Your Weekly Community Newspaper october 14, 2011Vol. 33 No. 19

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

T R I B U N E

Stephanie Raygoza

Staff Writer

Ninth District CouncilmemberSteve Neal has overseen North LongBeach for well over a year now, andhe took the time this past Tuesday todiscuss his experience so far, alongwith sharing some of his futurefocuses and projects planned for thedistrict.

The Good Neighbors of NorthLong Beach, which includes longtimecommunity leader Val Lerch, coordi-nated the Oct. 11 breakfast at SpiresRestaurant that opened with commu-nity updates and event announce-ments such as the Veterans DayParade and the “Getting Back ToWork: A Summit on Job Creation inLong Beach” event.

Neal’s address focused on threekey items: workforce development,how to work with and maintain localbusinesses in North Long Beach, andhow to attract more businesses to thearea. He expressed that, while thisyear has been challenging for him, itwas also very enjoyable.

The job summit, taking place atthe Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Dr.,on Nov. 12 at 12:30pm, will initiatehis first focus of job growth, which he

said is an effort by the council officeto help facilitate job growth not onlyin North Long Beach, but also in theoverall city. The councilmember saidhe would be working closely with theLong Beach Ministers Alliance andthe Port to try to put together a strat-egy session on what can be done toattract jobs to the local area, ways toachieve these goals, and how the dis-trict can help move the city forward.

“Long Beach has the highestunemployment rate in the county,”Neal said. “We’re going to be work-ing with all our community partnersin trying to address this issue becauseover the next couple of years, as theeconomy is starting to turn around,we want to make sure that we’re posi-tioned to help the citizens of this city.”

Along with helping to facilitatejob growth, over the next 12 monthsNeal will be visiting local businessesoutside of the area, including those inTorrance, Carson, Lomita and WestCovina, which are looking to expand,and trying to attract them into theNorth Long Beach area.

“As an industrial area, we have alot of opportunity for businesses to bebased here, and I think that’s anotherway that we can address the issue ofunemployment, of job growth, [that]

is to reach out to other businesses,”Neal said.

He also recognized Mayor BobFoster and the fire and police depart-ments for their work on pensionreform and cited the actions as animportant way for the city to helpaddress some of its budget challenges.

A Stop-N-Go restaurant locatedon 61st Street and Harding Street willbe opening in the next couple ofweeks, and Applebee’s restaurant hasexpressed interest in expanding intothe North Long Beach area. Neal saidmost sit-down restaurants are not inexpansion mode right now and thatthey’re continuing to hold out on amajor restaurant to come to the area.Manufacturing businesses are ideallywhat the councilmember hopes to seemove to the area.

Over the next 24 to 36 months,Neal will also be working with busi-ness owners to create a businessimprovement district, particularlyalong Atlantic Avenue, that wouldstretch from 56th Street toward Arte-sia Boulevard. His goal is to rallybusiness leaders to be that charge thatis needed and provide them withinformation on services available tothem from the city.

“It’s an opportunity for us as acity, particularly in the north, to look-ing into attracting other businesses inthis area,” he said. “That’s going to bemy focus as councilmember. We havesomething that a lot of cities don’toffer, and that’s our location.”

The feedback and input from resi-dents through the area’s communityassembly are still the administration’sprimary source to building a bettercommunity. “I think the beauty withparticularly working with the commu-nity and different groups is that it’svery helpful and important that youknow everyone’s voice is heard. Thenyou come up with the best ideas andpolicies and move forward,” Neal said.

Neal will be joining 8th DistrictCouncilmember Rae Gabelich for theupcoming North Long Beach Commu-nity Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 22 atDooley Elementary School, 5075Long Beach Blvd., to discuss publicsafety, gang enforcement, develop-ment and other topics.

At community meeting, Neal talks job growth,attracting business and improving North Long Beach

LB City Council to vote onbanning pot dispensaries andrepealing marijuana ordinance

Stephanie Raygoza/Signal Tribune

Ninth District Councilmember Steve Neal reflects on his first year in office andshares future plans at a breakfast meeting with The Good Neighbors of North LongBeach on Oct. 11.

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

Marijuana dispensaries andcollectives may soon be forbid-den in Long Beach after all. TheCity Council will decide soonwhether they will ban medicalmarijuana dispensaries and col-lectives, according to City Attor-ney Robert Shannon. Heconfirmed Wednesday in a tele-phone interview that the Councilwill also determine whetherthey’ll repeal the original ordi-nance that placed heavy restric-tions on these businesses.

Last week, a state appealscourt ruled on a case that twomarijuana patients filed againstthe City of Long Beach. Thecourt stated that the City’s ordi-nance regulating collectives con-flicted with federal law. Inaddition, the U.S. Attorney’sOffice released a statement lastweek that announced a coordi-nated effort to target commercialmarijuana businesses in a num-ber of areas. The U.S. Attorney’sOffice for the central districtnamed specific organizations andcases within its jurisdiction. Nooperations in Long Beach werenamed. The press office statedthat more letters and lawsuitswill likely be brought, howeverthey would not name specifics at

this time.Adopted earlier this year,

Long Beach’s controversial ordi-nance effectively limited thenumber of collectives and dis-pensaries that could operate inthe city. It imposed restrictionson operations. The City created alottery process that initiallypicked which businesses wouldbe eligible for a permit. Addi-tional restrictions later elimi-nated some of these sites becausethey were too close to schoolsand parks.

The ordinance had beenunder intense scrutiny by propo-nents of medical marijuana. JoeGrumbine, a former co-owner ofcollectives in Long Beach andGarden Grove, is not optimisticabout the future of collectivesand dispensaries in Long Beach.

“I have very little confidencein any of this right now,”Grumbine said in an interviewTuesday, adding that it will stillbe important to “stay thecourse.” He organized a rally infront of the Long Beach Court-house on Wednesday to advocatefor medical marijuana and todraw attention to his own battlein a criminal court. His LongBeach collective had been shutdown in 2009 before the ordi-

see MARIJUANA page 8

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Herbal Solutions, located at 1581 W. Wardlow Rd. in Long Beach, is one of22 marijuana dispensaries/collectives that won the city's lottery last year,allowing it to open and conduct business.

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Long Beach Airport (LGB)announced Monday the receipt of twoUnited States Department of Trans-portation grants totaling $6.1 million.The award comes through the FederalAviation Administration (FAA) andwill fund two key airfield improve-ments and an Airfield GeometryStudy. The new awards bring total2011 FAA funding to $8.1 million.

“LGB continues to do a great jobof securing key FAA grants to supportthe Airport Modernization Plan,” saidLong Beach Mayor Bob Foster.“These dollars are essential to main-taining our airport, which is one of themost important economic assets to ourcity.”

As part of LGB’s Green Initiatives,the largest grant of $5 million willfund the installation of electrical

power at each aircraft parking posi-tion, which will directly benefit resi-dents and passengers by improving airquality at the airport through eliminat-ing the use of diesel-powered GroundPower Units on the Air Carrier Ramp.The grant will also fund the recon-struction of deteriorated pavement onTaxiways E and F and the ramp.

Air Carrier Ramp Improvementsare one component of the $140 mil-lion Airport Modernization Plan(AMP). The recently opened parkingstructure, the new passenger con-course and the historic terminal mod-ernization comprise related projectsand provide for approximately 1,000jobs overall.

“This funding will result in cleanerair at the airport and in the community,and enable Long Beach Airport to beeven more environmentally friendly,”said 5th District Councilmember Ger-rie Schipske.

The other $1.1 million grant willfund an airfield geometry study toexamine the airport’s network of run-ways and taxiways. The study isintended to determine the optimumdesign of the airfield with an eyetoward safety, maintenance costs,operational efficiency and developingalternative business opportunities inorder to further diversify revenue.

“These grants will allow LGB tocontinue to improve the customerexperience and ensure the financialstrength of the airport,” Airport Direc-tor Mario Rodriguez said. “Addition-ally, I'm happy to report this grant willdirectly support further green initia-tives at LGB.”

LGB news, including AirportModernization Plan updates and links,can be found at the Airport’s website,lgb.org , by signing up with the City’se-Notify system, on Facebook at LongBeach Airport and on Twitter atLBAirport.

Long Beach Airport awardedover $6 million in FAA grants

This week, Governor JerryBrown signed Senate Bill 819,which will allow law-enforcementofficers to take more firearms outof the hands of those who are pro-hibited from owning them.

Attorney General Kamala D.Harris praised the governor for themove. “Department of Justice spe-cial agents are the secret weaponof California law enforcement. Iapplaud Governor Brown for sign-ing this law that will authorize ourspecial agents to utilize existingfunds to seize firearms fromfelons, gang members, the men-tally ill and others who cannotlegally possess such weapons,”Harris said. “Seizing guns fromthe most dangerous among us isthe kind of smart law enforcementthat makes a difference in theeveryday lives of Californians.”

SB 819, by Senator Mark Leno(D-San Francisco), allows the useof existing regulatory fees col-lected by gun dealers to fund theArmed Prohibited Persons System

(APPS), a program administeredby the California Department ofJustice.

