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Artesia Retains Management Firm for $30KBy Rico Dizon

The proposal to continue the services of Kelly Associates Management Group was

approved by a blanket 5-0 vote by the Artesia City Council during its Dec. 11th meeting.

Interim City Manager Don Powell said that the new agree-ment which is intended to aug-ment the current contract that is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2012 will take effect on Jan. 1, 2013 thru June 30 of the same year.

In exchange for the $30,000 contract, or an equivalent of $5,000 a month, Kelly Associates

By Randy [email protected]

An adult homeless man in Norwalk was set on fire this past Wednesday morning

in which the victim suffered sec-ond and third degree burns over 70 percent of his body, Los Cer-ritos Community Newspaper has learned exclusively.

Details about the incident sur-faced for the first time this past Sunday night when LCCN was contacted by three different sourc-es about the incident.

Several media outlets have be-gun to report on the details of the crime that has left several local neighbors in a state of shock.

Detective Cofield of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Depart-ment Arson Squad confirmed to LCCN the details of the event. “We can confirm that a transient was set on fire and no one is in custody as of Sunday.”

LCCN has learned that the name of the victim who was set on fire is Barton Pierce, age 55.

Pierce is well known in Nor-walk and has lived on the streets around the community for years. For a long period of time he lived on a sidewalk on Alondra Bou-levard adjacent to million dollar homes across the street in a private Cerritos residential community.

LCCN was told from sources

By Jerry [email protected]

The Cerritos City Council has voted to rescind a proposed increase in fees for the use of

the city’s athletic fields as well as at the Cerritos Olympic Swim Sta-dium and Fitness Training Center.

The council instructed staff to return the proposal back to the Recreation Commission for fur-ther review and study.

Greg Berg, Director of Com-munity Safety Services told the council that there were currently seven approved youth leagues, four adult leagues and two swim clubs who use city recreational fa-cilities. Of that total, Berg claimed,

that 769 of them were Cerritos res-idents, which he said “represents 36 percent of all participants.”

Little league officials, parents of team members and players themselves, complained that com-munication between the Cerritos Recreation Services Department and themselves was literally “non-existent.” Many of them com-plained that their organizations had not been notified about the increase in fees.

Other residents said that felt like “they were not being treated as equals but were being treated like subordinates” by senior offi-cials inside the Parks and Recre-ation Services Department.

More than 250 gifts and $500 in gift cards were donated by City of Cerritos and

Cerritos Sheriff’s Station em-ployees to help families during the holiday season. Employees brought new, unwrapped toys or gift cards to the employee holi-

day luncheon. The gifts will be distributed

through the Artesia Cerritos Community Christmas Program, the Cerritos Red Bucket program, Cerritos Optimist Club’s Needy Family Project, Salvation Army, and Wish Upon a Hero Program.

“I’m proud of the generosity and kindness shown by City em-ployees,” said Cerritos Mayor Jim Edwards. He added, “Our staff does a wonderful job throughout the year and their dedication and concern for the community helps makes Cerritos a special place.”

As 2012 draws to a close, the City of La Mirada has made substantial progress

towards overcoming major finan-cial challenges, upgrading aging commercial centers, and main-taining a safe community.

Early in the year, La Mirada suffered a major setback as the Governor and the State Legis-lature eliminated all redevelop-ment agencies in California. This action, which was upheld by the State Supreme Court, halted use of an important tool which had helped to build La Mirada’s economy since 1973. Numerous State actions were damaging to La Mirada and other local gov-ernments. After taking over $5.9 million in redevelopment funds in the last two fiscal years, the State shifted costs to cities and coun-ties, and began efforts to erase La Mirada’s long term loan of $30.9 million to its former rede-velopment agency. The State also froze millions of dollars in bond proceeds that were to be used for local improvements. In keeping

with its broad purpose of elimi-nating blight in the community, the redevelopment agency had assisted with improving hous-ing conditions and opportunities, stimulating new commercial and industrial development, and im-proving infrastructure. The rede-velopment agency had a number of major achievements before its elimination. The Agency initi-ated the Gateway Center project anchored by La Mirada’s first hotel, a Holiday Inn, on the north

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City of Cerritos, Sheriff’s Station Help Families During Holidays

CITY OF LA MIRADA MAKES PROGRESS DURING 2012

PHOTO BY CITY OF CERRITOSCity of Cerritos employees gather around the many toys donated for needy families. Employees brought new, unwrapped toys and gift cards to the employee holiday luncheon which will be distributed throughout area cities.

NORWALK HOMELESS MAN SET ABLAZE WHILE SLEEPING

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Each year the Norwalk Woman’s Club (NWC) awards scholarships to selected stu-dents of Norwalk high schools, John Glenn and Norwalk High, and Cerritos College. These students are selected under the guid-ance of Scholarship Chairman Arlene Besst and her committee. Shannon Estrada, re-entry coordinator at Cerritos College, is es-sential in the selection of a college student.

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A birds eye view of an artist's rendering of the recently approved Teen Studio at the Cerritos Library.

By Jerry [email protected]

The Cerritos Council also approved the design concept for a new Cerritos Library Teen Studio that will provide a dedicated, multi-purpose space where teens can partici-pate in activities that encourage their educa-tional, creative and personal development. The Council also directed staff to go out to bid for the construction of the project.

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The Teen Studio's technological equip-ment will include 18 Apple computers, two 40-inch computer surface tables, two 55-inch interactive wall-mounted smart boards, one 80-inch display, two 32-inch e-posters and a multi-function printing device. The 18 com-puters will offer leading-edge software and Internet access. Internet connectivity will also be available for personal laptop and notebook connections through data ports of-fered at tables throughout the Studio.Wi-Fi access will also be available.

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The Teen Studio will be located in the area that currently houses the Cerritos Li-brary's multimedia collection, which will be relocated. The audio discs will be moved to the room adjacent to the First Ladies display, located across the lobby from the Circulation Desk. The videodiscs will be placed in the area that currently houses the Young Adult collection. The design was developed by CWA AIA Inc.

Cerritos Council Approves Teen Studio for Cerritos Library


Publishers Corner

Ban Assault Weapons, High Capacity ClipsBy Brian [email protected]

Before all you NRA members dismiss this

column, I grew up shooting guns; young-est of three brothers who all hunted, I was shooting at ten years old; my trustee “4-10” shotgun. Handguns, rifles, you name it. So I can speak from experience of a gun owner.

Yes this is in the wake of the senseless tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary.

Our gun control laws are broken and need to be fixed.

All you NRA members who say guns don’t kill people, I would agree, you are right.

It’s the NRA lobby, lining the pockets of Congress so they vote to more easily put guns in the hands of deranged people who then go out and kill people.

And there have been nineteen of these massacres since the Virginia Tech shooting. Nineteen counting the Sandy Hook tragedy.

And the NRA has the brass to hold a press conference today saying we should put armed guards at every school in the na-

tion. Great idea! Why not at shopping malls, churches, libraries, and other high traffic ar-eas while we are at it?

What are we a third-world country now?

The money lobby is blinding the NRA’s Wayne Le Pierre. Instead of solving the prob-lem the NRA endorses putting more guns in the hands of non-police trained guards; sure, nothing will go wrong.

