Signal Tribune Issue 3234

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

Your Weekly Community Newspaper January 28, 2011VoL. 32 No. 34

T R I B U N ELong Beach

Signal Hill

George V. Hurte, a longtime resi-dent of Signal Hill, passed awaypeacefully on Jan. 13, 2011, sur-rounded by loved ones. He was 83.

A veteran of the US Navy, he wasbest known by generations of cadetsat the Southern California MilitaryAcademy on Cherry Avenue in Sig-nal Hill as “Major” Hurte. He servedthere as teacher, principal, superin-tendent and headmaster for the betterpart of four decades.

“He will be remembered for theimpact he had on many young lives,instilling ‘character before career,’”said Hurte’s son Brad, referring tothe Academy’s motto. “He will be

remembered as a generous man witha great sense of humor.”

Brad remembers an incident atthe Academy that illustrates hisfather’s ability to use humor toaddress issues. “One day, he wasapproached by one of the office staffwho complained about confusion inthe division of responsibilities in theoffice and requesting resolution,”said Brad. “He quietly listened, butgave no indication of action. Thenext day, he handed out a new oper-ations manual for the office entitled,‘Quit Your Bellyaching!’ That humor

Courtesy Hurte Family

George Hurte’s son Brad says his father“will be remembered as a generousman with a great sense of humor.”

Longtime SH resident madehis mark as superintendent ofcity’s military academy

see hurte page 13

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Top: From left, Republican candidates James P. Thompson and Martha

Flores-Gibson; Middle: Democrat Ted Lieu and non-partisan candidate Mark

Lipman; Bottom: Democrat Kevin Thomas McGurk, Republican Jeffrey A.

Fortini and Republican Bob Valentine

ComingFebruary 4

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

“P. C. Bob” Loftin commutes anhour from his Riverside home to his jobat the Boeing Long Beach facility for ashift that begins at 3pm and ends at11:30pm. At 57, Loftin has spent nearlythree decades working for the aerospaceindustry, but with Boeing’s recentannouncement of job cuts, he’s worried.

Boeing announced last week that theLong Beach facility will be eliminating900 positions by 2012 since orders havebeen down.

Loftin’s family depends on him. Hisson and daughter are both out of workand live at home. His wife Rhonda, also

a Boeing employee, learned that shewould likely be laid off from her job atthe Carson facility in February. Asworkers who have dedicated their livesto the aerospace industry, Loftin and hiswife are among Boeing’s workers intheir 50s in Southern California whofear for their future and worry that timejust isn’t on their side.

“Morale is on the bottom,” Loftinsaid. “Morale is very low. You can’thave pride in your work if they’re goingto snatch it out from under you. Yourpride is gone.”

Loftin and many of his co-workershave decades of experience in an indus-try for which there are few similar jobsin California. Union representatives are

acknowledging that workers are dis-tressed by the news.

“ They’re anxious. . .every emotionyou can think of, they’re going throughright now because, as the company istrying to have them continue doingtheir work, they’re wondering howthey’re going to pay for their healthcare,” said Stanley Klemchuk, presi-dent of the United Aerospace WorkersLocal 148 (UAW). UAW representsmany of the workers associated withmanufacturing the C-17 airplane in theLong Beach and Carson facilities.“They’re wondering where they’regoing to find the next job and feed

Courtesy Boeing

Boeing announced last week that its Long Beach facility will be eliminating about 900 positions by 2012 since orders

for the large military transport aircraft have been down.

Boeing’s aging workforce dreading inevitable layoffs

see Layoffs page 10

Candidates for state senatordebate economy at League forumCJ DabloStaff Writer

Seven out of the eight candidatesseeking the open seat for state senatemet for the first time in a candidateforum moderated by the League ofWomen Voters on Wednesday, Jan. 26

at California State University LongBeach.

In anticipation of the specialelection to fill the seat formerlyheld by the late California Sen.Jenny Oropeza, two Democrats,

see forum page 6

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On Saturday, January 15, a bankrobbery occurred at the US Bank at555 E. Ocean Blvd. The suspectentered the bank and, when hereached the teller, he presented ademand note for cash and threatenedwith the use of a weapon. Afterobtaining cash, he fled from the loca-tion on foot northbound on AtlanticAvenue.

The suspect is a male of unidenti-fied race with a medium complexionand thin build, approximately 5’6”tall and between 18 and 20 years ofage. He was wearing eyeglasses at thetime of the robbery. Investigatorsbelieve he may be responsible forother similar bank robberies in theLos Angeles area.

US Bank is offering up to $10,000for information leading to the arrestand conviction of this suspect. Any-one with information about this inci-dent or the suspect is urged to contactLong Beach Police Department rob-bery detective Don Collier at (562)570-5537 or the FBI at (562) 432-6951. Those with information mayalso leave an anonymous tip via emailor text at longbeach.gov/police. ß

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I, Paul Revere was born on the21st of December in 1734, inBoston’s North End. I had 11 sib-lings in my family. I was the 3rdoldest child and the oldest son whosurvived. I was baptized on the 1stof January in 1735.

I fought shortly in the Frenchand Indian war. After I left thearmy I returned to Boston and tookover the family silver shop. OnAugust 4, 1757 I married the lovelySarah Orne. We later had eightchildren only six of them survived.In 1770 I bought the house in NorthSquare, which is now open to thepublic. My lovely Sarah passedaway in 1773. Later on in that sameyear in October I married RachaelWalker. We had five more children.

I was present at the Boston TeaParty in 1773. In 1774 the port ofBoston was closed by Britain andthey brought many soldiers in andput them all around Boston.

Ok, now onto my famous “Mid-night Ride”. You know, the one thattook place on the nights of April 18and 19 in 1775. I along withWilliam Dawes was told to warnJohn Hancock and Samuel Adamsthat the British were making a moveto arrest them and take over theweapon store.