“There is a troubling blind spotin our current enforcement offirearms laws,” Leno said. “Thou-sands of gun owners who onceobtained their weapons legally stillpossess firearms despite subse-quent issues, including criminalactivities, which disqualify themfrom owning weapons. Innocentlives have been lost because weallow guns to be in the hands ofknown criminals and people whohave serious mental illnesses. SB819 helps remedy this troublingthreat to public safety.”

The Bureau of Firearms hasidentified more than 18,000 Cali-fornians who illegally possess tensof thousands of firearms. Everyday, 15 to 20 names are added tothe list of prohibited persons whoown firearms. SB 819 allows theDepartment of Justice to use a sur-plus from the Dealer’s Record ofSale account to enforce APPS. The

program, which began in 2007,cross-references five databases tofind people who legally purchasedfirearms since 1996 with thosewho have since been prohibitedfrom owning or possessing them.

Law-enforcement officials inCalifornia have long struggled todisarm people who are prohibitedfrom owning a firearm. State andlocal officials lack the resourcesnecessary to confiscate the enor-mous backlog of weapons, nor canthey keep up with the daily influxof newly prohibited persons. SB819 helps to ensure that more per-sons on the APPS list are identi-fied and their weaponsconfiscated.

In June, Harris announced theresults of a statewide sweep inwhich 1,209 firearms were seizedfrom individuals legally barredfrom possessing them. The six-week sweep conducted by 99agents from the Department ofJustice also seized 155,731 roundsof ammunition and two grenades.

Governor signs bill that will help law enforcementseize more firearms from prohibited users

Monday, Oct. 17 is the dead-line for taxpayers to file their 2010state personal income tax returnsto avoid late filing penalties,according to a press release issuedthis week by the Franchise TaxBoard (FTB).

More than 1.5 million Califor-nians take advantage of Califor-nia’s automatic extension for filingpersonal income tax returns.

Free tax help is still available.ReadyReturn and CalFile will beavailable through Oct. 17 onFTB’s website ftb.ca.gov. TheReadyReturn program completesthe taxpayer’s return for themusing information already col-lected from employers such as W-2s. As of Oct. 6, FTB has 95,000ReadyReturns available for tax-payers who have yet to file. Cal-File is a free e-file program thataccepts income of up to $324,376,itemized deductions, and some taxcredits. Taxpayers can access Cal-File from the FTB website to inputtheir information and send theirreturn directly to FTB.

Taxpayers can also use a taxpreparer, or one of the other free orfee-based e-file services listed onFTB’s website. E-filing providesfaster processing, increased accu-racy, and a timely confirmationthat FTB received the return. Forquick refunds, FTB encouragestaxpayers to opt for direct depositinto their bank account.

Taxpayers can also accessMyFTB Account, an online serv-ice where taxpayers can view their

wage and withholding informa-tion, estimated payments, FTB-issued 1099s, and current balanceinformation.

FTB offers taxpayers electronicpayment options as well. FTB’sWeb Pay allows taxpayers toauthorize a payment from theirbank account to pay their returnbalance due or estimated tax pay-ments. For a fee, taxpayers canalso pay using major credit cardsby calling (800) 2PAY TAX [800.272.9829] or go to officialpay-ments.com .

Installment payment plans areavailable on FTB’s website fortaxpayers who face financial trou-ble. Those who owe less than$25,000 and can repay the balancewithin five years generally qualify.

Also, the Federal EarnedIncome Tax Credit (EITC) is afederal incentive for low-incomeindividuals and families. Taxpay-ers earning less than $48,362 canqualify for a “refundable” creditthat can total up to $5,666.“Refundable” means that the filerdoes not have to have a tax liabil-ity to get a refund check from thegovernment. For qualificationinformation, go to the IRS websiteat irs.gov and search for EITCAssistant.

As of Oct. 6, 2011, Californiataxpayers filed more than 14.7million personal income taxreturns of which 11.7 million weree-filed. The state has issued 9.5million refunds totaling $8.1 bil-lion.

Oct. 17 is deadline for statetaxpayers to file without penalty

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On Tuesday, Oct. 11, atapproximately 8:05pm, a maleadult subject was the victim of astabbing in the 400 block of WestAnaheim Street, which resulted inhis death on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Based on the preliminaryinvestigation, the victim, identi-fied as 34-year-old Antwan John-son of Rancho Cucamonga, waswalking down the street with afemale companion when he wasconfronted by a group of three

male Hispanic subjects in theirtwenties who proceeded to assaulthim. During the attack, the victimwas stabbed with an unknownobject before the suspects fled onfoot.

The victim was transported to alocal hospital and listed in criticalcondition. At approximately4:15am Thursday, Johnson waspronounced deceased as a resultof injuries sustained in the inci-dent. Detectives do not believe the

victim was a gang member; how-ever they are investigating this asa gang-related incident, and theinvestigation remains ongoing.

Anyone who may have anyinformation regarding this inci-dent is urged to contact LongBeach Police Homicide Detec-tives Hugo Cortes and Peter Lack-ovic at (562) 570-7244.Anonymous tips may be submit-ted via text or web by visiting tip-soft.com.

34-year-old succumbs two days afterbeing ambushed by three suspects

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The City of Long Beach and theFirefighters Association (FFA) haveannounced a tentative agreement to sig-nificantly reduce pension costs, enactpension reform and provide futurebudget relief. The FFA approved theagreement in a vote that concluded at4:30pm Friday, Oct. 7.

“The savings from pension reformare critical to continuing the service lev-els our community expects,” said LongBeach Mayor Bob Foster. “This agree-ment, and the Police Officers Associa-tion agreement previously approved,creates significant long-term savings. Iapplaud the FFA for approving this newcontract and appreciate their willingnessto come to the table in the interest of thecommon good.”

“Your Long Beach firefightersunderstood and have committed to thelong-term sustainability and reform ofemployee pensions,” said Rich Brandt,president, Long Beach FirefightersAssociation. “Along with the financialsavings, this agreement commits to ade-quate staffing on our fire engines andfire trucks, providing the citizens ofLong Beach with the high level of serv-ice they deserve.”

In total, the agreement is expected tosave at least $35.9 million over the next10 years, including a projected $6.1 mil-lion from pension plan reductions for

new FFA members. This agreement ispart of a major effort by the City and itsemployee associations to improve thecity’s ability to serve its citizens by shar-ing the burdens needed to resolve thecity’s ongoing budget shortfalls.

The agreement establishes a newpension tier of two percent at age 50 forall new firefighters, and retirementcompensation will be based on a three-year final average salary. All current andnew firefighters will pay their full shareof employee retirement costs, equal tonine percent of salary. To meet thatcommitment, upon the ratification ofthe agreement, FFA employees willreturn seven percent of their pay to theCity. The currently scheduled increasesover the next three years will bereplaced with a six-percent raise in FY12, and a one-percent raise in FY 14.The contract will be extended throughFY 16 (September 30, 2016), with noadditional raises scheduled.

During the term of the contract, fireengines and fire trucks will be staffedwith four persons on each apparatus,with the fire chief retaining the ability toadjust staffing levels, if necessary.

This tentative agreement will returnto the City Council in open sessionwithin the next 30 days. If formallyapproved by the City Council, theagreement will become the eighth

agreement the City has enacted contain-ing significant pension reform. In addi-tion to enacting seven other pensionreform agreements, the mayor and CityCouncil have led by example and arepaying the full share of their pensioncosts.

tentative pension reform agreement announcedbetween City of LB and the Firefighters Association

Question: Which browser is better?Answer: There are pros and cons to everybrowser you chose. Here are a few bits ofinformation to help you make the right deci-sion.Microsoft’s IE (Internet Explorer) is the mostcommon browser used. This is mainly due tothe fact that this browser is integrated into theoperating system. IE has been dropping inpopularity and has slipped just over 55% ofthe browser market share. To stay competi-tive IE9 has recently had an overhaul. Thenew interface is simpler to use, much morepleasant to navigate and runs a good dealfaster. Firefox has also dropped in popularity to22%. It does however, have a built-in spellchecker and a “session restore” feature thatbrings back your windows and tabs exactlyas you left them. Firefox also offers a built-inanti-virus feature. They also offer a good dealof add-ons, but the more add-ons the moreit becomes a security risk. Google Chrome is the new browser on themarket. They currently have 15% of the mar-ket share and growing. Most of Chromesrecent success has to do with their aggres-sive marketing. If speed and simplicity isideal for you, then you might want to give it atry. In terms of security, Chrome offers agreat deal of security protection by offeringan additional layer of protection that preventsmalware from installing itself easily on yourcomputer. Chrome 14 is labeled to be fast,web compliant and very safe.Each user has his or her own habits whilebrowsing the internet. You should try them allout then make your decision. Browsers areeasily downloaded free of charge from theirrespective websites.

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California has a better chance ofcaring for its growing population offrail, older people now, as the result ofa Bonnie Lowenthal bill that Gov.Jerry Brown has signed into law.

Assembly Bill 574 allows stateofficials to expand a model programthat has been gradually growing fornearly four decades. PACE (Programof All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)is a state-and-federal program thatcoordinates the full spectrum of careneeds for older adults in an effort tokeep them in their homes and out ofcostly institutions.

