as it is, feels more hectic, more Downey Arts Coalition have shown inch our way there. disparate, more improvised and a lot of variety, dedication and To register for the tournament, architecturally directionless, with initiative in programming numerous call (562) 923-2191 or email mayra@ everything new seemingly built on events throughout the year. But they downeychamber.com. taking in trying to manage change the cheap. A great many of Downey’s haven’t yet spliced into the city’s and growth. (“Is Downey Becoming problems, like climate change and DNA. The general feeling described By Lawrence Christon a Victim of Over-Development?”, drought, shifting demographics,in Niertit’s article, of loss, of inhuman Contributor 9/17/15) I’m deeply admiring of globalized economics and the commercial scale, of indifference to this piece, and how adroitly it’s widening scarcity of well-paying the look and history of things that managed civic engagement with jobs, don’t originate with Downey. give people their sense of belonging, DOWNEY – A friend recently political neutrality. No snide The city has had to scramble to keep still make up our atmosphere. returned from Paris and mentioned remarks here or eye-rolling over yet how, beyond grand imperial afloat, and financially speaking, it’s another Bigfoot stomp on our Keep When Fernando Vasquez took architecture, fabulous museums, done well—particularly in the wake Downey Beautiful rose garden. Just office on the city council, I thought famous cuisine, and one of the of the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, the opening image of a grand old that was just what we needed. He world’s great repositories of history from which the national economy Victorian house and a venerable tree, majored in urban planning and and culture, it was pocket parks that still hasn’t recovered regardless of mangled and destroyed to make way he spoke of visiting small cities in make the city livable. what you hear. for yet more grotesque McMansions, Europe that know the esthetic and I’ve thought of that observation which everyone recognizes as But quality of life, in the general spiritual value of central plazas and every time I’ve driven by that vast hideously tacky except the people and not the medical sense of the parks, with fountains and benches empty lot on 5th and Paramount, the who build and live in them. term, hasn’t been as good. A telling and other architectural venues where metaphor is the national and A-list people could sit and enjoy and invite one that’s about to be developed into a Implicit in Niertit’s essay are attention given last week’s opening their souls. But it’s clear now that residential complex consisting of 117 the questions, Do we really want of the Broad Museum in downtown he’s not going to bring that vision townhouses. I’ve often wondered if to do this, or things like this? And, L.A. Downey had an art museum to Downey. Nor is the rest of the our city planners, in recommending Why? And at the heart of these once, the first in L.A. County, and city council, whom I consider to be approval, ever took into account the questions is the one great question: technically it still exists. But the conscientious, well-intended public numerous health studies from state does relentless commercial and building it once legally occupied servants. We don’t know what they’re and federal agencies, including a residential development always was arbitrarily taken by the city over really up against in trying to guide 2012 California Air Resource Board represent progress? Or, as she puts it a private in-house dispute, and for the city into the future. I believe report, which cite the illnesses people after carefully listing the benefits of years now the Furman Park site has they’re doing the best they can, and can develop when they live near growth, “I…know that development been unoccupied while the museum’s it’s easy and convenient for us to busy highways or heavily travelled is under the guidance of the City’s collection languishes in storage. criticize them, as I’ve done in the streets, like wide Paramount Blvd., Master Plan. What I question is which is both speedway and major past, and as Joan Niertit implicitly whether that Master Plan is guided I don’t mean to raise that issue traffic artery, depending on the does in her piece. But I also believe by a master strategy.” again except as an example of how time of day. Asthma, heart disease, they’re not fully up to the task of the city has failed to address the arteriosclerosis, stress, neurological Another word for that is vision, reinventing Downey’s identity. larger question, beyond providing disorders, low birth weight and and the answer would appear to be Slapdash branding won’t do, and licenses, services and conveniences premature birth—premature death, no. It’s no secret that Downey has frankly it’s insulting for them to try like parking spaces and public for that matter—are among the never recovered from the loss of the toilets, of what constitutes the good, maladies that tick up for people aerospace industry, which brought the livable and civilized life, and how who live near the poisonous gases, urban as well as personal affluence, best to offer it to its citizenry. particulate matter and nerve- innovative technology, national wracking noise that altogether fall and international cachet, massive Culture and the amenities would into the category of traffic pollution. Imagine a little park with a barrier wall in there, I’ve wondered. Rolling greens, stately trees, songbirds, meandering footpaths, maybe a little pond. You don’t have to do(Ital) anything in a park. It’s one of the universally great places, like the beach, where you can experience Walt Whitman’s guilt- free pleasure, “I loafe(cq) and invite my soul.” If it can soften the City of Light, imagine what it can do here, the place Southland advertisers have characterized as “Where the freeways meet.” Nah, never happen, I conclude every time. Besides, considering the rising cost and general unavailability of housing, a critical issue in the region, the city probably made the right decision. Then, in last week’s Patriot, I read Joan Niertit’s thoughtful examination of the direction the city of Downey is 4 | The Downey Patriot Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

Esther Pagaduan passes away news briefs DOWNEY – Downey resident Esther Pagaduan, born March 31, 1927, died Sept. 10. Esther was born to Lebrado and Consuelo Morales of El Monte and grew up with many brothers and sisters. The family later moved to Hawthorne. Playground dedication Saturday DOWNEY – The public is invited to a dedication ceremony this Saturday, In December of 1946, Esther married George G. Pagaduan. Their first Sept. 26, for the new playground at Rio San Gabriel Park. home was in Redondo Beach and they later moved to Torrance to raise their three children: Carmen, David The event is from 10-11:30 a.m., with the dedication ceremony taking and Gloria. place at 10:30 a.m. Esther became a Jehovah Witness in the late 1950’s A Parks and Recreation Department booth will provide community and belonged to the Gardena Central Congregation. information, arts and crafts, and giveaways while supplies last. Esther lived in Torrance for 45 years until she For more information, call (562) 904-7238. decided to move to Downey three years ago to be close to her only surviving child, Gloria Pasmant, and her son- in-law, Andrew. Live poetry, music this Saturday Esther is survived by her sister, Jenny Hart, of Lawndale; son-in-law, Benjamin R. Hemulgada, of San Diego; grandchildren Andy Pasmant Jr., DOWNEY – A gathering of poets, musicians, artists, filmmakers and Leianna P.Solis and husband Michael, David Pasmant and wife Lacey, Marie, other creative people will gather for an event known as “100K Poets for Michael and Angelina, Benjamin P. Hemulgada and Melinda Hemulgada; Change” this Saturday from 5-10 p.m. and great grandchildren Brittain and William Pasmant. Below is the event schedule: Esther was preceded in death by her husband, George; sisters, Eleanor 5 p.m. - Bunny and the Echomen (music) Morales, Sarah Caspillo, Anna Lopez and Maggie Bautista; brothers, Dale, 5:15 p.m. - Full-length film on Sufism Alfred, Lee and Louie; son, David; daughter, Carmen;, nephew, Ray Morales; 7 p.m. - Short talks and niece, Sarah. 7:15 p.m. - Steven Delamater and Jenn Spazzmaster (music) The family would like to thank Brookfield, Downey Retirement center 7:30 p.m. - Open mic for all the attention and she received. On behalf of my mother and our entire 7:45 p.m. - Merlin Snider (music) Family Thank you Dr. Alan Frischer and staff for 25 years of tender and 8:15 p.m. - Scott Noon Creely (poetry) loving care. 8:45 p.m. - music Services will be Sept. 25 at the Glenn Abby Memorial Park in Bonita at Featured artists include Angel Luis and Terry Walker. 1 p.m. The event will take place at a private home in Downey but is open to the public. For specific details, visit the 100K Poets for Change Southern California Facebook page. Donald Duckett passes away at 77 DOWNEY – Donald Edward Duckett, 77, passed away on Sept. 20. Formerly from Downey, Donald was a resident of Sparks, Nev., for the LivingHelp golf tournament Oct. 16 last five years. DOWNEY – The LivingHelp Center will hold its 17th anual Harold G. He was born Sept. 10, 1930 in New York to William Frentz Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 16, at the Rio Hondo Golf and Betty Duckett. He was the father of Robert Duckett Club. (Riverside), Elizabeth Estes (Sparks, NV), Donald The LivingHelp Center is a pregnancy resource center in Downey, Duckett Jr. (Reno, NV) ,Kevin Wilson (WA), Molly offering free pregnancy testing, counseling and adoption referrals. Coutts (Pinion Hills, CA), and Monty Wilson (Denver, Cost to participate in the golf tournament is $130 per golfer, and includes CO). green fees, golf cart and a buffet dinner. Golfers can also purchase mulligans He was the brother of Robert Duckett (Downey), and raffle tickets. James Duckett (Downey), and William Duckett Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. (Thailand). Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information, call Donald had 12 grandchildren and numerous great- Jim Miller at (562) 928-3539 or Dennis Pagenkopp at (562) 928-1429. grandchildren. An open service will be held by the family on Oct. 10 from 1–5 p.m. at the Norwalk Elks Lodge. Dia de los Muertos lineup announced DOWNEY – The Downey Civic Theatre has announced its scheduled lineup of performers for the Nov. 1 Dia de los Muertos art festival. Curtis Grissom mourned Performers include Tonatiuh Danza Azteca (11 a.m.), Grandeza Mexicana Dance Academy (noon), Ballet Folklorico Fuego En La Sangre DOWNEY – Curtis W. Grissom died at home Sept. 12 at 6:05 p.m., de California (1 p.m.), Studio Danza Folklorico (2 p.m.), Innocent Mind (3 surrounded by his family. p.m.), ZaZa Dancers (4 p.m.), Grupo Folklorico (5 p.m.), Analise Hoveyda (6 Born in San Diego on Jan. 26, 1963, he was a resident p.m.) and Grupo Folklorico Desafio (7 p.m.). of Downey and attended Lynwood High School from The festival is free and runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 1979-80. He is survived by his brothers, Bob, Larry, Ron, Mike, Steve and Jeff, and sisters Karen and Pat; along Donations sought for Skid Rid outreach with numerous nieces and nephews. DOWNEY – Action Faith Ministries in Downey is collecting donations He was predeceased by a brother, Jim. for a Skid Row distribution planned for Nov. 14. Services are pending. Forest Lawn in Cypress is The church is collecting food items such as granola bars, applesauce, fruit handling the funeral. cups, nuts, jerky, fruit, crackers and bottled water. Hygiene items are also needed, including travel-sized toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap and female hygiene products. Anna Barrera dies at 71 The church is also accepting monetary donations. Every $7 donation CERRITOS – Anna Maria Barrera, 71, born on Aug. 24, 1944 in Jalpa, is enough to purchase one blanket (the church’s goal is to raise $1,400 to Mexico, passed away Aug. 25. distribute 200 blankets). She resided in Cerritos at the time of her passing. To make a donation, or for more information, call Monica Sanchez at (562) 644-6514. Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Lawn in Cypress.

Driver’s Ed prep class at the library DOWNEY – The Downey City Library will hold practice driver’s education seminars every Friday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. during the month of October. Students will learn techniques and strategies to successfully pass a driving test. The class will go over real exams from the California DMV, instructional videos, and more. Classes are free. Sign-up at the library’s Adult Reference Desk or call (562) 904-7360.

