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Reclaiming a neighborhood - Broadcast Interactive Media
West Edition Serving Baldwin Hills, Carson, Central Los Angeles, Compton, Crenshaw, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, South Los Angeles, and Watts ANGELES MESA NEWS • TRIBUNE NEWS • SOUTHWEST TOPICS WAVE • SOUTHWEST WAVE • CENTRAL NEWS WAVE • INGLEWOOD/HAWTHORNE WAVE • SOUTHSIDE JOURNAL Vol. 93 • No. 14 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Copyright © 2010 www.wavenewspapers.com 25¢ Pressure results in health study for Baldwin Hills Concerned about the effects of nearby oil wells, residents will be surveyed this summer. BY LEILONI DE GRUY STAFF WRITER Photo by Gary McCarthy For their brother Janet and Randy Jackson enter a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, for a hearing in the manslaughter case against Conrad Murray, the doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson. On page A8, Janet discusses the family tragedy. Reclaiming a neighborhood Once a haven for all manner of crimes, the community near King Park on Western Avenue is experiencing a welcome resurgence. BY OLU ALEMORU STAFF WRITER When Karla Acosta moved to the 39th Street and Western Avenue neighborhood a couple of years ago, she looked forward to her two children playing happily in the park just five minutes away. But she got a rude awakening on finding out that Martin Luther King Jr. Park and the $20 million Bethune Regional Branch Library next to it had become a magnet for all sorts of ills — gang activity, prostitution and flagrant public drunkenness. “One time I walked into the bathroom and there was a man and a woman in there,” Acosta recalled in horror. However, last weekend, Acosta and her children — See NEIGHBORHOOD on page A4 Photo by Glauz Diego Parents and children work on crafts Saturday as part of an Easter-themed event at Martin Luther King. Jr. Park. Racism, homophobia and Hollywood. Discuss. BALDWIN HILLS — After considerable pressure from residents who are dissatisfied with what they saw as a rushed environmental impact report on oil fields here, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has allocated $155,000 for an immediate comprehensive health assessment of the area. “This health assessment is being done in response to the concerns that were voiced by residents who live in the vicinity of the Baldwin Hills Oil Fields,” said Karly Katona, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ deputy for sustainability. “This will be a more comprehensive analysis that will allow us to look further at these issues and there will be three components to it.” The survey, which will be conducted by the Field Research Corporation over the summer, will be directed to roughly 1,000 residents randomly identified from households living in eight zip codes within the Baldwin Hills area. Neighborhoods such as Photo by Gary McCarthy With oil drills visible in the distance, a boy runs the track at Ruben Ingold Parkway near Windsor Hills. Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Vista, Culver City, Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Ladera Heights, Inglewood, View Park and Windsor Hills, are surrounded by the two-square-mile site known as the Baldwin Hills Oil Field, the last largely undeveloped open area in South and West Los Angeles. By way of 15-minute phone interviews — in both English and Spanish — residents will be asked questions that address quality of life issues, odors, noise, vibrations, and specific health conditions that have been reported by those living in the vicinity of the oil fields. See HEALTH on page A3 Profiling, retaliation by Torrance Police? BY JOHN A. MORENO WEB MANAGING EDITOR hat’s it like to be Black and gay in Hollywood? Two words: not easy. That topic was broached by a panel of actors, writers, producers and directors last week in a conference room at the Writer’s Guild of America West’s 3rd Street headquarters. As a standing-room-only crowd listened intently, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph moderated a wide-ranging discussion that touched on issues both commonplace and taboo. The dais was populated by one of Tinseltown’s smallest demographics: film and television artists who are African-American, gay and out. After answering questions from Ralph for about an hour, the panel responded to queries from the audience for about 30 minutes. The conversation was bracingly immediate, often humorous and sometimes poignant. Here are some highlights. Photos by Gary McCarthy W Deondray Gossett Writer-producer-director, The DL Chronicles “It’s interesting. What we find is that the actors who identify as straight are more willing to play on [‘The DL Chronicles’] than those that aren’t. … But I understand it. I’m not belittling anyone for the choices that they make. I understand why openly gay actors — at least, at home, amongst their friends — are less willing to play. It’s because they’re afraid that taking on a role like that would be instant career death. Because, somehow, I don’t know if they think that maybe because it’s already kind of in the air — what their sexuality is — that to do the role kind of endorses that. So that’s the situation we have with the show. Moreover, just in general numbers, period, there’s not a whole bunch of people knocking down the door to play on ‘The DL Chronicles.’ That’s kind of the dynamic we’ve had on the show. And there’s a lot of tugging and finessing that we have to do, to kind of create an atmosphere. We have to be really honest and let them know what scenes are going to be required and how safe the set is going to be. We have to go through a lot of finessing to even get the people who are willing to kind of come to the audition to physically … show up to the room.” Wilson Cruz Actor, My So-Called Life, He’s Just Not That Into You “If we don’t make it a priority for ourselves as a community that the goal is for all of us to be out and still do our work, then no one will ever come out. No one will ever decide to come out because it won’t be a priority for us. People won’t understand why it’s important to come out. I’m talking about an ideal. I think it’s important to have that ideal and to voice that ideal, because we don’t hear it enough. We don’t hear it enough from gay artists who come out and say, ‘I don’t want to be out here by myself. I need company. I need reinforcement.’ And unless we voice that, no one’s going to know that it’s needed.” “I would be a liar if I said that [coming out] had not affected my career. Of course it did. Has it enriched my career? Absolutely. Because I feel like I was able to use what work I did do to actually say something about my experience here and to illuminate the experience of people I know. Would I have had a different career? Absolutely. But would it have been better? I don’t know.” Tajamika Paxton Director of entertainment media, GLAAD Photo by Olu Alemoru Robert Taylor, a local minister, says officers have harassed him since he filed an official complaint about racial profiling. BY OLU ALEMORU STAFF WRITER “GLAAD produces a report that’s kind of a grade for the [television] networks on the representation. They grade the representation of recurring or regular LGBT characters on broadcast and on cable. They’ve done this for 14 years. What I find interesting, when you track, is that … the numbers hover around the same for the last 10 to 12 years. There’s kind of slight variations. So if Network A has 7% of LGBT characters this year, in a couple of years they’ll have 10%, in a bad year they’ll have 5%, then they’ll go back up to 11%. But they’re kind of never really bursting through with characters. Part of that analysis also looks at the racial and ethnic makeup of those characters, and those numbers don’t change, either. So, in terms of whether there’s a commitment there, I think the proof’s in the pudding. It doesn’t really appear to be a thrust to kind of shift it where the characters would be, say, more African-American than not or more Latino than not. What I think [the networks] are trying to do is figure out, How can I get the marketing value out of these categories of people without having to really change the tone and the tenor of the programming that I’m making to really speak to that audience?” See HOLLYWOOD on page A7 Robert Taylor, the Torrancebased minister who has filed a racial profiling complaint against that city’s police force and accused the department of retaliating against him, met with FBI officials Monday amid talk of a possible federal probe. The meeting took place at the Los Angeles Urban Policy See PROFILING on page A2 Lloyd remembered as community role model BY BETTY PLEASANT CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Funeral services for Charles E. Lloyd, the Southland icon who rose from the depths of Jim Crow Mississippi to become one of California’s most successful and famous trial lawyers, will be held Thursday morning at Holman Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Lloyd, 76, died March 30 following a long illness and an illustrious career that took him from jobs as a Los Angeles police officer, to a prosecutor in the city attorney’s office, to a defense attorney in partnership with a fabled former Los Angeles mayor, to a stellar turn as a defender of the rich and the poor that earned him acco- lades and honors from the highest levels of the legal profession, the U.S. government and the African-American community he served. Lloyd, who was familiarly called “Charlie,” was born — the second of seven children — on July 3, 1934 in Indianola, Miss. He attended Indianola Colored High School, where he was the quarterback and captain of the football team and president of his 1952 graduating class. He came to California with 12 cents in his pocket when he was 18. At age 20, he took the police exam; at 21 he joined the police force and at age 23 he received his bachelor’s degree from what is now Cal State Los Angeles. He worked See LLOYD on page A6 A2 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave Inglewood finance chief leaves post Co. 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Interim city administrator Sheldon Curry also declined to comment. However, the reaction has been one of dismay and incredulity. “It looks like everbody is trying to jump ship,” said mayoral candidate Lorraine Johnson. “The city is in a bad state of affairs with top administration staff resigning left, right and center. There is no leadership at the head of the council and this could prove deadly with all the budget and financial issues the city is facing.” Meanwhile, fellow candidate and former Inglewood Police deputy chief James T. Butts said that with every crisis comes opportunity. “This is a chance for others to step up and do the vital things that need to get done,” he said, “so we can give our residents, businesses and children the city they deserve.” Torrance Police under fire by a local minister PROFILING from page A1 Roundtable’s offices in Inglewood. Taylor’s Doors To Heaven Ministries, a nondenominational organization, is based in the same office building as the civil rights organization. Joining Taylor in his meeting with federal investigators, in which he submitted evidence, was activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Lita Herron of the Youth Advocacy Group. Peter Sebring of the American Civil Liberties Union was also present at the meeting. Hutchinson revealed that civil rights leaders are planning a town hall meeting in Torrance where they are urging racial profiling victims to come forward and tell their stories publicly. “In conjunction with the ACLU, we are going to do a town hall meeting and essentially hear people who have had adverse experiences with the Torrance police department,” Hutchinson said. “We want to know who they are and what they experienced because that’s the only way we can establish if there’s a systemic pattern and practice of racial profiling.” Taylor filed a complaint after he claimed he was stopped “without just cause” March 4 while driving his white 1997 Ford Thunderbird after picking up his 15-year-old daughter from North High School. Police said Taylor’s car matched the description of one used in a violent abduction and robbery of an elderly woman the day before outside the Target store at Madrona and Sepulveda boulevards. The suspects, who were described as a dark-skinned Black man and the female, a light-skinned Black woman, remain at large. However, Taylor obtained stills from surveillance camera footage of the two suspects, and maintains that the man “looks nothing like me” and the female suspect “doesn’t look anything like my daughter, who is 15 years old.” Taylor also showed a photo of the suspect’s car — which although it is white, has “no tail spoiler, which is clearly visible on my car.” In another incident that occurred April 4 at about 10:15 p.m., Taylor alleges that he was deliberately “targeted” again by police when dropping his daughter off, this time at a relative’s home in Torrance. He said a police car drove by him slowly and officers shined their bright flashlights into his face. According to Taylor, he asked if there was a problem, but they kept looking at him “menacingly” and then drove off. But a police department spokesman said that officers said they saw a white Thunderbird idling with its lights on in a red zone on the east side of Prairie Avenue near 182nd Street and drove by it shining their flashlights to see if it was occupied. The spokesman added that once they recognized it was Taylor they decided to keep moving. Taylor remains skeptical, and wonders how the officers could identify the red zone in the dark, and why they did not attempt to cite him if they believed his car was parked illegally. “I feel very convinced that the FBI will look into this situation,” Taylor said in an interview with The Wave on Monday. “I wasn’t sure where this incident was going because I was told by the Torrance police department that three weeks after the [initial] incident occurred they had not interviewed anyone. “Now that the FBI has interviewed me, maybe they will step in and find out exactly what is going on in the Torrance police department.” He added: “I’m hoping the FBI will open up an investigation into [the] Torrance Police’s practice of illegal and unwarranted stops and profiling and harassment of all minority citizens.” According to Det. Hector Bermudez, who is investigating the case for the department’s internal affairs, the “process is ongoing.” “It’s not accurate to say that nothing has happened,” Bermudez said, adding that the officers involved in the incidents had not been interviewed. “The case has been opened and everybody in the case will be questioned. It takes a while. But police officers have due process — just because someone makes a complaint, it doesn’t mean it’s true. By law, we have to investigate within a year and [I’m sure] we’ll be done before that.” Reached for his response, Torrance Police Chief John Neu declined to comment. “It’s an ongoing personnel matter so he won’t be making a statement,” said another police spokesman, Lt. Patrick Shortall. 