The myopic NRA is ignoring the real problem. When something is broken to the point it is causing deaths, either directly or indirectly, it must be fixed, no matter the cost, be it in financial or in freedom terms.

When a car is found to have a defective accident system, the car company will spend money to fix it, they have to or people will die and the company will go out of busi-ness.

When an airplane is found to have a de-fective system, every plane is pulled out of service and the company is ordered to fix it.

After 9/11 the whole concept of airport security changed to the point we now have

no problem taking our shoes off and getting dosed with radiation to feel safe.

Yet instead of taking their shoes off, the NRA says give people more guns.

We have defective gun laws that need to be fixed. As a gun owner, I know the only thing assault rifles and handguns are good for is shooting targets, cans….. and people. You don’t go out dear hunting with an as-sault rifle.

So here’s an idea: ban the sale of all guns, with the exception of sales to police agen-cies, etc., that shoot more than six bullets, no more assault rifles or high capacity clips.

If you can’t hit something using six bul-lets you don’t deserve to own a gun anyway.

You can only own three guns. The gov-ernment implements a bullet registry system so a person can only buy a certain amount of bullets per month/year. If you go to a shoot-ing range that does not count against your bullet ration, you use their bullets. Same goes with shells used for shooting clay pi-

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Letters to the Editor

Waiting for Change at the ABCUSDDear Editor,

I was delighted to review your (Cerri-tos Councilman Mark Pulido) comments and those of Councilman Mike Gomez on the subject of changing ABCUSD elec-tions from At Large to District as was re-cently done in the case of Cerritos College Board of Trustees and the Downey Unified

School System.Your (Pulido) remarks help to open

more widely the conversation on this most important issue of justice, equality and fairness.

You (Pulido) indicate that ABCUSD Board member, Lynda Johnson, has formed a close partnership with Mayor Gomez on issues affecting the Hawaiian Gardens schools including Artesia High School.

This is very commendable and perhaps long overdue, but I do not think it goes far

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By Rico Dizon

This could have been my post mortem message.

At about past eight on a cold morning after Christmas, I started my usual run on the sidewalk along Bloomfield Avenue just past Carson Street heading northbound.

I stopped at the Bloomfield/Centralia junction as the light turned red. I pressed the walk sign before crossing the other side of Centralia. I resumed my interrupted run when the walk sign showed up, making sure that the traffic sign for vehicles going my way are red.

Halfway to the other side, a car sud-denly made a left turn toward my path and I saw it coming toward me. I was franti-cally waving my arm and shouting at the driver. The car just continued to make its turn with nary a sign to slow down or

avoid me and I already imagined the grue-some impact on my body.

Then it seemed that time just stopped for about a second or two and as if God transformed me into thin air or mist, the car just passed me by casually. I immedi-ately shifted my eyes to the right and I saw the driver’s face, a lady maybe in her 60s with a stony and passive look as if com-pletely unaware of those horrifying three seconds.

Upon reaching the other side of the sidewalk, I felt so grateful for I know that Jesus and His Blessed Mother spared me from getting crashed to death because be-fore I set out for the street I recited a short prayer to both of them to keep me safe.

That “death may come anytime like a thief in the night” just dawned on me.

Again, I recalled the prayer that an anonymous author wrote, “I expect to pass through this world but once. “Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. “Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”


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We, who are pressing for the voting change in ABC, feel that both the letter and spirit of the U.S. Voting Rights Act of the 1960’s and the California Voting Rights Act signed by Governor Davis in 2002 need to be implemented ASAP.

As we prepare to celebrate Dr. King’s Birthday in January, we recall that he was told not to move to fast as now was not the time. Dr. King was killed because of his push for equality. He would not accept “gradualism” when it came to equality.

In researching the California curricu-lum for public schools, I came across the following requirements for 11th grade his-tory and social science. (see number 6)

5. Discuss the diffusion of the civil rights movement of African Americans from the churches of the rural South and the urban North, including the resistance to racial desegregation in Little Rock and Birmingham, and how the advances in-fluenced the agendas, strategies, and ef-fectiveness of the quests of American Indians, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans for civil rights and equal op-portunities.

6. Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legisla-tion (e.g., 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equal-ity of access to education and to the politi-cal process.

I am wondering if the 11 Grade So-cial Sciences classes, especially at Arte-sia High, have the opportunity to discuss the issue of equal access to the political process when it comes to electing Board members.

There are seven cities in the ABCUSD. All present Board members are from the city of Cerritos.

Rather than postpone conversation on this issue until after the Cerritos City Council election in March, as you (Pulido) suggested, we think this conversation is long overdue.

Sincerely,Charlie Ara

Fiscal Cliff Threatens California Patient CareDear Editor,

Largely lost in discussions about the so-called “fiscal cliff” is the immediate and very real threat that drastic spending cuts pose to the health and health care of many Californians.

Failure by Congress and the White House to reach an agreement on reduc-ing the national deficit will trigger nearly $1 trillion in automatic cuts beginning as early as January 2013. These cuts threaten programs like Medicare and the Medicare Part D program that millions of Califor-nians rely on for treatment.

Medicare Part D is a successful pre-scription drug program that provides se-niors and the disabled with access to af-fordable medication. Competition among health plans and strong cost controls help keep the overall cost of treatment down.

Adherence to the treatments pre-scribed by doctors is critical to helping patients manage many chronic conditions. Before the Part D program, up to a third of seniors were unable to afford many treat-ments, which forced millions of seniors to go without the medicines they needed. When patients go without treatment, their conditions often worsen, which leads to an increase in emergency room visits and

extended stays in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Medicare Part D program improves the overall health of seniors by increasing ac-cess to medicine and because the program consistently comes in under budget, which saves all taxpayers money. The Part D pro-gram is in its sixth year, and has come in $435 billion under budget, which means that it is reducing spending in other areas of the health care system while costing the government less than expected.

Reforms to the system that stifle com-petition will inflate premiums for seniors, diminish critical research and develop-ment and jeopardize thousands of quality California jobs. The real keys to reducing health care costs are improving payment, delivery, and preventative care services.

Although mounting deficits are a very real threat to U.S. economic viability, ef-forts to reduce our debt should not come at the expense of patients – especially se-niors, the disabled and other vulnerable patient populations – nor cripple Ameri-can medical innovation.

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Congratulating Bingo Club volunteer Juan Carlos Majico for being named Volunteer of the Year is Oren Ben Ezra with the Irving Moskowitz Foundation. “He is always avail-able when we need him,” said Bingo Club General Manager Dora Francovig. Majico was given a Bingo Club jacket, gift card, an award pin and certificate of appreciation.

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It was a crisp morning Dec. 15 as workers began arriving at the Hawaiian Gardens Bingo Club in preparation for the club’s annual Employee Christmas Break-fast.

The time went by fast, as they prepared the food , filled the buckets with ice to cool off the soft drinks and water and decorated the tables.

By 10:30 they were ready and the doors were opened. At first the employees trick-led into the club. The trickle soon became

a rush and the hall filled up. A food line formed and soon every one was seated. A mariachi band provided music.

