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Your Weekly Community Newspaper December 14, 2012Vol. 34 No. 28SERVING BIXBY KNOLLS, CALIFORNIA HEIGHTS, LOS CERRITOS, WRIGLEY AND THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL

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In response to claims that someLong Beach hotels are taking steps tododge a new voter-approved law thatrequires they pay their workers higherwages, city councilmembers in supportof the measure vowed Tuesday night tolook into possible legislation to makesure hotels follow the regulation, whichgoes into effect next week.

The Long Beach City Council at itsDec. 11 meeting unanimously certifiedthe results of Measure N, also known asthe “living wage” measure, which

passed by 64.32 percent of voters duringthe general election, according to theLos Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County clerk. The initiative, whichrequires that hotels with 100 rooms ormore pay their workers at least $13 anhour and impose a mandatory 2-percentannual pay raise, becomes law next Fri-day, Dec. 21 and is expected to affectabout 17 hotels.

The council’s notion comes as acrowd of hotel workers and supportersof the measure made claims that hotelmanagers are making plans to cut hoursand eliminate staff members while

reducing guestrooms below the 100-room threshold in an effort to “under-mine” the new regulation. The speakers,who wore buttons and waved signs thatread, “The people have spoken!!” calledon the City Council to correct any poten-tial loopholes.

“I’m very upset and angry about thereaction that the hotel industry here inLong Beach has taken since we’ve wonthis law,” said Jose Landino, a 13-yearcook for Hilton Long Beach in down-town who spoke through a Spanish-to-

Hotel workers call on LB City Councilto implement new ‘living-wage’ law

Nick DiamantidesStaff Writer

Although national election cam-paigns ended only a few weeks ago, anew, local campaign season has begun.

Seven candidates are running forthree seats on the Signal Hill CityCouncil. The election is scheduled forMarch 5, 2013. According to CityClerk Kathee Pacheco, the prospectivecandidates had from Nov. 13 to Dec. 7to obtain their official nominating peti-tions from City Hall, and nine candi-dates did just that.

In order to be placed on the ballot,the candidates had to circulate theirpetition and obtain 20 certifiable sig-natures from Signal Hill registered vot-ers. Deputy City Clerk Becky Burleson

explained that candidates were allowedto get a maximum of 30 signatures.

At that point, the Los AngelesCounty Registrar of Voters has to verifythat at least 20 of the signatures arevalid, she noted. Seven candidatesturned in the signatures by the deadline,which was 4:30pm last Friday, Dec. 7.Those candidates are Mike Noll, EllenWard and Ed Wilson– and four chal-lengers– Robert Mendoza, NancySciortino, Elizabeth Wise and LoriWoods.

Burleson then forwarded the signa-tures to the County and received themback, all certified, on Tuesday after-noon.

On the day the candidates turned insee COUNCIL page 18 see ELECTION page 18

Last Saturday, Dec. 8 marked the59th year of the historic Daisy AvenueChristmas Tree Lane Parade, which con-tinuing a neighborhood tradition thatbegan in 1953. This year, over 75

entries, hundreds of participants andthousands of spectators filled the blockof Daisy Avenue, as families looked onfrom the sidelines to enjoy a wide vari-

59th Annual Daisy Lane Paradecarries on neighborhood tradition

see PARADE page 4

Seven candidates are vying forthree SH City Council seats

Neena Strichart/Signal TribuneLocal legend and notable businessman Mel Pinkham dons a Santa Claus suit while participating in Urban Cot-tage’s fundraiser for Los Cerritos Elementary School. Long Beach resident Marjorie Grommé (left) reacts asSanta (Mel Pinkham) kisses her hand. Pinkham agreed to participate in the charity event after he was asked byan organizer who read the Signal Tribune’s “Living Legends, Unsung Heroes” feature in the Dec. 7 issue. Forthe full-story, see Thoughts from the Publisher on page 4.

A local legend saves the day

Neena Strichart/Signal TribuneChristian (left) of the Pedaler’s Society with the “Knolls Ranger” (right) windtheir way through the historic Daisy Lane Parade.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012COMMUNITY2 SIGNAL TRIBUNE

California Heights residents maynotice work underway on the latest roundof restorations for the vintage lamppostsgracing the historic neighborhood’sstreets.

Throughout the past 13 years, fundsraised by the California Heights Neigh-borhood Association (CHNA) Home andGarden Tours have combined withCHNA’s Lamppost Adoption Program

and Long Beach Navy Memorial Her-itage Association grants to restore 136 ofthe 284 vintage lampposts in Cal Heights.

The first restored post was unveiled infront of an Olive Avenue home at the1999 Home and Garden Tour. By the endof December, City Light and Power, aprivate company contracted to maintainthe city’s public lighting, will completethe installation of 80 replicate tops.

Paved streets and lighting were estab-lished in Cal Heights in 1929, but throughout eight decades the lampposts deterio-rated as various globes replaced the orig-inals and the metal fretting, struts andfinials that form the decorative “cages”were removed or rusted away.

CHNA’s restoration project includesperiod-correct cast-aluminum cages,finials and nearly unbreakable, non-yel-lowing polycarbonate globes.

“The vintage posts enhance theunique charm and sense of place enjoyedin Cal Heights and contribute to the sig-nificance of the neighborhood’s historicdesignation. CHNA’s official logo incor-porates the lamppost image,” accordingto a prepared statement from CHNAmembers.

Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson and his staff worked withCHNA to secure plans for repainting. Inrecognition of CHNA’s $120,000 invest-ment so far, the City’s public worksdepartment granted the painting request inAugust. Painting began last week and willcontinue for several weeks as weatherallows. CHNA funded an additional$2,000 to paint the silver acanthus leafdetails at the top of each post.

Private adoptions include a dedicationplaque to replace the posts’ utility accessdoors. The 2012 adoptions include amemorial to Laura Costley, a well knownBixby Knolls volunteer at Longfellow

Elementary who passed away suddenlythis year from cancer. Laura’s Cal Heightsand Bixby Knolls area neighbors chosethe lamppost at the corner of BixbyRoad and California Avenue, a popularcrossing spot for students attendingLongfellow and Hughes schools. Thededication plaques will be installed by aCal Heights resident volunteer earlynext year.

In February, CHNA received a

preservation award from Long BeachHeritage in recognition of the program,and California Heights received nationalaccolades, winning the 2012 Neighbor-hoods, USA Neighborhood of the Yearfirst place and grand prize finishes for itsHome and Garden Tours and the ongo-ing community projects.

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Cal Heights Neighborhood Association movesalong with latest round of lamppost restorations

Courtesy of CHNAA worker gets ready to restore an historic lamppost as part of a program in Cal-ifornia Heights to restore 136 of the 284 vintage lampposts.

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Team Berlin was named “Ultimate Chefs”at the Cooking for Kids event that took placeon Dec. 6 at the Hotel Maya in downtownLong Beach. The event benefitted Miller Chil-dren's Hospital and hosted teams in a cookingcompetition for the best appetizer.

Teams had to get the most votes via Face-book, raise funds and please the judges at theevent with the best presentation. Members ofTeam Berlin were Long Beach Fire ChiefMike Duree, Bixby Knolls Business Improve-ment Association Executive Director BlairCohn, who competed in honor of BerlinGutenkauf who recently had a brain tumor.Berlin’s parents, Natalie and Eric Gutenkauf,are owners of The Factory Gastrobar in BixbyKnolls.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012 COMMUNITY SIGNALTRIBUNE 3

California State University, LongBeach (CSULB) set a new record forthe number of applications it receivedfrom prospective freshman and trans-fer students interested in attending theuniversity as the total topped 80,000for the first time in campus history.

CSULB again collected moreundergraduate applications than anyof the other 22 campuses in the CSUsystem with 80,622 domestic studentsseeking admission to the campus forthe fall 2013 semester. Includingapplications from international stu-dents, CSULB’s total reached 82,026.

“At a time when many people arequestioning the value of a college oruniversity degree, students and parentsapparently and increasingly recognizethe value of a Cal State Long Beacheducation,” said CSULB President F.King Alexander. “Our applicant poolis once again among the nation’slargest due to the fact that we continueto provide a high quality and afford-able educational experience at a time

when many institutions cannot makethis statement.”

The priority application period forundergraduate students interested inattending any CSU campus next fallended on Nov. 30. In its preliminarytally, CSULB officials are reportingthat the campus received 56,213 appli-cations from potential first-time fresh-men and 25,813 from hopeful transferstudents (domestic and internationalnumbers combined).

The freshman application total is a2.6 percent increase over last year anda 13 percent improvement over the2010 numbers. At the same time, thetransfer applications numbers jumped18.5 percent over last year and are22.6 percent above the 2010 total.

The rise in transfer applicationswas expected by campus officialsbecause CSULB was closed to trans-fer students for the spring 2013semester.

Based on the high number ofapplications, getting into CSULB

continues to be extremely competitiveas university officials anticipateenrolling about 4,000 new first-timefreshmen for the fall 2013 semesterand 3,000 new transfer students.That’s less than 8 percent of the totalnumber of freshman applicationsreceived and less than 12 percent ofthe transfer applications.

According to figures from theCSU Chancellor’s Office, CSULBalso led the system in the number ofdomestic credential and graduate stu-dent applications received for the2013-14 academic year with 2,798submitted, representing a 72.2 percentincrease over the previous year.

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CSULB receives record number of applications fromfreshman, transfer students for fall 2013 semester

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Officials from the Port of LongBeach and the Panama Canal Author-ity renewed an agreement last Tuesday,Dec. 4 that promotes more tradebetween Latin America and the U.S.and facilitates the exchange of ideasfor seaport engineering, dredgingand environmental practices.

With the renewal of the memo-randum of understanding ― firstsigned in December 2010 ― the twoauthorities agreed to continue toshare marketing ideas aimed atboosting trade between Long Beachand countries along South America’seast coast and in the Caribbean via thePanama Canal.

“The Port of Long Beach is pleasedto renew the MOU with Panama Canalas we continue to work together to

increase our trade with the nations inLatin America,” said Port of LongBeach Executive Director J. Christo-pher Lytle in a prepared statementfrom the Port. “We see this pact as along-term, mutually beneficial agree-ment.” Panama Canal AdministratorJorge L. Quijano added, “This is anexcellent example of how two institu-tions, each with more than 100 years ofinnovation, can share ideas to improvecommerce, engineering and environ-mental sustainability.”

The accord with Panama coversmarketing activities and theexchange of technical expertise inseveral areas, including engineer-ing, training and environmentalprograms. The MOU expands aninternational network of maritime

entities dedicated to pursuinggreen, sustainable developments.The Port of Long Beach has similarMOUs in place with several portsin China, Europe and Mexico.

Although trade with LatinAmerica accounts for a small per-centage of the Port’s annual tradevolume, officials hope to expandservice to emerging markets toboost future trade, according to thePort.

The Panama Canal is currentlyundergoing a massive expansionproject that will allow larger shipsto transit to the Gulf and East Coastports. The canal expansion isexpected to be completed by 2015.

Source: POLB

Port of Long Beach and Panama Canal Authority renewaccord to promote trade between U.S. and Latin America

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The Signal Hill Police Departmenthas been recognized as a 2012 award-winner by the National Association ofTown Watch (NATW) for the depart-ment’s National Night Out (NNO)program, a nationwide campaign thatpromotes involvement in crime/drugprevention activities, strengthens rela-tions between police and communi-ties and encourages neighborhoodcamaraderie as part of a fight for“safer streets.”

This is the second consecutiveyear that the Signal Hill PoliceDepartment has been recognized byNATW, a non-profit organization thatsponsors the annual event “dedicatedto the development and promotion of

organized, law enforcement-affiliatedcrime/drug prevention programs.”

Members involved in the eventinclude, neighborhood-, crime-, com-munity-, town- and block-watchgroups, law enforcement agencies,state and regional crime-preventionassociations and a variety of busi-nesses, civic groups and individuals.

NATW’s annual NNO program isheld on the first Tuesday of eachAugust. Since 1984, ‘“National NightOut—America’s Night Out AgainstCrime” has grown to involve over 37million people from more than 15,000communities.

Signal Hill’s NNO event is held atReservoir Park each year. “Signal

Hill’s NNO program is really a con-certed effort by the entire City tobuild positive community relations,”said Signal Hill Police Chief MichaelLangston in a prepared statement.“All of the City’s departments, frompublic works to communityservices/parks and recreation areinvolved in NNO, as are many localbusinesses through generous financialsupport.”

Langston added that the SignalHill City Council rescheduled itsAugust 7 council meeting so coun-cilmembers were able to attend theNNO event.

Source: SHPD

Signal Hill PD receives 2012 award for its National Night Out program

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Giving cards are similar to themore commonly known “gift cards”available at most retailers. The only

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Long Beach Community Foundation offering ‘giving cards’ for the holidays

Long Beach Mayor Bob Fosterwill deliver the 2013 State of theCity address on Jan. 15 starting at7:30pm at the Center Theater of theLong Beach Performing Arts Center,300 E. Ocean Blvd.

All Long Beach residents areinvited to attend this free event, how-ever, tickets must be reserved inadvance.

Residents are encouraged toreserve their tickets as soon as possi-ble since seating is limited. Last year,all tickets were distributed withintwo weeks of announcing the event.Two tickets may be reserved per

address. “Whether you are joining me in

person at Center Theater or watchinglive online, I’m looking forward tothe opportunity to deliver the annualState of the City address to our City’sresidents and community leaders, andreflect on the past year and look for-ward to the future of Long Beach,”Foster said in a prepared statement.

To reserve a ticket, call 562-570-5089 or visit mayorbobfoster.com,which will be broadcasting a livewebcast of the event.

Source: City of LB

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Boulevardsof dreams

How can we improve theretail options in our neighbor-hoods while creating the walk-able communities of thefuture? I believe the answer isthat we need to improve ourpublic boulevards so that theyare more inviting to residentsand businesses alike. If webuild it, they will come.