Well, before April 18 I told thecaretaker of the Old North Church,Robert Newman to alert thecolonists in Charlestown as to howthe British are going to move. Onelantern signaled that the British

were coming by land and twolanterns if they were coming bywater, in the event that we were cap-tured. I started my ride to let every-one know the British were crossingthe Charles River that night. Myhorse was lent to me by the Deaconof the Old North Church. I did notyell “The British are coming!”because the mission depended onsecrecy. What happened was Iinformed everyone that “The Regu-lars are Coming Out.” Dawes andI arrived at Lexington around thesame time, we were joined bySamuel Prescott. We were capturedby British troops at a roadblock inLincoln on our way to Concord. Weall managed to escape.

Because of our ride and messagewe were able to turn back theBritish troops. I continued servingmy country to the best of my ability.

Later on after the war I openeda hardware and home goods storeand became interested in metalwork. Our company cast the firstbell made in Boston. In 1801 mycompany started copper plating.Our company became very popular.Revere Copper and Brass is knownthroughout the land.

So I guess my journey is comingto an end. I died on May 10, 1818of natural causes at the age of 83,at my home in Boston on CharterStreet. I am buried on TremontStreet in the Old Granary BuryingGround.

“Memoirs of Paul Revere”by Sara Montoya

Cory Bilicko

Managing Editor

When Eighth District LongBeach Councilmember RaeGabelich scheduled Wednesdaynight’s community meeting, alongwith Seventh District Councilmem-ber James Johnson, she’d assume itspurpose would be to discuss thesafety issues surrounding Los Cer-ritos Elementary students’ use of theDel Mar Pedestrian Tunnel/Walk-way, which connects the WrigleyHeights neighborhood and Los Cer-ritos Park in Bixby Knolls.

When the meeting began shortlyafter 6:30 at Bixby Knolls’ MirageCoffeehouse, it didn’t take long forsome of the more than 40 people inattendance to voice other concerns,including: Wrigley residents’ desirefor pedestrian access before andafter Bixby’s summer concerts inthe park; safety for those who wantto use the tunnel for exercise; andthe fact that the walkway serves asa convenient hideaway for criminalactivity, including graffiti vandal-ism and the use of illicit drugs.

Gabelich began the meeting witha brief introduction about how twoprincipals of Los Cerritos had con-tacted her office in the last threeyears to inform her that budget cutsprevented the school from affordingstaff to escort the 12 students to andfrom Wrigley in the walkway.“Fast-forward to the beginning ofthis school year, and October rollsaround, and they are not escortinganybody,” Gabelich said. “I notifiedour mayor, the city manager, thesuperintendent in the spring and inthe early summer, that, ‘what are wegoing to do about this?’”

She explained that she askedPublic Works to ascertain whetheror not the passageway is safe forchildren and the department con-cluded that it was not. She said she

spoke with Los Cerritos PrincipalDonald Beaver about the matter andhe notified the parents of those stu-dents who use the tunnel aboutGabelich’s decision to close accessto the tunnel. “I asked [PublicWorks] to lock it off so that wewouldn’t have kids crossing there,”Gabelich said. “I never really real-ized that the folks that live inWrigley Heights were using it to getto Los Cerritos Park, but my con-cern still remains: what do we doabout the kids? What I’m concernedabout is not if someone has to walkan extra half a mile [to get toschool], but what happens if there’sa child who is assaulted on theirway to or from school? I don’t wantthat on my conscience. So tonight I

hope that we can come up withsome ideas about how can we makeit safe and available to everybody.”

After presenting the backgroundinformation on the walkway,Gabelich, along with Johnson,Deputy City Manager Reggie Har-rison, North Division Police Com-mander Galen Carroll and Lt.Randy Allen from the West Divi-sion, opened the floor to communitymembers at the meeting.

Some residents suggested thatthe police department coordinatevolunteers who would escort thechildren. Carroll and Allenexplained that, although the policedepartment appreciates and valuesvolunteers, it is difficult to findenough of them and problems arise

when they don’t show up for theirshifts. Gabelich added that a LosCerritos teacher had informed herthat another teacher was assaultedin the tunnel last year after escortingstudents home.

Dan McKee, who is president ofCountryside Lane HomeownersAssociation, indicated that reclos-ing the tunnel would necessitate thehiring of several crossing guards tomonitor students on their way toschool along surface streets, sohaving just one paid guard in thetunnel would be more cost-effec-tive and safer. “You’ve got a trainthere, which someone was justkilled [by] the other day,” McKeesaid. He also recommended that thegates to the tunnel be locked atdusk. When he later suggested thatthe issue might be one of “class,”implying economic differencesbetween the two neighborhoods,Gabelich was quick to rebut thenotion and asked that the focus ofthe meeting remain on safety con-cerns.

Other suggestions from the res-idents in attendance included:making the tunnel compliant to theAmericans with Disabilities Act byremoving the turnstiles at eachend; installing better lights in thetunnel; using cameras to monitoractivity in the walkway; and post-ing a panic button. Caroll andAllen said that cameras can beexpensive and that a panic buttonbecomes problematic when curiousor mischievous people press itwhen there isn’t an actual emer-gency. “Please be realistic aboutwhat you’re asking from city gov-ernment,” Allen said.

Johnson closed the meeting byannouncing that the subject of thewalkway will be further discussedat the Feb. 9 Wrigley Associationmeeting. ß

Last week I wrote about being a member of the Susan B. Anthony Chap-ter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and toldabout our last meeting where we recognized the local fifth-, sixth-, seventh-and eighth-grade students who participated in our National Society’s Amer-ican History Essay Contest. (At the same time, we also invited the highschool students who were nominated by local high schools for our DARGood Citizen Award and Scholarship).

I am so glad to say that one of the winners, St. Maria Goretti School’sSara Montoya (5th grade) emailed us a copy of her winning essay to sharewith our readers. The assignment was to pretend that the writer was PaulRevere writing his memoirs. A big thanks to her mom for sending us aphoto of Sara receiving her certificate (see side bar).

I now understand how difficult it is for those reading the essays tochoose the winners. Earlier this week, my husband Steve and I spent sev-eral hours reading dozens of essay entries for Steve’s Elks Lodge #888’sAmericanism Essay contest, also for fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students. The topic for those kids was “Why I’m Proud to be anAmerican.” We laughed and cried while reading and sharing the precious

words written by our localyouth, and I look forward tosharing some of the winner’sessays with you soon.

