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A fire destroyed a classroom bungalow at Elliot Elementary School in Artesia early Thursday morning.

The fire at Elliot, located at the corner of Norwalk Boulevard and 183rd Street broke

Norwalk’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program Moves ForwardBy Randy Economy

Residents of Norwalk will soon be see-ing bright, patriotic banners along Fires-tone Boulevard emblazed with the names and military soldiers from the their “home-town” that are currently serving in active military branches in conflicts currently be-ing fought in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas around the globe.

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FIRE DESTROYS CLASSROOMS AT ELLIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Destruction caused by the fire at Elliott Elementary School that is now under investigation. Two class rooms were destroyed.

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Superintendent for the ABC Unified School District, the fire involved one bungalow at the northwest side of the campus. The bungalow is used for counseling and an

Cerritos College Trustees Vote to Break District into Seven Voting DistrictsTiming, financial motives of “voting rights” lawsuit by law firm questioned

By Randy Economy

The Cerritos College Board of Trustees voted to formally begin the process which will carve up the massive community col-lege district into seven smaller “voting dis-tricts” that will change the way future board members are elected.

In spite of a recently filed lawsuit on be-half of three long time local political activ-ists including former Trustee Carmen Ava-los, and past board candidates Tom Chavez and Leonard Zuniga, the Cerritos College board approved laying the ground work for a plan that will essentially allow candidates from smaller voting areas to be elected in future campaigns by smaller voter constitu-encies.

At its Oct. 5 meeting the Board passed a resolution that now formally begins the process to create seven new trustees areas where a trustee will represent a specific area instead of being elected “at large” by the en-tire Cerritos College voting base.

“This action meets the legal require-ments of the California Voter Rights Act,” Dr. Linda Lacy, President and Superinten-dent of Cerritos College told the Board of Trustees.

“This legal action (law suit) is premature and does not recognize the Board’s work on the election issue, and defending the district will be very costly to taxpayers while the Board is already taking a course of action. It is totally unnecessary,” said Lacy. She also told Los Cerritos Community News, “espe-cially at a time when we need every dollar we have to support educational programs at the college.”

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Campaign Money Links Bruce, Navejas and Groom to Trimble and ArroyoBy Randy EconomyHawaiian Gardens

Los Cerritos Community News has learned that there is a direct political money trail that links former ABC School Board Member Cecy Groom and disgraced former Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Kathleen Navejas to the campaign cof-fers of current city councilman Barry Bruce, along with candidates Cathy Trimble and Mau-ricio Arroyo.

According to documents obtained by Los Cerritos Community News, and filed with both the California Secretary of State, and Hawaiian Gardens City Clerk’s Office, both Navejas and Groom have donated thousands of dollars to all three campaign accounts.

In a campaign filing Navejas contributed $1,000 to the “Campaign for Justice and Change, Bruce for Council 2009.” The money was spent to pay for a “community luau” that was held at a

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Fedde Middle School and International Studies Academy in Hawaiian Gardens thanked the Irving Moskowitz Foundation Oct. 4 at its new Community Resource Center (CRC) for its generous donations to its new Sports Complex and the gift of more than 70 Apple IPads used in the school’s Global Scholars Program.

Fedde Principal Carol Castro said the Program “is the first of its kind in the ABC Unified School District. Students can prequalify through GATE, scoring proficient or advanced on the CST and teacher recommendations.”

The Program offers pre-college pro-grams for honors students, an overview of careers and colleges, college mentors and tutors, support for honors classes, con-nection with Cerritos College and a $200 college savings bond at promotion for students who meet the requirements.

Castro was honored to welcome the Moskowitz family to the campus, provide a Fedde Overview 2011-12 and to escort them on a tour of the new football field at the Sports Complex and to a Global Scholars algebra class where 7th grade students are achieving at a 9th grade level.

Castro informed the Moskowitz family that the new CRC offers many services to students and the community including Parent Education classes, anti-drug and gang workshops, computer lab and Zuma dance classes.

CRC Coordinator Judy Park thanked the family for attending and introduced Fedde students who presented Mrs. Moskowitz with a gift of appreciation. Moskowitz said it was her honor to visit Fedde and to see all of the improvements and enhancements that have taken place in the last few years.

Cherna Moskowitz, wife of Irving I. Moskowitz, accepts a gift from Fedde students who included (l-r) Alex Cruz, Principal Castro, Amber Ottosen and Valerie Lopez.

FEDDE ACADEMY THANKS MOSKOWITZ FAMILY FOR DONATIONS

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Former ABC School Boardmember and current candidate Louise Dodson held a kick-off Oct. 4 for her family, friends and supporters at the Chronic Tacos in Cerritos to announce that she is seeking a four-year seat on the ABC School Board.

Dodson wants to return because she wants “to engage in the decision making process to help minimize the impact of the budget cuts, and to maintain the focus on

student achievement, which impacts the entire ABC Unified School District com-munity.”

Dodson said as a parent, community leader and school board member, she has embraced the Strategic Plan that is a col-laborated plan of direction for the District.

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Scene with an off-duty Deputy involved shooting on Glenda Street in Cerritos.

By Randy Economy

CERRITOS – A pristine Cerritos neighborhood near Artesia Boulevard and Shoemaker Avenue turned into a bloody scene Wednesday night, when three suspected home burglars picked the wrong house to stage their errant robbery attempt.

Two suspected burglars were shot and wounded by an off-duty L.A. County Sheriff's deputy who says he found them trying to break into his tented home that was in the final stages of being fumigated

The home involved in the incident is at the 12900 block of Glenda Street and neighbors told Los Cerritos Community News that they heard between eight and nine gunshots ring out at around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Pierre Tisbe, a resident of Cerritos who lives four doors away from the loca-tion where the shootings took place, told LCCN that he was listening to music, when his wife started to scream that “someone is shooting outside.”

Tisbe quickly grabbed his two small children, and his wife and “we hit the ground.”

“It was like a shooting gallery outside our window,” Tisbe said.

In a media statement, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s stated that “the off duty sergeant walked into his backyard and was confronted by three men who were exiting his residence.”

“He ordered the suspects to stop, and to raise their hands and a physical altercation ensued, resulting in a deputy involved shooting,” the statement read.

The two suspects were transported to a local hospital, where they are being treated for non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The third suspect fled the scene, and as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, is still at large.

The off duty sergeant received mi-nor injuries, and his name has not been released and a formal investigation has been opened.

Tisbe said, “this type of stuff doesn’t happen here in Cerritos.” “Don’t don’t think it can happen on your street, but when it does, it really shakes you up emo-tionally,” he said.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los

Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau, 323-890-5500.

