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South African sporting events during years. of the Year Award for the 2007- football stadium on campus last Date Inspected: 6/10/20 apartheid. “He (Cruz) was really Cruz, 53, who is currently the 08 school year in the Norwalk-La season and Cruz hopes there will supportive of me and I’m really Grade: A Assistant Athletic Director, will Mirada Unified School District. be a season sometime. 1979: excited for him to be a coach,” replace Vince Lobendahn, who Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Debayle Mikel Udengwu said. “I’m “She is now my boss,” said “At the beginning of the Subway was the football coach for the last resigned and fled to Miami. Denied excited and nervous and it’ll be David, referring to her Vice summer I had all of these plans,” 11782 Firestone Blvd. seven years from 2013-19. entry by President Carter, he took awhile to get back into shape. I Principal position. 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Bellflower church holds large food distribution event

By Alex Dominguez Secret Place Church in Bellflower. Campbell says that the church have food. We feel that same Staff Writer was giving away 32,000 pounds urgency here in Bellflower and Church Pastor Troy L. of food on Wednesday, and would surrounding LA County.” Campbell said that it is the likely help out anywhere from 500 Secret Place Church gave church’s mission to “bless people “We just want to be a conduit; to 700 families. away 32,000 pounds of food with whatever their needs are.” we can get it out. We can get high to help over 500 families in This comes at a time where quality food to people…we have “We partnered with the City many find themselves struggling the opportunity to be a blessing need on Wednesday of Bellflower, and all different due to the coronavirus pandemic. to people in need. I know what it’s churches and organizations like to be in need, and it doesn’t so we can not only bless this “It’s super significant,” said BELLFLOWER - Over 32,000 feel good. So let’s get it to people community here, but so they can Campbell. “We look at the news; pounds of assorted foods and who need it.” provisions were given out in come and take back tons of food we see in San Antonio, Texas Bellflower on Wednesday, to their community as well,” said there were lines that were so Campbell. big for people who really didn’t The effort was that of the

Church goers worked quickly and effectively to distribute food. The event had already drawn a significant crowd by it’s 2 p.m. start time. (Photos by Alex Dominguez) The Norwalk Patriot Opinion 03 Friday, July 17, 2020 Too much faith in models

By John Stossel people to stay home,” says Ridley. shortage. President Jimmy Carter warned, “The oil and natural Between 2 million and 3 million Americans will die! Even New York Governor Andrew Cuomo now admits: “We gas we rely on for 75% of our energy are simply running out.” All the “experts” agreed. That was the prediction from “experts” at London’s Imperial all failed at that business. All the early national experts: ‘Here’s College when COVID-19 began. They did also say if there was my projection model.’ They were all wrong.” But as the demand for oil grew, oil prices rose. That inspired “social distancing of the whole population,” the death toll If he and other politicians had just done just a little research, entrepreneurs to invent new ways of getting more oil and gas could be cut in half, but 1.1 million to 1.46 million Americans then they would have known that Imperial College researchers out of the same rocks. They succeeded so well that America now would still die by this summer. repeatedly predict great disasters that don’t happen. Their has so much oil and gas that we sell some to other countries. Our actual death toll has been about one-tenth of that. model predicted 65,000 deaths from swine flu, 136,000 from Ridley’s new book, “How Innovation Works,” shows how mad cow disease and 200 million from bird flu. innovators prove “experts” wrong all the time. Nevertheless, Imperial College’s model was extremely influential. The real numbers were in the hundreds. He points out that the founder of Digital Equipment After such predictions were repeatedly wrong, why did Corporation once said: “There is no reason anyone would want Politicians issued stay-at-home orders. They said we must a computer in their home.” trust the “experts.” politicians boss us around based on those same “experts” models? Microsoft’s CEO confidently said: “There’s no chance the “Follow the science. Listen to the experts. Do what they tell iPhone is going to get significant market share.” you,” said Joe Biden, laughing at what he considered an obvious “If you say something really pessimistic about how many truth. people are going to die,” explains Ridley, “the media want to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote that believe you. The politicians daren’t not believe you.” because “most people have nothing to say to each other... the But “there is no such thing as “the science!” replies This bias towards pessimism applies to fear of climate Internet’s impact on the economy (will be) no greater than the science reporter Matt Ridley in my new video about “expert” fax machine’s.” predictions. “Science consists of people disagreeing with each change, too. other!” Thirty-two years ago, climate “experts” said rising seas Of course, not all experts are wrong. Useful experts do exist. I want a trained civil engineer to design any bridge I cross. The lockdowns, he adds, were “quite dangerously wrong.” would “completely cover” the islands of the Maldives “in the next 30 years.” But now, 32 years later, the islands are not only But Ridley points out: “There is no such thing as expertise Because Imperial’s model predicted that COVID-19 would still there, they’re doing better than ever. They’re even building on the future. It’s dangerous to rely too much on models (which overwhelm hospitals, patients were moved to nursing homes. new airports. lead politicians to) lock down society and destroy people’s The coronavirus then spread in nursing homes. “Climate change is real,” says Ridley, “but it’s not happening livelihood. Danger lies both ways.” Ordering almost every worker to stay home led to an nearly as fast as models predicted.” John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, economic collapse that may have killed people, too. Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Models repeatedly overpredict disaster because that’s “a Media.” “The main interventions that helped prevent people dying very good way of attracting attention to your science and getting were stopping large gatherings, people washing their hands rewarded for it,” says Ridley. and wearing face masks, general social distancing — not forcing One more example: For years, “experts” predicted an oil The Double-Edged Sword of Facial Recognition Technology By Diane Dimond Case in point: Last January, Robert Williams, a gainfully Since half of all American adults are in the FBI system, On the television crime drama “FBI,” Special Agent Jubal employed, married father in Michigan, was shocked when he chances are high that your photo is in that database. Could you Valentine brusquely orders an underling to run a photograph was handcuffed on his front lawn by Detroit Police. Surveillance become another Robert Williams? through facial recognition to identify a suspect. Boom! After video showing a heavyset Black man shoplifting expensive There is little oversight of the nation’s facial recognition a rocket-speed search, the computer spits out a name and watches had been run through a facial recognition program, and systems, even though more and more organizations are using address. Field agents get to work, and in no time, the bad guy Williams’ face came up a match. Williams had no police record it — from surveillance at airports and border crossings to is under arrest. and repeatedly proclaimed innocence. If the arresting officers corporate and community security. Its use is more widespread had asked, he could have proven he was at work that day. than you can imagine. I’m here to tell you it is not that easy and it’s not that Instead, the humiliated Williams was arraigned on charges of accurate. first-degree theft and held for 30 hours. Ultimately, the charges A couple of years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union Facial recognition programs are notoriously error-prone, were dropped, but at last report, his record has still not been ran a test on Amazon’s Rekognition facial recognition program. often misidentifying an innocent person as potentially guilty. expunged. Photos of every member of the U.S. Congress were scanned for possible matches with a vast array of mugshots. Astonishingly, At the same time, these programs have proven to be wildly One big complaint is that police are not required to reveal that successful in catching criminals, both minor offenders and 28 members were falsely identified as matching someone in the they zeroed in on a suspect via a facial recognition program. As database. more violent ones, like child rapists. senior public defender Aimee Wyant in Pinellas County, Florida, Like most controversies these days, there is a wide chasm put it, “Once the cops find a suspect, they’re like a dog with Still, cop shops across the country can list all sorts of of opinion. Facial recognition is either a great gizmo in law a bone: That’s their suspect. So, we’ve got to figure out where closed cases that began with a trip through facial recognition enforcement’s tool belt or another means to perpetuate racial they got that name to start.” software. Convictions have been secured for child sex abuse, inequity in the name of public safety. property crimes, credit card fraud, burglaries, robberies and car Its reported that 1 in 4 U.S. law enforcement departments theft. Suspects have been identified in cold case shootings and Here are some facts. have used facial recognition in the search for suspects, but there incidents of road rage. are no definitive statistics kept on the percentage of error. We A recent federal study of 189 different facial recognition know minorities and women are prone to misidentification, but Good detectives know that a facial recognition photo match algorithms confirmed previous research showing facial just how frequently does that happen? is only the beginning. Further investigation of alibis, witness recognition systems come to shockingly wrong identifications statements and forensic evidence analysis is always required when searches involve people of color (especially women of The FBI, for example, runs more than 4,000 checks per before arrest. Has that always happened in the past? No. Do color), the very young and the elderly. Native Americans had the month using a nationwide hodgepodge of photographs of nearly cops learn from their mistakes? Let’s hope so. highest rate of misidentification. Asian and African Americans 120 million Americans. These photos come from state’s driver’s To find out more about Diane Dimond, visit her website atwww. faces were up to 100 times more likely to be incorrectly identified licenses, mug shots, juvenile records and other databases. dianedimond.com. Her latest book, “Thinking Outside the Crime and when compared to searches for white male suspects. Pacific Cooperating states, in turn, get access to the FBI’s system. Justice Box,” is available on Amazon.com. Islanders are also often misidentified. Statues face a hard look

By Jamie Stiehm There’s a move afoot to remove a park statue of Abraham But the memorials are key touchstones for democracy’s WASHINGTON - Statues are all the rage as the house of Lincoln here in D.C. because it portrays an emancipated man of dialogue. Jefferson’s shrine shows a confession on slavery: American history came under fire from street protests for racial color taking a knee and looking up at the Civil War president. “Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: justice. Frederick Douglass gave a famous address at the Freedmen’s that his justice cannot sleep forever.” Memorial in 1876. Statues do more than honor the dead. Stone speaks to us, Just after the Fourth of July, a white descendant of Thomas the living, about privilege, power and place. Don’t take it down. Jefferson argued for canceling his ancestor’s pristine memorial on the Tidal Basin in The New York Times. Thanks, Lucian K. Statues are not always reliable narrators of “history.” I knew the world was changing when I asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., about