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Tribal leaders, reps advocate for Chuckwalla monument in DC

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Southern California tribal leaders and politicians on Wednesday were in the nation’s capital advocating for the establishment of a Chuckwalla National Monument south of Joshua Tree National Park.

In urging President Joe Biden to issue such a designation, the groups said they are seeking to protect the homelands of the Iviatim, Nüwü, Pipa Aha Macav, Kwatsáan and Maara’yam peoples, also known as the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Mohave (CRIT Mohave), Quechan and Serrano nations.

“Since time immemorial, we have called the lands in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument home,” said Secretary Altrena Santillanes of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians. “These lands contain thousands of cultural places and objects of vital importance to the history and identity of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.”

The proposed monument would encompass approximately 627,000 acres of public lands, as well

as protect approximately 17,000 additional acres in the Eagle Mountains.

Advocates say it would also “protect important

heritage values tied to the land, such as multi-use trail systems established

by Indigenous peoples and sacred sites,” in addition to further recognizing tribal sovereignty and allow new ways for tribes to co-steward their homelands with federal agencies.

They said added protections for public lands would increase equitability in accessing the natural parts of the eastern Coachella Valley and surrounding areas, such as Mecca’s Painted Canyon trail and the Bradshaw Trail in southeastern Riverside County.

As outlined, the potential monument holds spiritual significance and contains natural resources sustaining multiple Indigenous peoples.

The organization Protect Chuckwalla cited the proposal as complementary to the developmental Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Monument boundaries were drawn not to interfere with areas the DRECP focused on as “suitable for renewable energy development,” with the DRECP in turn identifying parts of the lands in the eastern Coach-

Inland Empire inflation rises almost 3% year-over-year

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Inflation throughout the Riverside metropolitan area climbed nearly 3% over the last year, largely driven by rising food and shelter costs, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The agency’s bimonthly report, which covers northwestern Riverside County as well as the cities of Ontario and San Bernardino, indi-

cated that the metro area’s Consumer Price Index continued its annualized upward trajectory, registering 2.8%.

BLS officials said regional food prices were 1.8% higher than in July 2023, while property rents were up 6.6% compared to a year ago. However, year-over-year energy costs showed a drop of 3.7%.

Sliding energy sector expenses accounted largely

for the overall 0.6% drop in the bimonthly CPI for the area, with gasoline and electricity costs falling 9.4% and 8.5%, respectively, in June and July, according to the government.

During the two-month period,healthcarecosts showed a 0.5% decline, and the category titled “household

furnishings and operations” was down 0.9%, according to data.

The report showed that, nationally, inflation rose 0.2% in July, and 3.2% from July 2023 to July 2024.

The current rate of inflation reflects the elevated price trajectory impacting most sectors of the economy.

Probationer convicted of trying to kill man during DHS home invasion

Stronger earthquakes striking in Southern California in 2024

By City News Service

If it seems there have been more and bigger earthquakes in Southern California recently, it’s because there have been more.

Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist from California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, posted on social media Tuesday there have been 13 earthquakes in Southern California with magnitudes of 4.0 or greater this year.

There have been about five earthquakes per year of 4.0 or greater in Southern California over the past 20 years.

Since 1932, the average number of earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 or greater in Southern California has been between 10 and 12, Jones posted. The number of earthquakes greater than 4.0 in 2024 is closer to the average recorded in Southern California over the past 90 years.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 centered near the Highland Park area rattled a wide swath of the

Southland last week.

The temblor hit at 12:20 p.m., centered 2 miles south-southeast of Highland Park, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude was initially reported at 4.6, but was later reduced to 4.4. It struck at a depth of about 7.5 miles.

Many residents reported a rolling sensation that lasted for several seconds.

In Pasadena, close to the quake’s epicenter, a water line ruptured as a result of the quake at Pasadena City Hall, and water could be seen pouring out of a pipe on the building’s exterior. Employees mostly evacuated the building, but began going back inside around 1:15 p.m. Jones told reporters the earthquake appeared to be based in the same group of faults that created the 1987 Whittier Narrows quake. She noted that it occurred in roughly the same location as a 3.4-magnitude quake that struck on June 2.

Coachella Valley Firebirds bring back goalkeeper Jack LaFontaine

By City News Service

The Coachella Valley FirebirdsThursday announced the signing of goaltender Jack LaFontaine for the 2024-25 season.

The Firebirds are the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League affiliate.

LaFontaine had a 2-0-0 record, 2.30 goals against average and .919 save percentage in three games with the Firebirds last season. He spent most of the season with the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks, where he was 16-3-3, with a 2.77 goals against average and .938 save percentage.

LaFontaine was selected in the third round of the 2016 NHL draft, the 75th overall pick, by the Carolina Hurricanes. LaFontaine signed with the Hurricanes on Jan. 9, 2022, turning pro in the middle of the college hockey season with the University of Minnesota. He made his professional debut four days later, allowing two goals and making one save in a 6-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

In LaFontaine’s next game with the Hurricanes,

he allowed seven goals and made 31 saves in a 7-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils Jan. 22, 2022. He has not played in the NHL since then. LaFontaine received the

Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s best goaltender in the 2020-21 season with the Golden Gophers, when had a 22-7-0 record and 1.79 goals against average.

Riverside County treasurer to serve on statewide committee

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Treasurer-Tax Collector Matthew Jennings will serve on a statewide committee that examines how to improve counties’ tax collection practices, it was announced last week.

State Controller Malia Cohen said Jennings was selected to serve on the California State Controller’s Committee on County Tax Collecting Procedures because of his “tremendous ... finance expertise, which will help enhance the state’s levying and collection procedures.”

“As treasurer-tax collector for Riverside County, he also brings an economic perspective from a region whose economic base is growing and diversifying very quickly,” Cohen said.

Jennings was appointed county treasurer in the summer of 2020, when thenTreasurer Tax-Collector Jon Christensen announced his retirement. Jennings has been a county employee for 30 years. He was elected

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in his own right to serve as Treasurer-Tax Collector when he ran unopposed in 2022.

The California State Controller’s Committee on County Tax Collecting Procedures was formed in 1967 as an advisory body, tasked

Bronc busting, bull riding back for Norco rodeo this weekend

Bull riding, calf roping and other activities will return to the George Ingalls Equestrian Center in Norco this weekend for the 2024 Norco Mounted PosseProfessional Rodeo Cowboys’ Association Rodeo.

Festivities are slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday with an introduction to this year’s rodeo queens, followed by drill team performances and several hours of ring competition, according to organizers.

The three-night event will boast a series of contests for both professionals and amateurs, including a bareback riding contest, steer wrestling, barrel racing, mutton busting and — the highlight — bull riding.

The Norco Mounted PossePRCA Rodeo returned in 2022 following a two-year hiatus. The event was suspended in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-related lockdowns.

On Saturday, the rodeo will continue from 5-9 p.m., followed by a “Rodeo Dance Party” and barbecue, featuring

live musical entertainment.

On Sunday, an open cowboy church service is scheduled for 10 a.m., and gates open for the final rounds of roping and wrestling at 3:30 p.m., beginning with a Challenged Children’s Rodeo for special needs kids.

Tickets are $25 for admission to the rodeo on Aug. 23

though kids under 3 years old will be admitted free, with additional discounts for seniors and active-duty military personnel. For Saturday, admission is $35, and for Sunday, admission is $20.

More information is available at norcomountedposseprcarodeo.com.

Palm Springs man gets 120 days for beating German shepherd to death

Aman who beat a Germanshepherd to death in Palm Springs pleaded guilty to a felony count of animal cruelty Wednesday and was sentenced shortly afterward to 120 days of custody and two years’ probation.

Local resident Hyapa Strebe, 39, entered his plea during an arraignment Wednesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records. Judge Arthur Hester sentenced the defendant to 24 months of formal probation with 120 days of custody shortly afterward.

with providing counsel on collection procedures.

“The committee instructs, advises and directs tax collectors in their duties and responsibilities,” according to a California State Controller’s Office statement.

Although Deputy District Attorney Chasen Chapman objected, the court found it appropriate to grant probation given Strebe’s lack of criminal history, according to Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

Under the terms of the probation, Strebe is forbidden from possessing or otherwise keeping any animals or pets for the 24-month duration, among other restrictions.

The Palm Springs Police Department was notified of a report that a man was seen “dragging and kicking” the dog Monday morning near the intersection of East Baristo Road and South Sunrise Way, according to the agency.

Officers responded to the location and confirmed the man had assaulted the dog severely, inflicting injuries

that required medical attention, according to a police statement. The German shepherd died while being taken to an animal hospital, police said.

Heat might have also played a factor in the dog’s death, police added. Strebe was arrested Monday and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center.

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Report: California factory farms perilously close to your produce

By Gabriella Sotelo for Sentient.

by Suzanne Potter

California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration

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Californiaisknown throughoutthe country for its fruit and vegetable bounty. The golden state produces more than 40 percent of the vegetables we eat and 75 percent of its fruits and nuts. But the state has also struggled with deadly outbreaks of the E. coli pathogen on many of its produce farms — romaine lettuce and walnuts are two recent examples. When outbreaks happen, investigators work round the clock to trace the outbreak, sometimes leading back to contaminated water used to irrigate crops.