Drought-tolerant landscaping workshop DOWNEY – Downey’s Public Works Department will host a free workshop on drought-tolerant landscaping Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Downey City Library. Participants will learn how to help their landscape survive the water shortfall, and how to transform their thirsty lawn into a beautiful, drought- tolerant, outdoor space. The workshop includes light refreshments in the morning and lunch in the afternoon. To register for the free event, visit the library or call the Adult Information Desk at (562) 904-7364. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 Opinion The Downey Patriot | 5 Changing times don’t come quick enough Letters to the Editor: Why I’m running for school board for many in Cuba Dear Editor: My three children were born in Downey. My family, friends and business By Mario Guerra progress does occur when we seize the opportunity to create change. The old are here and I care deeply about our community. Like you, I want to see Pope Francis was greeted by throngs of cheers upon his arrival to the island cliché is fitting; today will always be the beginning of any journey. Downey’s youngest generation grow and thrive here while preparing for the nation of Cuba, a country where I was born and I called home for the first six Only by dialogue and conversation can things change in Cuba. If we want challenges of the future. And in the present, I want to see some changes in years of my life. And as the Pope traveled through my birth town ( Holguin ), to carry our bitterness towards the injustices into infinity, nothing can be district leadership. We need an infusion of energy and fresh perspective. celebrated Mass and met with Cuban leaders including Castro, where, according accomplished. But we have to forgive and try to bring about change. We need strong advocacy for improvement. We need to push for some to the Vatican, they had a mutually beneficial conversation. I could not help but I don’t condone what has happened and continues to happen under Castro’s basics, like restoring music to the elementary schools, and making schools have mixed emotions about the pontiff’s visit. regime, but I am excited about the possibilities that lie ahead. I am conflicted safer with more supervision on playgrounds and during dismissal, for As an immigrant from Cuba, I had witnessed the harsh living environment but happy for those whose life was made just a little bit better by his visit. I was starters. the Castro regime had created for millions of Cuban citizens. And as an ex- proud to see him in my hometown but emotional that my former neighbors have I am running for Downey’s school board seat in Trustee Area 4 because I patriot, with friends still living in Cuba, I know those conditions have only suffered for so long. strongly believe we need a board member who currently has children in the recently begun to change – not quickly enough for many whose lives have been I remain hopeful the wave of U.S. influence combined with visits by district. My 5th and 3rd graders attend Price Elementary School where I am a stymied by the communist dictator’s policies. dignitaries of compassion, faith and peace, like Pope Francis, bring down the highly involved parent volunteer. I have become passionate about doing what During his homily in Holguin he thanked those who had provided mission communist wall that has imprisoned members of my family and the millions I can to help make our schools the best they can be. homes for people to be able to practice their faith and community life. He talked of other Cubans for decades. But as Yogi Berra once said, “the future is hard to We have a good school district but we could have a great one. Currently, about our way of seeing things, about transforming our hearts to serve others. predict because it involves the future.” less than half our high school students graduate with the courses needed for As a person of faith, the Pope brought new hope that those who have been With U.S. business interest being given the green light to open offices in acceptance into a four year college. We can do better. persecuted and negatively affected by Castro will hopefully see the light of Cuba next year and commercial travel becoming readily available in the very Our teachers need the tools and training to keep them growing in their freedom soon, especially in the practice of their chosen religion. near future change cannot occur fast enough for Cuban-Americans and for the professions and empowered to help every child reach his or her potential. But it also shed light on the fact that 90 miles south of American shores good people of Cuba. Public schools are critical to the future success of the students who attend an entire nation of people have been lost in time living without basic human them, and society as a whole. It is in all our best interest to ensure our schools freedoms – freedoms we often take for granted. Mario A. Guerra is the former mayor of Downey, president of Independent Cities are as strong as possible. People have asked me this week whether his visit is validating the atrocities Association, current treasurer of the California Republican Party and an ordained As a board member I will challenge the status quo, ask the tough of the past and the lack of rights that are common there today. I answered them deacon in the Catholic Church. questions, research solutions and listen carefully to the concerns and desires that as a world figure only Pope Francis can start the dialog that is needed. That of parents, educators and community members. I will work to communicate decisions and results in the best journalistic tradition: with accuracy and timeliness. My experience as an investigative journalist will be useful in this role, along with my experience as a parent and school volunteer. U.S. should shelter more Syrian refugees Our children’s futures will be greatly influenced by their time in Downey schools. These are precious and vitally important years and we have no time By Olivia Alperstein Except the U.S. government. to waste in finding and implementing ways to take our district from good to My great grandmother Rose was just 10 when she traveled to the United Since 2011, the Obama administration has granted asylum to scarcely 1,500 great. States with her family. They fled from Poland to England, took a boat to Canada, Syrian refugees, even as over 4 million have fled. While the government has Linda Saldana and crossed the border. The trip was long, but not nearly as treacherous as the signaled that it will welcome an extra 30,000 global refugees in 2017 — bringing Downey journey many refugees are taking across the Aegean Sea today. its total for all groups up to 100,000 that year — that will barely make a dent. Far At the Canadian border, there were no wire fences or soldiers with guns. smaller nations are making far larger commitments. The biggest decision Rose’s family had to make was whether or not to identify For a nation of immigrants and the world’s largest economy, we’ve become themselves as Jewish when they registered with American immigration services. about as welcoming as a desert cactus. Noisy golf course It was a huge, potentially life-threatening decision for Jews fleeing pogroms Each wave of immigrants in this country has faced staunch opposition. The Dear Editor: in Western Europe. Irish, Scottish, Italians, Germans, Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese, Salvadorans, Los Amigos Golf Course should be fined for disturbing the peace. My ancestors were lucky — they got out in the first decade of the 1900s, when Greeks, Mexicans, Haitians, Cubans, and other nationalities all endured They rent out their hall for weddings and parties, with loud music blaring things were bad but ghettos weren’t yet being replaced by concentration camps. discrimination, threats, and racist protests when they arrived. Each passing well after 10 p.m., bringing Downey property values down. This place needs My family had their papers and knew to mark “Druid” under the religion category decade brings new groups of people for the xenophobes to hate, and for officials to be closed down. on the immigration form, a darkly humorous way of hiding their identity. to impose an immigration quota upon. What can you do to put an end to the noise violations? I have called the No one accused them of terrorism or forced them to take an oath of loyalty. I cried when I first visited the Statue of Liberty. I was about six years old and police, they say to call code violations, and no one does anything. Rose grew up feeling like she belonged in her adopted country. Rose was in her 90s, frail and with the mind of a child. I am deprived of the quiet enjoyment of my home, due to the blaring Other Jews who sought shelter in America weren’t as lucky. Between 1933 The Statue of Liberty seemed so huge and powerful up close — I was scared music. and 1945, the United States only took in 132,000 Jewish refugees. Washington to climb up the stairs inside, but I did get a good look at the statue’s famous Patty Jackson refused to raise or even meet its quota as the mass extermination of Jews in inscription: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to Downey Europe claimed 6 million lives. b e f re e …” Horrifying images are finally bringing today’s refugee crises into focus. A This is the powerful, emotional message on our favorite monument to our photo of a drowned toddler in the Aegean. Terrified Syrian refugees huddled nation of immigrants. It’s time for us to get serious and live up to that inscription. behind barbed-wire fences in Hungary. Numbers inked on the arms of children There are too many tired, poor, huddled people still yearning to be free for us to Racism in America who managed to survive the passage to Europe, eerily echoing the Holocaust. ignore them now. These images resonate on a profound level with descendants of Jews who fled Dear Editor: European anti-Semitism. Many people of different backgrounds are connecting Olivia Alperstein is the OtherWords editorial assistant at the Institute for Policy In reference to the article “White Supremacy is Alive and All Too Well” on some level with this crisis. Studies. Yep! We whites are still and always will be supremacists and racists regardless of the fact that we have a black president who has increased the national debt more than all the other previous presidents combined, and a president who always gets what he wants with or without approval from Congress. Yep! Regardless of the fact that Obama’s wife is black and there are many The real target of Planned Parenthood attacks black people in government, we whites are still white, racist supremacists. By Kathleen Turner politicians continue to ignore this fact. Affirmative action favors black college enrollment over whites even if the In the first two Republican presidential debates, the candidates slugged it out Sadly, every leading Republican candidate for president supports a platform enrollees don’t have the better qualifications. over who hated Planned Parenthood the most. based on endangering access to health care for women. Yep! We are white supremacists although there are numerous black Virtually every hopeful promised to defund the organization. Some of them, Over the summer, Jeb Bush went so far as to say he’s “not sure we need half colleges, and I know of no white college. White supremacy still exists including Senator Ted Cruz, are vowing to force the issue — even if it means a billion dollars for women’s health issues.” And as early as July, Cruz raised the regardless of the fact that in California, Latinos are the largest ethnic group shutting down the federal government. battle cry for Congress to do everything it could to defund Planned Parenthood in the state. The impetus for these latest attacks was a series of heavily edited, misleading — even if that meant holding up other critical government spending and shutting White are supremacists although in professional sports, blacks far videos released by a front group calling itself the Center for Medical Progress. the government down. outnumber the whites. Blacks have made it big in the music and entertainment Though the videos purported to show Planned Parenthood employees engaging That’s right: Cruz and his allies have taken the ludicrous stance that slashing world. There are many black broadcasters, etc. etc. in a range of inappropriate behaviors, every impartial investigation since then has funding for women’s health is more important than, for example, ensuring that I could go on and on, but in summary, I, being white, would like to cleared the group of any wrongdoing. low-income pregnant women receive their much-needed nutritional benefits apologize for the past ills and current ills in our nation. Shame on me and all Yet right-wing lawmakers across the country are using the doctored videos on time, providing loans to small businesses and homeowners in rural areas, or the whites for what we have done and are doing! as a bludgeon against an organization that’s done so much for so many years enabling public servants in the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce their Martha Morrissy-Call to ensure affordable access to health care for women. Beyond providing access backlog of claims. Downey to abortion care that many women would otherwise lack, Planned Parenthood This is all part of a broader strategy of shutting down all access to legal provides many critical health services — often in the low-income communities abortion in the United States. By closing clinics through defunding Planned that need them most. Parenthood and passing burdensome, unnecessary regulations that clinics are It’s women in these places who will suffer the worst from the far right’s no- unable to comply with, conservative extremists have effectively eliminated the Student safety holds-barred push to defund Planned Parenthood. reproductive rights of millions of women — especially low-income women in One especially telling example of the life-saving work the organization does rural areas. Dear Editor: comes from rural Scott County, Indiana. The area’s Planned Parenthood didn’t As a side effect, women across the country are finding it more difficult to Driving down Downey Avenue this afternoon I saw a person texting provide abortions, but it did provide preventative and reproductive health care, access a wide range of affordable health care services like birth control and while driving and almost hit a teen crossing in a crosswalk. including HIV testing. After state-level funding cuts caused Scott County’s cervical cancer testing. But that apparently doesn’t bother anti-choice lawmakers. Then at the corner of Mac Govern and Manatee, it is gridlocked after Planned Parenthood to close, HIV infection rates in the area skyrocketed to They’ll happily attack a woman’s right to choose, even if it means taking her right school is let out. I witnessed three parents on their cell phones and texting outbreak level. to health care with it. while blocking the exit/entrance of Warren High School just today. Other communities across the country rely on Planned Parenthood’s services There needs to be some kind of police presence or school security to — from STD testing to cancer screenings to contraception access — but far-right Kathleen Turner is an award-winning actress and an advocate for women’s right to watch that children can get out of school and to their parents cars or walk choose. She serves on the board of the People For the American Way Foundation. safely out of the area. Parents seem to have no regard for others and at times Distributed by OtherWords.org. that corner is at a complete stop with no one moving. I filled out a Downey Police “traffic calming” form, I am also sending an e-mail to Warren High’s principal and all of the vice principals hoping that someone will do something to ease this congestion and keep our children Reaction to Pope’s address to Congress safe. Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Chairwoman of the Congressional I realize all schools have traffic before/after school, but there should be Hispanic Caucus, on Thursday released the following statement on Pope some safety implementation before there is a serious accident. Francis’ address to Congress: Christine Isham “Few words can describe the feeling of being in the House chamber this Downey morning. As the daughter of immigrant parents, as a Catholic, as a Latina, I am overjoyed. “Today, Pope Francis spoke to all faiths and parties. He shared with us a message that is critically needed in Congress and our nation. Dissatisfied with SEAACA “He called on us to help—and to give hope—to those trapped in a cycle of poverty. He challenged us to have the courage and resolve necessary to Dear Editor: combat climate change. And most of all, he spoke of compassion and of the I called SEAACA to have a very sick and clearly dying cat picked up from Golden Rule, as our moral compass to address immigration reform. my neighbor’s yard last week (my neighbor was out of town), and SEACCA “Our nation faces difficult challenges in the days, months, and years refused to come because the homeowner was not home. ahead. But if we heed Pope Francis’ message and ‘call for a renewal of Despite the fact that I was house-sitting for my neighbor, the operator cooperation,’ I know we can meet them. refused to send anybody out to pick up the stray cat and she had a very nasty “We have an opportunity to be a better America. A chance to live up to attitude as well. our creed as “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” I tried to get the cat into a cat carrier myself so that I could take him in, “Let’s get to work.” but he was too scared and too wild, and managed dragged himself through a Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard released the following statement: crack in the fence and I could not find him, despite extensive efforts to do so. “In his speech to Congress today, Pope Francis reminded us that ‘We Thanks to SEAACA, this poor cat probably died in horrible agony and in the must move forward together, as one, in a renewed spirit of fraternity and heat, when he should have simply been picked up and humanely euthanized. solidarity, cooperating generously for the common good.’ We must take I think SEAACA should be closed down. What good is it to have them the Pope’s message to heart, not just as legislators, but as Americans, and around if they won’t come to help animals in need? as human beings. We must lift up all those who are too often forgotten by Matt Lancaster our society – immigrants, the young, the elderly, the downtrodden, and the Downey destitute. If we unite against injustice and inhumanity, and work together in a common spirit of brotherhood, we can give our children and grandchildren a world worthy of Pope Francis’ wise and noble vision.” 6 | The Downey Patriot Comics/Crossword Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 SPEED BUMP DAVE COVERLY

On This Day... Sept. 24, 1957: The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field before moving to Los Angeles for the next season. 1976: Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. 1991: The album “Nevermind” by Nirvana was released. BIRTHDAYS: Football player “Mean” Joe Green (69), actor Kevin Sorbo (57), celebrity chef Robert Irvine (51) and wrestling executive Stephanie McMahon (39).

You can contact puzzle editor Stan- ley Newman at his e-mail address: [email protected]. Or write him at P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762, Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you’d like a reply. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 Health/Wellness The Downey Patriot | 7 Paging Dr. Frischer... For infertility, clomiphene still works better By Dr. Alan Frischer than its alternative, study finds

lasts longer than three weeks) can Treatment with clomiphene, a Clomiphene prevents estrogen from gonadotropin, 23.3 percent of the Because gonadotropins resulted be worrisome. Its very presence can standard therapy for couples with binding to cells and triggers the clomiphene group, and 18.7 percent in the most multiple pregnancies of cause vocal cord strain and injuries, unexplained infertility, results in pituitary to signal the release of the of the letrozole group. the three treatments, and letrozole or growths on the vocal cords such as more live births than treatment with egg. Letrozole prevents estrogen The clomiphene group had the resulted in the fewest conceptions polyps or nodules. An ear, nose, and a potential alternative, letrozole, from being produced, thereby fewest multiple pregnancies, at 1.3 and lowest pregnancy rates, the study throat (ENT) specialist may perform according to a study of more than influencing the brain’s hypothalamus percent, followed by 2.7 percent authors concluded that clomiphene a laryngoscopy, which uses a light 900 couples conducted by a National and the pituitary to trigger an egg’s in the letrozole group and 13.4 citrate is the most appropriate means and a very small mirror to view the Institutes of Health research network. release. Many fertility specialists also percent in the group receiving to stimulate ovulation in unexplained larynx. A fiberoptic laryngoscopy The study authors undertook offer treatment with gonadotropins, gonadotropins. infertility treated with intrauterine will reveal even more details. substances produced by the insemination. the comparison because earlier For the clomiphene and letrozole Most treatments for laryngitis findings had suggested that letrozole pituitary and which cause the ovary Among the three groups, there are simple. Rest the voice, breathe to release an egg. Treatment with groups, all multiple pregnancies might achieve as many live births were twins. For the women were no statistical differences in moist air, suck on lozenges, avoid as other treatments, but result gonadotropins has declined in recent birth defects or complications with decongestants that can further dry years, Dr. Eisenberg said, because of receiving gonadotropins, 24 multiple in fewer multiple pregnancies. pregnancies involved twins and 10 pregnancy or birth. out the throat, avoid whispering, Moreover, a 2014 study by the same concerns that their use could lead and drink plenty of fluids. Laryngitis to an increased risk for multiple involved triplets. Laryngitis: we’ve all experienced network found that letrozole was generally gets better on its own pregnancies. Multiple pregnancy what it’s like to lose our voice. What more effective than clomiphene within a week or so. increases the chance that the infants causes it? How can it be prevented? for achieving pregnancy in women Treatments for chronic laryngitis, will need to be delivered by cesarean Seniors to walk 1 mile with CareMore Can it be treated? with another infertility disorder, however, focus on treating the section, and that the infants will be DOWNEY – More than a hundred seniors will participate in a walk Oct. Laryngitis is an inflammation polycystic ovary syndrome. The underlying causes. Think prevention: born prematurely, which is a risk 3 sponsored by CareMore to promote a campaign of better preventive health, of the voice box, or larynx. Inside study appears in the New England ·Do not smoke (did you need yet factor for infant death and disability. particularly for those at risk of diabetes. the larynx are the vocal cords: two Journal of Medicine. another reason?) folds of mucous membranes that The Assessment of Multiple The 1-mile walk will take place at 8 a.m. at Downey High School. ·Limit alcohol and caffeine “Letrozole treatment offered cover muscle and cartilage. When Intrauterine Gestations from ·Drink plenty of water no advantages over clomiphene CareMore, a local senior health provider and wellness advocate, has functioning normally, they open Ovarian Stimulation clinical trial ·Avoid eating excessive amounts treatment,” said study author launched a national initiative to improve better fitness for older adults as a and close smoothly, forming sounds was conducted at 12 locations of spicy foods Esther Eisenberg, M.D., Fertility preventive campaign to reduce the effects of diabetes among older adults. through movement and vibration. throughout the United States, ·Eat whole grains, fruits and and Infertility Branch of the NIH’s CareMore’s national campaign of better fitness to address diabetes prevention With laryngitis, however, the vocal by researchers in the NICHD vegetables, as they contain Vitamins Eunice Kennedy Shriver National began in Richmond, Virginia and will conclude in Los Angeles, California in cords become inflamed and irritated. Cooperative Reproductive Medicine A, E, and C. These help to keep the Institute of Child Health and Human about a month. This swelling causes a distortion Network. mucus membranes that line the Development, which supports the Seniors will begin their newfound fitness regimen by walking with of the sounds produced. Classic throat healthy research network. “Women in the The 900 women who took part CareMore staff, local officials and community advocates to mark the official laryngitis symptoms are hoarseness, ·Avoid clearing your throat - this letrozole treatment group had fewer in the study were randomly assigned birthday of Medicare. a weak voice or no voice, a tickling does more harm than good. Clearing live births, but four times as many to three groups of approximately sensation and rawness of the throat, For more information or to participate in this free walk, call (844) 537- the throat causes it to secrete more multiple pregnancies as women in 300 each for treatment with sore throat, dry throat and dry 2507. mucus, and feel more irritated the clomiphene group.” either letrozole, clomiphene, or cough. ·Avoid upper respiratory Unexplained infertility is said gonadotropins. All women were infections by washing your hands, to occur when a couple cannot between 18 and 40 years of age. The Causes of laryngitis include: and avoid contact with people who conceive, even though the female women received the drugs for up ·Respiratory infections, such as a exhibit symptoms of illness ovulates normally, has no obvious to four monthly menstrual cycles cold, bronchitis or sinusitis See your doctor if your laryngitis abnormalities in the reproductive or until they became pregnant or ·Inhaled irritants, such as smoke, symptoms don’t resolve, or if you tract, and the male is producing an discontinued treatment. cigarettes, chemical fumes, or are having trouble breathing, adequate number of motile sperm. Conception occurred in slightly allergens cough up blood, have a persistent The most common treatmentless than 46.8 percent of cycles in the ·Excessive drinking fever, increasing pain, or trouble involves using drugs to stimulate the gonadotropin group, 35.7 percent ·Acid reflux (heartburn), swallowing. Take care of your voice. woman’s ovaries to release an egg, in the clomiphene group, and 28.4 ·Overuse, such as speaking too and inserting her partner’s sperm percent of the letrozole group. Live much or too loudly, shouting, or Dr. Alan Frischer is former chief of directly into the uterus (intrauterine births occurred in approximately singing staff and former chief of medicine at insemination). In vitro fertilization 32.2 percent of the women receiving ·Extremely rare causes include Downey Regional Medical Center. is an option, the study authors write, infections with parasites, bacteria Write to him in care of this newspaper but is less commonly offered as the and fungus; vocal cord paralysis; and at 8301 E. Florence Ave., Suite 100, procedure is expensive and many cancer. Downey, CA 90240. health insurance plans don’t provide coverage for it. Diagnosing laryngitis is easy: if you lose your voice, you’ve got it. Both letrozole and clomiphene Chronic laryngitis (laryngitis that stimulate the ovary to release eggs, but by slightly different means.