the Christopher Columbus statue Truscott IV. Confederate statues are defiant symbols of white male toppled and tossed in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor with no police The idea would hold more weight from a Black descendant, supremacy, which is why they’re the public sculptures President action. The topic was close to home. Pelosi grew up there as the don’t you think? Donald Trump holds dearest. popular mayor’s daughter. Slavery was Jefferson’s tragic flaw, which mirrored the A statue of fierce Andrew Jackson, a slave owner president, The Baltimore-born Speaker gave a crisp answer on her nation he so eloquently envisioned. As we now know, Jefferson was almost taken down by protestors outside the Oval Office. hometown and old Little Italy neighborhood: “If the community had a racially mixed family with his slave mistress, Sally Jackson was not a Confederate, but he was still close to Trump’s doesn’t want the statue, the statue shouldn’t be there.” Hemings, after his wife Martha died. heart. That startled some reporters in the room. The topic quickly That “secret” branch gave narratives and handed down went viral online. memories (and DNA) that finally led to a Black and white family Chad Pergram, a congressional correspondent for Fox News, reunion at Monticello, Jefferson’s mountaintop mansion. followed my question: “Respectfully, shouldn’t that be done by My mother surveyed outdoor art, noting that men are a commission or the city council, not by a mob in the middle of exclusively celebrated. On my avenue, a captivating Nelson the night?” Mandela statue stands outside the South African embassy. Just Pelosi responded, “People will do what they do.” three marble figures of women are in the Capitol Rotunda, in one monument to women’s suffrage. Under the pandemic and the economy’s summer storm, some statues can fall where they may. Yet Pelosi aims to clear Confederate marble figures are coming down faster than you out the Capitol’s Confederate statues now, at this burning can say “Robert E. Lee.” Men who waged war — for slavery — turning point. against the United States oppressively commanded perches in Southern cities and the U.S. Capitol. Sometimes, history happens all at once. Actually, the 1890 horseback statue of Lee, which dominates “We know they are not worth it if they committed treason Richmond, Virginia, still stands against the sky, but not for against the United States,” she stated. long. The community and governor want it gone with the wind. Americans are taking a hard look at our heroes, pondering if “Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln. You know, heroes,” Pelosi we’ve worshipped false gods among the Founding Fathers. said in her parting comments. Where does the social uprising against statues of Southern “They would want us to be talking about the future ... about slave owners end? That’s the question Southern lawmakers looking forward, not looking back.” raise to quell “airbrushing” Confederates figures, as Senate Jamie Stiehm can be reached at JamieStiehm.com. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell puts it. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were the wealthiest early presidents, with thousands of acres tilled by generations of enslaved people. The Virginia “planters” who enslaved hundreds of Black people called them “servants.” Let’s learn to live with that self-evident, sordid truth. We’ve idealized the human founders on pedestals too long. 04 Friday, July 17, 2020 The Norwalk Patriot

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S/ MICHAEL GERALD LTD., TRUSTEE – By Eric Pierce ATTORNEY OF RECORD, DONALD GRIER CLASSIFIEDS This statement was filed with the County Editor Clerk of LOS ANGELES on JUNE 18, 2020 WHITTIER — Like many of The Norwalk Patriot SERVICES us, Jim Ortiz watched the protests 7/3/20, 7/10/20, 7/17/20, 7/24/20 on television. PLANS, PERMITS NOTICES Crowds of predominantly CONSTRUCTION young people, angry and SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, Project Design, frustrated with police COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES brutality and racial inequality, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE New Construction, FOR CHANGE OF NAME demanded change within their CASE NUMBER: 20NWCP00144 Remodeling & Additions communities. Protestors called TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ADOLFO DANIEL RODRIGUEZ Lic. #936419 for the abolishment of police filed a petition with this court for a decree Call Jeff (562) 869-1421 departments across the country. changing names as follows: Present name (1) ADOLFO DANIEL Ortiz, senior pastor at My RODRIGUEZ to Proposed name (1) ADOLFO DANIEL ANDRADE Friend’s House Assembly of God THE COURT ORDERS that all persons SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Church in Whittier, sympathized. interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show IN ELDERLY CARE As a church leader with experience cause, if any, why the petition for change of Available for baths/showers, in youth ministry, however, he (Photo by Eric Pierce) name should not be granted. Any person knew the protestors didn’t speak objecting to the name changes described dr. appts & personal errands. above must file a written objection that for all young people. regarding the civil unrest that has But the issues and the problems guests could record their thoughts includes the reasons for the objection at Reliable, trustworthy, 20 engulfed our country. are much deeper and bigger than on current circumstances. least two court days before the matter is That was the motivation scheduled to be heard and must appear at years experience. References just those cosmetic things. the hearing to show cause why the petition behind Your Voice Matters, Ortiz helped organize the Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatieri should not be granted. If no written objection available upon request. a festival held Saturday at event along with local churches, “I consider those cosmetic spoke at the event, as did council is timely filed, the court may grant the petition Whittier’s Central Park where without a hearing. Call Carmen non-profits, civic leaders, and issues because the problem members Fernando Dutra and