Santa Claus arrived in a Fire Truck and was greeted by children who had waited eagerly for his arrival.. Also in attendance were firefighters from Station 30 and 34, ABC Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu, and members of the city council.

Juan Carlos Majico was named Volun-teer of the Year by Oren Ben Erza repre-senting the Irving Moskowitz Foundation, and Bingo Club Manager Dora Francovig.

All in all, a very happy Christmas party.

Stater Bros. Charities has announced that $231,896 was recently raised during the Kids 4 Hope Campaign, which benefits Pediatric Cancer Programs at City of Hope in Duarte, California. Stater Bros. has conducted this very successful company-wide Kids 4 Hope Mobile Campaign for 9 years, and to date this campaign has raised over $1,280,000 for City of Hope Pediatric Cancer Programs.

“The Stater Bros. ‘Family’ has a long history of giving back to our friends and neighbors in the communities we are priv-

ileged to serve,” stated Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Mar-kets. “We are especially pleased to partic-ipate in campaigns that make a difference in the lives of so many children.”

During the month of October, custom-ers and employees at all 167 Stater Bros. Supermarkets purchased $1 and $5 Kids 4 Hope paper mobiles at the time of check-out. All the funds collected go directly to the City of Hope to support its pediatric cancer research, treatment and educational programs.


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While many couples were rushing to the Registrar’s office in Norwalk on Wednesday 12-12-12 to be married, dedi-cated Clubwomen from Los Cerritos Dis-trict (LCD) were making their way to the Masonic Lodge 12345 Rosecrans Ave. That is the meeting place of the Norwalk Woman’s Club and they were having their annul Reciprocity meeting and Christmas Bazaar. The NWC which has been active in Norwalk since 1922 (90 years) meets the second Wednesday of each month Sep-tember thru June.

It is customary for the General Fed-eration of Women’s Clubs to set one meet-ing aside each year to welcome the presi-dents and first vice-presidents of each of the other clubs in their district. This is a done with fun and fanfare which includes printed invitations, special decorations, and most of all an outstanding menu. Nor-walk even brings out the ornate silver cof-fee set and polishes it brightly. Other club-women bring in their hand crafted goods and canned goods (Marie Carter) to sell. It is a decorative and festive occasion for all. Other ladies of the Club volunteer to bring in baked breads, cookies, and other good-ies to serve before the meeting starts.

There are twelve clubs in the Los Cer-ritos District and most of them were rep-

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Someone around the Cerritos, Nor-walk, Lakewood, Bellflower area could be America’s newest millionaire thanks to the California Lottery.

One ticket with all six numbers in Fri-day’s multi- state “Mega Millions” draw was sold at Eddie’s Liquor Jr. Market in Bellflower and its owner must decide whether to accept the estimated cash value of $26.7 million or receive 26 annual pay-ments of approximately $1.34 million each before taxes.

Two other tickets that were sold in the states of Louisiana and Ohio had five num-bers, but didn’t have the Mega number and are each worth $250,000.

In case you want to check your tickets, the winning numbers in the draw on Fri-day were 11, 28, 33, 41, 43 and the Mega number was 41.

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La Palma City Employees Give Back During the Holidays

The City of La Palma is pleased to announce that La Palma City employees recently donated, collected, and shipped over $1,200 worth of various items to American soldiers being processed through the Warrior Transition Unit at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The Warrior Transition Unit is a processing center for service men and women as they come into the country and as they leave to go back to their prospective bases.

The donated items included: person-nel hygiene products, clothing, small electronics, DVD’s, games, playing cards, various snacks and the like. For many years, La Palma employees have conduct-ed Holiday collection drives to raise mon-ey for local families or various military programs. City Manager Ellen Volmert said, “The La Palma community has sup-ported the City’s 61 full-time and 35 part-time employees and it makes us proud to help our Armed Forces members serving overseas.”


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side of the I- 5 Freeway. The Holiday Inn was followed by a Residence Inn and an Extended Stay America. The popular El-ephant Bar, Northwoods Inn, Red Robin and In-N-Out restaurants as well as office buildings also came to the Gateway area. The agency also was instrumental in con-verting the former La Mirada Mall into the more modern La Mirada Theatre Center, assisting with developing the award-win-ning Breezewood Senior Housing com-plex, and developing the shopping center now anchored by Stein Mart and Fresh N Easy.

Economic conditions in La Mirada be-gan to improve in 2012 as part of Califor-nia’s slow recovery from unprecedented losses over the prior few years. La Mira-da’s sales tax revenue grew by approxi-mately 12 percent over the last fiscal year. Better performance from several business to business industries and higher prices for some items were primarily responsible for the increase. Sales tax revenues are still 22 percent below the peak levels reached in Fiscal Year 2006-07 prior to the national recession.

With economic conditions continuing to dampen home prices and interest rates at historic lows, there were some indica-tors in 2012 that the housing market may be taking a small step to normalization. The median sale price of a single home in La Mirada from October 2011 through Oc-tober 2012 was $356,000, a small increase in median sales price from 2011.

An improving economy was also re-flected in long-awaited start of construc-tion of the Crossroad Center at Imperial Highway and La Mirada Boulevard. The center will feature a supermarket and drug store, as well as spaces for numerous shops. Two smaller commercial centers

are also in the process of being upgraded at the intersection of Rosecrans Ave. and Valley View Ave..

The 6.7 percent unemployment rate in La Mirada was significantly lower than the 10.4 percent rate in the Greater Los Ange-les area. California’s economic conditions and State decisions imposed serious finan-cial pressures on the City. In response, the City Council continued efforts to operate more efficiently, cut costs, and enhance the City’s revenue base, while also planning to meet future infrastructure needs. By mak-ing prudent use of available resources, the City was able to continue providing a high level of customer service to the communi-ty. These steps by the City Council helped La Mirada withstand California’s eco-nomic downturn and maintain the City’s healthy General Fund reserves.

The City expanded economic devel-opment efforts to attract and retain qual-ity businesses to sustain and increase the local tax base. Business outreach efforts were continued, and a Retail Study identi-fying strategies for improving La Mirada’s retail opportunities was completed. La Mirada was named a finalist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s “Most Business Friendly City” award for the fifth consecutive year. On the November 6, 2012, a ballot mea-sure for a one-percent sales tax measure was approved by more than 66 percent of La Mirada voters. The measure is pro-jected to raise an additional $4 to $5 mil-lion in annual sales tax for the next five years to fund capital projects. The City has identified over $67 million in needed in-frastructure repairs and is preparing plans for these projects. There were a number of achievements made by each of the City of La Mirada’s departments during 2012.Public Safety

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that Pierce was set on fire while he was ap-parently sleeping at a location near the Nor-walk-La Mirada Unified School District Of-fice Headquarters off of Firestone Boulevard and Pioneer Boulevard on Union Street.

Pierce was transported to an area hos-pital, and his condition has not been made public.

“How is it possible that a homeless man

could actually be set on fire? This is an out-rage,” said Norwalk resident Mark Hylland.

Several people took to social network sites to express their outrage about the situ-ation.

“I hate to think that someone would do this but in today’s world everything is pos-sible we have sick people out there,” Olga Avina said.

