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JULY 13-JULY 19, 2026

E-bike injuries quadruple in Riverside County

By Joe Taglieri joet@civicnewsgroup.com

With school out and summerinfull swing, people of all ages are enjoying the outdoors on e-bikes, but a significant increase in injured youths has prompted the Riverside University Health System to urge riders to follow safety guidelines.

Some of the hundreds of injuries related to riding electric bicycles are “serious and even fatal,” according to an RUHS statement.

Data from across the county shows a spike in emergency room visits for collisions or falls involving e-bikes, from 224 in 2023 and 494 in 2024 to 958 in 2025. So far this year, at least 416 incidents have been reported in the county.

An electric bike was involved in at least one fatality in 2024 and two deaths last year, according to Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau.

“E-bikes move faster and are much more powerful than traditional bicycles, so the injuries can be much more serious,” Dr. Michael Mesisca, RUHS department chair of emergency medicine, said in a statement. “Blunt head trauma, rib fractures, collapsed lungs and lacerations are more in line with what we’re seeing in the Emergency Department, particularly among teens and young adults. Those injuries can have dire, sometimes permanent impacts.”

Riders 10 to 24 years old are most likely to be involved in accidents, according to RUHS.

Emergency department visits among 10- to 14-yearolds in the county have more than doubled, from 155 in 2024 to 339 in 2025, officials reported. The number of emergency visits by 15- to 24-year-olds during the same period have also more than doubled, increasing

from 122 ER visits to 248.

Officials said e-bike incidents likely are being undercounted as hospital workers try to accurately record injuries amid the rapid emergence of various types and speeds of motorized bicycles.

“Unfortunately, too many youngsters riding around our communities on e-bikes are making dangerous choices by driving too fast, not wearing a properly fitted helmet or not following the rules of the road,” county Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Karen Spiegel said in a statement. “It’s time for all of us to slow down and commit to safety guidelines that will save lives.”

Officials suggested e-bike users follow these safety tips:

• “Wear bright-colored or reflective clothing, along with elbow and knee pads.

• “Follow traffic signals, stop signs and right-of-way rules.

• “Maintain a measured rate of speed.

• “Take part in training

courses,” including online instruction.

• “Wear a certified, properly fastened helmet.”

• The parents of young riders should familiarize themselves with electric bicycles and consider the protective equipment and training a child or teen needs to ride safely, Mesisca said.

Ruhealth.org has information about local training sessions and techniques for talking to kids about e-bike practices.

The RUHS “guide helps parents start important conversations about safe riding, smart choices, and how to keep everyone protected,” according to the county’s primer for talking to kids about e-bike riding.

The guide emphasizes the importance of wearing helmets, bike maintenance, how to handle unsafe situations and the importance of setting rules and talking

about the responsibility to not ride recklessly.

Riders who take the suggested e-bike safety “promise to make safe choices on my e-bike/scooter so I can protect myself, my friends, and my community.”

On Aug. 15, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1946 into law, requiring the California Highway Patrol to develop statewide safety and training programs based on evidencebased practices for users of electric bicycles.

Most e-bikes reach speeds of 20-28 mph.

A “class 3 electric bicycle,” or “speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle,” is a bike with a speedometer and motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, according to an online training program the county suggests. Motor assistance stops when the bike reaches 28 mph.

Unlike classes 1 and 2,

Real estate tax-cut proposal pulled from ballot in last-minute deal

By Ben Christopher, CalMatters

Acontroversialtaxchoppingballot measure was pulled from California’s November ballot in a last-minute compromise that left many legislative Democrats feeling put out.

The sudden change of electoral fortunes came after a week of frantic backroom haggling by the Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, state legislative leaders, housing advocates, unions and business interests to convince the proposition’s sponsor to withdraw it before Thursday’s deadline.

The now-abandoned proposition to cap real estate taxes and make it harder for local governments to raise other revenues was sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a longstanding anti-tax advocacy group.

In exchange for pulling the measure, the governor’s office and legislative leaders agreed to put a different constitutional amendment on the ballot that would raise the share of votes needed to pass certain local taxes.

Democrats also agreed to remove another constitutional amendment from the ballot that would have made certain tax-limiting measures much harder to pass.

Jon Coupal, president of the taxpayers association, said he was as surprised as anyone by the 11th-hour outcome after putting out a statement hours earlier declaring the negotiations dead and vowing to take the original measure to the ballot even as members of his own coalition were turning against him.

But after days at an

impasse, Newsom’s office

“put something on the table that is pretty pleasing to us,” he said. “Which surprises me.”

A spokesperson from the governor’s office said the deal will free cities and other jurisdictions focus on priorities instead of cuts.

“With the (Jarvis measure) off the ballot, cities and counties can keep delivering the services Californians count on — from keeping teachers in classrooms and ensuring strong fire and emergency response, to providing health care for children and families,” spokesperson Tara Gallegos said.

California election law gave ballot measure sponsors until 5 p.m. on Thursday to voluntarily withdraw their measures. The outline of the new deal only emerged in the early afternoon. That gave the Legislature scant time to consider the grand bargain, discuss it in conference and then ram the changes through.

“Politics is about choices, and we often must navigate challenging decisions,” said Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who introduced one of the compromise bills. “Big picture: the vote today protects vital resources for our local communities and it removes the greatest threat to our cities and their fiscal health.”

The deal gave Republicans a rare opportunity to celebrate in California’s Capitol. “This is a huge win for every Californian,” Bakersfield Sen. Shannon Grove said in a statement.

Why Democrats made a deal

The proposition was the

Palm Springs approves tree trimming policy

By City News Service

The Palm Springs City Council adopted a new policy to remove dry fronds from city-owned palm trees to eliminate potential hazards to the community.

In a public meeting Wednesday evening, council members voted to move forward with trimming dry fronds, otherwise known as skirts, from California fan palms located in pedestrian areas.

The new policy will require removing skirts only up to 12 feet from the ground in high-traffic commercial areas. It excludes exception palm trees located at historic designation sites, unique city landscape areas and portions of public parks. Additionally, the city manager and staff would have authority to

designate tree trimming.

According to a staff report, city officials compiled several potential dangers from skirts, including possible injuries to pedestrians or arborists, as a single skirt can weigh up to 20 pounds or up to 1,000 pounds collectively, and skirts provide nests to roof rats and cockroaches, both of which can pose serious health risks.

The tree trimming would take place over the next four years at a cost of $300,000.

However, numerous speakers and environmentalists commented during Wednesday’s meeting to oppose the policy. “We are heartbroken by the decision made last night by city council to cut the skirts of all palm trees

Awildfire that erupted Thursdayinthe immediate vicinity of homes on the east end of Menifee scorched about 30 acres before it was stopped.

The non-injury blaze was reported at 3:45 p.m. Thursday in the area of Pacific Bluff and Brentworth streets, on the east side of Interstate 215, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said that multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a rapid rate across open terrain situated between residential subdivisions.

Three Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter initiated runs on the brush fire just after 4 p.m., significantly slowing its progress and enabling ground personnel to establish hose lays.

At 4:30 p.m., the brusher’s forward rate of spread was halted, after which all fixed wing aircraft departed the location, according to reports from the scene.

The chopper remained overhead to make targeted drops.

Several homes on the end of Pacific Bluff were evacuated as a precaution, though there were no reports of damage. Menifee police officers shut down several streets in the area for public safety.

The fire was expected to

in downtown, which will result in a massive loss of vital habitat for bats, owls and other wildlife. We are also saddened that the iconic look and historic character of Palm Springs will be forever changed,” Jane Garrison, founder of Oswit Land Trust, told City News Service on Thursday.

Oswit Land Trust is a Palm Springs-based nonprofit organization focused on protecting local wildlife and wildlife habitats, and believed city council should have adopted a “tree-by-tree approach,” in which staff evaluate trees when a risk or concern arises, instead of a “one-size-fits-all policy.”

“Every tree should be surveyed by an independent wildlife biologists with no financial ties to the treetrimming contractor. Inde-

Fires threaten homes, burn over 200 acres in Riverside County

be fully contained by nightfall.

The cause was under investigation.

Brusher in south end of Hemet

A brush fire that broke out Thursday on the south end of Hemet charred about 60 acres before it was stopped.

The non-injury blaze was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday in the area of Domenigoni and Searl parkways, roughly a mile northeast of Diamond Valley Lake, according to the Hemet Fire Department.

The agency’s engine crews were supplemented by multiple crews from the Riverside County Fire Department, as well as two Cal Fire water-dropping helicopters and an air tanker.

The brusher expanded in open space before firefighters established hose lays and, with the help of bulldozer operators, halted its forward rate of spread at 2:30 p.m., according to reports from the scene.

No residences were threatened. The fire was concentrated in an area bounded by paved roads.

By 3 p.m., the blaze was more than 50% contained, with full containment expected by 4 p.m. The aircraft and most county fire personnel departed the area just after 3 p.m.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

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County Fire Department.

As of Thursday morning, the agency said the brusher remained 60% contained, with mostly sporadic hot spots within the burn area keeping crews busy.

“They will continue to extend the lines and mop up heavy deposit areas in steep terrain,” the fire department stated.

The agency stated that multiple engine and hand crews from the county, Murrieta Fire & Rescue, Riverside Fire Department, Corona Fire Department, Cal Fire-San Diego County and other agencies were sent to the location Tuesday, encountering flames moving at a moderate rate through medium to heavy brush.

At the height of the brusher, four Cal Fire air tankers and two waterdropping helicopters were making runs on it. However, all fixed-wing aircraft cleared the location Tuesday night. A helicopter made targeted drops on Wednesday and remained on alert status Thursday, but wasn’t flying as of 11 a.m.

Two firefighters fell ill from heat exhaustion and dehydration Wednesday morning. They were taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar in stable condition.

An evacuation and reception center was established at Chaparral High School, 27215 Nicolas Road, in Temecula. Large animal intakes were accepted by county personnel at the Murrieta Equestrian Center, 42646 Juniper St. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

PS encampment blaze Authorities continued their investigation Thursday into a fire in Palm Springs that left one person injured.

The blaze was reported about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday along Tramway Road near state Route 111, according to the Palm Springs Fire Department.

The agency stated that arriving crews encountered a small fire burning within an encampment that had not extended into the surrounding vegetation. Crews extinguished the fire at 6:25 p.m.