Yet exactly where the pathogen comes from originally can be harder to pinpoint. A new report from the Environmental Working Group adds some important data points. Researchers mapped 1,062 industrial meat and dairy operations in the state, and found a worrying 93 percent were located within a mile of a water source for irrigating fresh produce. What’s more, 42 percent of the meat and dairy operations mapped — close to half — were found even closer: within a quarter of a mile of a waterway used for irrigation.

California is a leading producer of dairy, as well as beef. The more than one thousand concentrated animal feeding operations,

mapped by EWG house 76.8 million farm animals at any given time.

This many millions of farm animals produce a massive amount of manure, some of which inevitably carries dangerous pathogens like E. coli or salmonella. The bacteria then spreads, traveling through the air in the form of dust, which can settle anywhere, including irrigation canals.

Once in the canal water, pathogens travel right along with it. “If canal water is contaminated with pathogens, there is the risk to pass the pathogens to farms or the produce in the farm,” Xiaohong Wei, a researcher at University of California, Davis, who was not involved with the study, told Sentient by email. “It could cause outbreaks and consumers [can] get sick…Especially while consuming the raw produce.”

Typically, multiple livestock operations are clustered in close proximity to each other and a waterway, Ethan Bahe, a data analyst at EWG and an author of the report, tells Sentient. “These irrigation canals are a spiderweb,” he says. “They go by multiple facilities,” which makes tracing any foodborne illness outbreak back to one meat or dairy operation close to impos-

sible.

Besides the waterways, there are also 2.6 million acres of crop fields that are located within a three mile radius of a CAFO, the report found, many of which — 60 percent — are where fruits and vegetables are planted, rather than feed crops, for instance.

On one farm, Bahe says he discovered that only a driveway appeared to separate the feedlot and the canal. And there was no berm — the raised strip of ground often found near waterways — or any other type of protection to stop contaminants from leaking into the water.

EWG researchers say the risk of contamination increases the closer a CAFO is to a body of water.

Researchers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reached a similar conclusion: more samples of dust contained E.coli when in closer proximity to livestock operations.

Stressed and unhealthy livestock — a staple of industrial meat and dairy operations — are far more prone to spreading pathogens than their healthier counterparts, according to University of Minnesota researchers.

Yet the EPA inspects just a fraction of these operations. According to a report from the Natural Resources

Defense Council, the EPA inspected just 0.6 percent of all CAFOs in 2017, for instance.

CAFOs, despite being required to obtain permits under the Clean Water Act for discharging pollutants into waterways, are not required to treat animal manure, unlike human waste. The EPA largely relies on self-reporting, which enables CAFOs to self assess and decide whether they need a permit to pollute.

Consumers can’t see whether produce is contaminated, says Kerry Hamilton, a professor at Arizona State University with a background in microbial risk assessment.

While there are steps consumers can take to minimize risk, including washing produce thoroughly, The Environmental Working Group’s position is that stronger protection for consumers is urgently needed at the policy level.

“What we’re really hoping to call attention to here is the need for policy change,” says Sarah Graddy, a senior communications director with EWG. There is an urgent need, she says, “to hold these polluters accountable for the contamination they’re introducing into waterways.”

Gabriella Sotelo wrote this article for Sentient.

Dodgers’ Alumni Weekend honors Baker, Kemp, O’Malley

By City News Service

The Los Angeles Dodgers honored two former all-star players and the team’s late owner during the recent Alumni Weekend.

Matt Kemp signed a one-day contract Aug. 11 with the Dodgers to officially retire as a member of the team he spent 10 of his 15 years in the major leagues with and their only player with at least 200 homers and 150 stolen bases.

Kemp’s major league career ended in 2020 when he played 43 games with the Colorado Rockies. He was a member of the U.S. team that played in a 2021 qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics, but was not chosen for the team that eventually won a silver medal.

Kemp threw the ceremonial first pitch and was joined by family members in making the “It’s time for Dodger Baseball”announcement before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which was designated as Matt Kemp Day in connection with Alumni Weekend.

Kemp’s 203 home runs are seventh-most in Dodger history. He also stole 184

bases as a Dodger.

The Dodgers chose Kemp in the sixth round of the 2003 amateur draft after playing at Midwest City High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Kemp reached the majors in 2006, remaining with the team until a 2014 trade to the San Diego Padres.

Kemp played with the Padres from 2015-16 and the Atlanta Braves from 2016-17, then returned to the Dodgers in a Dec. 16, 2017 trade.

Kemp had the third of three All-Star Game selections in 2018 when he hit .290 with 21 home runs and 85 RBIs, helping lead the Dodgers to the National League pennant.

The Dodgers traded Kemp to Cincinnati following the 2018 season. He played 20 games for the Reds in 2019 and 43 games for the Colorado Rockies in 2020 to conclude his playing career.

Kemp’s best season came in 2011 when he led the National League in home runs (39), RBIs (126), runs (115) and total bases (353) and was the runner-up in voting for the National League MVP award.

Kemp was also an All-Star Game selection in 2012.

In 2009 and 2011, Kemp was a recipient of Silver Slugger Awards as one of the National League’s three top-hitting outfielders and Gold Gloves for his fielding prowess.

Walter O’Malley

The late owner Walter O’Malley was added to Dodger Stadium’s Ring of Honor before Aug. 11’s evening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the second night of the team’s Alumni Weekend.

O’Malley’s son Peter represented the O’Malley family at the event and accepted the honor on behalf of his father. The ceremony included the playing of an approximately four-minute tribute video narrated by the late Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully.

O’Malley is the 15th member of the Ring of Honor, alongside the retired numbers of players Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, Jim Gilliam, Don Sutton, Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson and Don Drysdale, managers Walter Alston and Tommy

Lasorda, Scully and fellow broadcaster Jaime Jarrín.

O’Malley’s association with the Dodgers began in 1932, when he was assigned to the team’s Board of Directors by the Brooklyn Trust Co., at a time when the team was in arrears paying its mortgage loans on its stadium Ebbets Field.

O’Malley became the Dodgers’ vice president and general counsel in 1943, succeeding Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee.

O’Malley began buying shares of the team’s stock in 1944 and became its majority owner in 1950.

Upon taking control of the team, O’Malley made finding a replacement for Ebbets Field, which opened in 1913, a priority. However, he was unable to reach agreement with New York City officials on a new stadium site and announced in 1957 that the team would move, breaking the hearts of its loyal fans.

“The thing that annoyed

the people in Brooklyn was that the Dodgers were still drawing,” the late New York Times Pulitzer Prizewinning sports columnist Dave Anderson said in a 2008 interview with City News Service in connection with O’Malley’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Dodgers drew in excess of 1 million fans for each of their final 13 seasons in Brooklyn.

By comparison, the Giants, who joined the Dodgers in moving west following the 1957 season, drew 824,112, 629,179 and 653,923 fans in their final three seasons in New York.

“There was very little emotional reaction to the Giants leaving” for San Francisco, Anderson said.

Anderson, who covered the Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle, said he made a distinction between “Walter O’Malley the devil and

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Walter O’Malley the saint.”

“I, like everybody, resented the fact that he took the Dodgers away from Brooklyn,” Anderson said. “He did a terrible thing for Brooklyn. He did a great thing for baseball by bringing baseball to California.”

The Dodgers quickly captivated Los Angeles upon their arrival, setting several attendance records, including being the first team to draw 3 million fans in a season.

O’Malley’s legacy includes:

-- bringing Major League Baseball to the West Coast; -- construction of Dodger Stadium as Major League Baseball’s first privately financed stadium since Yankee Stadium in 1923; -- keeping ticket prices the same from 1958, the Dodgers’ first season in Los Angeles, through 1975, with a top price of $3.50;

-- enhancing and modernizing the Dodgertown complex in Vero Beach, Florida, which served as the Dodgers’ spring training site from 1948 through 2008; and

-- presiding over an organization known for success on the field, stability in key positions and being a model franchise from a business standpoint.

In O’Malley’s 38 1/2 seasons as majority owner, the Dodgers won 11 National League pennants and four World Series championships, while employing just three managers — Chuck Dressen, Alston and Lasorda — and three general managers — Buzzie Bavasi, Fresco Thompson and Al Campanis.

O’Malley was ranked as the eighth most influential “off the field” person in 20th century sports by a panel assembled by ESPN in 1999 in connection with its “Sports Century” series. He was also named that year as the 11th most powerful person in

utility player Ed Goodson in a Nov. 17, 1975, trade in exchange for four players, most notably power-hitting outfielder Jim Wynn.

Baker hit 144 home runs, had 586 RBIs and 1,144 hits with the Dodgers. His solo

sports in the 20th century by The Sporting News.

O’Malley died Aug. 9, 1979, at the age of 75.

Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker was inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball before Aug. 9’s evening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, being honored for helping lead the team to three National League pennants and the 1981 World Series championship.