NOTICE OF HEARING (562) 449-7969 young adults gathered to pray for Voices of Whittier. is in the heart of people. That Jessica Martinez, and interim Date: SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, Time: 10:30 police and share their thoughts officer that killed George Floyd Whittier police chief Aviv Bar. “We recognized there was in Minneapolis, he didn’t do that something happening that “We are here today because just because he was a cop. There needed to be addressed,” said there are a lot of people — young was something wrong in his Ortiz. “We all know that every life people — who are hurting in the heart. There was something much matters — it’s not just Black lives heart,” said Vinatieri. “The idea deeper to cause someone like that that matter, it’s Hispanic lives, for us today is for those of us who in that authority to destroy a life it’s everybody’s lives that matter know the Lord, that this is a safe in that fashion. That’s more than too. And so we need to provide an place, that we don’t have to get he was a police man — he was also alternative voice. sucked into what’s been going a troubled person.” on in society, that we can stand “There’s more to resolving In addition to public prayer, up for what we believe, the Lord racial issues than just defunding Saturday’s event featured a Jesus, the father, the son, the holy the police or changing policies voter registration booth, on-site spirit, because that’s the only real and administrative procedures,” counselors, a pregnancy care answer…” Ortiz continued. “Those are clinic, and a video booth where needed perhaps to some degree. Two more charged in kidnapping of Chinese national LOS ANGELES - Two men West Covina, were charged with on July 16, 2018, his parents in from the San Gabriel Valley were conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping, China received ransom demands charged Wednesday in federal attempted extortion in violation and “proof-of-life” photos court for allegedly participating of the Hobbs Act, and threat by suggesting that Liao had been in the kidnapping of Ruochen foreign communication. Yang badly beaten, blindfolded, and “Tony” Liao, a Chinese national and Shen are currently in custody tied up with duct tape. Liao’s who was violently abducted from in China on charges filed there parents were told to deposit the a mall parking lot in San Gabriel related to the kidnapping. ransom payment into Chinese two years ago, and whose parents bank accounts within three hours, During the investigation, the were extorted for $2 million in according to court documents. FBI learned that Valladares and ransom before Liao died from his Romero worked with Yang and Investigators believe Liao injuries. Shen to conduct the kidnapping, was held captive in a closet at a Anthony Valladares, 28, of during which Liao was repeatedly residence in Corona. During his Pasadena, and Alexis Ivan Romero beaten and tased into submission, captivity, investigators believe Velez, 24, most recently a resident according to the affidavit in Liao was frequently beaten and of Azusa, were taken into custody support of the complaint. ultimately died the night of July Tuesday during the execution of Valladares was the “muscle” hired 17. search warrants by FBI agents and to intimidate, beat and subdue During the early morning of members of the San Gabriel Valley Liao during the kidnapping, and July 18, investigators believe Yang Safe Street Task Force. Romero was the driver of the and Shen drove to the desert near vehicle used in the kidnapping, Federal prosecutors on the town of Mojave to bury Liao’s according to the affidavit. Wednesday filed a criminal body. complaint in United States Valladares and Romero were On July 26, 2019, the FBI District Court that charges both arrested Tuesday after making laboratory used DNA testing to Valladares and Romero with one statements about their roles in identify Liao’s remains, which count of kidnapping. the kidnapping to investigators. were recovered following a search According to the affidavit, Previously in this by the FBI’s Evidence Response Valladares admitted that he was investigation, two Chinese Team. hired to assist in the kidnapping, nationals were charged in a four- agreed to accept $1,000 for the Valladares and Romero made count indictment alleging they job, and restrained Liao during an initial appearance in U.S. kidnapped Liao and attempted to the kidnapping. District Court in Los Angeles on collect $2 million in ransom from Wednesday. his family in exchange for the Romero admitted, according victim’s life. to the affidavit, that he was The kidnapping charge carries recruited by Valladares and was a statutory maximum penalty of Guangyao Yang, 26, and the driver during the kidnapping. life in federal prison. Peicheng Shen, 34, whose last known U.S. residences were in After Liao was kidnapped Downey continues financial support of Stay Gallery DOWNEY - Downey City The agreement includes an pay rent for the facility, located at Council approved an agreement amount not to exceed $75,000 for 11140 Downey Ave. with The Downey Art Vibe (DAV) the term of Aug. 1, 2020 through The DAV and stay have on Tuesday, allowing the group May 31, 2023. operated with the city under such to continue operation of the Stay The city’s subsidy is used to terms since 2012. Gallery for three years. 06 Friday, July 17, 2020 The Norwalk Patriot

Downey yard sign vandalized with anti- LA County expands testing in ‘high- police graffiti needs’ area, including Norwalk