LA PALMA RESIDENTS COMPLAIN POLICE TACTICS COSTING CITY MONEY LPPA initiative filed accusing city of unfair labor tactics

By Larry Caballero

La Palma resident Robert Carruth has been critical of La Palma Police Asso-ciation’s opposition to salary and pension reforms in the past, and the LPPA’s decision to reject the City’s latest offer during labor negotiations and their suing the City has made him angry.

Now two residents and the LPPA attorney have filed a petition to place an initiative on the ballot accusing the City of unfair labor practices and deceiving residents. “This petition has unsubstantiated and misleading information,” said Carruth. “The bottom line, these tactics are costing the City money.”

Carruth believes t the City should de-mand that the LPPA pay the legal fees for the “false and annoying lawsuit.” Carruth stated, “They’re dipping into our pockets for waste-ful things.”

City Attorney Joel Kuperberg’s said, “This initiative, if passed by the voters in La Palma, would suspend the La Palma Utility Users Tax if the City does not maintain mini-mum levels of sworn police officer staffing, salaries and benefits that are specified in the initiative.”

The initiative would suspend the Tax under two circumstances that include a police staffing level that is fewer than 26 sworn police officers at any time, and if the salary and benefits of full-time police officers are less than the average of the police officer sal-ary and benefits of cities that have their own municipal police departments.

The initiative defines “salary” as the top step base pay for an officer, and “benefits” include, but are not limited to, medical insur-ance, pension and retirement benefits.

La Palma police officers have earned a 16% raise over the last three years, and they earn more than $100,000 a year with salary and benefits paid entirely by the City. An officer who is employed by the City for 30 years can retire at 90% of his or her salary for life.

Resident Cheryl Pappas asked why the police union’s lawsuit against the City is not posted on the City’s website for all of the residents to see. Pappas also complained that she was unable to find police salaries on the website, and Administrative Services Manager Laurie Murray agreed that improve-ment is needed. “You have to search for it,” she said.

Mayor Ralph Rodriguez said the City is aware of the problem and is working to address it. “The information should not be buried somewhere and should be consistent with other city websites.

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Yaung, Han Kevn President of the Korean Education Center and Yeon-Sung Shin, Korean Consul General (not shown) were honored and presented Certificates of Recognition for their support of the ABC Korean Foreign Language Program. Board members (l-r) are Superintendent Dr. Gary Smuts, Armin Reyes, Celia Spitzer, James Kang, Yaung Han Kevn, and Board President Maynard Law. Olympia Chen, and Sophia Tse. They have provided financial support to Gahr High School and Cerritos High School, ensuring a high quality Korean language program at both schools. The Center president thanked the Board and said Korea and the United States have been friends for a long time, since the Korean War. He said he feels learning different languages benefits not only students but also people as a whole. Being able to speak and understand another language in individual travels helps people understand the different cultures in the world. ABC has approximately 2,000 Ko-rean students. The language is also taught at Artesia High School.


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A Return Visit From My Friend From Fruitcake FloridaBy Jerry Bernstein

It’s been many months since I last had a visit from my Friend from Fruitcake, Florida, so I was surprised when he suddenly appeared in my office. “This is a surprise,” I said, “What brings you to California?”

“I’m on my way back to Fruitcake,” he replied, “and thought I’d pay you a visit. I picked up a copy of the Community News and noticed you have a heated election coming up in Hawaiian Gardens.” He

paused as commented. “That’s a strange name for a city not in Hawaii.”

“No stranger than a town named Fruitcake, Florida,” I replied. My friend really wasn’t one to beat around the bush. “You know,” he began, “we had a similar election in Fruitcake. We had a city councilman who won a seat on the council and thought he had a mandate from the people and should automatically be Mayor. He won with 400 votes. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a large turnout by the residents.

“That sounds familiar,” I commented. “Was he a man of God?” I asked.

My friend paused before he answered. “He said he was, but his actions didn’t support his claim. In fact, one minister commented t me he didn’t always act like one, especially at many of the council meetings”

“That’s interesting,” I interjected.

“Anyway, he became frustrated on the council because he couldn’t always get his way. So he decided to support two inexperienced candidates to run against two of the incumbents seeking re-election. If his candidates won, even one seat, he would have a majority on the council.”

“Isn’t that his right? I asked.“It is, and to top it off the two had a

spotty voting record. Both had not voted in a Fruitcake election in 10 years. Both had changed their addresses from outside the city to an inside the city address the day they filed, and both had no background in city government, having never served on a city commission. In fact one was fired from his job as a building inspector for improper conduct.”

“The city fired him? ” I asked.“No the city had hired a consulting firm

who assigned him to work in Fruitcake. They fired him.” He paused a moment and then continued. “The other candidate apparently had financial problems and lost her house in a neighboring city and moved in with her daughter, but not in Fruitcake; that is until she filed for a council seat.”

“You know,” I said, “that sounds like what is happening in Hawaiian Gardens”

“Well you know what they say; history has a habit of repeating itself. It doesn’t have to be in the same city, you know,” he said. “The results depend on what the people want. Do they want a city that is progressive and a council that takes care of their needs, or would they rather have a city that could become corrupt and a laughing stock like one of your cities I read about. I think it was called Bell.”

Just then the telephone rang. When I finished talking to the caller, I started to ask my friend who had won the Fruitcake election, but he’d already departed.

City of Cerritos has many accomplishments to celebrateBy Mayor Carol K. Chen

On March 16, 2011 I had the distinct honor of being selected by my City Council colleagues to serve as mayor of the wonderful City of Cerritos. During my first six months as mayor, I am pleased to report that our City has accomplished many goals, including the improvement of the community’s parks, infrastructure and services.

Gridley Park, a popular neighborhood park, was improved with the installation of a new swing set and play structures. The colorful structures include slides and a rock climbing wall which was clearly a hit with the children playing in the park on the day a ribbon cutting ceremony was held. The City’s efforts to enhance parks and recreation programs are gaining national recognition. For the fourth consecutive year, the City was named a “Playful City USA” in honor of the City’s efforts to provide outstanding recreation programs and facilities for children.

I am also delighted to note the City recently completed an extensive street improvement project. The project included the repaving and resurfacing of South Street between Studebaker Road and the

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San Gabriel River, and Norwalk Boulevard between Del Amo Boulevard and the MTA right-of-way. In addition, handicap access ramps were constructed at both locations. The $643,102 street improvement project was funded by Propositions 1B and 42.

Another exciting public works improvement project is underway at the Cerritos Corporate Yard where the City is installing a second photovoltaic system to generate solar power for the facility. The $761,200 project was funded by the City and a $380,600 grant from the Department of Energy. The high capacity solar panels will be installed on top of a water reservoir. The two photovoltaic projects will provide all the energy required to power the main building and a substantial portion of the energy used to operate a water well.