“I don’t consider myself a legend,” said Baker, who played for the Dodgers from 1976-83. “Heck, I always thought Reggie Smith was the best player on our team.”

Baker threw the ceremonial first pitch and was joined by family members in making the “It’s time for Dodger Baseball” announcement.

Smith joined Baker and the five other living members of the Legends of Dodger Baseball — Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson, Orel Hershiser, Manny Mota and Fernando Valenzuela — in attending the ceremony at Dodger Stadium.

Baker was acquired from the Atlanta Braves with

home run in his final at-bat of 1977 gave him 30 for the season and made the Dodgers the first team in Major League Baseball with four players hitting at least 30 home runs. The others were Garvey, Ron Cey and Smith.

He was selected as the MVP of the 1977 National League Championship Series when he hit .357 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the best-of-five series.

Baker was an all-star selection in 1981 and 1982, a recipient of a Silver Slugger Award in 1980 and 1981 as one of the National League’s three top- hitting outfielders and received a Gold Glove in 1981.

He left the Dodgers via free agency following the 1983 season to sign with the San Francisco Giants and ended a 19-year playing career with the Oakland Athletics in 1985 and 1986.

Baker began his 26-year major league managerial career with the Giants in 1993, winning the first of his three National League Manager of the Year awards

for guiding them to 103 victories, 31 more than the previous season.

In 2022, he became the 12th manager, and first Black manager, to win 2,000 games. His 2,183 victories are seventh on the all-time list. All six above him are in the Hall of Fame.

The Legends of Dodger Baseball was established in 2018 to recognize Dodger greats and their impact on the franchise, both on and off the field. Inductees receive a plaque honoring their Dodger achievements, which will be on permanent display at Dodger Stadium.

Baker is the eighth inductee. Don Newcombe, Garvey and Valenzuela were inducted in 2019, Maury Wills and Gibson in 2022, Mota and Hershiser in 2023.

The honor was the second for Baker in six days. He was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals at Whittier College on Aug. 11.

The Shrine of the Eternals differs from the Hall of Fame by focusing on a person’s game-changing contributions that supersede statistical measures with voting open to the public, not restricted to sports writers and committees, according to director Joe Price.

Its criteria are distinctiveness of play — both good or bad — the uniqueness of character and personality and the imprint the individual has made on the baseball landscape.

Electees, both on and off the field, shall have been responsible for developing baseball through athletic and or business achievements, in terms or its larger cultural and sociological impact as mass entertainment and as an arena for the human imagination.

Baker’s induction into the Legends of Dodger Baseball marked the start of the team’s three-day Alumni Weekend.

Report: More Hispanic Californians using medical aid in dying

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Moreandmore Hispanic people are taking advantage of California’s medical aid-indying law, according to a new report from the California Department of Health.

In 2023, 43 terminally ill Hispanic patients used the End-of-Life Option Act to get a prescription to end their suffering and die peacefully. That’s compared to 24 patients the year before.

Angela Schultz, California state director for Compassion & Choices, says the group’s website and all materials are now available in Spanish.

“It’s really important

to deliver these materials and education outreach in people’s own language, so that they can understand the information without having the confusion of trying to read it in English and translate it themselves,” she added.

Compassion & Choices attributes the increase to the ongoing statewide public education campaign in English and Spanish with medical partners, and videos from civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and from José Alejandro Lemuz, a 60-year-old body shop mechanic from Wilmington with terminal prostate cancer - the first Latino to

publicly announce his intent to use the prescription.

Schultz said there are still some common misconceptions, and pointed out that medical aid in dying isn’t appropriate for people who have advanced dementia. Patients have to be able to make an affirmative choice, and to take the medication on their own.

“Medical aid in dying is for somebody who is 18 years and older, who has a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less. It has to be voluntary, and a person has to be mentally capable of making their own healthcare decisions,” Schultz explained.

On 2nd anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act, investments start to pay off

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Two years ago, the U.S. made the biggest investment ever in the fight against climate change as the Inflation Reduction Act became law.

Last week, groups fighting climate change held a news conference to celebrate the progress made so far. Last year, tax credits in the new law spurred $44 billion in investments in domestic clean energy manufacturing.

Alexander Walker-Griffin, a city council member in Hercules, a veteran and California Leadership Council chair with the nonprofit Elected Officials to Protect America, talked about the long-term benefits of the law.

“Nine million jobs are expected to be created,” Walker-Griffin pointed out. “In addition, by 2030 we’re expected to reduce 40% of our carbon emissions. Literally, everyone can breathe a little bit easier with this act.”

The measure funded $369 billion in tax breaks and incentives, grants and loan guarantees to help mitigate the climate crisis, which is helping California clean up the air, promote zero-emission transportation, increase energy efficiency, make our coastline and forests more resilient to climate impacts and more.

Heidi Roddenberry, chair of the Roddenberry Foundation, named after Gene Roddenberry, the creator of

“Star Trek,” said the law will reduce our reliance on oil and gas and move us closer to the future depicted on the show.

“At the Roddenberry Foundation, we are about big, bold ideas for catalytic change, helping us get to that optimistic future that ‘Star Trek’ offered us,” Roddenberry explained. “And having an infrastructure supporting energy independence gets us closer to that goal.”

Yetide Badaki, an actress, writer, and producer on the shows “Star Trek” and “American Gods,” noted 40% of the measure’s funding targets projects in lowincome areas, tying together economic and environmental justice.

“There is a lot of Infla-

According to the report, in 2023, almost 1,300 patients in the Golden State obtained medical aidin-dying prescriptions, and 69% took the medication. Almost 64% of the deaths were caused by cancer. The rest stemmed primarily from cardiovascular, neurological and respiratory disease.

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Report: Contrary to popular belief, property crime is down in California

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Property crime in California is near record lows, according to the latest statistics from the California Department of Justice.

A new report from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice finds property crime is down 53% statewide since 2005, and 16% since 2009, when criminal justice reforms began to take effect.

Mike Males, senior researcher with the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, said people on television who claim otherwise are cherry-picking local statistics while ignoring the larger trend.

tion Reduction Act money yet to be allocated with the investments in clean air, climate resilience, and environmental justice,” Badaki observed. “We find ourselves on the cusp of a clean-energy revolution.”

Federal data show most of the investments from the Inflation Reduction Act so far have gone to underserved and front line environmental justice communities.

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“All these insinuations we’re seeing nationwide across the political spectrum and in a lot of media is that California crime is out of control. And it’s just not true. Just the opposite is the case,” he said.

This fall, Golden State voters will decide on Proposition 36, which would reverse parts of Prop 47, a criminal justice reform bill from 2014. More thefts would be deemed feloniessending more people to jail - by lowering the cutoff on the value of property stolen. It would also classify certain drug offenses as treatmentmandated felonies and increase penalties for some drug crimes.

Prop 36 is supported by some law enforcement groups. The largest contrib-

utors include Walmart, Target and Home Depot.

Will Matthews, a spokesperson for the nonprofit Californians for Safety and Justice, pointed out that Prop 47 has saved the state $850 million so far in incarceration costs, and diverted that money to programs that combat the drivers of crime - such as poverty and addiction.

“We can’t put all of our safety investments into just responding to crime and harm after they occur. We also have to be investing in community-based crime and harm-prevention

programs,” said Matthews. The California Legislative Analyst estimates that Prop 36 could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars per year in increased incarceration costs, and could reduce funds going to mental health and drug treatment programs, K-12 schools and crime victims.

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When is ‘recyclable’ not really recyclable? When the plastics industry gets to define what the word means.

By Lisa Song, ProPublica

Series: Selling a Mirage: The Deception Behind Plastic Recycling

The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion.

Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag?

They rip and tear. They float away in the slightest breeze. Left in the wild, their mangled remains entangle birds and choke sea turtles that mistake them for edible jellyfish. It takes 1,000 years for the bags to disintegrate, shedding hormone-disrupting chemicals as they do. And that outcome is all but inevitable, because no system exists to routinely recycle them. It’s no wonder some states have banned them and stores give discounts to customers with reusable bags.

But the plastics industry is working to make the public feel OK about using them again.

Companies whose futures depend on plastic production, including oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on bags and other plastic items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators.

They argue that “recyclable” should apply to anything that’s capable of being recycled. And they point to newer technologies that have been able to remake plastic bags into new products.

I spent months investigating one of those technologies, a form of chemical recycling called pyrolysis, only to find that it is largely a mirage. It’s inefficient, dirty and so limited in capacity that no one expects it to process meaningful amounts of plastic waste any time soon.

That shouldn’t matter, say proponents of the industry’s argument. If it’s physically capable of being recycled — even in extremely limited scenarios — it should be labeled “recyclable.”

They are laying out their case in comments to the Federal Trade Commission as it revises its Green Guides, documents that define how companies can use marketing labels like “recyclable” or “compostable.” The guides are meant to curb greenwashing — deceptive adver-

tising that exaggerates the sustainability of products. They were last updated in 2012, before the explosion of social media advertising and green influencers; the agency declined to answer questions about the revision or give an idea of when it will be done.

