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Bass, Raman, Pratt square o in contentious 1st debate

By City News Service

The first debate of the Los Angeles mayoral campaigninvolving each of the top three contenders was held Wednesday with reality television personality Spencer Pratt calling Mayor Karen Bass an “incredible liar.”

In response to a question about the 2025 wildfires, Bass said Jan. 7, 2025, was “horrible.” She added that it was one of the “worst moments of my life to not be here when my city needed me.”

Bass has faced criticism over her initial response to the wildfire that devastated Pacific Palisades, and her efforts to help rebuild the community. She had been absent during the onset of the emergency as she was in Ghana as part of the fourmember presidential delegation attending the inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as the nation’s president.

Bass and the Los Angeles Fire Department faced criticism due to a lack of preparedness as a key reservoir sat empty and resources were not strategically deployed.

Pratt pressured Bass over her response, saying that if he were elected mayor he would have taken proactive steps to reduce dry brush, and never would have ordered a reservoir to be drained, a reference to Bass’ appointment as Janisse Quinones to lead the Department of Water and Power. Quinones ordered the reservoir be drained for a maintenance project.\

Bass said the extreme winds that day prevented air support from dropping water on the flames. Pratt claimed the winds in Pacific Palisades never reached more than 40 miles per hour.

The exchange became intense as Bass described Pratt’s claims as “inaccu-

rate,” prompting Pratt to call Bass an “incredible liar.”

Bass reiterated the issue was that former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley sent home thousands of firefighters despite having enough fire trucks. Crowley has sued the city, alleging Bass and other city officials engaged in a campaign to smear her reputation and place the blame for her disastrous response to the fire.

Pratt’s home and neighborhood was burned down by the Palisades Fire. He relocated to a rental home owned by family located in the Santa Barbara area. Pratt later purchased an Airstream trailer and parked it on his property, where he says he lives in, according to a social media post he made.

While the hourlong televised debate at the Skirball Cultural Center in Brentwood started off with an intense exchange between Bass and Pratt, the two made an unlikely pair of allies against the other candidate in the debate, Councilmember Nithya Raman.

“We need to enforce the laws on the street,” Pratt said. “She (Raman) doesn’t care about safety. She doesn’t care about anything. At least Mayor Bass pretends to care.”

Raman said she wants to maintain the Los Angeles Police Department’s force at its current 8,550 membership and supports efforts to repair street lights and broken sidewalks to make the city safer.

On several occasions, Pratt let Bass and Raman respond to one another’s rebuttals before taking his turn to answer questions from the moderators.

Bass and Raman sparred on housing and homelessness, and affordability.

Bass touted her efforts that have reduced street homelessness by nearly 18%, citing figures from the annual point-in-time homelessness count produced by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. She said

the result comes from her signature program, Inside Safe, which aims to reduce encampments and move unhoused people inside.

A Los Angeles Times analysis found the $300 million program, now in its third year, has had 40% of participants return to the streets.

Bass has pointed to the program’s 60% success rate, a figure she said she is satisfied by.

Raman says Inside Safe is too costly and argues there’s a more cost- efficient way to address encampments. The councilwoman has advocated for the use of time-limited subsidies, street medicine teams, and other initiatives as alternatives, which she also said is the way to fulfill her goal of reducing encampments across the city prior to the 2028 Olympic Games.

Pratt criticized Inside Safe and blamed both elected officials for the city’s home-

LA County OKs $3.7M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in shooting

By City News Service

The 97th edition of the Los Angeles County Fair began its 17-day run Thursday at Fairplex in Pomona with the theme of “Play Your Way.”

The fair’s attractions include:

-- A carnival with more than 70 rides;

-- A trick dog show featuring rescue dogs billed as the “cutest dog show on Earth”;

-- Races with pigs, lambs, ducks and goats;

-- A petting farm;

-- Daily parades by the Budweiser Clydesdales at noon;

-- A low-rider car show;

-- Multiple daily performances by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater;

This will be the final year for the fair’s Skate-R-Cade roller skating rink.

New food options available include:

-- Crispy shawarma wrap, grilled, marinated chicken or beef with house- made garlic paste, pickles, pickled turnips, onion, parsley, and a sumac blend, finished with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses and more garlic sauce, wrapped in a large pita, topped with light spicy oil and grilled until crispy.

-- Fried mangonada, fresh mango sliced and dipped in house-made pancake batter, deep fried and topped with chamoy and Tajin, served with a slice of lime.

-- Peanut butter and jelly cheeseburger

-- All pork pizza a slice of New York-style pizza topped with pepperoni, sausage and crispy chicharron, finished with a drizzle of Sriracha sauce.

The fair’s concert series begans Saturday with the funk/rock/soul band War. Other groups scheduled to perform Saturday were

Banda El Recodo and Banda Los Recoditos. Additional performers include Brad Paisley (May 16), The Driver Era (May 17), Common Kings (May 23), Zapp (May 24) and comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham (May 30) and Ramon Ayala (May 30).

Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com. Concert tickets include admission to the fair. Opening Day was the cheapest day to attend the fair with tickets $12 if purchased online.

Tickets for fairgoers ages 13-59 purchased in advance online were $20 Thursday through Sunday and May 15-17; $25 May 22-25 and May 29-31. Adult tickets purchased online for the other three Thursdays are $18.

Tickets for children ages 6-12 and seniors 60 and older purchased in advance online are $15 throughout the entire run.

Tickets at the gate are $32 for ages 13-59 and $17 for children ages 6 to 12 and adults 60 and over. Parking is $22.50 in advance online and $26 at the gate.

Admission was $8 Saturday for tickets purchased by Los Angeles County residents at LACountyFair.com/ LACountyDay with use of the promo code LACOUNTY if purchased by 11:59 p.m. Friday. The price was $10 if purchased on Saturday.

Admission will be free on the three Food Drive Thursdays — May 14, 21 and 28 for each fairgoer who brings in five cans of food and enters by 4 p.m. All canned goods will be donated to food pantries. Discounted tickets are available at Superior Grocers stores and participating Mattress Firm stores. Payment for parking, admission and concert tickets are cashless.

Following the latest crash of a small plane near Whiteman Airport, the county Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday calling for a full federal review of aviation operations at the Pacoima facility, and for a report on steps the county might be able to immediately take to improve safety.

“Residents deserve clear answers and confidence that every available safety measure is being considered,” Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said in a statement last month when she announced the motion. “Los Angeles County owns and maintains Whiteman Airport, but critical aspects of aviation safety -- air traffic control, pilot protocols, and airspace -- are under federal authority.

“The Federal Aviation Administration plays a central role in those operations, and we need a full review, clear answers, and action to prevent this from happening again.”

Her motion followed the April 20 crash of a Cessna 172 small aircraft that struck a power pole while en route to Whiteman Airport, knocking down power lines and leaving the plane

After crash, LA County to study possible safety improvements at Whiteman Airport

overturned in the parking lot of an auto parts store. The pilot survived but was critically injured. No other injuries were reported.

According to Jason Morgan, chief of the aviation division of the county Department of Public Works, the pilot took off from Whiteman Airport and flew a standard pattern and was returning to land back at the airport when the crash occurred. He said the pilot remains hospitalized.

Morgan told the board that based on conversations between the pilot and the airport tower, there were no indications of anything unusual or any problems with the aircraft before the crash occurred. He noted that the National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the cause of the crash will likely take several months.

It was the latest in a string of crashes to occur near the airport in recent years, and it rejuvenated debate about the airport’s future.

In early 2022, the county Board of Supervisors voted to explore the process involved in seeking a closure of the airport,

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should the county opt to pursue it. In January of that year, a plane landed on train tracks in the area and was struck by a Metrolink train. In November 2020, a plane crashed in a neighborhood near the runway, killing a Civil Air Patrol pilot.

In April 2022, a pilot died when a Cessna crashed alongside the Foothill (210) Freeway in the Sylmar area.

But while some area residents have pushed for the airport’s closure, supporters of the facility have insisted it plays a critical role in local aviation and can only be shuttered by the Federal Aviation Administration -not the county.

The Whiteman Airport Coalition was critical of Horvath after she called for answers from the federal government about the April 20 crash and operations at the facility.