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From strip to chip: Everything you need to know about the new generation of payment cards

By Nathaniel Sillin If you’ve received a replacement for your credit or debit cards in the mail lately, take a closer look. That little gold chip on the front is going to make it tougher for thieves to steal your data. By year-end 2015, Visa estimates that 63 percent of cards in American wallets will feature this new technology (www.VisaChip. com) aimed at derailing counterfeit Author, humorist and pop culture expert Charles Phoenix will lead a program titled “Up With Downey” on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the fraud. The new chip adds a unique, Columbia Memorial Space Center. one-time code that changes every Phoenix will lead a conversation on Downey’s storied history complete with music, slideshows and upside-down pineapple cake. time you use your card to make an Tickets are $29 and can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com/event/ 2084086 in-store payment. That automatic Proceeds benefit the Downey Conservancy and the Downey Rose Float Association. security code change makes your data nearly impossible to use to create a counterfeit card. day – the transition to chip cards is recently announced a new $49 card moving along as well. According to a reader that accepts chip cards as Counterfeit or “cloned” cards recent survey by Visa, approximately well as mobile payments and they’re account for about two-thirds of in- 90 percent of business owners are giving away 250,000 of them to small “From the moment Steve Lippia starts store fraud to the tune of $3 billion, aware of chip technology and about business customers at no cost. singing … you would swear that Frank according to Boston-based research 70 percent have already upgraded firm Aite Group. The transition to If you travel overseas regularly, Sinatra has been resurrected,” cheered the their equipment or have plans to do you’ve probably already seen chip New York Daily News. The acclaimed vocalist chip cards is expected to be nearly so. Current estimates show that 47 complete by year-end 2017. card technology in action. It’s based pays tribute to Sinatra on what would have percent of U.S. terminals will be able on a global standard called EMV been his 100th birthday year in a showcase You’ll see very slight differences to read chip cards by the end of the and is already at work in countries of the legend’s hits at the Cerritos Center for in using these cards. First, you’ll need year. moving to cashless options for private the Performing Arts on Friday, Oct. 30, at 8 to insert a chip card into a new slot There’s one more incentive for all and public goods and services. p.m. built for chip cards and keep it there businesses to get on board with chip Tickets, starting at $45, are available at until your purchase is complete. One final note. While you’re card technology: Starting October 1, waiting for your new chip cards, the CCPA Ticket Office and cerritoscenter. You won’t have to swipe traditional liability for some counterfeit fraud com or by calling (562) 467-8818. magnetic strip on the back anymore. you’ll still be able to use your current may shift from the card-issuing strip-based credit cards in new Backed by a 10-piece Swing band, Lippia You will still be able to sign, enter a financial institutions to retailers takes audiences on a musical journey of the PIN or just pay-and-go for everyday machines under their zero liability unless they are able to accept and fraud protection rules. However, icon’s timeless songbook in “CENTENNIAL transactions as before. Just remember process chip card transactions. SINATRA,” which spotlights Sinatra’s early to take your card with you when the debit card security rules are different, days (with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey) transaction is complete. For merchants, processing so it is best to check with your bank to his historic collaborations with great chip transactions will likely involve on their guidelines so you know your However, if you are currently arrangers (Billy May, Nelson Riddle, and a hardware or software upgrade funds are secure. using an old but unexpired card or Don Costa), to his work with the Count Basie somewhat similar to upgrading a if the business where you’re doing Bottom line: The move from strip Orchestra, and the epic concert at Madison cellphone contract. In many cases, a transaction doesn’t have the to chip cards will create a more secure Square Garden. the terminal will be included in the upgraded chip card equipment, don’t environment for credit and debit The evening showcases Ol’ Blue Eyes’ cost of the service. About a third of panic. The strip on the back of your card users. 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Glennfest Film Festival opens this weekend DOWNEY – Opening night for the fourth annual Glennfest Film Festival in Downey will be Tuesday, Sept. 29. A special screening for children and young adults with special needs will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Krikorian. For more information, visit Glennfest on Facebook or the website at www.Glennfest.com. Below is the full festival schedule:

SEPTEMBER 26 Krikorian Theatre 9:00 AM MOVIE SCREENING (Kids and Young Adults with Special Needs)

SEPTEMBER 29 (OPENING NIGHT) The Noble Gasses surf band will open Charles Phoenix’s “Up with Downey” celebration Krikorian Theatre of Downey history Oct. 3 at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. 7:30 PM GRASSLAND The Hollywood-based instrumental rock trio will play their usual roster of space-age, surf, and gritty rock and roll numbers, along with their versions of songs by Downey Records SEPTEMBER 30 recording artists of the past such as The Rumblers, The Pastel Six, The Chantays, The Hustlers, The Krikorian Theatre and The Revels. 6:00 PM WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW (Japanese with English The Noble Gasses have played throughout Southern California for the past nine years subtitles) in venues as diverse as The Santa Barbara Spirit of ’76 Independence Day Parade, The Los Local musician Sebastian Sidi will perform a live concert, titled “A Magical Night of 8:20 PM WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE Angeles Museum Of Natural History, The Hollywood Heritage Museum, The Los Angeles Zoo, Music and Romance,” at the Bristol Auditorium in Bellflower on Nov. 7. (in Japanese with English subtitles) The Alexandria (Los Angeles), El Cid, The Velaslavasay Panorama Theater, The Besant Lodge, Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at sebastiansidi.com or by calling (562) 544-7774. and others. OCTOBER 1 (World Ballet Day) Krikorian Theatre 6:30 PM BALLET BOYS (Norwegian with English subtitles) 8:00 PM MATCH

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OCTOBER 3 (Anime Block) Epic Lounge 7:30 AM MAID’S CAFÉ (Snack Bar) 8:30 AM WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW (English) 10:45 AM SUMMER WARS (English) 12:00 PM MAID’S CAFÉ (Snack Bar) 1:15 PM JELLYFISH EYES (Japanese with English subtitles) 3:15 PM WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (Japanese with English Fitness trainer Carl Causley was guest speaker at Downey Los Amigos Kiwanis’ meeting subtitles) last week. “Flashdance,” the musical about a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer 9:00 PM ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Retro-Participation Causley operates several fitness classes at the Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior by night with grand dreams of one day becoming a professional performer, will be performed 18+) VIP Seating Available Center, including cardio kickboxing and body sculpting. at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 6-7. He is pictured with Los Amigos Kiwanis president Bernice Madariaga. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased online at cerritoscenter.com or by calling the OCTOBER 4 box office at (562) 467-8818. Downey Civic Theatre 3:00 PM LANDFILL HARMONIC (Spanish with English subtitles)

OCTOBER 5 Church hosting Kricorian Theatre 7:30 PM THE GOOB annual rummage sale DOWNEY – Downey United OCTOBER 6 (LGBTQ) Methodist Church will host its Krikorian Theatre annual Harvest Festival Rummage 7:30 PM BOY MEETS GIRL Sale on Oct. 10 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church courtyard. OCTOBER 7 Sale items will include household Krikorian Theatre items, toys, tools, furniture, jewelry, 6:45 PM CHAMP OF THE CAMP (Hindi with English Subtitles) books and collectibles. 8:20 PM 100 BLOODY ACRES All clothing items will be priced OCTOBER 8 (CLOSING NIGHT) at $1 each. Krikorian Theatre 7:15 PM BUTTERFLIES OF BILL BAKER Epic Lounge - After Party Don Lamkin, creator of “Downey Doodle-icious,” will host his own exhibit at Stay Gallery. “Catch 22” will pay tribute to the gallery’s third anniversary and opens Oct. 23. “It’s going to be a fun night with live music, food, drinks, art, and friends,” Lamkin says.

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Light and Life Church hosted its 50th anniversary celebration last week. Originally known as The Huntington Park Free Methodist Church, the congregation relocated to Downey and met at McKinley Mortuary. They eventually purchased property at 9245 Florence Ave. and the doors to the new sanctuary opened Sept. 18, 1965. Photos courtesy Light and Life Church.

Retired police officer receives award for volunteer work DOWNEY – Retired Downey police officer Jeff Toussieng was honored by the Downey Board of Education last week for his extensive volunteer work with Downey schools and students. Toussieng was hired by the Downey Police Department in 1974 as a police aide and became an officer in 1976. During his extensive career he worked as a patrol officer, K9 handler, DARE officer and detective. After retirement, he was re-hired by the department in 2008 as a part- time IT technician to maintain the cameras and computers in patrol vehicles. With his expertise as a lighting technician, electrician and general handyman, Toussieng has volunteered with drama programs at every Downey school. He helps deliver a real theater experience for students, providing state-of-the-art equipment. “We are not sure where we’d be without him,” said Doty Middle School principal Brent Shubin. “It’s a pleasure to do what I do at the school,” said Toussieng. “It’s a lot of work, but seeing the parents and students’ reactions to the performances is what makes it all worth it.” Toussieng was presented the school district’s Shared Value Award in the area of Relationships and Partnerships. Shubin and Stauffer Middle School principal Alyda Mir made the presentation. “Downey Unified would like to thank Mr. Toussieng for all he has done for our students,” said D. Mark Morris, vice president of the Board of Education. “His dedication goes above and beyond for our students and we are very lucky to have him as a major part of our drama programs.”

Church hosting clothing drive DOWNEY – First Presbyterian Church of Downey is hosting a clothing drive through Oct. 1. Clothes should be placed in bags or on hangers, and be clean, washed, wrinkle-free and in good condition. The church is open during the week and after worshop at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 The Downey Patriot | 11

High School Sports Schedule SPORTS BRIEFS: Bears appear ready to defend Friday, Sept. 25 Football tennis league title Downey vs. Chino Hills HS @ Chino Hills HS; 7 p.m. Warren vs. Western HS @ Western HS; 7 p.m. By Mark Fetter Downey amassed 552 yards on offense. on how far the Bears have come in the The Lady Vikings were defeated by Contributor The Millikan offense completed past two years. The Bears lost last year’s Campo Verde of Gilbert, Arizona 3-0 Girls’ Tennis 14/35 pass attempts for 170 passing yards Downey-Warren game 49-19. The Bears on 9/5 and defeated Torrance 3-2 on 9/5 Downey vs. Warren @ Warren; 3p.m. and two interceptions while the Ram are looking forward to the start of league at the same Molten Volleyball Classic DOWNEY – The Warren High rushing attack had 204 rushing yards on play and proving how far they have come Tournament. Saturday, Sept. 26 School girls’ tennis team currently has a 31 carries. The Rams had 374 yards of in such a short period of time. Downey was defeated by Mayfair at 5-1 record. The Bears defeated Mayfair offense. ••• Downey 3-1 on 9/10, defeated Cypress at Boys’ Cross Country at Mayfair 13-5 on 9/2, defeated Millikan Downey jumped out to an early Downey High School is in the Cypress on 9/15 and were defeated by La Dana Hills Invitational (Warren) @ Dana Hills HS; 8 a.m. at Millikan 10-8 on 9/3 and defeated lead and led 20-3 at halftime. Millikan process of producing a school newsletter Serna at Downey 3-0 on 9/17. Downey Lakewood at Lakewood 13-5 on 9/10. cut Downey’s lead to 27-15 at the end to keep followers up to date on the will play at Valley Christian on 9/24 in Monday, Sept. 28 Warren defeated Schurr at Warren of the third quarter as they outscored “goings and the successes of Downey the Valley Christian Tournament. The 11-7 on 9/14, were defeated by Long the Vikings 12-7 in the third quarter. student athletes and alumni.” Lady Vikings will then travel to Troy Girls’ Golf Beach Wilson at Wilson 16-2 on 9/16 Downey answered back by scoring two This week’s edition featurednext Tuesday and will begin league play Long Beach Poly vs. Downey @ Recreation Park; 2:30 p.m. and defeated Whittier at Warren 15-3 on quick touchdowns in the fourth quarter information about football vs. Millikan, when they travel to Dominguez on Oct.1. Monday. The loss against Wilson was the and took a commanding 41-15 lead with girls’ volleyball, girls’ golf, alumni Joy Downey will host Lynwood on 10/6 Tuesday, Sept. 29 first of the year for the Bears. ten minutes to play. The Rams scored two Miley (Marquette University), alumni and will then travel to cross-town rival The Bears have played four of late touchdowns to close the score to 41- Idalis Gonzalez (University of Louisiana- Warren on 10/8. Girls’ Tennis their first six matches on the road in 28 but it was not enough. Downey won Monroe) and alumni Jabari Ruffin ••• Gahr HS vs. Downey @ Liberty Park; 3 p.m. preparation for the start of their busy by that same 41-28 score. (USC). The Lady Viking golf team took league schedule. The Bears have been Downey will have their bye week ••• second place in the 3 Girl Team Division Girls’ Volleyball battle tested and are now ready for league after the Chino Hills game tonight. The Nicole Boyle is the new girls’ at the South Bay Girls Golf Classic at Los Downey vs. Troy HS @ Troy HS; 3:15 p.m. play to start and to defend their league Viking preseason schedule will now volleyball coach at Downey High. Boyle Verdes Golf Course last week. Warren vs. Santa Fe HS @ Santa Fe HS; 3:15 p.m. title. come to a close. The Vikings will open is taking over from long time head Former standout Viking and current Warren is the 2014 S.G.V.L. S.G.V.L. play when they host Dominguez coach and alumni Andrea Sims. Downey USC football player Jabari Ruffin led Girls’ Golf champion. The Bears finished last season on October 9. Coach Williams, his staff currently has an overall record of 2-6 and the Trojans out of the Coliseum tunnel Downey vs. Warren @ Rio Hondo Golf Course; 3:30 p.m. with an overall record of 18-2 and league and players are looking forward to the have not started league play. Saturday against Stanford. Ruffin was record of 11-1. Warren defeated Lompoc start of San Gabriel Valley League play The Lady Vikings were defeated by joined by actor/comedian Will Farrell in Boys’ Water Polo at Warren in the first round of the C.I.F and another playoff run. Gustine at Gustine 2-0 on 8/29, were that honor. Downey vs. Whittier HS @ Whittier HS; 3:15 p.m. Division 3 playoffs before losing to ••• defeated by Lakewood at Lakewood 3-0 El Rancho HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 3:15 p.m. Cerritos at Cerritos in the second round. The Warren High High School on 9/3 and were defeated by Millikan at Warren began S.G.V.L. play Tuesday football team defeated Firebaugh last Millikan 3-2 on 9/5. Wednesday, Sept. 30 against Paramount at Warren and played Friday night at Lynwood 66-0. With the Gahr at Gahr yesterday (score not win, Warren improved to 2-1 on the Girls’ Volleyball available at press time). The Bears will young season while Firebaugh fell to 0-4. Strong defense paces Bosco to 55-7 win El Rancho HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 3:15 p.m. host cross-town rival Downey on Sept.25 Warren will travel to Western High CERRITOS – With the Crespi Celtic Drum Brigade playing in the background, St. and then host Lynwood on Oct. 1. School of Anaheim later today for their John Bosco’s defense didn’t miss a beat as they shut down the Crespi Celts in a 55-7 Girls’ Golf The S.G.V.L. will be highlygame against the Pioneers. Western is 1-3 win last Friday. Whitney HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 3 p.m. competitive once again this year. Downey and is coming off a 34-7 loss against El The Braves defensive unit took head coach Jason Negro’s challenge “to play more and Paramount should challenge Warren Modena at home. physical” to heart and completely shut down the Crespi offense in the second half of Thursday, Oct. 1 for league supremacy. Coach Starksen, In the Firebaugh game, the Bears this game. her staff and players are looking forward jumped out to an early lead and never Lead by the defensive line play of Jacob Collier and Adam Sanchez the Braves Girls’ Golf to the start of league play and making looked back. Warren scored 36 points in swarming defense didn’t allow the Crespi offense past midfield the entire second-half Downey vs. Warren @ Rio Hondo Golf Course; 3 p.m. another run in the C.I.F. playoffs. the first quarter and tacked on another 23 of the contest. The Celts offense was stifled by Bosco, going three and out on their first ••• points in the second quarter. The score four possessions and then having their fifth possession end in an interception by the Girls’ Tennis The Downey High School football at halftime was 59-0. The Bears scored Braves’ Level Price on the final play of the game. Paramount HS vs. Downey @ Downey; 3 p.m. team defeated Long Beach Millikan last another touchdown in the third quarter Offensively the Braves continued to put up Arena Football like numbers as they Lynwood HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 3 p.m. Friday night at Downey, 41-28. With the and led 66-0 at the end of the quarter. jumped out to the early 20-0 first quarter advantage. By halftime the Braves had win, Downey improved to 2-2 on the Neither team scored in the fourth quarter stretched their lead to 34-7. Girls’ Volleyball season while Millikan fell to 2-2. and Warren won the game by that same Coming out of the locker room Bosco took the second half kickoff and capped Downey vs. Dominquez HS @ Dominguez HS; 3:15 p.m. Downey will travel to Chino Hills 66-0 score. off their 75-yard scoring drive with a Sean McGrew 16-yard scamper up the right Paramount HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 3:15 p.m. later today to play the Huskies (2-2). Warren will host Gardena next sideline for the touchdown and put the game out of reach at 41-7. McGrew’s score Chino Hills is coming off a 63-28 loss at Friday night in their last preseason game. was set up by a 26-yard pass from QB Quentin Davis to WR Kristian Gilbert, Davis Boys’ Water Polo Bishop Amat last Friday night. Downey The Bears will begin San Gabriel Valley finished his night completing 14 of 19 passes for 256 yards. Los Amigos HS vs. Downey @ Downey; 3:15 p.m. did not play the Huskies last season but League play when they host Paramount By the middle of the third quarter the Bosco coaching staff was able to freely Warren vs. Millikan HS @ Millikan HS; 3:15 p.m. did play Huntington Beach in week five. on October 9. The Bears have an excellent rotate players in and those players hit the ground running, literally. In the Millikan game, the Downey chance of winning their two remaining Junior Tailback Terrence Beasley bolted threw the line of scrimmage and left the Friday, Oct. 2 offense completed 5/12 pass attempts preseason games and starting league play Crespi defense grasping at air en route to his 58-yard touchdown run. for 161 yards and one touchdown. The with a 4-1 record. Coach Lara, his staff Fellow junior tailback Adrian Ochoa finished off Bosco’s scoring for the night. Football Viking ground game accumulated 391 and players have certainly opened some Ochoa carried the ball four consecutive plays covering 54 yards before pounding his Gardena HS vs. Warren @ Warren; 7 p.m. yards on 34 carries and five touchdowns. eyes with their improved play. way into the end zone from five yards out and end the evening’s scoring at 55-7. Running back Daevon Vigilant led the Warren will host cross-town rival Tonight, Bosco takes their 4-0 record to New Jersey to play St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Girls’ Tennis way for the Vikings with 268 of those Downey on Oct. 23. That game against City, NJ). Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. EST. Warren vs. Paramount HS @ Paramount HS; 3p.m. rushing yards and four touchdowns. Downey will serve as a measuring stick –Michael Smith, contributor