“We’ve heard it a million times–the Baby Boom is becoming the AgingBoom,” said Lowenthal, D-LongBeach. “Well, it’s no joke, and we haveto get ready. I think this law moves usat least a little bit in that direction.”

The typical PACE participant is an80-year-old woman suffering frommultiple ailments who has a difficulttime taking care of herself. Once

enrolled in the program, individualsreceive wrap-around services, includ-ing home health care, physician andphysical therapy services, as well asprescription drug coverage and home-delivered meals, all designed to keepthem as independent as possible.Medicare and Medicaid and paymentsfrom more affluent participants coverthe cost of the program.

PACE, modeled on a successfulprogram founded in San Francisco’sChinese community in 1973, has grad-ually spread around the country. In1997, the federal Balanced Budget Actestablished the cost-saving program asa permanent part of Medicare services.But California has been constrained bystatute from letting the program growtoo quickly. Lowenthal’s bill, forexample, allows California to increaseits PACE sites from five to 15.

“Now there is more opportunity tohelp,” Lowenthal said. “And that’s agood thing.”

Lowenthal bill signed by governor expectedto help growing population of elderly

The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) has announced that several arrests have been made in the murder investi-gation of Frank Robles of Lake Elsinore. On Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, homicide detectives, with the assistance of the Gangand Violent Crimes Division detectives, Directed Enforcement officers, and LBPD SWAT, served search warrants at six loca-tions in the cities of Norwalk, Compton, Bellflower and Perris. On Friday, Oct. 7, an additional warrant was served at a loca-tion in Lake Elsinore, resulting in the arrest of five suspects over both days.

On Monday, August 9, 2010, the LBPD responded to a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of West 16th Street. Uponarrival, officers found that 33-year-old Frank Robles of Lake Elsinore had been shot and died a short time later at a local hos-pital.

During the course of the investigation, homicide detectives learned that the victim’s home in Lake Elsinore was subse-quently burglarized by four suspects within hours of the murder. For the past 13 months, detectives have interviewed peoplein the Lake Elsinore area and have believed that the burglary was connected to the murder. Over the past several months,homicide detectives have released photographs and sketches involved in this investigation with the hope that members ofthe public would come forward with information that could assist in solving the murder.

Detectives have identified the suspects involved in this murder who were taken into custody on Oct. 6. They are as follows:

Name Age City of residence BookedShawn Verette 38 (black male) Bellflower MurderLuis Orozco 32 (Hispanic male) Norwalk MurderLuis Garcia 32 (Hispanic male) Bellflower (See below)

The investigation revealed that Robles had gone to an auto repair shop with a large sum of cash to make the final paymenton the purchase of a vehicle. Once at the shop, he was approached by two black male suspects, one of them identified asShawn Verette. They showed the victim a star badge, shot him, took his cash, and fled the location. A few hours later, thesuspects, along with two Hispanic male suspects, identified as Luis Orozco and Luis Garcia, broke into the Robles homelooking for additional cash. The group took unspecified items from the home and fled. The second black male suspect isnot being identified at this time due to the ongoing investigation. It has been determined that Garcia was killed in Mexico inJune of 2011; however, there is no indication that his death is related to this case.

In addition, the following persons were identified as accomplices to the murder and were arrested on Oct. 7 for accessoryafter the fact to the murder, for aiding the suspects by concealing evidence and assisting the suspects in covering up the crime:

Name Age City of residence BookedGabrela Orozco 39 Bellflower AccessoryRosa Orozco 35 Lake Elsinore AccessoryNancy Acevedo 34 Norwalk Accessory (Arrested 10/6/11)

All suspects are being held at the Long Beach City Jail awaiting arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court on Tuesday,Oct. 11, 2011.

Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation should contact Long Beach Police Homicide DetectivesMalcolm Evans and Todd Johnson at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or e-mail at tipsoft.com.

Police make several arrests in investigation of Lake Elsinore man’s murder

HELPiNG tHE NEEDY ONE PAW At A tiMEWhat Free health and wellness event for the homeless and their caninecompanionsWho Presented by the The Nutro Company and the Homeless with DogsorganizationWhen Friday, Oct. 14 from 9am to 3pmWhere Downtown Dog Park at the corner of Broadway and PacificAvenue, LBMore info All homeless community members and their dogs are encour-aged to attend the event. A variety of booths will be available to providefree services that will include dog vaccinations, human wellness informa-tion, first-aid kits for owners and dogs, blankets and socks to prepare forwinter, Nutro pet food samples, lunch and other items.

LEt’S tALK SCiENCEWhat Free classes on DNA and geneticsWho Hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State Univer-sity, Long Beach (CSULB)When Friday, Oct. 14 at 3pm and Saturday, Oct. 15 at 9amWhere CSULB Human Services and Design Building Room 101, 1250Bellflower Blvd., LBMore info The two-day class titled “In the Beginning: DNA and Genetics”will cover recent findings in genetics and answer the question, “Should youhave your DNA tested?” The course includes four sessions open to the pub-lic and will be led by Garland Holt, mature learning instructor at Clark Col-lege. Call (562) 985-8237.

iMPrOViNG COMMuNiCAtiON SKiLLSWhat Peer counseling class Who Disabled Resources Center, Inc. (DRC)Where 2750 E. Spring St., Suite 100, LBWhen Starts Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 1pm to 2:30pmMore info The class, “Peer Counseling/Stepping Stones to EmploymentTraining,” will focus on interpersonal communication skills and disabilityetiquette and can be used in a variety of work, volunteer, and personalapplications. The training will continue every Tuesday thereafter for eightweeks. Call Andrew Swinton at (562) 427-1000 ext. 23.

CALLiNG ALL BOOKWOrMSWhat October book discussionWho Bixby Knolls Literary SocietyWhen Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7pmWhere Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave., LBMore info My Antonia by Willa Cather will be the selection for the monthof October. Refreshments will be available. Parking will be available alongAtlantic Avenue. Call the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Associationat (562) 595-0081.

SEASiDE ADVENturESWhat Night at the AquariumWho Hosted by the 8th District of Long BeachWhen Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6:30pm to 8:30pmWhere Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, LBMore info The event will be open to the public and includes free admis-sion to the aquarium. Parking in the aquarium structure will be $8.

COMPLiMENtArY PLAY PrODuCtiONWhat Free play admission for Long Beach Unified School District stu-dentsWho Hosted by the Long Beach PlayhouseWhere 5021 E. Anaheim St., LBWhen Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8pmMore info Students are invited to see the production of To Kill a Mocking-bird. Dinner will be available for purchase from Komodo Food Truck at6pm. The first 10 people in line for the food truck will receive a compli-mentary ticket to the Playhouse for any future productions. Oct. 20 willalso be “Pay What You Can Night” for the general community. The playwill run from Oct. 21 through Nov. 19.

PuttiNG AN END tO SCAMMiNGWhat Scam stopper seminarWho Hosted by Assemblymember Bonnie LowenthalWhen Friday, Oct. 21 from 9:30am to 11:30amWhere El Dorado Senior Center, 2800 Studebaker Rd., LB

DEViCES DEMONStAtiON FOr BEttEr HEAriNGWhat Free hearing devices exhibitWho Presented by the Hearing Loss Association of Long Beach/LakewoodWhen Friday, Oct. 21 from 10am to noonWhere Craft Room of the Weingart Senior Center, 5220 Oliva Ave., Lake-woodMore info The association will host a hands-on examination of the differ-ent devices in addition to providing information on how they work andwhere they can be purchased. Call (562) 425-5651.

LEAFY SALES At tHE NAturE CENtErWhat California native plant saleWho El Dorado Nature CenterWhen Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9:30am to 2pmWhere El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 East Spring St., LBMore info The center recommends buyers to come early for best selection.Vehicle entry fee of $7 will be credited towards the purchase of $75 or more.

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Among the City of Signal Hill’srecent surge in green businesses, Sus-tainable Now Technologies (SNT) isa budding company focused on pro-ducing biodiesel from the Earth’s ear-liest and simplest form of life– algae.

“We are bringing you the pump,”said Eric Grimm-Woolery, SNT’sdirector of Product Production.

Founded in 2009, SNT has devel-oped a machine that converts algaeinto biodiesel, and the company isbeginning its first corporate partner-ship with another Signal Hill busi-ness– Americana Termite Company(ATC). Grimm-Woolery and hisfather, ATC’s owner Gary Woolery,are taking advantage of their com-mon interest in green technology.“ATC has a business need,” Grimm-Woolery said of the familial ties.“We own the machine, he owns thefuel.”

The next step for this new com-pany is completing The Gamma,their pilot project site where 100 ten-gallon aquarium tanks will repro-duce algae that will then be turnedinto biodiesel for ATC’s vehicle con-sumption. SNT anticipates having afull analysis next year of the amountof biodiesel produced.