“We also support (Horvath’s) call for answers and her sense of urgency in this moment,” the coalition said in a statement last May 2. “At the same time, context and facts matter.

In recent years, Supervisor Horvath directed a freeze on pursuing FAA funded capital improvement projects at

Whiteman Airport, even though federal funding has been available for safety, infrastructure, and modernization. The question the community and stakeholders have been asking for years is simple: why?”

Horvath said Tuesday her motion is about “ensuring accountability at every level -- from what went wrong to what must change.”

She noted that the county put a temporary pause on accepting FAA grant money for the airport

while a land use and economic impact study is conducted regarding the airport and its future.

Horvath said she is looking forward to a report from the county on possible steps that could be taken immediately to bolster safety.

Her motion called on the county Department of Public Works to:

-- identify immediate actions the county can take to strengthen safety at the airport; -- provide a report in

seven days with timelines, costs, and potential funding sources for such actions; -- prepare an outline of airport responsibilities among jurisdictions such as the FAA, NTSB, Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; and -- outline federal aviation regulations related to aircraft operations and pilot requirements, including their contingency plans during power outages or other similar disruptions.

County orders Chiquita Canyon Landfill to install cover for odor containment

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

LosAngelesCounty

ordered the operators of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill to install a cover to reduce odors emanating into Castaic and surrounding areas, the Department of Public Health announced Wednesday.

The Health Department acted as the local enforcement agency on behalf of CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees landfills and waste management. The Department was successful last week in requiring the landfill to install a thick geomembrane cover over the solid waste facility.

The Los Angeles County Solid Waste Facilities Hearing Board voted 3-0 last week to deny landfill operators’ appeal, and affirmed the county’s compliance order. Board members found the required mitigation measure to be reasonable and scientifically supported, accord-

ing to Health Department officials.

The order, known as Directive 4.1, requires the installation of a cover over the entire landfill by Aug. 31, including a disputed 66-acre portion of the site. The Public Health Department ensures compliance with solid waste regulations and has the authority to require the landfill to operate in a manner that protects public health and the environment.

“The community near the landfill has been significantly impacted by the odors emanating from the landfill and the Local Enforcement Agency has been working diligently to require the landfill to mitigate the gases and odors causing the issue,” Karen Gork, the Los Angeles County LEA manager, said in a statement. “We are grateful that the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Hearing Board upheld the order as

we continue to work with our partners to address the ongoing reaction at the landfill.”

Since early 2022, the landfill has had a “subsurface elevated temperature event” in a section of the facility that is no longer in use, officials said. The underground heat is increasing landfill gases and leachate, which is water that drains through and picks up dissolved substances from the waste.

An existing interim soil cover has not been fully effective in controlling emissions, which has caused continuous odor and the need for stepped up mitigation efforts, according to the county. Landfill neighbors have filed thousands of complaints for odors as well as physical and mental health problems they say result from the foul air.

Multiple local, state and federal agencies have

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TBabies are bleeding to death as parents reject a vitamin shot given at birth

By Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica

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Then, without warning, their systems began to shut down. A 7-week-old boy in Maryland developed sudden seizures. An 11-pound girl in Alabama stopped breathing for 20 seconds at a time. A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic. A brown-haired girl in Texas, not yet 2 weeks old, bled around her belly button.

Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs. They ordered blood transfusions. They spent half an hour trying to resuscitate one boy until his parents told them they could stop. They shaved another boy’s soft locks to embed a needle directly into his skull to reduce the pressure in his brain.

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maceutical intervention. The trend is also fueled by a contradictory pairing: families’ fierce desire to protect their babies and a cascade of false information infused into their social media algorithms.

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At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles. The pathologists’ findings were like those you would typically see in ailing adults, not newborns — the kind of bleeding seen during strokes or brain tissue loss similar to what happens when radiation is administered to treat cancer.

Their autopsies, which took place over the last several years, all came to the same conclusion: The deaths were caused, in whole or in part, by a rare but potentially fatal condition known as vitamin K deficiency bleeding.

In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot. But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.

Many of them are doing so out of a well-meaning but ill-informed abundance of caution. In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound phar-

Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital. Leading American institutions and the World Health Organization recommend that newborns get the shot.

In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer. A federal judge in March temporarily blocked the revised childhood vaccination schedule that included that recommendation. Some families are also rejecting the eye ointment.

Two weeks ago, at a House subcommittee hearing, Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reassure parents that the vitamin K shot is safe. He refused and pushed back.

“I’ve never said, literally

never said, anything about it,” Kennedy said.

“That’s exactly the point,” responded Schrier, who is a doctor. “You don’t say anything about it, but the doubt you’ve created about all of medicine and science is causing parents to make dangerous decisions.”

An HHS spokesperson did not respond to questions but in an email blamed the administration of former President Joe Biden for the rise in parents rejecting vitamin K shots. “Vitamin K at birth,” the spokesperson added, “remains the standard of care.”

Meanwhile,families continue to be inundated with advice from self-proclaimed experts using medical terms incorrectly and misunderstanding science to convince parents that getting the shot could put their newborns at risk of grave harm.

Nearly a century’s worth of research and medical advancements shows the opposite to be true.

Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot, research shows, are 81 times more likely than those who do to develop late vitamin K deficiency bleeding, where in many cases oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Perhaps most alarming is that, according to the CDC, 1 in every 5 babies with vitamin K deficiency bleeding will die.

Determining precisely how many babies have died or suffered severe brain damage because of a lack of

vitamin K is difficult. State and federal agencies don’t track data around vitamin K injection refusal or subsequent bleeding, which impedes their ability to quantify and track outcomes, including death.

The number of deaths directly attributed to vitamin K deficiency bleeding appears to be small — fewer than a dozen annually — but has started to climb in recent years, according to death certificate data from federal and state agencies.

But those numbers capture only a fraction of deaths, which often are classified only by other, more immediate causes, such as bleeding in the brain. In 2024, for example, more than 700 newborns died from spontaneous bleeding in their brains, which could have been complicated by liver disease or prematurity. Still, six medical specialists and one official at the CDC said a meaningful portion of those deaths likely were caused by vitamin K deficiency. Many more babies survive the bleeding but suffer massive brain bleeds and lasting injuries.

“A lot of the providers don’t have this on their radar,” said Dr. Jaspreet Loyal, a pediatric hospitalist at Yale Medicine. “The lack of data is almost acting like a reassurance for families that this risk is worth taking.”

Although it is difficult to quantify deaths attributable to vitamin K deficiency, there is clearly a large jump in the number of parents declining the vitamin K shot. Some

CSU approves 3 new bachelor’s degree pathways

Multiple lawsuits aim to halt oil pipeline off Santa Barbara

By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service By City News Service

TheCaliforniaState Universitysystem

Wednesday announced three new bachelor’s degree pathways aimed at broadening access to higher education and better aligning programs with workforce needs across Southern California and statewide.

The CSU Board of Trustees in Long Beach voted to create a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Professional Studies and Bachelor of Applied Studies, marking the first time in more than 30 years that new baccalaureate degree types have been added, according to CSU.

Officials said the move will allow universities across the CSU system to develop

undergraduateprograms tailored to working adults, returning students and others seeking more flexible options to complete a degree.

The new degree types are also intended to address workforce demands by offering programs that integrate career-focused training and practical skills, officials said.

Programs may be offered in reduced-credit formats ranging from 90 to 120 units, compared to the traditional 120-unit bachelor’s degree, allowing students to complete degrees more efficiently.

CSU officials said the Bachelor of Education could help address ongoing teacher

shortages, while the Bachelor of Professional Studies and Bachelor of Applied Studies are designed to align more closely with career and technical fields.

“These new degree pathways will help more Californians access an affordable, rigorous and relevant bachelor’s degree that supports upward mobility, workforce success and thriving communities,” Junius Gonzales, CSU vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic affairs officer, said in a statement.

The CSU system serves more than 470,000 students statewide and is the largest four-year public university system in the nation.

State agencies and environmental groups are suing to halt production of oil produced on three oil rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara.

The pipelines have been idle since 2015, when corrosion caused a huge oil spill, killing thousands of marine animals and sea birds. In March, the Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to facilitate the restart of oil flow, saying it’s necessary to boost domestic oil production in light of the Iran war.