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CST scores for the 2012- t Downey’s only Catholic high 13 school year, released Aug. 8, By Eric Pierce school re-opens Monday Get the word out by Advertising also show that Downey Unified Editor as co-ed campus. composite scores increased in all four subject areas – English- language arts, history, mathematics DOWNEY – PIH Health is and science – compared to 2011-12. still awaiting approval from the By Henry Veneracion Staff Writer Test scores show what California Attorney General to take percentage of students tested are over Downey Regional Medical and Promoting your company either proficient or advanced in the Center but in the meantime it has subject areas. reached a deal to purchase the city- DOWNEY – The turnout was The state report also shows that owned land for $9.85 million. large (easily 500) and celebratory scores in Downey exceed the scores The City Council gave its last Friday at the hour-long blessing in the rest of Los Angeles County in consent to the sale on Tuesday. and dedication ceremony of the all areas and exceed the statewide Downey Regional currently recombined and newly-named St. averages in English-language arts operates the hospital at 11500 Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on and science. Brookshire Avenue, which is owned Gardendale Street, as the principal embracing Character Counts Downey Unified scores in math by the city of Downey. The hospital speakers led by the Most Reverend bankruptcy in 2011. principles” of which he has been an trailed the statewide average by pays Downey only $1 per year under how the money will be spent. Two Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los The hospital also suffered ardent advocate. 6/10th of a percent. terms of a lease that does not expire council members – Saab and Mayor Angeles, spoke of the two schools’ from disorganized medical billing, “Catholic education is key to our In English-language arts, the until February 2082. Mario Guerra – said at least some rich pasts and what the new entity unfavorable insurance contracts and church’s future,” said Archbishop Downey district average showed According to the deal between of the revenue should be squirreled with its new colors and seal, and Call or a less than stellar reputation in the Gomez. “The Catholic Church’s Dorothy Maryann 58.1 percent of the students tested PIH Health and the city of Downey, away for a rainy day. therefore a new identity, has in store community. firm commitment to providing a in grades 2-11 were proficient or PIH Health will pay the fair market Saab recommended depositing “We all live in the city. If we call for the future. advanced, compared to the L.A. value of $9.85 million. a “significant portion” of the sale good education includes upholding 911, chances are we’re going to that John Smet, chairman of the values and practicing the virtues County average of 54.1 percent and The purchase agreement proceeds into reserves and using the volunteer Advisory Board – made hospital,” said Councilman Roger that are needed for right living…” state average of 56.4 percent. requires PIH Health to operate a rest to upgrade Downey’s parks and up of lay leaders from throughout Brossmer. “I’ll be honest, I’ve been With this new chapter in St. Pius- While the state average went hospital on the site until 2030. After infrastructure. the Archdiocese, local community concerned.” St. Matthias’s evolution, Gomez said down 8/10th of a percent, Downey’s 2030, PIH Health must operate a Guerra and mayor pro tem PIH Health, operators of leaders, educators and professionals, average increased by 4/10th of a hospital or medical-related uses Fernando Vasquez did not vote “Our bright and promising youth Presbyterian Intercommunity as well as alumni of St. Pius and St. percent. until at least 2063. on the purchase agreement due will definitely be part of that future.” Hospital in Whittier, agreed to Matthias – explained what the words In mathematics, 50.6 percent of to potential conflicts of interest He reminded everyone about City officials, however, sounded acquire the hospital earlier this “Pride, Virtue, Purpose” that adorn Downey students tested proficient confident that a hospital will remain (Guerra is partner in a firm that what constitutes happiness. “Let’s year and took over day-to-day the academy’s combination emblem or advanced, exceeding the county on the site long past 2030. previously handled insurance for not forget,” he said, “that happiness (562) 904-3668 operations in June. Chief executive and escutcheon “really meant.” doesn’t depend on an accumulation average of 49.6 percent but trailing “The fact is they’re investing Downey Regional and Vasquez officer Ken Strople was fired and Acknowledging that it was a of material things, but in the good the state average of 51.2 percent. millions and millions of dollars owns a medical waste company) great honor to represent the parents chief operating officer Rob Fuller use to which we put our knowledge However, Downey’s district average into the hospital. From a business but in a private interview Guerra of “this community,” PTO president departed voluntarily. and skills—which is to serve the showed improvement, up 1.5 perspective, they wouldn’t invest praised the transaction. Carlos Porras said the merger of Downey Regional operates one needs of mankind.” percent from the 2011-12 school so much money if they didn’t plan “As a resident first and foremost, the schools represented a new of two emergency rooms in Downey, Because of his tight schedule, year. to keep it a hospital,” Councilman it looks like a good deal to me beginning, and that the academy the other being Kaiser Permanente the Archbishop was seen hurrying Mathematics tests are given Alex Saab said Wednesday, while because it puts money back in the with its “new colors (gray and red) Downey Medical Center. away after the ceremony to where in grades 2-7 and at the end of the also noting that the city maintains public coffers,” he said. and opportunities to start new “Having a second hospital is his car was parked. Standing nearby, course in higher grades. zoning regulations. “PIH has a Guerra proposed putting half traditions, along with benefiting very important to us,” Councilman I felt the urge to at least attempt to Scores in both history and strong record of well-managed of the $9.85 million in city reserves from a great administration and Luis Marquez said. ask him for a few words exclusively science in Downey Unified hospitals and I think residents will and hiring 3-4 police officers. He staff, grants each student great Brossmer agreed that two for the Patriot. So, like a paparazzo, Having a Yard Sale? dramatically exceeded both the state benefit. I think it’s a win-win.” also wants to see improvements to potential to grow. We must therefore emergency rooms is critical for a I hurried after him (he chose to sit and county-wide averages and the Downey Regional has leased local parks and roads. nurture them…” city the size of Downey. in front beside his driver; he had growth rate from year to year. the land since 1967 under generous Escrow is expected to close “A second viable hospital has ASB president Gelyan Garcia already taken off his official jacket, Downey Unified students terms offered by the city to ensure in September. PIH’s takeover of briefly referred to the advantages been our top priority,” he said. probably to look inconspicuous, I scored at 59.3 percent proficient or a community hospital remained in Downey Regional requires consent attached to “being first” in anything, Proceeds from the sale will be thought). He was game to roll down advanced while the state average was Downey. But the hospital was beset from Attorney General Kamala and she reminded her fellow deposited into the city’s general his window and my heart sank 49.4 percent and the county average by financial difficulties and filed for Harris, who is expected to rule by students how “We are surrounded Looking for Renters? fund although it remains to be seen when he said, “I gotta go.” “Thank was 46.4 percent. Downey increased the end of this month. by great people, whose support, you, Archbishop. I can use that.” its percentage of proficient and as well as the resources at our After a split second, though, his advanced students by 1.4 percent, disposal, will help us grow, not head popped out again as his car while state scores only went up .6 only academically, but athletically, accelerated, leaving me with these percent. socially, and spiritually.” Students are tested in history in precious words: ”We’re happy, we’re School board race gets crowded Using the familiar maxim, all happy, about this.” Call our Classifi eds Department grades 8 and 11 and at the end of “Where there is no vision, the School starts this Monday, said courses in other high school grades. people perish,” to begin his remarks, school principal Erick Rubaclava, Science CST scores were even t Downey school board Downey mayor and deacon Mario Samperi, who has been on the who emceed Friday’s program: “As better with 65.3 percent of Downey incumbents face challengers in Downey for 21 years, believes Guerra said: “Today we celebrate board since 1993, represents Area of Tuesday evening, we have a total students scoring proficient or the name change was an example of that vision—two schools with rich in November election. 7, which extends from Imperial enrollment of 290. The entering advanced, an increase of .5 percent wasteful spending on the part of the narratives getting together to further Highway beyond the I-105 Freeway freshman class numbers 27 boys, from the prior year, which was 6.2 school board. mold young minds along Catholic over to the intersection of Woodruff and 61 girls. We have already (562) 904-3668 percent above the state average “Spending that kind of money principles and ideals.” He said there and Rosecrans avenues. and 8.3 percent above the county By Christian Brown in this economy -- I believe many overshot our target for the boys, In Area 5, which swings from now are five high schools in Downey, average. Staff Writer residents were against that,” he said. while we’re still processing girls’ just north of Firestone Boulevard but “this is the only Catholic high Statewide science scores “There are a lot of ways to honor Dr. applications. We hope to have an down to Gardendale Street, Swenson school.” Going forward, he urged dropped 4/10th of a percent, while Doty, but that wasn’t the right time. on-target freshman enrollment of will run against 23-year Downey the school community to “continue scores in Downey increased. Science DOWNEY − Three more They could have put that money to 100 by opening day.” resident and electrician John doing good things, including CST tests are given in grades 5, 8 challengers stepped forward last much better use.” Anagnostou, who has two daughters and 10. Scores for the district have week, filing nomination papers to Malagon also plans to take up enrolled in Downey schools. risen every year for the last decade. run for the Downey Unified School the issue of reducing class sizes if “Downey has a fine district -- The district is still analyzing District board of education, which elected to the school board h th it isn’t in sh bl b Taking stock of VenueTech 12 | The Downey Patriot Legal Notices Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 New Fictitious Business Name Statement New Fictitious Business Name Statement Name Statement must be accompanied by Business Name in violation of the rights of The filing of this statement does not of itself Bulk Sales must be filed before the expiration. Effective must be filed before the expiration. Effective the affidavit of identity form. another under Federal, State, or common authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business The filing of this statement does not of itself law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business Business Name in violation of the rights of Name Statement must be accompanied by Name Statement must be accompanied by authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Professions Code). another under Federal, State, or common Escrow No. 13756 the affidavit of identity form. the affidavit of identity form. Business Name in violation of the rights of law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business NOTICE TO CREDITORS The filing of this statement does not of itself The filing of this statement does not of itself another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot Professions Code). OF BULK SALE authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 (Notice pursuant to UCC Sec. 6105) Business Name in violation of the rights of Business Name in violation of the rights of Professions Code). The Downey Patriot NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is another under Federal, State, or common another under Federal, State, or common FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 about to be made. law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business The Downey Patriot NAME STATEMENT The name(s) and business address of the Professions Code). Professions Code). 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15, 10/15/16 File Number 2015242043 seller are: ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) SOLUTIONS, INC., a California corporation, By: The Downey Patriot The Downey Patriot FICTITIOUS BUSINESS DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) WESTERN Government Adel Naguib, President, 7816 Florence Avenue, 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 NAME STATEMENT VOYAGE, 17654 PALO VERDE AVE., Downey, CA 90240 File Number 2015215636 CERRITOS CA 90703, COUNTY OF LOS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING Doing business as: THE MEDICINE STORE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) ANGELES FOR BIDS PHARMACY NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) JESSY Articles of Incorporation or Organization All other business name(s) and address(es) used File Number 2015232348 File Number 2015221770 GARAGE DOORS, 6604 WALKER AVE Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the by the seller(s) within the past three years as stated THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) #8, BELL CA 90201, LA COUNTY REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ANDREW Downey Unified School District (“District”) by the seller(s), are: None DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) STONEBRIDGE DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) BUENA VISTA Articles of Incorporation or Organization MOSCHOS, 17654 PALO VERDE of Los Angeles County, California, acting by The location in California of the chief executive office FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES, HOMES AND ESTATES, 8416 FLORENCE Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A AVE., CERRITOS CA 90703 (2) SHANE and through its Governing Board (“Board”), of the seller is: ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL 14624 CARMENITA ROAD, NORWALK CA AVE, STE 204, DOWNEY CA 90240, REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ERIKA JOSEPH HAMMER, 5615 PENNSWOOD will receive up to, but not later than 2:00 SOLUTIONS, INC., a California corporation, By: 90650, LA COUNTY COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CANALES SANCHEZ, 6604 WALKER AVE AVE, LAKEWOOD CA 90712 (3) KEVIN PM on October 2, 2015, sealed bids for the Adel Naguib, President, 7816 Florence Avenue, Articles of Incorporation or Organization Articles of Incorporation or Organization #8, BELL CA 90201 WICKLIFFE, 10334 FAYWOOD ST, award of a contract for: Downey, CA 90240 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A State of Incorporation: N/A BELLFLOWER CA 90706 (4) RYAN The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) CHARLES REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) GEORGE This business is conducted by an Individual PALLERA, 4550 FACULTY AVE, LONG Bid No. 15/16-07 are: WEST COAST MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, R. SNOW, 14624 CARMINITA ROAD, OLMOS, 11879 HERCULES ST, NORWALK The registrant commenced to transact BEACH CA 90808 Repairs to Tennis Courts at Warren LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, By: NORWALK CA 90650 CA 90650 business under the fictitious business name State of Incorporation: (1) CA (2) CA (3) High School Mark Kovinsky, Managing Member, 501 Elmwood State of Incorporation: N/A State of Incorporation: N/A or names listed above on N/A CA (4) CA Avenue, Sharon Hill, PA 19079 This business is conducted by an Individual This business is conducted by an Individual I declare that all information in this statement This business is conducted by a General All bids shall be made and presented on a The assets being sold are generally described The registrant commenced to transact The registrant commenced to transact is true and correct. (A registrant who Partnership form furnished by the District. Bids shall as: Furniture, fixtures, trade fixtures, equipment, business under the fictitious business name business under the fictitious business name declares as true information which he or The registrant commenced to transact be received in the office of the Director, computer hardware and software, goodwill, or names listed above on N/A or names listed above on N/A she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) business under the fictitious business name Purchasing and Warehouse and shall be customer lists, business records, patient profiles, I declare that all information in this statement I declare that all information in this statement S/ ERIKA CANALES SANCHEZ, OWNER or names listed above on N/A opened and publicly read aloud at the above computer and data, leasehold improvements, is true and correct. (A registrant who is true and correct. (A registrant who This statement was filed with the County I declare that all information in this statement stated time and place. stock in trade, merchandise inventory, vendor lists, declares as true information which he or declares as true information which he or Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 19, 2015 is true and correct. (A registrant who catalog, supplies, signs, trade name, telephone she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision declares as true information which he or Each bid must conform with and be numbers, website, URL names and e-mail S/ CHARLES R. SNOW, OWNER S/ GEORGE OLMOS, OWNER (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) responsive to the contract documents, addresses and social media accounts, etc. This statement was filed with the County This statement was filed with the County Statement generally expires at the end of S/ ANDREW MOSCHOS, GENERAL copies of which are on file and may be and are located at: 7816 Florence Avenue, Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER 8, Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 26, 2015 five years from the date on which it was filed PARTNER obtained from the office of the Director, Downey, CA 90240 2015 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision in the office of the County Clerk, except, as This statement was filed with the County Purchasing and Warehouse, Downey Unified The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER School District, 11627 Brookshire Avenue, the office of JEAN ALLEN ESCROW CO., INC., (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of where it expires 40 days after any change in 18, 2015 DowneyCA90241, (562) 469-6531. Each 3341 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 and the Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed the facts set forth in the statement pursuant NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision bid shall be accompanied by (1) the security anticipated sale date is October 16, 2015 five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as to section 17913 other than a change in the (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name referred to in the contract documents; (2) The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, residence address of a registered owner. A Statement generally expires at the end of the list of proposed subcontractors; (3) Commercial Code Section 6106.2. provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in New Fictitious Business Name Statement five years from the date on which it was filed the Noncollusion Affidavit; and, (4) a list of The name and address of the person with whom where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant must be filed before the expiration. Effective in the office of the County Clerk, except, as three similar jobs that the contractor has claims may be filed is JEAN ALLEN ESCROW CO., the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, completed in the last three years. INC., 3341 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A Name Statement must be accompanied by where it expires 40 days after any change in and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement the affidavit of identity form. the facts set forth in the statement pursuant The District has obtained from the Department be October 15, 2015, which is the business day New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective The filing of this statement does not of itself to section 17913 other than a change in the of Industrial Relations the general prevailing before the anticipated sale date specified above. must be filed before the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious residence address of a registered owner. A rate of per diem wages and the general Dated: August 17, 2015 January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by Business Name in violation of the rights of New Fictitious Business Name Statement prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work WEST COAST MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LLC, Name Statement must be accompanied by the affidavit of identity form. another under Federal, State, or common must be filed before the expiration. Effective for the Los Angeles County area for each a California Limited Liability Company, By: Mark the affidavit of identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business trade, craft, classification, or type of work Kovinsky, Managing Member, Buyer(s) The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Professions Code). Name Statement must be accompanied by needed to execute the contract. Holiday authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of the affidavit of identity form. rates shall be paid as specified in the CN916375 Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot The filing of this statement does not of itself collective bargaining agreement applicable The Downey Patriot another under Federal, State, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious to each particular trade, craft, classification, 9/24/15 law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business Professions Code). Business Name in violation of the rights of or type of work employed on the project. Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot NAME STATEMENT law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business File Number 2015208877 Copies of schedules of rates so determined The Downey Patriot 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 Professions Code). are available on the Internet (http://www.dir. Fict. Bus Name 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ANTONIOS ca.gov/DIR/S&R/statistics_research.html) The Downey Patriot and are on file and available at the District FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT JUMPERS, 7349 SUVA ST, DOWENY 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15, 10/15/16 NAME STATEMENT File Number 2015221113 CA 90240, LA COUNTY, 7603 SUVA ST, Office address noted above. In accordance NAME STATEMENT with Section 1773.2 of the California Labor File Number 2015231157 File Number 2015230445 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOWNEY CA 90240 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) FESTIVAL Articles of Incorporation or Organization NAME STATEMENT Code, the Contractor shall post a copy of THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) the determination of prevailing rate of wages IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ENERGY MEXICANO (2) FESTIVAL MEXICANO Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A File Number 2015224289 MARKETING COMMUNICATION, LLC, USA, 1055 E COLORADO BLVD 5TH REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) at each jobsite. The schedule of per diem RECLINING BEAR MANUFACTURING wages is based upon a working day of eight (2) FITZGERALD SOLUTIONS, 14410 2780 E. GAGE AVE., HUNTINGTON PARK FLOOR, PASADENA CA 91106, LA CHRISTINA PEREZ, 7603 SUVA ST, DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) GARCIA’S CA 90255, LA COUNTY COUNTY, P.O. BOX 6364, ALHAMBRA DOWNEY CA 90240 (2) ANTULIO PEREZ, DELIVERIES, 9214 SAN LUIS AVE APART (8) hours. The rate for holiday and overtime CRYSTAL LANTERN DR, HACIENDA work shall be at time plus one-half. The HEIGHTS CA 91745, LA COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization CA 91802 7603 SUVA ST, DOWNEY CA 90240 E, SOUTH GATE CA 90280, LA COUNTY Number (if applicable): AI #ON: Articles of Incorporation or Organization State of Incorporation: N/A Articles of Incorporation or Organization Contractor and any subcontractor(s) shall Articles of Incorporation or Organization pay not less than the specified prevailing Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A 201510010371 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A This business is conducted by a Married Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ENERGY REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ELBA Couple REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) MARTIN rates of wages to all workers employed REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) BARRETT by them in the execution of the contract. M FITZGERALD, 14410 CRYSTAL MARKETING COMMUNICATION, LLC, AGUILAR, 2901 MONTEZUMA AVE, The registrant commenced to transact GARCIA RAMIREZ, 9214 SAN LUIS AVE 2780 E. GAGE AVE., HUNGTINTON PARK ALHAMBRA CA 91803 business under the fictitious business name APART E, SOUTH GATE CA 90280 In accordance with provisions of Public LANTERN DR, HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA Contract Code Section 22300, substitution 91745 CA 90255 State of Incorporation: N/A or names listed above on N/A State of Incorporation: N/A State of Incorporation: CA This business is conducted by an Individual I declare that all information in this statement This business is conducted by an Individual of eligible and equivalent securities for any State of Incorporation: N/A monies withheld to ensure performance This business is conducted by an Individual This business is conducted by a Limited The registrant commenced to transact is true and correct. (A registrant who The registrant commenced to transact Liability Company business under the fictitious business name declares as true information which he or business under the fictitious business name under this contract will be permitted at the The registrant commenced to transact request and expense of the Contractor. business under the fictitious business name The registrant commenced to transact or names listed above on N/A she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) or names listed above on N/A or names listed above on N/A business under the fictitious business name I declare that all information in this statement S/ CHRISTINA PEREZ, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement or names listed above on N/A is true and correct. (A registrant who This statement was filed with the County is true and correct. (A registrant who All contractors must be registered through I declare that all information in this statement the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is true and correct. (A registrant who I declare that all information in this statement declares as true information which he or Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 11, 2015 declares as true information which he or is true and correct. (A registrant who she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) and must have a registration number at the declares as true information which he or time a bid is submitted. she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) declares as true information which he or S/ ELBA AGUILAR, OWNER (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name S/ MARTIN GARCIA RAMIREZ, OWNER she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) This statement was filed with the County Statement generally expires at the end of This statement was filed with the County S/ BARRETT M FITZGERALD, OWNER No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period This statement was filed with the County S/ ENERGY MARKETING Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 25, 2015 five years from the date on which it was filed Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 28, 2015 COMMUNICATION, LLC, CEO, ANDRES NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision in the office of the County Clerk, except, as NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision of ninety (90) days after the date set for the Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER 4, opening of bids. 2015 MOLINA (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name This statement was filed with the County Statement generally expires at the end of where it expires 40 days after any change in Statement generally expires at the end of NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision The District reserves the right to reject (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER 4, five years from the date on which it was filed the facts set forth in the statement pursuant five years from the date on which it was filed 2015 in the office of the County Clerk, except, as to section 17913 other than a change in the in the office of the County Clerk, except, as any and all bids or to waive irregularities Statement generally expires at the end of in any bid. five years from the date on which it was filed NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, residence address of a registered owner. A provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, in the office of the County Clerk, except, as (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name where it expires 40 days after any change in New Fictitious Business Name Statement where it expires 40 days after any change in Statement generally expires at the end of the facts set forth in the statement pursuant must be filed before the expiration. Effective the facts set forth in the statement pursuant Downey Unified School District is an “Equal provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, Opportunity” employer. Qualified Disabled where it expires 40 days after any change in five years from the date on which it was filed to section 17913 other than a change in the January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business to section 17913 other than a change in the in the office of the County Clerk, except, as residence address of a registered owner. A Name Statement must be accompanied by residence address of a registered owner. A Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) are the facts set forth in the statement pursuant encouraged to participate in this project. to section 17913 other than a change in the provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, New Fictitious Business Name Statement the affidavit of identity form. New Fictitious Business Name Statement where it expires 40 days after any change in must be filed before the expiration. Effective The filing of this statement does not of itself must be filed before the expiration. Effective residence address of a registered owner. A Darren Purseglove, C.P.M. New Fictitious Business Name Statement the facts set forth in the statement pursuant January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business to section 17913 other than a change in the Name Statement must be accompanied by Business Name in violation of the rights of Name Statement must be accompanied by Darren Purseglove must be filed before the expiration. Effective Director, Purchasing and Warehouse January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business residence address of a registered owner. A the affidavit of identity form. another under Federal, State, or common the affidavit of identity form. New Fictitious Business Name Statement The filing of this statement does not of itself law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business The filing of this statement does not of itself Downey Unified School District Name Statement must be accompanied by Los Angeles County, State of California the affidavit of identity form. must be filed before the expiration. Effective authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Professions Code). authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious The filing of this statement does not of itself January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Business Name in violation of the rights of Business Name in violation of the rights of Name Statement must be accompanied by another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 9/17/15, 9/24/15 Business Name in violation of the rights of the affidavit of identity form. law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business another under Federal, State, or common The filing of this statement does not of itself Professions Code). Professions Code). NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious FICTITIOUS BUSINESS law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business NAME STATEMENT A PROPOSED REVISION TO A Professions Code). Business Name in violation of the rights of The Downey Patriot The Downey Patriot CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT another under Federal, State, or common 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 File Number 2015231393 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) PLN-15-00169 The Downey Patriot law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) EXPRESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 NAME STATEMENT DELIVERIES, 7258 PELLET ST, DOWNEY NAME STATEMENT Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the DOWNEY CITY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The Downey Patriot File Number 2015225200 CA 90241, LA COUNTY File Number 2015237874 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) Articles of Incorporation or Organization THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) PLANNING COMMISSION on the 7th day of NAME STATEMENT 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 October, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council File Number 2015232496 DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) MORNING Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) EXCEPTIONAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS COAST COMPANY, 125 E. 59TH ST, LONG REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ARMANDO NOTARY SERVICE, 10409 LAKEWOOD Chamber of the Downey City Hall, 11111 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) Brookshire Avenue, Downey, California. At DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ROSAS’S NAME STATEMENT BEACH CA 90805, LA COUNTY GARCIA JR., 7258 PELLET ST, DOWNEY BLVD #39035, DOWNEY CA 90239-2713, File Number 2015225606 Articles of Incorporation or Organization CA 90241 LA COUNTY, PO BOX 39035, DOWNEY that time and place, consideration will be DESSERT FULL PARTY SERVICES, 12521 given to the following: ROSE AV #2, DOWNEY CA 90242, LA THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A State of Incorporation: N/A CA 90239-003 COUNTY, 12521 ROSE AV #2, DOWNEY (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) POSH REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) DAVID This business is conducted by an Individual Articles of Incorporation or Organization COUTURE (2) HAIR COUTURE GLOBAL CHEAN MORN, 125 E. 59TH ST, LONG The registrant commenced to transact Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A PLN-15-00169 (Revision to a Conditional CA 90242 Use Permit) – A request to modify an Articles of Incorporation or Organization (3) HAIREVERMORE, 14535 VALLEY BEACH CA 90805 business under the fictitious business name REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) MANUEL VIEW AVE #C, SANTA FE SPRINGS CA State of Incorporation: N/A or names listed above on N/A DANIEL ROSARIO, 10409 LAKEWOOD existing Conditional Use Permit (Revision Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A ‘A’ to PLN-11-00098), to allow a 1,200 sq. ft. REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) HECTOR 90670, LA COUNTY This business is conducted by an Individual I declare that all information in this statement BLVD #39035, DOWNEY CA 90239-2713 Articles of Incorporation or Organization The registrant commenced to transact is true and correct. (A registrant who State of Incorporation: N/A expansion to an existing 1,200 sq. ft. tanning ROSAS ARENAS, 12521 ROSE AV #2, salon, totaling 2,400 sq. ft., on property DOWNEY CA 90242 (2) PATRICIA LOPEZ, Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A business under the fictitious business name declares as true information which he or This business is conducted by an Individual REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) HCG, INC., or names listed above on N/A she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) The registrant commenced to transact located at 9968 Lakewood Blvd, and zoned 12521 ROSE AV #2, DOWNEY CA 90242 C-2 (General Commercial). State of Incorporation: N/A 14535 VALLEY VIEW AVE #C, SANTA FE I declare that all information in this statement S/ ARMANDO GARCIA JR., OWNER business under the fictitious business name This business is conducted by a Married SPRINGS CA 90670 is true and correct. (A registrant who This statement was filed with the County or names listed above on N/A State of Incorporation: CA declares as true information which he or Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER 8, I declare that all information in this statement All interested parties are invited to submit Couple written comments and/or to attend and give The registrant commenced to transact This business is conducted by a Corporation she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 2015 is true and correct. (A registrant who The registrant commenced to transact S/ DAVID CHEAN MORN, OWNER NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision declares as true information which he or testimony. The staff report, which provides business under the fictitious business name a detailed description and analysis of this or names listed above on N/A business under the fictitious business name This statement was filed with the County (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) or names listed above on N/A Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 31, 2015 Statement generally expires at the end of S/ MANUEL DANIEL ROSARIO, OWNER project, will be posted to the City’s website I declare that all information in this statement (http://www.downeyca.org/gov/cd/planning/ is true and correct. (A registrant who I declare that all information in this statement NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision five years from the date on which it was filed This statement was filed with the County is true and correct. (A registrant who (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name in the office of the County Clerk, except, as Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER planning_commission.asp) on the Friday declares as true information which he or prior to the public hearing. she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) declares as true information which he or Statement generally expires at the end of provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, 15, 2015 she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) five years from the date on which it was filed where it expires 40 days after any change in NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision S/ HECTOR ROSAS ARENAS, HUSBAND As required by the California Environmental This statement was filed with the County S/ HCG, INC., SECRETARY, SU HWA YI in the office of the County Clerk, except, as the facts set forth in the statement pursuant (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name This statement was filed with the County provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, to section 17913 other than a change in the Statement generally expires at the end of Quality Act (CEQA), this request has been Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER 8, found to be Categorically Exempt from 2015 Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 31, 2015 where it expires 40 days after any change in residence address of a registered owner. A five years from the date on which it was filed NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision the facts set forth in the statement pursuant New Fictitious Business Name Statement in the office of the County Clerk, except, as CEQA, per CEQA Guideline, Section 15301 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (Class 1, Existing Facilities). (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name to section 17913 other than a change in the must be filed before the expiration. Effective provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, Statement generally expires at the end of residence address of a registered owner. A January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business where it expires 40 days after any change in Statement generally expires at the end of If you challenge the proposed actions in five years from the date on which it was filed five years from the date on which it was filed New Fictitious Business Name Statement Name Statement must be accompanied by the facts set forth in the statement pursuant in the office of the County Clerk, except, as must be filed before the expiration. Effective the affidavit of identity form. to section 17913 other than a change in the court, you may be limited to raising only in the office of the County Clerk, except, as those issues you or someone else raised at provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business The filing of this statement does not of itself residence address of a registered owner. A where it expires 40 days after any change in Name Statement must be accompanied by authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious New Fictitious Business Name Statement the public hearing described in this notice, where it expires 40 days after any change in or in written correspondence delivered to the facts set forth in the statement pursuant the facts set forth in the statement pursuant the affidavit of identity form. Business Name in violation of the rights of must be filed before the expiration. Effective to section 17913 other than a change in the The filing of this statement does not of itself another under Federal, State, or common January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the to section 17913 other than a change in the public hearing. residence address of a registered owner. A residence address of a registered owner. A authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business Name Statement must be accompanied by New Fictitious Business Name Statement New Fictitious Business Name Statement Business Name in violation of the rights of Professions Code). the affidavit of identity form. must be filed before the expiration. Effective another under Federal, State, or common The filing of this statement does not of itself For more information contact Associate must be filed before the expiration. Effective Planner Jessica Flores at 562-904-7154. January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business The Downey Patriot authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Name Statement must be accompanied by Name Statement must be accompanied by Professions Code). 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 Business Name in violation of the rights of the affidavit of identity form. another under Federal, State, or common The Downey Patriot the affidavit of identity form. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 9/24/15 The filing of this statement does not of itself The filing of this statement does not of itself The Downey Patriot law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 NAME STATEMENT Professions Code). authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious File Number 2015218567 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A Business Name in violation of the rights of Business Name in violation of the rights of PROPOSED VARIANCE another under Federal, State, or common FICTITIOUS BUSINESS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) The Downey Patriot another under Federal, State, or common NAME STATEMENT DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) GOOD START PLN-15-00161 law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business law (see Section 14411 et. seq., Business 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 Professions Code). File Number 2015232117 JANITORIAL SERVICES, 4330 WALNUT Professions Code). THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) ST.APT F, CUDAHY CA 90201, LA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) COUNTY NAME STATEMENT will be held before the DOWNEY CITY The Downey Patriot The Downey Patriot PLANNING COMMISSION on the 7th day of 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH, 15315 Articles of Incorporation or Organization File Number 2015218760 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 LEFFINGWELL RD, WHITTIER CA 90604, Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) October, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council FICTITIOUS BUSINESS LA COUNTY REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) HEXINSON DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) GREEN Chamber of the Downey City Hall, 11111 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Brookshire Avenue, Downey, California. At NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT Articles of Incorporation or Organization OSORIO, 4330WALNUT ST.APT F, CITIES COMPANY, 7345 NADA STREET, File Number 2015218608 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A CUDAHY CA 90201 (2) RICCI FONSECA, DOWNEY CA 90242, LA COUNTY that time and place, consideration will be File Number 2015213929 given to the following: THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) FAITH 4330 WALNUT ST . APT . F, CUDAHY Articles of Incorporation or Organization (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) DJO IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) INTERCOMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH CA 90201 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A CRYSTALSBYCINDY.COM, 5351 E. OF WHITTIER, 15315 LEFFINGWELL RD, State of Incorporation: N/A REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ENRIQUE PLN-15-00161 (Variance): A request to PHOTOGRAPHY, 8025 VISTA DEL ROSA modify Zone Variance No. 369, to retain a ST, DOWNEY CA 90240, LA COUNTY OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH CA 90803, WHITTIER CA 90604 This business is conducted by a Married HUERTA, 7345 NADA STREET, DOWNEY LA COUNTY State of Incorporation: (1) CA Couple CA 90242 legal nonconforming driveway on a single- Articles of Incorporation or Organization family lot, on property located at 8622 Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A Articles of Incorporation or Organization This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact State of Incorporation: N/A Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name This business is conducted by an Individual Fontana St., and zoned R-1 5,000 (Single- REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) DAVID Family Residential). JONATHAN ORNELAS, 8025 VISTA DEL REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) CINDY business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A The registrant commenced to transact ROSA ST, DOWNEY CA 90240 LEE ANN RANDALL, 5351 E. OCEAN or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement business under the fictitious business name BLVD., LONG BEACH CA 90803 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who or names listed above on N/A All interested parties are invited to submit State of Incorporation: N/A written comments and/or to attend and give This business is conducted by an Individual State of Incorporation: N/A is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or I declare that all information in this statement This business is conducted by an Individual declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is true and correct. (A registrant who testimony. The staff report, which provides The registrant commenced to transact a detailed description and analysis of this business under the fictitious business name The registrant commenced to transact she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ HEXINSON OSORIO, OWNER declares as true information which he or business under the fictitious business name S/ FAITH INTERCOMMUNITY BAPTIST This statement was filed with the County she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) project, will be posted to the City’s website or names listed above on N/A (http://www.downeyca.org/gov/cd/planning/ I declare that all information in this statement or names listed above on N/A CHURCH OF WHITTIER, MANAGER, Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 