The push for a looser definition of “recyclable” highlights a conundrum faced not just by companies represented by the Plastics Industry Association, but by members of the Consumer Brands Association, whose plastic-packaged products fill grocery shelves across the world. (Neither trade group, nor ExxonMobil, wanted to elaborate on their positions advocating for a more liberal use of the word “recyclable.”)

Under increasing pressure to reckon with the global plastics crisis, companies want to rely on recycling as the answer. But turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard. Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when they’re heated for recycling. That severely limits the types of products you can make from recycled plastic. And most items are too small for companies in the recycling business to bother sorting and processing, or they are assembled in a way that would make it far more costly to strip them down to their useful elements than to just make new plastic. Plastic forks? Straws? Toys given out in fast food meals and party favor bags? Never actually recycled. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life.

Environmental experts worry that if the FTC sides with the industry, companies could slap the “recyclable” label on virtually anything.

Though the agency only pursues a few greenwashing cases a year, its guides — which are guidelines instead of laws — are the only national benchmark for evaluating recycling claims. They’re used by companies that want to market their products in an honest way. They also serve as a reference for state officials who are drafting laws to try to reduce plastic waste. By 2032, for example, most single-use packaging sold in California will need to be recyclable or compostable. What good will such laws

be, environmental experts worry, if those words mean nothing?

For at least three decades, the industry has misled the public about what really is recyclable.

Take a close look at any plastic product and you’ll likely see a little number stamped on it called a resin identification code; it distinguishes what kind of plastic it’s made of. Plastic bags, for example, are labeled No. 4. Only some No. 1 and No. 2 plastics are widely recyclable. In each case, the number is surrounded by the iconic “chasing arrows” symbol, which has come to denote recyclability, regardless of whether that product can actually be recycled.

The design was created in the 1980s by a group of chemical companies working with Exxon and BP; Grist recently published a fascinating story about the effort.

Around that time, the plastic industry was contending with the nation’s growing awareness that its products were the root of an intractable pollution problem. States were weighing legislation to deal with it. And the American Plastics Council was convening meetings to head off threats. The council discussed the arrows, which they described as “consumer tested,” according to meeting notes obtained by the Center for Climate Integrity, an advocacy group that works to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable.

The industry persuaded 39 states to require the use of the symbols. Their purpose, the notes said: “to prevent bans.” They pursued the strategy despite warnings from state regulators who predicted the arrows would lead consumers to overestimate the recyclability of plastic packaging.

By 1995, state attorneys general were telling the FTC that’s exactly what was happening.

The agency ruled in 1998 that brands could continue using the codes with the recycling symbol, but could only display them prominently — by printing them next to the brand name, for example — if the product was recyclable for a “substantial majority” of consumers. If not, the symbols could be stamped in a less obvious place, like the bottom of containers.

These mandates did little

to ease consumers’ confusion. “You mean we’re not supposed to throw plastic bags in recycling bins?” a colleague recently asked me.

During a tour of the New York facility that sorts the city’s recyclables, I saw the result of a million well-intentioned mistakes — countless bags sloshing over conveyor belts like the unwanted dregs at the bottom of a cereal bowl.

They’re notorious for clogging equipment. Sometimes, they start fires. And when they get stuck between layers of paper, the bags end up contaminating bales of paper that are actually recyclable, condemning much of it to the landfill.

If companies started printing the word “recyclable” on them, I wondered, how much worse could this get?

When you see something labeled as “recyclable,” it’s reasonable to expect it will be made into something new after you toss it in the nearest recycling bin.

You would be wrong.

The current Green Guides allow companies to make blanket “recyclable” claims if 60% of consumers or communities have access to recycling facilities that will take the product. The guides don’t specify whether facilities can just accept the item, or if there needs to be a reasonable assurance that the item will be made into a new product.

When the agency invited the public to comment in late 2022 on how the guides should be revised, FTC Chair Lina M. Khan predicted that one of the main issues would be “whether claims that a product is recyclable should reflect where a product ultimately ends up, not just whether it gets picked up from the curb.”

Strangely, that statement ignored the agency’s own guidance. An FTC supplement to the 2012 Green Guides stated that “recyclable” items must go to facilities “that will actually recycle” them, “not accept

and ultimately discard” them.

The industry disagrees with the position.

“Recent case law confirms that the term ‘recyclable’ means ‘capable of being recycled,’ and that it is an attribute, not a guarantee,” said a comment from the Plastics Industry Association. Forcing the material to be “actually recovered” is “unnecessarily burdensome.”

Citing a consumer survey, ExxonMobil told the FTC that the majority of respondents “agreed that it was appropriate to label an item as recyclable if a product can be recycled, even if access to recycling facilities across the country varies.”

The company’s comments argued against “arbitrary minimum” thresholds like the 60% rule.

The FTC also received comments urging the agency to tighten the rules. A letter from the attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia suggested increasing the 60% minimum to 90%. And the Environmental Protection Agency told the FTC that “recyclable” is only valid if the facilities that collect those products can reliably make more money by selling them for recycling than by throwing them away in a landfill.

The industry argues that recycling is never guaranteed. Market changes like the pandemic could force facilities to discard material that is technically recyclable, wrote the Consumer Brands Association. There is “simply no consumer deception in a claim that clearly identifies that a product is capable of being recycled,” the group wrote, despite the fact that “an external factor several times removed from the manufacturer results in it ultimately not being recycled.”

And what if consumers stopped seeing as many products marketed as recyclable? That could “dramatically” lower recycling rates,

the group wrote, because consumers would get confused, seeming to imply people wouldn’t know if they could recycle anything at all.

“Wow, that’s some weird acrobatics,” Lynn Hoffman, strategic adviser at the Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling, said of the industry’s uncertainty argument. The group is a network of nonprofit recyclers that supports a zero-waste future. Hoffman acknowledged the inefficiencies in the system. The solution, she said, is to improve the true recyclability of products that can be reliably processed, like soda bottles, by tracking them as they pass through the supply chain, being transparent about where they end up and removing toxic chemicals from products.

Calling everything “recyclable” would be a huge mistake, she said. “We have to be realistic about the role that recycling plays,” she added.

No matter how well done, it doesn’t fix the bigger crisis. Not the microplastics infiltrating our bodies or “plastic smog” in the oceans or poisoned families living in the shadow of the chemical plants that produce it. In fact, research has shown people can produce more waste when they think it will be recycled. When North Carolina began rolling out curbside recycling in different towns, researchers analyzed data on household waste before and after the change. They found that overall waste — the total amount of trash plus stuff in the recycling bin — rose by up to 10% after recycling became available, possibly because consumers felt less guilty.

“They get their blue bins, and they worry less about the amount of trash they generate,” said one of the researchers, Roland Geyer, a professor of industrial ecology at the University of California-Santa Barbara. “I’m probably guilty of that too.”

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Irene Aguilar

Case No. 24STPB06856

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Irene Aguilar

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Diane Garcia in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Diane Garcia be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on September 10, 2024, at 8:30 AM in Dept. 11 Room: 21. located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner:

Diane Garcia 8575 Orange St Rancho Cucamonga, Ca 91701 August 12, 15, 19, 2024 AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

JUDITH A. CLARK CASE NO. 24STPB08833

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JU-

DITH A. CLARK.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TODD W. CLARK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TODD W. CLARK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration au-

thority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/12/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

ANTOINE R. GADPAILLE - SBN 284391 ARG LAW, P.C. 2878 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY BREA CA 92821

Telephone (714) 985-9025

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VIRGINIA F. HASTINGS

CASE NO. 24STPB08884

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of VIRGINIA F. HASTINGS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAVID HASTINGS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID HASTINGS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/06/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner EMILY LERNER - SBN 263021

THE LAW OFFICE OF EMILY LERNER, APC

201 W. FOURTH STREET, SUITE 100 CLAREMONT CA 91711

Telephone (909) 398-7022 8/15, 8/19, 8/22/24

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RODNEY A. MIGLIACCIO

CASE NO. 24STPB08981

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RODNEY A. MIGLIACCIO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LUCILLE BENEVENTO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LUCILLE BENEVENTO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/19/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner ALEXANDRA SMYSER - SBN 258181

SCHWEITZER LAW PARTNERS, APC 201 S. LAKE AVENUE, SUITE 800 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 683-8113 8/19, 8/22, 8/26/24 CNS-3843268# ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Ruth E. L. Beebe

Case No. 24STPB03771

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in

the will or estate, or both, of Ruth E. L. Beebe

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Sandi Beebe in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Sandi Beebe be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 5. located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Ryan W. Young SBN 288628

OC Trial Group, APC 2901 West Coast Hwy Suite 200 Newport Beach, Ca 92660 714-202-2640

August 15, 19, 22, 2024 ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF WAREHOUSE LIEN SALE [Civ. Code Sec. 798.56a(e); Comm. Code Secs. 7209, 7210] TO: Teri Pratt [Registered Owner] AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST in the following goods: A 1968 mobilehome, Manufacturer: Golden West., Tradename: Golden West; HCD Decal Number LAZ5260, Serial nos.: 1101XX and 1101XXU; HUD Label/Insignia nos.: B229252 and A229251; measuring 54 feet in length and 10 feet in width per section. SINCE THE DEMAND MADE under Civil Code Section 798.56a(e) and Commercial Code Sections 7209, 7210(2) of the Commercial Code by Rancho Glendora Mobile Villas, LLC (“Community Owner”) for payment in full of the storage charges due and unpaid was not satisfied, the above-stated mobilehome, held on account of Teri Pratt, and due notice having been given to all parties known to claim an interest in the mobilehome and the time specified in the notice having expired, notice is hereby given said mobilehome, and all of the fixtures contained in the home, will be advertised for public sale and sold by auction at 10:00 a.m. on September 10, 2024 at 1630 S. Barranca Ave., Space 141, City of Glendora, County of Los Angeles, State of California 91740. The subject mobilehome, and all fixtures contained in the home, will be sold in bulk, “as-is” without warranties of title, fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranties, express or implied, and will be subject to a credit bid by Community Owner. The sale is subject to change upon proper notice.