Talia Nimmer, staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said we cannot risk another disaster.

“This pipeline actually still suffers from those corrosion issues,” Nimmer pointed out. “Restarting these pipelines, especially absent all necessary approv-

als, significantly puts our wildlife, our residents, and our coast in jeopardy.”

On May 22, environmental groups will ask a Superior Court judge to order an immediate shutdown and force the oil company, Sable Offshore, to demonstrate why it should not be found in contempt of court. The same judge recently ruled Sable violated state law when it resumed pumping oil.

The state of California is also suing the Trump administration, arguing the White House should not be able to override state environmental law and settled court cases. They warned if the order stands, the federal government could ignore any number of environmental protections nationwide.

Bill Hickman, Central California senior regional manager for the Surfrider

Foundation, said President Donald Trump has proposed opening huge areas of previously protected federal waters off California to new oil and gas drilling, sparking fierce local opposition.

“That’s why new offshore oil drilling hasn’t been proposed in the previous five-year lease plans from the federal government,” Hickman stressed. “Because Californians don’t want it off of our coast, and we want to transition to clean and renewable energy.”

Recently, the Trump administration approved a new oil drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico and gave oil and gas operations there a waiver from Endangered Species Act protections. This same region suffered the worst oil spill in U.S. history when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in 2010.

hospitals have seen refusal rates more than double. A national study of more than 5 million births, published in December, found that the rate of U.S. babies not receiving vitamin K at birth topped 5% in 2024 — up 77% from 2017.

The success of the shot has been so remarkable that it nearly eliminated vitamin K deficiency bleeding altogether. The science was settled decades ago.

“This was not something we even bothered to spend much educational effort on,” said Dr. Allison Henry, the director of newborn medicine service at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s in Los Angeles, “because there was this simple, safe intervention.”

A cluster of cases 13 years ago was one of the first major signs that something was amiss.

Four babies were rushed to a Nashville, Tennessee, children’s hospital after they suddenly fell ill months apart. Stunned, doctors ran tests that revealed severe bleeding and reached out to Dr. Robert Sidonio Jr., their blood disorder specialist. They learned that the parents had declined vitamin K shots for the babies, each of them between 6 and 15 weeks old.

Once they realized that, the medical team moved quickly to treat them, injecting them with vitamin K and hoping it wasn’t too late. Much to the relief of doctors, they all survived. Only one infant had developmental delays.

The parents explained that they had declined the shot for a number of reasons: a concern, based on longdebunked claims, that the shot could cause leukemia; a belief that the shot wasn’t necessary; and a desire to reduce their baby’s exposure to “toxins.”

The CDC and the state health department opened an investigation and later published a report that found that when the parents declined the shot, their awareness about the risk of bleeding was “incomplete or absent.”

Dr. Anna Morad, a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, said she had witnessed a gradual rise in families refusing vitamin K

leading up to the hospitalizations.

She and her colleagues went into the Nashville community to speak at birthing centers and advise families about the benefits of vitamin K. One mother who had refused the shot for her newborn partnered with Morad and described how she came to realize that the shot can save lives.

More than a dozen pediatricians interviewed by ProPublica said they strongly recommend all three of the typical newborn interventions but agreed that the vitamin K shot is the most vital.

“I’m picking vitamin K every day,” Morad said. “Absolutely.”

With time, the number of families who turned down the shot dropped. As the need for the community outreach waned, Morad lost touch with the mother she had teamed up with and refocused her energy on directing the newborn nursery at Vanderbilt Health.

“I’ll be honest, I thought we had turned the corner,” Morad said.“Naively, I thought that would be enough.”

All newborns lack vitamin K. No matter how much vitamin K a mother consumes, it doesn’t sufficiently pass through the placenta, and breast milk contains only small amounts. That puts babies who are exclusively breastfed at a higher risk for vitamin K deficiency bleeding. Formula is fortified with vitamin K, but even with that, experts agree, babies should still get the shot.

Doctors have yet to understand why some babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are fine while others bleed uncontrollably. But they do know that the risk increases dramatically. For babies who don’t get the shot, the risk for vitamin K deficiency bleeding from a week after birth to 6 months ranges from 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 25,000 births. With the shot, the research shows, the risk drops to less than 1 in 100,000.

The role of vitamin K is so crucial that researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1943 for their discovery of its ability to form clots and stop bleeding in babies. The official presenting the award called

Vitamin shot

the discovery the vitamin’s “greatest practical importance” and lauded it among the discoveries that have been of great benefit to humankind.

In 1961, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that all newborns in the U.S. get a shot of vitamin K. The CDC has supported newborns getting the shot as well, devoting several pages online to raising awareness around vitamin K deficiency bleeding and writing that babies may bleed “into their intestines, or into their brain, which can lead to brain damage and even death.” For decades, medical textbooks and lectures have presented the vitamin K injection as an example of a public health policy success.

After reports that vitamin K deficiency bleeding was on the rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy statement in 2022 to stress the shot’s safety and efficacy. The paper included talking points for pediatricians to help them respond to common misconceptions: “Vitamin K injection does not contain mercury. Vitamin K does not cause cancer. The vitamin K injection used in newborns is safe. The dose is not too high for newborns.”

“We’re a victim of our own success,” said Dr. Ivan Hand, the director of neonatology at Kings County Hospital Center in New York and the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics statement. “Since we’ve been treating babies with vitamin K, we haven’t seen much deficiency bleeding, so people think it doesn’t exist.”

Seeing photos online of healthy babies who didn’t get the vitamin K shot and reading comments from parents who felt justified in their refusal, it’s easy to think that the risk of bleeding isn’t real, or at the very least that it’s exaggerated.

On Facebook, comments about the shot include: “Don’t do it!” “Huge lie!” and “It’s a scare tactic.” One person wrote, “Never will I ever inject my baby with poisons from big pharma.”

Families have also pointed to a 2023 episode about vitamin K shots by conservative podcaster Candace

Owens, who said, “What Big Pharma is saying is that we realize that babies were born wrong. They don’t have enough vitamin K, and so we’re going to give them what they always needed. God designed us wrong.”

Owens did not respond to a request for comment.

Hidden is the agony of parents mourning the loss of their babies. Some are still in denial.

ProPublica spoke with five of those families, but none of them wanted to be identified publicly.

The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.

“No one could’ve prepared us for the heartbreak we faced 6 weeks after our little miracle was born,” one mother wrote. “She had a spontaneous unexplained brain bleed that led to brain death.”

“We miss his sweet smell,” another family wrote.

A third family, who made their decision after reading about vitamin K on social media and talking with their midwife, dismissed the vitamin K shot altogether. Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord. He said he believed doing so would have allowed his son to be infused with vitamin K from the cord blood, a popular theory on social media. Research, however, shows that while delayed cord clamping can raise the baby’s hemoglobin levels, it does not have the same effect on vitamin K.

“I figured the hospital was already pissy with me because we didn’t vaccinate at all,” he told ProPublica. “They lost out on all the money from that.”

The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan.

“I can sit here and be upset and sad, but this brought me closer to God,” the father said. “I just can’t wait to be with him.”

Two of the families who went on to have other children found themselves facing the same decision: Would they decline the vitamin K shot

again? Both got the shot for their newborn.

Morad watched as the number of families declining vitamin K climbed over the last year.

In January, she reached out to Sidonio, her former colleague who first recognized the 2013 cluster of cases there, for advice. Sidonio, now a pediatric hematologist oncologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and professor at Emory University School of Medicine, said he’s more worried than ever.

During that cluster, Sidonio recognized the need to collect data on how often parents decline the shot and what happens to those babies. But in discussions with the CDC, he said, he was told that it would be too difficult.

More than a decade later, nothing has come of it. In a recent email to ProPublica, federal officials said vitamin K deficiency bleeding has never been submitted for consideration as a notifiable condition.

“If you don’t track it, you don’t document it,” said Sidonio, frustration building in his voice. “They have to make it a reportable health condition, just like a new measles case. That’s the only way it’s going to change.”

Like him, Dr. Kristan Scott, the lead author of the national study that found a jump in the number of babies not receiving vitamin K, also landed on a need for a robust system to monitor vitamin K refusals and any subsequent consequences.