21, 2015 S/ ENRIQUE HUERTA, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement ELIZABETH HUNT NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision This statement was filed with the County planning_commission.asp) on the Friday is true and correct. (A registrant who prior to the public hearing. declares as true information which he or is true and correct. (A registrant who This statement was filed with the County (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 21, 2015 declares as true information which he or Clerk of Los Angeles on SEPTEMBER Statement generally expires at the end of NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) As required by the California Environmental S/ DAVID JONATHAN ORNELAS, OWNER she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 08, 2015 five years from the date on which it was filed (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name S/ CINDY LEE ANN RANDALL, OWNER NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision in the office of the County Clerk, except, as Statement generally expires at the end of Quality Act (CEQA), this request has been This statement was filed with the County found to be Categorically Exempt from Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 18, 2015 This statement was filed with the County (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, five years from the date on which it was filed Clerk of Los Angeles on AUGUST 21, 2015 Statement generally expires at the end of where it expires 40 days after any change in in the office of the County Clerk, except, as CEQA, per CEQA Guideline, Section 15304 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land). (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision five years from the date on which it was filed the facts set forth in the statement pursuant provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name in the office of the County Clerk, except, as to section 17913 other than a change in the where it expires 40 days after any change in Statement generally expires at the end of If you challenge the proposed actions in five years from the date on which it was filed Statement generally expires at the end of provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, residence address of a registered owner. A the facts set forth in the statement pursuant five years from the date on which it was filed where it expires 40 days after any change in New Fictitious Business Name Statement to section 17913 other than a change in the court, you may be limited to raising only in the office of the County Clerk, except, as those issues you or someone else raised at provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, in the office of the County Clerk, except, as the facts set forth in the statement pursuant must be filed before the expiration. Effective residence address of a registered owner. A provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, to section 17913 other than a change in the January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business New Fictitious Business Name Statement the public hearing described in this notice, where it expires 40 days after any change in or in written correspondence delivered to the facts set forth in the statement pursuant where it expires 40 days after any change in residence address of a registered owner. A Name Statement must be accompanied by must be filed before the expiration. Effective the facts set forth in the statement pursuant New Fictitious Business Name Statement the affidavit of identity form. January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the to section 17913 other than a change in the public hearing. residence address of a registered owner. A to section 17913 other than a change in the must be filed before the expiration. Effective The filing of this statement does not of itself Name Statement must be accompanied by residence address of a registered owner. A January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious the affidavit of identity form. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 Legal Notices The Downey Patriot | 13 For more information contact City Planner CASE NUMBER: VS027704 Department C, Room 312 hearing date noticed above. charges and expenses of the Trustee and William Davis at 562-904-7154. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner The address of the court is 12720 Norwalk YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Downey Unified School District (“District”) STEPHEN WAYNE TUTTLE, II, LENA ANN Blvd., Norwalk CA 90650 court. If you are a person interested in the The total amount of the unpaid balance of The Downey Patriot of Los Angeles County, California, acting by JURADO filed a petition with this court for a A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall estate, you may file with the court a Request the obligation secured by the property to 9/24/15 and through its Governing Board (“Board”), decree changing names as follows: be published at least once a week for four for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing be sold and reasonable estimated costs, will receive up to, but not later than, 1:00 Present name (1) STEPHEN WAYNE successive weeks prior to the date set of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets expenses and advances at the time of the NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, sealed TUTTLE, II (2) LENA ANN JURADO to for hearing on the petition in the following or of any petition or account as provided in initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: FOR BIDS bids for the award of a contract for: Proposed name (1) STEPHEN WAYNE (2) newspaper of general circulation, printed in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for $563,290.58 If the Trustee is unable to LENA ANN WAYNE the county, DOWNEY PATRIOT. Special Notice form is available from the convey title for any reason, the successful NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bid #15/16-14 THE COURT ORDERS that all persons August 26, 2015 court clerk. bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be Downey Unified School District (“District”) Downey Unified School District – interested in this matter appear before this Margaret M. Bernal Attorney for petitioner, Pusadee the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and of Los Angeles County, California, acting by Modifications to Kitchen Equipment at court at the hearing indicated below to show Judge Of The Superior Court Leewiwatanakul the successful bidder shall have no further and through its Governing Board (“Board”), Rio San Gabriel Elementary School cause, if any, why the petition for change of Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per 2600 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 225 recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed will receive up to, but not later than, 1:00 name should not be granted. Any person Toni Nickol Call Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 of Trust heretofore executed and delivered p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2015, All bids shall be made and presented on a objecting to the name changes described 7725 4th Place (949) 720-7030 to the undersigned a written Declaration of sealed bids for the award of a contract for: form furnished by the District. Bids shall above must file a written objection that Downey, California 90241 Default and Demand for Sale, and written be received in the office of the Director, includes the reasons for the objection at (562) 417-8510 The Downey Patriot Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The Bid #15/16-13 Purchasing and Warehouse and shall be least two court days before the matter is 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 undersigned caused a Notice of Default Downey Unified School District opened and publicly read aloud at the above scheduled to be heard and must appear at The Downey Patriot and Election to Sell to be recorded in the – Asphalt Repairs at Gallegos stated time and place. the hearing to show cause why the petition 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 county where the real property is located. Administration Center should not be granted. If no written objection Dated: 9/10/2015 THE MORTGAGE LAW Each bid must conform with and be is timely filed, the court may grant the petition SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, Trustee Sales FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized All bids shall be made and presented on a responsive to the contract documents, without a hearing. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE form furnished by the District. Bids shall copies of which are on file and may be NOTICE OF HEARING GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN TSG No.: 4288755 TS No.: 20099070821076 NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 be received in the office of the Director, obtained on or after September 22, 2015 Date: October 21, 2015, Time: 1:30 pm, COURTHOUSE FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 6390-011-018 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE Purchasing and Warehouse and shall be through the District’s Construction Manager, Department C ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Property Address: 9144 LUBECK ST INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730- opened and publicly read aloud at the above Rachlin Partners, Mr. Edwin Munguia, The address of the court is 12720 Norwalk FOR CHANGE OF NAME DOWNEY, CA 90240 NOTICE OF 2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is stated time and place. [email protected], or (562) Blvd., Norwalk CA 90650 CASE NUMBER: NS030374 TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT attempting to collect a debt. Any information 708-1142. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED obtained may be used for that purpose. Each bid must conform with and be be published at least once a week for four ELIAS DANIEL XAGUAR DUQUE, SR. 05/10/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you responsive to the contract documents, A mandatory bidder’s conference and successive weeks prior to the date set filed a petition with this court for a decree TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT are considering bidding on this property lien, copies of which are on file and may be job-walk will be conducted at the job for hearing on the petition in the following changing names as follows: MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. you should understand that there are risks obtained on or after September 22, 2015 site, following a meeting at the Downey newspaper of general circulation, printed in Present name (1) ELIAS DANIEL XAGUAR IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You through the District’s Construction Manager, Unified District Offices located at 11627 the county, DOWNEY PATRIOT. DUQUE, SR. to Proposed name (1) ELIAS THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING will be bidding on a lien, not on the property Rachlin Partners, Mr. Edwin Munguia, Brookshire Avenue, Downey, Ca. 90241, August 21, 2015 DIAMANTE XAGUAR DUQUE AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee [email protected], or (562) on September 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Margaret M. Bernal THE COURT ORDERS that all persons A LAWYER. On 09/30/2015 at 10:00 A.M., auction does not automatically entitle you 708-1142. Report to Building “S-3” (existing Judge Of The Superior Court interested in this matter appear before this First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, to free and clear ownership of the property. bungalow buildings at the west end of Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per court at the hearing indicated below to show LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under You should also be aware that the lien being A mandatory bidder’s conference and the site). No bid shall be accepted from Stephen Wayne Tuttle, II, Lena Ann cause, if any, why the petition for change of and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are job-walk will be conducted at the job site any bidder failing to comply with attending Jurado name should not be granted. Any person 05/14/2004, as Instrument No. 04 1223622, the highest bidder at the auction, you are or located at the Downey Unified District the mandatory bidder’s conference. 11509 216th #226 objecting to the name changes described in book , page , , of Official Records in the may be responsible for paying off all liens Offices located at 11627 Brookshire Lakewood, CA 90715 above must file a written objection that office of the County Recorder of LOS senior to the lien being auctioned off, before Avenue, Downey, Ca. 90241, on October The District has obtained from the Department (714) 624-8921 includes the reasons for the objection at ANGELES County, State of California. you can receive clear title to the property. 6, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Report to Building of Industrial Relations the general prevailing least two court days before the matter is Executed by: GILBERTO ESPINOZA, You are encouraged to investigate the “S-4” (existing bungalow buildings at rate of per diem wages and the general The Downey Patriot scheduled to be heard and must appear at WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO existence, priority, and size of outstanding the west end of the site). No bid shall be prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 the hearing to show cause why the petition HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S liens that may exist on this property by accepted from any bidder failing to comply for the Los Angeles County area for each should not be granted. If no written objection CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other contacting the county recorder’s office or with attending the mandatory bidder’s trade, craft, classification, or type of work SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, is timely filed, the court may grant the petition form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), a title insurance company, either of which conference. needed to execute the contract. Holiday COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES without a hearing. (Payable at time of sale in lawful money may charge you a fee for this information. rates shall be paid as specified in the NORWALK SUPERIOR COURT NOTICE OF HEARING of the United States) Behind the fountain If you consult either of these resources, you The District has obtained from the Department collective bargaining agreement applicable ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Date: July 30, 2015, Time: 8:30 am, located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic should be aware that the same lender may of Industrial Relations the general prevailing to each particular trade, craft, classification, FOR CHANGE OF NAME Department 26 Center Plaza, Pomona CA All right, title hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust rate of per diem wages and the general or type of work employed on the project. CASE NUMBER: VS027180 The address of the court is 275 Magnolia, and interest conveyed to and now held by on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Long Beach, CA 90802 it under said Deed of Trust in the property OWNER: The sale date shown on this for the Los Angeles County area for each Copies of schedules of rates so determined DEIRDRE MOORE filed a petition with this A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall situated in said County and State described notice of sale may be postponed one or trade, craft, classification, or type of work are available on the Internet at (http://www. court for a decree changing names as be published at least once a week for four as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, needed to execute the contract. Holiday dir.ca.gov/DIR/S&R/statistics_research. follows: successive weeks prior to the date set ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section rates shall be paid as specified in the html) and are on file and available at the Present name (1) DEIRDRE MOORE to for hearing on the petition in the following APN# 6390-011-018 The street address and 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law collective bargaining agreement applicable District Office address noted above. In Proposed name (1) DEIRDRE MCQUEEN newspaper of general circulation, printed in other common designation, if any, of the real requires that information about trustee sale to each particular trade, craft, classification, accordance with Section 1773.2 of the THE COURT ORDERS that all persons the county, DOWNEY PATRIOT. property described above is purported to be: postponements be made available to you or type of work employed on the project. California Labor Code, the Contractor interested in this matter appear before this June 4, 2015 9144 LUBECK ST, DOWNEY, CA 90240 and to the public, as a courtesy to those shall post a copy of the determination of court at the hearing indicated below to show Michael P. Vicencia The undersigned Trustee disclaims any not present at the sale. If you wish to learn Copies of schedules of rates so determined prevailing rate of wages at each jobsite. cause, if any, why the petition for change of Judge Of The Superior Court liability for any incorrectness of the street whether your sale date has been postponed, are available on the Internet at (http://www. The schedule of per diem wages is based name should not be granted. Any person Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per address and other common designation, if and, if applicable, the rescheduled time dir.ca.gov/DIR/S&R/statistics_research. upon a working day of eight (8) hours. The objecting to the name changes described Elias Daniel Xaguar Duque, Sr. any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, and date for the sale of this property, you html) and are on file and available at the rate for holiday and overtime work shall above must file a written objection that 1054 N. Broad Avenue, Wilmington CA but without covenant or warranty, expressed may call (714) 730-2727 for information District Office address noted above. In be at time plus one-half. The Contractor includes the reasons for the objection at 90744 or implied, regarding title, possession, regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this accordance with Section 1773.2 of the and any subcontractor(s) shall pay not less least two court days before the matter is (310) 848-9888 or encumbrances, to pay the remaining Internet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP. California Labor Code, the Contractor than the specified prevailing rates of wages scheduled to be heard and must appear at [email protected] principal sum of the note(s) secured by com - for information regarding the sale shall post a copy of the determination of to all workers employed by them in the the hearing to show cause why the petition said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, of this property, using the file number prevailing rate of wages at each jobsite. execution of the contract. In accordance should not be granted. If no written objection The Downey Patriot as provided in said note(s), advances, assigned to this case: 122797. Information The schedule of per diem wages is based with provisions of the Public Contract Code is timely filed, the court may grant the petition 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, about postponements that are very short in upon a working day of eight (8) hours. The Section 22300, substitution of eligible and without a hearing. charges and expenses of the Trustee and duration or that occur close in time to the rate for holiday and overtime work shall equivalent securities for any monies withheld NOTICE OF HEARING of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. scheduled sale may not immediately be be at time plus one-half. The Contractor to ensure performance under this contract Date: October 21, 2015, Time: 1:30 pm, The total amount of the unpaid balance of reflected in the telephone information or on and any subcontractor(s) shall pay not less will be permitted at the request and expense Department C Probate the obligation secured by the property to the Internet Web site. The best way to verify than the specified prevailing rates of wages of the Contractor. The address of the court is 12720 Norwalk be sold and reasonable estimated costs, postponement information is to attend the to all workers employed by them in the Blvd., Norwalk CA 90650 NOTICE OF PETITION TO expenses and advances at the time of the scheduled sale. A-FN4541452 09/17/2015, execution of the contract. In accordance No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall ADMINISTER ESTATE OF initial publication of the Notice of Sale is 09/24/2015, 10/01/2015 with provisions of the Public Contract Code of ninety (90) days after the date for the be published at least once a week for four KENNETH DALE SUMMERS $800,157.74. The beneficiary under said Section 22300, substitution of eligible and opening of bids. successive weeks prior to the date set Case No. BP166102 Deed of Trust has deposited all documents The Downey Patriot equivalent securities for any monies withheld for hearing on the petition in the following To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, evidencing the obligations secured by the 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 to ensure performance under this contract In accordance with the provisions of the newspaper of general circulation, printed in contingent creditors, and persons who may Deed of Trust and has declared all sums will be permitted at the request and expense California Public Contract Code Section the county, DOWNEY PATRIOT. otherwise be interested in the will or estate, secured thereby immediately due and TSG No.: 8560001 TS No.: CA1500270154 of the Contractor. 3300, the District requires that the bidder August 27, 2015 or both, of KENNETH DALE SUMMERS payable, and has caused a written Notice of FHA/VA/PMI No.: 6000152612 APN: possess the following classification(s) of Margaret M. Bernal A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been Default and Election to Sell to be executed. 8082-011-012 Property Address: 12709 No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period contractor’s license at the time that the Judge Of The Superior Court filed by Kevin Wayne Summers in the The undersigned caused said Notice of HIGHDALE STREET NORWALK, CA 90650 of ninety (90) days after the date for the Contract is awarded: Class B. Petitioner or Attorney, In Pro Per Superior Court of California, County of LOS Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE opening of bids. Deirdre Moore ANGELES. the County where the real property is located. IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, All bidders and their subcontractors MUST 9426 ¾ Ramona St. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you DATED 03/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE In accordance with the provisions of the be registered with the Department of Bellflower, CA 90706 that Kevin Wayne Summers be appointed are considering bidding on this property lien, ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, California Public Contract Code Section Industrial Relations (DIR) and possess a (562) 650-9564 as personal representative to administer the you should understand that there are risks IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. 3300, the District requires that the bidder current and valid DIR registration number estate of the decedent. involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF possess the following classification(s) of at the time of bid submission. The Downey Patriot THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will be bidding on a lien, not on the property THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING contractor’s license at the time that the 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 will and codicils, if any, be admitted to itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT Contract is awarded: Class C-12. The District reserves the right to reject probate. The will and any codicils are auction does not automatically entitle you A LAWYER. On 10/14/2015 at 10:00 A.M., any and all bids or to waive irregularities SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, available for examination in the file kept by First American Title Insurance Company, as COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES to free and clear ownership of the property. All bidders and their subcontractors MUST in any bid. the court. You should also be aware that the lien being duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant be registered with the Department of NORWALK SUPERIOR COURT THE PETITION requests authority to to Deed of Trust recorded 03/28/2005, as ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are Industrial Relations (DIR) and possess a The Downey Unified School District is an administer the estate under the Independent the highest bidder at the auction, you are or Instrument No. 05 0701953, in book , page , , current and valid DIR registration number “Equal Opportunity” employer. Qualified FOR CHANGE OF NAME Administration of Estates Act. (This authority of Official Records in the office of the County CASE NUMBER: VS027719 may be responsible for paying off all liens at the time of bid submission. Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises will allow the personal representative senior to the lien being auctioned off, before Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of (DVBE) are encouraged to participate in TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner to take many actions without obtaining California. Executed by: LEROY E. SPANN TONI NICKOL CALL filed a petition with this you can receive clear title to the property. The District reserves the right to reject this project. court approval. Before taking certain very You are encouraged to investigate the AND BETTY J. SPANN HUSBAND AND any and all bids or to waive irregularities court for a decree changing names as important actions, however, the personal WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT follows: existence, priority, and size of outstanding in any bid. Darren Purseglove, C.P.M. representative will be required to give notice liens that may exist on this property by PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER Darren Purseglove Present name (1) TONI NICKOL CALL to to interested persons unless they have FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH Proposed name (1) TONI NICKOL WHITE contacting the county recorder’s office or The Downey Unified School District is an Director, Purchasing and Warehouse waived notice or consented to the proposed a title insurance company, either of which EQUIVALENT or other form of payment “Equal Opportunity” employer. Qualified Downey Unified School District THE COURT ORDERS that all persons action.) The independent administration authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of interested in this matter appear before this may charge you a fee for this information. If Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises Los Angeles, County, State of California authority will be granted unless an interested you consult either of these resources, you sale in lawful money of the United States) (DVBE) are encouraged to participate in court at the hearing indicated below to show person files an objection to the petition and Behind the fountain located in Civic Center cause, if any, why the petition for change of should be aware that the same lender may this project. The Downey Patriot shows good cause why the court should not hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA name should not be granted. Any person grant the authority. All right, title and interest conveyed to and 9/17/15, 9/24/15 objecting to the name changes described on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY Darren Purseglove, C.P.M. A HEARING on the petition will be held OWNER: The sale date shown on this now held by it under said Deed of Trust in Darren Purseglove above must file a written objection that on Oct. 13, 2015 at 8:30AM in Dept. No. the property situated in said County and includes the reasons for the objection at notice of sale may be postponed one or Director, Purchasing and Warehouse 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, State described as: AS MORE FULLY Downey Unified School District Notices least two court days before the matter is CA 90012. DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED scheduled to be heard and must appear at trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section Los Angeles, County, State of California IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law DEED OF TRUST APN# 8082-011-012 the hearing to show cause why the petition petition, you should appear at the hearing The street address and other common SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, should not be granted. If no written objection requires that information about trustee sale The Downey Patriot COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES and state your objections or file written postponements be made available to you designation, if any, of the real property 9/17/15, 9/24/15 is timely filed, the court may grant the petition objections with the court before the hearing. described above is purported to be: 12709 NORWALK SUPERIOR COURT without a hearing. and to the public, as a courtesy to those ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Your appearance may be in person or by not present at the sale. If you wish to learn HIGHDALE STREET, NORWALK, CA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING NOTICE OF HEARING your attorney. 90650 The undersigned Trustee disclaims FOR BIDS FOR CHANGE OF NAME Date: October 28, 2015, Time: 8:30 pm, whether your sale date has been postponed, IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent and if applicable, the rescheduled time and any liability for any incorrectness of the street creditor of the decedent, you must file your date for the sale of this property, you may address and other common designation, if claim with the court and mail a copy to the call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, personal representative appointed by the Web http://search.nationwideposting. but without covenant or warranty, expressed court within the later of either (1) four months com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using or implied, regarding title, possession, from the date of first issuance of letters to a the file number assigned to this case or encumbrances, to pay the remaining general personal representative, as defined 20099070821076 Information about principal sum of the note(s) secured by in section 58(b) of the California Probate postponements that are very short in said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing duration or that occur close in time to the as provided in said note(s), advances, Notice is hereby given that the City of Downey is holding funds for the following persons. If said funds or personal delivery to you of a notice under scheduled sale may not immediately be under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, section 9052 of the California Probate Code. reflected in the telephone information or charges and expenses of the Trustee and are not claimed by November 23, 2015, these funds will become the property of the City of Downey, in Other California statutes and legal authority on the Internet Web site. The best way of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050 – 50056. These funds may be released to may affect your rights as a creditor. You to verify postponement information is to The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to the depositor, their heir, beneficiary, or duly appointed representative, provided a claim form has been may want to consult with an attorney attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set knowledgeable in California law. aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the be sold and reasonable estimated costs, completed with the necessary information. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the expenses and advances at the time of the court. If you are a person interested in the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $284,306.47. The beneficiary under said The Unclaimed Money Claim form is available at Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA estate, you may file with the court a Request further recourse against the Mortgagor, the for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Deed of Trust has deposited all documents 90241, or by calling the City of Downey Revenue Department at (562) 904-7246. Required claim information of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets Date: First American Trustee Servicing evidencing the obligations secured by the includes name, address, phone number, tax identification number, amount of claim, and grounds on which or of any petition or account as provided in Solutions, LLC 1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 6, Deed of Trust and has declared all sums Probate Code section 1250. A Request for secured thereby immediately due and claim is founded. Once a claim is submitted, the Finance Director will determine what, if any, additional 1st Floor Westlake, TX 76262 First American Special Notice form is available from the Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC MAY payable, and has caused a written Notice of information is necessary. court clerk. BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR Default and Election to Sell to be executed. Attorney for petitioner: ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in Person with funds on deposit for 3 years or more: JOHN M BEALL ESQ ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY SBN 179921 BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR the County where the real property is located. 2321 E 4TH ST TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you STE C605 CALL (916)939-0772 NPP0256614 To: are considering bidding on this property lien, SANTA ANA CA 92705 THE DOWNEY PATRIOT 09/10/2015, you should understand that there are risks 09/17/2015, 09/24/2015 involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You CN915299 will be bidding on a lien, not on the property The Downey Patriot The Downey Patriot itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15 auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. NOTICE OF PETITION TO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee You should also be aware that the lien being ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Sale No. 122797 Title No. 150156465 auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are BUSBA LEEWIWATANAKUL NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE the highest bidder at the auction, you are or Case No. BP165343 INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT may be responsible for paying off all liens To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT senior to the lien being auctioned off, before contingent creditors, and persons who may UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED you can receive clear title to the property. otherwise be interested in the will or estate, 05/28/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION You are encouraged to investigate the or both, of BUSBA LEEWIWATANAKUL TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT existence, priority, and size of outstanding A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. liens that may exist on this property by filed by PUSADEE LEEWIWATANAKUL in IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF contacting the county recorder’s office or the Superior Court of California, County of THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING a title insurance company, either of which LOS ANGELES. AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT may charge you a fee for this information. If THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests A LAWYER. On 10/07/2015 at 11:00 AM, you consult either of these resources, you that CHUTIMA MOGHADDAM be appointed The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly should be aware that the same lender may as personal representative to administer the appointed Trustee under and pursuant to hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust estate of the decedent. Deed of Trust recorded 06/11/2009, as on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY THE PETITION requests authority to Instrument No. 20090878909, in book xx, OWNER: The sale date shown on this administer the estate under the Independent page xx, of Official Records in the office notice of sale may be postponed one or Administration of Estates Act. (This authority of the County Recorder of Los Angeles more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, will allow the personal representative County, State of California, executed by trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section to take many actions without obtaining Rene Mojica, A Married Man as His Sole 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law court approval. Before taking certain very and Separate Property, WILL SELL AT requires that information about trustee sale important actions, however, the personal PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER postponements be made available to you representative will be required to give notice FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH and to the public, as a courtesy to those to interested persons unless they have EQUIVALENT or other form of payment not present at the sale. If you wish to learn waived notice or consented to the proposed authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of whether your sale date has been postponed, action.) The independent administration sale in lawful money of the United States), and if applicable, the rescheduled time and authority will be granted unless an interested By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center date for the sale of this property, you may person files an objection to the petition and Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. All right, title call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet shows good cause why the court should not and interest conveyed to and now held by Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/ grant the authority. it under said Deed of Trust in the property propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file A HEARING on the petition will be held situated in said County and State, described number assigned to this case CA1500270154 on October 8, 2015 at 8:30 AM in Dept. as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE Information about postponements that are No. 67 Room 614 located at 111 North DEED OF TRUST. APN 6229-012-010 very short in duration or that occur close Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. The street address and other common in time to the scheduled sale may not IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the designation, if any, of the real property immediately be reflected in the telephone petition, you should appear at the hearing described above is purported to be: 7229 information or on the Internet Web site. and state your objections or file written Pellet Street, Downey, CA 90241 The The best way to verify postponement objections with the court before the hearing. undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability information is to attend the scheduled sale. Your appearance may be in person or by for any incorrectness of the street address If the sale is set aside for any reason, the your attorney. and other common designation, if any, Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent shown herein. Said sale will be made, but only to a return of the deposit paid. The creditor of the deceased, you must file your without covenant or warranty, expressed Purchaser shall have no further recourse claim with the court and mail a copy to the or implied, regarding title, possession, against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee personal representative appointed by the or encumbrances, to pay the remaining or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First court within four months from the date of first principal sum of the note(s) secured by American Title Insurance Company 1500 issuance of letters as provided in Probate said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as Solana Blvd, Bldg 6, 1st Floor Westlake, Code section 9100. 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COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 05 1449441 of official records in the Office notice of sale may be postponed one or expenses and advances at the time of the A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED The Downey Patriot THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING of the county recorder of LOS ANGELES more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, initial publication of the Notice of Sale is MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT County, California; Nationstar Mortgage trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section $509,909.65. The beneficiary under said FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the LLC, as the current Beneficiary, WILL SELL 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law Deed of Trust heretofore executed and PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0257218 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST requires that information about trustee sale delivered to the undersigned a written To: THE DOWNEY PATRIOT 09/24/2015, Sale No. 14-001414 Title Order No. 02- must be made payable to National Default BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of postponements be made available to you Declaration of Default and Demand for 10/01/2015, 10/08/2015 14015749 APN 6245-002-035 YOU ARE Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or sale in lawful money of the United States, by and to the public, as a courtesy to those Sale, and a written Notice of Default and IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST national bank, a check drawn by a state or cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or not present at the sale. If you wish to learn Election to Sell. The undersigned caused The Downey Patriot DATED 02/22/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE federal credit union, or a check drawn by a national bank, a check drawn by a state or whether your sale date has been postponed, said Notice of Default and Election to Sell 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, state or federal savings and loan association, federal credit union, or a check drawn by a and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and to be recorded in the county where the real IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. savings association, or savings bank state or federal savings and loan association, date for the sale of this property, you may property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF specified in Section 5102 of the Financial savings association, or savings bank call or visit the Internet Web site, using BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on 14-21760-SP-CA Title No. 140620222-CA- THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS Code and authorized to do business in this specified in section 5102 of the Financial the file number assigned to this case 15- this property lien, you should understand MAI A.P.N. 8052-007-027 ATTENTION AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT state; will be held by the duly appointed Code and authorized to do business in this 002445. Information about postponements that there are risks involved in bidding at RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING A LAWYER. On 10/07/15 at 11:00 am, trustee as shown below, of all right, title, state), Doubletree Hotel (Vineyard Ballroom) that are very short in duration or that occur a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly and interest conveyed to and now held Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore close in time to the scheduled sale may not lien, not on the property itself. Placing the SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE appointed Trustee under and pursuant to by the trustee in the hereinafter described Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, all right, title and immediately be reflected in the telephone highest bid at a trustee auction does not NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR the power of sale contained in that certain property under and pursuant to a Deed of interest conveyed to and now held by it under information or on the Internet Web site. automatically entitle you to free and clear ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 Deed of Trust executed by Sei Chong Trust described below. The sale will be made said Deed of Trust in the property situated in The best way to verify postponement ownership of the property. You should also NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE Kang, And Sook Kang, Husband and Wife in an “as is” condition, but without covenant said County, California described as: 14803 information is to attend the scheduled sale. be aware that the lien being auctioned off INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT As Joint Tenants, as Trustor(s), in favor of or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding GRAYLAND AVENUE, NORWALK, CA www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 or may be a junior lien. If you are the highest ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay 90650. The property heretofore described is Aztec Foreclosure Corporation (877) 257- bidder at the auction, you are or may be UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED Inc., solely as Nominee for Countrywide the remaining principal sum of the note(s) being sold “as is”. The undersigned Trustee 0717 www.aztectrustee.com NPP0258805 responsible for paying off all liens senior to 01/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION Bank., N.A., as Beneficiary, Recorded on secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest disclaims any liability for any incorrectness To: THE DOWNEY PATRIOT 09/24/2015, the lien being auctioned off, before you can TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT 03/02/07 in Instrument No. 20070459555 and late charges thereon, as provided in of the street address and other common 10/01/2015, 10/08/2015 receive clear title to the property. You are MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. of official records in the Office of the the note(s), advances, under the terms of designation, if any, shown herein. Said encouraged to investigate the existence, IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF county recorder of LOS ANGELES County, the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, sale will be made, but without covenant or The Downey Patriot priority, and size of outstanding liens that THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING California; Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as the charges and expenses of the Trustee warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 may exist on this property by contacting the AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT current Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC for the total amount (at the time of the title, possession, or encumbrances, to county recorder’s office or a title insurance A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR initial publication of the Notice of Sale) pay the remaining principal sum of the Trustee Sale No. : 20120134002476 Title company, either of which may charge you highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful reasonably estimated to be set forth below. note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, Order No.: 120409119 FHA/VA/PMI No.: a fee for this information. If you consult must be made payable to National Default money of the United States, by cash, a The amount may be greater on the day of with interest thereon, as provided in said NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU either of these resources, you should be Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or cashier’s check drawn by a state or national sale. Trustor: Sergio Vazquez, A Single note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF aware that the same lender may hold national bank, a check drawn by a state or bank, a check drawn by a state or federal Man Duly Appointed Trustee: National the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges TRUST, DATED 04/06/2007. UNLESS more than one mortgage or deed of trust federal credit union, or a check drawn by a credit union, or a check drawn by a state Default Servicing Corporation Recorded and expenses of the Trustee and of the YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY state or federal savings and loan association, or federal savings and loan association, 07/01/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1562258 trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to- YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD OWNER: The sale date shown on this savings association, or savings bank savings association, or savings bank (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of wit: $317,077.07 (Estimated good through AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN notice of