NORWALK — Los Angeles to keep transmission low. The populations identified through partners embedded in high- health officials on Wednesday rate of test positivity is higher heat mapping. The mapping risk communities as trusted announced details of a focused among the Latinx community shows communities with higher messengers to effectively reach effort to expand testing than among any other racial or test positivity and mortality rates the most at-risk and historically capacity by over 65% in targeted ethnic group in L.A. County; data and where the overall testing under-resourced communities; “hot-spot” communities in also shows a direct correlation rate is not meeting the 1.5 tests And expanding a successful response to data showing a between poverty level and test per 1,000 daily threshold set by pilot of community engagement disproportionately higher burden positivity. the State of California. at County-operated sites that of COVID-related illness in “This data is alarming and The multi-pronged effort connects community members to communities of color and those requires urgent focus to do more includes the following: medical care and support services with higher rates of poverty, to expand access to testing and at the point of testing in concert including in Norwalk. Adding six new sites in high- address the health equity issues and leverages collaborations with need areas including Montebello, Officials also announced a $4 that COVID-19 makes tragically partners to distribute resource South Gate, Azusa, Panorama million investment in public- clear every day,” said Los Angeles kits at other testing sites in high City, Compton and Downey/ private partnerships, outreach, County Department of Health risk area that include protective Norwalk, and expanding capacity and community engagement to Services director Dr. Christina equipment, basic need materials, at existing sites in Bellflower, reduce transmission disparities Ghaly. “We must remember food vouchers and multi- Pomona, El Monte and East Los and facilitate broader access that testing is only one factor. lingual and culturally sensitive Angeles; By Alex Dominguez (Photo courtesy Tania Patino) to testing while providing There are underlying reasons prevention materials historically under-resourced why communities of color are Allocating $4 million from a Staff Writer “When we look at areas of communities with resources. disproportionately impacted by Center for Disease Control grant highest need, adding testing DOWNEY - A Downey family property, besides a few paint worse outcomes of COVID-19— to support a broadcast media The data collected from sites is only one piece of a was shocked to find their positive overspray marks in her front yard. long-standing structural and and grassroots in-language, County-supported testing sites broader approach and it doesn’t message yard sign recently systemic issues, including social culturally-responsive messaging She also doesn’t believe this is points to a concerning trend in stop there,” said emergency vandalized with an apparent anti- determinants of health, that the campaign including work with a coincidence, citing some of the higher test positivity rate by room physician and Department police slogan. County is working to address and community-based organizations pushback that the recent police race and economic status and of Health Services’ Director of mitigate amidst this pandemic.” to perform outreach and The message displayed is appreciation parade – coordinated higher mortality rate in Black Language Access and Inclusion, education to community simple; “Keep calm, stay positive! by the Positively Downey and Latinx communities, where Focusing on “hot-spot” Dr. Erika Flores Uribe. “We must members and provide linkages to #DowneyShines.” Facebook group – received. the age-adjudged mortality areas, the County is adding testing couple that with funneled medical testing, healthcare and support rate is twice that of whites. capacity by standing up new sites and social resources to close the As far as Tania Patino was “I think there was another services including housing, food Test positivity is an important and adding capacity to existing disparity gap through highly concerned, it was a message negative post regarding the local and health insurance; indicator of the trajectory of sites in a manner that addresses targeted, layered, in-language that was non-political, non- Downey restaurant The Olive the pandemic and the ability to the stark disproportionality of and culturally responsive controversial, and nonpartisan. that donated food that day,” said Supporting additional public- Patino. “I think it’s all related, provide enough testing needed testing access facing vulnerable private partnerships and funding outreach and support.” It was perfect for the current absolutely.” trying times. The Olive was the recipient of According to Patino, her some negative Twitter attention family has displayed a rainbow- shortly after catering the police adorned message on their front appreciation event, with some lawn for months, after another calling for residents to boycott New coach forced to wait community-minded resident the establishment due to their donated and dispersed several support of Downey’s officers. similar signs throughout the neighborhood. Still, Patino and her family have remained resilient and have So, on the morning of Friday not been discouraged by this one just a bit longer for season July 3, she was dismayed to find act of vandalism. it graffitied over with the letters “FTP,” commonly believed to In fact, the sign has been mean “f*ck the police.” repaired. “We were shocked and “We put it right back out, said disappointed that someone would Patino. “We just figure, ‘Downey even consider doing that to a sign Strong, let’s keep it up.’” that has no political ties, or racial “I know more people want the ties, for that matter,” said Patino. signs to show unity. So, I think Patino says that there was it’s important to show unity and, no other damage done to her you know, they’re not going to scare us to take it down.” New health protocols hault DUSD “hybrid” plans

DOWNEY - Students will However, protocols released likely not be returning to school by the Los Angeles County campuses at the start of the Department of Public Health on school year, according to Downey Monday have Downey officials Unified. reevaluating their options, and according to a statement released With many COVID-19 related by the District on Tuesday, regulations in constant flux, has left the previously pitched DUSD has spent most of the “hybrid” model highly unlikely. summer with very few answers as to how the upcoming school The District also added year might look. It was only that the anticipated Return to recently the District released School Family survey would be some sort of potential solution delayed pending decisions to be to coronavirus safety concerns, made at the Board of Educations offering a “hybrid” format that upcoming July 20 meeting. would see students physically in class for two days of the week.