One local resident, who did not want to be identified, said he could not “comprehend that someone would set another person on fire, especially someone who is homeless.”

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Yellow crime scene tape appears around the location

where Barton Pierce, 55, was set on fire off of Union Street

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“The doors of communication have been closed,” they complained. “They must be opened and meetings need to be sched-uled on regular intervals.”

Others wanted to know why they have to reserve the fields when they are not being used and when the season is over. One said he and his two sons were told the fields were not open while they were playing a simple game of “catch.”

Some of the members of the Cerritos City Council agreed with many of the upset

residents, and said that better communica-tion was needed.

Mayor Jim Edwards and the city council instructed Parks and Recreation staff to set up a schedule of meetings with the organi-zations so “they know what is going on.”

In other business the Cerritos City Council awarded a contract in the amount of $532,050 for the construction of 183rd Street improvements from Gridley Road to Palo Verde Avenue. The winning bidder was Sequel Contractors and they have been authorized by city staff officials to work with Caltrans and MTA to “reprogram the balance of the available funding for other street work.”


for La Mirada during 2012. One of the saf-est cities in southeast Los Angeles County and northern Orange County, La Mirada’s crime rate was its third lowest in the past decade and decreased 16 percent from 10 years ago. A strong partnership between residents, businesses and the City’s Public Safety team helped to reduce crime. Com-munity participation in the City’s Neigh-borhood Watch, Business Watch, HAM Watch and Volunteers on Patrol programs was encouraged throughout the year. These programs trained residents to observe and report suspicious activity in their neigh-borhoods. E-Watch newsletters were used to keep residents informed of criminal in-cidents and crime prevention techniques.Community Services

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquat-ics Center continued to set record atten-dance marks, increase season pass sales, and reached a 100 percent cost recovery rate. Through evaluation of programs, fa-cility hours, and staffing, the Community Services Department reduced operational costs by an estimated $145,000 without sacrificing service quality or safety for program participants. Community Ser-vices developed new and existing partner-ships with corporate sponsors resulting in approximately $30,000 in monetary dona-tions for popular community events.La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

The La Mirada Theatre for the Per-forming Arts enjoyed a highly success-ful season with sold-out performances, critical acclaim, and the strongest revenue numbers in the Theatre’s 35-year history. McCoy Rigby Entertainment continued to produce a series of top quality, Broad-way-style productions. Peter Pan and Miss Saigon became the top-grossing musicals in La Mirada Theatre history and each was seen by over 22,000 patrons. Resident groups, a children’s series, a world-class cabaret series, concert events, HD screen-ings, rentals, and cultural performances continued to thrive.Public Works

The $5 million second phase of Fos-ter Park neighborhood infrastructure im-provements was completed. Improvements included underground storm drains, street renovations, curbs, gutters, and sidewalk improvements. Plans and specifications for the final phase were also completed. Work on this final phase will commence once the State “unfreezes” redevelopment bond funding available for this project.

Public Works completed an update of the City’s comprehensive infrastructure needs assessment, identifying more than $67 million of improvements needed in fu-ture years. Plans were completed for Impe-rial Highway median improvements from the western City limits to the eastern City

limits with work set to begin in 2013. The Department negotiated an agreement for the City’s refuse hauler to assume the costs of street sweeping operations, and reduce the City’s costs by more than $238,000, an-nually.

The Department was involved in plan-ning and engineering efforts related to the I-5 Freeway improvement project, which is scheduled to begin construction in 2014. In advance of the I-5 Freeway widening street rehabilitation work was completed on Valley View Ave., Alondra Boulevard and Rosecrans Ave.. Intersection improve-ments were completed with Federal grant funds for Valley View Ave. at Alondra Boulevard and Valley View Ave. at Rose-crans Ave..

Additional I-5 street mitigation plans were developed for Trojan Way from Fire-stone Boulevard to Alondra Boulevard, Alondra Boulevard from Trojan Way to Stage Road, and Stage Road from Alondra Boulevard to Castellon Road. Public Works completed 165,000 linear feet of pavement grinding and slurry sealed more than 4.5 million square feet of residential streets.

La Mirada also began construction in conjunction with Santa Fe Springs on the more than $65 million grade separation on Valley View at Stage Road. Public Works also monitored planning for the State’s proposed High Speed Rail System, and re-sponded to residents’ requests by exploring the possibility of constructing a railroad buffer wall along Stage Road.

Street rehabilitation work was also completed on Escalona Road from Alondra Boulevard to Rosecrans Ave., Foster Road from La Mirada Boulevard to Santa Ger-trudes Ave., and Adelfa Drive from Foster Road to Santa Gertrudes Ave..Community Development

Community Development worked throughout the year to prepare an I-5 Gate-way Specific Plan, which will guide the planning for future development of the freeway corridor. The plan will ensure the freeway commercial area’s potential is ful-ly realized once the freeway’s expansion is completed. Community Development was also involved in the implementation of the Imperial Corridor Specific Plan, which received an award for promoting planning excellence from the Southern California Association of Governments. Community Development offered “one-stop” permit system throughout the year to expedite the plan check process and shorten the time period required to obtain building permitsAdministration

City administrative staff engaged in extensive efforts to inform residents of the impacts of State actions eliminating redevelopment agencies and taking nearly $58 million from La Mirada. Adminis-tration also assisted with the 29-member Citizen Task Force on City Finances and Operations, which developed recommen-dations to the City Council for addressing La Mirada’s unmet infrastructure needs,

enhancing revenues, and preserving La Mirada’s quality of life. Staff also assisted a new 41-home development on Alondra Boulevard through approval of an environ-mental cleanup plan and the acquisition of the final parcel owned by BP.Administrative Services

Administrative Services assisted with the dissolution of redevelopment, and co-ordinated the response to numerous re-quests for financial information and audits. Staff also developed a new approach to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process, supported Citizen Task Force pro-gramming, updated personnel and safety policies and procedures, and coordinated citywide staff training. La Mirada Transit continued to provide convenient dial-a-ride service in the community with efforts focusing on system productivity and cus-tomer service. As the City of La Mirada leaves behind the challenges of 2012 and moves into 2013, residents and businesses in the community can look forward to im-proved infrastructure, renovated shopping centers, and new residential and industrial development in the coming year.

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Kelly Associated will also develop for adoption an Economic Development Plan and conduct other management reports or studies as directed by Powell.

In addition, the management services firm will also help the city council in the recruitment process for the permanent City Manager with a previously approved one-time fixed fee of $5,000.

Powell informed the City Council that half of the total amount of $35,000 will be eligible for Housing Authority Funds while the rest will be sourced from the City’s General Fund balance for fiscal year 2012-2013.

Currently, Kelly and the ICM are in the process of finalizing the citizen’s panel who will participate in interviewing and evaluating the 10 pre-selected finalists for the permanent City Manager expected to start early next year.

During the last six months, Bill Kelly, President/CEO of his company, reported that his company had coordinated the monthly Project Management meetings as well as the marketing for economic devel-opment activities. Kelly said that his com-pany also assisted with the retention of the Housing Element consultant and initiated the RFQ for the housing site on Pioneer Blvd. as well as conducted several other management reports and studies in behalf of the City.