The

at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Via Volcano and Tenaja roads, in the unincorporated community of La Cresta, along the boundary of the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, according to the Riverside

One evacuation order and one warning remained in place, covering a few scattered properties along Tenaja between Avenida Caleta to the west and Clinton Keith Road to the east. No residential properties were damaged.

An unidentified adult sustained minor burn injuries to the hands and arms and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to a local hospital for further medical evaluation, officials said. No structures were threatened.

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Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules

By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters

California can continue its long-held policy of allowing transgender student athletes to play on girls’ and women’s sports teams, under a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

“With this ruling, schools and states like California can continue to adopt inclusive policies that ensure every student is treated with dignity and respect,” Tony Hoang, executive director of the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality California said. “Inclusive policies are working across the country, including here in California, where transgender young people have participated in school sports for years without incident.”

The court’s 6-3 decision on June 30 allows — but doesn’t require — states to bar transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, upholding state laws in Idaho and West Virginia. Including California, 23 states let transgender students play on teams that align with their gender identity. That means California and 22 other states that let transgender students play on teams that align with their gender identity can continue to do so.

Proponents of a ban also celebrated the court’s

ruling, saying it’s a major step forward in their fight to keep transgender athletes out of girls sports, and it potentially opens the door to restrictions in the future.

“The Supreme Court just delivered a major victory for girls and for common sense,” said Sonja Shaw, a Chino Valley Unified school board member who’s running for state superintendent. She added that “California should be leading the nation in protecting girls, not forcing them to surrender their rights … We will continue fighting until every girl has the opportunity to compete on a level playing field.”

California, an epicenter of the LGBTQ rights movement, has long maintained policies that protect transgender students in K-12 schools. The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports in the state, also allows transgender students to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

The state is currently fighting at least one lawsuit related to its transgender rights policies. Attorney General Rob Bonta said on June 30 that his office is reviewing the Supreme Court’s decision to see how it might affect the state’s

other lawsuits, particularly as it relates to Title IX, the federal law that prevents sex discrimination in schools.

Meanwhile, he reaffirmed the state’s position on transgender rights.

“We do remain committed to protecting transgender individuals from discrimination, securing safe, inclusive, welcoming school environments for all students,” Bonta said.

Beyond California, LGBTQ advocates decried the court’s ruling as a blow to transgender peoples’ rights generally, especially in states that currently restrict — or are leaning toward restrictions of — those rights.

“The SCOTUS majority decision furthers the Trump administration’s widespread attack on civil rights protections and continued attempt to erase transgender individuals from society, including through distorted interpretation of law,” said Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates. “(We) will continue fighting for trans equality and trans rights.”

Lina Haaga, 15, said she was relieved that California could continue its support of transgender athletes, but she worries about her peers in other states. Haaga, a transgender girl who

runs on her school’s track team in Pasadena, said the court’s ruling would lead to an escalation of attacks on transgender people.

“The Supreme Court has a job to uplift core American values – freedom, fairness, integrity, acceptance,” Haaga said. “They’ve ignored those values today. They’ve chosen their own personal beliefs over the lives of trans kids.”

Bullying and bigoted attacks are already too common for transgender youth, Haaga said. Haaga recently defeated her sister in a school track meet, and was assailed online when the story spread through conservative media outlets. She wrote a piece for the Guardian about the experience, which she described as brutal and devastating.

She hopes California will continue its protections for transgender youth, and that all legislators and members of the public come to understand the harm caused by anti-trans policies.

“I want people to remember that behind these laws, there are real humans,” Haaga said.

This article was originally published by CalMatters and was republished under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.

Local, federal officials in LA announce transnational crime ring takedown

By City News Service

Local and federal law enforcement officials in Los Angeles on Tuesday announced the arrest of twodozen defendants — 11 of them in California — connected to three India-based transnational organized crime rings charged with a range of criminal acts, including the assassination in Canada in 2023 of a prominent Indian political and religious figure.

The crackdown, dubbed Operation Hard Ball, is the result of a years- long federal investigation into Indian crime syndicates that engage in racketeering, targeted killings, shootings, extortion, the trafficking of bulk quantities of narcotics across international borders, and other crimes around the world whose impact is especially felt in the Indian diaspora, officials said.

In total, 37 defendants — including two who allegedly ran their global criminal syndicates while imprisoned in India — are charged across three indictments unsealed Tuesday in LA federal court.

As part of the investigation, law enforcement seized over 2,000 pounds of cocaine and more than one pound of heroin along with cash and firearms. A total of 11 search warrants have been executed in the Los Angeles area.

“Transnational criminal gangs who spread fear, drugs and violence will face the full force of justice and the weight of the federal government,”

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. “Working together, law enforcement in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia are determined to target and dismantle these criminal

organizations wherever they operate. There is no safe harbor for these thugs.”

Prosecutors said defendants include Lawrence Bishnoi, 33, of Punjab, India, a gangster long imprisoned in India, who allegedly ran a criminal enterprise that spanned multiple continents.

Using contraband cell phones, Bishnoi directed political assassinations, murders, shootings, extortions, kidnappings, drug trafficking, human smuggling and other crimes committed by members and associates of the Bishnoi enterprise worldwide, according to the U.S. Attorney’s

Office.

The Canadian government in September 2025 designated the Bishnoi enterprise as a terrorist entity.

Bishnoi and his accomplices allegedly extorted victims via WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging applications by threatening violence against the victims or the victims’ families.

For example, Bishnoi and others attempted to extort victims in Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks, demanding in December 2025 and January 2026 that a $5 million payment be made, prosecutors contend.

A seven-count federal grand jury indictment also charges Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, 38, of Punjab, India, a gangster who is also imprisoned in India. Among other crimes, Bhagwanpuria is accused of

funding activities through drug trafficking, including through drug transportation sub-networks in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, as well as through illegal firearms dealing, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

A third indictment filed in downtown Los Angeles charges Ravinder Singh Dhanda, 57, of Vancouver, Canada, and co-defendants with having smuggled and distributed hundreds of pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine each week from the U.S. into Canada.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges that the cocaine and methamphetamine were concealed and transported on long-haul semi-trucks from the greater Los Angeles area — including West Covina, Ontario, Fontana and Perris — to the U.S.-Canada border.

Bi-county project to relieve freeway congestion receives federal boost

By City News Service

Aproject intended to reduce congestion on the regularly clogged eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway between Anaheim Hills and Corona received a federal infusion totaling $25 million, officials announced Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded one of its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development — BUILD — grants for the 91 Eastbound Corridor Operations Project, according to the Riverside County Transportation Commission.

“With more than 300,000

vehicles traveling Route 91 between Riverside and Orange counties each day, continued investment in the corridor is needed to keep our communities moving,” RCTC Chair Raymond Gregory said. “RCTC appreciates the Department of Transportation for recognizing the importance of this project through the BUILD grant program.”

The $178 million corridor expansion project remains in the engineering assessment phase, which is expected to conclude before year’s end.

A tentative timetable for groundbreaking hasn’t been

announced.

The objective is to construct an additional general purpose traffic lane, starting at the Route 241 connector to the eastbound 91 and running three miles to the Corona (71) Expressway connector to the 91 in Corona.

“Improvements will also include widening two bridges, constructing retaining walls, implementing rock-fall mitigation measures, replacing overhead signs for better visibility and building a new two-lane exit ramp at Green River Road,” RCTC stated.

There are currently seven

lanes available on the eastbound 91, between the 241 and 71, but two of those are toll lanes.

According to RCTC, adding another lane will facilitate higher traffic volumes on the heavily used corridor and will complement the recently expanded 71/91 Interchange on the west end of Corona.

The project is a combined enterprise of RCTC, the Orange County Transportation Authority and Caltrans.

Additional information is available at rctc.org/ projects/91-eastbound-corridor-operations-project.

Residents invited to weigh in on regional transportation plan

By City News Service

The Southern California Association of Governmentsannounced the start of a monthlong public comment period on two regional transportation planning documents outlining nearly $48.5 billion in proposed transportation investments across six Southern California counties.

The public comment period runs through Aug. 4 for the draft 2027 Federal Transportation Improvement Program and Connect SoCal 2024 Draft Amendment 2, which together identify transportation projects and long-

range planning priorities for Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange, Imperial, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, according to SCAG.

“Public input is an important part of this process,”

SCAG said in a statement July 6. “Feedback from community members, stakeholders, and organizations ensure(s) that transportation investments reflect local needs and priorities and improve the quality of life across Southern California.”

The draft transportation improvement program includes approximately 1,836 projects involving highways,

public transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, safety upgrades and other transportation investments intended to reduce congestion, improve mobility and expand travel options throughout the region.

Connect SoCal, the region’s long-range transportation plan, is being updated to reflect changes in project costs, funding and construction schedules so projects can continue moving forward, according to SCAG.

The documents can be found at scag.ca.gov/2027-ftip and scag.ca.gov/connect-

SoCal-2024.

SCAG has scheduled a virtual public hearings at 6 p.m. July 21 and 10 a.m. July 28. Residents can register at scag. ca.gov/connectsocal-zoom. The meetings will present the same information and provide opportunities for public comment.

After the public comment period closes, SCAG officials will review the feedback, make any appropriate revisions and present the final plans for consideration and adoption, officials said.

More information can be found at scag.ca.gov.

kind of fiscal one-two punch to keep Democrats, local governments and other leftof-center interest groups up at night.

First, it would have limited local transfer taxes — fees on the sale of real estate — to no more than 0.055% (fifty-five cents for every $1,000 in a property’s value). Twenty-six cities, including some of the state’s largest, have levies set well above that cutoff, with Los Angeles’ mansion tax, which funds affordable housing and renter assistance, maxing out at 100 times that rate.

The proposition would have also raised the share of votes needed for certain types of local taxes. Though many local tax measures in California require the support of two-thirds of voters, those placed on the ballot through signature gathering campaigns to fund specific purposes only need more than 50%. The Jarvis proposition would have nixed that rule and voided any measures enacted since 2017 that didn’t meet the two-thirds requirement.

Instead, under Thursday’s deal, voters will consider the 50% rule on local tax measures alone, though it would not apply retroactively.