Please take notice payment at the public sale must be made by certified funds within three (3) days of the warehouse lien sale or at the time the mobilehome is removed from the premises, whichever is sooner. Failure to pay or remove as required will result in failure of the bid in which case the next highest third party bid will be taken subject to these same terms and conditions; if the next highest bidder is Community Owner’s credit bid, then Community Owner’s credit bid will prevail. Reasonable storage charges at the per diem rate of $43.81 from May 1, 2024 through July 29, 2024, plus utilities and other charges due as of July 1, 2024 of $248.31, and including estimated charges of $1,000.00 for publication and service charges (note: this is an estimated administrative charge only; actual charges incurred must be paid to satisfy the demand for payment), all associated with the storage of the mobilehome in the sum of $5,191.21. Additionally, you must pay daily storage in the amount of $43.81 per day accruing on or after July 30, 2024, plus utilities and other charges associated with the storage of the mobilehome due after July 1, 2024, and continuing until the mobilehome is removed from the Community.

Please take further notice all thirdparty bidders must remove the subject mobilehome from the premises within three (3) days after the sale or disposition of the same. THE MOBILEHOME MAY NOT REMAIN IN RANCHO GLENDORA MOBILE VILLAS AFTER THE SALE OR DISPOSITION. Any purchaser of the mobilehome will take title and possession subject to any liens under California Health & Safety Code §18116.1. All bidders are responsible and liable for any penalties, or other costs, including, but not limited to, defective title or other bond, which may be necessary to obtain title to, or register, the mobilehome.

RANCHO GLENDORA MOBILE VILLAS, LLC

Dated: August 16, 2024, at San Jose, California BY: ____________________________

ANDREW J. DITLEVSEN

Attorney at Law Hopkins & Carley, a Law Corporation 70 S. First Street San Jose, CA 95113-2406 (408) 286-9800 (phone) (408) 998-4700 (fax) ajd@hopkinscarley.com

Attorney and Authorized Agent Publish August 19, 26, 2024 AZUSA BEACON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Central District of California Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-03438 CBM (AGRx)

Land and Warehouse LLC, Canterbury Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Mega Produce, Toupan Tommy Salim, and Toupan Tommy Salim, Trustee of the Salim Family Trust, UDT, dated June 23, 2007, and ROES 1-10, Plaintiff(s) v. Revvity, Inc., Industrial AssetsRevitalization, Inc. (f/k/a Industrial Assets Environmental Remediation, Inc.), Mattes Diversified, Inc. (d/b/a Custom Metal Fabrication), Steven Mattes, (See Attachment #1) Defendant(s) SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION ON FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT To: (Defendant’s name and address) Shih-bin Robin Chang 1015 Via Romales, San Dimas, CA 91773

Robin Environmental Management Co. 1015 Via Romales, San Dimas, CA 91773

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) – or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States agency, or an office or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) – you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are: Tiffany Hedgpeth

Ladd Cahoon

EDGCOMB LAW GROUP, LLP 355 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 2450, #2049 Los Angeles, CA 90071 thedgpeth@edgcomb-law.com; lcahoon@edgcomb-law.c0m

If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.

BRIAN D. KARTH

CLERK OF COURT /S/ illegible

Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk

Dated: May 29, 2024 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9/24

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is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described. (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: CHEFS CHINA KITCHEN, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 19762 COLIMA RD., ROWLANDS HEIGHTS, CA 91748 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 19762 COLIMA RD., ROWLANDS HEIGHTS, CA 91748 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: CHEFS KITCHEN TW LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are FURNITURE, FIXTURE AND EQUIPMENTS of that certain business located at: 19762 COLIMA RD., ROWLANDS HEIGHTS, CA 91748 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at that location is: CHEF’S CHINA KITCHEN (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 09/05/24 at the office of OLYMPUS ESCROW CORPORATION, 137 E. HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA, CA 91006, Escrow No. 006060-KI, Escrow Officer: KITTY IP. (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above. (9) The last date for filing claims is 09/04/24. (10) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE. Dated: AUGUST 12, 2024

Transferees: CHEFS KITCHEN TW LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY By:/S/ LORRAINA PANG-MANAGER 8/19/24 CNS-3843372# AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. Any vehicles sold will be under Section 3071 of motor vehicle code. The undersigned will be sold by competitive bidding at BID13 on or after the 3rd day of September, 2024 at 9:30 AM or later, on the premises where said property has been stored and

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Glendale City Notices

Notice of Public Hearing on the Proposed Lamanda Park Specific Plan

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Planning & Community Development Department has prepared a new Specific Plan for the Lamanda Park area. The proposed Lamanda Park Specific Plan (LPSP) covers areas in the 2003 East Colorado and the 2000 East Pasadena Specific Plans. The proposed LPSP will result in a unique plan vision for Lamanda Park, with goals, policies, permitted uses, and design, development, and public realm standards that will shape the built environment for the plan area and implement General Plan Land Use policies. The proposed LPSP will require the following approvals: General Plan Map Amendment, Specific Plan Adoption, and Zoning Map and Text Amendments. You may find documents related to the proposed LPSP at https://www.ourpasadena.org/LPSP-PC-HR-082824.

PROJECT LOCATION: The proposed LPSP area generally encompasses the area between the 210 freeway to the north, Roosevelt and Vista Avenues to the west, Colorado Boulevard to the south and Kinneloa Avenue to the east (Exhibit 1).

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: An addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan Environmental Impact Report (GP EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2013091009) to address the potential site-specific environmental impacts associated with the proposed LPSP has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) (Cal. Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended) and its implementing guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., 2016). This Addendum has been prepared and will be processed consistent with CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Section 15162 and Section 15164). The addendum found that the proposed LPSP will not result in any potentially significant impacts that were not already analyzed.

APPROVALS NEEDED: The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider the proposed amendments and addendum to the GP EIR. The Planning Commission recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council. The City Council will make a final decision at a separately-noticed public hearing.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will hold a public meeting to review the latest update to the LPSP. The meeting is scheduled for:

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Planning & Community Development Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-4009 or (626) 744-4371 (TDD) or agaribyan@cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability. Language translation services may also be requested with 72hour advance notice by calling (626) 744-4009.

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249. The meeting agenda will be posted by August 23, 2024 at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/planning-commission/

Exhibit 1: Proposed Boundary for the Lamanda

PUBLIC INFORMATION: Any interested party or their representative may appear at the meeting and comment on the project. Prior to the start of the meeting, written correspondence may be emailed to commentsPC@cityofpasadena.net or mailed to the address below (note that this email address will not be checked once the meeting starts).

Contact Person: Ani Garibyan, Planner

Phone: (626) 744-6743

E-mail: agaribyan@cityofpasadena.net Website: www.cityofpasadena.net/planning

Mailing Address:

Planning & Community Development Department

Planning Division, Community Planning Section 175 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, Ca 91101

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Planning & Community Development Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-4009 or (626) 744-4371 (TDD) or agaribyan@cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability. Language translation services may also be requested with 72-hour advance notice by calling (626) 744-4009.

Exhibit 1: Proposed Boundary for the Lamanda Park Specific Plan

Publish August 12, 19, 26, 2024 PASADENA PRESS

contract for Sewer and Storm Drain Repair Services. Contractor shall dispatch and mobilize their resources including furnishing labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform as needed sewer or storm drain repairs on a short notice. The Work included in the Bid is defined in accordance with Specification No. 3987. The general sewer or storm drain work includes: provide traffic control on residential, collector, and arterial streets; excavate and replace existing sewer and storm drain pipe of various materials and manhole rings; provide sewage or storm water bypass; remove and reconstruct asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete pavement; remove and replace interfering trees and plants; other Sanitary Sewer, Storm Drain infrastructure, or related appurtenances repairs as needed and directed by the Director or his designee as shown on the project plans and specifications, Standard Plans for Public Works Construction (SPPWC 2024 Edition), and the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (2024 Edition), including all supplements thereto issued prior to bid opening date.