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The Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Los An-geles has ruled the Cities of Cerritos, Downey and Signal Hill have a legal right to a re-fund from the Wa-ter Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) for illegally collected taxes.

Judge Ralph W. Dau issued a ruling on Decem-ber 11, denying WRD’s argu-ment that the Cities do not have a right to a refund of replenishment assess-ments WRD collected in violation of Prop-osition 218.

Cerritos, Downey and Signal Hill filed a lawsuit against WRD to protest replen-ishment assessments that WRD imple-mented in 2007.

In April, 2011 the court found that WRD violated Proposition 218 when it levied water replenishment assessments against the Cities without allowing protests or conducting any cost-benefit analysis to ensure proportionality. The Cities claim a refund is due to them, because WRD had

no legal authority to collect fees when WRD failed to

comply in any way with Proposition 218.

The WRD re-plenishes the ground water in the subter-ranean aquifer un-derlying the three Cities (and others

cities in Southeast Los Angeles County).

The three Cities supply drinking water to local resi-

dents and businesses. Residents and local businesses pay for nearly all

costs the Cities incur to provide water service and WRD’s replenishment assess-ment constitutes nearly 40 percent of each consumer’s water bill.

Because of the significant impact of WRD’s Replenishment Assessment on their residents’ water bills, the Cities have complained that the WRD’s rate increase of 200 percent over the last five years is excessive and illegal. It is estimated that the average residential water bill has in-creased by $40 per month due to the illegal assessment.

The Cities’ case against WRD will

Cerritos College Trustee Salazar Announces Her Pregnancy By Randy Economy

For Dr. Sandra Salazar and Enrique Aranda, 2012 was an amazing year.

First, Salazar was elected to the Cerri-tos College Board of Trustees, and Aran-da launched his first bid for public office by entering the March, 2013 campaign for a Norwalk City Council seat.

Over the holidays, the couple an-nounced that they are expecting a child, and the two community leaders couldn’t be more excited.

“I am 13 weeks pregnant,” Salazar told Los Cerritos Community Newspaper on Christmas Eve. “Enrique and I are very excited and very Blessed,” Salazar said.

Salazar was elected to the Cerritos College Board of Trustees in November after she coasted to an easy upset win over incumbent Dr. Tina Cho of Cerritos.

Aranda is pinning his hopes for elect-ed office as he completes against cur-rent incumbent Mayor Cherie Kelly and Councilman Mike Mendez.

Salazar is a medical doctor and Aran-da works for the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles.

“We are thrilled,” Aranda said. He and Salazar have been life partners for several years, and this will be their first child.

Salazar is a family medicine physician at Alta Med Health Services and works in the Southeast Los Angeles County area.

She served as Co-Chair of the first an-nual Alta Med 5k in 2011 and is currently serving as Co-chair for this year’s event.

Salazar is a huge advocate of active fitness, and was actually surprised after she recently lost 10 pounds.

“So much for that weight I just lost. This is going to be a great new year ahead of us,” Salazar said.

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers hosted Sacramento last Friday night but some seven hours earlier, the Cerritos boys basketball team took to the Staples Center court in what head coach Jonathan Watanabe called a “once in a lifetime experience”. Even though the Dons fell to Downey 64-49, the chance of playing on such a big stage should serve as some motivation to play for a California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Sec-

way.Cerritos shot 41 percent from the field

in the first half and turned the ball over eight times before halftime but couldn’t recover from Downey’s 60 percent shoot-ing in the first quarter alone.

“I think it affected a few of them,” Watanabe said of new surroundings be-hind the baskets. “But if you’re picking up a target as the rim, then it shouldn’t be a problem. But it’s definitely different play-ing here, even from a coaching standpoint, having the court be so long and so much wider.”

Both teams combined for 19 points in the third quarter including a buzzer-beater from sophomore guard Jonathan Rivera that was eight feet behind the NBA three-point line. That made the score 43-32 and a steal and basket from senior forward Ste-ven Awada to begin the fourth quarter cut the Downey lead to nine points. But the Dons scored just once over the next 3:34 and turned the ball over eight times in the final quarter. Cerritos also had 26 rebounds but just two on the offensive end.

“We needed to get back on defense, take care of the ball and box out more,”

Watanabe said. “They got quite a few of-fensive rebounds. There are definitely some things we need to work on.”

Freshman guard Evan Leonard led Cerritos with 12 points while senior guard Dylan Hirata added 10 points. Senior guard Elijah Leonard grabbed 11 rebounds but the Dons had no answer to Downey’s Dakari Archer, who they saw the previous night against Norwalk. Archer led every-one with 22 points against Cerritos after scoring eight points less than 24 hours ago. Sal Carlos and Jeraun Richards added 15 and 13 points respectively after combining for 36 points against Norwalk.

“Norwalk went zone, so we didn’t get anything out of the scouting report at all,” Watanabe said. “We knew Dakari was good and we wanted to play him straight up just to see how our guards would re-act.”

Cerritos played Canada-based GP Vanier in the first round of the Mt. Carmel Tournament this past Wednesday and will finish up its non-league slate on Saturday in San Diego. Cerritos will visit Norwalk on Wednesday in the Suburban League opener.

tion championship in a smaller arena, but still much bigger than the Cerritos High gymnasium.

Through the help of the Los Angeles Clippers and Downey head coach Larry Shelton, the Dons were able to play the Vi-kings in both a varsity and junior varsity game shortly after Sacramento practiced and hours before an NBA game.

“I don’t know if we’ll be able to do it again,” Watanabe said. “I just want to thank Larry Shelton for giving us the op-portunity to play here. He set all of this up and told us what was going to go on. I just hope our kids enjoyed it. You can’t match this experience, so if we were to make it to the finals and play at the Anaheim Con-vention Center, that’s going to look like a regular gym compared to this.”

About four years ago, the Clippers asked Shelton if he wanted to have his team either play a non-league game at the Staples Center or conduct some type of practice as a fundraiser for both teams. Past Downey opponents who have played at the Staples Center have been St. John Bosco, Downey Calvary Chapel and Lakewood. Norwalk and Downey were scheduled last season but didn’t play in downtown Los Angeles due to the NBA lockout.

As for the game itself, Cerritos never led or tied and fell behind 24-12 after the first quarter as the Vikings scored six points off of turnovers in the stanza. Down by eight points, senior guard Ruben Cuat-rona hit a three-pointer followed by a two-pointer from junior guard Kelechi Ukoha in a span of 33 seconds. But the Vikings went on a 14-5 run and Cerritos would not get closer than eight points the rest of the

Jim Webster is in his 11th season as head coach for the Norwalk boys basket-ball team but probably had not seen what he witnessed in the first half of last Thurs-day’s home game with Downey too many times. In a display that he called ‘com-pletely embarrassing’, the Lancers scored only six points in the first half and saw the visiting Vikings go on a 23-0 run.

The good news was Norwalk scored 43 points in the second half but the dam-age was already done as Downey easily earned a 66-49 victory. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak as Nor-walk (6-5) opened up pool play action this past Wednesday in the Whittier Christian Tournament.