One of the most critical issues my City Council colleagues and I are addressing is the protection of the City’s assets. We are continuing our diligence in working against the elimination of redevelopment agencies and preventing the state’s other attempts to take the City’s revenues. This effort is to ensure that the future generations of this community can continue to enjoy what we have worked towards for our first 55 years as an incorporated city.

The first half of my term as mayor has been exciting and productive and I would

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The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced more than $243 mil-lion in grants awarded nationwide to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipali-ties for the hiring of new peace officers. The grants include funding for 28 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded $8,535,000 in funding for 25 deputies over a 3 year period, with the fourth year funded by the county. The funds would be used for 25 deputies in unincorporated communi-ties to address burglaries and assaults, and quality of life issues such as graffiti vandalism, substance abuse, and traffic

issues. The grant requires approval by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervi-sors.

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The City of Maywood was awarded $428,788 for one deputy over three years, with the fourth year funded by the city. The deputy will be dedicated to policing in Maywood.

The City of Norwalk was awarded $810,950 for two deputies over three years, with the fourth year funded by the city. The deputies will be dedicated to policing in Norwalk.

“The funding for these deputies comes at the right time. It will help our strong community policing efforts by hard working deputies in partnership with the community,” said Sheriff Lee Baca. “We appreciate the confidence shown in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department by the COPS Office.

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NORWALK SHERIFF’S STATIONWeekly Crime Summary

September 26 - October 2, 2011 Robbery: A robbery was reported on

the 14500 block of Telegraph Rd. A male suspect stole cash from a restaurant.

Residential Burglary: A burglary was reported on the 14900 block of Steprock Dr. Various credit cards and a checkbook were stolen from the home.

Vehicle Burglary: Three vehicle burglaries were reported last week. Two burglaries were reported on the 14300 block of Firestone Blvd. Purses, stereo equipment and a third row seat were re-ported stolen. Another theft of a third row seat was reported on the 14200 block of Firestone Blvd.

Grand Theft: A grand theft was reported near Biola Ave and Stage Road. Batteries and tool boxes were stolen from several vehicles parked at the loca-tion. A second incident was reported on the 15300 block of Alondra Blvd. Several battery packs were stolen from a cable equipment box.

One was taken from a residential street, and the other from a high-volume com-mercial parking lot. The 2011 weekly average in vehicle thefts is 2.8.

Along with Honda and Toyota prod-ucts, SUVs are popular with vehicle thieves. They are often taken to other locations and stripped for seats, DVD players, etc. Make sure that you protect your vehicle with a steering wheel lock-ing device at the very least.

Grand Theft Vehicle: Five vehicles were reported stolen last week. A vehicle was reported taken from the 14300 block of Ramo Dr. A second vehicle was stolen from the 15200 block of Las Flores Ave. Three older model Honda Civics were stolen in separate incidents from the 14900 block of Loretta Dr., the 16500 block of Summershade Dr., and the 11600 block of Hollyview Dr. An older model Honda Civic was recovered on the 14500 block of Industry Circle. The vehicle was reported stolen from the City of Riv-erside the previous day.

Fundraising Event for VOPS - Oct. 8 On Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station Volunteers are hosting a Goodwill Donation Fundraiser at the Sheriff’s Academy in Whittier. The academy is located on the corner of Telegraph Rd. and Colima Rd. Clean your house and donate your used items. If you are having a garage sale, consider donat-ing your unsold items.

The volunteers have partnered with Goodwill Industries International to col-lect items for their centers. Your dona-tions will help raise funds for equipment and training for the Volunteers on Patrol. Norwalk Station currently has 50 Volun-teers on Patrol who volunteer their time to patrol La Mirada, Norwalk and Whit-tier.

They are also called upon to assist dur-ing emergencies throughout the County of Los Angeles.

CERRITOS SHERIFF’S STATIONWeekly Crime Summary

September 26 to October 2, 2011 28 Part I felony crimes were reported

to the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station last week, up from 19 the week before. Residential burglaries, vehicle burglaries, and vehicle thefts increased during this reporting pe-riod, while robberies remained the same, and commercial burglaries declined. Calls for service were up from 255 to 278. The current 2011 weekly average in calls for service is 273.

One robbery was investigated. On Thursday September 29 at 2:15 p.m. a male victim was assaulted in a bank lot located in the 11400 block of South Street by a lone male suspect. A bag of cash was taken and the suspect fled on foot.

Eight residential burglaries were reported compared to five the previous week. Six of the crimes last week in-volved open or unlocked doors or win-dows, one window was pried open, and one was shattered. Laptop computers, cash, and shoes were among the items taken. The 2011 weekly average in resi-dential burglaries remains at 3.9.

Leaving doors and windows unlocked or open and the prying of sliding glass doors or windows are the leading causes of residential burglaries in Cerritos. Take the brief time to make sure that every-thing is properly secured before leaving and ensure that your sliding glass doors and windows are equipped with hardware to keep the window tightly secured to the frame. This prevents the vertical and lateral movement necessary to lift it from the tracks.

There were no commercial burglar-ies reported to Cerritos Station last week. The 2011 weekly average in commercial/“other structure” burglaries is 3.1.

Vehicle burglaries rose from nine to thirteen last week. Ten of these occurred in high-volume commercial parking lots. Eight were SUVs. Laptop computers, make-up, cell phones, purses, cameras, GPS units, and third-row seats (from an SUV) were taken. The 2011 weekly aver-age in vehicle burglaries remained at 6.6.

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School teacher, Maria Tristao-Nunes was surprise by her faculty and students when she walked into her room on Oct. 4 to find that she was receiving an award from Office Max presented to outstanding teachers. Tristao-Nunes received a Certificate of Appreciation from Office Max as well as many free school supplies, including crayons, pencils and erasers.

Elliott Elementary principal, Danielle Mitchell says, “Tristao-Nunes gives 110 percent to her job and her students,” which is why she is winning this award. Office Max chooses only one teacher a year per district to give this award out to and this year Maria Tristao-Nunes received that honor. “I’m speechless,” said, Tristo-Nunes, “thank you so much.”

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Goodwill Donation truck at Sheriff's Academy in Whittier on Saturday By Randy Economy

The Norwalk Sheriff's Station Volun-teers are hosting a "Goodwill Donation Fundraiser" at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy in Whittier on Saturday, Oct. 8th from 8am - 4pm. Organizers of the event have partnered with Goodwill Indus-tries International to collect items for their local centers that can be found in Norwalk and other surrounding communities.

Your donations will also help raise funds for equipment and training for the volunteers on patrol. Norwalk Station cur-rently has 50 volunteers on patrol that vol-unteer their time to patrol the areas of La Mirada, Norwalk and Whittier. They are also called upon to assist at various emer-gencies throughout the County of Los An-geles.