That is exactly what we aredoing. We recently obtained agrant of over $2.1 millionfrom the Metropolitan Trans-portation Authority and theFederal Congestion Mitiga-tion & Air Quality fund. Thisgrant will allow us tod--aggressively seeking thesegrant funds, we will improveour neighborhoods, bringmore businesses to a pedes-trian-friendly corridor andultimately increase sales taxrevenues that will fund vitalcity services.

While many in the regiontalk about transit and pedes-trian-oriented improvements,we are doing it right here inLong Beach, California.

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Thoughtsfrom the Publisherby Neena Strichart

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ety of bands, drill teams and dancegroups.

“As always, the Daisy Parade was agreat event to bring out residents fromacross Long Beach,” said 7th DistrictCity Councilmember James Johnson. “Ilook forward to celebrating the historic60th year of the largest holiday parade torun down a residential street in 2013.”

The parade is followed by twoevents as part of the Daisy Avenue Hol-iday Program:

Daisy Entertainment Nights,hosted by the Wrigley Area Neighbor-hood Alliance, takes place today, Dec.14, and continues through Dec. 16, start-ing each day at 7pm. Residents areinvited to attend the night-time event onDaisy Avenue and 20th Street. Liveentertainment will be provided for thewhole community at no charge. Santawill visit children between 7pm and8pm each night.

The 4th Annual Wrigley SnowDay takes place on Saturday, Dec. 22 at11am at Veterans Park, 101 E 28th St.The event features more than 15 tons ofsnow along with games, activities andvendors.

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The end of last week was especially busy and fruitful for me. Early Friday morning I received a frantic call at home from one of

my co-workers. He said that our advertiser Melissa Zambrano fromUrban Cottage was desperately trying to reach me. I quickly called herto see how I could help.

When she answered the phone, she shared with me that she washosting a big fundraising event at her place of business the next day forLos Cerritos Elementary School, but alas, the fellow she had hired toplay Santa during the festivities had just been taken ill and was in thehospital.

Before I could reply to her dilemma, Melissa blurted out that shehad just read our paper, saw the article on Mel Pinkham with Knightsof Pythias (a Santa Claus look-alike) and begged me to call him andsee if he would help her out.

I agreed and called “Uncle Mel.” He said, “yes.” I gave himMelissa’s phone number, and the rest is history.

I was there Saturday afternoon when our dear Mel arrived at theevent and was absolutely teary-eyed when I saw him emerge from the“dressing room” dressed as Santa. I brought Mother with me andcouldn’t resist putting her in the photos you see here and on the frontpage.

I thank Mel for helping out and am so grateful Melissa reached outto us for assistance. What is the moral of the story? It pays to read theSignal Tribune!

Immediately following the Urban Cottage event I high-tailed ithome to get ready for the Daisy Lane Parade.

What a wonderfully well-choreographed event! Kudos go out to allwho coordinated and participated in the parade. Steve and I rode downDaisy Lane in our 1971-right-hand-drive postal jeep and loved everyminute of it.

See the front page and right for a few pictures from the parade.

Mel Pinkham as Santa (left) and MelissaZambrano of Urban Cottage


DECEMBER 14, 2012 SIGNALTRIBUNE 5NEWS

On Dec. 6, the Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD), with the assis-tance of the United States Secret Serv-ice, the United States Postal Inspector'sOffice and the Internal Revenue Serv-ice, served search warrants at 32 loca-tions across the Southland, as part of along and intensive investigation thatoriginally began in November 2009.

The original operation was part ofa months-long, multi-agency investi-gation that stemmed from 13 shootingsand a murder investigation thatspanned over three years. Multiplesearch warrants were served andnumerous arrests were made of gangmembers from the Baby Insane Cripcriminal street gang, and evidencelinking this gang, as well as some oftheir family members and associates,to a large-scale fraud ring.

The LBPD, with the assistance ofthe US Secret Service and the USPostal Inspector’s Office, continuedthe investigation into the members ofthe gang. The joint investigation deter-mined that the gang was heavilyinvolved in identity theft and tax fraud.Investigators learned that the suspectswere stealing personal identifyinginformation to commit various finan-cial crimes, including the filing offraudulent tax returns.

Through investigative work, it wasdetermined that there had been tens of

thousands of dollars in losses to thefederal government, and hundreds ofthousands of dollars more of attemptedfraud identified, totaling over $1 mil-lion in losses combined. The stolenproceeds from these crimes were usedto fund the gang’s “extravagantlifestyle,” according to the LBPD.

The operation utilized more than200 detectives and agents from LBPD,the US Secret Service and the USPostal Inspector’s Office. The 32search warrants were served in LongBeach, Huntington Beach, HarborCity, Van Nuys, Carson, Inglewood,Gardena, Anaheim, Cerritos and LosAngeles. Eleven individuals werearrested, including members of theBaby Insane Crip gang as well as fam-ily members and associates. With theassistance of the Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Children & FamilyServices, eight children were takeninto protective custody.

Thousands of dollars in cash wereseized in addition to several tens ofthousands of dollars worth of propertythat included 10 guns (one assault rifle,one shotgun and eight handguns),major electronics such as numerouslarge-screen plasma TVs, and stereoand video-projection equipment, mul-tiple cars including several high-endvehicles and a $50,000 boat.

“We would like this operation to

serve as another strong message to thegangs in the city of Long Beach andthroughout the region that we will notstand for the destruction you bring toour communities and will do every-thing within our power to stop the vio-lence and corruption that you inflictupon society,” said Long Beach PoliceChief Jim McDonnell. “We will con-tinue to unite with our law-enforce-ment partners at the local, county, stateand federal levels and utilize every toolavailable to us to target, not only you,but those who conspire with you tovictimize members of our communityfor your personal gain.”

The LBPD states that residentsshould be extremely cautious when-ever asked to provide any personalinformation, via Internet, over thephone or in person, and to closelymonitor bank-account activity toensure information hasn’t been com-promised.

The LBPD states that all partiesinvolved in the operation have “playeda vital role in dealing yet another blowto this gang in an effort to reduce crim-inal activity and violence in our com-munity.”

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The following is arrest information from the operation:

Name Age City of residence Booking charge

Crystal Armijo 27 Long Beach outstanding warrant

April Clark 21 Long Beach identity theft

Christina Clark 23 Long Beach identity theft

John Hermida 48 Long Beach possession of stolenproperty and stolen

vehicle

Lakanda Horn 40 Carson identity theft

Dominique Lewis 24 Los Angeles ex-felon in possessionof firearm

Ebony Mosely 30 Harbor City outstanding warrant

Dejuana Oliver 22 Long Beach identity theft

Lamartin Patterson 30 Long Beach identity theft

Torrence Stokes 27 Los Angeles ex-felon in possessionof firearm

Edward Winston 27 Long Beach outstanding warrant

On Sunday, Dec. 9, at approximately7:52pm, a pizza deliveryman was robbedby a male suspect armed with a handgunin the area of 10th Street and OliveAvenue, resulting in an officer-involvedshooting.

After the robbery, the suspect, iden-tified as a male black, wearing darkclothing, fled on foot. A respondingofficer located a possible suspect andbegan a chase. The officer confrontedthe suspect in a driveway in the 800block of Lime Avenue and an officer-

involved shooting occurred. The suspect then jumped a fence

and continued fleeing out of sight.The suspect was believed to be con-tained within the established perime-ter and SWAT was activated.

After a complete and thoroughsearch of the area, the suspect was notlocated and remains outstanding. It isunknown if the suspect was struck bygunfire.

No officers were injured during theincident and the investigation remains

ongoing. Anyone with information about this

incident should contact Long BeachPolice Homicide Detectives MarkMcGuire and Roger Zottneck at (562)570-7244.

Anonymous tips may be submittedby calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477),texting TIPLA plus your tip toCRIMES (274637) or visitinglacrimestoppers.org .

Source: LBPD

Armed suspect who robbed pizza deliverymanand was shot at by police remains at large

The family of a wheelchair-boundman who was killed by a hit-and-rundriver pleaded for the public’s help infinding the suspect during a media eventon Wednesday, Dec. 12.

On Sunday, Dec. 9, at approximately5:30pm, Long Beach Police respondedto an injury hit-and-run collision in thearea of Artesia Boulevard and RoseAvenue. When officers arrived, theylearned that the victim, identified as 55-year-old Robert Diaz of Long Beachwho was in a wheelchair, had attemptedto cross Artesia Boulevard at RoseAvenue when he was struck by a vehiclethat was traveling eastbound on ArtesiaBoulevard.

Diaz was transported to a local hos-

pital by Long Beach Fire Departmentparamedics and was initially listed inserious but stable condition. On Dec. 10,the Long Beach Police Department wasnotified that the vicitm was pronounceddeceased.

After the collision, a witness saw thesuspect vehicle stop on GardeniaAvenue, south of Artesia Boulevard, andget out of the car. When the witnessdirected officers to that location, both thesuspect and vehicle were gone.

The suspect’s vehicle is described asa silver four-door sedan, and the suspectis described as a male Hispanic in his30s, six-feet tall, 190 to 200 poundswith black hair and wearing a whiteshirt and jeans.

LBPD has released a YouTube video,asking for the public’s help in identifyingthe person responsible for the fatal acci-dent.

The video may be viewed at:youtube.com/watch?v=GqFvobw4Md4 .

Anyone with information on thecollision, the suspect or the suspect’svehicle is urged to call Long BeachPolice Accident Investigations Detec-tive Sirilo Garcia at (562) 570-7355.Anonymous tips may be submitted bycalling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), textingTIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES(274637) or by visiting lacrimestop-pers.org .

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Family of wheelchair-bound man killed byhit-and-run driver pleads for public’s help

FOLLOW THE STAR TO BETHLEHEMWhat Holiday BreakfastWho California Heights United Methodist ChurchWhere California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave.When Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9am to 11amMore Info The event will include crafts, games, the nativity and activities forchildren of all ages. Admission is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring acanned food item to be donated to the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Visit cal-heightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996.

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVEDWhatWreaths Across America CeremonyWho 5th District Long Beach City Councilmember Gerrie SchipskeWhen Saturday, Dec. 15 at 9amWhere Rosie the Riveter Park and Interpretive Center’s Armed ServicesMemorial at the corner of Clark Avenue and Conant StreetMore InfoThe ceremony includes a dedication of a hometown-hero banner forU.S. Army Ranger and Sergeant Thomas R. MacPherson, who was recentlykilled in action in Afghanistan, and an annual laying of the wreaths for branchesof services. Pastor Chris Lankford of Long Beach Alliance Church will providechurch service. Call (562) 570-6932.

MINGLE AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREEWhat Holiday Party and Membership DriveWho Long Beach Lambda Democratic ClubWhen Saturday, Dec. 15 from 4pm to 7pmWhere Paradise, 1800 Broadway Ave.More Info Join the club as they celebrate the past election season and catch upwith old and new friends. General admission cost to join the club, whichincludes fees for membership and the holiday party, is $35.

TOURS OF CHRISTMAS PASTWhat Centennial Christmas at Rancho Los CerritosWho Rancho Los Cerritos Historic SiteWhen Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16 from 5:30pm to 7:30pmWhere Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Rd. More Info Guests have a chance to tour the decorated adobe home with a his-tory docent and meet the Bixby family, friends and workers on this active sheepranch, enjoying holiday traditions, music and theatrical vignettes. Cost is $15;RSVP required. Call (562) 570-1755 or visit rancholoscerritos.org

LAUGH OUT LOUD WITH A LATTEWhat Laugh-A-LatteWho Hot JavaWhen Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8pmWhere Hot Java, 2101 E. BroadwayMore InfoThe free comedy show that takes place every third Saturday of everymonth is hosted by Jason Dudey. Call (562) 433-0688.

JUST KIDDINGWhat Ugly Sweater Kidical Mass Neighborhood Bike RideWho Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association Where Georgie’s Place, 3850 Atlantic Ave.When Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1pmMore Info After a ride and safety demo by U.S. Olympic cyclist Tony Cruz,kids and adults will bike for roughly two and a half miles, beginning at Los Cer-ritos Park and stopping at Georgie’s Place for complimentary ice cream. Par-ticipants are encouraged to wear an ugly sweater to celebrate the holidays. [email protected], visit bixbyknollsinfo.com/kidicalmass.html or call(562) 595-0081.

I CAN HEAR MUSICWhat Christmas concert Who Friends of Music at California Heights United Methodist Church Where California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave.When Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4pmMore Info The church will present an Advent Celebration with Fire Within Usand The Chancel Choir and Orchestra. The program will include the "Messe deMinuit pour Noel" by Charpentier and a selection of holiday favorites. Visit cal-heightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996.

GOT CONTACTS?What Business networking breakfastWho The Long Beach Area Chamber of CommerceWhere Holiday Inn, 2640 N. Lakewood Blvd.WhenWednesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30amMore Info The monthly “Good Morning Long Beach” luncheon will featureJohn Morris, head deputy of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Officewho will talk about Worker’s Compensation fraud. Members pay $15 and non-members pay $30. Email [email protected].

PARTY LIKE IT’S THE HOLIDAYSWhatAnnual Community Holiday PartyWho Bixby Knolls Business Improvement AssociationWhere Long Beach Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden AvenueWhenThursday, Dec. 20 from 7pm to 10pmMore Info The community celebration features live music from HedgehogSwing, food, giveaways and an opportunity for association members and thecommunity to meet, greet, mix, mingle and network. Call (562) 595-0081oremail [email protected].


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If youmissed mycolumn intro-ducing you tothe world ofcolor, I willgive you a lit-tle update. Iwrote about

the ease of decorating when you havea definite idea of the mood you wantto create and then using the idea todevelop the design and colors of theroom.

Certain colors evoke memoriesand images. Preferences toward cer-tain colors are very personal. Colorscan change a room from whimsical tocarefree and from exotic to classic.Some colors will excite you and somewill relax you.

In this column, I would like tointroduce you to the color “purple.”This color can conjure up images ofroyalty, but can also add an exoticflair to your décor.

Purple can be dramatic or subtledepending on the tone or shade of thecolor. There are many shades of pur-ple, as purple is defined as a range ofhues of color occurring between redand blue– some shades work betterthan others for specific areas.

You can really embrace the colorpurple and feature it in all of yourdecorating from floor to ceiling or forjust adding a few accent pieces.