Though public polling suggested that Howard Jarvis’s proposition faced long odds in California, lawmakers, unions and other opponents worried that voters could be persuaded to back an anti-tax measure amid heightened concerns about affordability and the cost of living. The doublebarrelled tax cut would have blown a multibillion-dollar hole in municipal budgets annually, but would have saved local taxpayers just as much, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.

Cities aren’t enthusiastic about the new deal, which

would give voters a chance to cut off what has become a frequently used funding source for public programs.

“At a time when cities are already struggling to maintain a high quality of service in a context of high inflation, runaway costs for basic goods and services, cuts in federal funding, and stagnant sales revenue, efforts that limit the ability to raise local revenues only deepen uncertainty for local governments and the communities they serve,”

Carolyn Coleman, director of the League of California Cities, said in a written statement.

Even so, the league said it does not yet have a formal position on the new measure.

The bargain also removed an especially convoluted constitutional amendment from the ballot that was designed to ensnare the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association by requiring any future proposition that wanted to hike the voter threshold needed to pass a law (say, from 50% to twothirds) to itself pass by the higher threshold.

What about transfer taxes?

Left out of the compromise is anything about transfer taxes, a topic that has dominated the public debate over the proposition and provided much of the fuel for its earlier signature gathering campaign.

On Monday, Wicks, who is aligned with the pro-development “Yes In My Backyard” movement, rolled out Assembly Bill 736 as a possible legislative off-ramp. The bill would have capped transfer taxes at between 1.5% and 3%, depending on the type of tax. That’s well above the Howard Jarvis-backed cut-off, but would have been a significant rate cut for a handful of high-tax municipalities like Los Angeles,

Tax-cut

Santa Monica, Culver City, San Jose and San Francisco.

For Wicks and her YIMBY allies, the bill is seen as more than a simple electoral instrument. Prodevelopment groups have pointed to high transfer taxes as one of many impediments to the construction of much-needed housing.

The proposal also got the backing of the California Business Roundtable, a large business coalition whose members include major real estate investors and which has been bankrolling the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association’s campaign.

With the funders endorsing a legislative compromise, it seemed possible that the taxpayers association would also be willing to back the lower tax cap.

The political pressure ratcheted up even further on Wednesday. As Politico first reported, the heads of three major real estate investment firms said that they were ready to spend at least $10 million battling the measure if Coupal didn’t back down.

Until the final hours, it seemed like he wouldn’t.

“We’ve had lots of partners help us qualify this initiative, but we are the ultimate decider as to whether or not we proceed with our initiative,” said Jon Coupal, the association’s president told CalMatters earlier this week. “It is our intention to proceed.”

Striking a deal that could make it harder to raise new local taxes represents a long-sought policy win for the taxpayer group. Capping transfer taxes appears to have been less of a priority. The Wicks bill “is floating out there which people can support or not support, it’s up to them,” he said.

But the political calculus over AB 736has changed. Even before Thursday’s deal was announced, an ideologically diverse array of

interest groups had already rallied to defeat it: The California Association of Realtors, local government groups, many affordable housing developers and tenant rights advocates.

Without a proposition hanging over their head anymore, legislators aren’t likely to have much appetite to take such a difficult vote.

All eyes on LA

The transfer tax omission comes as a disappointment to many real estate interests and prodevelopment advocates, particularly in Los Angeles, which has been the center of the statewide debate over transfer taxes this year.

Since 2023, the city has had the among the highest transfer taxes in California in the form of Measure ULA.

That policy, backed by the city’s voters, places a 4% tax on real estate sales over roughly $5 million and 5.5% on those just above $10 million. So far it’s raised more than $1.2 billion for

affordable housing, renter assistance and eviction defense.

But despite the “mansion tax” moniker, the tax also applies to apartment developments, condos, commercial and industrial projects.

A number of academic analyses have blamed the tax for the city’s abnormal drop in new multifamily housing construction and for reducing property tax revenue. Politically, the animosity toward Measure ULA by Los Angeles-based real estate developers and investors has provided significant fuel behind the Howard Jarvis measure, the proposition’s backers have said.

“It’s crazy that poorly designed transfer taxes like Measure ULA spurred this effort, but at the end of the day, Measure ULA and other similar measures will remain untouched,” said Mott Smith, chairman of the Council of Infill Builders and prominent

advocate for changing the L.A. tax.

Change may still be on the docket for Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the city council voted to put a measure on the local ballot to exempt apartment and mixed-use buildings from the higher transfer tax within the 10 years of construction. That proposal is expected to get a final council vote next week.

The failure to address transfer taxes only reinforces the need for Los Angeles to act, said Leo Daube, a spokesperson for Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who introduced the proposed change.

“If Sacramento is not going to do it, then Los Angeles should,” he said. Yue Stella Yu contributed reporting.

This article was originally published by CalMatters and was republished under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.

Inside the largest US measles outbreak in decades: Records reveal spread in vaccine-hesitant community

By Alison Young for Healthbeat via Stacker

The first case in what would become the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades was a parent in South Carolina’s Upstate region near Spartanburg.

The next seven people to fall ill were all children. Three of them were being cared for at home — limiting their ability to spread the highly contagious measles virus to others.

But the children who became Cases 5, 6, 7, and 8 were infectious while they mingled with other children at school and in daycare, according to internal records obtained by Healthbeat from the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

By the second week of the outbreak, the number of known infections had grown to 12. The internal records, obtained under the state’s public records law, reveal all of them lived in just four households.

At the center of the nearly seven-month South Carolina measles outbreak — from beginning to end — was a close-knit, vaccine-hesitant Ukrainian- and Russianspeaking community in and around Spartanburg County, according to South Carolina state health officials.

By the time the outbreak was declared over on April 27, the handful of cases that were first identified among a couple of families in October 2025 had resulted in 997 documented measles infections.

Healthbeat detailed the events of the 2025-26 measles outbreak in South Carolina and explained how such a disease can spread through close-knit, low-vaccination communities.

South Carolina DPH estimates about 90% of these outbreak cases were among members of the area’s Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community, which has around 15,000 people in Spartanburg County, the department said in emailed responses to Healthbeat’s questions.

“This community was at the center of the outbreak for its whole course,” said the department, which did not grant an interview.

The South Carolina outbreak is the latest example of a trend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented for decades: Nearly all large U.S. measles outbreaks since 2000 — when the country attained measles-free status — have involved various types of close-knit groups with low

vaccination rates.

As measles makes a major comeback across the country, a Healthbeat examination of the challenges encountered controlling the South Carolina outbreak highlights the need for public health officials to understand the specific and sometimes differing reasons for vaccine hesitancy within individual groups.

It also illustrates the importance of identifying at-risk pockets of unvaccinated people and building trusted relationships before outbreaks happen. All are complex tasks made more difficult amid heightened public distrust in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and during a time of cuts to public health staffing and funding.

“Waiting for infectious disease to start spreading is too late. It is significantly more effective to prevent an outbreak than to contain it,” said Dr. Eliza Varadi, a Russian-speaking pediatrician in Charleston, South Carolina.

“Even in a state where most people are vaccinated, those small pockets, that’s where diseases will spread,” said Varadi, the immunization representative for the South Carolina chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, who worked with DPH officials during the outbreak and provided advice on culturally sensitive outreach and education.

In LA County, health officials announced Wednesday that a traveler with measles may have exposed people to the measles virus at Los Angeles International Airport and aboard a rental car shuttle after arriving in Southern California last week.

The traveler arrived aboard British Airways Flight 281 at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal on July 3 and was infectious while traveling in LA County, the Department of Public Health reported.

This is the seventh confirmed measles case reported in Los Angeles County this year.

According to county health officials, more than 2,170 measles cases had been reported nationwide as of July 2, with most cases involving people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.

Close-knitgroups have fueled U.S. measles outbreaks since 2000

South Carolina’s outbreak is a case study in how years of declining immunization rates — especially among children obtaining religious and

nonmedical exemptions from school vaccination requirements — is making localized communities of various types across the country vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases, according to Varadi and other health experts.

Dr. Satish Pillai, the CDC’s incident manager for the 2025-26 national measles response, noted the role of close-knit groups in “nearly all” measles outbreaks with more than 50 cases since 2000 during a presentation to local public health officials earlier this month.

These outbreaks include those that have occurred in New York during 2018-19 largely in an Orthodox Jewish community; in Washington state in 2019 among a Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community; in central Ohio in 2022 primarily among children of Somali descent; in Chicago during 2024 within a shelter for migrants who were mostly from Venezuela; in Minnesota in 2024 where a Somali community was disproportionately impacted; and in West Texas in 2025 among a rural Mennonite community.

In recent months, Pillai noted, the types of closeknit groups driving measles outbreaks have been evolving. Large outbreaks this year have occurred on the campus of Ave Maria University in Florida and at a federal detention facility in Texas.

“Having large college outbreaks and large detention facility outbreaks at these levels are unprecedented since 2000,” Pillai said.

Meanwhile, lower vaccination rates throughout communities have begun allowing outbreaks that begin in close-knit communities to start spreading widely across populations, as has happened in the ongoing outbreak in Utah, he said.

Schools,families, churchescontributed to virus spread in South Carolina

South Carolina DPH officials told Healthbeat they do not know the infection source that led to the initial cases in the state’s measles outbreak. They said this indicates unrecognized spread of the virus was already occurring by the time cases started being reported to public health.

Measles poses a significant outbreak threat for unvaccinated, socially and geographically connected people because it is so contagious and spreads

through the air, where it can linger for up to two hours in enclosed spaces.

To prevent ongoing transmission of measles within communities, 95% of people need to be fully vaccinated against the disease, according to the CDC.

Some of the earliest cases in the South Carolina outbreak last October involved Global Academy of South Carolina. The Spartanburg County public charter school was founded by educators from Ukraine whose “passion to help families of immigrants” have prompted them to open tuition-free schools in California, Florida, and most recently South Carolina, according to the schools’ websites.

When the outbreak started, Global Academy’s student body had one of South Carolina’s lowest levels of vaccination coverage: Only 21% of its students were up-to-date on their school vaccinations during the 2025-26 school year, state data shows. Even fewer of the school’s students — just 17% — were fully vaccinated during the previous school year.

Officials with Global Academy of South Carolina, its board of directors, and founders have either declined to be interviewed, did not respond to interview requests, or could not be reached during and after the outbreak.