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Whitney High School juniors, Vigh-nesh Iyer and Kevin Chon, decided to do something special for underprivileged kids in Africa this summer.

The two spent four weeks in the West African country of Ghana volunteering their time and talents, teaching at a school and assisting with other projects includ-ing the development an orphanage. Hohoe Presbyterian School is a school in the Ho-hoe village in the Volta region of Ghana. Children here lack basic needs and es-sentials such as classrooms, instruction aids, and writing implements. Vighnesh and Kevin took it upon themselves to help

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Sacramento – State Assem-blyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) is calling for the immediate end to an outrageous practice implemented in some Ana-heim Union High School District schools that require students to carry school ID cards in one of three colors based on their performance on the California Standards Tests from the previous school year. Solo-rio first read of the “incentive” program in an article in the Orange County Register, and later confirmed with school district officials that the practice was indeed in place at some area high schools.

"I'm shocked and embarrassed that we have schools in Anaheim Union High School District that are branding students and handing out special perks based on their once-a-year achievement scores,” says Solorio. "Students learn every day and can achieve higher milestones at any time. To publicly categorize them for an entire year based on their test scores is just wrong. Schools with these types of programs should end them immediately."

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The project, that was first brought for-ward a few years back before program ad-vocate Councilman Luigi Vernola and also recently by Councilman Marcel Rodarte, who serves as a current officer in the Air Force Reserves, should be in place in time for the upcoming Veteran’s Day Holiday on Nov. 11.

Rodarte and Vernola reconfirmed their support for the program during Tuesday’s meeting. “We need to make sure the com-munity understands we have not forgotten about our soldiers,” Rodarte stressed. “We can’t do enough to say thank you to our veterans.”

Vernola reaffirmed Rodarte’s position by stating, “We need to recognize our veterans who are serving currently. It has been a long time coming. “

The guidelines approved to participate in the “Hometown Banner Program” are the honoree must be a member of a mili-tary branch in the United States Military Services who is currently serving on ac-tive duty. The service person must be a resident or family member of a Norwalk resident.

The banner will be removed from dis-play and will be returned to the family/honoree’s completion of active duty or at the end of the war and or conflict in which he/she are participating in.

“I want to get this program put to bed, and to get it going,” Vice Mayor Cheri Kelley remarked.

Mayor Mike Mendez, a strong propo-nent of the program said he realizes the ban-ners for the program are“probably going to

start slow” but knows that once completed the community will be able to “enjoy this, all over the city, not just around Norwalk City Hall and Freedom Square.”

The initial location for the banners will be along the Firestone Boulevard area, and will include as many as 190 honorees.

Vivian Hansen, Executive Director of the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, told the City Council the Chamber has already had many inquiries about the program in the past couple of weeks alone. “The in-terest is very high, and we know this is go-ing to be a wonderful community effort.”

In other items, the Council approved a plan that will reduce $267,387 in funds to be used to reduce funding for the Bus Shelter Replacement Project.

The Council also authorized the City Manager to execute amendments to the Traffic Engineering Agreement with Wil-dan Engineering to design traffic sig-nal modifications at Bloomfield Avenue and Civic Center Drive in the amount of $10,500.

Design of traffic signal modifications at San Antonio Drive and Foster Road funded from Metropolitan Transit Author-ity funds for the design of traffic signal modifications at San Antonio Drive and Foster Road for an additional $10,500.

Councilman Leonard Shryock moved to adjourn the meeting in the memory of longtime resident Sid Matthews, who was an active Parishioner at Saint Linus Catho-lic Church and a longtime resident of Nor-walk and a active community member.

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The building was undergoing recon-struction. No other buildings were involved and all other classrooms and facilities were available for a regular school day.

The District’s Maintenance and Opera-tions crew worked to clean the area sur-rounding the bungalow.

According to law enforcement, an inves-tigation to determine the cause of the blaze will begin soon.

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Organization to change the District’s elec-toral system, and upon approval, the pro-posed change of electoral system.

With the wheels now in motion, the Board of Trustees will be holding back to back public hearings, during their Novem-ber and December scheduled meetings.

A final decision could be made on Dec. 7 by the Cerritos College Board.

Because the District had already taken appropriate actions on the issue, the District is demanding that the lawsuit be withdrawn to avoid unnecessary costs to the college and taxpayers.

Board Vice President Robert Arthur of Norwalk called the lawsuit “political gim-mickry” that will end up costing taxpayers “ten if not hundreds” of thousands of dol-lars to “fight in court.”

Arthur was referring to the Oakland-based law firm of Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian who is repre-senting Avalos, Chavez and Zuniga.

Lead attorney Joaquin Avila said “I have studied and analyzed voting patterns in many communities in California, and the Cerritos Community College District pres-ents about as strong a pattern of racially po-larized voting and exclusion of Latino vot-ers from fair political access because of the use of at-large elections as I’ve seen yet.”

“Before filing this case we brought this problem to the attention of the District but it didn’t take the necessary steps to change, and therefore our clients are determined to change the election system through this le-gal action so that Board members are elect-ed by districts where they reside, and will be more responsive to the needs of voters

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City Council member and past Mayor, dis-puted the “motives” of the law firm and the law suit during the Board’s meeting attend-ed by around 50 local residents.

“This law firm ended up costing the tax-payers in the Modesto Community College District over $3.2 million dollars.” he said.

He called for the California Bar Asso-ciation to investigate the law firm for their “motives” and “tactics” and “practices.”

“We need every dollar for the classroom and for our students, not for law firms and attorney fees,” Arthur said.

In a statement to the media, the three plaintiffs claim that Cerritos College Board of Trustees is “controlled” by a “small mi-nority of the District’s residents who live or are active in the City of Cerritos, although

12 cities are located entirely or partially within the District’s boundaries.”

Avalos is a former City Clerk from the City of South Gate who was also a former one-term member of the Board of Trustees before she was defeated in 2009. Chavez, a resident of Norwalk, who ran unsuccess-fully in 2007 in spite of having a well fund-ed campaign that included heavy backing from several Democratic Party leaders, and from union and labor organizations.

Avalos and Chavez lost the 2009 elec-tion to incumbents Robert Hughlett, a past two-time Mayor of Cerritos, and the late Robert Epple, from Bellflower who was a former long time trustee and elected mem-ber of the California State Assembly. Epple passed away in 2010 and his seat is now being held by appointed incumbent Jean McHatton, who is also a resident of Cer-

ritos and a well known area educator with more than 30 years experience in the field of education and who has a long track re-cord of involvement at Cerritos College.

Also elected in 2009 was Dr. Shin Liu, a popular college instructor from Rio Hondo College who is also a resident of Cerritos.