“We don’t have a clean data repository provided by public health systems or the state that would allow us to be able to track this in a more systematic fashion,” said Scott, who is a neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Some doctors failed to recognize the role of vitamin K when a baby came into their emergency rooms, let alone knew how to reverse the damage from the declined shots. Many of them encountered the condition only in medical school textbooks.

Some hospitals have started to run their own numbers, but the effort is scattershot. The data is also

usually kept in house, so there’s not a wider knowledge of the problem. Recognizing the urgency of the matter, officials at a handful of hospitals agreed to share their data with ProPublica.

Doctors at St. Louis-based Mercy, which runs birthing hospitals in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, began noticing an uptick in families turning down the vitamin K shot during the pandemic. Last year, 1,552 babies across all Mercy hospitals didn’t get the injection. In 2021, that number was 536.

And at Idaho’s largest hospital system, the refusal rates have gone up every year since the start of the pandemic, and in some cases have more than doubled. In 2020, 3.8% of families across St. Luke’s Health System declined the vitamin K shot for their babies. In 2025, that figure jumped to 9.8%. One hospital even reached 20% of babies not getting vitamin K shots.

At least two babies treated at St. Luke’s died within the last year from complications related to vitamin K deficiency bleeding, hospital officials confirmed. But Dr. Tom Patterson, a pediatrician who treats newborns at some St. Luke’s hospitals and is among the most vocal in warning about the climbing refusal rates, suspects there may be more.

Patterson recently pleaded with a family to allow their baby to get the shot. The father refused and shocked the doctor by going even further. He approached the nurses to complain about Patterson pushing the matter. How ProPublica Reported This Story As part of its reporting, ProPublica contacted 55 hospitals and birthing centers around the U.S.; interviewed more than 30 doctors; and filed nearly 90 public records requests with state and local health departments, medical examiners and other agencies. ProPublica also analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and examined hundreds of pages of medical and autopsy records.

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One request to delete your data from every registered data broker: California just made it possible

By Adam Safar for Clym via Stacker

As states continue to expandconsumer privacyprotections, the ability to request deletion of personal data varies widely across the U.S. Clym analyzed these rights across states, including California’s new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, to show what options are available and where.

For years, getting your personal information removed from data broker databases meant sending individual requests to dozens of companies, each with its own process, timeline, and set of exceptions. California just changed that.

On Jan. 1, 2026, California launched the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform known as DROP, a first-of-its-kind system that lets any California resident submit a single deletion request to every registered data broker in the state, simultaneously and for free. Starting Aug. 1, 2026, data brokers will be legally required to check the platform every 45 days and process those requests, with up to 90 days to report the outcome to consumers, or face fines of $200 per deletion request per day of noncompliance.

Data brokers are companies that collect and sell personal information, often without consumers ever interacting with them directly. They gather data from public records, loyalty programs, social media activity, app usage, and purchase histories, then package and sell that information to advertisers, employers, insurers, lenders, and others.

While about 20 U.S. states have enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws, with only four of these also requiring data brokers to register with state authorities, the level of consumer protection each provides varies widely. In California alone, over 500 data brokers

are registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), and many operate across multiple states simultaneously.

The data they hold can include names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, mobile advertising IDs, financial details, and, in some cases, sensitive categories such as sexual orientation, biometric data, and certain government identifiers, as expanded under California’s SB 361 transparency requirements, which also requires data brokers to disclose whether such data is sold to specific categories of recipients, including foreign actors, government agencies, and generative AI developers.

The scale of the problem is significant. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported that 80% of U.S. consumers received at least one data breach notice in 2025. IAPP Privacy and Consumer Trust Report 2023 found that 68% of global consumers say they are concerned about their privacy online. Data brokers operate largely in the background, making it difficult for most people to know where their data is going, let alone request its deletion.

How DROP works

The DROP platform is accessible through the California Privacy Protection Agency and requires consumers to verify their California residency before submitting a request. The system collects identifying information, including name, date of birth, phone number, email address, and device identifiers like mobile advertising IDs (MAIDs). The more identifiers a consumer provides, the more likely brokers are to find and delete a match.

DROP uses a secure identity verification process through the California Identity Gateway, with

encrypted submission and verification workflows. Once a request is filed, it is queued and distributed to all registered data brokers. After Aug. 1, 2026, brokers must check the platform at a minimum every 45 days and assign one of four standardized response statuses to each request:

• “Deleted” means the consumer’s nonexempt personal information has been removed, though certain legally exempt data may be retained.

• “Exempted” means certain data cannot legally be deleted under a statutory exception, and the broker must explain why.

• “Pending” indicates the request is still being processed.

• “Opted Out” applies when full deletion is not possible, but the consumer’s data is blocked from future sale or sharing.

• “Record Not Found” means the broker could not locate data matching the submitted identifiers. Brokers that fail to process requests on time face administrative fines of $200 per request per day, and the CPPA has indicated that compliance with DROP requirements will be subject to enforcement under the Delete Act.

The patchwork problem: where other states stand California’s DROP is the most aggressive consumer data deletion mechanism in the country, but most Americans do not have access to anything comparable. As of 2026, 20 states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, and while many include the right to request deletion of personal data from individual businesses, none have created a centralized system that covers all brokers at once, the way DROP does.

States like Indiana,

Kentucky, and Rhode Island added comprehensive privacy laws on Jan. 1, 2026, giving residents the right to request deletion from individual companies. Connecticut, Arkansas, and Utah added further updates effective July 1, 2026. But consumers in those states must still contact each company separately.

Roughly half of U.S. states still have no comprehensive consumer data privacy law in place at all, leaving residents with limited legal recourse when it comes to personal data held by brokers. The result is a fragmented landscape where a consumer’s ability to control their own data depends largely on their zip code.

For companies that handle California consumer data, the DROP system changes the compliance equation significantly. Any business that meets California’s definition of a data broker, one that collects and sells personal informa-

tion about consumers with whom it has no direct relationship, must register with the CPPA, pay an annual registration fee of $6,000, and begin processing DROP deletion requests starting Aug. 1, 2026. Beyond data brokers, the shift signals where privacy compliance is heading more broadly. As Clym’s analysis of CCPA deletion request obligations outlines, businesses of all sizes are expected to have documented processes for receiving, verifying, and fulfilling consumer data deletion requests within 45 days, with records maintained for a minimum of 24 months for audit purposes.

Understanding what qualifies as a deletion exception, how to verify consumer identity without overstepping, and how to document partial deletions are all areas where compliance gaps tend to emerge.

The DROP platform is live and accepting requests as of January 2026. Requests

Schools in California, nationwide affected by cyberattack

By City News Service

An investigation was underway Friday after a cyberattack disrupted access to a key education computer platform used by California State University campuses, UCLA and thousands of schools nationwide.

The attack, allegedly carried out by a hacking group

called Shiny Hunters, targeted Instructure, developer of the Canvas education platform used at universities and school systems nationwide. The attack apparently began more than a week ago, but it led to outages of the Canvas system on Thursday. An alert posted by the

UCLA Chief Information Security Officers acknowledged the outage and said “our vendor is working toward a resolution.” Other University of California campuses were also being impacted.

The Long Beach-based California State University system stated online that

Canvas was down at all of its campuses, and the Chancellor’s Office.

“Instructure is working diligently to gather more information and get systems restored,” according to the CSU website. “This situation is fluid, and we are working with Instructure to determine the

full scope of impact and will provide updates as soon as they are available.”

The hack came as many students were using the Canvas system to take final exams. Some users reported that a message appeared on their computer screens from Shiny Hunters, which claimed

submitted before Aug. 1, 2026, are queued but not yet legally required to be processed. That said, submitting early means brokers will have the request waiting when the enforcement window opens. Consumers who want to get ahead of the process can visit the California Privacy Protection Agency’s data broker portal, submit a deletion request through DROP with as many identifying details as they can provide, and track the status of their request through the platform’s dashboard.

For consumers in other states, the rights available depend entirely on where they live. Checking whether your state has a comprehensive privacy law and understanding what data subject rights it includes is the first step. This story was produced by Clym and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.

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to have captured the data of hundreds of millions of users which would be released if affected institutions did not arrange a “settlement” with the hacking group.

Instructure officials stated on the company’s website that it was investigating and working to resolve the issue.