Other Bidding Information: 1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form contained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained in the Public Works Engineering Department, 633 E. Broadway, Room 205, Glendale, CA 91206 where they may be examined. Electronic copies of bidding documents can be obtained at no cost from: https://www. glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfq-bid-page. Future addenda, if any, will be available for download on the same page as the bidding documents. The city will not mail/deliver the addenda to the prospective bidders. It is the bidders’ sole responsibility to check the website to obtain future addenda to this bid document. Prospective bidders shall acknowledge the receipt of the addenda in the bid forms.

2. Contract Amount and Duration. The on-call contract is valid for the duration of three years from the contract certification date in a not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,200,000, with an option to extend the contract duration by an additional two-years in the amount of $800,000.

3. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item of the Bid, and to waive any informalities, irregularities or technical defects in such Bids and determine the lowest responsible Bidder, whichever may be in the best interests of the City. No late Bids will be accepted, nor will any oral, facsimile or electronic Bids be accepted by the City.

4. Contractor License. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): • a. Pursuant to Section 3300, of the Public Contract Code, the classification of the bidder’s Contractor’s License shall be “Class A”. Failure of a bidder to obtain adequate licensing at the time the contract is awarded shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder ’s Bond. The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers after the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Documents.

5. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess

All other Governmental Approvals and Utility Fees shall be obtained and paid for by Contractor and will be reimbursed based on Contractor’s actual direct cost without markup. See Instructions to Bidders Paragraph 14, and General Conditions Paragraph 1.01 for definitions and Paragraph 1.03 for Contractor responsibilities.

7. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms obtainable from the City’s Bidding website listed in the paragraph 1 above. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to “City of Glendale,” for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alternatively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accompany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City’s Notice of Award of the Contract, will enter into a valid contract with the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

8. Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

9. Substitution of Securities. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance therewith.

10. Prevailing Wage Resolution. Bidders are hereby notified that in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City has ascertained and determined by Resolution No. 18,626 (as amended), the general prevailing rate of per diem wages of a similar character in the locality in which the Work is performed and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime Work for each craft or type of worker needed in the execution of agreements with the City. Said resolution is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and is hereby incorporated and made a part hereof by the same as though fully set forth herein. Copies of said resolution may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk.

11. Prevailing Wages. This Project is subject to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1720. Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, and the United States Secretary of Labor, pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, have determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www. dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/. Davis-Bacon wage rates are available online at www.wdol.gov/. To the extent that there are any differences in the federal and state prevailing wage rates for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay the highest wage rate.

12. California Department of Industrial Relations ― Public Works Contractor Registration.

Beginning July 1, 2014, under the Public Works Contractor Registration Law (California Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5), contractors must register and meet requirements using the online application https://www.dir.ca.gov/public-works/contractorregistration.html before bidding on public works contracts in California. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed online with a non-refundable fee of $300. More information is available at the following links: https://www.dir.ca.gov/public-works/PublicWorksSB854.html http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

Beginning April 1, 2015, the City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Law. Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)].

• No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

• This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. (See 8 Calif. Code Reg. Section 16451(d) for the notice that previously was required for projects monitored by the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit.)

Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. For all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015, contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this ____ day of _______, 20___, City of Glendale, California.

Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish August 19 & 22, 2024 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FE P. TIDALGO CASE NO. 24STPB08536

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FE P. TIDALGO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ISABELA T. TIDALGO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ISABELA T. TIDALGO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause

LEGALS

Attorney for Petitioner

DAVID A. SOFFER - SBN 240289

SOFFER LAW GROUP

345 N. MAPLE DRIVE, SUITE 386

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

Telephone (310) 284-7306 8/12, 8/15, 8/19/24

CNS-3840541#

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RUTH MILLER

Case No. 24STPB08296

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RUTH MILLER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Rodney Miller in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Rodney Miller be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 29, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/10/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner JENNIFER L. FIELD - SBN 236565

LAW OFFICE OF JENNIFER L. FIELD

405 N. INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD CLAREMONT CA 91711

Telephone (909) 625-0220 BSC 225583 8/12, 8/15, 8/19/24

CNS-3841277# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA C. MCGREAL CASE NO. 24STPB08582

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of PATRICIA C. MCGREAL.

months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner SCOTT A. HANCOCK - SBN 115747

SNYDER & HANCOCK 1112 FAIR OAKS AVE. SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030

Telephone (626) 799-7156

8/12, 8/15, 8/19/24 CNS-3840801# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARLOTTE S. BREARTON CASE NO. 24STPB08832

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CHARLOTTE S. BREARTON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEVEN BREARTON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEVEN BREARTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONNA JO HOLT CASE NO. 30-2023-01352128-PR-PLCMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DONNA JO HOLT.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BENJAMIN HOLT in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BENJAMIN HOLT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/05/24 at 9:00AM in Dept. 5 located at 3390 HARBOR BLVD., COSTA MESA, CA 92626 NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/06/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Rodney Miller

RODNEY MILLER 11445 SANTA GERTRUDES AVE WHITTIER CA 90604 CN108950 MILLER Aug 12,15,19, 2024 WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DARLENE MISETIC CASE NO. 24STPB08789

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DARLENE MISETIC. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN JEAN-PIERRE

GEORGES DEFACHELLE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN JEAN-PIERRE

GEORGES DEFACHELLE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WILLIAM KERRY MILLER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WILLIAM KERRY MILLER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/10/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 09/13/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA

90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner TORI J. FREEBORN - SBN 293750 EICK & FREEBORN, LLP 2604 FOOTHILL BLVD STE C LA CRESCENTA CA 91214

Telephone (818) 248-0050 8/15, 8/19, 8/22/24 CNS-3842181# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

JULIANNA M. MALIS - SBN 189138 SANTA

Flores in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Amanda Antoinette Flores be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Sept. 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: PAUL HORN ESQ SBN 243227

PAUL HORN LAW GROUP PC 11404 SOUTH STREET

CERRITOS CA 90703

CN109298 OLAGUE

Aug 15,19,22, 2024

BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

KENNETH PATTERSON CASE NO. 24STPB07674

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of KENNETH PATTERSON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WARREN PATTERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WARREN PATTERSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/01/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you

must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner MARGO BOUCHET, ESQ. - SBN 133140 LAW OFFICE OF MARGO BOUCHET 400 CORPORATE POINTE, STE 300 CULVER CITY CA 90230

Telephone (888) 909-9140 8/15, 8/19, 8/22/24 CNS-3841271#

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WOLFGANG SPIEGELSTEIN aka WOLFGANG HORST SIMON SPIEGELSTEIN Case No. 24STPB09124

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WOLFGANG SPIEGELSTEIN aka WOLFGANG HORST SIMON SPIEGELSTEIN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Monica Lago-Kaytis in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Monica LagoKaytis be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Sept. 12, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: WILBUR GIN ESQ SBN 93826

EDWARDS ASHTON AND GIN LLP

100 W BROADWAY STE 860

GLENDALE CA 91210-1202

CN109324 SPIEGELSTEIN Aug 19,22,26, 2024

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STEVEN K. HANAMI

Case No. 24STPB09110

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of STEVEN K. HANAMI

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Thomas D. Hanami in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Thomas D. Hanami be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Sept. 13, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JUDD MATSUNAGA ESQ SBN 177920

ELDER LAW SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA APLC 1609 CRAVENS AVENUE TORRANCE CA 90501

CN109319 HANAMI Aug 19,22,26, 2024 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARIA DEL CARMEN JIMENEZ REYES

Case No. 24STPB08664

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARIA DEL CARMEN JIMENEZ REYES

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Saless Arlene Jimenez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Saless Arlene Jimenez be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take

many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Sept. 12, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JOHN F BAZAN ESQ SBN 208509

BAZAN HUERTA & ASSOCIATES 5345 E OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90022 CN109322 REYES Aug 19,22,26, 2024 BALDWIN PARK PRESS

Public Notices

NOTICE OF $20,000 REWARD OFFERED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has reestablished the $20,000 reward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the heinous murder of Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Escalante, who was fatally shot in front of his mother’s house in the Cypress Park area, on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at approximately 5:40 a.m. Si no entiende esta noticia o necesita más información, favor de llamar al (213) 974-1579. Any person having any information related to this crime is requested to call Lieutenant Patricia Thomas at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500, and refer to Report No. 008-00095-3199-011, or Detective Carlos Camacho at the Los Angeles Police Department, Homicide Division at (213) 486-6890, and refer to Report No. 08-1119483), or the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 222-8477 The terms of the reward provide that: The information given that leads to the determination of the identity, the apprehension and conviction of any person or persons must be given no later than September 22, 2024. All reward claims must be in writing and shall be received no later than November 21, 2024. The total County payment of any and all rewards shall in no event exceed $20,000 and no claim shall be paid prior to conviction unless the Board of Supervisors makes a finding of impossibility of conviction due to the death or incapacity of the person or persons responsible for the crime or crimes. The County reward may be apportioned between various persons and/or paid for the conviction of various persons as the circumstances fairly dictate. Any claims for the reward funds should be filed no later than November 21, 2024, with the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors, 500 West Temple Street, Room 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Los Angeles, California 90012, Attention: Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Escalante Reward Fund. For further information, please call

NAME Megan Noel Sigler . The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice Of Hearing Date: 09/03/2024 Time: 8:30pm Dept. D100

REMOTE HEARING The address of the court is Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Dr, Santa Ana, Ca 92701. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anaheim Press Date: July 30, 2024 Layne H. Melzer Judge of the Superior Court Pub Dates: August 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024 ANAHEIM PRESS

Summons

(Domestic Violence Restraining Order) Citación

(Orden de restricción de violencia en el hogar)

Superior Court of California, County of Corte Superior de California, Condado de Los Angeles NE District Pasadena Courthouse

300 E. Walnut Street Pasadena, Ca 910107

Case Number/Número de caso: 24PDRO00999

(1) Person asking for protection: La persona que solicita protección: Sydney Marie Ochoa

(2) Notice to (name of person to be restrained): Aviso a (nombre de la persona a ser restringida): Jacob Tyler Mowery

The person in (1) is asking for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you. La persona en (1) está pidiendo una orden de restricción de violencia en el hogar contra usted. Lea la página 2 para más.