1730 W. 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Inglewood/Hawthorne/Garden a/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave Study to explore health trends in communities near Baldwin Hills HEALTH from page A1 The assessment will additionally look at three components: Mortality rates and patterns in the selected population based on death certificates provided by the Department of Public Health; cancer rates and patterns based on data gathered by the University of Southern California Cancer Surveillance Program; and data reported in a 2007 community survey, regarding self-reported illnesses such as asthma and other upper respiratory conditions. The 2007 survey collected information about health status, health-related behaviors and access to and use of health care or preventive health services, and is the basis upon which the assessment will follow. “This [upcoming] study responds to the Baldwin Hill community’s concerns over their health and safety. It will be an important step towards understanding and monitoring any health trends in that community,” said a statement by Ridley-Thomas, who in collaboration with the Department of Public Health are working with the communities to formulate questions for the survey. “In order to analyze the Baldwin Hills Community’s health concerns in a meaningful way, the community survey must use the same survey methods as those used to conduct the 2007 study.” This, he noted, will allow the Department of Public Health to compare data for each survey and provide a baseline for evaluation of future health impacts. But some residents and community organizations do not feel the assessment is inclusive enough. “It seems as if it is just a PR puff piece because they do not want to try to determine any causality with this thing. If they are really concerned about the effects, air emissions, leaking wells, leaking tanks, or leaking fixtures, it should be more specific than this,” said Culver City resident and cochair of the county’s public health committee Paul Ferazzi. “It is still being developed but it revolves around a 15 minute phone survey. The way I see, I don’t see how you could possibly get the kind of questions that you have to ask in that amount of time. It is just going to be a superficial thing.” Windsor Hills resident Gary Gless, who is also co-chair of the county’s public health subcommittee, agreed that the study will not do much for the community and that the “true” questions needed for an assessment are more in depth. A real comprehensive study, he said, would require agencies to go door-to-door and spend more than 15 minutes asking questions about health, odors and property damage. In addition, he believes it would require surveyors to test the residents’ soil and vacuum their homes to study the particulate matter they are breathing, then go back to the field to see if those same particles are in the soil or are being emitted from the drills. At that point, the particles can be analyzed to determine whether they have cancer-causing agents. Community Health Councils, which has been at the forefront of advocating residents’ rights in the matter, is urging the county to work with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the water board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take a better look at air quality. In addition, they are calling for ground water and surface water testing, as well as soil testing. The previous environmental impact report, said CHC Executive Director Lark Galloway-Gilliam was not localized and included areas near the LAX airport and I10 freeway, which caused the organization and some residents to believe that the study was faulty in terms of getting a conclusive analysis of health impacts to those living in the direct vicinity of the oil field. “There is some data but there was a lot missing,” added Galloway-Gilliam. “It relied on air quality information that is gathered around the airport versus actually on this field. Water testing and stuff didn’t really happen. … People want to know their exposure. There was a dissatisfaction in the depth of that study. There was no real surveying of people.” According to Katona, the EIR did not reveal any significant health impacts to the communities surrounding the oil fields. John Pierce, project manager with Marine Research Specialists who was hired by the county to prepare the EIR, contends that more than 100 soil samples were taken. The study, as well as another conducted by the South Coast AQMD a few years back of the entire L.A. Basin, found that “the level of health risk is pretty high, but the main driver is diesel particulate from mobile sources on highways and roads,” he said, estimating the health risk in the Baldwin Hills area “was less than 10.” The Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community, a nonprofit formed to protect the environmental health and safety of citizens of Los Angeles County, conducted their own survey, which they say is much more in line with what residents have reported. Results from the 34-question survey showed that 62.9 percent of the residents have smelled odors coming from the oil field. Of those 30 percent either have cancer or have family members living with them who See HEALTH on page A4 WAVE PUBLICATIONS Thursday, April 8, 2010 A3 A4 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave Neighbors celebrate a new day in South Los Angeles community NEIGHBORHOOD from page A1 Ricardo, 10, Ruby, 9 and their 11-year-old friend Karla Flores — joined scores of local families to celebrate the neighborhood’s turnaround at a “Family Fun Eggstravaganza” at the park. The event was organized by the grassroots Community Coalition of South Los Angeles, which has helped residents launch a two-year campaign to revitalize the park and its surrounding area. In scenes that reflected a perfect example of community involvement and racial harmony, Black, Latino, Asian and White residents were treated to music, food and the traditional Easter egg hunt. A focal part of that effort has been cleaning up nearby businesses, especially the Century Market liquor store on the corner of 39th and Western. In the past year, residents won and maintained strict conditions on the business, which has reduced negative activity around the park. They also won significant new and improved resources for the park, including new basketball and tennis courts. “Today is all about celebrating how the residents have reclaimed their neighborhood in order to live in a safe and happy environment,” said coalition’s president and CEO Marqueece Harris-Dawson. “The LAPD had shown crime figures for this neighborhood that were double for comparable areas.” He added: “The residents did it by coming together and pressurizing the city. We vowed to get the mayor down here and when he came and walked the block he was shocked with what was going on. “He went back and talked to his staff and asked them what they could do to help. It’s an example of what people can do if they work together.” Acosta, a resident community leader who works for A Community of Friends, a neighborhood housing center that helps low-income families, agreed. “The transformation has been great,” she said. “You see more families and kids using the park now and the new playground and basketball court is the kind of investment we need.” Les Benson, a 74-year-old retired city worker and fellow neighborhood resident leader who has lived across from the library for decades also praised the turnaround. “Two years ago the park was like a breeding ground,” he recalled. “Gang members would meet there to plan their things. Homeless people would buy liquor from the store and go drink it in the park. … Prostitutes would use the side streets behind the store for their business. I’ve seen the gang members grow up to have kids and teach them the negative ways of the streets. “But little by [little] we made change happen. With help from the mayor’s office and cooperation from the police, we got services for some of the homeless. They had a choice to either go to a shelter or spend time in jail.” Benson said he also laid a similar truth on the elder gang members. “I said to them, ‘You’ve got kids now, maybe a son and a daughter and you’re on two strikes,’” revealed Benson. “Well, a third strike will put you away forever and what if another man comes into your family and starts messing with your kids. You couldn’t do anything about it. They would say, ‘Mr. Benson I never thought about it like that.’” It’s that kind of realization that activist Karume James, who is the coalition’s 39th and Western’s block leader, hopes to foster and continue. “For the last 18 months we have been going door to door surveying the community for their ideas on how we can improve the neighborhood,” he said. “And what you’re seeing today is the fruits of that. But we have to keep up the pressure on our local officials and the businesses that serve this community to be responsible because this kind of pride is how it should be.” Some fear cancer risk from local oil wells HEALTH from page A3 have cancer. A map of the area also shows an overlay of where odors and cancer claims have been detected. According to it, those with cancer — lung, brain, bladder, breast, prostate and lymphoma — are also those who have smelled odors. Another set group claimed they suffer from upper respiratory illnesses — such as asthma and chronic bronchitis — cardiovascular disease and immune system disorders. Despite this apparent coincidence, no party can be sure that the two are the result of oil drilling activity. County officials say they expect that the study will only provide an overall view of the current health of the population, not conclusive information on the causes of reported disease and illness. “Of course,” said GallowayGilliam, “scientists will tell you that there is no way to make a connection between the high rates of cancer, which we know we have, the high rates of heart disease, which we know we have, and drilling.” And while this is understood by Baldwin Hills resident Irma Munoz, who believes that more in depth studies and tests could in fact determine if there is a correlation, “we deserve the right to know either way.” Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave Community Calendar B e t t e r Beginnings Examining racial profiling and predictions, Great Beginnings for Black Babies’ Fatherhood Initiative will offer a “From the Crib to the Penitentiary Pipeline,” panel discussion and job opportunity fair. Led by Sheriff Lee Baca, the panel will also include Aquil Basheer, Kashari Jones and Meschellia Smith. April 8, at 9 a.m. Junior Blind of America, 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 295-4555 ••• Spring I n t o Spring The Crenshaw Christian Center welcomes the new season with its fourth annual community fair. Themed “An Excellent Mind You Don’t Want to Waste,” proceeds of the fair benefit Frederick K.C. Price III Schools. Along with a spring bake-off and cook-off, the event will feature free health screenings, a custom car show, a teen competition, a children’s carnival, a celebrity basketball game and much more. April 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 758-3777 ••• Walking for Tomorrow The JR Dixon Foundation hosts its fourth annual Walk-a-Thon and Health fair. Themed “Walking Today So Others Can Walk Tomorrow,” the event will include a variety of community organizations and groups in an effort to increase health awareness. The health fair will have vendors from the AIDS Health Care Foundation, L.A. Health Department, Women of Color, American Cancer Society, New Beginnings Healthy Babies, Employee Awareness Association, KJLH Radio Station and a host of others. There will be on-site testing and educational material will be available so please come out for a day of walking for a good cause. Compiled by Marisela Santana April 10, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. St. Andrews Recreational Center, 8701 S. St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles. (310) 531-6090 ••• Breast Cancer Treatment 2010 Breast cancer continues to be the leading cancer in women with over 178,000 new cases detected yearly. The diagnosis is an inevitably life-altering, frightening experience for patients. New treatments are being developed at an unprecedented pace and navigating the maze of options available can be overwhelming and difficult for those affected by breast cancer. Women need information in order to be active participants in their care. Dr. Sara Hurvitz (pictured), assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA, helps demystify the complexity by clarifying the basic approach to systemic breast cancer management and shedding light on some important controversies. This lecture is free and open to the public, but parking on campus is $11. April 13, from 7 to 9 a.m. Ronald Reagan Medical Center Auditorium @ UCLA, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles. (310) 794-6644 ••• Mall Concerts Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Live! presents Sy Smith (pictured). The L.A.-based indie soul artist whose quirky sound is most refreshingly easy on the ears. Sy has performed with such artists as Whitney Houston, Macy Gray, Usher, Jamie Foxx, Me’shell N’degeocello, DJ Quik, Eric Benét, Ginuwine and Brandy. Bi-weekly free concerts are held in the Sears Court. April 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 290-6636 ••• A Woman’s Worth “The Feminist Stake in Fighting Fascism” and how fascist ideology requires the subjugation of women and why feminists should help mobilize against the Nazis are the topics to be discussed at the Radical Women Organization’s monthly meeting later next week. April 15, at 7 p.m. Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 732-6416 ••• Save the Date The Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Toyota and AEG Entertainment come together later this month to host the annual Kids 4 Kids 5K Run/Walk, aimed at deFEETing pediatric cancer. Leading the cause will be MTV’s skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, actress Emma Roberts, Los Angeles Laker Jordan Farmar (pictured), L.A. Galaxy star Landon Donavan, Los Angeles Sparks guard Noelle Quinn and L.A. Dodger Rafael Furcal, among many others. The Kids 4 Kids RUN/WALK empowers participants of all ages to take immediate action to help find a cure while bringing together friends and family for a fun day of activities, with an “All Star” Carnival that includes Finish Line entertainment, rides and game booths staffed by celebrities and athletes. April 25. For more information, go to www.ccrf-kids.org. ••• Those wishing to place announcements in this month’s calendar should mail information to The Wave, 1730 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015, fax to (213) 835-0584 or e-mail to [email protected]. Items will be published on a space-available basis. The deadline for all submissions is Friday at 5 p.m. Please include the name and telephone number of a contact person. County OKs $11.7 million for youth jobs From City News Service The Board of Supervisors this week authorized the use of $11.7 million in federal funding to create summer jobs for foster teens and young people in lowincome homes. The 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program, proposed by Supervisors Don Knabe and Zev Yaroslavsky, will be open to youth ages 14-19 in CalWORKS and food stamp households; foster youth ages 14-19 living with a relative; foster youth transitioning to independence; and young adults, 18-24, receiving welfare payments from the county. Those who qualify for jobs under the program will work an average of 120 hours at minimum wage. Available work includes clerical jobs and roles as maintenance workers, grounds keepers, child care assistants, teachers’ aides and library assistants. The funding, provided through the Department of Public Social Services, will cover program costs over two years. The Department of Community and Senior Services will administer the program. 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Laura Richardson, far left, accompanied Labor Secretary Hilda Solis (center) on a January visit to the Long Beach Job Corps Center, where they announced $4 million in grants. Help is on the way BY LAURA RICHARDSON ince 2000, many of us have experienced the toughest of times (see accompanying graphic). Record unemployment, financial turmoil and spikes in neighborhood crime. Our communities in particular have been among the hardest hit for several reasons. Because of the failure to provide adequate investments in underserved communities, the people there have seen only minimal results. While downtown Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with positive growth, the neighborhoods surrounding the city have witnessed only closures, not openings. I would like to think that help was coming, but unfortunately relief was nowhere in sight, until the entire country felt the pain. As the representative of the 37th Congressional District, I think now is the perfect time to share with you some of the help that is available. First, I have opened a satellite office in every city (Carson, Compton, Long Beach and Signal Hill), where we can help constituents with long overdue assistance on Medicare, Social Security and veterans claims. So far we have helped more than 423 individual cases. Second, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed to put money into the economy and help people get on the right track again. Here are just a few examples: tax credits for hiring recently discharged unemployed veterans and out of work youth; $120 million for community service jobs for low-income older S Americans; extended unemployment benefits and increased amounts for 20 million jobless workers; $19.9 billion to increase food stamp benefits by 13 percent; $100 million for elderly nutrition services like Meals on Wheels; Payment of $250 for Social Security receivers, Railroad Retirement beneficiaries, and disabled veterans receiving VA benefits; $2.1 billion for Head Start to lowincome preschool children; made college more affordable by increasing the Pell Grant by $500 for a maximum of $5,550; $500 million to help persons with disabilities prepare for gainful employment; repaired and modernized public housing. Third, some of the helpful upcoming workshops we intend to have for you are the “Annual Senior Briefing,” “People’s Congress,” “Getting a Government Contract” and “Immigration/VISA 101.” I strongly believe that information and access to services are deeply needed in our community. For two-and-a-half short years, I have been fortunate to serve the people of the 37th District. In the last month, I have submitted bills that, if passed into law, will provide major benefits to our community and the nation. This legislation includes the Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2010, which will help low-income senior citizens that need to work to make ends meet, but cannot afford to lose benefits they are receiving; and the Not Too Small to Succeed in Business Unemployment Foreclosures Carson 12.8 percent 1 in every 122 families Compton 21 percent 1 in every 96 families Long Beach 14.2 percent 1 in every 220 families Signal Hill 9.6 percent Not Available Act of 2010, an amendment to the Small Business Act (SBA) so more small businesses qualify as “economically disadvantaged,” giving them access to valuable resources to help them succeed. Another piece of legislation I’ve introduced is the Drivers Accelerated Interest Deductibility Act, which would allow people to deduct car payment interest on their taxes when the national unemployment rate is 7 percent or higher, which would help many who missed out on the “Cash for Clunkers” program last summer. Finally, just days ago, I supported the biggest reform of the health care system in a generation. The legislation makes it possible for families to afford prescription drugs and decent health insurance, and it means pre-existing conditions like diabetes and heart conditions will no longer prevent you from getting coverage. It has been, and will continue to be, my goal to improve the lives and communities of those I represent. Whether these improvements happen through legislation or at the more personal level of helping someone get their federal benefits, it is a position I am honored to hold and I look forward to working hard with my staff to help meet the needs of all the grandmothers, grandfathers, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children of California’s 37th Congressional District. Rep. Laura Richardson is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Groundbreaking leader, attorney LLOYD from page A1 as a policeman at night and attended USC’s law school during the day and earned his law degree in 1961. He resigned from the LAPD and took a position as prosecuting attorney in the criminal division of the city attorney’s office, where he set about winning 140 jury trials of the 145 he tried. This success rate led to his promotion to chief trial deputy, making him the first African-American to supervise a staff of 25 lawyers. Lloyd went into private practice in 1964 and a year later he became the senior partner in the firm of Lloyd, Bradley, Burrell and Nelson. His Bradley partner was another former black LAPD cop who would go on to become the city’s only AfricanAmerican and longest-serving mayor, Tom Bradley. For the next 30 years, Lloyd blazed a spectacular career representing the interests of community residents in all walks of life — from the richest to the poorest — earning him the highest rating in criminal law from Martindale-Hubble Inc. He was named Trial Attorney of the Year (1992) by the Los Angeles County Bar Courtesy photo Charles E. Lloyd died March 30. Services are scheduled for April 8 at Holman United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Assn., and received a commendation for outstanding achievements in the field of law from the city of Los Angeles. Lloyd also received a U.S. Congressional Award for Public Service, and the President’s Award for Outstanding Achievements as an Attorney from the San Fernando Bar Association. Lloyd received honors for his work from community groups such as the Brotherhood Crusade, the USC Black Law Students Association and the National Bar Association, and he was inducted into the John M. Langston Bar Association Hall of Fame and was last year’s recipient of the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association’s Johnnie Cochran Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement. Lloyd is survived by his wife, attorney Anslyene Abraham Lloyd; his daughter, Janet Marie; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, four siblings and a number of nieces, nephews and in-laws. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Lloyd’s name to the American Cancer Society or to the City of Hope. Khalil Bendib SOUND OFF One White man’s take on modern racism and 54% the Obama presidency DIGITS Numbers shaping news and opinions this week BY ANDREW M. MANIS or much of the last 40 years, ever since America “fixed” its race problem in the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, we White people have been impatient with AfricanAmericans who continued to blame race for their difficulties. Often we have heard Whites ask, “When are African-Americans finally going to get over it? Now I want to ask: “When are we White Americans going to get over our ridiculous obsession with skin color? Recent reports that “Election Spurs Hundreds of Race Threats, Crimes” should frighten and infuriate every one of us. Having grown up in “Bombingham,” Alabama in the 1960s, I remember overhearing an avalanche of comments about what many White classmates and their parents wanted to do to John and Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Eventually, as you may recall, in all three cases, someone decided to do more than “talk the talk.” Since our recent presidential election, to our eternal shame we are once again hearing the same reprehensible talk I remember from my boyhood. We White people have controlled political life in the disunited colonies and United States for some 400 years on this continent. Conservative Whites have been in power 28 of the last 40 years. Even during the eight Clinton years, conservatives in Congress blocked most of his agenda and pulled him to the right. Yet never in that period did I read any headlines suggesting that anyone was calling for the assassinations of presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, or either of the Bushes. Criticize them, yes. Call for their impeachment, perhaps. But there were no bounties on their heads. And even when someone did try to kill Ronald Reagan, the perpetrator was a non-political mental case who wanted merely to impress Jodie Foster. But elect a liberal who happens to be Black and we’re back in the ‘60s again. At this point in our history, we should be proud that we’ve proven what conservatives are always saying — that in America anything is possible, EVEN electing a Black man as president. But instead we now hear that school children from Maine to California are talking about wanting to “assassinate Obama.” Fighting the urge to throw up, I can only ask, “How long?” F How long before we White people realize we can’t make our nation, much less the whole world, look like us? How long until we White people can — once and for all — get over this hell-conceived preoccupation with skin color? How long until we White people get over the demonic conviction that White skin makes us superior? How long before we White people get over our bitter resentments about being demoted to the status of equality with nonWhites? How long before we get over our expectations that we should be at the head of the line merely because of our White skin? How long until we White people end our silence and call out our peers when they share the latest racist jokes in the privacy of our White-only conversations? I believe in free speech, but how long until we White people start making racist loudmouths as socially uncomfortable as we do flag burners? How long until we White people will stop insisting that Blacks exercise personal responsibility, build strong families, educate themselves enough to edit the Harvard Law Review, and work hard enough to become President of the United States, only to threaten to assassinate them when they do? How long before we start “living out the true meaning” of our creeds, both civil and religious, that all men and women are created equal and that “Red and Yellow, Black and White” all are precious in God’s sight? Until this past November 4, I didn’t believe this country would ever elect an African-American to the presidency. I still don’t believe I’ll live long enough to see us White people get over our racism problem. But here’s my three-point plan: First, every day that Barack Obama lives in the White House that Black slaves built, I’m going to pray that God (and the Secret Service) will protect him and his family from us White people. Second, I’m going to report to the FBI any White person I overhear saying, in seriousness or in jest, anything of a threatening nature about President Obama. Third, I’m going to pray to live long enough to see America surprise the world once again, when White people can “in spirit and in truth” sing of our damnable color prejudice. This article originally appeared in the Macon Telegraph. For advertising information please call (323)556-5720 Percentage of the nation’s estimated 145 million households that returned their 2010 U.S. Census forms by the April 1 deadline. In the coming days, approximately 140,000 census takers will follow-up in person with every single address that doesn’t mail back a form. For the first time, workers will also carry around GPS-enabled handheld computers to record data. The handheld devices will improve accuracy of the count and precision of geographic data gathered, according to the Census Bureau. $850 million Amount of money that historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect following President Obama’s signing of The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which also calls for a $2.55 billion investment in these and other minority-serving institutions. 