St. Maria Goretti School student

Sara Montoya, 5th grade winner

of the Susan B. Anthony Chapter

NSDAR American History Essay

Contest, receives her certificate

from chapter committee

members Carole Smith and

Marilyn Boone.

Photo by Hilda Montoya

Pedestrian tunnel linking wrigley to Bixby Knolls becomescontentious topic at gabelich-Johnson community meeting

Photo by Linda Ivers

At Wednesday night’s meeting, residents expressed concerns about the safety of

the Del Mar Pedestrian Walkway (pictured).

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The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) conducted aspecial meeting of its board of directors last Friday to install three newly re-electedboard members. The inductees were Willard H. Murray, Jr. (Division 1), LillianKawasaki (Division 3) and Sergio Calderon (Division 4). Residents, dignitaries,friends and family members were present for the standing-room-only event as thethree were sworn in. State Senator Rod Wright (25th District) administered the oathto Murray, Assembly member Warren Furutani (55th District) did the honors forKawasaki, and Assembly member Ricardo Lara (50th District) performed the dutyfor Calderon. During the festivities, it was announced that this election was the firsttime in 50 years that all incumbents had been reelected. The meeting was precededby a breakfast reception.

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four Republicans and one Inde-pendent candidate tussled over

complex issues.The candidates for the 28th State

Senate District at the forum included:Democrats Ted Lieu and KevinThomas McGurk; Republicans Jef-frey Fortini, Martha Flores-Gibson,

James P. Thompson, and Bob Valen-tine; and Mark Lipman, a self-described “progressive, independentfiscal conservative.” (According toLipman’s campaign literature, he isnon-partisan.) Third-party candidateMichael Chamness was unable toattend Wednesday’s forum because ofa work commitment.

Less than 40 people occupied theroom at Cal State’s Walter Pyramid towatch the candidates tackle a range ofissues from economic redevelopmentto education, but the candidates con-sistently addressed the state’s $28-bil-lion deficit. Most of the candidatesemphasized the need to control statespending.

McGurk, a public defense attor-ney, recommended in his openingstatement to suspend the deathpenalty, a move that he predictedwould save $1 billion in five years.

“Right now you are paying $200million a year for a death penalty youdon’t use,” he said, noting that the lastexecution took place more than fiveyears ago. “The state sentenced 28people to death row just last year andspent $400 million building a newfacility, so at least doing nothing willbe done in style.”

Valentine criticized how educa-tional dollars are spent. “The moneyneeds to be local, it does not need togo to Sacramento and be recycled andback here locally,” he said. “We needto have local control over our educa-tional funds.”

The emphasis on protecting fundsfor education was echoed by Fortini.

“We need to ensure that educa-tional funding is properly allocatedand eliminate the duplication ofadministrative functions,” Fortinisaid. “We can’t forget that our chil-dren are our future.”

Flores-Gibson emphasized theneed to keep funds locally controlled.“I strongly believe in … decentraliz-ing funds from Sacramento to yourcities and counties where it counts,because they’re able to see whatworks and what doesn’t,” said Flores-Gibson, when she weighed in onwhether redevelopment agenciesshould be supported. “You need totake the money out of Sacramentoand [put it] into the local governmentand school system.”

Non-partisan candidate Lipmanemphasized his lack of party affilia-tion and his ability to seek out goodideas from any source. “I do not needto reach across the aisle. I am theaisle,” Lipman said. He alsodescribed himself as a fiscal conser-vative and cited examples of wastefulgovernment spending. Lipman criti-cized the Los Angeles City Council’sdecision to approve sending $1 billionto the city’s redevelopment agency.He accused the redevelopmentagency of committing $52 million ofthat money to use for a museum park-ing lot.

Lieu, in his closing statement,offered his endorsement of Gov. JerryBrown’s budget that will extend taxesand cut fiscal spending.

“I thought his budget was honest.I thought he got the big picture right,which is you cannot do this budget bycuts alone. It’s got to be a balance ofboth cuts and revenue,” Lieu said,acknowledging that he may disagreeon a few specific items. “I think hereally is intent on solving this budgetonce and for all, and that is my inten-tion as well. I look forward to work-ing with him.”

Responses to most of the specificquestions were limited to one minute,so candidates could not expound within-depth details.

“The real tough questions weren’tasked,” Thompson said at the conclu-sion of the debate. He specificallycriticized Brown’s proposal to extendtaxes. “Raising taxes in a down econ-omy is the opposite of what youshould be doing. You need to cuttaxes. When we cut taxes, especiallythe sales tax, you make Californiaproducts immediately cheaper foreverybody worldwide. We also giveCalifornians more money to spend onCalifornia products, which createsmore demand, which creates jobs,and that’s how the economy churns.”

Many of the candidates acknowl-edged that they were facing an uphillbattle to get their names before thevoters with about three weeks left inthe campaign. Thompson said that hehas opted to use his own money tofund his campaign and is using social-networking sites. Lipman has initiateda bike tour throughout the district tomeet constituents. ß

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I have mixed feelings aboutGertrude Stein. Sometimes Ilike her writing, sometimesshe’s incredibly irritating.Either way, she’s an interestingfigure. She was an avid art col-lector, and she mentored Hem-ingway, Picasso, and Matisse.She openly lived with Alice B.Toklas.

So when I heard about Lov-ing Repeating, A Musical ofGertrude Stein, I was intrigued.I was especially curious to seehow a musical about GertrudeStein would turn out. There’s alot you could say about her life,but how do you translate it intoa story that includes singing anddancing without turning it into akitschy joke?

You start by letting Gertrudespeak for herself. Everythingsaid or sung comes from herwriting. Tony Award winnersStephen Flaherty (Ragtime,Seussical) and Frank Galati(playwright of adaptations of theGrapes of Wrath and As I LayDying) are also careful to usesinging and dancing as a way tofurther illustrate her words, notimpede them. It’s clear theywant Gertrude to be in charge ofher own story; it wouldn’t be agenuine portrayal if she wasn’t.