As the measles cases continued to spread within households, some of those infected were unvaccinated children and teens who unknowingly brought

measles into other schools — exposing scores more students who also weren’t vaccinated.

“We know that some schools with a high percentage of children from Ukrainian- or Russian-speaking families have been impacted and a number of public exposures have been reported in churches attended by these community members,” DPH said in response to Healthbeat’s questions.

In low-vaccination communities, one person can expose dozens

Because the initial symptoms of measles — such as a cough, runny nose, red eyes and fever — can appear like those of a common cold or the flu, people can spread the disease before they know they have it. They are contagious beginning four days before the telltale measles rash appears on their face and body.

Further complicating public health efforts to control the virus’ spread is that there can be a significant lag time from when someone is exposed to the virus and when they start feeling ill. Symptoms often develop seven to 14 days after exposure, but it can sometimes take up to 21 days.

Internal South Carolina state health department records obtained by Healthbeat provide a window into how a single contagious person can expose dozens.

Outbreak Case No. 44, identified by state health officials in mid-November, exposed 66 close contacts to

measles who were unvaccinated or lacked immunity to the virus through previous infection. They included three household members, four patients at a doctor’s office, 58 individuals at Lyman Elementary School including one of the household members and two school bus riders from D.R. Hill Middle School, according to an email update from DPH to the South Carolina governor’s office on Nov. 17. As state public health officials investigated outbreak Case No. 45, they identified an initial 61 close contacts who had been exposed and weren’t protected against measles. They included four household members and 57 individuals from Boiling Springs Middle School. The person, while infectious, also attended a church with about 250 people in its congregation, according to DPH emails to the governor’s office on Nov. 19 and 20 that do not name the church, but say notification letters in multiple languages were provided for distribution.

As the outbreak continued, infected people participated in services and other activities at several Slavic churches, where services are held in the Russian or Ukrainian languages, including Slavic evangelical and Pentecostal churches.

At one of these churches, the Way of Truth Church in Inman, South Carolina, a person who was infectious attended on the evening of Nov. 7 and morning of Nov. 9,

exposing others who weren’t vaccinated. Over the weeks that followed, at least 30 infections were linked to the church.

Of the 14 newly identified measles cases announced on Dec. 2 by state health officials, eight were people exposed at Way of Truth Church. Over the next week, 16 more people fell ill with measles from exposures at the church. Five more cases linked to the church were announced on Dec. 16, plus one more on Dec. 19.

During late December and into January, state health investigators tracing the movements of people recently diagnosed with measles identified additional exposures that had occurred at several other Slavic churches, including Tabernacle of Salvation Church, Ark of Salvation Church, and Slavic Pentecostal Church of Spartanburg. Church leaders could not be reached or did not respond to Healthbeat’s interview requests during and after the outbreak.

Slavic churches unwilling to host vaccination events during outbreak

Varadi, the state American Academy of Pediatrics representative who worked with South Carolina DPH during the outbreak, told Healthbeat that vaccine hesitancy within the membership of some Spartanburg-area churches was a key challenge in stopping the outbreak.

“The center of the outbreak was not the entire Russian-speaking or Ukrainian-speaking community. It was a small subset that may have been related to specific churches,” Varadi told Healthbeat.

“It’s not that the church leadership was discouraging vaccinations, they just were not encouraging,” Varadi said. “We wish that there would have been a better partnership to work together to encourage vaccination.”

DPH officials, who told Healthbeat that Varadi provided them with “valuable insights and assistance,” acknowledged that no church from within the area’s Ukrainian- or Russian-speaking community agreed to host a vaccination event during the outbreak.

“As is often the case,

church leaders made decisions about whether to interact with DPH based largely on the wishes and feelings of their congregations,” the department said in its written responses to Healthbeat’s questions.

“While some were willing to discuss outreach and education opportunities, others were not. Importantly, none were forced to meet with DPH to discuss any of these topics.”

One of the close-knit community’s “prominent churches” did voluntarily agree to meet with DPH leadership during the outbreak, the department said, “and that conversation was informative.” DPH declined to name the church.

From the beginning of the outbreak, DPH officials in press briefings emphasized the importance of vaccination in stopping the outbreak. They separately made information about measles available in the Ukrainian and Russian languages on the DPH website and to churches and other groups.

Two doses of the measlesmumps-rubella, or MMR vaccine are 97% effective in protecting against measles, and even one dose is 93% effective, according to the CDC.

While the Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community remained a vaccination challenge, by January — as the outbreak spiked — the department started seeing wider increases in measles vaccination across Spartanburg County and the state. This increase, combined with the large number of people who became immune to measles through illness, helped end the outbreak, they said.

Dr. Brannon Traxler, the South Carolina DPH’s deputy director and chief medical officer, in response to Healthbeat’s questions during the department’s last media briefing on the outbreak on April 27, said it is important to understand the community’s history and reasons for being hesitant about vaccines.

“We recognize and appreciate there is history there that didn’t occur in South Carolina, often even before they came to the United States, that has led to very legitimate fears of govern-

ment and of government health,” said Traxler, who was named the department’s acting director in May. “They have a reason to have the doubts that they do.”

Traxler did not elaborate. DPH, in response to Healthbeat’s questions, declined to discuss the reasons public health workers have been given by community members for not vaccinating their families against measles.

“Those reasons are theirs to communicate, not ours,” DPH said by email. “Our role in every communication was to provide the best factual information possible with which families could make informed decisions.”

Vaccination programs and government trust have a complicated history in Ukraine and Russia.

The more distant history includes the former Soviet Union’s mandatory and coercive national immunization programs and ongoing vaccine hesitancy and concerns about vaccine safety.

There also was a history in former Soviet republics of some measles vaccines having lower levels of effectiveness in preventing outbreaks that has been attributed to poor manufacturing quality control and improper vaccine storage and handling practices.

While the Russian Federation is estimated by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to have had high levels of measles vaccination coverage for many years, that has not been the case in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, the country’s vaccination coverage dropped dramatically after the high-profile death in 2008 of a Ukrainian teenager, an event later determined to be unrelated to being vaccinated against measles as part of a large immunization campaign.

According to the WHO, 95% of children in Ukraine in 2008 were fully vaccinated against measles. But by 2016, just 42% were protected with one dose of measles vaccine and 31% with two doses. And during 2017-19, the country experienced a measles epidemic that resulted in more than 115,000 reported cases.

Since then, vaccination coverage has increased. As of 2024, about 91% of 1-year-old Ukrainian children and about 83% of 6-year-olds were vaccinated against measles, according to information released by UNICEF Ukraine last year.

In South Carolina, DPH officials said members of the Ukrainian- and Russianspeaking community cooperated with the department’s recommendations for isolating and quarantining at home to prevent spreading measles to others.

Quarantines, which could last up to 21 days, had a significant impact on these families’ daily lives, education, and finances, with children having to stay out of school and adults missing work.

DPH said its community health workers, when asked, helped these families identify social service resources, including for food and utility support.

Community members are key to building trust in public health

Public health officials at the Washington State Department of Health found themselves facing similar challenges in 2019, following a measles outbreak among a Ukrainian- and Russianspeaking community.

“We didn’t have a lot of connection with that community or a lot of resources for them in their language,” said Danielle Koenig, the department’s health promotion supervisor.

In the wake of the outbreak, Koenig helped secure a CDC grant that for six years funded a project to better understand the needs of the community, build trust, and provide health resources. The grant ended last summer.

The department found that a cornerstone of building trust is partnering with leaders and organizations from the impacted community, listening and responding to their needs, and hiring members of the community — like Vadim Gaynaliy — to help lead the outreach.

Gaynaliy, a health educator at the department who speaks Ukrainian and Russian and is from a large Ukrainian community in northeast Portland, Oregon, said his background and

those of others involved in the project provided insights into the community’s values and how it functions.

“We’re not even talking about a single community here. There’s obvious political tensions between Russian and Ukrainian communities, there’s different religions and denominations. So we try to address them as different communities who will have different needs,” Gaynaliy told Healthbeat.

The project resulted in the creation of the Nashi Immigrants Health Board — now an independent nonprofit organization run by and for the Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community that provides a range of resources and support programs beyond just information about vaccination.

“Trust is the biggest ingredient,” said Tamara Cyhan Cunitz, the board’s co-founder, executive director, and a registered nurse and educator whose relatives came to the United States after escaping the Soviet Union during World War II. “People who are from a cultural community will pay attention and connect better with someone who knows their culture and language.”

South Carolina gets 5 months of funding to launch outreach project

The huge measles outbreak in the Spartanburg area is finally over, but the area remains at risk of future outbreaks because it continues to have large pockets of people who are not vaccinated against the disease — including in the Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking community.

To help address this, DPH told Healthbeat it is beginning a new partnership with two nonprofit public health organizations to hire community health workers to do education and outreach in two or three areas within Spartanburg County that face higher risks from measles and other vaccinepreventable diseases.

The CDC Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the CDC and public health, has agreed to provide five months of funding for the project, the groups said.

“The idea is to reach the specific Slavic community, that from a health department perspective, they have

had struggles with reaching over the years and to really make inroads around vaccines and vaccine education,” said Scott Thorpe, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Public Health Leadership, which is one of the project’s partners. “Doing this work outside of a crisis is really, really important.”

Terri Jowers, executive director of the South Carolina Community Health Worker Association, the project’s other nonprofit partner, said the project plans to hire three community health workers, with two of them coming from within the Russian- and Ukrainianspeaking community.

Jowers said the project will develop training for this soon-to-be hired team on how to better engage with communities through conversations about why they are hesitant or concerned about vaccines, what they have heard, and ways to work together to find sources they trust to figure out the facts. The training will also be made available to other community health workers in Spartanburg County and across the state, she said.

“The goal is to really start training people by the end of June so that community health workers feel more comfortable having these conversations,” Jowers said.

Five months is not a lot of time to build trust, and Jowers said she is hoping that the project will be able to identify additional funding for a year beyond the initial grant. “You have to build those trusted relationships,” she said.

The CDC Foundation, which told Healthbeat it is providing more than $100,000 for the project, said that trusted messengers are critical. The foundation said the project’s limited time frame is based on funding availability. “If additional funding becomes available, we would consider extending the timing,” it said.