787 Height, in feet of the planned Gilgel Gibe III — a massive dam on Ethiopia’s Omo River that activists say could destroy the livelihoods of five communities of some 500,000 people who live around Lake Turkana. Several international organizations have launched a petition drive to stop the dam. 16.5% The unemployment rate among African-Americans as reported last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compared to only 8.8 percent among Whites. 60 Number of pounds singer/ actress Jennifer Hudson — who is now acting as a spokeswoman for a weight-loss company — has shed since the birth of her first child last year. “I feel like I’ve conquered the world,” she said in a recent television interview. “It’s a lifestyle change, not a diet. I don’t really diet as such. I actually get up and work hard every day. I make sure I eat right and just make sure I stay focused. It is about being consistent and sticking with it.” 1st W h a t Darrell Wa l l a c e Jr. became Saturday — as in the first African-American in history to win a NASCAR Pro Series race. At 16, he is also the youngest. His team, Drive for Diversity, has emerged victorious three times since it was established in 2004. 4.3% Estimated rate of economic growth in Africa this year, compared to 1.6 percent last year, according to the U.N. Economic Commission on Africa. At 5.3 percent, East Africa is likely to register the most gains; however, continent-wide, poverty could still rise, since there may not be a similar increase in employment. Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave L O S A N G E L E S W A V VOICES President moves us backward on racism Thursday, April 8, 2010 A7 E The Soulvine By Betty Pleasant Joseph Phillips P erhaps it was unfair to expect that the election of Barack Obama would bend the curve on hundreds of years of racial attitudes and the politics that developed around those attitudes. Then again, for a man that entered office with a promise to calm the seas and heal the sick, doing “post-racial” should have been a piece of cake. Moreover, with all the talk of “hope and change” it was not outrageous to imagine that there might be some positive change in the tone surrounding discussions of race. Certainly it was not unreasonable to imagine that at the very least this president — who was going to win back the worlds respect — would not stoke the fires of racial enmity here at home. Well, as my mother used to say: “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” Instead of bringing Americans together, this president is proving to be the most divisive and racially polarizing president in recent memory. And France still isn’t all that crazy about us. The press of course has been filled with reports of the racism rampant on the political right. There is no doubt in my mind that there are American citizens that dislike President Obama because he is Black, who are threatened with the increase in the population of Brown people and resent the idea of a Black man with as much smarts, power and charisma as Barack Obama. I am also absolutely certain that there are Americans that continue to believe O.J. Simpson did not murder Nicole, believe men from space have landed and infiltrated our citizen ranks or believe the recent healthcare bill passed by congressional Democrats and signed by the president will actually reduce the deficit. Particular invective has been directed at members of the various Tea Parties, who are depicted as violent rac- WAVE PUBLICATIONS WILLIAM WARREN ists come together to protest a brother with power and prone to chant the N-word at members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Of course this yarn is spun with an absolute disregard for the truth and absolutely no evidence. The tea parties were formed in response to profligate spending by a white Republican president. And in this day and age — with every cell phone equipped with a video camera — it is difficult to imagine that not one frame has materialized showing dozens of tea partiers chanting the N-word and spitting on Black congressmen as has been reported over and over again. The charges, however, fit so neatly with the new left’s narrative that facts just get in the way. As does any notion that playing the race card every time someone disagrees with this president hinders political debate and stirs the pot of racial animus. Now comes news that the Obama Justice department has filed an amicus brief supporting a return to the use of racial preferences at the University of Texas at Austin. Following the 1996 decision in Hopwood v. Texas, the University of Texas was forced to find race-neutral means to increase the enrollment of minority students on its campus. The school began grant- ing automatic admissions for students graduating in the top 10 percent of their high school senior class. In 2003, the Supreme Court, in Grutter v. Bollinger, held that some use of race is permissible only if race-neutral methods fail and then they must be narrowly tailored. The University of Texas chose to hold onto the top 10 percent program and return to the use of race preferences for students falling outside that percentage. In 2008, Abigail Fisher, the lead plaintiff in Fisher v. University of Texas, graduated in the top 12 percent of her high school class and was denied admission to the university. Her lawyers argue that the race-neutral 10 percent plan has been successful and therefore any use of race preferences oversteps the dictates prescribed by the Supreme Court and is unlawful. What is of particular interest is that the administration has gone beyond simply filing a brief in support of existing law. The President has extended the argument beyond what The University of Texas applies and the Supreme Court envisioned in Grutter and endorses the use of racial preferences in all “educational institutions” — K-12, undergraduate, and graduate. As Roger Clegg, president and general counsel at the Center for Equal Opportunity points out, “The Supreme Court has never found there to be a compelling interest in the former instance — nor, for example, in postdoctorates for chemistry — and it is aggressive and wrong to argue that, because the Court found there to be compelling educational benefits in diversity at the University of Michigan law school, therefore any educational institution can make that claim.” In the battle against discrimination, Obama seeks to take us backward. This administration does not envision an America moving away from preferences, but a nation of increased preferences based on race! Just as unfounded cries of racism lead to an increase in racial enmity, racial preferences create racial hostility. It was anticipated by many of us that a black man sitting in the oval office would fundamentally change the racial discussion in America. This nation would finally and at long last leave the chains of race on the ground and thus unburdened soar to the heights promised at our founding. This new post-racial America would be the defining contribution to the American narrative by the first post-racial president, Barack Obama. Or so we hoped. HOLLYWOOD from page A1 Jasmine Love Writer, Moesha, The District “I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it’s easier for a Black man to say “Come out” than a Black lesbian. Women have always been in a more precarious economic situation than men and I don’t always agree because of the different particular situations of people that they can always come out. Not everyone has the privilege to come out — not just male privilege, but the privilege to be on a show, the privilege to have the courage to come out. This is just like the conversation people had years ago when Black people were passing, when light-skinned Black people were passing. I personally don’t think we have the right to ask people to come out, because we don’t know their story. I believe that’s what needs to happen, but I don’t believe in outing people and I don’t think it’s as easy for someone who’s not coming from a place of privilege.” Paris Barclay Producer-director, NYPD Blue, In Treatment “I do believe that more people are alive today because we’re out. And I do believe that if you’re ever doing something in your life, whether it’s writing or directing or acting, and you’re actually helping people to continue to live, for whatever reason — because their family has told them, because some bully in their class has told them that they are worthless and they look at you and they say, ‘Well, I want to do that someday,’ and you’re out there and they’re still alive, that’s worth doing. But that is not the reason why I came out. I came out because I was just tired of being inauthentic.” Quincy LeNear Writer-producer-director, The DL Chronicles “There is a direct connection between homophobia and sexism. When you talk about why men have to be a certain way and this and this and that and why they’re viewed a certain way if they’re gay, it all has to do with men’s position over women. I’m not saying all men, just the society and its nature, being a male-oriented nature, has always viewed women as submissive, as less than. And so when you have homosexuality, people view the sex, the submissive sex, the receptive sex as being likened to a woman. That says something about how the society views women, because all of a sudden a man is less than because he’s compared to a woman.” Maurice Jamal Actor-writer-director, The Ski Trip, Chappelle’s Show “I’m a huge advocate, and I have been for a long time — and oftentimes I’m the lone brown kid in the room saying this: that black folks have to come out and they do have a responsibility to come out. Where I would slightly differ with [Wilson Cruz] is that I can’t tell someone that they have to come out — but I do believe that I have the right to ask. I have the right to ask brothers and sisters in my community to step up and make decisions that are difficult. … Men are clearly in a different situation than women are, but by that same token, Black folks are in a subset from white folks. So I could say that we shouldn’t ask African-Americans to come out because it puts us on the brink — and it does, but that’s O.K. because the brink is the good place. That’s where you make the change.” CALLING ALL CARS! — A crime may be occurring and the possible perpetrator is running amongst us, trying to divert our attention from possible unlawful acts so we can re-elect her to Congress. On the face of it, Rep. Laura Richardson may very well be violating the Hatch Act — that law which forbids federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity; that law which forbids the staff of federal officials from working to affect their bosses’ re-election or election to another office; that law which makes it necessary for federal elected officials to hire, at their own expense, campaign consultants to handle everything involving their political aspirations, from soup to nuts. Richardson is running for re-election this year in the 37th Congressional District. Among her staff of federally paid employees is Eric Boyd, her district director, and Ken Miller, her press deputy/communications director or what-have-you. In her absence, Boyd was the congresswoman’s stand-in at the Gardena Valley Democratic Club’s endorsement meeting last month where his sole task was to convince the club to support his boss’ bid for re-election. He’s not supposed to do that. His job is to supervise the delivery of federal services throughout Richardson’s congressional district and she is supposed to hire somebody else to tout her candidacy. I have ignored Miller’s feverish attempts to have me interview Richardson because all of my questions to her would have been harsh and would have reflected the stream of really unfavorable information about her coming from her staff, her constituents and other elected officials. For example, I was informed of Richardson’s commandeering of the county’s emergency helicopters as sightseeing vehicles for her entire staff long before my colleague Steve Lopez reported it in The Times. I chose not to write about it because I was embarrassed by her lapse in judgment. Any interview I would have had with Richardson would have had to include that joy-flying thing plus several other issues that do not bode well for the congresswoman. But the persistent Miller got beside himself and e-mailed me a press release he had written April 1 enthusing about how his boss was “the big winner” at the Democratic Pre-Endorsement Conference in South Gate. He went on to detail how Richardson had trounced her challenger, Peter Mathews, and he threw in a few quotes from the congresswoman, talking about how she’s so “honored” and “thankful,” and blah blah blah. It was a good little piece. The only problem, however, is that Miller can’t write it and he can’t e-mail it to me!! It’s against the law for him to do so. Richardson has to keep her regular employees completely away from her election campaigns. She has to hire somebody else to write and distribute her political propaganda. All politicians know that and she knows it, as well. I don’t think she cares though, because for some time now I’ve been getting complaints and comments from Richardson’s defected former employees (of which there are many) and other elected officials that she forces her staff to work on her political campaigns under threats of dismissal. I never raised the issue before because, frankly, I didn’t think it was that important. But now I see where such complaints could be pervasive, given that Richardson was a Long Beach City Council member when she ran for the Assembly and was an Assembly member when she ran for Congress. She’s always had a government-paid staff at her command whenever her name appeared on a ballot. I’ll have to go back and pay more attention to what these people are saying because what they’re saying to me is showing up in Steve’s column, not mine, and I’m not liking that. (I must be getting soft in my old age.) A RECONSIDERATION — The Los Angeles City Council is not a bunch of (scatological terms); they are awesome!!! The body is standing up like people with (different scatological terms) and telling the DWP what it can do with its rate increase. The council members are on our side, for a change, and are telling the mayor and his DWP that they are not the boss of them — that the council is the boss of them! I love it so much. It feels good to have our elected officials fight for us, rather than against us. Stand firm, council; take it to the brink. We got your back — as long as you have ours!! INGLEWOOD REPORT — Inglewood’s newly rehired chief financial officer, Jeff Muir, suddenly resigned Tuesday. You might recall that Muir was the underqualified fiscal person who popped into and out of the city’s administrative office at will and who was pegged by Councilwoman Judy Dunlap to become the chief administrative officer after she engineered the firing of Timothy Wanamaker. Well, they offered Wanamaker’s job to Muir Tuesday morning and he said, “Hell, No!” and quit. Speaking of Dunlap, I was doing some light reading the other day of Dunlap’s state-mandated campaign finance filings (Form 460) over the past couple of years, as I was trying to determine from whence cometh her campaign contributions, and I noted a couple of interesting things. First of all, her contributions from people who reside in or do business in Inglewood are extremely scarce. The overwhelming bulk of her contributions come from San Francisco, Sacramento, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, Orange County, etc. People and companies in these far flung places are giving her thousands and thousands of dollars to run for city council and mayor of Inglewood, while a mere handful of Inglewood residents have given her $100 to $150 each. Another thing which struck me as odd about Dunlap’s financial filings is the fact that she reported to have paid $49,484.93 to Addra Service Inc. in Inglewood for campaign literature during the period of Jan. 