Jazzy numbers and vaude-ville skits (performed by a verytalented supporting cast) high-

light different sections of herlife. We learn more about herearly years, her friends, her lifein Paris. Though I’d initiallybeen skeptical of the singing,hearing Gertrude’s poems per-formed as songs altered my per-ception of them. Since songs areoften repetitive, it was easier toaccept that aspect of her writing.I just concentrated on thenuances and emotions behindher words.

For instance, my favoritesong went like this: “My wife ismy life, is my life is my wife?”On the written page, it is redun-dant and boring. Sung beauti-fully by Shannon Warne (YoungGertrude) and Melissa LyonsCaldretti (Alice), it becomespassionate and heartfelt, reveal-ing how much Gertrude lovesand depends on Alice.

By the end of the play, I haddeveloped a better ear for herwork, both on and off the page.There’s a certain rhythm to it,even in the most esoteric bits. Idon’t feel as annoyed by herstyle anymore either. I think herwriting is off-putting so that weare forced to return to it againand again. There’s a reasonshe’s often dubbed a Cubistwriter– she looks at life fromevery angle, no matter howuncomfortable, and she wantsus to, too. Once we are able tomove past our initial impres-sions, maybe we can. Seeingthis musical is a good start. ß

Shoshana Siegel

Reviewer Two

If you have ever read herwork, then you know that Loving

Repeating, A Musical of Gertrude

Stein is an apropos title for amusical about her life. The intro-duction by the director, caryndesai [sic], perfectly sets the stagefor this production. She statesthat this musical is not linear, butabstract. The excellent voices andchoreography of the eight castmembers does peak interest andpropels the production.

Gertrude is known for herobservations of life, explo-ration of words and phrasesthat repeat to the point of bore-dom. However, I was pleas-antly surprised how palatableher exposés could be.

The theater sets the stage forthe musical with a colorful andbeautifully rendered copy of theoriginal painting by Picasso, ofGertrude Stein and her longtimecompanion Alice B. Toklas.Then a more senior version ofGertrude greets us with her typi-cal rambling. She quickly intro-duces us to herself, in her youth.

To sum up this production, itis a love story. With song titleslike “My Wife is My Life” and“Kiss My Lips She Did,” andlyrics that use bees and honey-suckles as metaphors, we aregiven a glimpse of the love andtenderness that Gertrude andAlice shared.

The production also intro-duces us to her famous artisticcolleagues Picasso, Cezanne,Hemingway, Renoir, Daumier,Bonnard, Matisse and others.You get a sense that Gertrudewas always searching, livingthrough others around her. Insongs such as “Miss Furr andMiss Skeene,” Gertrude exploresand tries to label those aroundher as being “Normal Gays.”Was this an attempt to validateher relationship with Alice?

The duets, harmonies, chore-ography, instrumentals and light-ing all give us a feeling of thejoy and energy that inspired cre-ativity from the artists of thattime. The subtle nuances ofsound, tapping of imaginarytypewriter keys, and backdropchanges from no color to redwhen the subject of love or pas-sion is mentioned, all lend them-selves to establishing a cohesiveproduction. Costumes and hair-styles were vintage, withoutbeing fussy.

As the youthful and olderGertrude meld into one, so dotheir clothing and appearance. Theplay ends with Gertrude’s death.Alice is left to recount Gertrude’slast words, and it is apparent thateven then she is trying to makesense of the world and her life.She asks Alice, “What is theanswer?” When Toklas does notreply, Gertrude says, “In that case,what is the question?” ß

Loving Repeating, A Musical of Gertrude Stein will run at the International City Theatre, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., through Sunday, Feb. 13 with performances

from Thursday through Sunday; evening performances begin at 8pm and Sunday matinees start at 2pm. For more information, call (562) 436-4610 or visit

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A musical is a musicalis a musical

She said/she saidThe writer Gertrude Stein inspires many different reactions in people. So, as an experiment, the Signal Tribune sent two

writers to see Loving Repeating, A Musical of Gertrude Stein, now playing at the International City Theatre.What follows are two distinct views of a play with many possible angles.

gertrude Stein musical providesinsight into her work and life

Photo by Shashin Desai

Melissa Lyons Caldretti as Alice B. Toklas and Shannon Warne as Gertrude Stein in ICT’s Loving Repeating, A Musical of Gertrude Stein.

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Whenever I review farce, I’mcompelled to “apologize” for myreview with an admission that thegenre is my least favorite.Frankly, most farce leaves mebored and underwhelmed. So myconfession is meant to encouragereaders to take my lack of enthu-siasm with a grain of salt.

Well, Moon Over Buffalo, writ-ten by Ken Ludwig, is about astypically farcical as you can get.So why was I in stitches instead ofcontinually checking my watch?Suffice it to say, there is no needfor apologies on this occasion.The Long Beach Playhouse’sMainstage production of Moon

Over Buffalo is thoroughly enter-taining and delightful.

The play centers around mid-dle-aged George and CharlotteHay (Gregory Cohen and BeverlyTurner), married actors who run atheatrical repertory company inBuffalo and still await their firstbig break. The year is 1953, andthe repertory company is goingbroke.

Meanwhile, George has “goneastray” by “making hay” withpretty young Eileen (KristiPruett). And the Hays’ actress-daughter Roz (Madison Mooney)has left her tempestuous relation-ship with stagehand Paul (StephenLydic) to seek normalcy with mil-quetoasty television weathermanHoward (Derek Bulger).

Cort Huckabone plays theHays’ witty lawyer Richard, whotakes advantage of George’s dal-liance in order to pursue Char-lotte. Donna Lee Taylor owns therole of Ethyl, Charlotte’s hearing-challenged mother and the the-ater’s taken-for-granted girlFriday.

Andrew Vonderschmitt directsthe capable cast, boldly anchoredby Playhouse veterans Cohen andTurner in the starring roles.

The action fires up at first viaEileen’s pregnancy by George.That misfortune is soon overshad-owed by the excitement generatedwhen famous director FrankCapra calls to announce that hewill be attending an upcomingperformance of the repertory com-pany to seek replacement actorsfor roles abdicated due to aninjury suffered by Hollywoodheavyweight Ronald Coleman.