Can a personal loan improve your credit? Here’s what to know

By Jessica Leshnoff for OneMain Financial, Stacker

Apersonal loan may be a great option for debt consolidation, home and auto repair, and much more. But did you know that a personal loan may also help build your credit if you manage it properly?

From improving your payment history to adding to your credit mix, OneMain Financial gathered ways to use a personal loan to build your credit score so you can decide if it’s the right type of loan for you.

Why having strong credit is important

Before discussing the impact of a personal loan on your credit, take time to understand what credit is and how it works.

Credit is an essential building block of personal finance. It not only determines if you can get a loan, but also what kind of interest rate you’ll receive. Insurance companies, phone and utility companies, employers and landlords may also check your credit when deciding to approve your application or open an account.

It’s always helpful to know the importance of credit, as well as how it’s measured and some simple tips to boost your score as you work toward improving your credit profile.

Do personal loans build credit?

Here are some ways a personal loan can help increase your credit score.

Improve or maintain payment history

Making up a whopping 35% of your credit score, payment history can significantly impact your score. Getting a personal loan and making your monthly payments can help give your credit score a boost. Timely payments can also help you avoid late fees and other charges from your lender.

Reduce your credit utilization ratio

Understanding credit utilization starts with understanding what revolving credit is. Revolving credit lets you borrow money on a repeated basis up to your credit limit without a specific end date to pay off the full amount. Once all or part of the balance is paid, the same amount becomes available to use again.

Your credit utilization ratio is the percentage of total credit used compared to the total credit you have available. If you decide to pay off credit card debt with a personal loan, you can reduce the amount of revolving debt you owe, which could lower your credit utilization ratio and possibly raise your score. And since your credit utilization ratio is based solely on revolving credit, a personal loan (a type of installment loan) does not add to your utilization ratio.

Add a different type of credit to your credit report

Variety can be good for your credit score. Since your credit mix accounts for approximately 10% of your score, opening a personal loan (or similar installment loan) can also strengthen your credit score, so long as the loan is kept in good standing.

Build your credit history

When it comes to your credit score, the longer you have an account in good standing, the better. If you need to start building your credit history, getting a personal loan, then paying it on time for the length of the loan, is a great way to get started.

Pros and cons of using a personal loan to build credit

Pros

-Pledging collateral is optional. While collateral, a valuable asset like a house or car, may not be required for personal loans, using collateral can result in a higher loan amount and/or better

terms. Remember that if you decide to use collateral, you risk losing it if you fail to repay the loan according to the agreed terms.

-Quick access to funds. Personal loans can provide quick access to funds, which may be helpful if you want to immediately start paying off your debts and improving your credit score.

-Debt consolidation. Personal loans can be used to consolidate high-interest debts such as credit card debt. If you qualify for a lower loan interest rate, you can potentially lower your overall interest payments and simplify your debt management. However, keep in mind that a new loan typically means a longer repayment period. While the monthly payment may be less, the total amount of interest you pay over time could be more.

- Fixed monthly payments. A personal loan usually comes with predictable fixed monthly payments over a specified term, making it easier to budget.

Cons

-Interest rates and fees. Depending on your creditworthiness, a personal loan may come with a high interest rate, particularly if you have a limited credit history or a low credit score. Some lenders may also charge additional fees or prepayment penalties, adding to the overall cost of the loan.

-Limited borrowing. Unlike credit cards, which have revolving credit lines, personal loans provide the borrower with a lump sum that must be repaid over time. Once the lump sum is disbursed, there are no additional funds available without taking out a new loan.

-Risk of default. Taking on additional debt through a personal loan increases your financial obligations. If you fail to make timely payments or default on the loan, it

can have a severe negative impact on your credit score and overall financial health.

Alternative options to build credit

If you’re aiming to improve your credit score without taking out a personal loan, here are some alternatives you can consider. Use the accounts you already have

If you already have a credit card or personal loan, you might not need to apply for a new one. Using your existing account regularly and responsibly and making timely payments may positively impact your credit score. For example, you can use your credit card for only one specific use (for instance, to pay for gas each month) so you manage the balance wisely while keeping the card active.

Credit cards

If you don’t already have a credit card, applying for and responsibly using one may be a useful tool for your credit history. Depending on your situation, you might have various options available. If you’re a student in college,

you may qualify for a student credit card. Some retailers offer store credit cards that might not require a credit history.

If you are building or repairing your credit, you may also want to consider a secured credit card. Secured credit cards require a security deposit from the borrower. The security deposit is refundable and reduces risk for lenders. The credit line of the secured credit card is typically the same amount as the deposit. While these cards may have higher interest rates and fees, paying your bill on time and in full each month could help you avoid interest charges.

If you don’t qualify for a credit card yourself, becoming an authorized user on a friend or family member’s account may help boost your credit score. As an authorized user, the account holder’s account activity will reflect on your credit report. Keep in mind that if the credit card account becomes past due, it will also negatively impact your credit.

A credit-builder loan

A credit-builder loan offers the dual benefits of building credit and saving money at the same time. With this type of loan, the lender holds a portion of the loan amount in a savings account. You make monthly payments toward that account, and once the loan term ends, you receive the balance. This option allows you to establish a positive payment history while also accumulating savings.

Use a personal loan wisely When managed correctly, you could use a personal loan to build your credit. But it’s only one way to help strengthen your score. Building your credit score takes time and effort. Make the right moves, stay on track, and your credit could reflect your efforts.

Matt Diehl, Lisa Weinberger and Kim Gallagher were contributors.

This story was produced by OneMain Financial and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.

Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.

LGBTQ+ groups celebrate transgender elders this Mother’s Day

By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service

Manyoldertransgenderwomen informally“adopt” younger trans people and form a parent-child bond of choice and this Mother’s Day, trans advocates are celebrating the women who care for the whole community.

Janetta Johnson is CEO of the Miss Major Alexander L.Lee Black Trans Cultural

Center in San Francisco, which runs the Transgender Gender-Variant and Intersex Justice Project. The program is named after Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, who took Janetta under her wing when she wanted to leave a life of drugs and prostitution behind.

“I was thirtysomething years old, and I knew that I

could potentially die on the street,” Johnson recounted. “She raised me, made me become an adult, made me find a safe way to live and to love myself.”

Miss Major, who passed away last year, was considered the matriarch of the trans community in San Francisco, always ready with a meal or some good advice.

The Black Trans Cultural Center lives on, working to create a loving community, support the next generation of leaders and help people get back on their feet after a period of incarceration.

Johnson noted many trans people become estranged from their family of origin, so on Mother’s Day, they honor the elder trans women in

their lives.

“As mothers and aunties, we always leave with this hope that we can support another queer or trans, nonbinary person having a better life than we had,” Johnson added.

California is home to the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population in the U.S., with 2.8 million people, almost 10% of adults.

Of the group, about 6% describe themselves as transgender.

TheOakland-based Transgender Law Center offers a guide called the Trans Agenda for Liberation, plus community-building programs called Intergenerational Connection and Lifelong Care and Black Trans Circles.

TEMPLE CITY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

The City Council is holding a public hearing on the project described below. You are receiving this notice because your property is located near the project, the project may directly, or indirectly affect you, or because you have requested to be notified.

Project Location: Citywide, City of Temple City, County of Los Angeles

Project: PL 22-3598: An Ordinance to amend Chapter 2 (Subdivision Regulations) of the Temple City Municipal Code. The proposed amendments will update the City’s Subdivision Ordinance to reflect recent changes in State law, clarify applicable procedures and standards, and maintain compliance with current statutory requirements related to the division of land. In addition, this amendment will implement policies of the Housing Element.

Applicant: City of Temple City, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780

Environmental This Ordinance is not subject to environmental Review: review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (activities that will not result in physical change in the environment) and 15162 (subsequent environmental review) of the CEQA Guidelines.

The City Council Public Hearing will be held: Meeting Date & Time:Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 7:00 P.M.

Meeting Location: City Council Chambers, 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780

If you have a request for reasonable modification or accommodation due to a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act please contact staff 48 hours in advance of the meeting at planning@templecityca.gov or (626) 656-7316.