ATC, an ecofriendly pesticidebusiness that uses organic chemicalssuch as the high citric acid chemicalOrange Oil to kill termites, is antici-pated to purchase The Gamma fromSNT. The termite-exterminationcompany, whose drivers travel as farnorth as Malibu and as far south asSan Diego daily, expects significantcost savings with the algae-to-biodiesel machine.

the energy-conversion machineThe Gamma will use a self-sus-

tainable, biodiesel-producingmachine referred to as the EnergyConversion Machine (ECM) toprocess the biodiesel. Each ECMconsists of one or more aquariumtanks that will be filled with eight to

nine gallons of algae water, accord-ing to Director of Product Develop-ment Tim Bentley.

The algae survive off of nutrientsand photosynthesis. A solar panel,which will be placed on the roof ofthe building, will charge a battery-operated, artificial light that willkeep feeding the algae 24 hours aday.

Once a day, the algae water willbe drained to one gallon. The rest ofthe algae water will flow through afiltration system that uses hydrosonicpulses to break the algae walls, pro-ducing biodiesel and biomass, whichwill stay in the filter, with thebiodiesel draining into a bucket.

The biomass is where carbondioxide is stored and may be used asa fertilizer and placed back into theEarth, reducing greenhouse gases.The biodiesel will be transferreddirectly into the vehicle. The tank isrefilled, and the algae reproduce inthe fresh water.

SNT predicts that the ECM’sprice will drop to around $35,000 inthe future, making it more availablefor general use. “At $4 a gallon [atthe gas stations], it would take eightyears to pay off,” said Nathan Mor-rison, director of Research andDevelopment.

The machine is projected to lastfor 20 years. When replacement isnecessary, parts can be purchased atlocal stores. Most importantly, if thevehicle owners are far from theirECMs, they can fill up on diesel atalmost any gas station.

SNT will want to partner withagricultural and solar industriesrelated to the production of the ECM,according to Morrison.

Cars that use biodieselAny diesel vehicles made after

1983 can support biodiesel becausethey have a fuel temperature censor,which is needed to burn the biodiesel.According to biodiesel.org, there aremany manufacturers that producediesel vehicles, such as Volkswagen,Chevrolet, Nissan and others. Long

Beach BMW, 2998 Cherry Ave., forexample, sells two diesel vehicles.

Other alternative methods“Currently, we have less produc-

tion and more import, and that’sunsustainable,” Grimm-Woolery said.“At least 62 percent of oil comes fromacross seas.”

SNT promotes all types of alterna-tive energy, such as that which comesfrom sugar cane, peanuts, canola andcorn, but they do believe that algae is themost cost-effective biofuel amongthem all.

Morrison expressed his concern forcorn energy at the Sierra Club meetingon Oct. 5. at the Long Beach Environ-mental Services building, 2929 E. Wil-low St.

“The U.S. government has cutdown acres of South American rain-forests to grow corn,” Morrison said,while showing a photo of a cornfieldamong hundreds of trees. “Biofuelsmade from vegetable farms requireharvesting two times a year; algaereproduces every day, sometimes fivetimes a day. We have algae that has sur-vived since 2007.”

Government fundingThe Aquatic Species Program,

funded by the Department of Energyfrom 1978 to 1996, tested algae for itsbiofuel capabilities, determining it as a“very promising fuel,” according to theNational Renewable Energy Labora-tory’s report A Look Back at the U.S.Department of Energy’s Aquatic SpeciesProgram: Biodiesel from Algae.

The government then applied thisgreen technology to wastewater-treat-ment facilities, and those strains of algaelearned to eat metals and other undesir-able entities in our drinking water.

SNT requests that residents petitiontheir legislators to continue funding thealgae industry.

Sustainable Now Technologies islocated at 1711 E. 20th St. Suite A.

For more information call (415)602-9199 or email Eric Woolery-Grimm at eric@sustain-ablenowtechnologies.com or visitsustainablenowtechnologies.com.

Signal Hill renewable energy company ‘bringing you the pump’

Courtesy Sustainable Now Technologies

Chart explaining how the algae-to-biodiesel conversion machine works

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Although the small park located at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and 23rd Street has only been open to the public a short while, its tablesare covered with graffiti and its grass is dying.

In this neck of the woods, few happeningselicit more hoopla than the opening of a new citypark. Whether in Signal Hill or Long Beach, anew park traditionally generates a grand affair,including a ribbon-cutting ceremony, free bal-loons, face-painting, refreshments, souvenirs ofthe event, photo ops with local politicians, partic-

ipation by the area chamber of commerce mem-bers, as well as the fire department, and oodlesand oodles of kids and families turning out to jointhe celebration. The following day, front-pagepictures in the local newspapers are sure to boastof the new public green spaces.

Given the above, I have found it strange thatI cannot find any information about the newish(and, by all appearances, nameless) park locatedat the corner of 23rd Street and Martin L. King,Jr. Avenue. Just yards from Signal Hill (whereMLK Avenue turns into California Avenue) thislittle park features nice landscaping, several trashcans, tables with attached benches, the shortestbike path known to man, not to mention a parkinglot with 10 regular spaces and one for handi-capped parking.

When I assigned a reporter to write a storyabout the park a couple of months ago, she came

back empty-handed, saying she could find noinformation about the park. I later did some reach-ing out to representatives from the cities of LongBeach and Signal Hill, and I too came up empty.To this day, I still have no answers on the back-ground of the park in question.

One of the Long Beach Council officesassures me that the park is located in Signal Hill,while the department head from Signal Hill’sCommunity Services agrees with me– it is inLong Beach. Several calls to Long Beach parksdepartment have also proven to be fruitless.

My concern at this point is that the littleorphaned, homeless and nameless park is fallinginto disrepair with dying grass and tables coveredwith graffiti. Will some city or somebody pleasecome forward and adopt this lovely little park?Please let me know if you are interested. I’ll bethere to take pictures.

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West Nile Virus (WNV) activitypersists this fall as warmer temper-atures follow last week’s rain-storm. The weather patterns andinflux of new water sources arecontributing to a prolonged mos-

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The chart below shows a break-down of the 19 WNV-positivemosquito samples reported thispast week.

This brings the District’s totalto 162 WNV-positive dead birds,399 WNV-positive mosquito sam-ples and 13 sentinel chickens withWNV antibodies so far this year.Statewide, there have been: 587WNV-positive dead birds: 1,896WNV-positive mosquito samples:and 252 sentinel chickens showingWNV antibodies. This is the firstincidence of West Nile virus inCastaic and Willowbrook in 2011.

With the rainy season upon us,it is critical that residents doeverything they can to preventrainwater from accumulatingaround their homes. Residents areurged to turn over or discard anyunused containers in their backyards such as flower pots andbuckets. Lids should be placed ontrash cans, and debris and leavesshould be removed from rain gut-ters. Rain barrels need to becleaned out at least once a weekand remain covered by a fine meshscreen to prevent mosquitoes fromlaying eggs on the water surface.Even flowering plants such asbromeliads can collect water and

provide a breeding site for mosqui-toes. One person’s diligence inmaintaining his or her property canhelp millions of Los Angeles resi-dents stay safe from mosquito-borne illnesses, according toGLACVCD.

Additionally, residents can pro-tect themselves and their familiesfrom West Nile Virus this fall byfollowing the 3 Ds of West NileVirus prevention:

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On Monday, October 10, 2011, atapproximately 7:30pm, officers fromthe Long Beach Police Departmentresponded to a dispute in the 1900block of Pine Avenue between twoparties over a loose pit bull in theneighborhood, which resulted in theshooting of the dog.

When officers arrived, they con-tacted the reporting party, who toldthem he had been bitten by a pit bullthat was running loose in the neigh-borhood, and officers requested theassistance of Long Beach AnimalControl. While officers were investi-gating, they were contacted by a wit-ness who informed them of the dogand its owner’s whereabouts.

As the officers approached anapartment building, they observedseveral residents standing in frontand the pit bull walking around infront of the location with no leashand no apparent owner around. Asone officer moved closer to the dog,it began to growl and attacked theofficer, biting his pant leg. Fearingthe dog would attack again and withseveral residents nearby, the officerdischarged his weapon, striking thedog.

Animal Control arrived a shorttime later and transported the dog toa local animal hospital. The officer’spants sustained several punctures, buthe was not injured. During the courseof the investigation, detectives

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“The passing of the Long BeachCollege Promise Act is a historicmoment for Long Beach City Collegeand the Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict,” said Eloy Ortiz Oakley, pres-ident of Long Beach City College.“This bill will give our institutionsmore flexibility to ensure that our stu-dents are adequately prepared to enterhigher-education institutions and totransfer in a timely fashion. We areextremely thankful to Senator AlanLowenthal for his leadership.”

“We commend Gov. Brown forsigning this important legislation,”said Christopher J. Steinhauser, super-intendent of Schools for the LongBeach Unified School District. “SB650 will allow our schools to furtherimplement the Long Beach CollegePromise, a nationally recognized col-laboration with our community col-lege and state university. Togetherwe’re preparing more students for suc-cess in higher education and in theworkplace.”

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Sixth District CouncilmemberDee Andrews has announced thenew 6th District e-Newsletter that isnow available.