Charlotte and George fightspectacularly over the affair, whileRoz and Paul scream at each othera bit too intimately over triviali-ties. Ethyl holds her own in theface of her son-in-law’s viciousverbal abuse. And Eileen andHoward just seek sanctuary fromthe lunacy.

Some of the acting is, admit-tedly, overdone. But the masteryof farce exhibited by Turner and,especially, Cohen, grounds theproduction. Cohen’s discerningversatility and unabashed lack ofinhibition are something tobehold. He is a fallible man,believable lover, and drama queenall rolled into one. His drunkenscenes capture every conceivableaspect of the condition.

Turner, on the other hand,exhibits facial expressions com-bining the dexterity of a Jim Car-rey with the look of Carol Burnett.

While tempers flair, relation-ships hang in the balance and therequisite mistaken identities com-plicate matters considerably. But

when all seems lost due to a mis-begotten performance, fate comesto the rescue in this very enjoy-able Moon Over Buffalo.

Moon Over Buffalo continueson the Long Beach PlayhouseMainstage through March 5. Gen-eral admission tickets are $22; $20for seniors. Student tickets are $12with valid student ID. Perform-ances are Thursdays, Fridays, andSaturdays at 8pm, with Sundaymatinees at 2pm. The Long BeachPlayhouse is located at 5021 E.Anaheim St. Call (562) 494-1014for reservations and information.Tickets are also available online atlbplayhouse.org. Courtesy LBPHGregory Cohen and Beverly Turner in Moon Over Buffalo at the Long Beach Playhouse

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“Whether it’s one employee or morethan one employee, when you bring itdown to the individual level, it is a bigimpact,” Vivanco said, recognizing thatindividuals and their families would bedeeply affected.

Boeing had employed approxi-mately 3,700 employees who workedon the C-17 plane before theyannounced the layoffs. According toVivanco, the cuts will be staggered overa period of time. Boeing will eliminateapproximately 400 jobs this year, andabout 500 next year.

The cuts affect a large number of thelocal union employees. According toUAW representatives, nearly 1,700workers at the Long Beach and Carsonfacilities belong to the UAW, but thereare other non-union employees who aresubject to the workforce reductions.

“Boeing reductions are not targetingunions,” Vivanco said. “These reduc-tions are going to impact the entireworkforce on the C-17 program,” hesaid, adding that they will be cuttinghourly, salary, union, and managementpositions.

But Boeing’s plans to slow downproduction of their C-17 aircraft willstill add scores of workers to the ranksof California’s unemployed. Workers intheir 50s who aren’t yet ready to retireworry about their job prospects whenthey are competing against a youngerworkforce.

The Pacific Gateway WorkforceInvestment Network, a community net-work resource that is working with Boe-ing’s human-resources department tooffer career transition assistance, saidthat the workers should not lose hope.According to a Pacific Gateway execu-tive, job seekers can successfully rein-vent themselves to continue a careerpath.

“We know that the job market is stilltough,” said Bryan Rogers, executivedirector for Pacific Gateway. “Obvi-ously, the local and regional economy ismaking a slow comeback. There arejobs out there, and there are emergingopportunities. . . And so it’s not a lostcause, and most importantly, we’vereally got a strong support system hereto help people while they make theircareer transition.”

There is an additional plan to easethe number of layoffs, but the success ofthe plan depends on older workers whomay not want to retire either.

According to Klemchuk, most of theemployees in the union are in their 50s,but there are employees in their 70s andeven 80s who are still working at the

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Union representatives said that anew workforce-reduction plan encour-ages senior employees to take a volun-tary lay-off (VLO) package. Thecompany is offering a limited numberof VLO packages which include alump-sum payment.

According to Klemchuk, workforce

reductions will be issued every month,when they will announce the job classi-fications that will be up for elimination.For every employee in that classifica-tion who chooses to take a VLO andretire, the company will not need to layoff a younger employee.

“So we believe it’s a win-win forboth the company and the union,”Klemchuk said, estimating that hun-dreds of VLOs will be offered to quali-fying employees between now andAugust. “It allows the more senior

employees to retire with the dignity andrespect that they deserve, and at thesame time maybe saving a job for a lesssenior employee that might have beentargeted.”

Employees 55 and over who haveworked for 30 or more years willmostly be offered the VLO, howevernot everyone who qualifies will chooseto take the VLO package. That deci-sion– who should stay, who should go–is creating pressure on the older work-ers, according to Klemchuk.

“People have the right to work aslong as they want,” Klemchuk said.“But reality is, it is creating a divideamong the less senior and the more sen-ior. That’s something we don’t want.”

Boeing did not confirm the demo-graphics of the employees who areaffected and did not release thespecifics of their retirement pack-ages. The company has told the UAWthat they are seeking to eliminate 26more hourly positions in February.

Loftin and his family in the mean-

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Springs, Arkansas, to attend JohnBrown University (JBU), where theygraduated in 1951, he with a bache-lors degree in theology. They thenmoved back to Long Beach, whereMarie worked for the station man-ager of JBU-owned Christian radiostation KGER and George taught atthe JBU-owned Southern CaliforniaMilitary Academy. In March of1961, he was appointed superintend-ent. He led the Academy as superin-tendent and headmaster until hisretirement in 1983, then the couplemoved to Canyon Lake in RiversideCounty, where they lived until hisdeath.

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TST36522175 Cherry Avenue ● Signal Hill, California 90755-3799

NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

THE SIGNAL HILL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF

SIGNAL HILL

AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL

TO CONSIDER FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF A

LIBRARY FACILITY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND

SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445, PUBLIC IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

public hearing will be held before the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency

of the City of Signal Hill and the City Council of the City of Signal Hill on

Tuesday, February 1, 2011, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be

heard at the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry

Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider the following matter:

State of California Health and Safety Code Section 33445 allows redevel-

opment agencies to pay all or part of the value of the land for and the cost

of the installation and construction of any building, facility, structure or

other improvement that is publicly owned within or outside of the project

area.