The court will complete the rest of this form

El tribunal llenará el resto de este formulario

You have a court date Tiene una audiencia en la corte

Date/Fecha: 9/10/2024

Time/Hora: 8:30am

Dept/Depto: S Room/Sala: 417

What if I don’t go to my court date?

If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in (1).

If you have a child with the person in (1), the court could make orders that limit your time with your child. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in (1) asked the judge to order.

Restricción

¿Qué pasa si no voy a la audiencia?

Si no va la audiencia, el juez dictar una ordern de restricción que limita su contracto con la persona en (1), la corte puede dictar órdene que limitans u tiempo con su hio, ina orden de restricción en su contra puede tener otras consecuencias, como prohibirle tener armas de fuego y municiones. Si no va a la audiencia, el jues puede ordenar todo lo que pide la persona en (1)

How do I find out what the person in (1) is asking for?

To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form DV-100, Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order.

¿Cómo puedo entender lo que pide la persona en (1)?

Para entender lo que pide la persona en (1), vaya al tribunal en la dirección indicada en la parte superior de la página (1). Pida al secretario de la corte permiso para ver el expediente de su caso. Tendrá que darle al secretario el número de su caso, que aparece arriba y en la página 1. La solicitud de una orden de restricción se hace en el formulario DV-100, Solicitud de orden de restricción de violencia en el hogar .

Where can I get help?

Free legal information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp to find your local center.

¿Dónde puedo obtener ayuda?

Puede obtener información legal gratis en el centro de ayuda de su corte. Vea www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp selfhelpcenters. htm?rdeLocaleAttr=es para encontrar el centro de ayuda en su condado¬¬.

Do I need a lawyer?

You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association.

¿Necesito un abogado? No es obligatorio tener un abogado, pero es posible que

quiera consejos legales antes de la audiencia en la corte. Para ayuda a encontrar un abogado, visite www.lawhelpca.org/es/ homepage o contacte al Colegio de Abogados local.

David W. Slayton, Clerk, by (Secretario, pro): W. Acuna, Deputy (Asistente) July 30, 2024

Publish August 5, 12,

BBQ The names, Social Security or Federal Tax Numbers and addresses of the Buyer/ Transferee are: JNBB CORPORATION, 7814 ORANGETHORPE AVE., STE. 106, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other

NAME, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD INTEREST AND IMPROVEMENT, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AND ABC LICENSE #637563 and are located at: 7814 ORANGETHORPE AVE., STE. 106, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 The kind of license to be transferred is: 41 - ON SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING PLACE, now issued for the premises located at: 7814 ORANGETHORPE AVE., STE. 106, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 The anticipated date of the sale/transfer is SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 at the office of: MASTERS ESCROW, 6561 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 The amount of the purchase price or consideration in connection with the transfer of the license and business,

138 E Graham Ave Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Riverside County Mailing Address, 610 N Santa Anita Ave Floor 2, Arcadia, CA 91006. Los Angeles County SVPP Properties, LLC (CA, 610 N Santa Anita Ave Floor 2, Arcadia, CA 91006

County

business is conducted by:

company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact

under the fictitious business

or names listed herein on June 10, 2021. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Srinivas Yalamanchili, Manager Statement filed with the County of Riverside on July 22, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years

from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202409540 Pub. 07/29/2024, 08/05/2024, 08/12/2024, 08/19/2024 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Vintage Woods Apts 87 E Jarvis St Perris, CA 92571 Riverside County Mailing Address, 610 N Santa Anita Ave Floor 2, Arcadia, CA 91006. Los Angeles County Vintage Woods LLC (CA, 610 N Santa Anita Ave Floor 2, Arcadia, CA 91006 Los Angeles County This business is conducted by: a limited partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on April 22, 2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Rao R Yalamanchili, General Partner Statement filed with the County of Riverside on July 22, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202409549 Pub. 07/29/2024, 08/05/2024, 08/12/2024, 08/19/2024 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Privia Consulting 2665 Covington Cir Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County Privia Dental Solution LLC (CA, 2665 Covington Cir, Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet

LEGALS

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Robert Chun, Member Statement filed with the County of Riverside on July 29, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202409737 Pub. 08/05/2024, 08/12/2024, 08/19/2024, 08/26/2024 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240006885

The following persons are doing business as: (1). Fresh Cut Foods, LLC (2). Fresh Cut Catering (3). GrabNGo Cuisine , 12207 Central Ave., Chino, CA 91710. Mailing Address, Po Box 624, Chino Hills, CA 91710. Fresh Cut Foods, LLC (CA 202115210834, 12207 Central Ave., Chino, CA 91710; Kristina Gutierrez, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 1, 2021. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Kristina Gutierrez, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on July 31, 2024 NoticeIn accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240006885 Pub: 08/05/2024, 08/12/2024, 08/19/2024, 08/26/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20240007094

The following persons are doing business as: (1). Notary, Apostille & Translation Services (2). Uptown Notaries (3). Say I Do – Marriage License & Ceremony , 8599 Haven Ave Suite #306, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mailing Address, Po Box 9274, Whittier, CA 90608. Aracelly J Sanchez, 12432 Pasadena St, Whittier, CA 90601. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 12, 2024. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Aracelly J Sanchez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on August 7, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240007094 Pub: 08/12/2024, 08/19/2024, 08/26/2024, 09/02/2024 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TACOS EL CHAPULIN 6104 Mission Blvd Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 Riverside County Mailing Address, 8628 6th St, Downey, CA 90241. Riverside County El Chapulin LLC (CA, 6104 Mission Blvd, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Yahir german caiceros galeno, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on August 7, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years

from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202410125 Pub. 08/19/2024, 08/26/2024, 09/02/2024, 09/09/2024 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Trusted Ledger Solutions 3610 central ave, suite 400 Riverside, CA 92506 Riverside County Jose Francisco Navarro, 3610 central ave, suite 400, Riverside, CA 92506

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Jose Francisco Navarro Statement filed with the County of Riverside on August 13, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202410346 Pub. 08/19/2024, 08/26/2024, 09/02/2024, 09/09/2024 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PlainJoe Studios Architecture, Inc. 7345 Piute Creek Drive Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County Storyland Architecture, Inc. (CA, 7345 Piute Creek Drive, Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on August 14, 2024. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that

the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Blake Ryan, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on August 15, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the

Magnitude 3.9, 3.1 earthquakes reported in Lake Elsinore, Aguanga

By City News Service

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 rattled the Lake Elsinore area Thursday, with a 3.0 magnitude aftershock quickly following.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial quake struck at 9:39 a.m. and

was centered 3.7 miles west of Lake Elsinore. It struck at a depth of about 5.5 miles.

One minute later, the 3.0 aftershock hit, centered 4 miles west of Lake Elsinore at a depth of 4.5 miles.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck near Aguanga in Riverside County at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, the USGS reported Friday.

Inflation

Accelerating consumer price hikes have been blamed by the Biden administration on the war in Ukraine and consequent energy supply disruptions, but critics have pointed to what they call the administration’s restrictive domestic energy policies, as well as excessive spending, including the flood of dollars contained in relief packages, as root causes.

The earthquake was centered 7.2 miles east of Aguanga and 23.8 miles southeast of Valle Vista.

It was about 6.6 miles deep.

It was centered 23.8 miles southeast of Temecula and 24.4 miles east of East Hemet.

There were no reports of injuries or damage.

War vets without diplomas welcome to apply in Riverside County

By City News Service

Veterans of foreign wars who didn’t graduate from high school can apply Wednesday and until Oct. 18 for graduation certificates issued through a Riverside County program that awards diplomas to former airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines who gave up school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The county Office of Education is conducting its 18th Operation Recognition program for the benefit of veterans of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars. The program provides an opportunity for qualifying vets to receive certificates even though they never finished school.