For questions or concerns regarding this project, or if you wish to review the project file, please contact:

Project Planner: Andrew Coyne, AICP, Associate Planner (626) 285-2171, extension 4344 acoyne@templecityca.gov or visit the Community Development Department offices at City Hall located at: 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780 Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you challenge any of the foregoing actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Date: May 11, 2026

Signature: Andrew Coyne, AICP, Associate Planner

Publish May 11, 2026 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUI MING TSANG CASE NO. 26STPB04883

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HUI YU LIAO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HUI YU LIAO 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.

form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

JONATHAN J. LO - 305306 LO & LO LLP

506 N. GARFIELD AVE., STE. 280 ALHAMBRA CA 91801

Telephone (626) 289-8838 5/7, 5/11, 5/14/26

CNS-4040183# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Emilia Martinez

Case No. 26STPB03148

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Daniel Martinez 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 on June 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 246. 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.

is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Azusa Beacon DATED: April 15, 2026

Melvin D. Sandvig JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2026 AZUSA BEACON

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Maria Ferrey-O’Herlihy FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 26SMCP00200

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, Ca 90401, West Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Maria Ferrey- O’Herlihy filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Maria Ferrey-O’Herlihy to Proposed name Marisa Ferrey-O’Herlihy 2. 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 reason 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 a. Date: 06/05/2026 Time: 8:30AM Dept: K. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Monrovia Weekly DATED: April 23, 2026 Lawrence H. Cho JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2026 MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(UCC Sec. 6105)

Escrow No. 19990KM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all creditors of the within names Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s), are:

K.G. Ventures, Inc.

500 N. Azusa Ave, Unit 106, West Covina, CA 91791

The location in California of the Chief Executive Officer of the Seller(s) is: 18 Rock Springs Way, Azusa, CA 91702

Doing Business as: Subway #3476

The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: FM & KM LLC

6716 Seaside Street Eastvale, CA 92880

The assets to be sold are described in general as: Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Goodwill Asset Description and are located at: 500 N. Azusa Ave, Unit 106, West Covina, CA 91791

All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE

The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: Alliance Mutual Escrow, Inc., 12681 Newport Avenue, Suite B Tustin, CA 92780 and the anticipated sale date is 05/28/26

The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2 YES/NO YES

Trustee Notices

Trustee Sale No. F26-00018

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/03/26 at 10:30AM in Dept. 614 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

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: Daniel Martinez 2448 Parkland Way Santa Maria, Ca 93455 210-269-5809 May 11, 14, 18, 2026 EL MONTE EXAMINER

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Martha Leticia Garcia De Ornelas FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER:

26CHCP00135 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 9425 Penfield Avenue, Chatsworth, Ca 91311, North Valley Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Martha Leticia Garcia De Ornelas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Martha Leticia Garcia De Ornelas to Proposed name Martha Leticia Ornelas 2. 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 reason 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

[If the sale subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided]

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: Alliance Mutual Escrow, Inc., 12681 Newport Avenue, Suite B Tustin, CA 92780

The last date for filing claims shall be 05/27/26 which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 5/4/26

Buyer(s) FM & KM LLC

By:/S/ Florencio Maranan IH, Member By:/S/ Kristina Maranan, Member 5/11/26

CNS-4040918# AZUSA BEACON

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. PETITION OF SARANGOO BOLDBAT FOR CHANGE OF NAME. CASE NUMBER: 26CHCP00148. Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 9425 Penfield Avenue, Room 1200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, North Valley Judicial District. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Sarangoo Boldbat filed a petition with this court for a decree changing a name to Sarah Sarangoo Boldbat. 2. 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 reason 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: 06/17/2026

Time: 8:30AM Dept: F43. The address of the court is same as noted above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Monrovia Weekly. DATED: April 22, 2026 David B. Gelfound JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 2026 MONROVIA WEEKLY

Notice of Trustee’s Sale Loan No. 6723229270 / 7241216071 Title Order No. LTTSG2600090 APN 8554-020029 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment Of Leases, Rents, And Profits, And Fixture Filing Dated 02/11/2025 And More Fully Described Below (The “Deed Of Trust”). Unless You Take Action To Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceedings Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashiers check (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to Assured Lender Services, Inc.), will be held by a duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, legal fees and costs, charges and expenses of the undersigned trustee (“Trustee”) for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor(s): Douglas D. Allen, Successor Trustee of The Vivian Elaine Brooks Allen Revocable Living Trust dated July 11, 2005 Recorded: recorded on 02/18/2025 as Document No. 20250098411 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California Date of Sale: 05/26/2026 at 11:00AM Place of Sale: In the courtyard of the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $292,609.95 The purported property address is: 14222 MacDevitt Street, Baldwin Park, CA 91706-5230 Legal Description The Land Referred To Herein Below Is Situated In The City Of Baldwin Park, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California And Is Described As Follows: Lot 48 Of Tract No. 13234, In The City Of Baldwin Park, County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As Per Map Recorded In Book 471 Pages 46 And 47 Of Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder Of Said County. Personal Property Description See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof Assessors Parcel No. 8554020-029 The beneficiary under the Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases, Rents, and Profits, and Fixture Filing (the “Notice of Default and Election to Sell”). The undersigned caused the Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Notice To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877)440-4460 or visit this internet web-site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case F26-00018. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet web-site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice To Tenant: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer” you can pur

tion. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (877)440-4460 or visit this internet website site www.mkconsultantsinc.com,

YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee,

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Monterey Park City Notices

City of Monterey Park

Engineering Division

320 West Newmark Avenue

Monterey Park, CA 91754

Tel. No: (626) 307-1320

Fax: (626) 307-2500

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FY 25-26 SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT

SPEC. NO. 2026-005

Contract Time: 50 Working Days; Liquidated Damages: $1,000 per working day.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The project consists of the rehabilitation and coating of twenty-five (25) manholes with varying depths, the lining and replacement of multiple sewer lines, and all related work on file with the City’s Public Works Department. Prevailing wages required. A 10% Bidder’s Bond is required with bid. Successful contractor will be required to provide: (1) Liability insurance with City of Monterey Park as addition insured endorsement; (2) Proof of workers’ compensation insurance coverage; (3) 100% Faithful Performance, (4) 100% Labor and Material Bond, and (5) DIR Registration. Plans are available to download for a fee from QuestCDN; link on the City’s website www.montereypark.ca.gov/444/Bids-Proposals.

Bid Package Cost: $22.00.

Bid Due Date and Time: Bids will be received via the online electronic bid service, Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN), www.questcdn.com, until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Questions? Please call: Angelica Morales, Civil Engineering Assistant at (626) 307-1320.

Publish May 4 & May 11, 2026 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

Glendale City Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with 24 CFR 91.105 of the Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs Final Rule, the City of Glendale (City) is making substantial amendment to the City’s Annual Action Plan for program years 2020-2021 and 2025-2026 available to the public through this notice.

Public Comment Period and Process: The Annual Action Plan amendments are available for a 30-day public review and comment period from May 7, 2026 to June 7, 2026. Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may email them, no later than June 7, 2026 to the following: mkavarian@glendalecac.gov or provided through a phone call/voice mail at (818) 548-3715 no ater than June 7, 2026.

Comments may also be mailed to: City of Glendale, Maggie Kavarian, Community Services Manager, Community Services & Parks Department, CDBG Section, 201 East Colorado Street, Glendale, CA 91205.

Substantial Amendment: This substantial amendment concerns reprogramming funding from undesignated fund balance in the amount of $57,967 and appropriating it to Elk Mini Park Project. Funding comes from FY 2020-2021.

HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. More information on the Substantial Amendment to the 2020 and 2025 Annual Action Plan is available on the City’s website at www.glendaleca.gov/cdbg

As required by HUD, the Consolidated/Annual Action Plan brings together, the planning and application aspects of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. More information on the Substantial Amendment to the 2020 and 2025 Annual Action Plan is available on the City’s website at www.glendaleca.gov/cdbg.

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: Antoniette Jauregui 1894 Commercecenter Dr. West, Suite 108 San Bernardino, Ca 92408 909-890-2350

May 4, 7, 11, 2026 WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: AGNES B. HOLT

CASE NO. 26STPB04668

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by THOMAS P. HOLT in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that THOMAS P. 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.