The lawsuit claims that “as a result of racially polarized voting, Latino voters, es-pecially those in areas outside the City of Cerritos, are unable to elect candidates of their choice and candidates responsive to their interests in the District’s programs.”

“This legal action is premature and does not recognize the Board’s work on the election issue, and defending the district in this lawsuit will be very costly to tax-payers while the Board is already taking a course of action. The lawsuit is totally un-necessary,” said Dr. Lacy, “especially at a time when we need every dollar we have to support the educational program at the college.”

Avalos, Zuniga and Chavez said that the 24,000 students who attend Cerritos Col-lege are “substantially over 50% Latino.” Cerritos College spokesperson Abelon con-firmed that the current population of the student body is at 53% Latino.

Attorney Baller claim that “only a few” Latinos , have been elected, “just three since 1995,” as a result, his clients contend that “racially polarized voting patterns” have occurred in past Cerritos College Dis-trict board elections.

“Racially polarized voting occurs when non-minority members of the electorate do not support minority candidates, and when there is a large difference in the level of support for minority candidates between minority and non-minority portions of the electorate.,” Baller said in a statement to Los Cerritos Community News.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0054060 Title Order No. 11-0044008 Investor/Insurer No. 104494859 APN No. 7039-022-011 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/19/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MARLO ROBERT ALQUIZA MARGUIA ALQUIZA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 08/19/2005 and recorded 8/30/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2081034, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/21/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19427 LUSK AVENUE, CERRITOS CA, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common desig-nation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $685,728.33. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/30/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4090459 09/30/2011, 10/07/2011, 10/14/2011

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0041925 Title Order No. 11-0033225 Investor/Insurer No. 0171886610 APN No. 7175-001-020 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/10/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JUAN SANDOVAL, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPERATE PROPERTY, dated 07/10/2007 and re-corded 7/26/2007, as Instrument No. 20071764369, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/28/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4862 RADNOR AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90713. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common desig-nation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $539,420.13. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 08/21/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that pur-pose. ASAP# 4104010 10/07/2011, 10/14/2011, 10/21/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 112457 Title No. 883918 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/27/2011 at 10:30 AM, Max Default Services Corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/5/2006, as Instrument No. 06 1222363, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Charles L. Spence and Raquel Spence, Husband and Wife and Claudia Yorba, a Single Woman, all as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), at the west side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN # 7159-014-010 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5439 Hayter Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $468,099.27 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. The mortgagee, beneficiary or autho-rized agent for the mortgagee or beneficiary, pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b) declares that the mortgagee, beneficiary or the mortgagee's or beneficiary's authorized agent has either contacted the borrower or tried with due diligence to contact the borrower as required by California Civil Code Section 2923.5. Dated 10/7/2011 MAX DEFAULT SERVICES CORPORATION Ryan Remington/Authorized Signature FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 Max Default Services Corp. is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4097237 10/07/2011, 10/14/2011, 10/21/2011

TS #: CA-11-421579-JB Order #: 110048779-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ESPERANZA KOMOR , A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 3/22/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0606706 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 11/2/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $709,036.86 The purported property address is: 19207 Stefani Avenue Cerritos, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7054-012-034 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s At-torney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. P882713 10/7, 10/14, 10/21/2011

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTEN-TION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE(S)(UCC Sec. 6101 et seq. and B & P Sec. 24073 et seq.)Escrow No. 12063-JPNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is about to be made. The name(s) and business address of the seller(s)/licensee(s) are: HEXA USA INC, 15107 BELLFLOWER BLVD, STE C, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706Doing business as: LEE'S MARKETAll other business names(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s)/licensee(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s)/licensee(s), is/are: NONEThe name(s) and address of the buyer(s)/applicant(s) is/are: ZOUHER GEORGE YOUNAN, 15107 BELLFLOWER BLVD, STE C, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706The assets being sold are generally described as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AND ABC OFF SALE BEER & WINE LICENSE 20-501538 and are located at: 15107 BELLFLOWER BLVD, STE C, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706The type and number of license to be transferred is/are: Type: OFF-SALE BEER AND WINE, License Number: 20-501538 now issued for the premises located at: SAMEThe bulk sale and transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is/are intended to be consummated at the office of: ACT ONE ESCROW INC, 17918 PIONEER BLVD, STE 202, ARTESIA, CA 90701 and the anticipated sale date is OCTOBER 31, 2011The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.The purchase price or consideration in connection with the sale of the business and transfer of the license, is the sum of $72,000.00, including inventory estimated at $15,000.00, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CHECK $30,000.00, CASH $42,000.00, TOTAL CONSIDERATION $72,000.00It has been agreed between the seller(s)/licensee(s) and the intended buyer(s)/transferee(s), as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions code, that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.HEXA USA INC, Seller(s)/Licensee(s)ZOUHER GEORGE YOUNAN, Buyer(s)/Applicant(s)LA1053551 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 10/7/11

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE(Section 6104-6105 U.C.C.)Escrow No. 71705-AYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below.The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: MIRA JANG PARK, 12765 TOWNE CENTER DR, CERRITOS, CA 90703The location in California of the Chief Executive Office of the seller is: SAME As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONEThe name(s) and business address of the buyer are: KENNETH NASH JR, 12765 TOWNE CENTER DR, CERRITOS, CA 90703The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT AND INTEREST AND COV-ENANT NOT TO COMPETE and is located at: 12765 TOWNE CENTER DR, CERRITOS, CA 90703The business name used by the seller(s) at the location is: JUICE IT UPThe anticipated date of the bulk sale is OCTOBER 25, 2011 at the office of: UNITED ESCROW CO, 6281 BEACH BLVD #100, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: UNITED ESCROW CO, 6281 BEACH BLVD #100, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be OCTOBER 24, 2011, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above.Dated: SEPTEMBER 23, 2011KENNETH NASH JR., Buyer(s)LA1053814 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 10/7/11

Lawsuit proponents Tom Chavez (l) and Leonard Zuniga at Wednesday's Cerritos College Board of Trustees Meeting. Chente Ramirez LCCN Intern Photo

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTThe following person is doing business as Norwalk Florists, Flowers by Allan, Flowers by Gary, Royal Garden Florist, The Englishmans Garden Florist 11947 Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, Ca 90650 The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein./S/ Gary MurphyThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 09/8/11.NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/11

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www.LosCerritosNews.net COMMUNITY NEWS • OCTOBER 7-14, 2011 13TO ADVERTISE CALL (800) 901-7211NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0052868 Title Order No. 11-0042372 Investor/Insurer No. 0105192294 APN No. 7170-019-033 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by GUILLERMO BOTELLO AND MARIA BOTELLO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, dated 09/09/2005 and recorded 9/21/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2275610, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/21/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5728 BLACKTHORNE AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90712. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $482,697.54. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/30/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4091423 09/30/2011, 10/07/2011, 10/14/2011

CITY OF CERRITOSSTATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THECERRITOS ANNUAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

BID NO. 1130-12

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for the following:

“CERRITOS ANNUAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1130-12.”