HeySoCal.com staff contributed to this report.

This story was produced by Healthbeat and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. The article was copy edited from its original version. Republished with CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

El Monte City Notices

NOTICE OF ELECTION CITY OF EL MONTE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Consolidated General Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 for the following City of El Monte elected officers:

For One (1) Mayor Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of two (2) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 2 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 3 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 6 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) City Clerk Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) City Treasurer Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of four (4) years

The nomination period for these offices begins on Monday, July 13, 2026 and closes on Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

If nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the City are not filed by Friday, August 7, 2026 (the 88th day before the election) the voters shall have until the 83rd day before the election, August 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm., to nominate candidates other than the person(s) who are the incumbents on the 88th day before the election, for that incumbent’s elective office. This extension is not applicable where there is no incumbent eligible to be elected.

If no one (1) or only one (1) person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Elections Code Section 10229 of the State of California.

In-person voting will be available at any Voting Center located in the County of Los Angeles at designated locations weekdays and weekends from October 24, 2026 to November 3, 2026. Voting Centers shall be open at 7:00 a.m. on the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed (pursuant to Election Code Section 10242, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.)

Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk City of El Monte

Date Published: July 9, 2026; July 13, 2026; July 20, 2026; and July 27, 2026

NOTICE OF ELECTION CITY OF EL

MONTE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS of the City of El Monte that a Consolidated General Municipal Election will be held on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 for the purpose of electing:

For One (1) Mayor Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of two (2) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 2 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 3 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) Council Member of the City Council for District 6 Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) City Clerk Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of four (4) years

For One (1) City Treasurer Elected At-Large from the Entire City Full term of four (4) years

Inclusive of any other qualifying criteria mandated by the California Government Code, the California Elections Code or the El Monte Municipal Code, candidates for the above election must be registered voters residing in the City of El Monte. Nomination documents for the election shall be available no earlier than Monday, July 13, 2026, and no later than Friday, August 7, 2026, pursuant to Elections Code Sections 10220, 10224 & 10407, at the City of El Monte, City Clerk’s Office, located at 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California 91731, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Nomination documents must be filed at the office of the El Monte City Clerk’s Office, located at the above referenced address no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026.

LEGALS

Although the City Clerk’s Office is closed for business on Fridays along with all other City Hall Offices, the City Clerk’s Office will be open on Friday, August 7, 2026, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the sole purpose of issuing and accepting candidates’ nomination papers for the aforementioned Consolidated General Municipal Election. Prospective candidates and members of the public are further advised that the City Clerk’s Office is not open on Saturdays, Sundays or any holiday observed by the City pursuant to Section 2.68.010 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10225, if nomination documents for an incumbent are not filed by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026, the nomination period shall be extended until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. If no one (1) or only one (1) person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Elections Code Section 10229 of the State of California.

On the date of the Consolidated General Municipal Election, polling places shall be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk City of El Monte EL MONTE EXAMINER

AVISO DE ELECCIONES CIUDAD DE EL MONTE

SIRVA EL PRESENTE PARA COMUNICAR que se llevará a cabo una Elección Municipal General Consolidada en la ciudad de El Monte el martes, 3 de noviembre de 2026, para ocupar los siguientes cargos:

Para 1 (un) alcalde electo independiente para toda la ciudad Mandato completo de 2 (dos) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 2 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 3 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 6 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) Secretario Municipal elegido en votación general para toda la ciudad

Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) Tesorero Municipal elegido en votación general para toda la ciudad

Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

El período de nominación para estos cargos comenzará el lunes, 13 de julio de 2026 y finalizará el viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026 a las 5:00 p.m.

Si no se presenta la documentación de nominación para un funcionario titular de la ciudad antes del viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026 (el 88o día previo a las elecciones), los votantes tendrán hasta el 83o día antes de la elección, el 12 de agosto de 2026 a las 5:00 p.m., para nominar candidatos que no sean los titulares en el 88o día previo a la elección, para el cargo electivo de dicho titular. Esta extensión no se aplicará cuando no haya un titular que reúna los requisitos para ser electo.

En caso de no presentarse nominación alguna o de haber solo 1 (un) nominado para el cargo electivo, se podrá recurrir al nombramiento del funcionario en cuestión conforme lo dispuesto en el art. 10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California. Se podrá votar en persona en cualquier Centro de votación del condado de Los Ángeles, en ubicaciones designadas, los días entre semana y fines de semana a partir del 24 de octubre de 2026 y hasta el 3 de noviembre de 2026. Los Centros de votación abrirán a las 7:00 a. m. el día de las elecciones y permanecerán abiertos sin interrupciones desde esa hora hasta las 8:00 p. m. del mismo día, momento en que se cerrarán las urnas (de acuerdo con la sección 10242 del Código de electoral, salvo lo estipulado en la sección 14401 del Código electoral del estado de California).

Gabriel Ramirez, Secretario Municipal Ciudad de El Monte

Fecha de publicación: 9 de julio de 2026; 13 de julio de 2026; 20 de julio de 2026 y 27 de julio de 2026

AVISO DE ELECCIONES CIUDAD DE EL MONTE

SIRVA EL PRESENTE PARA COMUNICAR A TODOS LOS VOTANTES CALIFICADOS de la ciudad de El Monte que se realizará una Elección General Municipal Consolidada el MARTES, 3 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2026 para ocupar los siguientes cargos:

Para 1 (un) alcalde electo independiente para toda la ciudad Mandato completo de 2 (dos) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 2 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 3 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) miembro del Concejo Municipal para el Distrito 6 Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) Secretario Municipal elegido en votación general para toda la ciudad

Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Para 1 (un) Tesorero Municipal elegido en votación general para toda la ciudad

Mandato completo de 4 (cuatro) años

Además de cumplir con cualesquiera otros criterios para calificar que establezcan el Código de gobierno de California, el Código electoral de California o el Código municipal de El Monte, los candidatos para la elección mencionada previamente deben ser votantes registrados que residan en la ciudad de El Monte. La documentación de nominación para la elección estará disponible no antes del lunes, 13 de julio de 2026, ni más tarde del viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026, en virtud de las secciones 10220, 10224 y 10407 del Código electoral, en la Oficina de la secretaria municipal de la ciudad de El Monte, ubicada en 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California 91731, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. La documentación de nominación debe presentarse en la oficina del secretario municipal de El Monte, ubicada en la dirección mencionada anteriormente, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del viernes 7 de agosto de 2026

Aunque la oficina de la secretaria municipal esté cerrada al público los viernes junto con las demás oficinas del Ayuntamiento, la Oficina de la secretaria municipal estará abierta el viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026, de 7:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. con el único fin de emitir y aceptar documentación de nominación de candidatos para las Elecciones Municipales Generales Consolidadas que se mencionan más arriba. Además, se informa a los candidatos potenciales y a los miembros del público que la Oficina de la secretaria municipal no abre los sábados, domingos ni días feriados obligatorios para la ciudad, de conformidad con la sección 2.68.010 del Código municipal de El Monte.

De conformidad con la sección 10225 del Código electoral, si no se presenta la documentación de nominación para un funcionario titular antes de las 5:00 p. m. del viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026, el periodo de nominación podrá extenderse hasta las 5:00 p. m. del miércoles, 12 de agosto de 2026. En caso de no presentarse nominación alguna o de haber solo 1 (una) persona nominada para un cargo electivo, se podrá realizar el nombramiento para el cargo electivo conforme a lo dispuesto en el artículo 10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California.

El día de las Elecciones Municipales Generales Consolidadas, los centros de votación estarán abiertos en un horario de 7:00 a. m. a 8:00 p. m.

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Gabriel Ramirez, Secretario Municipal Ciudad de El Monte

EL MONTE EXAMINER

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Gabriel Ramirez, Thư Ký Thành Phố Thành Phố El Monte

Publish July 9, 13, 20, 27, 2026 EL MONTE EXAMINER

INVITATION TO BID

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 1600 and 1601, all bids or proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/ portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on or before July 30, 2026 for the project listed below. A bid submitted after the time set shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the section 4(d) of Instructions to Bidders, including a copy of the required Bidder’s Bond and acknowledgement of all addendums. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud in the City Clerk’s Office at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting and the City Council reserves the right to reject all Bids.

The Bidder, by submitting their electronic proposal, agrees to and certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the certification, forms and affidavits submitted as part of this proposal are true and correct. The Bidder, by submitting its electronic bid, acknowledges that doing so carries the same force and full legal effect as a paper submission with a longhand (wet) signature. By submitting an electronic bid, the Bidder certifies that the Bidder has thoroughly examined and understands the entire Contract Documents (which consist of the plans and specifications, drawings, forms, affidavits and the solicitation documents), and that by submitting the electronic bid as its Bid proposal, the Bidder acknowledges, agrees to and is bound by the entire Contract Documents, including any addenda issued thereto, and incorporated by reference in the Contract Documents.

Zone 9 Street Improvement Project, CIP 071

The proposed work consists of pavement rehabilitation, removal and replacement of curb ramps, concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway and retaining wall and signing and striping replacement within the area of the City of El Monte, as set forth in the Contract Drawings and Technical Specifications for the project. The City Engineer’s estimate for the project is approximately Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000).

Completion of Work: All work shall be completed within one hundred twenty (120) working days from the date designated on the Notice to Proceed exclusive of procurement periods. Contractor will be given sixty (60) calendar days for material procurement time after the City’s authorizes a Notice to Procure.

Affirmative Action: The City of El Monte hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

LEGALS

Obtaining Contract Documents: Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375. All Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of El Monte PlanetBids System website to participate in a Bid or to be added to a prospective Bidders list. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective Bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to Bid submittals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project will be available on the City website at: https:// www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375. The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

Payment of Prevailing Wages On Public Works Projects: PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT. The City has entered into the “Project Labor Agreement” (“PLA”) Contract No. 24PW01001 AND 24PW01001.1A with the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, which is attached hereto as Attachment 4, requiring the payment of prevailing wages on general public works contracts of greater than $750,000 and specialty contracts of greater than $150,000 and certain labor compliance provisions. Specialty contracts are entered into between the City and specialty contractors as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 7058, including Sections 832.02 through 832.62 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. The Contractor awarded the Contract for the Work and all Subcontractors must agree to be bound by the PLA prior to performance of any Work by submitting a completed and executed Letter of Assent. If awarded a Contract, the successful Contractor shall comply with provisions of the PLA, including without limitation: (1) craft labor hiring practices; (ii) alternative dispute resolution procedures for Site grievances and jurisdictional disputes; and (iii) prevailing wage rate responsibilities. The PLA shall not apply if the City receives funding or assistance from any Federal, State, local or other public entity for the Construction Contract if a requirement, condition or other term of receiving that funding or assistance, at the time of the awarding of the contract, is that City not require, bidders, contractors, subcontractors or other persons or entities to enter into an agreement with one or more labor organization or enter into an agreement that contains any of the terms of the PLA. Public Works projects not covered by the PLA shall be subject to the prevailing wage requirements of the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act which has been adopted by the City. In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a “public work.”