Attorney for Petitioner

JAY D. FULLMAN - SBN 93955

JAY D. FULLMAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

800 S. BEACH BLVD., SUITE A LA HABRA CA 90631

Telephone (562) 694-6005

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SARA LOPEZ

CASE NO. 26STPB04583

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STACEY GUTIERREZ 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: 05/29/26 at 8:30AM in Dept. 244 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.

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: 06/04/26 at 1:30PM in Dept. CM07 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 657-622-8452 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.

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

KARIANN M. VOORHEES- SBN 295290

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 on 06/04/2026 at 8:30 in Dept. 246 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.

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 (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: Kathryn Van Houten - SBN 143402

Attorney at Law P.O. Box 993 Glendale, CA 91209

Telephone: (818) 242-6859

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY LOUISE BAILEY CASE NO. 30-2026-01564026-PR-PWCMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the lost WILL or estate, or both of MARY LOUISE BAILEY.

A June 2, 2026 Joint City Council/Housing Authority meeting is scheduled finalize and approve the substantial amendment and submit the FY2020, 2025 CDBG, ESG, and HOME Annual Action Plan to HUD. Publish May 11, 2026

INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Karie Hoyt

Case No. 26STPB04696

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

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

A June 2, 2026 Joint City Council/Housing Authority meeting is scheduled finalize and approve the substantial amendment and submit the FY2020, 2025 CDBG, ESG, and HOME Annual Action Plan to HUD 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.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Nathan Hoyt 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 629. 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/29/26 at 8:30AM in Dept. 600 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.

Attorney for Petitioner

ROBERT T. VERA, ESQ. - SBN 60138 THE VERA LAW GROUP 300 W. FOOTHILL BLVD., STE. 100 CLAREMONT CA 91711

Telephone (909) 624-1600 5/7, 5/11, 5/14/26 CNS-4039264# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID HAGAN CASE NO.

30-2026-01559537-PR-LACMC

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PATRICIA HAGAN in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PATRICIA HAGAN be

VOORHEES LAW GROUP, P.C. 13831 ROSWELL AVE., SUITE D CHINO CA 91710 Telephone (909) 334-1425 5/7, 5/11, 5/14/26 CNS-4039329# ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT HAGNER WATSON CASE NO. 26STPB04841

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROBERT HAGNER WATSON

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LILLIE CHALMERS in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LILLIE CHALMERS 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 full 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 au-

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost 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: 07/02/26 at 1:30PM in Dept. CM07 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 657-622-8452 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

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/ Caleb Cabrera, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 2, 2026 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#: FBN20260002799 Pub: 04/13/2026, 04/20/2026, 04/27/2026, 05/04/2026 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2026739916. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Utility Consultants of Orange County, 23101 Moulton Pkwy #202, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Full Name of Registrant(s) Mike Schneider Inc (CA, 23101 Moulton Pkwy #202, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 1, 1989. Utility Consultants of Orange County. /S/ Michael Schneider, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on April 7, 2026. Publish: Anaheim Press 04/20/2026, 04/27/2026, 05/04/2026, 05/11/2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20260003489

The following persons are doing business as: Ridge 909, 6371 haven ave ste 3 #52, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737. Mailing Address, 6371 haven ave ste 3 #52, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737. # of Employees 0. Gabriel Treuhaft. 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 April 8, 2026. 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/ Gabriel Treuhaft, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 14, 2026 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#: FBN20260003489 Pub: 04/20/2026, 04/27/2026, 05/04/2026, 05/11/2026

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San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20260003525

The following persons are doing business as: Empire Apartments, 3132 Triumph Lane, Ontario, CA 91764. Mailing Address, PO Box 1919, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91727. VMA Apartments 1, LLC (CA, 3595 Inland Empire Blvd BLDG 2 #2100, Ontario, CA 91764; Victor M Martinez, Managing member. 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 April 9, 2026. 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/ Victor M Martinez, Managing member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 15, 2026 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 fed -

eral, state, or common law

(see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20260003525

Pub: 04/20/2026, 04/27/2026, 05/04/2026, 05/11/2026

San Bernardino Press

FILE NO. FBN20260003378

FILED: April 13, 2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

ABANDONMENT:

County of Original Filing: San Bernardino Date of Original Filing: April 13, 2022 File No.: FBN20220003383

Fictitious Business Name(s): Brow Bar threading studio 12200B Central Avenue Chino, CA 91710

San Bernardino County Mailing Address, 12200 B Central Ave, Chino, CA 92880. San Bernardino County Name of Registrant: (1). Kalpana Bogati (2). Radha Dhami

This business is/was conducted by: a general partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 1, 2022 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).

FBN20260003378 /s/ Kalpana Bogati, Owner 04/20/2026, 04/27/2026, 05/04/2026, 05/11/2026 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20260003981

The following persons are

doing business as: Aggie D Clough DBA Wienerschnitzel 467, 9421 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mailing Address, 5783 Shea Ct, Fontana, CA 5783 Shea Ct. Aggie D Davis Clough. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. 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/ Aggie D Davis Clough, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 29, 2026 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#: FBN20260003981 Pub: 05/04/2026, 05/11/2026, 05/18/2026, 05/25/2026 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as

(1). Squeaky Clean Mobile Car Wash (2). Shine on Wheels Mobile Wash 33071 Jamieson St Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Riverside County (1). Vianey Bernal Salas, 33071 Jamieson St, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 (2). Jaydon Bernal Sanchez, 33071 Jamieson St, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. 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. Vianey Bernal Salas Statement filed with the County of Riverside on April 9, 2026 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-202605358 Pub. 05/11/2026, 05/18/2026, 05/25/2026, 06/01/2026 Riverside Independent

Minimum wage to increase in Pasadena

By Staff

The hourly minimum wage in Pasadena will increase to $18.57 on July 1, city officials announced.

The current minimum wage rate $18.04 for all businesses regardless of size.

The City Council adopted the city’s minimum wage ordinance in 2016, prior to the state’s minimum wage legislation, and the state requirements do not override Pasadena’s law. The city is on “a distinct schedule that includes higher incremental increases and after several planned annual adjustments, the minimum wage is updated

each year based on changes in the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index.

The $18.57 hourly minimum will be in effect until June 30, 2027, when the next adjustment is scheduled to occur.

As of April 1, 2024, California lawmakers established a $20 hourly minimum wage for workers at national fastfood chain restaurants. This state’s requirement applies to all such businesses in Pasadena and supersedes the city’s minimum wage. More information on the state’s fast-food minimum wage, is available at Dir.Ca.gov/Dlse/ Faq_MinimumWage.htm.

Planning and Community Development Director

Debate

lessness crisis. He explained he would encourage Los Angeles Police Department officers to arrest unhoused people to get them off the streets.

Pratt also said he would work with the state to ensure Project Homekey sites provide addiction services.

Bass and Pratt criticized the state’s Senate Bill 79, which will take effect July 1. The law allows cities to create more dense housing near major transit corridors.

Raman has defended the bill, saying Los Angeles needs more housing of all types to meet the needs of residents. Though, she says under her watch Los Angeles would roll out the implementation of the law in a planned-approach to mitigate the impact on

single-family zoned neighborhoods.

Both Bass and Pratt again agreed on the need to hire more police officers. Bass has called to maintain and increase the force up to 9,500, while Pratt said he would work to increase police hiring above 12,000.

Raman blamed Bass for approving a costly, budgetbusting contract with the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers the rank of lieutenant and below that led to a nearly $1 billion deficit in the current fiscal year. As a result, Raman says the city has had to make difficult choices about what programs and services get funded.

Bass defended her decision, citing that Los

Angeles needs to stay competitive compared to other municipal jurisdictions seeking to hire new recruits.

On the city’s anticamping law, Bass and Pratt defended the policy. Raman seemed to struggle with her answer as she attempted to defend her previous City Council votes against creating new anti-camping zones, and explaining how the law has failed to reduce encampments in sensitive areas such as schools, parks, day cares, and other places.

Bass spoke on immigration saying she would continue to support immigrants in the country

When asked about a proposal before the City Council to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections

— including those without about legal permission to be in the country — Pratt said no. Bass and Raman both said it depends.

“They could have green cards, they could be here perfectly legal, and there’s a lot of states and cities that do that on very local elections,” Bass said.