For continuity, make sure that youbring just a few items that are purpleto each of your rooms. New Yorkinterior designer Jamie Drake, whohas used a vast range of purples dur-

ing his long career, says a powerfulpurple piece “can add passion to aroom.”

The kitchen: The most fun place to use brightershades of purple. Think of Italianceramics and color saturated glass-ware. Benjamin Moore’s KalamataAF630 is a rich reddish blue colorthat pairs perfectly with the jewel-tones of golden yellows, turquoise,blue and reds.

Bedroom: The bluer purples such as violet workbest in bedrooms. Colors such asSherwin William’s Foget-Me-NotSW6824, or Pratt & Lambert’s Gen-tility 30-26 are quieter and moreserene than the reddish purples. For anice fresh look pair it with white bed-ding and pale green accents.

Dining room: This is the best room for grape tones.Sherwin William’s Grape Harvest6285 is both sophisticated and subtleand suggestive of delicious fruits.Benjamin Moore’s Vintage Claret1364 has more red than blue and isstunning with dark wood furniture.

Bathrooms: To create a serene tranquil colorscheme combine a light lavender, likeViolet Crush DE5946 by DunnEdwards with soft blues and greens.

Living room: If you want a lush sophisticated look,deep aubergine (eggplant) purples arereally great for a living room. If youwould like to keep your living areaslight, lavender might work. However,

it is best to combine the lavender witha reddish plum, such as BenjaminMoore’s Plum Perfect 1371, to give amore sophisticated feel.

Dens and libraries: Any purple going toward the reds likeDunn Edwards’ Prize WinningOrchid DE6004 is a shade that is inthe warmer purple category and cre-ates a cozy, comfortable feeling.

Children’s rooms: Typically, young girls go for lavender,especially if it is paired with pink,light lime green and yellows. Pratt &Lambert’s Marabou 29-4 is the per-fect soft shade.

Exterior: Different shades of purple areoften used in Victorian architec-ture, or as they are refered to as“Pink Ladies.” Benjamin Moore’spurple black Chambourd AF-645adds a hip, sophisticated look toshutters, doors and window boxeson the exterior of you home orbusiness.

If you choose the color purple:This hue has an aura of mysteryand intrigue. The purple person isenigmatic and highly creative, with aquick perception of spiritual ideas.These people are generous andcharming.

Shoshanah Siegel provides color con-sulting as well as space planning,remodeling, upgrading and stagingthrough her firm, Your Color Diva. Shecan be contacted at (562) 427-0440. orat [email protected] oryourcolordiva.com .

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Of the nine women who grad-uated from the three-day programin Bixby Knolls, four are fromLong Beach, including BernadetteMcKeever, a professional photog-rapher and Long Beach Cyclistsmember, Elizabeth Williams, abicycle advocate and principal ofCali Bike Tours, Jessica Alexan-der, a Frank Orth and Associatesfisheries biologist field managerand a Long Beach Cyclists mem-ber, and Krista Leaders, a bicycleadvocate and Bixby Knolls Busi-ness Improvement Associationproject manager.

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attend, Balmer realized thatpotential attendees needed to beoffered scholarships to attract “themost diverse and talented groupof women,” according to a pre-pared statement from Women onBike SoCal.

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The LCI scholarship was thefirst step in Women on BikesSoCal’s goal to help make nocost/low cost and time efficientbicycle safety classes availablethroughout Long Beach, with afocus on underserved parts of thecity.

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Women on Bikes SoCal to hostBike Long Beach’s new “StreetSavvy” adult bicycle-safetyclasses.

Developed by internationallyknown bike advocate CharlieGandy, “Street Savvy” is a shortand completely “hands-on” bike-safety program. Through supportof Bike Long Beach and LAMetro, these classes will be madeavailable at no cost to Long Beachresidents six times during Decem-ber 2012 and January 2013.

Women on Bikes SoCal is cur-rently connecting with local areanon-profits, health organizationsand businesses interested in help-ing to sponsor and expand theavailability of “Street Savvy”classes in 2013. Those interestedin attending a “Street Savvy”class should send an email [email protected].

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The event will feature thedocumentary film “For TheNext 7 Generations,” whichchronicles 13 indigenous grand-mothers from all over the globe.Moved by a concern for theplanet, they came together toform an alliance: “The Interna-tional Council of ThirteenIndigenous Grandmothers.” Thisis their story. Four years in-the-making and shot on location inthe Amazon rainforest, themountains of Mexico, NorthAmerica, and at a private meet-ing with the Dalai Lama in

India, “For the Next 7 Genera-tions” follows what happenswhen these wise women unite.Facing a world in crisis, theyshare their visions of healingand a call for change.

For more information, visitforthenext7generations.com .

Also at the event, local musi-cian Martin Espino will engagethe audience in an interactiveperformance with the sounds ofancient Mexico. Since the1980s, Martin has been a pio-neer of interactive performance,using the culture and musicalinstruments of ancient Mexico asa vehicle for educating, enlight-ening, motivating and encourag-ing all people of all ages to gainmore self/cultural awareness.Martin is a highly respected,highly experienced performer,scholar and educator in the musicof the “Ancient Americas.”

For more information, visitmartinespino.com .

Closing out the night, DJOmid Walizadeh will performlive world beats. Inspired by thefertile underground hip-hopmovement in the early mid-’90s,

Omid (aka OD) made the“Beneath the Surface” compila-tion, featuring over 30 MCs,mainly from the Los Angelesunderground hip-hop scene.Since, Omid has produced manyprojects, and his current workfocuses on sampling rare Iranianvinyl that had been banned afterthe revolution of 1979 and com-bining these sounds with modernsynthesizers.

For more information, visitdiscogs.com/artist/Omid?anv=Omid+Walizadeh&filter_anv=1 .

The event also features avisionary art show about “open-ing new doors.” This pop-upgallery will treat unhinged doorsas canvasses for the imaginationsof visual artists from all over LosAngeles County, with unique artinstallations that may surpriseguests with themes of environ-mental change, technology shiftsand community collaboration.“Change of Ages” will also pro-vide an opportunity for everyattendee to leave their artisticmark on the show.

Source: Shift Long Beach

Shift Long Beach presents ‘Change of Ages’ multimedia,interactive event the day before end of Mayan calendar

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Participating businesses in the8th District that have toy- andcanned-food-collection boxesinclude:• Averyboo Arts - 3908 AtlanticAve.• Bella Cosa Boutique - 3803Atlantic Ave.• BIS Italian American SportsCafé - 3819 Atlantic Ave.• Boys & Girls Club of America -700 E. Del Amo Blvd. • Café Bixby & Pizza - 3900

Atlantic Ave.• Dr. John K. Evans, DDS - 4028Long Beach Blvd.• Edward Jones - 3916 AtlanticAve.• Jammin’ Music & Arts - 4228Atlantic Ave.• Long Beach Clothing Company- 4218 Atlantic Ave.• Tang Soo Do Academy - 3914Atlantic Ave.• Nino’s Italian Restaurant - 3853Atlantic Ave.• Oh Very Young - 4378 AtlanticAve.• Pixie Toys - 3930 Atlantic Ave.• Power of One Self-Defense -3821 Long Beach Blvd.• Roy Robbins Gifts and Sta-tionery - 4244 Atlantic Ave.• Sam’s T-Shirts - 5616 AtlanticAve.• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf -4105 Atlantic Ave.• The Factory - 4020 Atlantic Ave.• Willmore Wine Bar - 3848

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SATURDAYDECEMBER 15

10 a.m. (HALL) Movie “The Dog Who Saved Christ-mas” (2009, Comedy) Mario Lopez. A guard dogreaches his full potential when his house is broken intoduring the holidays.

10:30 a.m. (FAM) A Miser Brothers Christmas It’s up tobrothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser to come togetherand help save Christmas.

11 a.m. (HGTV) Yard Crashers A front yard is deckedout with holiday lights.

11:30 a.m. (FAM) The First Christmas: The Story of theFirst Christmas Snow A blind shepherd boy is taken inby nuns and participates in a Christmas pageant.(FOOD) Giada at Home Giada De Laurentiis celebratesthe season by preparing a beautiful family meal.

Noon (FAM) ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Thecitizens of a small town learn that Santa has strucktheir town off his delivery list.(HALL) Movie “Come Dance With Me” (2012,Romance) Andrew McCarthy. A financial executivelearns to waltz, but falls in love with his dance instruc-tor.(LIFE) Movie “Deck the Halls” (2005, Family) GabrielleCarteris. An eight year-old boy begins to think hisneighbor may be Santa Claus.

12:30 p.m. (FAM) Frosty’s Winter Wonderland The chil-dren build Frosty a companion out of snow after notic-ing how sad he has become.

1 p.m. (FAM) Jack Frost Jack Frost wants to leave hisNorth Pole existence and become human.(FOOD) Challenge Four cake designers take on classicChristmas tales and carols.(NICK) Power Rangers Samurai The rangers arestranded in the cockpit on Christmas Eve after battlinga Nighlok.

2 p.m. (FAM) Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in JulyDuring a July vacation, Rudolph and Frosty find them-selves in danger.(HALL) Movie “Matchmaker Santa” (2012, Romance)Lacey Chabert. A mysterious Santa strands a bakerand her boyfriend’s best friend in a small town.(LIFE) Movie “His and Her Christmas” (2005, Comedy)David Sutcliffe. Two loveless columnists wage a war ofnewspaper supremacy at Christmastime.

4 p.m. (FAM) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (2009, Ani-mated) Jim Carrey. Spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge andshow him the errors of his ways by revisiting his life.

4:45 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947,Family) Maureen O’Hara. A Macy’s store Santa Clauscauses furor when he claims to be the real KrisKringle.

6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Annie Claus is Coming to Town”(2011, Family) Maria Thayer. Santa’s daughter AnnieClaus travels to Los Angeles in search of love.(LIFE) Movie “Holly’s Holiday” (2012) Claire Coffee. Awoman is knocked unconcious and when she awakensrealizes a mannequin comes to life.

7 p.m. (AMC) Movie “White Christmas” (1954, Musi-cal) Bing Crosby. Entertainers stage a musical show tosave their commanding officer’s inn and find romance.(TLC) More Crazy Christmas Lights A search for thebest Christmas lights on display from coast to coast.

8 p.m. (CBS) Movie “Elf” (2003, Comedy) Will Ferrell.A man raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to NewYork to find his true father.(FOOD) Chopped The holiday-themed battle featuresspiral ham, Italian cookies and eggnog.(HALL) Movie “Baby’s First Christmas” (2012,Romance) Casper Van Dien. Feuding colleagues mustlearn to get along in time for their nephew’s birth on

Christmas.(TLC) Invasion of the Christmas Lights Visit Christmaslighting enthusiasts and see their glorious and elabo-rate displays.

9 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped The chefs must keep a holi-day theme, and one team gets creative using ginger-bread oysters.(TLC) Invasion of the Christmas Lights Visit six homesin the U.S. where wizards of light put on holiday dis-plays that dazzle.

9:45 p.m. (AMC) Movie “White Christmas” (1954, Musi-cal) Bing Crosby. Entertainers stage a musical show tosave their commanding officer’s inn and find romance.

10 p.m. (FAM) Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town KrisKringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys tochildren all over the world.(FOOD) Chopped The competitors are challenged tostay in the spirit of the season throughout the meal.(HALL) Movie “Hitched for the Holidays” (Romance)Joey Lawrence. A man and woman agree to pose aseach other’s significant other to their families.(LIFE) Movie “The Real St. Nick” (2012) Torrey Devito.A woman saves a man in a Santa Clause suit duringan earthquake.

11 p.m. (FAM) The Year Without a Santa Claus Santadecides to take time off because he feels people havelost the spirit of Christmas.(TBN) Jason Crabb Christmas At HLE Seasonal music.(TLC) Invasion of the Christmas Lights Visit Christmaslighting enthusiasts and see their glorious and elabo-rate displays.

Midnight (FAM) Movie “Jack Frost” (1998, Family)Michael Keaton. After his death, a father comes backas a snowman to make things right with his son.(FOOD) Chopped The chefs must keep a holidaytheme, and one team gets creative using gingerbreadoysters.(HALL) Movie “Come Dance With Me” (2012,Romance) Andrew McCarthy. A financial executivelearns to waltz, but falls in love with his dance instruc-tor.(TLC) Invasion of the Christmas Lights Visit six homesin the U.S. where wizards of light put on holiday dis-plays that dazzle.

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10 a.m. (HALL) Movie “Baby’s First Christmas” (2012,Romance) Casper Van Dien. Feuding colleagues mustlearn to get along in time for their nephew’s birth onChristmas.

10:45 a.m. (AMC) Movie “White Christmas” (1954, Musi-cal) Bing Crosby. Entertainers stage a musical show tosave their commanding officer’s inn and find romance.

11 a.m. (FOOD) Sandwich King Jeff is thinking aboutways to work some holiday cheer into his sandwiches.

Noon (FOOD) Deen Family Christmas It’s Christmasat the Deens and this season is packed with all sorts ofdelicious wonder.(HALL) Movie “The Christmas Heart” (2012, Drama)Teri Polo. A boy’s neighborhood bands together whenhe is hospitalized and in need of a transplant.

1 p.m. (FAM) The Year Without a Santa Claus Santadecides to take time off because he feels people havelost the spirit of Christmas.(LIFE) Movie “The Perfect Holiday” (2007, Comedy)Morris Chestnut. A department store Santa helps ayoung girl find her mother a new husband.

1:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “All I Want for Christmas” (1991,Comedy/Drama) Jamey Sheridan. A divorced couple’stwo children scheme to get them back together for

Christmas.2 p.m. (FAM) Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Kris

Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys tochildren all over the world.(FOOD) Chopped The holiday-themed battle featuresspiral ham, Italian cookies and eggnog.(HALL) Movie “Help for the Holidays” (2012, Family)Summer Glau. A woman sets out to teach her employ-ers what it means to be a family at Christmas time.