“We haven’t practiced very hard the last week,” Webster said. “We played pret-ty well on Tuesday [against Pioneer]. We responded; we had a little energy for our first home game but today it was complete-ly dead. We’re not a team right now. That’s probably my biggest concern.”

Downey scored the first seven points of the game before senior Ralph Wormley put the Lancers on the board with 3:13 left in the first quarter. Norwalk then went 9:18

before its next basket, again by Wormley. During the scoring drought, the Lancers missed 10 shots from the field. In fact, Wormley scored all six points in the first half.

The Downey lead grew to 31 points six seconds into the second half before the hosts responded and went on a 24-12 run to trail by 19 points. During that run, ju-nior Rashaad Penny scored six points in-cluding going coast to coast after one of his team-high seven rebounds. Senior Mi-chael Rocha added eight points with a pair of three-pointers as the Lancers connected on nine of 16 field goals in the stanza.

Senior David Alvarez began the fourth quarter with back to back three-pointers but the Vikings continued to lead by 20 with 5:16 remaining in the game. Wormley led Norwalk with a dozen points, grabbed six rebounds and had two steals while Penny added 10 points and also had two steals. It was the third time in the last four games and sixth time this season that Nor-walk has scored 50 points or less. But the Lancers have already matched their vic-

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BELLFLOWER – It started as early as the sixth minute but it took another 61 minutes before the Artesia girls soccer team saw the ball cross the goal line. De-spite the Pioneers peppering California to the tune of 17 shots, they had to wait until the final 13 minutes of the game to notch a pair goals and escape with a 2-1 victory last Saturday afternoon in the champion-ship game of the maroon bracket of the Bellflower Tournament.

Artesia head coach Octavio Marquez saw his team take six shots on goal in the first half and could have had his squad up by at least a 4-1, or even a 4-0 score by halftime. Six minutes into the game, junior forward Icseel Ortiz took a pass from se-nior forward Carolina Ornelas but missed an open net opportunity.

In the 14th minute, it was Ornelas who sped down the left sideline and took a point blank shot towards the near post only to see it go off to the side. The score-less tie was broken in the 20th minute when Lizzie Ayson’s corner kick somehow

found its way past sophomore goalkeeper Cyndie Trejo.

“It was a corner kick and our defender was guarding the pole and the goalie called her off,” Marquez said. “She moved out of the way and our goalie was out of position. It’s very unfortunate because that’s been our downfall.”

It would be one of two shots the Con-dors took in the first half, but the Pioneers continued to keep the pressure on. In the 30th minute, junior midfielder Stephanie Flores took and indirect free kick from Or-nelas inside the penalty box only to see the shot saved. Four minutes later, a chance from senior forward Betty Gomez at the post was unsuccessful. Artesia also took five corner kicks in the first half but again, had nothing but persistence to show for its halftime deficit.

Artesia (9-3-1) came out strong in the second half as senior forward Angie Avi-la, known for her basketball skills, missed on a breakaway two minutes in. Three more golden chances from the 52nd to the 65th minute also went for naught but that all changed in the 67th minute when the speedy Ornelas cut through the Cali-fornia defense with some nifty moves and notched her team-leading 13th goal.

“It was very stressful as a coach,” Mar-quez said of the missed chances. “You get

stressed but at the same time, you try not to show your frustrations to your players. I told them at halftime they had to keep working. We dominated the first half and even though we didn’t get any balls in the net, I told them it was going to come.”

Playing in its second tournament championship of the season but still searching for the school’s first preseason tournament championship, the Pioneers were looking for more and it came from an unlikely player. With four minutes re-maining in the contest, Flores fed a pass to Avila who scored the game winner for her second tally of the season, both com-ing on the same day. Avila, who has played soccer in the past, is playing varsity soccer for the first time. She also scored in a 4-1 semifinal win over Cerritos earlier in the day as Artesia has now won six straight games, outscoring its opponents 22-5 dur-ing that time.

“She has a lot of speed up top,” Mar-quez said of Avila. “I’ve been giving her a lot of opportunities to get playing time. She’s gotten a lot better and it shows there. In the last three or four games, she’s had a chance in every game and she hasn’t been able to put one in. She came up big there and scored the winning goal.”

Little by little, Marquez is crossing off accomplishments from his to-do list. In

addition to capturing the championship, the Pioneers won nine games outside of Suburban League action for the first time in school history. Still eluding Marquez is a league championship, a playoff victory and a California Interscholastic Federa-tion-Southern Section title.

“It just shows the strides that our pro-gram has made over the past couple of years,” Marquez said. “Our ultimate goal is still to win a league championship and get over that hump to win our first playoff game. But going in and winning a tourna-ment says a lot about where the program was to where it is now.”

Radio Talk Host Pastore Dies from Motorcycle InjuriesBy Randy Economy

Long time popular radio personality Frank Pastore passed away on Monday af-ternoon after sustaining injuries in a mo-torcycle accident.

99.5 KKLA confirmed the death of Pa-store on its website:

“As many of you are aware, Frank Pa-store was in a motorcycle accident Mon-day night, 11/19. Gina Pastore informed us that in the early afternoon of Monday, December 17, Frank passed away,” the statement read.

A brief and prophetic audio clip from Pastore's final show accompanied the death notice. “You guys know I ride a motorcy-cle, right? So at any moment… I could be spread all over the 210,” Pastore said. “But that's not me. That's my body parts.”

dium, pitching three scoreless innings in a loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Though primarily a reliever during his rookie season, he moved to the starting ro-tation in 1980.

Pastore’s best statistical season came in 1980 with the Reds, as he posted a re-cord of 13 – 7 with an ERA of 3.27 in 27 appearances. In 1986 he signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins and spent one season there, his last in the major leagues. He signed with the Texas Rangers in the 1987 off-season and spent one season with their AA affiliate the Oklahoma City 89ers before retiring.

After baseball Pastore began a long schooling, earning degrees in business administration, philosophy of religion and ethics, political philosophy, and American government from various universities with graduate degrees in both theology and political science. His book with Tyndale House and Focus on the Family is titled “Shattered: Struck Down, But Not De-stroyed.”

On 5 January 2004 Pastore became the host of The Frank Pastore Show on KKLA 99.5 FM in Los Angeles. Pastore’s show became the largest Christian talk show in the United States.

Pastore was born August 21, 1957 in Alhambra, California and died in Up-land, California.

He was a radio personality and re-tired Major League baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 1979 until 1985 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1986.

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tory total of last season.“Record-wise, I would take 6-5 at this

point if you were to offer it to me,” Web-ster said. “But just our up and down na-ture, our inconsistency, our mental state is just baffling. I don’t know what to expect

HOOPSTERSContinued from page 14

from game to game.”Norwalk played Whittier Christian this

past Wednesday, Ontario on Dec. 27 and Animo South today in the Whittier Chris-tian Tournament. Webster said he would be happy with going 2-2 in the tournament and it looks possible. Going 3-1, though, would be a shot in the dark he added. The Lancers will open Suburban League action on Wednesday at home against Cerritos.