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008. There was no campaign in 2008. The Rev. Roosevelt Dorn had already been re-elected mayor in 2007 and Dunlap’s re-election campaign was waged in 2009. So why did she need to buy $49,484.93 worth of campaign literature from Addra in the middle of 2008? Did she pocket that money? I don’t know. I’m just reading. DATEBOOK — Sheriff Lee Baca will lead a panel discussion on “The Crib to the Penitentiary Pipeline” at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Junior Blind of America’s facilities at 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd. The event is hosted by Great Beginnings for Black Babies which seeks to examine racial profiling and predictions for the future of Black babies. The Paul Robeson Community Center, will celebrate the 112th birthday of legendary athlete, singer, actor and civil rights groundbreaker Paul Robeson on Sunday with a musical program featuring opera virtuoso KB Solomon in the Little Theater at L.A. Southwest College, 1600 Imperial Hwy. beginning at 3 p.m. AND FINALLY — What’s this I keep hearing about Nazis coming to L.A.?! I heard that the NSM (whatever that means) is a group of openly racist Nazis which plans to hold a rally on the South Lawn of the City Hall at noon on April 17. Anti-Nazis are being summoned to gather at the Triforium statue at Temple and Main at 10 a.m. to form a picket line around the City Hall and yell at the Nazis. This had better be true because I don’t appreciate giving up my Saturday morning to go cuss out Nazis and Nazis don’t show up. (If it’s true, it’s gonna be good, yeah!) A8 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave L O S A N G E L E S W A V E ENTERTAINMENT Janet Jackson opens up about Michael’s death T CNN he notoriously private Janet Jackson opened up about her brother’s death on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” last week, admitting that the family knew he had a problem. “People think we were in denial but we weren’t. We tried intervention several times. He was very much in denial — he didn’t think he had a problem.” When the news first broke that Michael was ill, Jackson said she first heard about it from an assistant while she was home in New York. The last time she saw her brother was about a month before, she said, at a party she had thrown for their parents. “He was thin then, and we knew that he had a problem; we all did,” she said. His death, she told Winfrey, is “hard to believe still to this day. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about it — that all of us in the family don’t think about it — every single day.” Her brother’s passing happened right as Janet Jackson had started production on Tyler Perry’s new film, “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and the emotional turmoil she was in comes through in the film, Winfrey said. “It was very therapeutic,” Jackson said of her role. Tyler Perry, she added, was by her side the entire time, asking her how she wanted to be treated on set, making sure no one had access to images of Jackson crying in character (lest a tabloid run them as evidence of what Jackson was going through at the time), and even changing the ending of the movie, which opens nationwide Friday, for her. “I changed the ending because at first she was going to speak at the funeral, and the things that she was going to say, it was too eerie,” Perry, who also was on the show, told Winfrey. “She didn’t want to change it, but I did.” Veering from the topic of his movie, Perry told Winfrey he felt the need to reiterate how hard PAPARAZZI Photos by Bill Jones the Jackson family worked to try to save their brother. “I’m sorry, but I want people to know this,” Perry said. “I want people to know how much they tried. They really, really tried — the entire family. I want the whole world to know how much they tried.” The family was worried, Jackson said, and did several interventions. At one of them, Jackson said she became so overwhelmed, “seeing him and knowing that there was an issue that he was in denial about,” she had to leave the room. “A lot of the relationships I’ve been in, they’ve had issues with addiction. It’s difficult when you see it. [I] recognize it so quickly because I’ve dealt with it in past relationships.” For Jackson, it’s difficult to even look at pictures of Michael as an adult or listen to his music; the only images she can stand to view are those of the pair as children. “When we were kids, we had so much fun together,” she said. “We used to spend every day, all day, together. I have a beautiful picture in my home of he and I when we were just babies. It takes me to that place, even when he was still here, that I missed, that we would talk about. That [picture] I can look at.” The emotional turmoil Jackson was dealing with, both in her role in Perry’s movie as well as personally, began to affect her physically as well: Jackson said she’s definitely an emotional eater. “When I’m feeling down, I do turn to food,” she told Winfrey. Her struggle with her weight has even led Jackson to write a book about it, to answer those persistent questions everyone always has about her weight. “Instead of writing about nutrition, I decided to go into my childhood, where I’ve always had issues with my weight,” Jackson said, adding that the book would touch on issues like self-confidence as well. Hollywood families unite, reunite on the red carpet F ew stars fly solo on the red carpet at the annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, one of the few Hollywood events that is guaranteed to be family friendly. Top row, left to right: Tyra Banks, who has announced that the upcoming season of her self-titled talk show will be its last; actors Will Smith and Jada PinkettSmith (“HawthoRNe”) gather on the red carpet with action star Jackie Chan and their children — Trey, Jaden (who stars with Chan in an upcoming “The Karate Kid” remake) and Willow; singer Jessica Jarrell, who is currently one of the open- ing acts on pop sensation Justin Bieber’s inaugural tour. Second row: reality television stars Rev. Run and wife Justine Simmons with their brood at Kids Choice; actress Regina King (“Southland”) at the 11th annual Celebrity Spring Toast/ Roast, a charity event that doubled this year as a reunion of the cast of “227,” the classic 1980s sitcom on which she got her start in Hollywood; hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz, with his sons. Third row: producer Jermaine Dupri (who was the knob-twirler behind “Nothing,” the Janet Jackson single on the “Why Did I Get Married Too?” soundtrack) with his daughter, Shaniah Cymone; “227” stars Marla Gibbs and Hal Williams reunite at the Celebirty Spring Toast/Roast; comic actor Chris Rock (“Death at a Funeral”) with wife Malaak and their children. Fourth row: singer Melanie “Mel B.” Brown, husband Stephen Belafonte and their children pose for the cameras on their way into Kids Choice; and rapper Snoop Dogg (“Malice N Wonderland The Movie”), wife Shante, and their family. Inglewood/Hawthorne/Garden a/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave L Sports O S A N G E L E S W A V SPORTS BASKETBALL Hawthorne High School guard A.J. Brevard scored 18 points and Inglewood guard Gerald Evans had 16 to lead the Blue team past the Red, 102-90 in the South Bay Athletic Club boys all-star basketball game at South Torrance. Steven Hester of Serra scored 15 points for the Red team. In the girls game, Serra’s Talia Rayford and Inglewood’s Noelini Tuiasoa scored nine points each to lead the Blue to a 66-65 victory over the Red. Inglewood’s Hazel Ramirez had 18 points for the Red. GENERAL USC women’s basketball coach Michael Cooper, who played basketball at Pasadena City College, and former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, who attended Compton, were among the inductees into the California Community College Sports Hall of Fame. Cooper starred at PCC for two years before going on to New Mexico, then to a 12-year NBA career with the Lakers. Also inducted were former Santa Barbara City College athletic director Bob Dinaberg and former Cuesta athletic director Warren Hansen. Thursday, April 8, 2010 A9 Profiles of All-Wave basketball players FOOTBALL Former USC and current Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will be hosting the Win Forever Academy, a three-day camp featuring football and cheerleading programs for youth June 28-30 at The Home Depot Center in Carson. The program, designed by Carroll and his staff, will provide campers with the mental and physical skills necessary to be elite competitors while learning new skills to allow them to compete at their highest possible level. “It has always been a dream of mine to be a part of an academy that aids not only athletes, but coaches and organizations as well,” Carroll said. “It will start with football camps but other sports and business organizations will follow.” A portion of all proceeds from the camps will go towards Carroll’s foundation, “A Better LA,” designed to reduce gang violence in the city. For more information, visit the website WinForever.com or call (213) 763-2173. BASKETBALL Former Centennial High School standout Sweets Underwood, now playing at UC Santa Barbara, was named to the Big West Conference allfreshman team in women’s basketball. Underwood, a 6-foot forward, averaged 3.1 points and 3.8 rebounds while playing in all 29 games for the Gauchos. She was an All-Wave and AllPioneer League selection at Centennial. WAVE PUBLICATIONS All-Wave Newspapers Girls Basketball 2009-10 B r i e f s BASKETBALL Allen Crabbe, who led Price High School to the State Division IV championship, has been selected to the 54th Parade All-American boys basketball team. The 6-foot-6 guard/forward headed to California is a fourth-team selection. Crabbe, earlier named the Gatorade State Player of the Year, averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game while leading the Knights to the sixth state title in school history. E Photo by Gary McCarthy Tony Scott and Hazel Ramirez are the Wave Newspapers Coach and Player of the Year for girls basketball for a second consecutive season after leading Inglewood High School to a 30-6 record and the Southern Regional final. Duo led Inglewood girls to new level Prep basketball: Scott, Ramirez top team BY RON GUILD STAFF WRITER Inglewood High School’s girls basketball team reached levels the past two seasons never experienced by the program in the past. The driving forces behind a resurgence that has produced 61 victories, one trip to a state championship game, a Southern Section title and regional final appearance can be found on the court and the sidelines. On the court, it’s point guard Hazel Ramirez, the Wave Newspapers Player of the Year for a second consecutive season. From the sidelines, it’s Tony Scott, the Wave Coach of the Year for the second time in two years. This season’s squad managed to advance nearly as far as the 2008-09 Sentinels despite heavy graduation losses. Ramirez, the 5-foot-6 floor general who has signed with Loyola Marymount University, took a fairly inexperienced squad to a 30-6 record, the CIF-SS Division III-AA title and to the Southern Regional Division III final where the journey ended with a 56-54 loss to Bishop Amat. The Sentinels defeated Amat, 63-48 a couple of weeks earlier in the section semifinals. Scott gave a lot of credit to Photo by Gary McCarthy Inglewood High School point guard Hazel Ramirez will be playing her basketball at Loyola Marymount next year after a stellar career for the Sentinels. Ramirez, who averaged 12.5 points, 5.1 assists, 3.8 steals per game and shot 87 percent from the free throw line. Her 39 3point baskets also led the team. The numbers might not jump out at you, but her ballhandling, passing and leadership was evident for those in attendance at Inglewood games. Without her, those playoff runs likely would have ended somewhat sooner. “She put the team on her back this year because of all the starters we lost,” he said. “She had to score a little more than on the previous team. But as the season went on, she began to trust her teammates more.” Inglewood assistant David Gray phrased it another way. “Hazel is the key to our Rolls Royce,” he said. “She’s like our Magic Johnson, our Jason Kidd. She’s having a player-of-the-year season.” LMU coach Julie Wilhoit is excited to be adding Ramirez, a two-time All-CIF selection who was the 2009-10 Division III-AA Player of the Year, to the program. “Hazel is an unbelievable point guard,” Wilhoit said. “She has court vision, savvy, and passing skills. Her first look is to make a great pass, but she can also score and hit the three. She will add great depth to our point guard position after leading her high school and club teams to successful seasons.” Scott, now in his sixth season at Inglewood, likes what he sees with the program. With 6-1 junior Deajanae Scurry the top returnee, the Sentinels are looking to continue their successful ways next season. “I’m really excited about the last two years and how the program has grown the past six years,” he said. “To win 60 games over two years and to be playing for a state title is not bad. A lot of good things are happening academically and athletically at Inglewood right now.” GIRLS ALL-WAVE BASKETBALL TEAM FIRST TEAM Hazel Ramirez (Inglewood), 5-6 Sr. The Wave Newspapers Player of the Year Deajanae Scurry (Inglewood), 6-1 Jr. The junior center helped the Sentinels go 30-6 and reach the Southern Regional Division III final by averaging 10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game. She had a 35-point, 15-rebound, 5-blocked shot performance in the regionals Danielle Pruitt (View Park), 5-8 Jr. Pruitt led View Park Prep to the Coliseum League title, a 297 record and runner-up spot in the City Small Schools playoffs. She averaged 15.