California Health and Safety Code Section 33445 requires that the Agency

make the following determinations: 1) The building is of benefit to the

project area or immediate neighborhood; 2) There are no reasonable

means of financing the building available to the community and 3) The

payment of funds for the acquisition of land or the cost of buildings will

assist in the elimination of one or more blighting condition in the project

area and is consistent with the Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to

Section 33490. The Agency may pay for the library if it is able to make

the determinations above in concurrence with the City Council. These

determinations are final and conclusive.

A copy of the 33445 Report may be reviewed at the City of Signal Hill

located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, between the hours

of 7:30 am and 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 7:30 am to 4:30

pm on Fridays. Any persons or groups interested in reviewing and sub-

mitting written comments on the report must do so no later than February

1, 2011.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend the public

hearing to present written information, express their opinions, or otherwise

present evidence on the above matter. If you wish to legally challenge

any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to

raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing

as described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the

City prior to or at the public hearings. Written comments may be submit-

ted to the Administration/Redevelopment Department prior to or at the

public hearing. You may also email us with your comments and/or con-

cerns at [email protected]. If you have any questions, you

may contact Elise McCaleb, Redevelopment Manager at (562) 989-7379

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January 21 & 28, 2011

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PUBLIC HEARING - NoTICE oF INTENTTo ADoPT NEGATIVE DECLARATIoN No. 01/28/11(1)

FoR ZoNING oRDINANCE AMENDMENT 11-01

NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on tuesday, february 8, 2011,the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hear-ing at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherryavenue, Signal Hill, California, to review the items described below.

NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, March 2, 2011,the City Council of the City of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hear-ing at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherryavenue, Signal Hill, California, to review the items described below.

ZoNING oRDINANCE AMENDMENT 11-01

A REQUEST To AMEND THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPALCoDE CHAPTER 20.20 “CoMMERCIAL DISTRICTS,”REVISING THE USE CLASSIFICATIoN ‘ANIMALGRooMING’ To READ AS ‘ANIMAL GRooMING/DAY-CARE’ AND To PERMIT BUSINESS USE IN THE “CG,CoMMERCIAL GENERAL,” “CI, CoMMERCIAL INDUS-TRIAL,” “LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,” AND “GI, GENERALINDUSTRIAL, ZoNING DISTRICTS”

ALL INTERESTED PERSoNS are hereby invited to attend publichearings to present written information, express their opinions or otherwisepresent evidence on the above matter. if you wish to legally challenge anyaction taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raisingonly those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearingsdescribed in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Cityprior to or at the public hearings.

A NEGATIVE DECLARATIoN has been prepared in conjunctionwith the subject Zoning ordinance amendment based on an initial study thatfound no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposal.

THE FILE containing negative declaration 01/28/11(1) relevant tothe proposal may be inspected by the public between the hours of 7:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m., Monday through thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on fri-days, in the Community development department at City Hall.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to submit written comments to the Com-munity development department, during the review period from January 28,2011 – March 2, 2011 prior to City Council adoption of the negative decla-ration. Written comments may also be submitted at the public hearings.

FURTHER INFoRMATIoN on this item may be obtained at the Cityof Signal Hill Community development department located at 2175 Cherryavenue, Signal Hill, California, or by emailing James Kao, associate Plannerat [email protected] or calling at (562) 989-7344.

Published in the Signal tribune newspaper (no less than 1/8 page): January 28, 2011Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010: January 28, 2011

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TST3654notiCe of trUStee’S Sale tS no. 09-0092004 title order no. 09-8-260641investor/insurer no. 139547592 aPn no. 7215-019-097 yoU are in defaUlt Under a deedof trUSt, dated 07/14/2006. UnleSS yoUtaKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. if yoUneed an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer.” notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by rayMond King, a WidoWer,dated 07/14/2006 and recorded 07/24/06, as instru-ment no. 06 1620031, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on02/25/2011 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing nor-walk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder forcash or check as described below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed of trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced deedof trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2001 e 21St St Unit133, Signal Hill, Ca, 907555959. the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $376,139.10. it is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. in addition to cash, thetrustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’aSiS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said deed of trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. dated:10/02/2009 reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information(626) 927-4399 By:trustee’s Sale officer reCon-trUSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. aSaP# 388844501/28/2011, 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011

TST3648NoTICE oF TRUSTEE’S SALE trustee Sale no.:20100169812937 title order no.: 606797fHa/va/PMi no.: yoU are in defaUlt Undera deed of trUSt, dated 01/11/08. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP -erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. ifyoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUreof tHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. NDEx West,LLC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuantto deed of trust recorded on 01/18/08, as instru -ment no. 20080105783 of official records in theoffice of the County recorder of LoS ANGELESCounty, State of California. exeCUted By: TAN-NER M. HENG, Will Sell at PUBliC aUCtionto HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier’SCHeCK/CaSH eQUivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the United States) DATE oFSALE: February 10, 2011 TIME oF SALE: 11:30AM PLACE oF SALE: At the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W.Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA. STREET ADDRESSand other common designa tion, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2516E. WILLoW ST. #304, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755.

APN# 7214-009-236 the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $318,038.27.the beneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to Sell to be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located. for trUStee SaleinforMation PleaSe Call: nationWidePoSting & PUBliCation, inC. 5005 WindPlaydrive, SUite 1, el dorado HillS, Ca 95762-9334 916-939-0772, www.nationwideposting.comNDEx West L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBTCoLLECToR ATTEMPTING To CoLLECT ADEBT. ANY INFoRMATIoN oBTAINED WILL BEUSED FoR THAT PURPoSE. NDEx West, L.L.C.as Trustee, By: ric Juarez dated: 01/11/11nPP0173301 01/21/11, 01/28/11, 02/04/11