The work or improvement to be performed consists of providing all labor, services, tools, equipment, materials, appurtenances and incidentals necessary for performing annual elevator maintenance for the City of Cerritos. Typical tasks to be completed include but are not limited to preventive monthly maintenance of all mechanical equipment in multiple City facilities, and other similar tasks (the “Work”). Contractor shall have a minimum of five (5) years experience performing similar tasks.

The City will hold a mandatory pre-bid conference for the “CERRITOS ANNUAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1130-12” on October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., at the City of Cerritos Corporate Yard, 16540 Marquardt Avenue, Cerritos, California.

Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos at or before 11:00 AM on October 26, 2011, at the office of the City Clerk, City of Cerritos, First Floor, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California 90703 and marked “CERRITOS ANNUAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1130-12.”

A set of Contract Documents, including the Plans and Specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $25.00 ($30.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required.

The City of Cerritos reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions of any and all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “C20” is required. The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776, et al. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. In addition, the information can be obtained by calling the Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, or by faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or by writing to: California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142.

By order of the City of Cerritos.

Dated/posted/published: October 7, 2011

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/7/11


NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THECERRITOS ANNUAL ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

BID NO. 1129-12

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for the following:

“CERRITOS ANNUAL ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1129-12.”

The work or improvement to be performed consists of providing all labor, services, tools, equipment, materials, appurtenances and incidentals necessary for performing annual elevator maintenance for the City of Cerritos. Typical tasks to be completed include but are not limited to: preventive maintenance, periodic safety testing, monthly fire testing and record completion of various elevators in multiple City facilities, and other similar tasks (the “Work”). Contractor shall have a minimum of five (5) years experience performing similar tasks.

The City will hold a mandatory pre-bid conference for the “CERRITOS ANNUAL ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1129-12” on October 13, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., at the City of Cerritos Corporate Yard, 16540 Marquardt Avenue, Cerritos, California.

Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos at or before 11:00 AM on October 26, 2011, at the office of the City Clerk, City of Cerritos, First Floor, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California 90703 and marked “CERRITOS ANNUAL ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, BID NO. 1129-12.”

A set of Contract Documents, including the Plans and Specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $25.00 ($30.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required.

The City of Cerritos reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions of any and all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “C11” is required. The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776, et al. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. In addition, the information can be obtained by calling the Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, or by faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or by writing to: California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142.

By order of the City of Cerritos.

Dated/posted/published: October 7, 2011



NOTICE TO BIDDERSPRINTING OF THE CERRITOS NEWS, CERRITOS LIBRARY NEWS, COMMUNITY SERVICES

PROGRAM, AND CERRITOS LIFELONG ENRICHMENT NEWSLETTERBID NO. 1127-12

Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703, until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 for the printing of the Cerritos News, Cerritos Library News, Community Services Program and Cerritos Lifelong Enrichment Newsletter.

Bids will be publicly opened at Cerritos City Hall at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Bids must be made on the form provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Cerritos, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703, marked “Bid for Printing of The Cerritos News, Cerritos Library News, Community Services Program and Cerritos Lifelong Enrichment Newsletter, Bid No. 1127-12.”

Please contact the City of Cerritos Communications Division at (562) 916-1320 to obtain specifications and contract documents.

No bid will be accepted unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

The City of Cerritos reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions of any and all bids or waive the informality in a bid not affected by law.

Dated/Posted/Published: October 7, 2011


NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD DRAFT REMOVAL ACTION WORKPLAN

PROPOSED FIVE STAR EXPRESS CAR WASH HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: OCTOBER 7 TO October 21, 2011

WHAT’S BEING PROPOSED?

The California State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announces a 30‐day public comment period on the draft Removal Action Work Plan (RAW) submitted by the current owner of the proposed Five Star Express Car Wash in Hawaiian Gardens, California (Site). Environmental investigations completed for the Site found elevated concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the soil and underlying groundwater, left over from past site operations, including an auto repair facility, above acceptable human health risk standards. The draft RAW proposes a cleanup plan to address impacted soil and groundwater in this area by removing approximately 42 cubic yards of impacted soil, backfilling the excavated areas with clean fill, transporting the soil to a licensed disposal/treatment facility. As part of this work, groundwater will be regularly monitored to ensure that impacts to groundwater are not moving off‐site and that levels of chemicals are declining over time. In addition, land use restrictions will be enforced on the entire Site (both northern and southern parcels). It will limit its land use as future commercial/industrial development only due to the presence of elevated soil gas levels found at some of the sampling locations. However, there is no immediate health risk, because the public is not exposed to the contaminated soil. DTSC is responsible for overseeing environmental investigations and ensuring that cleanup activities are conducted in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (NOE): DTSC prepared a draft Notice of Exemption for this soil removal pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for this project which states that the project will not have a significant impact on the human health or the environment because of the short duration, very small amount of contaminated soils will be removed, and the controlled way in which the cleanup activities will take place.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

The public is invited to comment on the Draft RAW during the 30‐day public comment period which starts from October 7 and ends on October 21, 2011. All public comments will be carefully considered in making the final decision for the Site. Your comments may be submitted in writing to Nirupma Suryavanshi, Project Manager, DTSC, 5796 Corporate Avenue, CA 90630, or by email: [email protected].

Comments must be postmarked or emailed by 5:00 P.M. October 21, 2011.

WHERE DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

A copy of the draft RAW, draft NOE and other site‐related documents are available for public review at the Hawaiian Gardens Library, 12100 Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716. Also, the Administrative Record and project documents are available for review during business hours at DTSC’s Regional Records Office, 5796 Corporate Ave, Cypress, CA 90630. Please call (714) 484‐5337 for an appointment. Site documents are also available at www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public. A computer is available in the DTSC file room for your use.

CONTACTS:

If you have any questions or wish to discuss the project, please contact Dr. Nirupma Suryavanshi, DTSC Project Manager, at (714) 484‐5375 or email: [email protected] or Ms. Stacey Lear, DTSC Public Participation Specialist, at (714) 484‐5354 or toll‐free (866) 495‐5651 or email: [email protected]. For DTSC media inquiries, please contact Ms. Jeanne Garcia, DTSC Public Information Officer, at (818) 717‐6573 or email: [email protected].