3 p.m. (FAM) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (2009, Ani-mated) Jim Carrey. Spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge andshow him the errors of his ways by revisiting his life.(FOOD) Chopped The competitors are challenged tostay in the spirit of the season throughout the meal.

3:30 p.m. (TNT) Movie “The Holiday” (2006, Romance)Cameron Diaz. Two women with romance issues swaphomes and fall for men in their new neighbourhoods.

4 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped The chefs must keep a holi-day theme, and one team gets creative using ginger-bread oysters.(HALL) Movie “Silver Bells” (2005, Drama) AnneHeche. A widower and a young woman help eachother to put their painful pasts behind them.

5 p.m. (TCM) Movie “Carol for Another Christmas”(1964, Drama)

5:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Prancer” (1989, Family) SamElliott. A girl finds an injured reindeer and decides tonurse it until she can return it to Santa.

6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “November Christmas” (2010,Drama) John Corbett. Neighbors band together to cre-ate Halloween and Christmas moments for a younggirl.(TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983, Family) PeterBillingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only onething from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.

6:30 p.m. (TCM) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1951, Fan-tasy) Alastair Sim. The ghosts of Christmas past, pres-ent and future show a miser the meaning of Christmas.

7 p.m. (ABC) America’s Funniest Home Videos High-lights the best Christmas videos in ‘AFHV’ historyalong with funny new clips.(FOX) The Cleveland Show To help pass the time whileposing in a nativity scene, Cleveland tells a holidaystory.(LIFE) Movie “Finding Mrs. Clause” (2012, Drama)Mira Sorvino. Mrs. Clause heads to Las Vegas to helpa little girl with her Christmas wish.

8 p.m. (ABC) Wipeout Contestants will show their holi-day spirit as they battle the Nutcracker Sweet.(AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984, Drama)George C. Scott. An old man who hates Christmas istaught its true meaning and spirit by three ghosts.(TCM) A Night at the Movies(TNT) Movie “Four Christmases” (2009, Comedy)Vince Vaughn. A couple struggles to spend Christmaswith all four of their divorced parents.

9 p.m. (FOX) Family Guy Peter tells his own versionof the Nativity story.

9:30 p.m. (FOX) American Dad It’s holiday time in Lang-ley Falls and Steve starts acting like a spoiled brat.

10 p.m. (FOOD) Sweet Genius In the first test, competi-tors face a fabled pudding and a classic yuletidecandy.(HALL) Movie “A Dog Named Christmas” (2009, Fam-ily) Bruce Greenwood. A developmentally challengedman convinces his family to adopt a dog for Christmas.(TBN) Jesus of Nazareth(TNT) Movie “Four Christmases” (2009, Comedy)Vince Vaughn. A couple struggles to spend Christmaswith all four of their divorced parents.

10:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984,Drama) George C. Scott. An old man who hates

Christmas is taught its true meaning and spirit by threeghosts.(TVLAND) Everybody Loves Raymond A Christmas let-ter written by Marie and Debra causes problemsamong the Barones.

11 p.m. (FOOD) Iron Chef America Two Iron Chefs faceoff in this Holiday Battle: Masaharu Morimoto andMichael Symon.

Midnight (HALL) Movie “A Season for Miracles” (1999,Drama) Patty Duke. A woman leaves with her sister’schildren in an attempt to keep them from foster care.(TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983, Family) PeterBillingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only onething from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.

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11 a.m. (EWTN) In Concert(FAM) Movie “Sons of Mistletoe” (2001, Drama) RomaDowney. Looking to save the orphanage, Jimmy startsa campaign to win the heart of the new owner.

Noon (HALL) Movie “November Christmas” (2010,Drama) John Corbett. Neighbors band together to cre-ate Halloween and Christmas moments for a younggirl.

1 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Christmas Every Day” (1996,Drama) Robert Hays. A 13-year-old must relive Christ-mas Day until he learns the true meaning of Christ-mas.

2 p.m. (FOOD) Secrets of a Restaurant Chef How toprepare a special meal for a group, using a few restau-rant tips and tricks.(HALL) Movie “The Three Gifts” (2009, Drama) DeanCain. A couple houses three orphan boys over the holi-days as their orphanage gets renovated.

3 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Christmas Do-Over” (2006, Fam-ily) Jay Mohr. A man is forced to relive one terribleChristmas with his ex-wife over and over again.(FOOD) Giada’s Family Christmas Giada and her fam-ily celebrate the holidays at Aunt Raffy’s house inAspen.

4 p.m. (FOOD) Barefoot in London Ina Gartenexplores the London food scene, then inspired createsan unmissable feast.(HALL) Movie “A Dog Named Christmas” (2009, Fam-ily) Bruce Greenwood. A developmentally challengedman convinces his family to adopt a dog for Christmas.

4:30 p.m. (TBN) Movie “Mary and Joseph: A Story ofFaith” (1979, Religious) Blanche Baker. Examine thecourtship of Mary and Joseph and their early life beforeJesus was born.

5 p.m. (FOOD) Deen Family Christmas It’s Christmasat the Deens and this season is packed with all sorts ofdelicious wonder.

6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Season for Miracles” (1999,Drama) Patty Duke. A woman leaves with her sister’schildren in an attempt to keep them from foster care.(LIFE) Movie “Holiday Switch” (2007, Drama) NicoleEggert. A woman wonders what her life would be like ifshe married her high school boyfriend.

6:30 p.m. (FAM) Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Grinches The Catin the Hat The Cat in the Hat must save the world fromthe evil Grinch.

7 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch StoleChristmas” (2000, Fantasy) Jim Carrey. The Grinchdisguises himself as Santa to steal Christmas from thepeople of Whoville.

8 p.m. (ABC) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Theteam helps out the family of a wounded veteran.(AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984, Drama)George C. Scott. An old man who hates Christmas istaught its true meaning and spirit by three ghosts.

(CW) Movie “Noel” (2004, Drama) Susan Sarandon.Five separate New Yorkers cross paths on ChristmasEve, each seeking their own miracle.(HALL) Movie “A Christmas Wish” (2010, Family) KristySwanson. A woman, left destitute by her husband,faces a bleak Christmas with her children.

8:30 p.m. (FOX) Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Sid trav-els to the North Pole after Manny convinces him he ison Santa’s naughty list.

9 p.m. (ABC) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Theteam helps out the family of a wounded veteran.

9:30 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch StoleChristmas” (2000, Fantasy) Jim Carrey. The Grinchdisguises himself as Santa to steal Christmas from thepeople of Whoville.

10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Town Without Christmas”(2001, Drama) Patricia Heaton. A reporter and a novel-ist try to locate a child who wrote a disturbing letter toSanta.(LIFE) Movie “Holiday Wishes” (2006, Drama) AmberBenson. After a visit to the mall with Santa, a rich girland an orphan switch bodies.(TBN) Donnie McClurken Christmas

10:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984,Drama) George C. Scott. An old man who hatesChristmas is taught its true meaning and spirit by threeghosts.

Midnight (FAM) Movie “The Mistle-Tones” (2012, Musi-cal) Tia Mowry-Hardict. A young singer creates herown musical Christmas group after losing a spot inanother.(HALL) Movie “Eve’s Christmas” (2004, Drama) CherylLadd. An executive about to become a partner in herfirm re-evaluates her life on Christmas Eve.

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10 a.m. (FOOD) Down Home With the Neelys Pat andGina cook up a holiday feast to deliver to the local sen-ior community center.

11 a.m. (FAM) The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausThe story of how Santa Claus grew up and devoted hislife to making children happy.

Noon (FAM) Frosty’s Winter Wonderland The chil-dren build Frosty a companion out of snow after notic-ing how sad he has become.(FOOD) Deen Family Christmas It’s Christmas at theDeens and this season is packed with all sorts of deli-cious wonder.(HALL) Movie “Anne Tyler’s Saint Maybe” (1998,Drama) Mary-Louise Parker. A teenager becomes theguardian of three children and looks to religion for for-giveness.

12:30 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Santa Who?” (2000, Comedy)Leslie Nielsen. Santa crash-lands in New York City justdays before Christmas, and suffers from amnesia.(TBN) The Gift of Christmas Holiday celebration.

1 p.m. (FOOD) Barefoot in London Ina Gartenexplores the London food scene, then inspired createsan unmissable feast.

2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Wish” (2010, Fam-ily) Kristy Swanson. A woman, left destitute by her hus-band, faces a bleak Christmas with her children.

2:30 p.m. (FAM) Movie “The Christmas List” (1997, Com-edy) Mimi Rogers. A woman’s Christmas wishes cometrue, but they all have a slight twist to them.

3 p.m. (FOOD) Giada at Home Giada De Laurentiiscelebrates the season by preparing a beautiful familymeal.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas Magic” (2011,Drama) Lindy Booth. An angel-to-be must earn herwings by watching over a despondent man and his

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4:30 p.m. (FAM) Disney’s Prep and Landing Elves knownas Prep & Landing prepare homes around the worldfor Santa’s arrival.(TBN) Movie “Love’s Christmas Journey” (2011,Romance) Ellie Davis. A woman’s brother goes miss-ing while she’s visiting him during the Christmas holi-day.

5 p.m. (FAM) Prep and Landing 2: Naughty vs. NiceWayne and his estranged brother, Lanny, race torecover classified North Pole technology.(TCM) Movie “In the Good Old Summertime” (1949,Musical) Judy Garland. A music store clerk falls in lovewith her pen pal who is actually her dreaded boss.

5:30 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994,Drama) Lord Richard Attenborough. A young girl’smother hires a department store Santa who provesthat he’s genuine.

6 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped As an added challenge, thechefs’ dishes must have a holiday theme.(HALL) Movie “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”(2008, Drama) Brooke Burns. A single mom who haslost all faith in Christmas finds answers when her unclevisits.(LIFE) Movie “An Accidental Christmas” (2007, Drama)Cynthia Gibb. Two children formulate a plan to bringtheir separated parents together over the holidays.

7 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped The competitors are chal-lenged to stay in the spirit of the season throughout themeal.

8 p.m. (ABC) A Charlie Brown Christmas The Peanutssearch for the meaning of Christmas amongst thecommercialism.(AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984, Drama)George C. Scott. An old man who hates Christmas istaught its true meaning and spirit by three ghosts.(BBC) Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas Ramsay’sultimate turkey and stuffing, perfectly cooked vegeta-bles and a stunning dessert.(FAM) Movie “Home Alone” (1990, Comedy) MacaulayCulkin. A young boy must fend off burglars after hisfamily accidentally leaves him home alone.(FX) Movie “Deck the Halls” (2005, Family) GabrielleCarteris. An eight year-old boy begins to think hisneighbor may be Santa Claus.(HALL) Movie “A Christmas Song” (2012, Family)Natasha Henstridge. The fate of two music teachers isto be decided in a city-wide Christmas carol contest.(LIFE) Movie “Dear Santa” (2011, Drama) Amy Acker.A young woman finds a letter from a girl asking for anew wife for her dad.

9 p.m. (BBC) Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate ChristmasRamsay prepares dishes that include honey-glazedham, pumpkin soup and others.

10 p.m. (FAM) Movie “The Polar Express” (2004, Ani-mated) Voices of Tom Hanks. A doubting, little boyboards a magical train to visit the North Pole on Christ-mas Eve.(FX) Movie “Deck the Halls” (2005, Family) GabrielleCarteris. An eight year-old boy begins to think hisneighbor may be Santa Claus.(HALL) Movie “Help for the Holidays” (2012, Family)Summer Glau. A woman sets out to teach her employ-ers what it means to be a family at Christmas time.(LIFE) Movie “Twelve Men of Christmas” (2009, Com-edy) Kristin Chenoweth. A high-powered New Yorkpublic relations executive finds love in a small town inMontana.

10:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984,Drama) George C. Scott. An old man who hatesChristmas is taught its true meaning and spirit by three

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(FOOD) Chopped The holiday-themed battle featuresspiral ham, Italian cookies and eggnog.

Midnight (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Wedding Tail”(2011, Comedy) Shawn Ardalan. Two dog ownersowners fall in love and it’s up to the pets to perform aChristmas miracle.

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Noon (FOOD) Giada’s Family Christmas Giada andher family celebrate the holidays at Aunt Raffy’s housein Aspen.(HALL) Movie “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”(2008, Drama) Brooke Burns. A single mom who haslost all faith in Christmas finds answers when her unclevisits.(TBN) The Perfect Gift Tells the story of the Advent witha cast of talented and anointed singers.

1 p.m. (HGTV) Design on a Dime Casey shares costsaving secrets in a holiday inspired room.

2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Three Wise Women” (2010,Drama) Fionnula Flanagan. A woman is visited by herguardian angel, her past self and her future self.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Wedding Tail”(2011, Comedy) Shawn Ardalan. Two dog ownersowners fall in love and it’s up to the pets to perform aChristmas miracle.

5 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Home Alone” (1990, Comedy)Macaulay Culkin. A young boy must fend off burglarsafter his family accidentally leaves him home alone.

6 p.m. (HALL) Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star Jinglethe husky pup helps make Christmas special for hisnew friends.(LIFE) Movie “Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus” (2004,Family) Steve Guttenberg. Santa worries about turningover the reigns to his son, Nick, who hasn’t yet found awife.

6:30 p.m. (HALL) Hoops and Yoyo Ruin Christmas Acomical, pink kitty and a green bunny become acciden-tal stowaways on Santa’s sleigh.

7 p.m. (FAM) Movie “The Polar Express” (2004, Ani-mated) Voices of Tom Hanks. A doubting, little boyboards a magical train to visit the North Pole on Christ-mas Eve.(HALL) Jingle All the Way A Husky puppy looking for ahome at a Christmas tree farm bonds with a youngboy.

7:30 p.m. (HALL) Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star Jinglethe husky pup helps make Christmas special for hisnew friends.

8 p.m. (AMC) Movie “White Christmas” (1954, Musi-cal) Bing Crosby. Entertainers stage a musical show tosave their commanding officer’s inn and find romance.(CW) Movie “Noel” (2004, Drama) Susan Sarandon.Five separate New Yorkers cross paths on ChristmasEve, each seeking their own miracle.(HALL) Movie “A Holiday Engagement” (2011, Com-edy) Haylie Duff. A woman hires a man to come homeand pretend to be her fiancé over the holidays.(LIFE) Movie “A Nanny for Christmas” (2010, Comedy)Dean Cain. An advertising executive loses her job at apowerful firm just before the holidays.