The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the director’s general prevailing wage determinations by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) whichever is higher. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773.2, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Project are on file at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works and are available to any interested party upon request and at the following web addresses:

- Director’s General Prevailing Wage Determinations (CA DIR): http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/DPreWageDetermination.htm

The applicable State prevailing wage rates are those that are in effect ten (10) calendar days prior to bid opening.

The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

Questions: Project-specific questions must be submitted in writing through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on or before Thursday July 16, 2026 All posted questions will be answered in writing and conveyed via written addenda to all Bidders via posting on PlanetBids.

Pre-bid Meeting: Bidders may attend the non-mandatory pre-bid meeting at El Monte City Hall West, Conference Room A located at 11333 Valley Boulevard. The meeting will be held on July 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project before submitting a Bid.

Submission of Proposals: Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1600 and 1601, all bids or proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375, no later than the date and time prescribed. All bids must be signed by an authorized representative.

All required sections, including pricing, shall be submitted (uploaded) to PlanetBids via the website. The Bidder shall attach Subcontractor(s) Listing, Experience Form, Copy of Bid Security, and all other documents as listed in the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST to the PlanetBids Attachments Tab. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. Prior to the Bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid

Security to:

Office of the City Clerk

City of El Monte – City Hall East 11333 Valley Blvd

El Monte CA, 91731

The award of the contract by the City Council is contingent upon the Bidder submitting the required bonds and insurance, as described in the Contract, prior to the Bid due date and time. If the Bidder fails to comply with these requirements, the City may award the contract to the second or third lowest Bidder and the Bid security of the lowest Bidder may be forfeited.

Bids Remain Sealed Until Due Date and Time. Electronic Bids are transmitted into the City’s bidding system via hypertext transfer protocol secure (https). Bids submitted prior to the due date and time are not available for review by anyone other than the submitter, who will have until the due date and time to change, rescind or retrieve its bid should they desire to do so. Upon the Bidder’s entry of their bid, the system will ensure that all required fields are entered. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. This includes all necessary pricing, subcontractor listing(s) and any other essential documentation and supporting materials and forms requested or contained in these solicitation documents. All Bid submission information must be fully transferred from the Bidder server to the bid system server before bid closing. Bids still transmitting at the time of bid closing will not be accepted. Bidders will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the bid management system indicating their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully. DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL.

Bid Security: Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or bid bond executed on the prescribed form, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to the City of El Monte. Bidders are hereby notified that in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code section 22300, securities may be substituted for any monies which the City may withhold pursuant to the terms of this Contract to ensure performance.

Prior to the bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to the City Clerk. Proof of delivery that is date/time stamped and signed for by the City Clerk from other couriers other than Certified mail will be accepted. A copy of the proof of delivery shall be submitted with the bid package by the bid due date.

Contractor’s License: Bidder must possess a current Class ”A” - General Engineering Contractor license issued by the State of California, at the time the bid is submitted.

Contractor Registration: All Bidders and listed subcontractors must have registered with the California State Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 prior to submitting a Bid. Furthermore, a Contractor and all subcontractors must be registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 before entering into a contract to work on a public project.

City’s Right to Postpone Opening of Bids. The City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for the opening of Bids at any time prior to the date and time initially announced in this Invitation to Bid in accordance with applicable law.

Opening of Bids. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

Award: The award shall be made to the lowest responsible Bidder whose proposal complies with the specified requirements. The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting. Contractor shall execute the Contract within ten (10) days after it has received the Contract from the City. The City reserves the right to waive any irregularity in the proposals. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids.

Rejection of Bids: The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. The City further reserves the right to waive immaterial irregularities in any Bid. Any Bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents may be rejected. The City reserves the right to make all awards in the best interest of the City.

Disqualification of Bidder: If there is a reason to believe that collusion exists among any Bidders, none of the Bids of the participants in such collusion will be considered and the City may likewise elect to reject all bids received.

Wage Rates: Bidders are hereby notified that the California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the work. Copies of the current schedules for prevailing wages applicable to this project are on file in the City’s office. It shall be mandatory for the Contractor and any subcontractor under it to pay not less than the said specified rates to laborers

and workmen employed by them in the execution of the Contract. The contractor’s duty to pay State prevailing wages can be found under Labor Code, Section 1770 et seq. Labor Code Sections 1775 and 1777.7 outline the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and employ apprentices including forfeitures and debarment.

Conflict of Interest: In the procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and services by sub-recipients, the conflict-ofinterest provisions in 24 CFR 85.36, OMB Circular A-110, and 24 CFR 570.611 shall apply. No employee, office, or agent of the subrecipient shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved.

Bonds: The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

[End of Invitation to Bid]

Published July 2, 2026 & July 13, 2026 EL MONTE EXAMINER

Temple City City Notices

CITY OF TEMPLE CITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Temple City will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 5938 Kauffman Avenue to consider adopting Ordinance No. 26-1089, amending Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code to revise the City’s adoption by reference of Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code relating to animal control, including Los Angeles County Code, Title 10, Chapter 10.37, “Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs”; and Amendments to Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code clarifying animal control enforcement and administrative citation authority.

The proposed ordinance would remove the current exclusion of Los Angeles County Code Chapter 10.37 so that the County’s potentially dangerous and vicious dog procedures apply within the City. The ordinance would also clarify that City-designated animal control contractors and contractor employees may enforce animal control laws and issue administrative citations on behalf of the City.

Copies of the proposed ordinance and the Los Angeles County Code provisions being considered for adoption by reference are on file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, California, during regular business hours.

Any persons interested are invited to attend and present testimony either for or against this item. If you challenge the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to the public hearing.

For further information regarding this matter, please contact Scott Reimers in the Community Development Department at (626) 2852171 or sreimers@templecityca.gov.

Peggy Kuo, City Clerk

Published in: Temple City Tribune

Date: July 6 and July 13, 2026

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, may directly or indirectly be affected, or because you have requested to be notified.

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

Project: PL 26-5325: Zoning Code Amendments. The City Council will consider amendments to Title 9 (Zoning Regulations) of the Temple City Municipal Code (TCMC) relating to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs). The proposed amendments are necessary to bring the City’s existing ADU and JADU regulations into compliance with state ADU law. The City Council will conduct the first reading of the proposed ordinance, with final action to be considered at a future meeting.

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

Environmental Review:

This Ordinance is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15282(H) of the CEQA Guidelines regarding projects involving the adoption of an ordinance regarding ADUs and JADUs in a single-family or multifamily residential zone by a city or county to implement the provisions of Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2 of the Government Code as set forth in Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code.

Previous Action: On May 12, 2026, the Planning Commission approved a resolution recommending that the City Council approve the proposed Ordinance.

The City Council Public Hearing will be held:

Meeting Date & Time: Tuesday, August 4, 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 at planning@templecityca.gov or (626) 656-7316 within 48 hours of the meeting.

For questions or concerns regarding this project, or if you wish to review the project file, please contact the project planner or visit City Hall. All public comments received before 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be distributed to the hearing body and entered into the record at the meeting.

Project Planner: Adam Gulick, Associate Plan-er (626) 656-7316 or agulick@templecityca.gov or visit the Community Development Department at: 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780 Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The decision of the City Council is final. 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: July 13, 2026

Signature: Adam Gulick Adam Gulick, Associate Planner

Publish July 13, 2026 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

San Gabriel City Notices

CITY OF SAN GABRIEL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

“LAS TUNAS DRIVE STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT” CONTRACT NO. 25-58

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSINVITATION FOR BIDS

Date of Bid Opening: Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the “LAS TUNAS DRIVE STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT” will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Gabriel, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776, California, until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. At 3:05 p.m., bids will be opened and read aloud at San Gabriel City Hall.

A mandatory job walk meeting for interested bidders will be conducted on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 901 W. Las Tunas Drive, CA, 91776. Interested bidders who arrive for the meeting after 10:30 a.m. will not be eligible to submit bid proposals Call the Project Manager, Charles Lee at (626) 308-2825, or email at clee@sangabriel.gov, should you require further information.

Description of Work: The work to be done consists of furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary for the construction of landscaped median and amenities along selected section of Las Tunas Drive from the westerly city limit (Alhambra) to the easterly city limit (Temple City). The proposed scope of work includes improvements to the parkways, benches, street lighting and trash receptacles. Median and entry sign will be installed at the western gateways. The project also includes installation of pedestrian lights and street trees. The goal of this project is to restore community identity along the Las Tunas corridor and revitalize this multi-modal corridor. All required installation and construction shall be performed by the Contractor as specified in the project plans, specifications, special provisions and contract documents, and as

directed by the Engineer.

The contract is to be executed within 7 calendar days after award of contract by City Council. Time for completion of the work is sixty (60) working days for all work from the date of the Notice to Proceed with construction.

Contract Documents: To obtain the project documents please contact San Gabriel Public Works Project Manager, Charles Lee, at (626) 308-2825 or email: clee@sangabriel.gov

Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, cash, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to City of San Gabriel as a guarantee that the awarded bidder will execute the Contract and provide the required bonds, certificates of insurance, and endorsements within 7 calendars days of the award of contract by City Council.

Award of Contract: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. The bidder shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening.

Prevailing Rate of Wage: Pursuant to Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California for the locality where the work is to be performed. A copy of said wage rates is available on-line at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. The Contractor and any subcontractors shall pay not less than said specified rates and shall post a copy of said wage rates at the project site.