County Superintendent of Schools Edwin Gomez said 378 veterans have received diplomas under Operation Recognition since it was initiated in 2007. Some of the county residents awarded diplomas have been over 90 years old.

“We look forward to honoring the veterans who

sacrificed their education in order to serve their country,” Gomez said. “It’s never too late to pursue a diploma, and we encourage friends and family members to reach out to veterans who may be eligible for this long-overdue recognition.”

The 2024 ceremonies are planned for Nov. 6 in the Riverside County Office of Education’s Board Room, located at 3939 13th St. in Riverside.

Operation Recognition is based on California Education

Code 51440, which permits retroactive granting of graduation certificates to honorably discharged or retired veterans who served while the United States was on a war footing. All they have to do is sign up. Forms can be downloaded at www.rcoe.us/operationrecognition, or requested via telephone through Yadira Chavelas at 951-826-6570, or by emailing her at ychavelas@rcoe.us.

Paperwork must be submitted by the Oct. 18 application deadline.

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians to donate 700 backpacks

By City News Service

The national debt is at $35.12 trillion, after passing $33 trillion 11 months ago, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. Estimated annualized interest rate payments on the country’s debt passed the $1 trillion mark in November, according to Bloomberg News. That same month, Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on the U.S. credit rating from “stable” to “negative.” The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee started gradually increasing its benchmark, or target, lending rate in spring 2022, though the FOMC suspended hikes beginning last summer, leaving the rate at roughly 5.5% on the belief that the pace of inflation had slowed satisfactorily.

Earthquakes

“There have been others in the past,” Jones said. “In 1989, we had a pair of four-and-a-halfs that were also in the system that were just a half-hour apart. There have been plenty of small ones over the years that are also within this.”

The quake came on the heels of a 5.2-magni-

tude earthquake on Aug. 6 centered in the Bakersfield area that was also felt across most of the Southland.

Local officials urged residents to use the quake as a reminder to be prepared for a shaker at any time.

“Having lived through the Northridge earthquake,

The hikes were an attempt to soak up excess liquidity and slow spending.

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will continue their annual tradition of donating backpacks with school supplies to Coachella Valley Unified School District students Wednesday.

The donation event will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with students set to receive 700 backpacks.

today’s tremor made me flashback to what we know are life saving rules during an earthquake: drop, cover, and hold on,” county Supervisor Kathryn Barger said in a statement last week.

“It was also a reminder to us all that we live in earthquake country and we need to be prepared.”

“The Coachella Valley Unified School District is so important to our community’s future by providing an exceptional education,” tribal Chairman Darrell Mike said. “The Tribe wants to help kids who live in the district by providing them with the tools they need to succeed throughout the school year.”

Backpacks will be distributed at the CVUSD Office Boardroom at 87225 Church St. in Thermal, according to the statement.

Students must be accompanied by a parent to receive a backpack.

“This generous initiative aims to equip our youth with the tools they need to succeed in the coming school year,” CVUSD Superintendent Frances Esparza said in a statement. “(Mike’s) dedication to fostering educational growth and community spirit truly embodies the values we cherish.”

Gena Rowlands, ‘Notebook’ actress, dies at 94

By City News Service

Actress Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner best known for her performance in the film “The Notebook,” died Wednesday at her Riverside County home.

TMZ reported that Rowlands, 94, died in Indian Wells, surrounded by family.

Her death came nearly two months after her son revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the actress was living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Nick Cassavetes directed his mother in “The Notebook,” in which she played the older version of Allie — a woman living with dementia.

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said. “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.”

Rowlands was also known for collaborating with husband John Cassavetes in multiple films, including “A Woman Under the Influence” in 1974 and “Gloria” in 1980. Both performances earned her Oscar nominations for best actress. She won a Golden Globe for her role in “A Woman Under the Influence.”

In 2015, she received an honorary Academy Award.

Cassavetes’ grandmother, actress Lady Rowlands, also had Alzheimer’s.

In a 2004 interview with O magazine, Rowlands opened up about how her mother’s struggle with the disease impacted her decision to play Allie.

“This last one — ‘The Notebook,’ based on the

novel by Nicholas Sparks — was particularly hard because I play a character who has Alzheimer’s,” she told the magazine. “I went through that with my mother, and if Nick hadn’t directed the film, I don’t think I would have gone for it — it’s just too hard. It was a tough but wonderful movie.”

Rowlands played the older version of Rachel McAdams’ character in “The Notebook,” with James Garner and Ryan Gosling starring as the older and

younger version of her love interest. The 2004 film grossed $117 million at the worldwide box office and endures as one of the most popular romance films.

Rowlands won an Emmy for her portrayal of former first lady of the United States Betty Ford in the 1987 made-for-TV movie

“The Betty Ford Story.”

Rowlands’ last feature film role was the 2014 comedy “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,” co-starring Cheyenne Jackson.

Probationer convicted of trying to kill man during DHS home invasion

By City News Service

A29-year-old probationer who tried to kill a man by shooting him in the head during a Desert Hot Springs home invasion robbery was convicted Thursday of attempted murder and other offenses.

After deliberating less than a day, a Riverside Jury on Thursday found Altonia Vontae Jackson Jr. guilty of the 2017 attack on Domenic Matthew “Butch” Tallarita, now 48.

Along with attempted murder, jurors convicted Jackson of robbery, carjacking, home invasion, burglary, shooting at an inhabited structure, felony evading, probation violations and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The verdicts came before the lunch hour Thursday. Jurors briefly deliberated Wednesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense completed closing statements in the weeklong trial.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Matthew Perantoni scheduled a sentencing hearing for Oct. 7 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Jackson, who is being

Chuckwalla

ella Valley as necessary for biological conservation.

“As the original stewards of these lands we have been tasked with preserving the cultural, natural, and spiritual values imparted by our ancestors,” said David Harper of the Mojave Elders for the Colorado River Indian Tribes. “Therefore, caring for these lands is a sacred duty and honor.”

At least two dozen members of the California congressional delegation, including Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Indio, and Senators Alex

Padilla and Laphonza Butler, have called for the issuance of a Presidential Proclamation under the 1906 Antiquities Act to formally approve the national monument.

The idea also has support from tribal leaders and representatives, at least eight city governments in the Coachella Valley and over 225 local businesses and establishments.

“For the Quechan people, a national monument designation status for the land means preserving the lifeways, culture, stories

and teachings that connect us to our past, present and future,” said Donald Medart Jr. of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Council. “We’re calling on President Biden to help us continue to share the beauty of these places that our ancestors entrusted us to steward by indefinitely protecting them.”

The Blythe city government opposes the proposed monument “as currently drafted due to concerns of further public access restriction in the area,

tourism, solar development and potential impact to the local economy,” according to a city statement in June.

“The City recognizes the importance of preserving historical sites, conserving natural resources, and upholding public access to land; and, it is unable to endorse the current draft of the proposed monument,” Blythe Mayor Joseph DeConinck said in a statement.

Blythe officials have requested that the area east of Desert Center up to the

held without bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, is facing life in prison with the possibility of parole.

He was arrested on July 30, 2017, following the home invasion and shooting at Tallarita’s residence in the 9700 block of Vista Del Valle, near Mission Lakes Boulevard.

During a 2020 preliminary hearing, the victim testified that he awoke shortly before 7 a.m. to his wife screaming that somebody was in their garage, stealing one of his dirt bikes. Tallarita said that he sprinted to the garage, where he saw a man clad in motorcycle gear atop one of the bikes.

The homeowner was armed with a .45-caliber handgun when he flung open the door, but said that he never got a chance to raise the weapon before Jackson unleashed multiple rounds from his own handgun, striking Tallarita eight times — including four shots to the head.

The victim’s wife called 911 as the defendant pushed the dirt bike out of the garage, cranked it up and

sped away.

Desert Hot Springs police officers, who had been alerted to the shooting, saw a motorcyclist riding away from the neighborhood where the home invasion had been reported and gave chase, signaling the rider to stop.

The ensuing pursuit traveled southbound into Palm Springs, where Jackson pulled over on Indian Canyon Drive near Interstate 10 and surrendered without further incident, police said. Tallarita was critically wounded, undergoing extensive surgery, during which a portion of his skull was removed, as well as brain tissue, to dislodge one of the bullets.

The victim previously testified that he suffered ongoing battles with seizures, kidney pain, depression and other issues requiring him to see medical professionals on an almost continual basis.

At the time of his arrest, Jackson was on probation for a 2015 misdemeanor conviction of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle without a permit.

Colorado River be excluded from the monument’s boundaries.

“With the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in place the monument designation in this area is not necessary,” according to Blythe, which stands to gain economically from solar field development.

“The monument designation began as an official and permanent way to block the escalating development of solar fields,” the statement continued.

“As the closest community to the large-scale solar developments occupying the desert, Blythe is the most impacted,” DeConinck said. “Blythe is committed to sustainable development; these projects have not only bolstered our economic landscape but have also played a pivotal role in advancing California’s renewable energy goals.”

More information about the campaign to establish Chuckwalla National Monument can be found at protectchuckwalla.org.