In their conclusions, Bass said she deserved a second term to continue progress made on homelessness, housing and public safety; Pratt characterized himself as the candidate who would drastically change City Hall, address corruption, and get the city on track; and Raman said she would be the one to address the status quo and make tangible decisions on housing and affordability, among other key areas.

Jennifer Paige said Pasadena’s local minimum wage is particularly important for low-wage earners and members of the immigrant community. She observed that “workers at all levels contribute to the city’s economic vitality and that Pasadena’s prosperity is made possible by the City Council’s commitment to ensuring fair and equitable wages,” according to a city statement.

The Planning and Community Development Department administers Pasadena’s minimum wage ordinance through outreach, education, training and coor-

dinated enforcement with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Officials said to find more information about or to file a complaint related to the Pasadena minimum wage law, members of the public should contact Code Compliance Manager Jon Pollard at 626-744-6831 or JPollard@ CityOfPasadena.net or Outreach, Education and Training Coordinator Julieta Aragon at 626-440-1031 or Julieta@Ndlon.org. Official notices and more resources are available via tinyurl. com/5cjuwtjz.

NBC4 and Telemundo 52, which televised the debate, required candidates to receive at least 5% support in two nonpartisan polls conducted in 2026 that met NBC News standards to participate.

Mayoral candidates Adam Miller and Rae Chen Huang were not included, but sought to make their presence known.

After the debate, Miller ran a 30-second commercial where he asked voters to support him.

“Let’s face it, LA is broken. When you need something from the city, nobody’s accountable,” Miller said in the ad. “That changes day one when I’m mayor.”

On social media, Huang posted back-to-back responses to the mayoral debate. She noted, “LA safety does not equate to a massive LAPD

force exclusively — they do not protect and serve all Angelenos.”

Huang said housing is a human right, and criticized Pratt for his proposal to “arrest and criminalize people for not having a home, and perpetuating stereotypes of drug addicts refusing a bed.” Huang also blamed Bass and Raman for failing to address homelessness, and representing the “status quo” they claim to want to change.

“LA is supposed to be a sanctuary city. Yet nobody on the stage for the mayoral debate tonight spoke out against ICE goons. They all talked about it in past-tense when we know that people are still being kidnapped and too afraid to move about the city safely,” Huang wrote in a social media post.

LA County OKs $3.7M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in shooting

By City News Service

The county Board of SupervisorsTuesday approved a $3.7 million settlement for a man who spent 33 years in prison for a Baldwin Park shooting but was later exonerated.

DanielSaldanawas convictedofattempted murder in 1990 for an Oct. 27, 1989, shooting that targeted six high school students who were driving after a football game. According to prosecutors, the suspects mistook the group for gang members and opened fire, injuring two of them.

Saldana, who was 22 at the time, was charged along with two other people with six counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle. He was convicted

and sentenced to 45 years to life in prison.

In 2023, however, thenDistrict Attorney George Gascón announced that another defendant in the case disclosed during a 2017 parole hearing that Saldana was not involved in the shooting, and was not even present at the time. That information was finally relayed to the District Attorney’s Office in February of 2023, prompting an investigation that ultimately determined Saldana to be innocent.

“I just knew that one day this was going to come,” Saldana said at a 2023 news conference with Gascón. “I’m so grateful. I just thank God.”

Gascón said he lamented the delay in the parole board

notifying prosecutors about the information disclosed in the 2017 parole hearing. But he stressed the importance of justice being served, even when delayed.

“As prosecutors, our duty is not simply to secure convictions but to seek justice,” he said in a statement at the time. “When someone is wrongfully convicted, it is a failure of our justice system and it is our responsibility to right that wrong. We owe it to the individual who was wrongfully convicted and to the public that justice is served.

“Not only is it a tragedy to force people into prison for a crime they did not commit, every time an injustice of this magnitude takes place, the real people responsible are still out there

crimes. Our

Queen Mary to host Fourth of July celebration

By City News Service

The Queen Mary will host a large-scale Fourth of July celebration this summer marking both the nation’s 250th birthday and the historic ship’s 90th anniversary, organizers announced Wednesday.

The event, scheduled for July 4 aboard the Long Beach ocean liner, will feature live entertainment, food, interactive activities and a fireworks show over the waterfront, organizers said.

“This year’s 4th of July celebration is especially meaningful as we honor the 250th birthday of the United States of America,” Steve Caloca, managing director of the Queen Mary, said in a statement. “We’re bringing together the best of what makes this holiday so special: history,entertainment,

community, and family, all set against the backdrop of one of the most iconic destinations in the world, the Queen Mary.”

Organizers said the festivities will run from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and include multiple performance stages, strolling entertainers and themed activities highlighting American culture. A World War II-era aircraft flyover is also planned as part of the celebration.

The event will conclude with a fireworks display over the Long Beach harbor, expected to last about 20 minutes and synchronized to music.

Tickets start at $75 for general admission and $45 for children, with VIP packages available that include access to premium viewing areas

and dining options. Officials said the event is expected to sell out.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.queenmary. com/fourth-of-july.htm.

and role in transatlantic travel during the 20th century.

Police highlight motorcycle safety as warmer weather increases road risk

By City News Service

In conjunction with May being Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, police Thursday were reminding motorists to be mindful of motorcycle riders as warmer weather draws them to the roads.

“Motorcyclists are out in greater numbers as the weather warms, and we’re reminding everyone to share the road,” said Cpt. Yvonne Ortiz, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Traffic Coordi-

nation Division. Ortiz added that most motorcycle crashes occur when drivers are not paying attention, noting that taking a few extra seconds to look twice can help prevent a tragedy.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 6,335 motorcyclists were killed nationwide in 2023, which represented 15% of total highway fatalities for that year.

A total of 538 motorcy-

clists in California were killed that same year.

Police advised several safety precautions for drivers, including always checking mirrors and blind spots before changing lanes and avoiding following motorcycles too closely.

They also urged drivers to be cautious when a motorcyclist has a turn signal on and to ensure the rider is actually turning before proceeding.

Motorcyclists were advised to always wear a DOT-

compliant helmet with eye protection, as well as protective gear such as a sturdy jacket, pants, boots with nonskid soles, and gloves.

They were also encouraged to add reflective strips or decals to their clothing and motorcycle to improve visibility to drivers.

Police further advised riders to ride defensively, never assume drivers can see them, and keep their headlights on at all times, even during the day.

Parking is $22.50 in advance online and $26 at the gate.

The fair will be in operation from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day of its run and will be open Thursdays through Sundays through May 31 including Memorial Day, May 25.

The fair evolved from a commercial-industrial show first held along the Southern Pacific railroad siding in downtown Pomona in 1921. It proved so successful

that the businessmen who produced it held the first Los Angeles County Fair in October 1922.

The fair has been held annually at Fairplex since 1922, except from 1942-47, when the facility was being used by the U.S. Army, including as a prisoner of war camp for German and Italian soldiers and a relocation camp for Japanese Americans, and in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

LA County board looks to improve access to hygiene, menstrual products in jails

By City News Service

The county Board of Supervisors approved a pair of motions Tuesday aimed at improving access to hygiene kits and menstrual products for people in county jails.

One of the motions calls on the sheriff’s department to prepare a report on the costs involved in maintaining adequate supplies of hygiene kits to provide them to jail inmates. According to Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced both motions, there have long been complaints about incarcerated people being forced to purchase hygiene products such as shampoo and deodorant because basic hygiene kits

are not always available.

“No one should have to pay for basic hygiene while in our custody,” Hahn said in a statement. “If someone is in the care of Los Angeles County, we have a responsibility to meet their most basic needs. This is about health and dignity.”

Hahn suggested in the motion that funding to purchase hygiene kits come, at least in part, through state money provided to law enforcement agencies annually through the 2011 California Public Safety Realignment Act.

The second motion approved by the board directs the sheriff’s depart-

ment to ensure menstrual products are consistently available in the jails and directly distributed to inmates. It also calls for staff to be re-trained on proper search procedures, particularly for people using menstrual cups.

According to Hahn’s motion, a recent Office of Inspector General report found there was inconsistent access to menstrual products in the Century Regional Detention Facility women’s jail in Lynwood.

“Access to menstrual products is not optional -- it is a basic necessity,” Hahn said. “No one should be put in a position where they are