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AVISO PLAZO COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS PROPUESTO ANTEPROYECTO PLAN DE TRABAJO ACCIÓN DE REMOCIÓN

FIVE STAR EXPRESS CAR WASH HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA

PLAZO COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS: OCTUBRE 7 A OCTUBRE 21, 2011

¿QUÉ ES LO QUE SE PROPONE?

El Departamento de Control de Sustancias Tóxicas de California (DTSC, por sus siglas en inglés) anuncia un plazo de 30 días para los comentarios del público respecto al anteproyecto del Plan de Trabajo de la Acción de Remoción (RAW, por sus siglas en inglés), presentado por el propietario actual del propuesto Five Star Express Car Wash, ubicado en Hawaiian Gardens, California (Sitio). Las investigaciones medioambientales desarrolladas en el suelo y en el agua subterránea subyacente del Sitio revelaron altas concentraciones de hidrocarburos totales derivados de petróleo (TPH, por sus siglas en inglés), las cuales exceden los estándares de riesgo aceptables para la salud humana, como también, se detectaron compuestos orgánicos volátiles (VOC, por sus siglas en inglés), los que quedaron en el sitio debido a las operaciones pasadas efectuadas en él, las que incluían una taller de reparación de automóviles. El anteproyecto RAW propone un plan de limpieza para tratar el suelo y el agua subterránea impactados en esta área, mediante la remoción de aproximadamente 42 yardas cúbicas de suelo impactado, rellenando las áreas excavadas con relleno limpio, y llevando el suelo a una instalación de eliminación/tratamiento debidamente autorizada. Como parte de estas tareas, se monitoreará de manera regular el agua subterránea para asegurarse que los impactos en ella no se están desplazando fuera del sitio y que los niveles de sustancias químicas vayan declinando con el transcurrir del tiempo. Además, se aplicarán restricciones a la utilización del terreno en todo el Sitio (ambas parcelas, ubicadas al norte y al sur). Debido a la presencia de niveles elevados del gas del suelo detectados en algunos de los lugares en los cuales se tomaron muestras se limitará la futura utilización de las tierras a solamente una urbanización comercial e industrial. No obstante no existe un riesgo inmediato a la salud humana, ya que el público no está expuesto al suelo contaminado. DTSC es la agencia responsable de supervisar las investigaciones medioambientales y de asegurarse de que las tareas de limpieza se realicen en conformidad con las leyes y regulaciones estatales y federales.

AVISO DE EXENCIÓN (NOE, por sus siglas en inglés):

Para este efecto, DTSC preparó un anteproyecto del Aviso de Exención para la remoción del suelo, de acuerdo con las disposiciones del Decreto de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA, por sus siglas en inglés), el cual indica que este anteproyecto no conllevará un impacto significativo a la salud humana ni al medioambiente debido a su corta duración, la pequeña cantidad de suelo a remover, y la manera controlada con la cual se llevarán a cabo las actividades de limpieza.

¿CÓMO PUEDO PARTICIPAR?

Se invita al público a que presente sus comentarios respecto al Anteproyecto RAW durante el plazo de 30 días para comentarios del público que comienza en Octubre 7 y termina en Octubre 21, 2011. Se tomarán en cuenta todos los comentarios del público cuando se tome la decisión definitiva respecto al Sitio. Sus comentarios pueden presentarse por escrito a Nirupma Suryavanshi, Gerente de Proyecto, DTSC, 5796 Corporate Avenue, CA 90630, o por email: [email protected].

Los comentarios deben estar franqueados o enviados por email antes de las 5:00 P.M. de Octubre 21, 2011.

¿DÓNDE SE OBTIENE INFORMACIÓN ADICIONAL?

Una copia del anteproyecto RAW, el anteproyecto NOE y otros documentos correspondientes al sitio están disponibles para el estudio del público en la biblioteca de Hawaiian Gardens, 12100 Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716. Asimismo, el Expediente Administrativo y los documentos correspondientes al proyecto están disponibles para su estudio durante horas normales de atención en la Oficina Regional de Archivos de DTSC, 5796 Corporate Ave, Cypress, CA 90630. Por favor llame al (714) 484‐5337 para pedir una cita. Los documentos del sitio también están disponibles en la siguiente página web: www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public. Un terminal de computación está disponible en la oficina de archivos de DTSC para el uso del público.

Published at Los Cerritos Community News 10/7/11

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Many expected a close tussle espe-cially since the Eagles knocked the Dons out of a playoff spot the last two seasons. But what everyone saw was a 42-0 Glenn rout, its first league shutout since blank-ing Artesia 29-0 on Oct. 18, 2002. It was also the first shutout by the Eagles since whitewashing La Quinta 28-0 on Sept. 26, 2008 and the first time since 2004 that Glenn won its league opener. Ironically, its opponent that season was Cerritos.

Glenn was paced by the bruising run-ning of junior Steven Reed, who ran for 156 yards on 19 carries and scored four touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Cyrus Villena caught four passes for 52 yards and scored once as the Eagles improved to 3-2 overall, one more win than all of last season. Reed now leads the league with 847 rushing yards and 11 touch-downs on the ground.

“We spent a lot of time in the offsea-son trying to pull this kind of offense together,” said John Glenn head coach Ray Niemann. “The kids worked really hard scripting an offense that would be conducive to his running abilities and Cyrus’ catching abilities.”

Cerritos thought a change in clothing apparel would jump start a team that has scored 26 points in four games. During warm-ups, the Dons wore their customary black jerseys. But when the team came

out for the national anthem, they had changed into red jerseys.

“We lost to John Glenn two years ago and we lost to John Glenn last year,” said Cerritos interim coach Shonyta Pouncey. “We figured maybe we would do some-thing to spark them. We’ve been talk-ing about Glenn for a while now, in the offseason, lifting and running. It was all about John Glenn.”

The game began with an auspicious start as both teams combined for five pen-alties on the first drive of the game. With 2:40 left in the first quarter, Glenn senior defensive back Vincent Watkins recov-ered a fumble on a botched punt attempt and the Eagles went 12 short yards to end the scoreless tie when Reed went in from a yard out as time expired.

Cerritos (0-4) began the second quarter with its longest drive of the game, having reached the Glenn 25-yard line. But Glenn sophomore linebacker Anthony Uribe sacked Cerritos senior quarterback Bo Nelson for an eight-yard loss. On the next play, Uribe recovered a fumble and the Dons wouldn’t be the same the remainder of the game.

Reed capped an eight-play drive with a 12-yard score with 2:56 left in the half. Then on the Dons second play of the en-suing drive, Glenn senior defensive back John Lemos intercepted a tipped ball and the Eagles turned that into a three-yard score from senior quarterback Anthony Escobar to Villena with 38 seconds left in the half. Escobar was seven of 14 for 60 yards in the first half and added a 21-

yard pass to Villena in the second half. As Glenn took a 21-0 lead into the locker room, it had outgained the Dons 190-75.