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COVID-19 shuts down start conditioning recently as some teams in the area have Cerritos Center been doing, Cruz said, ”...... All of the schools are going to be New Football Head dealing with it at some point or Coach, David Cruz, CERRITOS - The Cerritos including the installation of a another. We just happen to be sorts through Center for the Performing Arts new fire suppression system. going through it (not practicing) their equipment. will not present a 2020-21 “Since 1993, the CCPA right now. Everything is going (Photos by Keith season, citing uncertainty over has presented world-class to equal out. ’Im ok with it.” Durflinger) the COVID-19 pandemic. performers and brought the joy of When and if the season gets “This was a difficult decision, live entertainment and cultural underway, only four teams make but one that the city believes is in enrichment to the community,” up the 605 League - Cerritos, the best interests of everyone’s Solanki said. “The city looks Pioneer, Artesia and Glenn. safety as we navigate through the forward to continuing this proud Glenn won its first league title pandemic,” said Cerritos mayor tradition as the theater plans in years with a 3-0 record last Naresh Solanki. presentations for the 2021-2022 season. Season and beyond.” Cerritos owns and operates No longer does Glenn have the theater. to compete against La Mirada or Cerritos will take advantage Mayfair. Of those sports, he has been Returning coaches for probably be my mental goal for of the theater’s closure to the head coach for baseball, Cruz are: Eric Richardson this year.” complete maintenance projects, Cruz is a man on an island softball and volleyball. And (Offensive Coordinator), right now with no team Cruz, who has waited for now he can add football to his Rico Robertson (Defensive to coach, as the Norwalk- years for this opportunity, growing resume. Not that he is Coordinator), Armando Salceda La Mirada Unified School unfortunately will have to wait ever going anywhere! (Wide Receivers), Ric Ornelas Thrift shop now accepting District is holding off on team a little bit longer for kickoff. (Linebackers) and Che Johnson conditioning as of now. “The kids, I love the kids,” But, those athletes that will (Running Backs). appointments Asked about his involvement Cruz added. “I want to see them now have that chance to play in the sports at JG, Cruz simply improve, get better and have With the season seemingly under him should cherish the said, “.....I want to say I’ve some success. I like working, a ways off now, Cruz was asked time with someone with all the I’m a worker bee.” what his mental goal for the experience he has given to John DOWNEY - The Second Tyme Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 3 coached at least one game in team will be. After a short Glenn high through the years. Around Shoppe is now accepting p.m. To make an appointment, almost every sport that we Along with his coaching pause, he said, “I guess to have reservations for an hour of “retail call (562) 869-0232. have. They say I’m the guy that and teaching duties, he was the the kids accept where they are therapy.” never says no to an assignment Athletic Director for 10 years. The thrift store is operated by or a job.” right now with the Covid-19 To ensure social distancing, the non-profit Assistance League On his coaching staff for the and some of the setbacks that reservations are limited to one of Downey and proceeds help How true that statement is. coming season are a couple of we’ve had this season. For person and up to four friends. fund the organization’s various Cruz has coached wrestling, new additions: Ernie Gutierrez them to understand that it’s civic activities and projects. Reservations are available tennis, basketball, volleyball, (Tight End coach) and Chaz not about one individual, it’s softball and baseball. Sanders (Defensive Backs). the community. That would The Norwalk Patriot 07 Friday, July 17, 2020 Dental office hasn’t lost its touch, despite Covid By Lorine Parks made most dental work clothes, and on top of that, a patient. Essential and my temperature taken by the counter. And to protect me Society Columnist dangerous, leaving some dental discardable plastic apron. Over emergency services have been receptionist, and now as I sat as well. No magazines were practices scrambling to survive. her nose and mouth was the available in the office during in the examining chair, there arrayed on the low table in the If it weren’t for her engaging Fortunately, because dentistry usual mask, but over that, a the COVID crisis, but optional was a clipboard with questions waiting room, so no would share smile, which shone even under is such a personal and intimate plastic face shield suspended procedures such as root canals to answer: had I been in the virus by passing around all the wrappings, I might have service, clientele usually have from a helmet. Lisa’s blond hair and cleaning have been on hold contact with anyone with the Yachting Today or Home Health. thought I was being treated by a already developed a loyal was tucked into a paper shower since the emergency began. coronavirus, and did I have any Appointments are arranged robot. relationship with their “family” cap, and she wore gloves. of the symptoms that were “I can’t turn my head with so that there are no patients dentist and staff. listed. “I’m glad I’m nearing the “We change the apron every this visor,” Lisa said, “so I can’t waiting together. end of my career,” Lisa said, The American Dental time we go into a new patient’s talk much. And they won’t let Despite