TST3645trustee Sale no. 736965Ca loan no. 5303862501title order no. 3206-243385 notiCe oftrUStee’S Sale yoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt dated 7/12/2006.UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUB-liC Sale. if yoU need an exPlanation oftHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingS againStyoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on2/14/2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07/20/2006, Book , Page , instrument 061599635, of official records in the office of therecorder of los angeles County, California, exe-cuted by: lilia lopez, an unmarried woman, astrustor, Mortgage electronic registration Systems,inc., (MerS), solely as nominee for lender,alliance Bancorp, it’s successors and assigns, asBeneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by astate or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Sale will beheld by the duly appointed trustee as shown below,of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the hereinafter describedproperty under and pursuant to the deed of trust.the sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed oftrust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the trustee for the total amount (at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth below. theamount may be greater on the day of sale. Place ofSale: at the front entrance to the Pomona SuperiorCourts Building, 350 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona, Calegal description: as more fully described in saiddeed of trust amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $356,706.83 (estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property:2388 Cerritos avenue Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7211-019-010 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situation

and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by UnitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 1/6/2011 Califor-nia reConveyanCe CoMPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reconveyance Company is a debt collec-tor attempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. deborahBrignac, vice President 9200 oakdale avenue MailStop Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 P7887961/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3646trustee Sale no. 741300Ca loan no. 3063165926title order no. 100210931-Ca-Mai notiCe oftrUStee’S Sale yoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt dated 07-14-2006.UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUB-liC Sale. if yoU need an exPlanation oftHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingS againStyoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on02-14-2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07-25-2006, Book , Page , instrument 061639036, of official records in the office of therecorder of loS angeleS County, California,executed by: eMManUel a. nodalo andMaria roSario a. nodalo, HUSBand andWife aS CoMMUnity ProPerty WitH rigHtof SUrvivorSHiP, as trustor, WaSHingtonMUtUal BanK, fa, as Beneficiary, will sell at pub-lic auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank,a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, savings associ-ation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, of all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in thehereinafter described property under and pursuantto the deed of trust. the sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the deed of trust, interest thereon, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimatedto be set forth below. the amount may be greateron the day of sale. Place of Sale: tHe frontentranCe to tHe PoMona SUPeriorCoUrtS BUilding, 350 W. MiSSion BoUle-vard, PoMona, Ca legal description: as morefully described in said deed of trust amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $1,107,535.44(estimated) Street address and other common des-ignation of the real property: 2140 ridgevieWterraCe drive Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7217-029-012 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by UnitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 01-11-2011 Cali-fornia reConveyanCe CoMPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reConveyanCe CoMPany iS adeBt ColleCtor atteMPting to ColleCta deBt. any inforMation oBtained WillBe USed for tHat PUrPoSe. deBoraHBrignaC, viCe PreSident 9200 oaKdaleave MailStoP Ca2-4379 CHatSWortH, Ca91311 P790618 1/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3647notiCe of trUStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.445331Ca loan no. 0632673695 title order no.611095 yoU are in defaUlt Under a deedof trUSt dated 09-13-2004. UnleSS yoUtaKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. if yoU

need an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeedingS againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on 02-14-2011 at10:30 aM, California reConveyanCe CoM-Pany as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 09-23-2004, Book, Page , instrument 04 2446021, of official recordsin the office of the recorder of loS angeleSCounty, California, executed by: CHriStine J an,an UnMarried WoMan aS Her Sole andSeParate ProPerty, as trustor, MortgageeleCtroniC regiStration SySteMS, inC.,(MerS) Solely aS noMinee for lender,WeStland finanCing, inC, dBa aMeriCanCaPital fUnding, itS SUCCeSSorS andaSSignS, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auctionsale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or acashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savingsand loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in this state.Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee asshown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to the deedof trust. the sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured bythe deed of trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,charges and expenses of the trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forthbelow. the amount may be greater on the day ofsale. Place of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side of tHeloS angeleS CoUnty CoUrtHoUSe,direCtly faCing norWalK BoUlevard,12720 norWalK Blvd. , norWalK, Ca legaldescription: lot 11 of traCt 53228-3, in tHeCity of Signal Hill, aS Per MaP reCordedin BooK 1283 PageS 75 to 82 inClUSive ofMaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CoUntyreCorder of Said CoUnty. exCePt alloil, gaS, MineralS and otHer HydroCar-Bon SUBStanCeS in, Under and/or tHatMay Be ProdUCed froM a dePtH ofBeloW 100 feet froM tHe SUrfaCe ofSaid land, exClUding, HoWever, any USeof or rigHt in or to any Portion of tHeSUrfaCe of Said land to a dePtH of 100feet BeloW tHe SUrfaCe tHereof, aSreServed and/or granted in varioUSdeedS of reCord, one of Said deedSBeing one reCorded noveMBer 12, 1993aS inStrUMent no. 93-2219740, offiCialreCordS. alSo exCePting and reServingtHerefroM, aS aPProPriate for tHe Ben-efit of grantor aS deClarant UndertHe deClaration, deSCriBed BeloW, andgrantor`S SUCCeSSorS and aSSignS(WitH tHe rigHt to grant and tranSferSaMe), exClUSive and non-exClUSiveeaSeMentS for USe, enJoyMent, aCCeSS,ingreSS, egreSS, enCroaCHMent, Main-tenanCe, rePair, drainage, SUPPort andfor otHer PUrPoSeS, all aS and to tHeextent deSCriBed and Provided for intHat Certain deClaration ofCovenantS, ConditionS and reStriC-tionS for ProMontory WeStBlUff andSKyline eStateS (‘’deClaration’’),reCorded aPril 18, 2003 aS inStrUMentno. 03-1103465, offiCial reCordS, and anyaMendMentS tHereto. amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $717,513.62 (estimated)Street address and other common designation ofthe real property: 237 Monte verde drive Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7215-016-026the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. theproperty heretofore described is being sold “as is”.in compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c)the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorizedagent declares: that it has contacted theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and toexplore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it hasmade efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assesstheir financial situation and to explore options toavoid foreclosure by one of the following methods:by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st classor certified; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. date: 01-20-2011 California reConveyanCeCoMPany, as trustee (714) 730-2727 orwww.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priority-posting.com California reConveyanCe