CALFRESH ASSISTANCE JANUARY 9TH, AND 24TH AT NORWALK SENIOR CENTER

CalFresh is the new name for Food Stamps. Under new eligibility criteria, those who are 65 and older can now qualify to receive CalFresh services. If you would like to apply, have questions about who qualifies or other questions, a CalFresh Representative will be at the Norwalk Se-nior Center on Wednesday, January 9, and Thursday January 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to assist you.

This is a free service and there are no appointments required. Our CalFresh Rep-resentative is provided to us from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

This event is open to seniors age 50 and older. The Norwalk Senior Center is located at 14040 San Antonio Drive, Nor-walk, CA 90650. For additional informa-tion please contact the Senior Center at (562) 929-5580.

By Randy Economy

It appears that Fresh & Easy could be out of business here in Southern California after a key decision was announced Wednes-day afternoon by parent compa-ny Tesco, PLC.

“In October, we announced that new capital investment in Fresh & Easy was to be tightly constrained whilst the business focused on reducing costs and improving the profitability of its existing stores,” a media release for Tesco stated.

“It is now clear that Fresh & Easy will not deliver acceptable shareholder returns on an appropriate time frame in its current form. We have therefore appointed Green-hill to assist with the review of options. In recent months, we have had a number of ap-proaches from parties interested in acquiring either all or part of Fresh & Easy, or in part-nering with us to develop the Fresh & Easy business. We will communicate progress on this process when we present our full year results for the current financial year in April 2013,” the statement continued.

Tesco also announced that CEO Tim Ma-son is to leave Tesco after 30 years’ service

with the company.“I have been clear

since my appointment as CEO was announced that my role is to de-liver long-term value for shareholders. Fol-lowing a year in which my priority for Fresh & Easy was to improve its performance, I have now made a fully in-

formed assessment of its longer term poten-tial,” said Philip Clarke with Tesco.

“While the business has many positives, its journey to scale and acceptable returns will take too long relative to other opportu-nities. I have therefore decided to conduct a strategic review of Fresh & Easy, with all op-tions under consideration.

“Tim Mason, who leaves Tesco today, has played an important part in our success over a 30 year career with the company, and he leaves with my thanks and good wishes,” Clarke said.

Several media outlets have confirmed that all of Fresh and Ease’s locations in Southern California will be closed.

On the Fresh & Easy Facebook Page the following statement was released:

“You may have read today that our par-ent company, Tesco, has announced a ‘stra-tegic review’ of Fresh & Easy. We wanted to reassure you, as our friends and greatest supporters, that we are open for business as usual and we look forward to bringing the same delicious, wholesome, and affordable food and the same great service that you have come to expect from us every day. We ap-preciate all of the support and affirmations of “We ♥ fresh & easy” from our community of team members, neighbors and customers that we’ve been seeing today!”

“British parent Tesco is ready to sell or close the El Segundo-based chain’s 199 stores in what has proven to be a very costly ($1.6 billion) and unsuccessful effort to break into the American market,” the Wall Street Jour-nal confirmed late Wednesday afternoon.

Fresh & Easy operates locations in Nor-walk, Buena Park, and several other locations throughout Southern California.

Los Angeles Resident Kevin Lewis stated on FB: “With today’s announcement I want to repeat the advice I’ve given before. Don’t treat your points like they are a savings plan. Spend them when you get a chance be-fore it’s too late. I hope F&E finds a buyer and that the buyer has a similar philosophy when it comes to products and discounts.”

Fresh & Easy Gets Ready to Pull Plug on So Cal Locations


NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1368959-31 APN: 7054-029-008 TRA: 002011 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx2225 REF: Rodas, David IM-PORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 09, 2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On De-cember 27, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconvey-ance Corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 18, 2003, as Inst. No. 03 3812960 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of Califor-nia, executed by David J. Rodas & Jeannette H. Rodas, husband and wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19403 Albert Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obliga-tion secured by the property to be sold and reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $282,894.99. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NO-TICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursu-ant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1368959-31. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postpone-ment information is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information: (619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: November 26, 2012. (12/14/2012, 12/21, 12/28) R-423006

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7081.23994 Title Order No. 6869041 MIN No. 100052550315004720 APN 8065-021-019 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/12/11. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings as-sociation, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the prop-erty address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): TEOFIL CEAUSU AND LAUREN CEAUSU, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP. Recorded: 04/19/11, as In-strument No. 20110562346,of Official Records of LOS ANGELES County, California. Date of Sale: 01/03/13 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Nor-walk, CA The purported property address is: 14510 ARANZA DR, LA MIRADA, CA 90638-4013 As-sessors Parcel No. 8065-021-019 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $190,442.43. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursu-ant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7081.23994. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: Decem-ber 6, 2012 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee David Ochoa, Authorized Signa-tory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Sale Info website: www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: 866-387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7081.23994: 12/14/2012,12/21/2012,12/28/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE APN: 8038-034-017 TS No: CA09002593-12-1 TO No: 6703538 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 31, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-INGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 17, 2013 at 09:00 AM, Vineyard Ballroom at Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, MTC FI-NANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on April 3, 2008 as Instrument No. 20080572770 of of-ficial records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Ange-les County, California, executed by CHONG MI KIM, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of NBGI, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION as Lender and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for Lender, its successors and/or assigns, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: LOT 17, OF TRACT NO. 29660, IN THE CITY OF LA MIRADA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 834 PAGES 44 TO 47 INCLU-SIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT AN UNDIVIDED 1/4TH INTEREST IN ALL OIL, GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER MINERALS WHETHER SIMILAR TO THOSE HEREIN SPECIFIED OR NOT WITHIN OR UNDERLYING OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED FROM SAID LOT AND ALSO EXCEPTING AND RE-SERVING TO GRANTORS, THEIR HEIRS, EXECU-TORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DRILL SLANTED WELLS FROM ADJACENT LOTS INTO AND THROUGH AND TO DEVELOP MINES AND CONSTRUCT TUNNELS, SHAFTS AND OTHER WORKS, IN AND THROUGH THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING SAID MINERALS OR ANY OF THEM FROM SAID LAND OR FROM OTHER PROP-ERTY, OR BOTH, BUT NOT INCLUDING WITHIN THIS EXCEPTION ANY RIGHT TO USE THE SUR-FACE OF SAID LAND OR THAT PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE THEREOF LYING ABOVE A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION, REMOVAL OR STORAGE OF SAID MINERALS, AS RESERVED BY PEGGY COLE AND JACQUELINE MARKS, AS EXECUTORS OF THE LAST WILL OF EUGENE J. STERN, DECEASED, IN DEED RE-CORDED SEPTEMBER 28, 1972 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 107 IN BOOK D-5616 PAGE 959, OFFICIAL RE-CORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING AN UNDIVIDED 3/4TH INTEREST IN ALL OIL, GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS, AND OTHER MINER-ALS WHETHER, SIMILAR TO THOSE HEREIN SPECIFIED OR NOT, WITHIN OR UNDERLYING OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED FROM SAID LOT AND ALSO EXCEPTING AND RESERVING TO GRANTORS THEIR HEIRS, EXECUTORS, AD-MINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO DRILL SLANTED WELLS FROM ADJACENT LOTS INTO AND THROUGH AND TO DEVELOP MINES AND CONSTRUCT TUNNELS, SHAFTS AND OTHER WORKS, IN AND THROUGH THE SUBSURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING SAID MINERALS OR ANY OF THEM FROM SAID LAND OR FROM OTHER PROPERTY OR BOTH, BUT NOT INCLUDING WITHIN THIS EXCEPTION ANY RIGHT TO USE THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR THAT PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE THEREOF LYING ABOVE A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE FOR THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION, REMOVAL OR STORAGE OF SAID MINERALS, AS RESERVED BY HAROLD M. STERN, MARION L. STERN, HELEN S. LAUTER AND ELZA S. MAYBERG, IN DEED RE-CORDED SEPTEMBER 28, 1972 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 108 IN BOOK D-5616 PAGE 961, OFFICIAL RECORDS. The property heretofore described is be-ing sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12632 OXFORD DR., LA MIRADA, CA 90638 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-gations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $366,241.58 However, a secured party retains rights under its security instrument, including the right to foreclose its lien.A-4340445 12/14/2012, 12/21/2012, 12/28/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7777.18826 Title Order No. 120305792 MIN No. 100180100002933594 APN 7076-038-071 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/03/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or im-plied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any li-ability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Sherry Cabebe, an unmarried woman Re-corded: 11/18/05, as Instrument No. 05-2801910 and modified by agreement recorded 5/13/2009 as instrument No. 20090710898,of Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 01/15/13 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street,, Pomona, CA The purported property address is: 21925 BELSHIRE AVENUE #10, HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA 90716 Asses-sors Parcel No. 7076-038-071 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $468,038.16. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postpone-ments be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number as-signed to this case 7777.18826. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the sched-uled sale. Date: December 10, 2012 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Melissa Myers, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Sale Info website: www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 Reinstate-ment and Pay-Off Requests: 866-387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7777.18826: 12/14/2012,12/21/2012,12/28/2012