the limitations, my Office schedules run on as she greeted me at the door. Association (ADA) realized room,” Lisa said. us use our water spray. I can’t teeth got a full going-over. After time, but in dentist’s offices, “Because I feel sorry for anyone that the most basic routines of polish your teeth to finish the my appointment was finished, “Look at my scuffies.” She unlike doctor’s, they usually do just trying to start out like this. dentistry, from close contact job.” wearing my face mask again, I shuffled her paper-clad shoes. anyway. Dentists are seeing a We’ve just come back a week with mouths to water-spraying took the time to check out the In spite of these CDC- lower number of patients, partly ago, after being laid off for two tools, send fluids flying. So extra “You look like you’re going rest of the office security. approved limitations, I felt sure because people hold back for months.” precautions have been added. to the moon,” I said. And despite she would find ways to do her “We have a high tech HEPA fear of getting infected. But if the cap being tilted at a slightly Lisa is my dental hygienist, The team at the dentist’s usual thorough job. And Lisa’s air filter, to make sure any people are scared to get their rakish angle, she did. and I had finally rescheduled my office has always had protocols personal touch had not left her. airborne particles emissions get dental needs cared for, their routine appointment. for wearing masks. But today My masked dentist Dr. She remembered that I liked to removed,” Lisa said. overall health suffers. Lisa my hygienist was togged Sanjabi waved to me as I walked have a small pillow to prop my Lisa is an example of an Clear plastic panels had been They may be just exchanging out in much more. by the room where he was head while she worked. individual subcontractor within hung from the ceiling around one problem for another. engaged in doing something a small Downey professional She wore a baggy blue full Before I could get under the receptionist area to protect inside the mouth of a recumbent office. The coronavirus has length jump-suit over her Lisa’s ministrations, I had the masked staff behind the Roybal-Allard demands FAA Graduates will be celebrated transparency in transportation bill with drive-thru ceremonies

DOWNEY - Congresswoman for fiscal year 2021, and I would “Responding to this WHITTIER – Over 2,800 its ceremony from 5 to 9:30 p.m. receive their diplomas. Families Lucille Roybal-Allard included like to thank him for including emergency, I discovered that the members of Whittier Union’s July 22; Whittier High will hold are encouraged to decorate their language about aviation fuel language in the report to address FAA does not keep track of when Class of 2020 will have the its ceremony from 4 to 8 p.m. vehicles and take photos from dumps in the fiscal year the issue of fuel dumping by and where fuel dumps happen. opportunity to walk across a July 23; and Pioneer High will the safety of their cars. 2021 Transportation-HUD commercial airlines. The report language in this bill stage set up on the campuses hold its event from 5 to 9 p.m. “Our administrative teams Appropriations bill and report. will require FAA to report to they’ve called home for the last July 24. On July 22, the Transition “In January of this year, a have been working tirelessly to Congress data on fuel dumps four years while being cheered program will honor students The provision requires the low flying airline on emergency carefully plan on-campus events that happen between 2015 on by families who will have a from 4 to 5 p.m.; Sierra Vista will Federal Aviation Administration approach to LAX dumped that adhere to all social distancing through 2020, and the process front-stage view during socially celebrate students from 5 to 7 (FAA) to be more transparent 85,000 pounds of jet fuel over protocols, while ensuring that FAA uses to review fuel dumps. distanced drive-thru graduation p.m.; Frontier will honor grads about the details of recent fuel my district, including over families have an experience that This will provide Congress ceremonies taking place the from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; and Whittier dumps, and about the FAA’s fuel several elementary schools is safe, festive and respectful with the information needed to week of July 20. Union Adult School will celebrate dump review process. where children were playing of all the experiences and evaluate current practices and, if graduates from 8:30 to 9 p.m. outside, as well as in neighboring Due to strict public health accomplishments of the Class of The congresswoman, who necessary, make any adjustments at the Sierra Education Center communities. restrictions related to COVID-19, 2020,” Superintendent Martin represents several of the to protect our neighborhoods. campus. communities affected by the Jan. “This event was extremely the District postponed in-person Plourde said. “These ceremonies “This language will also 14 Delta Airlines jet fuel dump, traumatic for the children and graduation ceremonies that were To ensure the continued will feature all of the traditional help my community, and the made the following statement families it impacted. Because originally scheduled in June. safety of students, families and elements our seniors and families surrounding neighborhoods, prior to the committee’s the jet fuel was dumped at low Drive-thru ceremonies are now staff, everyone on site will be have been looking forward to and Americans throughout the passage of the bill; a video altitude, the fuel did not properly permitted in Los Angeles County required