10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Princess for Christmas” (2011,Family) Katie McGrath. A young woman falls for adashing prince when she visits England for Christmas.(LIFE) Movie “A Boyfriend for Christmas” (2004,

Romance) Kelli Williams. A girl tells Santa she wants aboyfriend for Christmas and he turns up 19 years later.(TBN) Movie “Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith”(1979, Religious) Blanche Baker. Examine thecourtship of Mary and Joseph and their early life beforeJesus was born.

10:45 p.m. (AMC) Movie “White Christmas” (1954, Musi-cal) Bing Crosby. Entertainers stage a musical show tosave their commanding officer’s inn and find romance.

11 p.m. (HIST) The Real Story of Christmas Grab someeggnog and learn the true origins of our Christmas tra-ditions.

Midnight (HALL) Movie “It’s Christmas, Carol!” (2012,Fantasy) Carrie Fisher. A ruthless tycoon is visited bythe ghost of her old boss to help her change her ways.

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11 a.m. (FAM) Movie “Christmas Capers” (2007, Com-edy) Shannen Doherty. An infamous jewel thief retreatsto her hometown where she finds the holiday spirit.

Noon (HALL) Movie “A Holiday Engagement” (2011,Comedy) Haylie Duff. A woman hires a man to comehome and pretend to be her fiancé over the holidays.(TBN) Movie “A Christmas Snow” (2010, Drama)Danny Cahill. Christmas has not been the same for ayoung woman since her father left.

12:30 p.m. (TBS) American Dad The Ghost of ChristmasPast visits Stan when his holiday spirit is at an all-timelow.

1 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Secret Santa” (2003, Drama)Jennie Garth. A journalist visits a small town to uncoverthe identity of a mysterious philanthropist.

2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “The Christmas Pageant” (2011,Comedy) Melissa Gilbert. An overbearing theaterdirector begrudgingly takes a job directing a Christmaspageant.

3 p.m. (FAM) Movie “The Mistle-Tones” (2012, Musi-cal) Tia Mowry-Hardict. A young singer creates herown musical Christmas group after losing a spot inanother.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “It’s Christmas, Carol!” (2012,Fantasy) Carrie Fisher. A ruthless tycoon is visited bythe ghost of her old boss to help her change her ways.

5 p.m. (FAM) Movie “12 Dates of Christmas” (2011,Comedy) Amy Smart. A young woman relives thesame first date on Christmas Eve over and over again.(FOOD) Cupcake Wars Four bakers compete to havetheir cupcakes at the opening night of The Nutcracker.

6 p.m. (FOOD) Sweet Genius In the first test, competi-tors face a fabled pudding and a classic yuletidecandy.(HALL) Movie “Lucky Christmas” (2011, Drama) Eliza-beth Berkley. A woman’s car is stolen with a winninglottery ticket inside, and the thief falls for her.


8 p.m. (ABC) I Want a Dog for Christmas, CharlieBrown Linus and Lucy’s younger brother, ReRun, asksSnoopy to invite his brother Spike to visit.(AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947, Family)Maureen O’Hara. A Macy’s store Santa Claus causesfuror when he claims to be the real Kris Kringle.(FX) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004, Com-edy) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble tocreate the perfect Christmas for their daughter.(SYFY) Movie “‘12 Disasters of Christmas” (2012, Sci-Fi) Ed Quinn. On Christmas Eve, the star of Bethlehemportends natural disasters.(TBS) Family Guy Stewie and Brian travel to the NorthPole to teach Santa a lesson in holiday cheer.

8:30 p.m. (TBS) Family Guy Stewie and Brian travel tothe North Pole to teach Santa a lesson in holidaycheer.

9 p.m. (ABC) CMA Country Christmas Country’sbiggest superstars join together to celebrate the holi-days.(FAM) Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”(1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase. A man plays host tonumerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmasholidays.

10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “The Christmas Heart” (2012,Drama) Teri Polo. A boy’s neighborhood bandstogether when he is hospitalized and in need of atransplant.

10:15 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947,Family) Maureen O’Hara. A Macy’s store Santa Clauscauses furor when he claims to be the real KrisKringle.

11:45 p.m. (TCM) Movie “Tenth Avenue Angel” (1948,Drama) Angela Lansbury. A sweet child living in ghastlyNew York tenements influences a gangster to gostraight.

Midnight (FAM) Movie “A Very Brady Christmas” (1988,Comedy/Drama) Florence Henderson. The entireBrady family overcomes personal obstacles to spendChristmas together.(HALL) Movie “When Angels Come to Town” (2004,Family) Peter Falk. An angel comes to Earth at Christ-mas to help two very different families in need.

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11 a.m. (FAM) Movie “Snowglobe” (2007, Family) Lor-raine Bracco. A mystical snow globe transports Angelainto an idyllic Christmas winter wonderland.

11:30 a.m. (TBN) Jason Crabb Christmas At HLE Sea-sonal music.

Noon (HALL) Movie “The Christmas Heart” (2012,Drama) Teri Polo. A boy’s neighborhood bandstogether when he is hospitalized and in need of atransplant.

1 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Santa Baby” (2006, Comedy)Jenny McCarthy. Santa’s daughter, Mary Class, tries tomakeover Christmas when her father gets sick.(FX) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004, Com-edy) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble tocreate the perfect Christmas for their daughter.

2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Angel in the Family” (2004,Drama) Meredith Baxter. Sisters separated by a life-time of misunderstandings come together for the holi-days.

3 p.m. (EWTN) TAJCI: Christmas Concert Seasonalmusic.

3:45 p.m. (AMC) Movie “All I Want for Christmas” (1991,Comedy/Drama) Jamey Sheridan. A divorced couple’stwo children scheme to get them back together forChristmas.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Farewell Mr. Kringle” (2010,Comedy) Christine Taylor. A journalist writes about aSanta Claus impersonator who lives in a Christmas-themed town.(LIFE) Movie “The Real St. Nick” (2012) Torrey Devito.A woman saves a man in a Santa Clause suit duringan earthquake.

4:30 p.m. (TBN) Christmas with a Capital “C” A man triesto rid his town of a 50 year old Christmas tradition.

5 p.m. (FAM) Movie “Holiday in Handcuffs” (2007,Comedy) Melissa Joan Hart. A woman kidnaps ahandsome guy to take home to her parents during theChristmas holidays.

5:45 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947,Family) Maureen O’Hara. A Macy’s store Santa Claus

causes furor when he claims to be the real KrisKringle.

6 p.m. (EWTN) Backstage Christmas Special MaryAnne LaHood sings a variety of Christmas songs inthis special episode.(HALL) Movie “Help for the Holidays” (2012, Family)Summer Glau. A woman sets out to teach her employ-ers what it means to be a family at Christmas time.(LIFE) Movie “Christmas Crash” (2009, Drama)Michael Madsen. A couple on the brink of divorce sur-vives the crash of their plane, but are presumed dead.(SYFY) Movie “‘12 Disasters of Christmas” (2012, Sci-Fi) Ed Quinn. On Christmas Eve, the star of Bethlehemportends natural disasters.(TBN) Jason Crabb Christmas At HLE Seasonal music.

7 p.m. (FAM) Movie “National Lampoon’s ChristmasVacation” (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase. A man playshost to numerous dysfunctional relatives during theChristmas holidays.

8 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994,Drama) Lord Richard Attenborough. A young girl’smother hires a department store Santa who provesthat he’s genuine.(CW) The Happy Elf Eubie the Elf, one of Santa’shelpers, tries to bring Christmas joy to a dreary town.(HALL) Movie “Come Dance With Me” (2012,Romance) Andrew McCarthy. A financial executivelearns to waltz, but falls in love with his dance instruc-tor.(LIFE) Movie “Holiday Spin” (2012, Drama) Ralph Mac-chio. A father and son work together to prepare for adance competition.(NBC) A Michael Bublé Christmas Ring in the holidayswith award-winning singer Michael Bublé in his firstholiday special.(TNT) Christmas in Washington

9 p.m. (CW) Grandma Got Run Over by a ReindeerOn Christmas Eve, a boy sets out to find his grand-mother who mysteriously disappeared.(FAM) Movie “The Santa Clause” (1994, Comedy) TimAllen. When a father mistakenly kills Santa Claus, he ismagically recruited to take his place.(NBC) Christmas at the White House(TNT) Movie “Four Christmases” (2009, Comedy)Vince Vaughn. A couple struggles to spend Christmaswith all four of their divorced parents.

10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Baby’s First Christmas” (2012,Romance) Casper Van Dien. Feuding colleagues mustlearn to get along in time for their nephew’s birth onChristmas.(LIFE) Movie “Under the Mistletoe” (2006, Family)Michael Shanks. A local radio station takes overSusan’s love life after an innocent call from her son.

10:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994,Drama) Lord Richard Attenborough. A young girl’smother hires a department store Santa who provesthat he’s genuine.

11 p.m. (TNT) Christmas in Washington11:30 p.m. (EWTN) Mysteries of the Rosary The magic

and wonder of the third Joyful Mystery of the Rosary.Midnight (EWTN) The Footprints of God Follow Mary on

her extraordinary journey.(FAM) Movie “Holiday in Handcuffs” (2007, Comedy)Melissa Joan Hart. A woman kidnaps a handsome guyto take home to her parents during the Christmas holi-days.(HALL) Movie “Moonlight and Mistletoe” (2008, Drama)Tom Arnold. A woman must return to her hometown ofSantaville to help her father.(TNT) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1999, Drama)Patrick Stewart. A miserly old man is visited by threeghosts in order to learn the meaning of Christmas.

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Andrea CiccoliniEditorial Intern

[Ed. note– The following piece, writtenby Signal Tribune intern Andrea Ciccol-ini, was only lightly edited in an effortto preserve his “voice” and writingstyle, as he makes his transition intolearning English.]

I’m Italian. I love food, and the firstthing that a lot of my Italian friends orrelatives told to me when I announcedmy departure was, “Pay attention to theAmerican food!”

All right. In the U.S., there isn’t thebest food in the world, but I think thereare more dangerous things, like crimi-nality. But how, I said, I’m Italian, andfor us food is really the first thing. It isnot rare that we judge a country only byits food. An example of a conversationbetween two Italian friends:

Mario: “Hi Luigi! How was Lon-don?”

Luigi: “The food was terrible!”This is enough to judge London,

without any mention of museums, mon-uments or people, and Mario probablywill not go to London.

To change which country you live infor a long period of time, for an Italian,can be a “food-shock.”

About food, I remember one of myfirst days in Long Beach. I went to thetheater with a girl, and after the moviewe were hungry. We walked to a placewhere there are some restaurants, and Ibecame immersed in the atlas of interna-tional food. Our choice was not betweena cheap or expensive restaurant orbetween a classic or modern restaurant.The choice was: in which country do wewant to eat today? The choice wasamong an Argentine restaurant, a Greekrestaurant, a Italian restaurant, an Indianrestaurant, an American restaurant, anAustralian restaurant, a Mexican restau-rant and two different Japanese restau-rants. Awesome! I love foreign food.Finally, we went to eat in the Far East,and while eating sushi and drinkingsake, I made a reflection.

I am sure I can predict the result ofthe following survey.

“If I say to an American the word,“Italy,” what is the first thing that comesup to his or her mind?”

Almost everybody will answer,“Food” or “Pizza” or “Pasta.”

And I am sure I can predict the resultof another survey.

“If I say to an Italian the word,“Italy,” what is the first thing that comesup to his or her mind?”

(The answer will surely be: “Whyare your speaking to me using English ifwe both are Italian?” But I care aboutthe second answer).

Almost every Italian will say,

“Cibo,” (the Italian word for “Food” or“Pizza” or “Pasta”).

Why? I think the reason is that Ital-ians have a strong food culture. It is evi-dent in the number of Italian restaurantsin Italy, in the number of Italian restau-rants scattered all over the world, in thenumber of non-translated Italian wordsabout food like: pizza, pasta, mozzarella,spaghetti, pesto, broccoli, prosciutto,olive, lasagna, salami, macaroni, zuc-chini, peperoni, oregano, cappuccino,pistachio. It is evident in the number ofpeople who have eaten an Italian dish atleast once in their life, in the number ofpeople who know something about Ital-ian food, in the number of people whohave tried to cook pasta at least once intheir life. It is evident in the fact thatevery Italian’s favorite food is Italianfood.

Here, in the U.S., the relationshipwith food is totally different. There areinternational- and fusion-food restau-rants everywhere. The feeling is thatAmericans sometimes fight against theirown food. Why do I say that Americansfight against their own food? Because itis impossible to not do that. All over theworld, it is sufficient to think that Amer-ican food is famous for fat, full of chem-icals and hormones. In one word:unhealthy.

Of course it is not fair to think aboutU.S. food only in a bad way. Here, thereis a great meat knowledge, and the abil-ity that Americans have to cook meat ona BBQ is unique in the world. But, ifthere is less than one hour to eat themeal, the Italian will eat pasta or pizza,and maybe he will drink one glass ofwine or simply water. The Americanwill eat a hamburger with french fries,ketchup, BBQ sauce, a large Coke andmaybe fried chicken nuggets. Now,what is more healthy?

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because theU.S. is a country that has one of thehighest number of people with alimen-tation diseases and the largest obesitypopulation in the world.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because, eversince I’ve arrived here, I’ve had to cooksomething vegetarian every time I cookfor a party, because there is a vegetarianor even vegan at the party. For me, it isnot a problem. I love vegetables. I’m notvegetarian, but I respect their choice,and I’m interested in their points. Mycousin is a vegetarian, and Italy is theEuropean country with the largest num-ber of vegetarians: 7 million, 10 percentof the population (according to the datafrom Eurispes research in 2006).