CoMPany iS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPt-ing to ColleCt a deBt. any inforMationoBtained Will Be USed for tHat PUr-PoSe. deBoraH BrignaC, viCe PreSident9200 oaKdale ave MailStoP Ca2-4379CHatSWortH, Ca 91311 aSaP# 388084901/21/2011, 01/28/2011, 02/04/2011

TST3637tSg no.: 4589468 tS no.: Ca1000211390fHa/va/PMi no.: aPn: 7216-005-006 notiCe oftrUStee’S Sale yoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt, dated 08/29/2006.UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUB-liC Sale. if yoU need an exPlanation oftHe natUre of tHe ProCeeding againStyoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on02/03/2011 at 10:30 aM, first american trusteeServicing Solutions, llC, as duly appointed trusteeunder and pursuant to deed of trust recorded08/31/2006, as instrument no. 06 1947028, in book, page , of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State ofCalifornia. executed by: Carl distefano, a singleperson, Will Sell at PUBliC aUCtion toHigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier’SCHeCK/CaSH eQUivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the United States) at thefront entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Ca allright, title and interest conveyed to and now held byit under said deed of trust in the property situatedin said County and State described as: as morefully described in the above mentioned deed oftrust aPn# 7216-005-006 the street address andother common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2064-66Junipero avenue, Signal Hill, Ca 90755 the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $427,393.40.the beneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to sell to be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located. if the sale is set asidefor any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall beentitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Pur-chaser shall have no further recourse against theMortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’strustee. date: 01/13/2011 first american titleinsurance Company first american trustee Servic-ing Solutions, llC 3 first american Way Santa ana,Ca 92707 the beneficiary or servicing agent

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TST3636 / 20110026930FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as:Savor flavor dining, 3717 e. 2nd. St., apt.3, long Beach, Ca 90803. registrant: 1. KarenKoStrinSKy, 2. deBoraH gangWer, 3717e. 2nd. St., apt. 3, long Beach, Ca 90803. thisbusiness is conducted by: a general Partnership.i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Karen Kostrinsky. theregistrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on January06, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011.


the following person is doing business as:need a teCH Heating and air Condition-ing, 616 W. 18th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731.registrant: MiCHael oJeda, 616 e. 18th St.,San Pedro, Ca 90731. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Michael ojeda. the registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. date started doingbusiness under this fictitious Business namewas december 21, 2010. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon december 21, 2010. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.


the following person is doing business as:Jenn-reaCH ConSUlting, 17644 Coke ave.,Bellflower, Ca 90706. registrant: JenniferriCHardSon, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca90706. this business is conducted by: an indi-vidual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Jenniferrichardson. the registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon January 12, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: liB-erty tax laKeWood, 5908 del amo Blvd.,lakewood, Ca 90713. registrant: edWardWilSon, 2043 Crescent dr., Signal Hill, Ca90755. this business is conducted by: an indi-vidual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: edward Wilson.the registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. date started doing business underthis fictitious Business name was January 10,2011. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on January 18,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as:SaKUra aUto PartS, 1030 Cristobal ave.,Wilmington, Ca 90744. registrant: 1. roSarioCalero, 2. Patty Herrera, 849 tenth St.,Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254. this business isconducted by: a general Partnership. i declarethat all information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: rosario Calero. the registrantshave begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein.date started doing business under this fictitiousBusiness name was in 2006. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon January 18, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from

the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as:tHe SPindlerS Cottage, 1843 gladys ave.#1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. registrant: 1.WilliaM M. Woody, 2. CHeryl l. Stra-CHan, 1843 gladys ave. #1, Signal Hill, Ca90755. this business is conducted by: a Hus-band and Wife. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed:William M. Woody. the registrant has not begunto transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon January 19, 2011. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as: 1.griSWold Media, 2. griSWold ProdUC-tionS, 6481 atlantic ave., apt. 316, longBeach, Ca 90805. registrant: 1. aManda griS-Wold, 2. david griSWold, 6481 atlanticave., apt. 316, long Beach, Ca 90805. thisbusiness is conducted by: a Husband and Wife.i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: amanda griswold. theregistrant has begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on January 26,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 28, & february 4, 11, 18, 2011.

TST3641 / Case No. NS023531oRDER To SHoW CAUSEFoR CHANGE oF NAME

SUPerior CoUrt of California, CoUntyof loS angeleS, 415 West ocean Blvd., longBeach, Ca 90802, SoUtH JUdiCial diStriCt.

Petition of ana Maria rodriguez-arreola, forChange of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner ana Maria rodrigUeZ-arreola, filed a petition with this court for adecree changing names as follows: Presentname: ana Maria rodrigUeZ-arreola toProposed name: ana Maria rodrigUeZ.2. tHe CoUrt orderS that all persons inter-ested in this matter shall appear before this courtat the hearing indicated below to show cause, ifany, shy the petition for change of name shouldnot be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: March 01, 2011; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept. g,room 51. the address of the court is the sameas above. a copy of this order to Show Causeshall be published at least once each week forfour successive weeks prior to the date set forhearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed in this county,tHe Signal triBUne, 939 e. 27th. Street, Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755: January 14, 21, 28, & febru-ary 4, 2011.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the SuperiorCourtdated January 10, 2011

TST3656 / Case No. NS023530oRDER To SHoW CAUSE

FoR CHANGE oF NAMESUPerior CoUrt of California, CoUntyof loS angeleS, 415 West ocean Blvd., longBeach, Ca 90802, SoUtH JUdiCial diStriCt.Petition of noreen C. angeles, for Changeof name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner noreen C. angeleS, filed a peti-tion with this court for a decree changing namesas follows: Present name: david MattHeWtenZa to Proposed name: MattHeW tenZaangeleS.2. tHe CoUrt orderS that all persons inter-ested in this matter shall appear before this courtat the hearing indicated below to show cause, if

any, shy the petition for change of name shouldnot be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: february 16, 2011; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept.g, room 51. the address of the court is thesame as above. a copy of this order to ShowCause shall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in the followingnewspaper of general circulation, printed in thiscounty, tHe Signal triBUne, 939 e. 27th.Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: January 28, & feb-ruary 4, 11, 18, 2011.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the SuperiorCourtdated January 05, 2011

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