The up-to-the-minute e-newslet-ter is designed to keep residentsinvolved, invited and educated onLong Beach community activities,such as free events that include fam-ily activities and local employmentopportunities, as well as legislativeupdates and community highlightsthat support local businesses and

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Fox News political analyst andbest-selling author Juan Williamswill be this year’s featured speaker atthe fifth annual Cal State Long Beach(CSULB) Distinguished SpeakersSeries on Thursday, Oct. 20, begin-ning at 7:30pm in the campus’s Car-penter Performing Arts Center.

Doors will open at 6pm for spon-sor exhibits, music and light refresh-ments.

Titled “Muzzled: Political Debatein America,” Williams’s address willlook at how the media limits politicaldebate and the continuing role of racein the nation’s dialogue.

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“We are thrilled to have JuanWilliams coming to Cal State LongBeach and share his views on thepolitical and racial dialogue in thiscountry,” said Art Levine, director ofthe CSULB Distinguished SpeakerSeries. “In light of his firing by NPR,I don’t’ know that there is anyonemore appropriate to discuss how themedia limits political debate in theUnited States today.”

Previously, Williams reported forNational Public Radio (NPR) as asenior correspondent and host of“Talk of the Nation,” but he was dis-missed after commenting that Mus-lims in traditional dress boardingplanes made him nervous. In thewake of the news organization’s con-troversial decision, Williams pennedhis book Muzzled: The Assault onHonest Debate, discussing “thecountless ways in which honestdebate in America…is stifled.”

Prior to his stint at NPR, Williamswas an award-winning writer andcolumnist for more than 20 years atThe Washington Post.

A chronicler of the Civil Rightsmovement, Williams is the author ofEyes on the Prize: America’s CivilRights Years, 1954-1965 and My SoulLooks Back in Wonder: Voices of theCivil Rights Experience. He alsopenned Enough: The Phony Leaders,Dead-End Movements and Culture ofFailure that Are Undermining BlackAmerica– and What We Can DoAbout It, and the acclaimed biogra-phy Thurgood Marshall: AmericanRevolutionary.

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“The Long Beach Redevelop-ment Agency’s investment in infra-structure will help revitalize a keycorridor that extends through theheart of the city,” said Long BeachMayor Bob Foster. “By completingthis on time and saving money, theRDA is proving their commitmentto proactive management and fiscalresponsibility, allowing them toapply surplus funds back into theproject for even more improve-ments in the neighborhood.”

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The Signal Hill Police Depart-ment (SHPD) and Policereports.us,the creator of a software programthat provides traffic-accident andcrime reports online, have enteredinto a one-year contract beginningOct. 12 that allows the public toorder such reports on the Internet.

“We want to improve the effi-ciency of the Records Bureau,” saidSignal Hill Police Chief MichaelLangston, who cited the recentdeath of Apple co-founder SteveJobs as a reason that people are dis-cussing their appreciation for Inter-net accessibility.

Traffic and collision reports willbe the initial police reports avail-able to consumers online. Toretrieve a traffic-incident report,users are required to give the reportnumber assigned to the case at thescene of the accident, the names ofthe drivers involved, their own

name and the reason for requestingthe records.

Crime reports will actually beavailable “once we’re comfortable[with the software],” Langston said.Security procedures, such as manu-ally censoring lines of information,will need to be adopted before theycan be accessed online.

Acquiring traffic or crimereports in person or through themail currently costs $20. Thesemethods will still be available tocustomers.

To receive these reports usingPolicereports.us, the charge will be$24 because of a $4 conveniencefee by policereports.us. This is a20-percent increase on the previouscharge.

Jonathan Stafford, Records andTechnology administrator for theLong Beach Police Department(LBPD), said that his department isconsidering implementing this typeof software in the future, but that,as of now, they have made “signifi-

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“Our customers aren’t clamor-ing for [online access to reports],”Stafford said, as to why the LBPDis still looking for a software com-pany for the agency to address theissue.

The SHPD’s fiscal budget is notaffected by this additional servicebecause policereports.us is onlycharging consumers the $4 conven-ience fee for their business. There-fore, no vote by the public wasnecessary.

Those who will benefit mostfrom this software are insurancecompanies that are headquarteredfar from Signal Hill, according toLangston.

“Of online report serviceproviders surveyed, Policereports.us

had the lowest convenience feecharged,” he said. “They are alsothe service providers for 30 differ-ent California law-enforcementagencies.”

The SHPD had been searchingfor the best service provider forseveral months, Langston said.

Residents can currently seecrime reports on the City of SignalHill’s website under the “crimereports” subheading of the policedepartment section.

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Even though his business wasnot shut down under the City’s ordi-nance, Grumbine criticized the ordi-nance that was meant to complywith the state’s “CompassionateUse Act.” The act exempted patientsand caregivers from criminal prose-cution for possessing and cultivat-ing marijuana for medicinalpurposes.

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The Council voted 8-1 to requestthat the city attorney prepare anordinance that would repeal the cur-rent medical marijuana ordinance,Shannon said, also indicating thatGabelich was the dissenting vote.Furthermore, he stated that theCouncil also asked him to prepareanother ordinance that would placea “limited ban” on dispensaries andcollectives, pending the CaliforniaSupreme Court’s clarification on themedical marijuana ordinances.

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“To say we’re going to ban thecollectives is only to retaliateagainst the patients,” Pappas said inan interview Tuesday. His clients,Ryan Pack and Anthony Gayle,were members of two different col-lectives that operated in LongBeach. Pappas said that Pack hadbeen injured in a car accident andGayle had been suffering from kid-ney failure. Pack had alreadyexpressed his unease with the ban,

according to his attorney.The question of whether the ban

will move forward will be answeredsoon. Shannon anticipated that theissue will be on the Council agendain about three weeks.

“Nothing will happen until theCity Council takes action so…we’rein a short-term limbo stage,” Shan-non said, stressing that at least thepermit fees that were paid by thedispensaries and collectives will berefunded.

The initial application fee is$14,742 for a primary site and$11,584 for a secondary site,according to an implementation

plan from May, 2010. It is unknownjust how much the City had alreadycollected or if these amountsreflected the finalized fee schedule.Calls to the City’s Business Rela-tions Bureau which handles theseinquiries were not returned Wednes-day.

During this short-term limbostage, the city attorney confirmedthat the medical marijuana ordi-nance would not be in effect.

“At least for that interim period,it will be clearly unlawful underCity law for those medical mari-juana collectives to operate in LongBeach,” Shannon added.

Marijuanacontinued from page 1

Crimes reported by the LBPD Oct.4 - 10Council Districts 6 (North of PCH)

7 & 8 (East of the L.A. River & North to Del Amo Blvd.)

tuesday, October 4 Felony suspect arrestedNoon– 4200 block of Lime AvenueAn auto-theft suspect crashed a stolen car into the home of a Long Beach resident and fled the area on foot. Officersquickly responded and located the suspect a few blocks away from the hit-and-run. Officers took the felony suspect intocustody without incident.

thursday, October 6Robbery suspect arrested1pm– 2000 block of East Carson StreetAn adult female was sitting outside of a local business when an adult male suspect approached her and forcefully tookthe property she was carrying. Officers responded and began their investigation, which led them to the suspect's loca-tion. Officers took the suspect into custody without incident and recovered the victim's property. The victim was notinjured during the robbery.

Saturday, October 8Shots call9:30am– 1800 block of East Wardlow RoadPatrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area. When officers arrived, they located bullet holes in thewindow of a local business. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

Robbery5:30pm– Del Amo Blvd. and Atlantic AvenueAn adult female ran from her vehicle after an unknown male suspect threatened her with a possible weapon. The malesuspect took the victim's vehicle after she fled.

Felony suspect arrested9am– 2900 block of Pacific AvenueAn adult male was arrested after he assaulted another male adult. The victim sustained moderate injuries and wastreated at the hospital.

Assault10:30pm– 2800 block of Atlantic AvenueAn adult male walked into the hospital with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound. The investigation is continuing.

EYE ON CRIME

OCtOBEr 14, 2011 SiGNAL triBuNE 9CuLturE

Daniel Adams

Culture Writer

I love, Love, LOVE Halloween.I cannot get enough of the all-nightcheesy horror movie marathons.Then there’s the over-sized monstermerchandise and candy displays atyour local everything-mart. Youcan also enter crazy costume con-tests throughout the month of Octo-ber just for my favorite holiday ofall, Halloween. Now, granted, thereare times during the rest of the yearwhen I run into the occasional cos-tumed freak out at the mall; butthen, I have a feeling that’s just megetting older and lacking a sense oftoday’s teen fashion sense. BUT,returning to my story. Now thatI’ve warmed you up to my love ofthis fantastic holiday season, Iwould like it noted that I was theperfect choice to be sent drivingdown to the docks to cover TheQueen Mary’s Dark Harbor 2011.

I arrived at the Queen Maryport, camera in hand and notebookat the ready. I was completelythrilled knowing that not onlybefore me in all her glory was oneof the most magnificent displays inher own right (the Queen Mary!)but that on this visit she had beentransformed into very possibly thelargest “haunted house” there hasever been. The Queen Mary herselflooked a little different this eveningas I approached her bow, snappinga few preliminary photos of hermagnificence as I went. Sheseemed more ominous somehow, asthough she were watching myapproach and almost smiling at mefrom above, knowing why I hadcome to visit her that night. I

beamed a grin right back; and hope-fully no one noticed the nervoustwitch that suddenly sparked intomy left cheek.