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game. She was All-City. Reshanda Gray (Washington Prep), 6-3 Jr. The Marine League and City Section MVP is already drawing the attention of college recruiters after a junior season in which she averaged 19.3 points, 14.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for a 22-12 team. Kiana Furlow (Washington Prep), 5-10 Sr. Furlow averaged 15.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game for the City Division I semifinalists. She was All-City. Janitha Iamaleava (Carson), 6-2 Jr. Carson went 22-9 and won the City Division I title behind Iamaleava, who averaged 14.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots per game. She was AllCity. Chante Miles (Carson), 5-4 Jr. The floor leader for the Colts averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.3 rebounds per game. Miles was All-City. Bria Richardson (Serra), 6-1 Jr. Serra’s deep run through the playoffs was helped by the tal- ented junior point guard, who averaged 12.7 points, 4.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game. Destinee French (St. Bernard), 6-2 Jr. Led by French, St. Bernard made it all the way to the Southern Regional Division V semifinals. She averaged 15.4 points, 18.3 rebounds, 4.6 blocks and 3.2 assists per game for the 2115 Vikings. She was the CIF-SS VI-AA Player of the Year. Talia Rayford (Serra), 5-9 Sr. The transfer from St. Mary’s Academy averaged 12.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.2 assists per game for the Cavaliers. She was the CIF-SS V-AA Player of the Year. SECOND TEAM Tesha Stokes (Morningside), 6-3 Sr. Stokes, a 6-3 senior center, averaged 12.4 points, 15.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots per game in leading the Monarchs to a 15-15 record. Noelini Tuiasoa (Inglewood), 5-8 Sr. A key member of Inglewood’s 30-6 club, Tuiasoa averaged 9.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. Adijat Adams (Westchester), 5-11 Sr. Adams, a 5-11 center, averaged 14.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game for the 14-12 Comets. Latanya Drakes (Gardena), 5-8 Jr. Drakes was a bright spot for 9-18 Gardena with averages of 17.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. She was AllCity. Delaura Castaneda (Jordan), 5-6 Sr. Castaneda was one of the section’s top scorers with a 19.0 average. The senior forward had 36 points against South Gate, 34 against West Adams Prep and 32 against Orthopaedic. Tierra Robinson (Crenshaw), 6-2 Sr. The 6-2 senior center was a force inside for the 19-9 Cougars with averages of 11.2 points, 16.6 rebounds and 6.7 blocked shots per game. Kyndal Charleston (Dorsey), 5-7 Jr. The junior point guard averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game for the 17-14 Dons. Stephanie Lopez (Banning), 5-7 Sr. Lopez averaged 15.5 points, 3.4 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game for the Pilots. She was All-City. Jazlyn Fuller (Centennial), 5-5 Sr. The floor leader led the Apaches to a 21-7 record and the second round of the Southern Section Division IV-AA playoffs. Angelica Laury (St. Bernard), 5-7 Fr. The freshman point guard helped the Vikings to the regional Division V semifinals by avPhoto by Gary McCarthy eraging 12.3 points, 5.9 assists, Carson High School’s Chante 3.2 steals and 4.3 rebounds per Miles is all-area. game. LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES CIVIL SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso) 09C03394 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MICHELLE P BROOKHURST, and Does 1 to 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. 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Walsh Bar # 206059, 5030 Camino de la Siesta Ste 340, San Diego, CA 92108 Telephone: 800-785-4001 Date (Fecha): AUG 26 2009 JOHN A. CLARKE, Clerk (Secretario), by M. NGUYEN, Deputy (Adjunto) SEAL NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/10 WWA-1814592# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100454034 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hexogen Pictures LLC, 1324 N. Alta Vista Blvd., (Apt. 2), Los Angeles, CA 90046, County of Los Angeles Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: 200935210161 Registered owner(s): Hexogen Pictures, LLC, California State This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Cedric Godin, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 2, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29/10 WWA-1835552# SOUTHWEST WAVE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 30, 2010. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). New filings 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1830931# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100427540 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Headway Real Estate Services, 18039 Crenshaw Blvd., #306, Torrance, CA 90504. P.O. Box 8119, Torrance, CA 90504. Registered owner(s): Carlyn L. Quinto, 5241 Willow Wood Road, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/21/05 one tranfer only on 11/14/02 first filing I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Carlyn L. Quinto, Real Estate Broker FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100411219 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: G&E Productions, 1196 1/2 W. 35th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007, County of LA. Registered owner(s): Estela Placencia, 1196 1/2 W. 35th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3-10-10 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Estela Plascencia, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 25, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29/10 WWA-1830929# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100424534 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Russell Real Estate Development Co., 2. Russell Investments, 949 Oakhorne Dr., Harbor City, CA 90710, County of Los Angeles Registered owner(s): Orasee Russell, 949 Oakhorne Dr., Harbor City, CA 90710 Adrianne Russell, 949 Oakhorne Dr., Harbor City, CA 90710 This business is conducted by Husband and Wife The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false See LEGALS on page A10 A10 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Inglewood/Hawthorne/Gardena/Lawndale Wave • Southwest Wave/Southwest Topics/Angeles Mesa & Tribune • Central News/Southside Journal/Compton/Carson/Wilmington Wave LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALS continued from page A9 is guilty of a crime.) S/ Orasee Russell, Owner/Broker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 29, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1830926# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100414600 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Extreme Cleaning, 2. Sensual Seduction, 531 W. 53Rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 , County of Los Angeles Registered owner(s): Kathy Oliver, 531 W. 53Rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Kathy Oliver, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 26, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). New Filings 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1828676# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100383811 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Century Park Optometry, 3471 W. Century Bl., Inglewood, CA 90303, County of Los Angeles Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: AI #ON: 3273765 Registered owner(s): Century Park Optometry, APC, California, 3471 W. Century Bl., Inglewood, CA 90303 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/14/2010 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Century Park Optometry APC S/ Karen Sun, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 19, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1827813# INGLEWOOD/HAWTHORNE WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100383725 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Imagine This Graphics, 19103 South Cliveden Avenue, Carson, California 90746-2712, County of Los Angeles Registered owner(s): Lewis Martin Robinson, 19103 South Cliveden Avenue, Carson, California 90746-2712 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2/18/2010 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Lewis Martin Robinson, Individual Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 19, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1826450# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100289682 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Southwestern Enterprises, 19103 South Cliveden Avenue, Carson, California 907462712, County of Los Angeles Registered owner(s): Edith S. Eddleman-Robinson, 19103 South Cliveden Avenue, Carson, California 90746-2712 Lewis M. Robinson, 19103 Cliveden Ave., Carson, CA 90746 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1968 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Edith S. Eddleman-Robinson Lewis Robinson, Co-Partners This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 3, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). New Filings 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1826032# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100352548 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: New Day Builders And Traders, 6611 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007, County of Los Angeles. P.O. Box 77653, Los Angeles, CA 90007-0653. Registered owner(s): Saant De Master, 6611 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90047. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Saant De Master, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 15, 2010. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/10 WWA-1822787# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100301629 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Red Castle Family Child Care, 1926 W. 81st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90047, County of Los Angeles Registered owner(s): Sonya Lavon Davis, 1926 W. 81st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90047 This business is conducted by An Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on February 22, 2010 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Sonya Davis, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 5, 2010 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/10 WWA-1819486# SOUTHWEST WAVE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100318172 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: (1) H.A.R.D., (2) Hope Achieves Real Dreams, 727 E. 92nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002, County of Los Angeles. Registered owner(s): Le’ Tasha Morrison, 3514 W. 78th Place, Inglewood, CA 90305. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Le’ Tasha Morrison, CEO/President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 9, 2010. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/10 WWA-1816250# SOUTHWEST WAVE GOVERNMENT REQUESTING SUB-BIDS FROM MBE/WBE/ OBE COMPANIES FOR: PROJECT NAME: Vegetation Management Services, Specification 165, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Line. BID DUE DATE: April 26, 2010, 2:00 PM. Davey Tree will bid for this contract with LADWP. Davey is seeking qualified MBE/WBE/OBE’s for: line clearance trimming and removal of vegetation, mobile fueling, hand tools, chain saws, personal protective safety equipment, uniform purchase, uniform cleaning, mobile equipment maintenance, advertising, debris handling, equipment rental. Sub-bid proposals are due in the Livermore office of Davey Tree either by e-mail, fax or via US Mail no later than April 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM PST. Rick. [email protected] Fax: 925-443-1751, PO Box 5015, Livermore, CA 94551. Plans and specs can be provided on request. Davey will consult for bonding, lines of credit and insurance. 