“We were sluggish and weren’t mak-ing the right reads offensively,” Niemann said. “We were jumping offsides and guys weren’t watching the ball to catch them. We just didn’t have a rhythm and it’s very, very concerning.”

Cerritos was hoping the second half would be better and got the ball to begin the final 24 minutes. But another bad snap on a punt gave the Eagles another short field and Reed found the end zone from 10 yards out just 79 seconds into the third quarter. Cerritos was forced to punt again after another three and out but this time, a fumble in the end zone was recovered by junior defensive back Cesar Arzate and the visitors now had a comfortable 35-0 lead. Another fumble recovery, this time by senior linebacker Frankie Lopez, led to a four-yard score by Reed late in the stanza which by now, was under a run-ning clock situation.

“After a team gets up by a certain amount of points like that, it’s hard,” Pouncey said. “Our defense is on the field a lot. What can you do? They’re playing long downs and we’re out of position on defense.”

Nelson completed four of nine passes for 56 yards and Matt Galbreth rushed for 21 yards on 11 carries to pace Cerritos. Senior defensive back Kyle Williams had nine and a half tackles as the Dons will host El Monte tonight on its homecoming.

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“There has been, the last few years, a rivalry rising [against Cerritos],” Nie-mann said. “That rivalry has been grow-ing and growing and growing. I really thought we were going to have a little bit more of a problem on defense because [senior Branden Wilson] is a solid runner and [Nelson] seems to make positives out of negatives.”

SUBURBAN LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL

CERRITOS OUT OF SYNC IN SWEEP BY MAYFAIR, DROPS TO SECOND PLACEBy Loren Kopff

LAKEWOOD - Over his past four seasons entering the 2011 campaign, Cer-ritos girls volleyball head coach Khanh Vo has had more success over Suburban League arch rival Mayfair than any of his predecessors since 1998. Since 2007, Vo had gone 5-3 in league matches against the Monsoons and his 2011 squad had al-ready defeated Mayfair twice this season in tournament matches.

But this past Tuesday with first place on the line, Mayfair made the adjustments it needed to do to prevail and swept the Lady Dons 25-17, 25-12, 25-20. It was the second straight time in league play that Cerritos had lost to Mayfair and the first time that a Vo-coached team was swept by Mayfair. Back on Sept. 6, Cerri-tos edged the Monsoons in five sets in the Gahr/Molten Volleyball Classic and on Sept. 24, Cerritos defeated Mayfair 25-18 in a one set playoff match in the Mayfair Tournament.

“We were able to pull out [victories] in the first two,” Vo said. “I felt they did their homework and studied us and they got a little bit better on their coverage on defense. They exposed our defense a little bit and we weren’t able to respond in the way I wanted them to respond.”

Cerritos (8-5 overall, 3-1 in league)

came out of the gates sluggish in the first set, falling behind 5-1 without Mayfair collecting a kill. But the Lady Dons weren’t having much success on offense either, getting only four kills, four blocks and two aces in the opening set. Cerritos never led in the set but was able to tie the Monsoons three times, the last at 14-14 when Mayfair was called for a net viola-tion. But a kill from Cristionna Pitts gave the home team the serve where it scored six of the next seven points of the set. Se-nior opposite hitter Susan Suski had three of the four kills for Cerritos and finished the match with a team-high eight kills.

Both teams traded points on the first nine serves of the second set before May-fair took the lead on a kill from Lovet Umeh. Kills from junior outside hitter Arnelle Duru and Suski tied the set at 6-6 before Umeh had another kill, then served five straight points. Through the first two sets, Cerritos, the fifth ranked team in the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section’s Division III-AA poll, never scored more than two points in a row. Of the 12 points in the second set, 10 were kills from Duru, Suski or junior middle hitter Bali Leffall-young.

“Systematically, we were exposed in that they were setting the outside and right side,” Vo said. “When our middles can’t close the holes, our defense can’t rotate properly in the back. We just need to work on that more. Today, they forced us to play out of our system on defense a lot.”

Mayfair got out to a big start in the third set and led 10-3 when Anel Flores had back to back aces along with a kill from Dana Brown. The lead would in-

crease to 13-5 before sophomore out-side hitter Mariah Gonzalez served four straight points including an ace to make it a 13-10 affair.

Moments later, Mayfair was up 18-11 after an ace from Umeh but a net viola-tion gave possession to Cerritos and senior setter Trisha Justiniano reeled off six straight points, including three aces and a pair of kills from Duru. The tie was made possible by some stellar defense at the net after Mayfair’s Madison Seaman was inches away from a kill.

But after a timeout, Megan Fruh-wirth’s kill ended the longest rally for the Lady Dons and Seaman followed with a kill and a block. The Monsoons would then score the last four points of the match and afterwards, Vo spoke with his team for over 20 minutes.

“I always encourage my players to try to get better and try to learn the game,” Vo said. “The group I have on the court ball control-wise is still pretty young. We are getting better but at the same time, today, we were forced to rally a lot more than in the past matches against them.”

Cerritos had 24 kills in the match with Duru getting seven, Leffall-young four and sophomore middle hitter Anne Osuji three in addition to the aforementioned eight from Suski. Cerritos hosted John Glenn on Oct. 11 and will conclude the first round of league play on Tuesday against Artesia. On Thursday, the Lady Dons step out of league to visit Fairmont Prep.

was held at a Hawaiian Gardens trailer park. At the time, Bruce and Councilman Reynaldo “Rey” Rodriguez attacked incumbent Mayor Mike Gomez and Councilman Victor Farfan, and Vice Mayor Michi Oyama Canada for “playing politics” for a similar event they held at the same location weeks earlier.

LCCN has also learned that both Neve-jas and Groom have made previous large donations to the “Campaign for Justice and Change” committee in the amount that total more than $3,000 over a two year period.

Groom is serving as the current campaign treasurer to challenger Mauricio Arroyo.

Trimble’s campaign committee called “Trimble for City Council, Supporting Hon-esty in Government” and Bruce share the same Campaign Committee Treasurer in De-lia Olivas.

Bruce never mentioned in public his po-litical relationship with Nevejas or Groom in the past, but publicly blasted Farfan, Gomez, and Canada for possible “Brown Act Viola-tions” for their involvement in the staging of the aforementiond luau.

A spokesperson from the Hawaiian Gar-dens United said that “this shows that there is a coordinated effort advising and funding the campaigns of Trimble and Arroyo by the same forces that want to take our community back 15 years.”

Bruce has stated in public that he will not respond to any interview requests with LCCN reporters or editorial staff members.

Visit Los Cerritos Community News on line at www.loscerritosnews.net for more de-tails.

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