“Nothing to it,” I muttered tomyself and kept right on marchingup to the press table. A sign greetedme: “Welcome to Dark Harbor, the17th Halloween haunt fest hostedby the Queen Mary.” I was soongreeted by my contacts for theevening’s media event and taken tothe press meeting area.

We were allowed to meet a fewof the zombies for that night’s fes-tivities, which is always disturbing.Then we were welcomed by a mostdisturbing figure. She was Bundara,the she-demon hostess of the entireQueen Mary Halloween frightevent. Her shiny black horns andblack feathered wings served onlyas accents to her horribly mis-shapen face, skin torn back toreveal a hideous grin. She seemedpleasant enough; that is, until shetold us she had come to collect oursouls! She was soon joined by herhorrid sisters, Mattenoot andSearer, who more than enjoyedlaughing hysterically at us and atour newly faded pallor. Only thenwere we allowed out of the confine-ment of the press area and escorteddown to the parking lot to line upfor entrance to The Queen Mary’sDark Harbor 2011.

Impressive! That’s the word forit. Impressive!

What I saw before me, waitingto swallow everyone whole, wasthe gaping maw of a fog-engulfed,eerily lit tunnel made from actualshipping crates! The tunnel’sentrance had been splattered withthe skeletal remains of what I could

only hope were not last year’spress! Above the tunnel’s entrancestood a master of ceremonies whobeckoned us all to join the denizensof the dead inside. Making my waythrough to the event grounds, zom-bies at every turn, I rememberthinking a trip to the restroomwould have been a great idea…it’salways wonderful to realize this toolate!

The grounds of The QueenMary’s Dark Harbor 2011 were alsoquite the display! Massive shippingcrates were piled 30 feet high withflames shooting out of them up intothe night sky. A stage had beenerected where live bands dressed intheir Halloween best played fittingeerie tunes for the crowd. Food wasavailable. Fright was available.

Monsters, magnificent mortifyingmazes and mayhem awaited us atevery turn! All the while, the QueenMary herself watched and smiledover me.

I cannot say whether I survivedthat night completely intact. Driv-ing home afterward, I couldn’t helpbut think about all that I’d seen. Ihad witnessed undead childrensearching for their mommies in amaze called “Submerged.” Thenthere was the confusing, endlessmaze of mirrors and groping handsthat tried to get me in the newestmaze, “The Vortex Tunnel.” I hadalso gazed upon other horrorsinside “Containment” and “Hell-fire” that are not something todescribe here in print. My thoughtsthen turned to my big, safe bed and

the huge pile of blankets I jumpedunder once I arrived safely home. Ileft the lights on in my house thatnight. I also found myself prayingfor sound, nightmare-free sleep as Idrifted off toward another waitingdark harbor.

The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor2011 awaits you all October 14–16,20–23, and 27 through Halloweennight. Hours are 7pm to midnight.Ticket discounts and promotionsstart as low as $20 online if youvisit their website at queenmary-darkharbor.com. Also, as an option,don’t forget to inquire about ‘FastFright’ front-of-the-line passesavailable online and at the door ofthe event, which can be well worththe additional $20 upgrade on theevent’s busier nights.

Shrieks, freaks and creaks…the Queen Mary’s DarkHarbor 2011 is now in port!

Daniel Adams/Signal Tribune

An array of welcoming faces awaits those who dare enter the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor this month.

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A new addition to Long BeachArts Month in October, with 11 world-premiere plays from local talent, the4th Annual Long Beach Poppin’ PlayFestival, produced by Alive Theatre,will include: hallucinogenic, guilt-and-heavy-metal-fueled wildernesssurvival tales (Headlights and Bush);mysterious meditations on the creativeimpulse by way of ghost stories andlost artifacts of ancient Americana

(Return to Thunder Mountain); talesof the day human beings break downthe walls that separate them in dreamsLe Reve Collectif); the bittersweet ter-ror of the not-so-distant-past (GoodRiddance); bravely experimentalpieces that ruminate on family (RaisedBy Wolves), mortality (Garden ofAshes), and Alzheimer’s (Bring on theDancing Girls) and more.

Each year, Alive Theatre assem-

bles a diverse, committed, anddynamic group of local artists to cre-ate a mixed-media extravaganza ofworld-premiere plays from local LongBeach and LA County writers in anevent that combines all manner ofartistic disciplines into wildly diverseand boldly experimental stage enter-tainments.

“One of the things about this festi-val that’s consistently exciting is theway it brings together such a gen-uinely diverse, committed, anddynamic group of local artists eachyear,” says Danielle Dauphinee, pro-ducing director. “People of all stripescome out to band together in the spiritof creating an experience that’svibrant and new and crackles withsomething interesting and alive. Itgives a unique voice to Long Beachtheatre artists, while providing anopportunity to our city’s audiences tosee new and often very experimentalwork from local, up-and-coming writ-ers. I’m proud of that.”

Remaining performances will beFridays at 8pm, and Saturdays at 6pmand 9pm, Oct. 21 and 22, Nov. 4 and5, and Nov. 18 and 19, at theLafayette Embassy Ballroom, 528 E.Broadway. Tickets are $18 generaladmission, $15 for students and sen-iors, and $10 for groups of 10 ormore. Discounted multi-night pack-ages are available for purchase at boxoffice only.

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The Long Beach Poppin’ Play Festival includes a diverse array of bold productions created by local writers, performersand artists.

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The Long Beach CamerataSingers, a 40-year-old perform-ing-arts organization that pres-ents classical, contemporary, andoriginal choral music, will per-form on Saturday, Oct. 23 at5:30pm at Covenant PresbyterianChurch, 607 E. 3rd St.

BLAST! Bernstien, Pipes, andPercussion will bring the Camer-ata Singers, under artistic direc-tor Rob Istad, together with theCal State Fullerton PercussionEnsemble, renowned virtuosoorganist Jung-A Lee and harpistEllie Choate to perform newworks by young composersTarik O’Regan and JonathanDove, as well as contemporaryclassical music composer NicoMuhly.

The group will be joined bythe Manhattan Beach MiddleSchool chorus, conducted byHeather Gold.

The concert will concludewith a performance of LeonardBernstein’s “Chichester Psalms”–a work whose themes contrastspiritual austerity with impulsiverhythms.

The Camerata Singers willalso perform Saturday, Oct. 22 at7pm at Riviera United MethodistChurch, 375 Palos Verdes Blvd.in Redondo Beach.

Order tickets at longbeach-cameratasingers.org or by calling(562) 522-1045. Follow the choiron Facebook at facebook.com/CamerataSingers.

LB Camerata Singers to perform works ofBernstein as well as those of young composers

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The Camerata Singers (pictured) will join the Cal State Fullerton PercussionEnsemble, renowned virtuoso organist Jung-A Lee and harpist Ellie Choate to per-form new works by young composers Tarik O’Regan and Jonathan Dove, as wellas contemporary classical music composer Nico Muhly.

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trustee Sale no. 452059Ca loan no. 0021242615 titleorder no. 882712 notiCe of trUStee’S Sale yoUare in defaUlt Under a deed of trUSt dated9/14/2005. UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale.if yoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeedingS againSt yoU, yoU SHoUldContaCt a laWyer. on 10/21/2011 at 10:30 aM, Cali-fornia reConveyanCe CoMPany as the dulyappointed trustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 09/27/2005, Book n/a, Page n/a, instrument 05-2321675 of official records in the office of the recorder ofloS angeleS County, California, executed by: gerZainBarrera, a Single Man, as trustor, CHaSe BanKUSa, n.a., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale tothe highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by astate or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a stateor federal savings and loan association, savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Salewill be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below,of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held bythe trustee in the hereinafter described property under andpursuant to the deed of trust. the sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed of trust,interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses ofthe trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimated tobe set forth below. the amount may be greater on the dayof sale. Place of Sale: tHe front entranCe to tHePoMona SUPerior CoUrtS BUilding, 350 W. MiS-Sion BoUlevard, PoMona, Ca legal description: anUndivided 1/26tH intereSt in and to lot(S) 1 oftraCt no. 38284, in tHe City of Signal Hill,CoUnty of loS angeleS, State of California,aS Per MaP reCorded in BooK 955, Page(S) 52and 53 of MaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CoUntyreCorder of Said CoUnty. exCePt tHerefroMUnitS 1 tHroUgH 26 inClUSive aS defined anddelineated on a CondoMiniUM Plan, reCordedaUgUSt 14, 1980 aS inStrUMent no. 80-779257,offiCial reCordS. Unit 12, aS defined and delin-eated on tHe aBove referred to CondoMiniUMPlan amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$368,909.60 (estimated) Street address and other commondesignation of the real property: 2298 roSe ave 112 Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7215-004-053 theundersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation,if any, shown herein. the property heretofore described isbeing sold “as is”. in compliance with California Civil Code2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorizedagent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) toassess their financial situation and to explore options toavoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to exploreoptions to avoid foreclosure by one of the following meth-ods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class orcertified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. date: 9/29/2011 Califor-nia reConveyanCe CoMPany, as trustee lUCiaariaS, aSSiStant SeCretary California recon-veyance Company 9200 oakdale avenue Mail Stop: Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Salesinformation: California reConveyanCe CoMPanyiS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPting to ColleCt adeBt. any inforMation oBtained Will Be USedfor tHat PUrPoSe (714) 730-2727 or HyPerlinK"http://www.lpsasap.com" www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or HyPerlinK "http://www.priorityposting.com"www.priorityposting.com P881147 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/2011