So, there are absolutely no problemsfor me, but here in California I was sur-prised by the number vegetarians. Itlooks like an epidemic ofvegetarians/vegans, and everyone hastold me that the reason for their decisionis to be healthy. In the U.S., according toa 2012 study by “Vegetarianism inAmerica,” 78 million people are strictlyvegetarian and 22.8 million people

affirm that they largely follow a “vege-tarian-inclined” diet.

The highest concentration of vege-tarians is on the West Coast, and almosthalf of them affirm that their choice isdue to healthy reasons. They are who Icall “the food fighters.” They are mostlyyoung, and their population is growingmore and more everyday.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because some-times I’ve seen Americans who don’tfight against the food, and maybe theyare the largest part. I have seen fakehealth-fanatic Americans. Inside thesupermarket, the most important thingwas finding fat-free food and sugar-freefood. It can be good, but after buying allthis “light food,” they started eating anddrinking a ginormous bunch of this“light food.” The rule was if it is sugar-or fat-free you can ingest it without stop-ping. According to 2012 nutritional datafrom Food Facts, the recommended totalnumber of calories a person shouldintake each day is 2,000, but the averagenumber of calories an American con-sumes daily is 3,800.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because, to sur-vive, it is impossible to found a cultureon unhealthy food. Here, to forge a foodculture is more difficult because thereare so many strong foreign influencesthat it is difficult to be deaf to the callingof a good sashimi or chili with meat. Butwithout this food culture it is easy tohave a bad relation with your own food.On the other side, the influence fromdifferent food cultures is the best way toknow about traditional food from allover the world, and this is a great thing.

The U.S. is a new country. Maybethis is why it doesn’t have a food iden-tity yet; it needs time to create a tradi-tion. Maybe, in 200 years, the U.S. willbe the country of vegetarians, and Iwould not be surprised if that happens.

My reflection was too long, and I amquite sure that the girl who was with medecided to quit the green-tea ice creamto run away from me as soon as possi-ble. Anyway, I went to the Japaneserestaurant again with that girl. This time,I didn’t talk about food, and she also hadthe green-tea ice cream. I’m Italian. Ilove food, and the first thing that a lot ofmy Italian friends or relatives told to mewhen I announced my departure was,“Pay attention to the American food!”

All right. In the U.S., there isn’t thebest food in the world, but I think thereare more dangerous things, like crimi-nality. But how, I said, I’m Italian, andfor us food is really the first thing. It isnot rare that we judge a country only byits food. An example of a conversationbetween two Italian friends:

Mario: “Hi Luigi! How was Lon-don?”

Luigi: “The food was terrible!”This is enough to judge London,

without any mention of museums, mon-uments or people, and Mario probablywill not go to London.

To change which country you live in

for a long periodof time, for an Ital-ian, can be a“food-shock.”

About food, Iremember one ofmy first days inLong Beach. Iwent to the theaterwith a girl, andafter the movie wewere hungry. Wewalked to a placewhere there aresome restaurants,and I fell down inthe atlas of inter-national food. Ourchoice was notbetween a chip orexpensive restau-rant or between aclassic or modernrestaurant. Thechoice was: inwhich country dowe want to eattoday? The choicewas among an Argentine restaurant, aGreek restaurant, a Italian restaurant, anIndian restaurant, an American restau-rant, an Australian restaurant, a Mexicanrestaurant and two different Japaneserestaurants. Awesome! I love foreignfood. Finally, we went to eat in the FarEast, and while eating sushi and drink-ing sake, I made a reflection.

I am sure I can predict the result ofthe following survey.

“If I say to an American the word,“Italy,” what is the first thing that comesup to his or her mind?”

Almost everybody will answer,“Food” or “Pizza” or “Pasta.”

And I am sure I can predict the resultof another survey.

“If I say to an Italian the word,“Italy,” what is the first thing that comesup to his or her mind?”

(The answer will surely be: “Whyare your speaking to me using English ifwe both are Italian?” But I care aboutthe second answer).

Almost every Italian will say,“Cibo,” (the Italian word for “Food” or“Pizza” or “Pasta”).

Why? I think the reason is that Ital-ians have a strong food culture. It is evi-dent in the number of Italian restaurantsin Italy, in the number of Italian restau-rants scattered all over the world, in thenumber of non-translated Italian wordsabout food like: pizza, pasta, mozzarella,spaghetti, pesto, broccoli, prosciutto,olive, lasagna, salami, macaroni, zuc-chini, peperoni, oregano, cappuccino,pistachio. It is evident in the number ofpeople who have eaten an Italian dish atleast once in their life, in the number ofpeople who know something about Ital-ian food, in the number of people whohave tried to cook pasta at least once intheir life. It is evident in the fact thatevery Italian’s favorite food is Italianfood.

Here, in the U.S., the relationshipwith food is totally different. There areinternational- and fusion-food restau-rants everywhere. The feeling is thatAmericans sometimes fight againsttheir own food. Why do I say thatAmericans fight against their ownfood? Because it is impossible to not dothat. All over the world, it is sufficientto think that American food is famousfor fat, full of chemicals and hormones.In one word: unhealthy.

Of course it is not fair to think aboutU.S. food only in a bad way. Here, thereis a great meat knowledge, and the abil-ity that Americans have to cook meat ona BBQ is unique in the world. But, ifthere is less than one hour to eat themeal, the Italian will eat pasta or pizza,and maybe he will drink one glass ofwine or simply water. The Americanwill eat a hamburger with french fries,ketchup, BBQ sauce, a large Coke andmaybe fried chicken nuggets. Now,what is more healthy?

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because theU.S. is the country with the largestnumber of alimentation diseases and thecountry with the largest population ofobesity in the world.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because, ever

since I’ve arrived here, I’ve had to cooksomething vegetarian every time I cookfor a party, because there is a vegetarianor even vegan at the party. For me, it isnot a problem. I love vegetables. I’mnot vegetarian, but I respect theirchoice, and I’m interested in theirpoints. My cousin is a vegetarian, andItaly is the European country with thelargest number of vegetarians: 7 mil-lion, 10 percent of the population(according to the data from Eurispesresearch in 2006).

So, there are absolutely no problemsfor me, but here in California I was sur-prised by the number vegetarians. Itlooks like an epidemic ofvegetarians/vegans, and everyone hastold me that the reason for their decisionis to be healthy. In the U.S., accordingto a 2012-study by “Vegetarianism inAmerica,” 78 million people are strictlyvegetarian and 22.8 million peopleaffirm that they largely follow a “vege-tarian-inclined” diet.

The highest concentration of vege-tarians is on the West Coast, and almosthalf of them affirm that their choice isdue to healthy reasons. They are who Icall “the food fighters.” They are mostlyyoung, and their population is growingmore and more everyday.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because some-times I’ve seen Americans who don’tfight against the food, and maybe theyare the largest part. I have seen fakehealth-fanatic Americans. Inside thesupermarket, the most important thingwas finding fat-free food and sugar-freefood. It can be good, but after buying allthis “light food,” they started eating anddrinking a ginormous bunch of this“light food.” The rule was if it is sugar-or fat-free you can ingest it withoutstopping. According to 2012 nutritionaldata from Food Facts, the recom-mended total number of calories a per-son should intake each day is 2,000, butthe average number of calories anAmerican consumes daily is 3,800.

Why do I say that Americans fightagainst their own food? Because, to sur-vive, it is impossible to found a cultureon unhealthy food. Here, to forge a foodculture is more difficult because thereare so many strong foreign influencesthat it is difficult to be deaf to the callingof a good sashimi or chili with meat.But without this food culture it is easyto have a bad relation with your ownfood. On the other side, the influencefrom different food cultures is the bestway to know about traditional foodfrom all over the world, and this is agreat thing.

The U.S. is a new country. Maybethis is why it doesn’t have a food iden-tity yet; it needs time to create a tradi-tion. Maybe, in 200 years, the U.S. willbe the country of vegetarians, and Iwould not be surprised if that happens.

My reflection was too long, and Iam quite sure that the girl who was withme decided to quit the green-tea icecream to run away from me as soon aspossible. Anyway, I went to the Japan-ese restaurant again with that girl. Thistime, I didn’t talk about food, and shealso had the green-tea ice cream.

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Some artists have mean-ingful reasons behind theirart and why it was made.Even their smallest detailsserve a purpose. Otherartists, like Cathy Pavia,rarely have an explanationfor their creations. Some ofher ideas just appear into hermind at 4 in the morning,and she can’t help but get outof bed and put them onpaper.

Pavia, an illustrator,painter and teacher from Bel-mont Heights, has had aninterest in art for as long asshe can remember. “Mymother was really good withbeing very patient with me,”she said. “I would ask mymom to draw things, and Iactually would just drawwith her. It was just something thatwe did together all the time.”

Pavia grew up in Cleveland,Ohio. By the time she was about sixor seven years old, she joined a chil-dren’s program at the ClevelandMuseum of Art, which she stuckwith until junior high school. Prettysoon, she was also taking weekendclasses at the Cleveland Institute ofArt. Later, Pavia got a Bachelors ofFine Arts degree from the ClevelandInstitute of Art and a Masters ofFine Arts degree at California StateUniversity, Fullerton.

Pavia has been an illustrator forover 25 years. She enjoys the story-telling aspects of it. “For years, Iwas a free-lance illustrator,” shesaid. Today, she has over 20 booksin print. Pavia’s favorite project isfrom the children’s book, Zen ofOz. “The publisher wanted a veryspecific style in illustration,” shesaid. “They wanted the illustrationto have the flavor of old Japaneseprint making.”

Pavia had never practiced thisstyle before, so she viewed theentire project as a learning experi-ence. “I had to emerge myself in theculture and the history of that verything- the 1800s and early 1900s ofJapanese woodblock printing.” sheexplained. “I had to make my water-color look like that. And also, the

characters who were from the Wiz-ard of Oz were to look like thosecharacters from Japan, one of myfavorite things from art history. So,that was the perfect thing for me. Ihad to learn all about that. Dorothydidn’t look like Judy Garland. Shewas completely different. She hadto be very tall and willowy.”

Pavia added that it is cruciallyimportant to be accurate and true towhat the story is and its style.“When you’re an illustrator, youmay get projects where you go, ‘Ohboy, I don’t know how I’m going toget through this one,’” she said.“But you really have to change yourattitude about it and take it as a chal-lenge.” Illustrating picture-bookshas also inspired Pavia to start writ-ing them. “Writing is another thingthat I really enjoy doing – not thatI’m good at it,” she said, jokingly.

Pavia said she has not written forany children’s picture books yet andhas had trouble finding classesregarding them. “There aren’t toomany classes in terms of writing forchildren’s picture books because it isa really specific genre,” she noted.“Because it has pictures with it,there are very few words in it. If youlook at a children’s book, there areprobably about 700 words in it, ifthat.”

When she first became inter-ested in writing for children’sbooks, her first manuscript was15 pages long, and it was consid-ered too long. Along with illus-trating, Pavia also taught andlectured about life-drawing,watercolor and illustration at anumber of different colleges suchas Rancho Santiago College, Cal-ifornia State University, Fuller-ton, Golden West College andCalifornia State University, LongBeach.

For the past six years, she hasbeen teaching at Orange CountyHigh School of the Arts (OCSA)in Santa Ana. “The high school isreally great because it’s likegoing back in time for me,” shesaid. “Those high-school kids areexactly like I was in high school.They have to audition to get intothe school. So, they are veryfocused on already being profes-

sional, and they are very very verygood. It’s a lot of fun, but it’s verybusiness-like.”

Lately, Pavia has been workingon oil painting and portraits. “Ihaven’t really done much oil paint-ing in my career as an illustratorbecause it’s totally impractical,” sheexplained. “When you’re an illustra-tor, you have to get things donefast.”

One of the images that Paviaenjoys painting is of her dogs. Oneof her dogs, a Labrador retriever,used to constantly steal pastries offthe counter. She decided to paint aportrait of her, but she added someadditional details that made thepainting more comical. “You see thedog in the background stealing pas-tries off the counter in the kitchenwith a burglars mask on.”

Pavia has described her paintingsas “very abnormal.” Anotherfavorite of hers is called, “Astroboymeets Alice.” It is an image of thetea party scene in the story of Aliceand Wonderland, but Astroboy, theJapanese manga character, is pres-ent, hovering over the table andburning the tablecloth.

“It’s like he’s the unexpected

guest,” Pavia said. “When Astroboycame out, it was the most differentthing that was going on. When wewere all growing up, Walt Disneywas the animation that we looked at.That was the norm. And whenAstroboy came out, he was thisstrange, wonderful thing.”

Pavia had never worked withportraits before. “It’s like startingfrom the very beginning,” shedescribed. “As artists, you have tochallenge yourself, and you have totry new things.”

One of the portraits that Pavia iscurrently working on is an image ofone of her studenta at OCSA. Shewas particularly fascinated by hishair. “It’s like a sculpture in ofitself,” she said. In the picture thatshe took of him, he is leaning up

against an SUV. In the background,the window of the SUV displays thestudent’s reflection.

Pavia also plans to paint moreportraits of her students. “The kidsare so wild,” she added. “They aresuch great kids. And most of themwant their portraits done. They’relike, ‘Sure, I’ll pose!’”

Although Pavia said she has nothad a chance to really get involvedwith her portraits because she is juststarting to recover from knee-replacement surgery, when asked ifshe plans to have a show, she posi-tively answered, “It may be a whilebefore that happens, but I wouldn’trule it out.”