T.S. No. 12-2047-11 Loan No. 3018108823 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/24/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings as-sociation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinaf-ter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: ANDRE FRANCO VERGARA, A SINGLE MAN AND MERCEDES FRANCO, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Record-ed 08/30/2007 as Instrument No. 20072028207 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 1/4/2013 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain lo-cated in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $501,244.65, estimated Street Address or other common designation of real property: 14520 RAYFIELD DR , LA MIRADA, CA 90638 A.P.N.: 8065-040-004 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designa-tion is shown, directions to the location of the prop-erty may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first pub-lication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NO-TICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the resched-uled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web site www.priorityposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12-2047-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 12/4/2012 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corpo-ration 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: (714) 573-1965 www.priority-posting.com, Frank Escalera, Team Lead P1006693 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0076681 Doc ID #0002168644092005N Title Order No. 12-0137558 Investor/Insurer No. 204945105 APN No. 7176-011-029 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/20/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MARK REYES AND DARLA REYES HUSBAND AND WIFE, dated 05/20/2010 and recorded 5/26/2010, as Instru-ment No. 20100716906, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/07/2013 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at pub-lic auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6207 DEL AMO BOULEVARD, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90713. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with inter-est thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $451,983.18. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, ad-vances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, ben-eficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mort-gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0076681. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4333077 12/14/2012, 12/21/2012, 12/28/2012

CITY OF NORWALKNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED 2013-2014 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN FOR SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS

Date: February 19, 2013Time: 5:45 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.Place: City Council Chambers, Norwalk City Hall, 12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650

Description: The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk will conduct a public hearing to consider the proposed 2013-2014 Public Housing Agency Plan. The proposed plan for fiscal year 2013-2014 includes: • Continued implementation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Family Self Sufficiency Programs • Proposed implementation of Section 8 Homeownership Program • Intent to use Project-Based assistance

Public Comment: Interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and be heard regarding this matter or submit written comments. The proposed Annual Plan is available to the public for examination December 28, 2012 through February 19, 2013 at the following locations during normal business hours:

Housing Authority, 12035 Firestone Blvd (until January 16, 2013) Housing Authority, 12700 Norwalk Blvd., Room 11 (starting January 24, 2013) Social Services Center, 11929 Alondra Blvd. City Clerk’s Office, 12700 Norwalk Blvd., Room 10 Norwalk Regional Library, 12350 Imperial Hwy.

More Information: Written comments should be submitted by noon on February 19, 2013 to Kristin Maithonis, Norwalk Housing Authority, P.O Box 1030., Norwalk, CA 90651-1030. Questions concerning the public hearing matter should be directed to Kristin Maithonis at (562) 929-5588. Accessibility: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by this City, please con-tact the City Clerk’s Office at (562) 929-5720. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service. Assisted hearing devices will be available at this hearing without prior notification.

Dated this 28th day of December 2012.

/s/ Theresa Devoy, City Clerk

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 12/28/12

CITY OF CERRITOSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at a special meeting on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS AMENDING CHAPTER 5.22, MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND CHAPTER 22.12, DEVELOPMENT AREA TWO, OF THE CERRITOS MUNICIPAL CODE AS THEY RELATE TO THE REGULATION OF MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.

DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 2013-1*

*PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061(B)(3) OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA REVIEW.

This public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street in Cerritos, California, 90703. The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us. A copy of the related staff report will be available for download from the website by 6:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the public hearing.

If you challenge the above mentioned Development Code Amendment and related actions 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 Planning Commission, at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Any person interested in this matter may contact the Department of Community Development at (562) 916-1201, for additional information and/or appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard.

Dated: December 28, 2012 /s/Torrey Contreras Torrey N. Contreras Director of Community Development


CALIFORNIA AUCTION AD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the contents of the following storage units will be offered for sale by public auction to highest bidder for enforcement of storage lien. The auction will be held on or after January 15, 2013@ 2:30pm. Location: Extra Space Storage, 17701 Ibbetson Ave. Bellflower, CA 90706. Terms: Cash, ExtraSpace Stor-age reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. Name of Auctioneer: West Coast Auctioneers Bond #137857. The following units are scheduled for auction:

(Customer Names)

Jody Mena Laticha Pernell Stephanie Borjon All units to include but not limited to tools, furniture, electronics, household items and misc. items unless otherwise specified.


CALIFORNIA AUCTION AD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the contents of the following storage units will be offered for sale by public auction to highest bidder for enforcement of storage lien. The auction will be held on or after: Jan. 15th 2013, @ 1:30 PM. Location: Extra Space Storage, 10753 Artesia Blvd. Cerritos, CA 90703. Terms: Cash, Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. Name of Auctioneer: West Coast Auctioneers Bond #137857. The following units are scheduled for auction:

(Customer Names)

Hiroshi Chijiiwa Evelyn Crawford Donald Brown Heather VillanuevaMichael Johnson Danilo Lim Anthony Prescotte Phillip Moses Harmon Ardener Austin Holmberg Eduardo Mancilla Gregory HalthonJose Contreras Johnathan GarciaSheryl Espero Joe Parga Henry Culwell Ronald LaguitanMartin Gonzalez All units to include but not limited to tools, furniture, electronics, household items and misc. items unless otherwise specified.



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