Labor Code Compliance: Attention is directed to the provisions of Labor Code § 1725.5: Per SB 854, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (with limited exceptions for this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1a). No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner for all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015. The Labor Commissioner may excuse contractors and subcontractors on a project that is under the jurisdiction of one of the four legacy DIR-approved labor compliance programs (Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and County of Sacramento) or that is covered by a qualified project labor agreement. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this Notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of San Gabriel and are available to any interested party on request.

Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under them. The Contractor or any subcontractor shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices. Information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of the apprenticeship program may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, CA, or the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.

All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with provisions of the Business and Professions Code and shall possess a Class A State Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded. The Successful Contractor and his/her subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the City of San Gabriel and maintain current until completion of the project. Business licenses can be purchased or renewed at the Finance Department at 425 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA.

Disadvantage Business Enterprise Goal: In accordance with Federal Highway Administration requirements, the City of San Gabriel has established a Race Conscious Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal of 22.0% for this project. Bidders are directed to Exhibit D and E for information regarding bid submittal requirements.

All federal requirements listed in Exhibit D and E shall be made as part of any contract awarded as a result of this Invitation for Bids. Bidder shall also submit the appropriate federal forms found in Exhibit D with their bid proposal at time of bid. Failure of the bidder to provide all required information in a complete and accurate manner may cause the bid to be considered non-responsive.

Consistent with Caltrans Division of Local Assistance Policy Update #25-07 R1 regarding the suspension of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, the City of San Gabriel has not established a DBE participation goal for this project.

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Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

YUAN YIN CASE NO.

30-2026-01577989-PR-LACMC

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ZHI YIN 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: 08/20/26 at 1:30PM in Dept. CM06 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 SHANNON N. WIEZOREK - SBN 233601

WIEZOREK & GEYE, APC

3450 E. SPRING ST., #212

LONG BEACH CA 90806

Telephone (562) 396-5529

7/6, 7/9, 7/13/26

CNS-4055699# ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARK JON DARCOURT

Case No. 26STPB06898

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Barry Carl 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 July 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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.

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: VERLAN Y KWAN ESQ

JOSCELYN B CARRILLO ESQ KEYSTONE LAW GROUP 11300 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 910 LOS ANGELES CA 90064 CN128604 DARCOURT Jul 6,9,13, 2026

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SHEILA TODD LARSON CASE NO. 26STPB06508

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WENDY ELIZABETH CLARK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WENDY ELIZABETH CLARK 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

LEGALS

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: 07/23/26 at 8:30AM in Dept. 236 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner

RAJ S. AUJLA - SBN 257618 AUJLA LEGAL

155 N. LAKE AVE., 8TH FLR. PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (833) 285-5201 7/9, 7/13, 7/16/26

CNS-4058082# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VIKEN VAHAN ISBIRIAN

Case No. 26STPB07145

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Choghig Vahan Ispirian in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Choghig Vahan Ispirian 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 August 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 con-

sult 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:

ROUPEN AVSHARIAN ESQ SBN 182647

AVSHARIAN & ASSOCIATES 450 N BRAND BLVD STE 600 GLENDALE CA 91203

CN128633 ISBIRIAN Jul 9,13,16, 2026

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ILDA ZULEMA NAPOLITANO CASE NO. 26STPB07286

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SILVINA SANDRA GONZALEZ NAPOLITANO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SILVINA SANDRA GONZALEZ NAPOLITANO 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: 08/04/26 at 8:30AM in Dept. 308 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

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

MICHAEL G. EBINER, ESQ. - SBN 183499

EBINER LAW OFFICE

100 N. CITRUS STEET #520 WEST COVINA CA 91791

Telephone (626) 918-9000 7/9, 7/13, 7/16/26 CNS-4059199# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BILL ALAN MILLAR CASE NO. 26STPB07123

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/05/26 at 8:30AM in Dept. 236 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner

MARTIN P. AVANESIAN, ESQ.SBN 348994

LAW OFFICE OF RODNEY GOULD 15233 VENTURA BLVD., STE. 1020

SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403

Telephone (818) 981-1760 BSC 228733 7/9, 7/13, 7/16/26 CNS-4059474# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Eliza

Avelar FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 26NWCP00245 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 12720 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, Ca 90650, Southeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Eliza

Avelar filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Eliza Avelar to Proposed name Alice Clemente 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: 08/21/2026 Time: 8:30AM Dept: D. Room: 310 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: Monterey Park Press DATED: June 22, 2026 Lee W. Tsao JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 2026 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2026-01578290 To All Interested Persons: Sasha Teresa Gonzales a.k.a Sasha T. Gonzales a.k.a Sasha Gonzales filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME Sasha Teresa Gonzales a.k.a Sasha T. Gonzales a.k.a Sasha Gonzales PROPOSED NAME Carmen

Teresa Gonzales Aguilar. The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled

Fictitious

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20260005297

The following persons are doing business as: Queen Bee Photography Co, 34663 Maplewood lane, yucaipa, CA 92399. Mailing Address, 34663 Maplewood lane, yucaipa, CA 92399. # of Employees 1. Brandi M Lopez. 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 1, 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 62506277). /s/ Brandi M Lopez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 5, 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#: FBN20260005297

Pub: 06/15/2026, 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Blue Canyon Cleaning Services 13835 Solara St Moreno Valley, CA 92555 Riverside County Sophia Miranda Galindo, 13835 Solara St, Moreno Valley, CA 92555 Riverside County

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

s. Sophia Miranda Galindo Statement filed with the County of Riverside on June 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-202608606 Pub. 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Behavioral Grace 11801 Pierce St Suite 200 Riverside, CA 92505

Riverside County

Dr. Sarah Nicole Consulting LLC (CA, 135 S State College 200, Brea, CA 92821

Riverside County

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 May 30, 2023. 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. Sarah Williams-Katuli, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on June 17, 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# 202608960 Pub. 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20260005287

The following persons are doing business as: (1). Pape Material Handling (2). Pape Rents , 14535 Rancho Vista Drive, Fontana, CA 92335. Mailing Address, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401. Pape Material Handling, Inc (OR1812128, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401; Lance Jorgensen, CFO. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 1, 2016. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Lance Jorgensen, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 4, 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#: FBN20260005287 Pub: 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026 San Bernardino Press

LEGALS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20260005291

The following persons are doing business as: Pape Motive Power, 14535 Rancho Vista Drive, Fontana, CA 92335. Mailing Address, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401. Pape Material Handling, Inc. (OR-1812128, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401; Lance Jorgensen, CFO. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on November 14, 2015. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Lance Jorgensen, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 4, 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#: FBN20260005291

Pub: 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026

San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20260005284

The following persons are doing business as: Pape Motive Power, 8089 Cherry Ave, Fontana, CA 92336. Mailing Address, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401. Pape Material Handling, Inc. (OR1812128, 355 GOODPASTURE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 300, EUGENE, OR 97401; Lance Jorgensen, CFO. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 20, 2020. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Lance Jorgensen, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 4, 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#: FBN20260005284

Pub: 06/22/2026, 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026

San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20260005696

The following persons are doing business as: Frostiv Performance Mist, 9650 Milliken Ave 5310, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mailing Address, 9650 Milliken Ave 5310, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mary S Parsons. 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 June 12, 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/ Mary S Parsons. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on June 17, 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#: FBN20260005696 Pub: 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026, 07/20/2026 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Pandora 48400 Seminole Drive #410 Cabazon, CA 92230 Riverside County Mailing Address, 250 West Pratt Street Fl 17, BALTIMORE, MD 21201. Maryland County Pandora Ventures California, LLC (MD, 250 WEST PRATT ST FL 17, Maryland, MD 21201 Riverside County

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 March 3, 2022. 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. Matthew Scott, Secretary Statement filed with the County of Riverside on June 24, 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-202609289 Pub. 06/29/2026, 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026, 07/20/2026 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20266746290. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hemababa Books, 116 Strawberry Grove, Irvine, CA 92620. Full Name of Registrant(s) Friday Afternoon LLC (CA, 116 Strawberry Grove, Irvine, CA 92620. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 1, 2023. Hemababa Books. /S/ Yanlin Wang, CEO (Cheif Financial Officer). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on June 29, 2026. Publish: Anaheim Press 07/06/2026, 07/13/2026, 07/20/2026, 07/27/2026

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20266746471. The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name: SOLA SALON STUDIOS, 20152 Milano Court, Yorba Linda, CA 92886. The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Orange County on: March 2, 2023. FILE NO. 20236657319 Full Name of Registrant(s): ALISOLA VENTURES LLC (CA, 20152 MILANO COURT, Yorba Linda, CA 92886. This business is conducted by an limited liability company (llc). SOLA SALON STUDIOS. /s/ ALICE B PERIQUET, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk on July 1, 2026. Published in: Anaheim Press 07/13/2026, 07/20/2026, 07/27/2026, 08/03/2026

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20260006293

The following persons are doing business as: (1). MAURICE HANNA, CPA (2). MAGDY HANNA, CPA , 15338 Central Ave STE 116, Chino, CA 91710. Mailing Address, 15338 Central Ave STE 116, Chino, CA 91710. HANNA, CPA (CA, 15338 Central Ave STE #116, Chino, CA 91710; MAGDY HANNA, PRESIDENT. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 1, 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/ MAGDY HANNA, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on July 6, 2026 NoticeIn accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: 20260006293 Pub: 07/13/2026, 07/20/2026, 07/27/2026, 08/03/2026 San Bernardino Press

Man who perpetrated deadly home invasion convicted of murder, other crimes

By City News Service

An ex-con who joined his best friend in a “home invasion assassination” of a 43-yearold Menifee man and perpetrated a takeover robbery in which children and others were assaulted was convicted of first-degree murder and a dozen additional charges, court minutes confirmed Thursday.

After deliberating less than two days, a Murrieta jury on Wednesday afternoon found Rodolfo Garcia, 44, of Perris, guilty of gunning down Silvano Gutierrez Esteves.

Along with murder, jurors convicted Garcia of four counts of armed robbery, three counts of kidnapping to commit robbery, two counts each of false imprisonment and firearm assault and one count of burglary, with multiple sentence-enhancing allegations of using a firearm during felonious offenses. They acquitted him of carjacking.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Johnnetta Anderson scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 31 at the Southwest Justice Center.

Garcia is being held

without bail at the Robert Presley Jail.