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You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting thecounty recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code. The law requires that information abouttrustee sale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you maycall 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web sitewww.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case12-20435-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 11/29/2012 NATIONALDEFAULT SERVICING CORPORATION 7720 N. 16th Street, Suite300 Phoenix, AZ 85020 phone 602-264-6101 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com/sales Nichole Alford,TRUSTEE SALES REPRESENTATIVE A-4331707 11/30/2012,12/07/2012, 12/14/2012

TST4255Trustee Sale No.: 20120159900612 Title Order No.: 1153934FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/12/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as dulyappointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recordedon 01/27/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0203326 of official records inthe office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, Stateof CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MICHAEL CARESS, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of paymentauthorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money ofthe United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/07/2013 TIME OF SALE:9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES- NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA90650. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any,of the real property described above is purported to be: 2008 20102012 CHERRY AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 APN#: 7216-009-010The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designation, if any , shownherein. Said 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 saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),

advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $415,200.85. The beneficiary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writtenDeclaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where thereal property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If youare considering bidding on this property lien, you should understandthat there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You willbe bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highestbid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on thisproperty by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this infor-mation. If you consult either of these resources, you shouldbe aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgageor deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed oneor more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been post-poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the saleof this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regardingthe trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com forinformation regarding the sale of this property, using the file numberassigned to this case 20120159900612. Information about post-ponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in timeto the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verifypostponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FORTRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM,LLC 2 ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618 800-280-2832 www.auc-tion.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 12/06/2012 P1006981 12/14,12/21, 12/28/2012

TST4240NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0025680 Doc ID#000222633962005N Title Order No. 12-0043327 Investor/InsurerNo. 091836478 APN No. 7216-020-107 YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/22/2007. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given thatRECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pur-suant to the Deed of Trust executed by MARK D. BENEDICT, A SIN-GLE MAN, dated 02/22/2007 and recorded 2/28/2007, asInstrument No. 20070433089, in Book , Page , of Official Recordsin the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State ofCalifornia, will sell on 12/27/2012 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel LosAngeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vine-yard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash orcheck as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right,title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deedof Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Thestreet address and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2600 EAST 20THSTREET #302A, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Thetotal amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publicationof the Notice of Sale is $317,124.54. It is possible that at the time ofsale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawnon a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in thisstate. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possessionor encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deedof Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and theunpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with inter-est thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary orauthorized agent is attached to the duly recorded with the appropri-ate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERSIf you are considering bidding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placingthe highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle youto free and clear ownership of the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If youare the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsiblefor paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, beforeyou can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged toinvestigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's officeor a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a feefor this information. If you consult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgageor deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERThe sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed oneor more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been post-poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the saleof this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this InternetWeb site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned tothis case NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0025680. Infor-mation about postponements that are very short in duration or thatoccur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately bereflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.The best way to verify postponement information is to attend thescheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 TapoCanyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800)281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Offi-cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attemptingto collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that pur-pose. A-4332273 11/30/2012, 12/07/2012, 12/14/2012

TST4249NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. :20120159902722 Title Order No.: 120291415 FHA/VA/PMI No.:YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED09/19/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEXWEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deedof Trust Recorded on 10/03/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2376831 ofofficial records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: JOHNDEATHERAGE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT orother form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE:12/27/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THEFOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA,CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2599WALNUT AVE #215, SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA 90755 APN#:7211-026-106 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trustscreated by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and rea-sonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is $296,992.17. The benefici-ary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand forSale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The under-signed caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved inbidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being

auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting thecounty recorder 's office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be aware that the same lender mayhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g ofthe California Civil Code. The law requires that information abouttrustee sale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable,the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you maycall 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visitthis Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regardingthe sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case20120159902722. Information about postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 2 3210EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBTCOLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDExWest, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 11/29/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C.15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 A-433189112/07/2012, 12/14/2012, 12/21/2012

TST4238 / 2012 231071FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: JETSPEED INC., 11500 E.214th St., Lakewood, CA 90715. Registrant: JETSPEED INC., 11500 E.14th St., Lakewood, CA 90715. This business is conducted by: a Corpo-ration. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Diana Hasty, Secretary. The registrant has begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Theregistrant began using this fictitious business name on October 18, 2007.This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County onNovember 19, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 23, 30, & December7, 14, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: PIER MEDICAL AESTHET-ICS, 415 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Registrant: DOUGLASR. MEST, MD INC, 2810 Sunset View, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Douglas R. Mest, MD, President.The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. The registrant began using this fictitiousbusiness name on October 1, 2012. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on November 16, 2012. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name inviolation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The SignalTribune: November 23, 30, & December 7, 14, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: G&G HEALTHCARE SERV-ICES, 1100 E. Mauretania St., Wilmington, CA 90744. Registrants: 1.STEPHANIE MARIE GARCIA, 1100 E. Mauretania St., Wilmington, CA90744, 2. GLORIANA GONZALEZ, 150 W. Zane St., Long Beach, CA90805. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Stephanie M.Garcia. The registrants have not begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. The registrant began using thisfictitious business name on . This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on November 16, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 23,30, & December 7, 14, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: AFFORDABLE TAXSERVICES, 2727 E. Anaheim St. #4097, Long Beach, CA 90804.Registrant: PATRICIA HARRIS, 2727 E. Anaheim St. #4097, LongBeach, CA 90804. This business is conducted by: an Individual. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Patricia Harris. The registrant has begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.The registrant began using this fictit ious business name onNovember 20, 2012. This statement was fi led with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on November 21, 2012. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Trib-une: November 30, & December 7, 14, 21, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: RIKA86, 2997 E.Pacific Coast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: 1. DOMINICKEAV, 2. GAURIKA EAV, 2997 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA90755. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Dominick Eav. The registrants have begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Theregistrants began using this fictitious business name on November14, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk of LosAngeles County on November 14, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 30, & Decem-ber 7, 14, 21, 2012


The following persons are doing business as: LIFE ON THRIVE,2997 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrants:1. GAURAV BAJAJ, 2. BRENDA SINGH BAJAJ, 2997 E. PacificCoast Hwy., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conductedby: a Husband and Wife. I declare that al l information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Gaurav Bajaj. The regis-trants have begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. The registrant began usingthis fictitious business name on October 1, 2012. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on Octo-ber 31, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the

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county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not ofi tself authorize the use in this state of a f ict i t ious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 30, &December 7, 14, 21, 2012.


The fol lowing persons are doing business as: SOLOZPLEA-SURE, 3900 Lewis Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrants:1. SOLOMON MUTH, 2. VI THUY VO, 3900 Lewis Ave., LongBeach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Husbandand Wife. I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Solomon Muth. The registrants have notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names l isted herein. This statement was f i led with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on November 13, 2012.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itself author-ize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 30, & December 7,14, 21, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: DIRECT STOREDELIVERY, INC. , 7400 E . S lauson Ave . Un i t ES3, Com-m e r c e , C A 9 0 0 4 0 . R e g i s t r a n t : D I R E C T S T O R E D E L I V -ERY, INC. , 7400 E . S lauson Ave . Un i t ES3 , Commerce ,CA 90040. Th is bus iness is conducted by : a Corporat ion.I dec lare that a l l in format ion in th is s ta tement is t rue andco r rec t . S igned : Wences lao Zava la . The reg i s t r an t hasbegun to t ransact bus iness under the f i c t i t ious bus inessname or names l is ted here in . The reg is t rant began us ingt h i s f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e o n S e p t e m b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 2 .T h i s s t a t e m e n t w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e c o u n t y c l e r k o f L o sA n g e l e s C o u n t y o n N o v e m b e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 . N O T I C E : T h i sf i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e s t a t e m e n t e x p i r e s f i v e y e a r sf rom the date i t was f i led in the of f ice o f the county c lerk .A new f i c t i t i ous bus iness name s ta tement mus t be f i l edpr ior to that date . The f i l ing o f th is s ta tement does not o fi t se l f au tho r i ze the use in th i s s ta te o f a f i c t i t i ous bus i -ness name in v io la t ion o f the r igh ts o f another under fed-e ra l , s ta te , o r common l aw ( see sec t i on 14411 e t seq . ,Bus iness and Pro fess ions Code) . Pub . The S igna l T r ib -une: November 30, & December 7 , 14, 21, 2012.


The fo l lowing person is do ing bus iness as : ADVOCATESIN ACTION, 2510 E. Wi l low St . Un i t 101, S igna l H i l l , CA90755. Regis t rant : ALOHI ENTERPRISES, INC. , 2510 E.Wi l low St . Un i t 101, S igna l H i l l , CA 90755. Th is bus inessis conducted by: a Corporat ion. I dec lare that a l l in forma-t ion in th is s ta tement is t rue and cor rec t . S igned: Rober tM . S c h l e s i n g e r . T h e r e g i s t r a n t h a s b e g u n t o t r a n s a c tb u s i n e s s u n d e r t h e f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e o r n a m e sl i s t ed he re in . The reg i s t r an t began us ing t h i s f i c t i t i ousbusiness name on November 1, 2012. This s tatement wasf i l e d w i t h t h e c o u n t y c l e r k o f L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y o nN o v e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 2 . N O T I C E : T h i s f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s sname s ta temen t exp i res f i ve years f rom the da te i t wasf i l e d i n t h e o f f i c e o f t h e c o u n t y c l e r k . A n e w f i c t i t i o u sbus iness name s ta tement must be f i led pr ior to that date .The f i l i ng o f t h i s s ta temen t does no t o f i t se l f au tho r i zethe use in th is s ta te o f a f ic t i t ious bus iness name in v io-l a t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s o f a n o t h e r u n d e r f e d e r a l , s t a t e , o rc o m m o n l a w ( s e e s e c t i o n 1 4 4 1 1 e t s e q . , B u s i n e s s a n dPro fess ions Code) . Pub . The S igna l T r ibune : November30, & December 7 , 14, 21, 2012.


The fo l lowing person is doing business as: DEVLOSTI, 53O u t r i g g e r C t . , L o n g B e a c h , C A 9 0 8 0 3 . R e g i s t r a n t :M I C H A E L D A I L E Y , 5 3 O u t r i g g e r C t . , L o n g B e a c h , C A9 0 8 0 3 . T h i s b u s i n e s s i s c o n d u c t e d b y : a n I n d i v i d u a l . Idec lare tha t a l l in fo rmat ion in th is s ta tement is t rue andco r rec t . S igned : M ichae l Da i l ey . The reg i s t ran t has no tbegun to t ransact bus iness under the f i c t i t ious bus inessname o r names l i s ted he re in . Th i s s ta temen t was f i l edwi th the county c lerk of Los Angeles County on December4 , 2 0 1 2 . N O T I C E : T h i s f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e s t a t e -ment exp i res f i ve years f rom the da te i t was f i l ed in theof f ice o f the county c lerk . A new f ic t i t ious bus iness names ta temen t mus t be f i l ed p r i o r t o t ha t da te . The f i l i ng o fth is s ta tement does not o f i tse l f author ize the use in th iss t a t e o f a f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h er i g h t s o f a n o t h e r u n d e r f e d e r a l , s t a t e , o r c o m m o n l a w( s e e s e c t i o n 1 4 4 1 1 e t s e q . , B u s i n e s s a n d P r o f e s s i o n sCode) . Pub. The S igna l Tr ibune: December 7 , 14, 21, 28,2012.


T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n i s d o i n g b u s i n e s s a s : 1 . E V EI N S U R A N C E B R O K E R A G E I N C . , 2 . E V A I N S U R A N C E -VEHICLE REGISTRATION SERVICES, 4000 E. Anahe imSt . #C, Long Beach, CA 90804. Reg is t ran t : EVA INSUR-ANCE BROKERAGE INC. , 4000 E. Anaheim St . #C, LongBeach, CA 90804. Th is bus iness is conducted by : a Cor-porat ion. I dec lare that a l l in format ion in th is s tatement ist rue and cor rec t . S igned: Eva X. Juarez , Pres ident . Thereg is t ran t has no t begun to t ransac t bus iness under thef i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s s n a m e o r n a m e s l i s t e d h e r e i n . T h i ss ta tement was f i led wi th the county c lerk o f Los AngelesCoun ty on November 30 , 2012 . NOTICE: Th i s f i c t i t i ousbusiness name statement expi res f ive years f rom the datei t was f i led in the o f f i ce o f the county c le rk . A new f i c t i -t ious bus iness name s ta tement must be f i led pr io r to thatd a t e . T h e f i l i n g o f t h i s s t a t e m e n t d o e s n o t o f i t s e l fa u t h o r i z e t h e u s e i n t h i s s t a t e o f a f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s sname in v io la t ion o f the r igh ts o f another under federa l ,s ta te , o r common law (see sec t ion 14411 e t seq . , Bus i -ness and P ro fess i ons Code ) . Pub . The S igna l T r i bune :December 7 , 14, 21, 28, 2012.


T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n i s d o i n g b u s i n e s s a s : A L F R A YPRODUCTS CO. , 13624 Stanbr idge Ave. , Be l l f lower , CA9 0 7 0 6 . R e g i s t r a n t : PATR IC K R IL EY , 1 3 6 2 4 S ta n b r i d g eAve . , Be l l f l ower , CA 90706 . Th is bus iness i s conduc tedb y : a n I n d i v i d u a l . I d e c l a r e t h a t a l l i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h i ss ta tement is t rue and correct . S igned: Pat Ri ley . The reg-

is t rant has not begun to t ransact bus iness under the f ic -t i t ious bus iness name or names l is ted here in . Th is s ta te-m e n t w a s f i l e d w i t h t h e c o u n t y c l e r k o f L o s A n g e l e sC o u n t y o n D e c e m b e r 4 , 2 0 1 2 . N O T I C E : T h i s f i c t i t i o u sbusiness name statement expi res f ive years f rom the datei t was f i led in the o f f i ce o f the county c le rk . A new f i c t i -t ious bus iness name s ta tement must be f i led pr io r to thatd a t e . T h e f i l i n g o f t h i s s t a t e m e n t d o e s n o t o f i t s e l fa u t h o r i z e t h e u s e i n t h i s s t a t e o f a f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s sname in v io la t ion o f the r igh ts o f another under federa l ,s ta te , o r common law (see sec t ion 14411 e t seq . , Bus i -ness and P ro fess i ons Code ) . Pub . The S igna l T r i bune :December 7 , 14, 21, 28, 2012


T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n i s d o i n g b u s i n e s s a s : Y E S T E RY E A R M U S I C , 1 2 9 1 8 S . C o o k a c r e S t . , E . R a n c h oDominguez, CA 90221. Reg is t ran t : BRENDA LEE GERT-MAN, 12918 S. Cookacre St . , E . Rancho Dominguez, CA9 0 2 2 1 . T h i s b u s i n e s s i s c o n d u c t e d b y : a n I n d i v i d u a l . Idec lare tha t a l l in fo rmat ion in th is s ta tement is t rue andcorrec t . S igned: Brenda Lee Ger tman. The reg is t rant hasnot begun to t ransac t bus iness under the f i c t i t ious bus i -ness name o r names l i s t ed he re in . Th i s s ta temen t wasf i l e d w i t h t h e c o u n t y c l e r k o f L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y o nD e c e m b e r 5 , 2 0 1 2 . N O T I C E : T h i s f i c t i t i o u s b u s i n e s sname s ta temen t exp i res f i ve years f rom the da te i t wasf i l e d i n t h e o f f i c e o f t h e c o u n t y c l e r k . A n e w f i c t i t i o u sbus iness name s ta tement must be f i led pr ior to that date .The f i l i ng o f t h i s s ta temen t does no t o f i t se l f au tho r i zethe use in th is s ta te o f a f ic t i t ious bus iness name in v io-l a t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s o f a n o t h e r u n d e r f e d e r a l , s t a t e , o rc o m m o n l a w ( s e e s e c t i o n 1 4 4 1 1 e t s e q . , B u s i n e s s a n dPro fess ions Code) . Pub . The S igna l T r ibune : December14, 21, 28, 2012 & January 4 , 2013.