TST3863notiCe of trUStee'S Sale trustee Sale no. 11-02593-3 Ca loan no. 0155243348 title order no.110313387-Ca-Mai aPn 7217-006-071 yoU are indefaUlt Under a deed of trUSt dated September11, 2006. UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale.if yoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeedingS againSt yoU, yoU SHoUldContaCt a laWyer. on october 20, 2011, at 10:30 aM,at the west side of the los angeles County Courthouse,directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., nor-walk, Ca, fidelity national title inSUranCe CoM-Pany, as the duly appointed trustee, under and pursuantto the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trustrecorded on September 19, 2006, as instrument no. 062076597 of official records in the office of the recorder oflos angeles County, Ca, executed by: Peter a. daviS, aSingle Man, as trustor, in favor of Mortgage eleC-troniC regiStration SySteMS, inC. aS noMineefor MetroCitieS Mortgage, llC, as Beneficiary,Will Sell at PUBliC aUCtion to tHe HigHeSt Bid-der, in lawful money of the United States, all payable atthe time of sale, that certain property situated in saidCounty, California describing the land therein as: aS More

fUlly deSCriBed in Said deed of trUSt the prop-erty heretofore described is being sold "as is". the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2145 CreS-Cent drive, Signal Hill, Ca 90755-0000 the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designation, if any,shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant orwarranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of theobligations secured by and pursuant to the power of salecontained in that certain deed of trust (together with anymodifications thereto). the total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligations secured by the property to be soldand reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication of this notice of trustee`sSale is estimated to be $716,921.70 (estimated), provided,however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest andadvances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`sbid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. inaddition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier`s checkdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in California, orother such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. in theevent tender other than cash is accepted, the trustee maywithhold the issuance of the trustee`s deed Upon Sale untilfunds become available to the payee or endorsee as a mat-ter of right. the property offered for sale excludes all fundsheld on account by the property receiver, if applicable.date: September 30, 2011 fidelity national titleinSUranCe CoMPany, trUStee 135 Main Street, Suite1900 San francisco, Ca 94105 415-247-2450 MariahBooker authorized Signature Sale inforMation CanBe oBtained on line at www.lpsasap.com aUto-Mated SaleS inforMation PleaSe Call714.730.2727 aSaP# 4097463 09/30/2011, 10/07/2011,10/14/2011

TST3874title no. 4944972 alS no. 2010-8316 notiCe oftrUStee'S Sale yoU are in defaUlt of a lien,dated 3/28/2011. UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt yoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliCSale. if yoU need an exPlanation of tHenatUre of tHe ProCeedingS againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. notiCe iS HereBygiven tHat: on 11/9/2011, at 09:00aM, aSSoCiationlien ServiCeS, as duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to a certain lien, recorded on 4/5/2011, as instrumentnumber 20110496923, of the official records of los angelesCounty, California. Will Sell at PUBliC aUCtion toHigHeSt Bidder for laWfUl Money of tHeUnited StateS, or a CaSHierS CHeCK at: Behind thefountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic CenterPlaza, Pomona Ca the street address and other commondesignations, if any, of the real property described above ispurported to be: 1329, 1339 e. 28th St, Signal Hill, Ca90755 as to Parcel’s 1 and 2 assessor's Parcel no. 7212-008-060, 7212-008-061 the owner(s) of the real property ispurported to be: Bubba & rocco, llC, a California limitedliability Company the undersigned trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designations, if any, shown herein. Said sale willbe made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of a note, homeowner'sassessment or other obligation secured by this lien, withinterest and other sum as provided therein: plus advances,if any, under the terms thereof and interest on suchadvances, plus fees, charges, expenses of the trustee andtrust created by said lien. the total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligation secured by the property to be soldand reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$24,856.96. Payment must be in cash, a cashier's checkdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a statebank or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings & loan association, savings association, orsavings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in this state. the realproperty described above is being sold subject to the rightof redemption. the redemption period within which realproperty may be redeemed ends 90 days after the sale. thebeneficiary of said lien hereto executed and delivered tothe undersigned, a written declaration of default anddemand for Sale, and a written notice of default and elec-tion to Sell. the undersigned caused said notice of defaultand election to sell to be recorded in the County where thereal property is located. date: 10/6/2011 association lienServices, as trustee P.o. Box 64750, los angeles, Ca90064 (310) 207-2027 By: alvin okoreeh, trustee officerP885960 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/2011

TST3873notiCe of trUStee'S Sale tS # Ca-09-252030-edorder # 090133096-Ca-dCi yoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt dated 7/21/2006. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProPerty, itMay Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. if yoU need anexPlanation of tHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingagainSt yoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. apublic auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's

check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn bystate or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the finan-cial code and authorized to do business in this state, will beheld by duly appointed trustee. the sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed of trust,with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the deed of trust,interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publication ofthe notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forthbelow. the amount may be greater on the day of sale. Ben-efiCiary May eleCt to Bid leSS tHan tHe totalaMoUnt dUe. trustor(s): SereivUdtH eUng, a Mar-ried Man aS HiS Sole and SeParate ProPertyrecorded: 7/27/2006 as instrument no. 06 1665370 inbook , page of official records in the office of the recorderof loS angeleS County, California; date of Sale:11/7/2011 at 10:30 aM Place of Sale: at the West side of thelos angeles County Courthouse, directly facing norwalkBlvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $653,071.81 the pur-ported property address is: 1876 Stanley ave SignalHill, Ca 90755 assessor's Parcel no. 7216-024-004 theundersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other common designation,if any, shown herein. if no street address or other commondesignation is shown, please refer to the referenced legaldescription for property location. in the event no commonaddress or common designation of the property is providedherein directions to the location of the property may beobtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of thisnotice of Sale by sending a written request to JPMorganChase Bank, n.a. 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville fl32256. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the under-signed, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or author-ized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] the mortgage loanservicer has not obtained from the commissioner a final ortemporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale isfiled; [ 2 ] the timeframe for giving notice of sale specifiedin subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does apply to thisnotice of sale. if the trustee is unable to convey title for anyreason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedyshall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and thesuccessful bidder shall have no further recourse. if the saleis set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shallbe entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Pur-chaser shall have no further recourse against the Mort-gagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney. date:Quality loan Service Corp. 2141 5th avenue San diego,Ca 92101 619-645-7711 for non Sale information onlySale line: 714-730-2727 or login to: www.lpsasap.comreinstatement line: 619-645-7711 Quality loan Service,Corp. if you have previously been discharged through bank-ruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability forthis loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise thenote holders right's against the real property only. tHiSnotiCe iS Sent for tHe PUrPoSe of ColleCtinga deBt. tHiS firM iS atteMPting to ColleCt adeBt on BeHalf of tHe Holder and oWner oftHe note. any inforMation oBtained By or Pro-vided to tHiS firM or tHe Creditor Will BeUSed for tHat PUrPoSe. as required by law, you arehereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting onyour credit record may be submitted to a credit reportagency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.aSaP# 4104247 10/14/2011, 10/21/2011, 10/28/2011

TST3861/ 2011 103449FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: 1. 710tire Center, 2. PriMo tireS, 21370 S. alamedaave., Carson, Ca 90810. registrant: franCiSCoCrUZ, 5422 olive ave., long Beach, Ca 90805.this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: francisco Cruz. the registranthas begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. the regis-trant started doing business under this fictit iousBusiness name on September 23, 2011. this state-ment was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on September 21, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-t ious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of afictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: September 23, 30,& october 7, 14, 2011.

TST3860 / 2011 093097FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: BKMMarKeting, 3801 atlantic ave., long Beach, Ca90807. registrant: BiBxy KnollS MortgageCorPoration, 3801 atlantic ave., long Beach,Ca 90807. this business is conducted by: a Corpo-ration. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Pamela g. Borcich, Sec-

retary. the registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. the registrant started doing business underthis fictitious Business name on June 1, 2011. thisstatement was fi led with the county clerk of losangeles County on September 1, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: September23, 30, & october 7, 14, 2011.

TST3865 / 2011 102543FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: longBeaCH CoUrier xPreSS, 3801 e. Pacific CoastHwy. Unit 332, long Beach, Ca 90804. registrant:roBerto floreS Jr., 3801 e. Pacific Coast Hwy.Unit 332, long Beach, Ca 90804. this business isconducted by: an individual. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed:roberto flores Jr. the registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on Septem-ber 20, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. theSignal tribune: September 30, & october 7, 14, 21,2011.