sale may be postponed one or specified in Section 5102 of the Financial specified in section 5102 of the Financial LOS ANGELES County, California. Date 10/14/15). Accrued interest and additional EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, Code and authorized to do business in this Code and authorized to do business in this of Sale: 11/25/2015 at 11:00 AM Place of advances, if any, will increase this figure prior THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section state; will be held by the duly appointed state), By the fountain located at 400 Civic Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic to sale. The undersigned caused said Notice SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEx 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law trustee as shown below, of all right, title, Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, all right, Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded West, L.L.C., as duly appointed Trustee requires that information about trustee sale and interest conveyed to and now held title and interest conveyed to and now held amount of unpaid balance and other in the county where the real property under and pursuant to Deed of Trust postponements be made available to you by the trustee in the hereinafter described by it under said Deed of Trust in the property charges: $562,906.73 Street Address or is located and more than three months Recorded on 04/16/2007 as Instrument and to the public, as a courtesy to those property under and pursuant to a Deed of situated in said County, California described other common designation of real property: have elapsed since such recordation. No. 20070900736 of official records in not present at the sale. If you wish to learn Trust described below. The sale will be made as: 7921 KINGBEE STREET, DOWNEY, CA 7210 DE PALMA STREET, DOWNEY, DATE: September 21, 2015 AZTEC the office of the County Recorder of LOS whether your sale date has been postponed, in an “as is” condition, but without covenant 90242. The property heretofore described is CA 90241 A.P.N.: 6231-022-005 The FORECLOSURE CORPORATION ROBBIE ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. and, if applicable, the rescheduled time or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding being sold “as is”. The undersigned Trustee undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability WEAVER ASSISTANT SECRETARY & EXECUTED BY: ALICIA MARTINEZ-LARA, and date for the sale of this property, you title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay disclaims any liability for any incorrectness for any incorrectness of the street address ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT Aztec WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO may call 916-939-0772 for information the remaining principal sum of the note(s) of the street address and other common or other common designation, if any, shown Foreclosure Corporation 20 Pacifica, Suite HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest designation, if any, shown herein. Said above. If no street address or other common 1460, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (877) CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form Internet Web site www.nationwideposting. and late charges thereon, as provided in sale will be made, but without covenant or designation is shown, directions to the 257-0717 or (602) 638-5700 Fax: (602) of payment authorized by California Civil com for information regarding the sale of the note(s), advances, under the terms of warranty, expressed or implied, regarding location of the property may be obtained by 638-5748 www.aztectrustee.com NOTICE Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in this property, using the file number assigned the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, title, possession, or encumbrances, to sending a written request to the beneficiary TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are lawful money of the United States). DATE to this case 20120134002476. Information charges and expenses of the Trustee for pay the remaining principal sum of the within 10 days of the date of first publication considering bidding on this property lien, OF SALE: 10/07/2015 TIME OF SALE: about postponements that are very short the total amount (at the time of the initial note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable you should understand that there are risks 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BEHIND THE in duration or that occur close in time to publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably with interest thereon, as provided in said to convey title for any reason, the successful involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER the scheduled sale may not immediately estimated to be set forth below. The amount note(s), advances, if any, under the terms bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be will be bidding on a lien, not on the property PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, be reflected in the telephone information may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee POMONA CA. STREET ADDRESS and or on the Internet Web site. The best way Ramon Adolfo Gutierrez, a single man charges and expenses of the Trustee the successful bidder shall have no further auction does not automatically entitle you other common designation, if any, of the to verify postponement information is to Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default and of the trusts created by said Deed of recourse. The requirements of California to free and clear ownership of the property. real property described above is purported attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE Servicing Corporation Recorded 01/30/2006 Trust, to-wit: $744,726.39 (Estimated good Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) You should also be aware that the lien being to be: 8646 BOYSON STREET, DOWNEY, SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: as Instrument No. 06 0211716 (or Book, through 9/24/15). Accrued interest and were fulfilled when the Notice of Default auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are CALIFORNIA 90242 APN#: 6261-019-074 NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION Page) of the Official Records of Los Angeles additional advances, if any, will increase was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL the highest bidder at the auction, you are or The undersigned Trustee disclaims any A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE County, California. Date of Sale: 10/14/2015 this figure prior to sale. The undersigned BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding may be responsible for paying off all liens liability for any incorrectness of the street INSURANCE COMPANY 1180 IRON POINT at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain caused said Notice of Default and Election on this property lien, you should understand senior to the lien being auctioned off, before address and other common designation, if ROAD, SUITE 100 FOLSOM, CA 95630 located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, to Sell to be recorded in the county where that there are risks involved in bidding at a you can receive clear title to the property. any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid the real property is located and more than trustee auction. You will be bidding on a You are encouraged to investigate the but without covenant or warranty, expressed NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS balance and other charges: $630,848.81 three months have elapsed since such lien, not on the property itself. Placing the existence, priority, and size of outstanding or implied, regarding title, possession, A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO Street Address or other common designation recordation. DATE: September 11, 2015 highest bid at a trustee auction does not liens that may exist on this property by or encumbrances, to pay the remaining COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION of real property: 14018 Leibacher Avenue, AZTEC FORECLOSURE CORPORATION automatically entitle you to free and clear contacting the county recorder’s office or principal sum of the note(s) secured by said OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT Norwalk, CA 90650 A.P.N.: 8052-007-027 Robbie Weaver Assistant Secretary & ownership of the property. You should also a title insurance company, either of which Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee The undersigned Trustee disclaims any Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure be aware that the lien being auctioned off may charge you a fee for this information. provided in said note(s), advances, under Dated: 08/31/2015 NPP0256324 To: liability for any incorrectness of the street Corporation 20 Pacifica, Suite 1460, Irvine, may be a junior lien. If you are the highest If you consult either of these resources, you the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, THE DOWNEY PATRIOT 09/17/2015, address or other common designation, if CA 92618 Phone: (877) 257-0717 or (602) bidder at the auction, you are or may be should be aware that the same lender may charges and expenses of the Trustee and 09/24/2015, 10/01/2015 any, shown above. If no street address 638-5700 Fax: (602) 638-5748 www. responsible for paying off all liens senior to hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. or other common designation is shown, aztectrustee.com NOTICE TO POTENTIAL the lien being auctioned off, before you can on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY The total amount of the unpaid balance of The Downey Patriot directions to the location of the property BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding receive clear title to the property. You are OWNER: The sale date shown on this the obligation secured by the property to 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 may be obtained by sending a written on this property lien, you should understand encouraged to investigate the existence, be sold and reasonable estimated costs, request to the beneficiary within 10 days that there are risks involved in bidding at a priority, and size of outstanding liens that of the date of first publication of this Notice trustee auction. You will be bidding on a may exist on this property by contacting the of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey lien, not on the property itself. Placing the county recorder’s office or a title insurance title for any reason, the successful bidder’s highest bid at a trustee auction does not company, either of which may charge you sole and exclusive remedy shall be the automatically entitle you to free and clear a fee for this information. If you consult return of monies paid to the Trustee, and ownership of the property. You should also either of these resources, you should be the successful bidder shall have no further be aware that the lien being auctioned off aware that the same lender may hold more recourse. The requirements of California may be a junior lien. If you are the highest than one mortgage or deed of trust on the Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) bidder at the auction, you are or may be property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: were fulfilled when the Notice of Default responsible for paying off all liens senior to The sale date shown on this notice of sale was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL the lien being auctioned off, before you can may be postponed one or more times by the BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding receive clear title to the property. You are mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, on this property lien, you should understand encouraged to investigate the existence, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California that there are risks involved in bidding at a priority, and size of outstanding liens that Civil Code. The law requires that information trustee auction. You will be bidding on a may exist on this property by contacting the about trustee sale postponements be made lien, not on the property itself. Placing the county recorder’s office or a title insurance available to you and to the public, as a highest bid at a trustee auction does not company, either of which may charge you courtesy to those not present at the sale. automatically entitle you to free and clear a fee for this information. If you consult If you wish to learn whether your sale date ownership of the property. You should also either of these resources, you should be has been postponed, and, if applicable, the be aware that the lien being auctioned off aware that the same lender may hold more rescheduled time and date for the sale of may be a junior lien. If you are the highest than one mortgage or deed of trust on the this property, you may call 714-730-2727 bidder at the auction, you are or may be property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp. responsible for paying off all liens senior to The sale date shown on this notice of sale com/sales, using the file number assigned the lien being auctioned off, before you can may be postponed one or more times by the to this case 14-20514-SP-CA. Information receive clear title to the property. You are mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, about postponements that are very short encouraged to investigate the existence, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California in duration or that occur close in time to priority, and size of outstanding liens that Civil Code. The law requires that information the scheduled sale may not immediately be may exist on this property by contacting the about trustee sale postponements be made reflected in the telephone information or on county recorder’s office or a title insurance available to you and to the public, as a the Internet Web site. The best way to verify company, either of which may charge you courtesy to those not present at the sale. postponement information is to attend the a fee for this information. If you consult If you wish to learn whether your sale date scheduled sale. Date: 09/23/2015 National either of these resources, you should be has been postponed, and, if applicable, the Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany aware that the same lender may hold more rescheduled time and date for the sale of this and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property, you may call or visit the Internet Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Web site, using the file number assigned Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714- The sale date shown on this notice of sale to this case 14-001414. Information about 730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp. may be postponed one or more times by the postponements that are very short in duration com/sales Zahara Joyner, Trustee Sales mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, or that occur close in time to the scheduled Representative A-4543506 09/24/2015, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California sale may not immediately be reflected in the 10/01/2015, 10/08/2015 Civil Code. The law requires that information telephone information or on the Internet Web about trustee sale postponements be made site. The best way to verify postponement The Downey Patriot available to you and to the public, as a information is to attend the scheduled sale. 9/24/15, 10/1/15, 10/8/15 courtesy to those not present at the sale. www.homesearch.com 1-800-758-8052 or If you wish to learn whether your sale date Aztec Foreclosure Corporation (877) 257- NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee has been postponed, and, if applicable, the 0717 www.aztectrustee.com NPP0257938 Sale No. 15-002445 Title Order No. rescheduled time and date for the sale of To: THE DOWNEY PATRIOT 09/17/2015, 150157277-CA-VOI APN 8073-022-026 this property, you may call 714-730-2727 09/24/2015, 10/01/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp. IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST com/sales, using the file number assigned The Downey Patriot DATED 06/09/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE to this case 14-21760-SP-CA. Information 9/17/15, 9/24/15, 10/1/15 ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, about postponements that are very short IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. in duration or that occur close in time to NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF the scheduled sale may not immediately be 14-20514-SP-CA Title No. 1620876 A.P.N. THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS reflected in the telephone information or on 6231-022-005 ATTENTION RECORDER: AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT the Internet Web site. The best way to verify THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN A LAWYER. On 10/15/15 at 9:00 A.M., postponement information is to attend the ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly scheduled sale. Date: 09/17/2015 National TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL power of sale contained in that certain Deed and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A of Trust executed by Antonio Carranza, and Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN Diana Carranza, Husband and Wife as Joint Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714- THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE Tenants, as Trustor(s), in favor of Mortgage 730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp. IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely com/sales Zahara Joyner, Trustee Sales DATED 06/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Representative A-4542886 09/24/2015, ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, Inc., A New York Corporation, as Beneficiary, 10/01/2015, 10/08/2015 IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. 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scoop buckets and many helicopters all The fire burned for three days Funding opportunity Shared Stories: working together. before they had complete containment. The Ties That Bind It was quite a sight to see. The smoke Our nine-year old granddaughter for non-profit was very black and thick and growing. Savannah loved the idea of staying in the arts groups POETRY ATTERS We are surrounded by desert so there is hotel. She thought this was great fun! M a lot of brush to burn. She instantly called “dibs” on the shower Applications are now open for The most amazing sight was how caps and little soaps in the room. Los Angeles County nonprofit arts The Fire many idiots on jet skis and boats were I asked her what in the world she organizations interested in hiring Try to Praise the Mutilated World Gail Earl’s family experience with a in the water right under where the wanted a shower cap for, and she told college undergraduate interns threatening fire near the Colorado River helicopters were trying to scoop up me she was going to wear it every time through the Los Angeles County Try to praise the mutilated world. reminds us all to reflect on what is water. I so wished there was a police she cooked with her mom, just like the Arts Internship Program. The Remember June’s long days, important in life. While “her” fire was boat there at the time to give them all lunch lady wore. That little girl sure deadline to apply is November 4, and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew. not as destructive as the recent fires in tickets for being so stupid. It was really keeps a smile on my face. And yes, I 2015. Program guidelines and The nettles that methodically overgrow northern California, it evokes similar irritating. have seen her wear it since. eligibility requirements can be found the abandoned homesteads of exiles. feelings and lessons. Shared Stories is Because of the smoke it was very The fire destroyed 18 structures, at lacountyarts.org/internships. You must praise the mutilated world. a weekly column featuring articles by hard to tell just how close the fire caused no fatalities to humans, and The internship program is for ten You watched the stylish yachts and ships; participants in a writing class at the actually was. There were fire trucks at burned over 6000 acres; but it never weeks during the summer of 2016 one of them had a long trip ahead of it, Norwalk Senior Center. Bonnie Mansell the entrance to our home and they were touched our house. I am very thankful. and provides undergraduate students while salty oblivion awaited others. is the instructor for this free class offered there to hold the fire back from getting That house is our dream home that we with paid on-the-job training and You’ve seen the refugees heading nowhere, through the Cerritos College Adult to the nine homes inside the gates. designed and built fifteen years ago. I experience working in nonprofit you’ve heard the executioners sing joyfully. Education Program. Curated by Carol We watched all of the activity for a would hate to lose it, but this experience arts management, while offering You should praise the mutilated world. Kearns. while and then decided that we would has reinforced by life-long beliefs. It is organizations an opportunity to Remember the moments when we were together go to a hotel and stay. Now, I am the all just stuff and can be replaced. My foster and develop future arts leaders. in a white room and the curtain fluttered. By Gail Earl calm one and I expected my husband to treasures are all in the people I spend The Los Angeles County Arts Return in thought to the concert where music flared. As we were half way to the river, we be a little more concerned than he was. my life with. Commission, on behalf of the You gathered acorns in the park in autumn received a phone call from our neighbor He was so calm it seemed weird. He just County, provides grants totaling and leaves eddied over the earth’s scars. there. He knew we were coming and he kept saying, “We have good insurance. If $514,000 to fund approximately 130 Praise the mutilated world wanted to warn us not to come. There it burns down, it burns down.” internships at arts organizations and the grey feather a thrush lost, was a big fire and they were in the throughout the region. and the gentle light that strays and vanishes process of evacuating the area of our Organizations interested in and returns. house. Everyone was being evacuated to hiring a summer intern can apply to a school. receive grants of $2,700 to $4,700, Adam Jagajewski, translated by Renata We decided to continue on and depending on budget size, to be used Gorczynski to pay an intern. hope for the best. When we got there we The program is for Los Angeles were stopped by the police and told we Can poetry save the world? Published a few days after the 9/11 attack on couldn’t enter our street. Our property County nonprofit performing, the Twin Towers, this poem quickly became the most memorable verse presenting (including film and media is on the river and enclosed by a private statement on the tragedy, and arguably the best-known poem of the last 10 gate, so there is only one way in or out. organizations with a presenting years. Zagajewski had taken a trip with his father through Ukrainian vil- We drove across the river and program), arts service, municipal lages which had been forcibly abandoned. “There were these broken hous- parked in the boat launch and watched and literary arts organizations that es. It became in my memory this mutilated world, these villages, and at the all of the helicopters hover over the river, are interested in mentoring an same time they were beautiful,” he says. “It’s something that I reacted to, suck up water, take off, and drop it on undergraduate college student for ten this contest between beauty and disaster.” The refugees and the music Mat- the fire. There were several planes with weeks during the summer of 2016. ter co-exist even today. Poetry Matters is curated by Lorine Parks. For detailed guidelines and eligibility requirements, visit lacountyarts.org/ internships. A number of free application workshops will be held across the County in early October. For more information on workshop dates, locations, and registration, please visit lacountyarts.org/ InternWorkshopOrgs.html. For more information about the Internship Program, email [email protected] or call (213) 202-5858. The Los Angeles County Arts Commission fosters excellence, diversity, vitality, understanding and accessibility of the arts in Los Angeles County. The Arts Commission provides leadership in cultural services for the County‘s 88 municipalities including funding and job opportunities, professional development and general cultural resources. For more information, visit lacountyarts.org. 16 | The Downey Patriot Real Estate Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015