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English translator. “The hotel indus-try has an obligation to respectwhen the people have spoken.”

Long Beach City AttorneyRobert Shannon, however, said theinitiative as currently written givesno law-enforcement authority to theCity Council. Instead, the city meas-ure states that a hotel worker orworkers are the ones responsible forcarrying out enforcement of the pro-visions in court through an individ-ual or a class-action lawsuit againstan employer, he said. “Within thefour corners of the measure, itleaves only to the workers them-selves the authority to enforce themeasure,” Shannon said.

Still, some city councilmembers,including 2nd District Councilmem-ber Suja Lowenthal, a strong sup-porter and a signatory of the ballotmeasure, promised to look into anylegislative action the council couldtake, if any, to enforce the new law.“For every evading tactic that wewould find that perhaps industrywould engage in … I think thiscouncil has to look at opportunitiesto correct that and remedy that,”Lowenthal said. “We are watching,and I think we’ll be prepared tocome back and correct that incasethere is an effort to evade voter-intent.”

Though Landino didn’t speakabout the hotel he works for, he saidemployees from other hotels,including Best Western’s 173-roomGolden Sails hotel, were “informedthey would be closing rooms inorder to not have to pay the $13 anhour.” Landino added that manage-ment has also told employees to nottalk about Measure N and havethreatened to start cutting hours andstaff “as a way of getting back at theworkers.”

Romeo Trinidad, who said hehas worked for Hilton Long Beachfor 12 years and makes $10.81 anhour, also made allegations aboutother hotels, stating that housekeep-ers are reporting they have to “clean

five more rooms per shift,” andsome hotel managers have calledthe new law “a lie” that will onlyend up “hurting employees.”

He added that Hotel Currentlocated on Pacific Coast Highwayhas publicized for years having 143guestrooms but now “suddenly” hasonly 99 rooms, implying that thehotel made the change in order toavoid having to comply with Meas-ure N. “This is wrong,” Trinidadsaid. “Voters passed this law, fairand square.”

Sheri Blackwood, general man-ager of Hotel Current, however, toldthe Signal Tribune on Wednesdaymorning that the hotel had decidedto “downsize” nearly three yearsago during renovations and re-branding of new “lifestyle rooms.”She said the measure is “only one ofmany economical concerns” thathave hit the hotel. “This isn’t some-thing that just came out because ofMeasure N,” Blackwood said.

Additionally, some speakerssaid hotels have stopped servinglunch at conventions and are nowlooking to employ outside hiringagencies for banquets and specialevents so they would only have topay the state’s $8-an-hour mini-mum-wage rate.

Phone calls made by the SignalTribune to Hyatt Hotels Corpora-tion, Golden Sails hotel and HolidayInn were not returned before presstime.

Supporters of Measure N, how-ever, including local churches andthe Long Beach Coalition for GoodJobs and a Healthy Community,have said the wage mandate is about“fairness” and would raise standardsfor the industry and the communityat large, adding that workers woulduse their extra cash to shop at localbusinesses. Supporters also havestated that the local hospitalityindustry can afford to pay the wagessince they receive millions of dol-lars in “subsidies” and benefit froma static customer base. Such wage-control mandates have been passedin other tourism areas in California,including in San Diego and nearLos Angeles International (LAX)

Airport.Fourth District Councilmember

Patrick O’Donnell praised the “Yeson Measure N” campaign for organ-izing support and getting a 71-per-cent approval from voters in hisdistrict. “The fact of the matter is, arising tide lifts all ships,” he said. “Astronger and wider middle classmakes a better America, so I thinkyou did a good thing.”

No hotel representatives or any-one against the measure spoke dur-ing the council meeting.

During election season, how-ever, the initiative was stronglyopposed by hotel companies and theLong Beach Area Chamber ofCommerce, which has called theinitiative a “strong-arm” attempt tounionize Long Beach hotels, mainlybecause a clause in the measurestates that, if any of the hotels entercollective-bargaining agreementswith employees, the wage mandateswould be void.

Currently, only the Hotel Maya– A Doubletree by Hilton and theQueen Mary hotel are unionized.UNITE HERE Local 11, which rep-resents more than 20,000 workersthroughout Southern California, hastried for years to get workers at boththe Hyatt and Hilton hotels down-town to join a union, but so farworkers have refused to sign laboragreements.

In an online-column just daysbefore the election, Randy Gordon,president and CEO of the LongBeach Area Chamber of Commercewho has called the city coun-cilmembers’ support of the union-backed measure a campaign pushfor re-election, stated that MeasureN would setback the Long Beachtourism industry and will causeworkers to be laid off and roomrates to go up as much as 20 per-cent.

He also said the intiative willgive the City a less competitiveedge to attract conventions andtourism, adding that Long Beach is“the only city in Southern Californiawhere the hotel business has notrebounded to the same rate it was atprior to 2007.” ß

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their signed petitions, every prospective candi-date paid a $25 filing fee with the City, asrequired by the municipal code, Burlesonexplained. “There is also an optional $850 can-didate’s statement fee, for candidates who wanttheir statement to be published in the voters’pamphlet, and another optional $50 fee for can-didates that want their photograph published inthe pamphlet,” she said, adding that the candi-date statements are published in English andSpanish. She noted that all seven candidateshave paid the fees for their statements and pho-tographs to be published.

Burleson said the candidates are alsorequired to report campaign contributions to theCity on a regular basis. “The next statement oncampaign contributions will be due on January31 and that covers the period from July 1 toDecember 31,” she said. “The first pre-electionstatement will cover the period from January 1to January 19 will be due on January 24, sothere is a little bit of an overlap as to when thestatements are due, but no overlap as to theperiods when contributions are received.”

According to Burleson, the municipal codedoes not allow candidates to collect more than$500 in contributions from any one individual,business or other organization.

According to the County Registrar’s office,in the Nov. 6 election, Signal Hill had 5,712registered voters and 4,036 or 70 percent ofthem voted on November 6.

“That is quite a voter turnout,” Burleson

exclaimed, adding that municipal elections nor-mally have very low voter participation. “In2011, the turnout for Signal Hill’s municipalelection was about 17 percent, with just under1,000 ballots cast,” she said.

Pacheco, who has been city clerk for 18-and-one-half years, explained that, in her obser-vation, only a small number of residents getinvolved in issues regarding the city, and thattranslates into a definite lack of interest when itcomes to selecting city government officials.

“Many people have opinions, but when itcomes to voicing them, they tend not to partic-ipate,” Pacheco said. “Therefore there is a lowvoter turnout.”

Pacheco said Signal Hill’s elected officialsand city hall staff work hard to publicize themunicipal elections throughout the city by run-ning notices in newspapers, television, theinternet, and word of mouth. She added thatcity officials also encourage the convenience ofvoting by mail.

Pacheco and Burleson said that interestedpersons may read the candidate statements atCity Hall prior to receiving voter pamphlets inthe mail. The candidates’ financial statementswill also be open to the public, but only at cityhall. The City does not publish those or postthem on the City’s Website.

According to Pacheco, the voters pamphletwill probably be mailed out to registered votersin the city in the last days of January. She addedthat the City has budgeted a maximum of$35,000 for the total cost of the election includ-ing printing and mailing the voters pamphlet.

Pacheco said voters must register to vote byFeb. 18. ß

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If this past year has turned youinto a miserable pessimist likeEbenezer Scrooge, the positive les-son in A Christmas Carol, a novellaby Charles Dickens, just may influ-ence your New Year’s resolution of2013. But additional effects such asthe music and sound design of theLong Beach Playhouse’s perform-ance made the plot dramatic, festiveand even spooky.

The play takes place in London in1843 on the night of Christmas Eve.Scrooge (Dan Rodgers) a wealthy,mean-spirited, greedy man is work-ing at his place of business when hisnephew Fred Hallowell (Robert Jew-ell) pays a visit to invite Scrooge toa dinner party. He coldly refuses.When Hallowell wishes him a MerryChristmas, Scrooge cries out withdisgust, “Bah! Humbug!” Humbugis another term for nonsense orfraud.

Two brokers (Nicholas Woodalland Dax Geary) also visit to ask fora charity donation. Scrooge repliesthat the only charities he supports areprisons and workhouses. He refusesto give any money away.

Soon after, Scrooge’s clerk BobCratchit (Rick Reischman) requeststo have Christmas day off. AlthoughScrooge is very dissatisfied, heallows Cratchit to spend that daywith his family.

As soon as Scrooge is ready forbed, he is abruptly visited by hisdeceased business partner JacobMarley (Steven Shane). Marley iscovered in chains that are symbolicfor his greed and selfish acts hemade when he was alive. He warnsScrooge that his fate will be the sameunless he redeems himself from thismoment forward.

Scrooge is then visited by three

spirits: the Spirit of Christmas Past(Taylor Magee), the Spirit of Christ-mas Present (Skip Blas) and theSpirit of What is Yet to Come. Thesethree spirits take Scrooge to his pastmemories that explain how his per-sonality molded over time, how peo-ple currently view him and what willoccur if he does not change his ways.

Other characters include Cratchit’sfamily: Tiny Tim (Jaren Rhodes),Belinda (Hannah Smith), Mrs.Cratchit (Kellee Elizabeth) andMartha (Emily Ludlow); Mr. Fezzi-wig (Nicholas Woodall), the jovialmerchant whom Scrooge appren-ticed; Fan (Hannah Smith),

Scrooge’s sister and Belle (EmilyLudlow), Scrooge’s ex-fiance.

The actors were a combination ofPlayhouse veterans and those mak-ing their first appearances on itsstage. Rhodes and Ludlow had neverbeen a part of a production at thePlayhouse, but they performed as ifthey’d been there for years. Rhodes,age 11, had a lot of enthusiasm as thehopeful child he was portrayed to be.Ludlow played multiple characterswith very different personalities. If Ihadn’t glanced at the cast list, Iwould never have noticed they wereall performed by one talentedactress.

Director Gregory Cohen had theunique idea to have the charactersinteract with the audience, making itmore comical and celebratory forpeople of all ages. Sometimes, wewere directed to sing Christmas car-ols. Other times, the characterswould be in the middle of a conver-

sation when they’d interrupt thescene and ask an audience member aquestion like, “Have you seen myTiny Tim?” or “Did you understandany of that?”

Musical Director and Choreogra-pher Kysa Cohen had the characters,at one point, bring up several audi-ence members to come onto thestage and join the scene whereScrooge is looking back on the partyhe danced at with Belle. Althoughsome of them had obviously steppedout of their comfort zones, everyonewas wearing a smile- whether theywere enjoying the moment or theywere absolutely embarrassed.

When Marley appeared on theset, he was covered in chains, wear-ing make-up that looked deadly.

Sound Designer Sean Gray made hisappearance stand out by having thecast back-stage scream and wailwhile shaking chains and beatingdrums after every step he took. Sincehe first entered right behind my seat,which was in the back, I was the firstto be terrified by his horrendousscream, “SCROOOOOOGE!”

Lastly, the Spirit of What is Yet toCome was done ingeniously, but Idon’t want to ruin all the surprises.

Performances are at 8pm Fridaysand Saturdays and 2pm on Sundaysup until Dec. 23 at the Long BeachPlayhouse, 5201 E. Anaheim St.Adult tickets are $24, seniors are $21and students are $14. Tickets areavailable by visiting lbplayhouse.orgor calling (562) 494-1014, option 1.

Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., will host the Disney onIce production of Dare to Dream! from Thursday, Jan. 3 to Sunday,Jan. 6. Featuring characters such as Rapunzel, Tiana and Cinderella,the all-new ice-skating production will relive moments from Tangled,The Princess and the Frog and Cinderella as a cast of world-classskaters bring the romance, humor and adventure of the films to life.

Performances are as follows: Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7:30pm; Friday,Jan. 4 at noon and 7:30pm; Saturday, Jan. 5 at 11:30am, 3:30pm and7:30pm; and Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11:30am, 3:30pm and 7:30pm.

Ticket prices are $22, $28, $50 (for VIP) and $75 (front row). Allseats are reserved and available at the box office, online at ticketmas-ter.com or may be charged by phone at 1 (800) 745-3000.

MORE INFORMATIONdisneyonice.com

Disney on Ice’s newest productioncoming to Long Beach Arena

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Jacob Marley (Steven Shane), Ebenezer Scrooge’s old business partner, madea dramatic appearance covered in chains and makeup that made him lookdeadly. In each step he took, loud wails would cry out, his chains would shakeand loud drums would sound to emphasize his spookiness. In this particularscene, Marley is warning Scrooge (Dan Rogers) to change his selfish and pes-simistic ways, or else his fate will be the same.

LB Playhouse’s A Christmas Carol brings joy to allages with music, interaction and unique sound design

Courtesy LB PlayhouseWhile Bob Cratchit (Rick Reischman) walked home from his job as a clerk forEbenezer Scrooge (Dan Rodgers), he would carry his son, Tiny Tim (JarenRhodes), who had a crippled leg, on his shoulder.


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