TST3866 / 2011 104347FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: SCoUtCoffee Co., 2148 e. 10th St., long Beach, Ca90804. registrant: traviS Head, 2524 e. 10th St.,long Beach, Ca 90804. this business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: travis Head.the registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was fi led with the countyclerk of los angeles County on September 22, 2011.notiCe: this fictit ious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a fictitious business name inviolation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:September 30, & october 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3868 / 2011 092925FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: 1. SHar-Monly, 2. We HelP yoU do it (WHUdoit), 5139raton Circle, long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant:dana l. andreWS, 5139 raton Circle, long Beach,Ca 90807. this business is conducted by: an individ-ual. i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: dana l. andrews. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under the fic-titious business name or names listed herein. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los ange-les County on September 1, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-tious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: September 30, & october 7, 14,21, 2011.

TST3872SUMMoNS

SUPerior CoUrt of ariZona MoHaveCoUntyCase number: do 2011-07168in the Matter of rodney Martin loCKHart, Peti-tioner and loiS anne loCKHart, respondent

Warning: this is an official document from thecourt. it affects your rights. read this documentcarefully. if you do not understand it, contact alawyer for help.froM tHe State of ariZona to: loiS anne loCKHart, respondent 1. a lawsuit has been filed against you. a copy of thelawsuit and other court papers are served on youwith this Summons.2. if you do not want a judgment or order takenagainst you without your input, you must fife an"answer" or a "response" in writing with the Court,and pay the filing fee. if you do not file an "answer"or "response" the other party may be given therelief requested in his or her Petition or Complaint.to fi le your "answer" or response" take, or send,

the "answer" or "response" to the office of the Clerkof the Superior Court, 401 east Spring Street, King-man, aZ 86401 (P.o. Box 7000, Kingman, aZ 86402-7000) or the office of the Clerk of the SuperiorCourt, 2225 trane road, Bullhead City, aZ 86442, oroffice of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 2001 Col-lege drive, lake Havasu City, aZ 86404. Mail a copyof your "answer" or "response" to the other party atthe address listed on the top of this Summons.3. if this Summons and the other court papers wereserved on you by a registered process server or theSheriff, within the State of arizona, your "response"or "answer" must be filed within tWenty (20) Cal-endar dayS, starting the day after you wereserved. if this "Summons" and other court paperswere served on you by a registered process serveror the Sheriff outside the State of arizona, your"response" must be filed within tHirty (30) Cal-endar dayS, starting the day after you wereserved. Service by a registered process server orthe Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Pub-lication is complete (30) days after the date of thefirst publication.4. you can get a copy of the court papers filed in thiscase from the Petitioner at the address at the top ofthis paper, or from the Clerk of the Superior Court atthe address listed in Paragraph 2 above.5. requests for reasonable accommodation for per-sons with disabilities must be made to the office ofthe judge or commissioner assigned to the case, atleast (5) five days before your scheduled court date.Signed and Sealed this date: May 23, 2011virlynn tinnell,Clerk of the Superior CourtBy: l. Benshoofdeputy ClerkPublished in the Signal tribune newspaper on octo-ber 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011.

TST3867oRDER To APPEAR

CaSe no. do-011-07168 in the Matter of rodney Martin loCKHart,Petit ioner, and loiS anne loCKHart, respon-dent . aPPearanCeS: rodney lockhar t , Pet i -t ioner appeared Pro Per. the Court has reviewedthe entire fi le and based upon the records submit-ted to the Cour t , the Cour t does f ind that Mr.lockhar t has demonstrated due d i l igence as towhy a l ternat ive must be effected against therespondent.notiCe: i t is ordered set t ing th is mat ter forHearing on thursday, november 3, 2011 at 9:00a.m. , s i t t ing in Mohave County Super ior Cour t ,lake Havasu City, arizona, Honorable: randolpha. Bartlett, division: 2, Courtroom: K.the respondent is ordered to appear on the dateand at the t ime l isted. the name and address ofthe cour t is : MoHave CoUnty SUPeriorCoUrt, 2001 laKe HavaSU City, ariZona86404. date: September 22, 2011. vir lynn tinnel, Clerkof the Superior Court by Sue ann Seeley, deputy Clerk.Published in the Signal tribune newspaper on october 7,14, 21, 28, 2011.

TST3870 / 2011 108066FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: Cata-lano'S PiZZa, 1178 e. Carson St., long Beach, Ca90807. registrant: CHriStine C. MartineZ, 4450Cerritos ave., long Beach, Ca 90807. this businessis conducted by: an individual. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Christine C. Martinez. the registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. this statementwas fi led with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on September 29, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-t ious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of afictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: october 7, 14, 21,28, 2011.

TST3876 / 2011 112024FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as:gyPSy'S lair BoHeMian Cafe, 352 elm ave.,long Beach, Ca 90802. registrant: 1. leilaniBUrnS, 2. riCHard Beiler, 4141 del Mar ave.,long Beach, Ca 90807. this business is conductedby: a Husband and Wife. i declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. Signed:leilani Burns. the registrants have not begun totransact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on october6, 2011. notiCe: this fictit ious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the fil ing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Sig-nal tribune: october 14, 21, 28, & november 4, 2011.

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TST3877 / 2011 113407FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as: tHeCandy Bar, 4320 linden ave., long Beach, Ca90807. registrant: 1. traCi ortiZ, 4320 linden ave.,long Beach, Ca 90807, 2. Kari toMei, 4030 Pineave., long Beach, Ca 90807. this business is con-ducted by: Copartners. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: traci ortiz.the registrants have not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on october 11, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see sec-tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: october 14, 21, 28, & novem-ber 4, 2011.

TST3875 / 2011 106747STATEMENT oF ABANDoNMENT oF USE oF

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This free track-and-field competi-tion teaches children that they cancompete in sports and live an activelifestyle, despite their asthma. Partner-ing with CSULB, the Air PowerGames also brings children withasthma together with college andOlympic athletes, such as Tyree Wash-ington, Allyson Felix, and UCLA andUSA Women’s Track Coach JeannetteBolden.

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Community partners, such as theUSC School of Pharmacy, the LongBeach Alliance for Children withAsthma, The Children’s Clinic ofLong Beach, the UCLA Breathmobileand Aerocrine, will be attending tosupport the student athletes and pro-vide asthma resources for families.Space is still available, and registrationinformation for the Air Power Gamescan be found at AAFA-CA.org.

Since 1976, the California Chapterof the Asthma & Allergy Foundationof America (AAFA) has been provid-ing vital services to children sufferingfrom severe asthma and allergies, freeof charge to them and their families.

Through its Breathmobile (a mobileclinic serving children at their schoolsites), its Camp NoMoWheezin (a freeweek-long camp for children withasthma) and its Asthma Family Camp(a free weekend-long camp designedto help teach families of children withasthma about the disease) AAFAoffers free quality care to the 10 per-cent of children in California, espe-cially the 20 percent of low-incomeminority children, suffering fromasthma.

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Tamara lattaSports Writer

The OaklandRaiders are off to asolid start with a 3-2record. We haven’tseen a Raiders team

this animated in a while. Their offenseand defense are making plays on thefield. Hue Jackson, the Raiders headcoach, is sticking to his words vowingto bring fireworks to the city of Oak-land. After signing his name on the

dotted line to become the Raiders 2011head coach, Jackson’s playbook isalready making noise; there’s no doubtthat he’s bringing the talent out of hisplayers.

The Raiders quarterback, JasonCampbell, is looking more and morelike a leader every week. With thedecisions he’s making on the field withthe football, it’s safe to say he is per-forming at his best. We don’t hearmuch about Campbell in the media,but his stats are worth talking about. InSunday’s game against the Houston

Texans, Campbell completed 15 of 35passes for 190 yards, which resulted ina victory over the Texans. With onlyfive games into the season, Campbellhas a total of 1,190 yards with the goodoutweighing the bad– six passingtouchdowns, two rushing touchdowns,and, unfortunately, four interceptions.We can can say that Campbell mayarguably be the best American Foot-ball Conference quarterback.

Another explosive player whodeserves immediate attention isRaiders running back Darren McFad-den. He’s so powerful he could hit apothole and come out alive. This kid ismost definitely the real deal. Duringhis short stint last season McFaddenshowed that he could be a tough playerin the National Football League. Afterbeing sidelined for a great portion ofthe season last year due to injuries, heis making a discernible comeback. Themonth of September was owned by theyoung stud.

McFadden led the league lastmonth with 393 rushing yards, includ-ing a 70-yard touchdown run in theRaiders’ season home opener. He wasalso honored as the Fed-Ex GroundPlayer of the Week for games playedon Sept. 25 and 26. After the game onSept. 25, I was able to catch up withMcFadden in the press conference; hetold reporters what makes this Raidersteam different from what they werelast year. “We are working as a unit,”McFadden said. “The guys here arejust ready to win.”

Offense lacking….no problem.The defense will step up. Last Sundaythe Raiders’ secondary had by far oneof their best performances. Defensivetackles Richard Seymour and TomKelly came to play some good, old-fashioned football. The Texans defensewas held to just 70 rushing yards. Thiswas a team effort on the defensive end.Keep your eyes on the silver andblack– they look like they’re going

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