to wear face masks and and we promise to make this country, know that Congress of her statement can also be disperse into the atmosphere, under recently updated public students will be assigned an experience just as memorable.” takes these experiences health guidelines. arrival time based on last name. seen on Facebook, Twitter, and as is typical when airlines dump Graduation speeches will be seriously, and that we are actively As part of a very structured Instagram. fuel to make an emergency California High will hold its prerecorded and available for working to prevent this kind of process, students, donning their landing. As a result, children in ceremony from 12:30 to 6:30 viewing on each school’s website. “I’d like to begin by traumatic event from happening cap and gown regalia, will leave my district were doused with jet p.m. July 20; La Serna will hold commending Chairman Price again in any community.” their vehicles, walk across a fuel, and several individuals had its ceremony from 4 to 9 p.m. and his staff for putting together stage as their names are called, to be medically evaluated. July 21; Santa Fe High will hold a great THUD appropriations bill have their photos taken and 08 Friday, July 17, 2020 The Norwalk Patriot Lynwood secures $25K grant for Whittier paying its tech devices officers $5,500 retention LYNWOOD - Lynwood “We want to ensure students become 21st Century leaders. Unified will provide Rosa Parks can achieve their goals without “Our STEM education Elementary students with brand limitations on their learning programs are a foundation new iPads, laptops, robotic kits, tools,” LUSD Superintendent for inspiring students at Rosa and other learning tools after Gudiel R. Crosthwaite said. bonus Parks and introducing them to receiving a $25,000 grant from “This grant will provide possibilities for their future,” WHITTIER — In an effort and Santa Fe Springs. However, “And the first duty is to the American Honda Foundation students with the best possible Rosa Parks Principal Dawn to prevent Whittier police only 110 of those positions are our residents and the idea of to enhance technology learning devices to advance Green said. “We are grateful to officers from leaving for other filled, and about 10 officers are doing no harm. It’s clear to education. their growth.” the American Honda Foundation agencies, the City Council this out due to injury, leaving 100 me that if we continue to lose The new technology will The electronics arriving for supporting our children and week approved $5,500 retention available police officers, Saeki further officers, we’re going to allow students to continue at Rosa Parks will include their dreams.” bonuses for all of its officers. said. be put in a position where our reaching success both inside Chromebooks, iPads, and a new department is stretched so thin The American Honda By accepting the bonus, A recent study concluded the classroom and out. 3D printer. The robotic kits will that the likelihood of violent Foundation shares the District’s officers agree to stay in Whittier that Whittier requires 136 The District’s students and allow the students to experience confrontation, of the loss of vision of investing in future through the end of their labor officers for adequate policing, educators relied heavily on the magic of science and civilian life, and potentially leaders and supports youth agreement, which is set to Bar said. technology to stay connected engineering through building the loss of sworn lives through education with a specific expire July 1, 2021. during school closures. The new and interacting with robots. Council members voted things like car accidents and focus on STEM subjects. The devices provided by the Honda Rosa Parks enjoys a Science, City Manager Brian Saeki 5-0 to approve the bonuses, other injuries... above all we Lynwood Partners Educational grant can equip young learners Technology, Engineering, and said the Whittier Police which comes at a time when need to protect life. And that Foundation worked to help the to continue thriving through Mathematics (STEM) program Department has lost several protestors around the country means to give people the District secure the grant and distance learning if necessary. that prepares young people to officers to neighboring agencies are calling on local governments opportunity to have reasonable partnership. offering better pay and benefits. to defund or reform their police amounts of rest and the ability departments. to recuperate from long shifts. “This investment in our Replacing those officers is students will continue to build difficult because the pandemic Mayor Pro Tem Henry “Second of all, I think we their confidence and allow has closed or slowed down the Bouchot called the retention have a duty to our employees. them to move out into the academies that train new police bonuses a separate issue. It’s not been lost on me just the world with fearlessness,” LUSD officers, said interim Police extra demand for police services “I think it’s potentially Board President Gary Hardie Chief Aviv Bar. over the Fourth of July holiday, Jr. said. “We will continue to misleading to look at this during our recent protests, and give students the best tools to Whittier is budgeted for 121 as part of a conversation we also just being out there with succeed and watch them respond police officers, responsible for started having about a month the public during a time of with exceptional outcomes.” patrolling incorporated Whittier ago,” Bouchot said. “This is a worldwide pandemic. When you separate issue. 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