His former co-defendant and childhood friend, 34-year-old Jesus Ledesma Guzman of Lancaster, was similarly charged but was killed in a gunfight with U.S. Marshals trying to arrest him in an eastern portion of California almost eight years ago.

They killed Esteves at his residence in February 2018.

According to a trial brief filed by the District Attorney’s Office, the pair were part of a “home invasion robbery crew” composed of about a dozen men, who wore ballistic vests and masks, wielded highcapacity rifles and waged campaigns of terror against their targets.

Guzman was believed to be the ringleader and buried at least five victims around his Lancaster property, the brief said.

Nearly seven months before the slaying of Esteves, on July 17, 2017, the crew went to a Nuevo home where illegal marijuana was grown and forced their way into the residence in the middle of the night, leveling guns at the half-dozen occupants, including three

children, court papers said.

One of the intruders threatened to rape the young girl there unless demands for money and other valuables were met. Her two male siblings were wrested

Caway from their parents and isolated in a room separate from the adults, who were told the youngsters would be abducted unless everyone cooperated.

The robbery crew kicked,

struck with rifle butts and shoved the victims to the floor, according to documents.

The victims didn’t resist, surrendering “over $10,000, two horse- mounting chairs, marijuana, a counting machine, a safe, super .38-caliber pistol, jewelry, a (pickup) truck and a van,” the brief said.

The loot was taken to Garcia’s house and divvied up, prosecutors said.

According to the brief, Garcia had been at odds with Esteves because the victim believed the defendant had stolen “large quantities of marijuana” from him. The feud between the men ultimately led to Garcia and an unidentified man appearing in front of the victim’s Monroe Avenue house, brandishing handguns and threatening to kidnap him if he persisted in his antagonism.

A few weeks later, in the predawn hours of Feb. 5, 2018, Garcia and Guzman stormed the victim’s home, prompting Esteves to hide his wife and son in a closet while he attempted to negotiate with the pair, prosecutors said.

The DA’s office said that

the defendants ignored his pleas and “repeatedly shot him, then left without stealing a single item from the home.”

Sheriff’s Sgt. Walter Mendez said a “large amount of marijuana” was found at the location.

“There was no indication of a robbery, simply a premeditated home invasion assassination,” according to the brief.

Sheriff’s detectives gathered sufficient evidence pointing to Garcia’s involvement, and by extension, Guzman’s. However, by that time, the latter was under investigation in Los Angeles County for drug-related killings there.

Garcia was arrested without incident on Oct. 29, 2018, in Menifee.

Guzman was tracked down by federal agents in Inyo County, where they attempted to take him into custody, according to Mendez.

He said the fugitive shot at the agents, who returned fire, killing him.

Court records show Garcia had prior convictions for felony driving under the influence, auto theft and receiving stolen property.

Coachella introduces Gustavo Romo as city manager

By City News Service

oachella introduced Gustavo Romo as its new city manager Wednesday following an extensive search.

Romo has more than 32 years of municipal leadership experience. Most recently, he was deputy city manager and interim city manager for Beaumont, deputy city manager for Bell Gardens, and community development director and economic development director in several Southern California cities.

“We’re excited to introduce Gustavo J. Romo as the City of Coachella’s City Manager!” officials posted on social media. “Mr. Romo has been serving in the role since June 15 and we’re pleased to introduce him to our community. With more than 32 years of municipal leadership experience and a strong commitment to public service, we look forward to his leadership as we continue moving Coachella forward.”

200 hours of community service.

Hernandez resigned as mayor and from his position as chief of staff to Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez.

a Class 3 operator must be 16 or older. California law requires Class 3 bike riders and passengers to wear helmets.

The law classifies an “eMoto” as a bike with a more powerful motor in excess of 750 watts and capable of speeds over 28

Coachella has experienced a major leadership shakeup this year. Former Mayor Steven Hernandez pleaded guilty in March to felony charge for conflict of interest in a government contract, and was sentenced to two years’ probation and

Coachella City Councilman Frank Figueroa was appointed to finish the remainder of Hernandez’s mayoral term while the city searched for a new city manager.

Figueroa said Romo’s “extensive leadership experience, collaborative approach and commitment to public service will help guide the city as we build on our progress and advance our vision for

the future.”

The position oversees the city’s daily operations while working with the City Council to implement policies.

“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead such a talented team and a caring, engaged community,” Romo said. “The past few months learning about the city of Coachella and the initial weeks of getting started have shown me that the city has grown significantly and holds immense potential to continue expanding in a sustainable and forward-looking matter.”

E-bike injuries

mph, sometimes as fast as 50 mph.

“They are designed by the manufacturer for offhighway use only, and are illegal to operate on public roadways, bikeways, bicycle paths or trails,” according to the training course. “Legally, eMotos are only allowed to

operate on private property or off-highway vehicle parks.”

According to the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, on flat riding surfaces non-electric bikes usually average 7-15 mph, and expert cyclists can reach speeds near 30 mph.

Downhill bicycle speeds can

exceed 50 mph.

For pedal cyclists on nonelectric bicycles, ER visits due to an unintentional injury average about 1,865 visits a year countywide, according to RUHS officials citing data from the California Department of Public Health.

“Although this number is much higher than e-bike emergency visits, the number of injuries has remained consistent and is not increasing as exponentially as we are seeing with e-bikes,” RUHS spokeswoman Kerri Mabee told HeySoCal.com.

Injury types that usually

require the most emergency room visits annually at medical facilities in Riverside County include falls, which average 53,265 visits a year; being struck by an object, average of 20,051 visits a year; and motor vehicle incidents, averaging 17,849 visits.

Luis Portillo appointed San Bernardino’s director of economic development

By Staff

Luis Portillo has been appointedasSan Bernardino’snew director of the San Bernardino Economic Development Department, city officials said Wednesday.

Portillo began his tenure July 6.

“Luis brings a record of collaboration, strategic leadership and economic development experience that will be valuable as San Bernardino continues to build on its momentum,” City Manager Eric Levitt said in a statement. “His understanding of the Inland Empire, relationships with regional partners and track record of helping businesses will support the city’s efforts to create jobs, attract investment and revitalize key areas of San Bernardino.”

With more than 20 years of experience in economic development, regional partnerships, public policy and corporate affairs, Portillo’s has also served in leadership positions with regional

economic partnership organizations, the state government and the private sector. San Bernardino officials said his focus has been on strengthening business climates, building public-private partnerships and advancing longterm economic competitiveness.

Portillo most recently was president and chief executive officer of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership. In that position he oversaw regional strategy and stakeholder engagement across 31 cities.

At SGVEP, Portillo established the San Gabriel Valley Business City Connect program, which fostered collaboration among city leaders, businesses and developers to create development opportunities and strengthen regional connections.

Portillo has also served as the public policy director for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, where he worked with lawmakers to develop

state and federal legislation affecting Inland Empire businesses. He helped establish the Inland Empire Chamber Alliance that brought together more than 20

Coachella extends temporary ban on data center developments

By City News Service

Atemporary ban on data center developments in Coachella remained in effect Thursday and was extended for more than 10 additional months.

In a City Council meeting on Wednesday, councilmembers approved to extend to 10 months, 15 days a temporary 45-day moratorium initially set during a council meeting on June 4.

The moratorium aims to provide city staff sufficient time to possibly enact regula-

tions to “consider permanently prohibiting data centers and related uses within the city,” according to a staff report.

The report’s findings stated that growing concerns arose from dangers posed by data centers, including electrical infrastructure and grid reliability, water supply and public health impacts.

Following months of protests from community members throughout the Coachella Valley, the city

chambers of commerce from San Bernardino and Riverside counties to advance issue advocacy, business retention goals and economic development priorities.

Other professional experience includes service as senior legislative analyst for corporate public affairs at energy giant Edison International based in Rosemead, director of the Governor’s Office of Constituent Affairs and assistant deputy director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Legislative and Policy Review.

Portillo has two degrees in business administration from California State University, San Bernardino.

“I am honored to join the city of San Bernardino and contribute to a community with such tremendous assets and opportunity,” Portillo said in a statement. “San Bernardino is positioned for growth, with its transportation infrastructure, workforce, and major redevelopment opportunities. I look forward to working with the Mayor and City Council, city leadership, businesses, developers, residents and regional

partners to advance investment, job creation and the local economy.”

Officials said the city’s economic development strategy is focused on strategic logistics, downtown revitalization and business attraction. San Bernardino’s location along the 10, 215 and 210 freeways, combined with being the base for the San Bernardino International Airport and BNSF Intermodal Yard, positions the city as a key regional hub for logistics, manufacturing and distribution.

The city is also moving forward with major development and revitalization initiatives, including the redevelopment of the 42-acre Carousel Mall site in downtown San Bernardino, the Arden-Guthrie commercial site near Highland Avenue and the 210 Freeway, plus the implementation of the city’s soon to be adopted 2050 General Plan, officials said.

Firebirds re-sign forward Mitchell Stephens, release 2026-27 season schedule

By City News Service

Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Mitchell Stephens will continue playing for the team after he was signed to a two-year American Hockey League contract through the 2027-2028 season, officials announced Wednesday.

“We’re thrilled to have Mitchell back with the Firebirds. He brings invaluable NHL and championship experience, but just as importantly, he’s a leader our players look up to,” Firebirds General Manager Troy Bodie said in a statement. “His professionalism, character and commitment to winning help set the standard for our group every day.”

withdrew its agreement with Stronghold Power Systems, the private developers behind a data center project, and scrapped a proposed data center project dubbed the Coachella Valley Technology Campus.

The city’s Planning Commission will consider a proposed ordinance to possibly prohibit data centers in the city on July 18, and which will be heard by City Council during their Aug. 12 meeting.

Stephens, 29, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada appeared in 69 games during the Firebirds’ 2025-2026 season. He scored 12 goals and had 15 assists for 27 points. He has appeared in 123 National Hockey League games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadians and Seattle Kraken.

He was a member of the 2020 Stanley Cup champion Lightning team.

Stephens joined the Firebirds during the 2024-2025 season, appearing in 35 regular-season games.

On Thursday, the Fire-

birds announced the team’s 2026-27 season schedule.

The Firebirds — the American Hockey League affiliate of the Seattle Kraken — will play 72 games from October 2026 through April 2027, including 36 home games.

The team will open its home schedule against

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