4/8/10 WWA-1835436# SOUTHWEST WAVE PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive Sustainable Building Program to address much-needed campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction LookAhead”: COLLABORATIVE AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROCUREMENT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS (Bond Program) Location: Los Angeles Community College District Proposal Package: BIM DATA MANAGEMENT AND COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE Project No.: TBD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) Request for Proposals for the following: Project information and data storage system that will meet the requirements of emerging technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other LACCD Building Program Initiatives where collaboration and data collection are key components of the deliverables. The system provides a collaborative online environment for project teams to post milestone deliverables to the District, issue progress models and documents, and exchange large amounts of file and data between team members, while providing College Project Managers access to tools that can review these documents and models and communicate with the project team in a shared online project site. This system complements other systems currently in place by providing robust search features within documents shared on a project file server and allowing teams to manage and review building information models and query their contained content. The system will also serve as a common place for the District to house and manage project files, and organize access to these files by campus and user, as opposed to having to retrieve these files from various remote FTP Sites that are not controlled by the District Proposals shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Proposers All Proposals shall be hand delivered or mailed to the Build-LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017, no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 23, 2010, Attention Belen Rosas-Perdon to be thereafter on said date The Proposer assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Proposal and any other documents required to be submitted with the Proposal, by the District at the location designated for receipt of Proposals. Request for Proposals will be provided by written request to Build-LACCD, attn: Belen RosasPerdon, via fax at (213) 996-2534, or via e-mail (preferred) at Belen.Rosas-Perdon@build-laccd. org and posted on www.build-laccd.org. Questions shall be directed to: Belen Rosas-Perdon E-mail: [email protected] or via Fax: 213-996-2534 All questions are due April 14, 2010 by 3:00 pm . A mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted on April 12, 2010, commencing promptly at 3:00 pm. at Build-LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Attendance at the Pre-Proposal Conference is required as a condition of responding, unless the Proposer is a “Local, Small or Emerging Business”, as defined in the District’s Policy on Local, Small and Emerging Businesses, Board Rule 7103.17 (a copy of which is available for review on the District’s Website), and Proposer submits an affidavit as required by said Board Rule. Sign language services are available for the Pre-Proposal Conference upon written request received by Build-LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or by Fax at 213-996-2534 at least three (3) business days prior to the day of the Pre-Proposal Conference. 4/8/10 WWA-1833037# SOUTHWEST WAVE $400,000.00 BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive Sustainable Building Program to address much-needed campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS College: Pierce College Project Name: South Of Mall 3 Project Number.: 05P.6516.03/05P.6515.03 Project Estimate: $350,000. - $400,000. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following public works project (“Work”): Project consists of renovation of three existing offices and classroom complexes including the Faculty Offices Complex, Fine Arts Complex and Music Complex. The Faculty Offices consist of 10 buildings, approximately 13,850 SF. The Fine Arts Complex consists of 3 buildings, approximately 16,393 SF. The Music Complex consists of 3 buildings approximately 17,309 SF These buildings of Type V-N rated construction include: offices, classrooms, and auxiliary rooms, including restrooms, hallways and mechanical/electrical rooms. The Board of Trustees, on April 25, 2007, has waived the prohibition on restrictive bidding specifications for Energy Management Systems at Pierce College. Only products manufactured by Johnson’s Controls Inc. have been approved for use in energy management systems. The Board of Trustees, on September 5, 2007, has waived the prohibition on restrictive bidding specifications at Pierce College for a product commonly described as an Annunciator Intelligent Network Panel compatible with “Notifier” at Pierce College. Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and other Bidding Documents. Bids must be received, by either hand delivery or mail, at BuildLACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017, no later than the Bid Closing Deadline of 2:00 p.m. on May 6, 2010, to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid. Bidding Documents will be available to Bidders on and after April 7, 2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics (District’s reprographics service) at any of the following Three (3) locations: 1) Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-365-7750 2) West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Pontius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900 3) Robertson Branch, 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242 To order or view online: http://www.build-laccd. org/, Contracting and Bidding Site, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link. To view in person: Swinerton Management & Consultant, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills CA, 91371, Telephone: (818) 710-8343. The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the above-stated locations. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted on April, 14, 2010, commencing promptly at 11:00 a.m. at Swinerton Management & Consultant, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills CA, 91371, Telephone: (213) 820-0545. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is required as a condition of bidding, unless the Bidder is a “Local, Small or Emerging Business”, as defined in the District’s Policy on Local, Small and Emerging Businesses, Board Rule 7103.17 (a copy of which is available for review on the District’s Website), and Bidder submits an affidavit as required by said Board Rule. Sign language services are available for the Pre-Bid Conference upon written request received by Build-LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or by Fax at 213-996-2534 at least three (3) business days prior to the day of the Pre-Bid Conference. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District shall be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds as provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District is required to hold at the time of submitting its Bid and Award a contracting license of the following classification(s): B-General Building Contractor In addition, Bidder is required to hold, or designate in its Designation of Subcontractors a Subcontractor that holds, the certification(s) required by Applicable Laws to perform the following work: N/A. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.7, this Project Will Not be subject to the District’s approved Labor Compliance Program, initially approved July 19, 2004. For questions or assistance concerning the Labor Compliance Program, Veronica Martinez, (213) 996-2581, 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017.. The District Has entered into a Project Labor Agreement that is applicable to this Project. For questions or assistance concerning the Project Labor Agreement (if applicable), contact Veronica Martinez, (213) 996-2581, 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, as well as the District’s Project Labor Agreement (if applicable) and the District’s Labor Compliance Program (if applicable, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed in accordance with, without limitation, Sections 1773.1, 1774, 1775 and 1776 of the California Labor Code and the obligation to comply with Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code governing employment of apprentices. Copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages are on file at the District’s principal office at 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017, and are available to any interested party on request. Substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by District to ensure performance under any contract awarded by the District for the Work shall be permitted as required by Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code. Bidders are notified of the District’s Surety Bond Program. For further information regarding enrollment eligibility and program services contact Paulette Williams, Merriweather & Williams, at 213-258-3000. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them as set forth in Article 1 of the Instructions to Bidders. Questions shall be directed to: Daniel Robb Build-LACCD Sustainable Building Program Managers E-mail: [email protected] or via Phone: (213) 996-2589 or Fax: (213) 996-2534 [Contractors interested in obtaining information on upcoming LACCD projects; see www.build-laccd.org (Contracting and Bidding Site)] 4/8/10 WWA-1832956# SOUTHWEST WAVE BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program funded by Proposition A/AA to address muchneeded campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS College: District Wide Project Name: Master Agreement for Purchase of Multi-Function Imaging Devices Project Number(s): 40J.5J05.05 Bid Number: 18 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following: This is a competitive bid for the purchase by the Los Angeles Community College District of the following Multi-Function Imaging Devices (MFID). The items to be procured are broken down for the purposes of bidding into one (1) Bid category(s) and consist of: Multi-Function Imaging Devices and Related Equipment. Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders using the forms included in the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be received at Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, by either hand delivery or mail, no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 20, 2010 to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid, the Bid Security and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid. Bidding Documents, including Plans, Drawings, Specifications, Instruction to Bidders and other documents, if any, will be available to Bidders on and after April 5, 2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-3657750 , West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Ponitius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900 and Robertson Branch, 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242. To order or view online: http://www.build-laccd. org Doing Business With Us Link, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link. To view in person: Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, 213-996-2578 Contact: Michael Beltran at Build-LACCD 915 Wilshire Blvd, los Angles, CA, 90017, telephone 213-996-2306 or fax requests to 213-996-2534. The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the abovestated Universal Reprographics locations. There will be no mandatory pre-Bid conference for this Bid. Questions shall be directed to: Michael Beltran Sustainable Building Program Managers [email protected] or via Phone: 213-996-2306 or Fax: 213-996-2534 [Contractors interested in obtaining information on upcoming LACCD projects; see build-laccd.org (Doing Business With Us Page)] 4/8/10 WWA-1831074# SOUTHWEST WAVE BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program funded by Proposition A/AA to address muchneeded campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS College: District Wide Project Name: Master Agreement for Purchase of Parking Lot Sweeper Project Number(s): 40J.J55.05 (Bid # 50) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following: This is a competitive bid for the purchase by the Los Angeles Community College District of the following Parking Lot Sweeper. The items to be procured are broken down for the purposes of bidding into one (1) Bid category and consists of: Parking Lot Sweeper. Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders using the forms included in the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be received at Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, by either hand delivery or mail, no later than 2:00 p.m. on April 16, 2010 to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid, the Bid Security and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid. Bidding Documents, including Plans, Drawings, Specifications, Instruction to Bidders and other documents, if any, will be available to Bidders on and after April 1, 2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-3657750 , West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Ponitius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900 and Robertson Branch and 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242. To order or view online: http://www.build-laccd. org Doing Business With Us Link, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link. To view in person: Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, 213- 996-2578 Contact: Michael Beltran at Build-LACCD 915 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90017, telephone (213)996-2306 or fax requests to (213)996-2534. The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the abovestated Universal Reprographics locations. There will be no mandatory pre-Bid conference for this Bid. Questions shall be directed to: Michael Beltran Sustainable Building Program [email protected] or via Phone: (213) 996-2306 or Fax: (213) 996-2534 [Contractors interested in obtaining information on upcoming LACCD projects; see build-laccd.org (Doing Business With Us Page)] 4/8/10 WWA-1831008# SOUTHWEST WAVE $19,000,000.00 BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive Sustainable Building Program to address much-needed campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS College: East Los Angeles College Project Name: Parking Structure 4 Project Number.: 32E.5205.02 Project Estimate: $17,000,000 - $19,000,000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following public works project (“Work”): Project consists of Parking Structure 4 designed for 1,574 spaces on five levels and containing 453,185 square feet of area. The structure is designed with cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete decks, beams and girders, supported on cast-in-place concrete columns and spread footings. The seismic resisting system consists of moment-resisting frames (SMRF) in both directions. There are two MRL electric elevators in the southwest corner of the building. There are architectural metal canopies over the two vehicular entries, one at the northwest corner and one at the southeast corner of the building. Note: coordination with the city will be required to maintain the functioning of the Transit Center during the construction phase. Work consists of a five level 1574 space parking structure at the corner of Collegian and Flora on the campus of East Los Angeles College. Work includes: a new irrigation system, electrical and car counting systems, storm drains, roof / overflow drains, site demolition and grading, site concrete, stairs and ramps, concrete paving with curbs and gutters, landscaping, concrete masonry walls, miscellaneous metals, structural steel, metal canopies, steel stairs, steel decking, steel barrier cables, waterproofing, hollow metal doors and frames, exterior plaster system, metal ceilings, resilient flooring, graffiti resistant coatings, painting, parking striping / markings, metal louvers, signage and graphics, fire extinguishers, cabinets and accessories, parking equipment including counting system, two 3,500 pound MRL glass-back elevators, fire sprinkler system, standpipes, plumbing, HVAC and exhaust fans, electrical power and lights, fire alarm warning system, electrical transformer and generator. Street and Traffic Improvement: The work includes construction of a right turn lane on eastbound Floral Drive to Collegian Avenue and street resurfacing. It also includes modifications to existing traffic signal lights at the intersection of Floral Drive and Collegian Avenue, construction of new sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Also included is the roadway improvement along the fire lane south of the Transit Center. The Specifications for the project restrict the Bidders to providing products for a campus wide fire alarm Annunciator intelligent network panel compatible with General Electric’s EST3 at East Los Angeles College, which is based on a finding by the Board of Trustees that such restrictive specifications are necessary in order to match existing installations. No other restrictions apply. Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and other Bidding Documents. Bids must be received, by either hand delivery or mail, at BuildLACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017, no later than the Bid Closing Deadline of 2:00 p.m. on May 5, 2010, to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid. Bidding Documents will be available to Bidders on and after April 9, 2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics (District’s reprographics service) at any of the following Three (3) locations: 1) Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-365-7750 2) West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Pontius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900 3) Robertson Branch, 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242 Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders using the forms included in the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be received at Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, by either hand delivery or mail, no later than April 15, 2010 @ 2:00 PM to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid, the Bid Security and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid. Bidding Documents including Instruction to Bidders and other documents, if any, will be available to Bidders on and after 3/26/2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-3657750 , West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Ponitius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900, Robertson Branch, 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242. To order or view online: http://build-laccd. org/, Contracting and Bidding Site, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link. To view in person: Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, 213- 593-8641 The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the abovestated Universal Reprographics locations. There will be no mandatory pre-Bid conference for this Bid. Questions shall be directed to: John Ferraro Sustainable Building Program Managers [email protected] [Contractors interested in obtaining information on upcoming LACCD projects; see build-laccd.org (Contracting and Bidding Site)] 4/8/10 WWA-1829747# SOUTHWEST WAVE BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program funded by Proposition A/AA to address muchneeded campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS To order or view online: http://www.build-laccd. org/, Contracting and Bidding Site, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link.. College: District Wide Project Name: Master Agreement for Purchase of Can and Bottle Compactor Project Number(s): 40J.J55.05 (Bid # 49) To view in person: Jacobs Facilities, 1200 W. Floral Drive, Monterey Park, CA 91754, Telephone: (323) 859-2330. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following: The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the above-stated locations. This is a competitive bid for the purchase by the Los Angeles Community College District of the following Can and Bottle Compactor. The items to be procured are broken down for the purposes of bidding into one (1) Bid category and consists of: Can/Bottle Compactor and Related Equipment. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted on April 15, 2010, commencing promptly at 10:00 a.m. at Jacobs Facilities Office Trailer, 1200 W. Floral Drive, Monterey Park, CA 91754,. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is required as a condition of bidding, unless the Bidder is a “Local, Small or Emerging Business”, as defined in the District’s Policy on Local, Small and Emerging Businesses, Board Rule 7103.17 (a copy of which is available for review on the District’s Website), and Bidder submits an affidavit as required by said Board Rule. Sign language services are available for the Pre-Bid Conference upon written request received by Build-LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or by Fax at 213-996-2534 at least three (3) business days prior to the day of the Pre-Bid Conference. Contractors who attended the December 22, 2009 pre-bid conference do not need to attend the April 15,2010 pre bid conference. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District shall be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds as provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District is required to hold at the time of submitting its Bid and Award a contracting license of the following classification(s): B-General Building Contractor In addition, Bidder is required to hold, or designate in its Designation of Subcontractors a Subcontractor that holds, the certification(s) required by Applicable Laws to perform the following work: N/A. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.7, this Project Will Not be subject to the District’s approved Labor Compliance Program, initially approved July 19, 2004. For questions or assistance concerning the Labor Compliance Program, Veronica Martinez, (213) 996-2581, 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017. The District Has entered into a Project Labor Agreement that is applicable to this Project. For questions or assistance concerning the Project Labor Agreement (if applicable), contact Veronica Martinez, (213) 996-2581, 915 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017. The Bidder to whom a contract for the Work is awarded by the District shall comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, as well as the District’s Project Labor Agreement (if applicable) and the District’s Labor Compliance Program (if applicable, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed in accordance with, without limitation, Sections 1773.1, 1774, 1775 and 1776 of the California Labor Code and the obligation to comply with Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code governing employment of apprentices. Copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages are on file at the District’s principal office at 915 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90017, and are available to any interested party on request. Substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by District to ensure performance under any contract awarded by the District for the Work shall be permitted as required by Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code. Bidders are notified of the District’s Surety Bond and Finance Assistance Program. For further information regarding enrollment eligibility and program services contact Paulette Williams, Merriweather & Williams, at 213-258-3000. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them as set forth in Article 1 of the Instructions to Bidders. Questions shall be directed to: Daniel Robb Build-LACCD Sustainable Building Program Managers E-mail: [email protected] or via Phone: (213) 996-2589 or Fax: (213) 996-2534 4/8/10 WWA-1830711# SOUTHWEST WAVE BIDDING OPPORTUNITY WITH LACCD The Los Angeles Community Colleges have embarked on an extensive building program funded by Proposition A/AA to address muchneeded campus improvements for educational and support facilities for its nine community colleges. For future bidding opportunities please visit the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contracting and Bidding Site” then click “Construction Look-Ahead”: NOTICE TO BIDDERS College: District Wide Project Name: Master Agreement for Purchase of Solar Compactor Wraps Bid Number: 48 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites sealed bids for the following: This is a competitive bid for the purchase by the Los Angeles Community College District of the following Solar Compactor Wraps, for its colleges throughout the Los Angeles area. The items to be procured are broken down for the purposes of bidding into one (1) Bid Category and consist of Four sided solar compactor wraps and one sided solar compactor wraps. Bids shall be prepared in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders using the forms included in the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be received at Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, by either hand delivery or mail, no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 15, 2010 to be thereafter on said date and at said location publicly opened and read aloud. The Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid, the Bid Security and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid. Bidding Documents, including Plans, Drawings, Specifications, Instruction to Bidders and other documents, if any, will be available to Bidders on and after March 29, 2010, at the following locations: For document pick up: Universal Reprographics Incorporated, Los Angeles Branch, 2706 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057 Tel: 213-3657750 , West Los Angeles Branch, 2043 Ponitius Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310-477-2900, Robertson Branch, 1444-B S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-205-5242, and Newbury Park Branch, 817 Mitchell Road, Unit 206, Newbury Park, CA (805) 498-8397. To order or view online: http://www.build-laccd. org Doing Business With Us Link, Universal Reprographics Online Plan Room Link. To view in person: Build LACCD, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 810, Los Angeles, California 90017, 213- 996-2578 Contact: Michael Beltran at Build-LACCD 915 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90017, telephone (213)996-2306 or fax requests to (213)996-2534. The District will provide one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents to each Bidder, free of charge, for pick-up upon at least eight (8) hours notice to Universal Reprographics at any of the above-stated Universal Reprographics locations. Bidder may arrange, at Bidder’s own expense, for document delivery and additional sets by contacting Universal Reprographics at one of the abovestated Universal Reprographics locations. There will be no mandatory pre-Bid conference for this Bid. Questions shall be directed to: Michael Beltran Sustainable Building Program [email protected] or via Phone: (213) 996-2306 or Fax: (213) 996-2534 [Contractors interested in obtaining information on upcoming LACCD projects; see build-laccd.org (Doing Business With Us Page)] 4/8/10 WWA-1829662# SOUTHWEST WAVE RANCHO LOS AMIGOS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT The County of Los Angeles and Sapphos Environmental, Inc. are conducting oral history interviews to document the history of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Potential interviewees may be past employees, residents, and other individuals who possess substantive knowledge, including letters, photographs, or memorabilia, regarding the history of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center from its founding to 1952. If you have information regarding the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and would like to participate in the Rancho Los Amigos Oral History Project, please call Marlise Fratinardo, Senior Cultural Resources Coordinator, Sapphos Environmental, Inc., at (626) 683-3547 or e-mail your contact information to [email protected]. For more information about Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, please visit: http://www.rancho.org/ 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/10 WWA-1823327# SOUTHWEST WAVE PUBLIC AUCTION/ SALES NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE US STORAGE CENTERS 14680 AVIATION BLVD HAWTHORNE, CA 90250 (310) 536 - 7100 In accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act, Section 21700, et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California the undersigned will be sold at public auction on APRIL 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM. General household goods, tools, office and business equipment, electronics, furniture, appliances, instruments, sporting goods and apparel, collectibles & antiques, and or miscellaneous items stored at 14680 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250, County of Los Angeles, by the following persons:, D265 MARC JAILYNN ROBINSON, D5 WILLIE RODRIGUEZ JR AKA WILLIE RODRIGUEZ, C234 TIMOTHY F. BJORNLIE, A38 LEONARD G COMBS AKA LEONARD GORDON COMBS, A36 LUIS ALEJANDRO HERRERA Property is sold on an “AS IS BASIS”. There is a refundable $50 cleaning deposit on all units. Sale is subject to cancellation. Auctioneer is: American Auctioneers Dan Dotson & Associates, California State Bond #FS863-20-14, (800) 838-7653 4/8, 4/15/10 WWA-1827748# INGLEWOOD/HAWTHORNE WAVE West Wave Classified Thursday, April 8, 2010 WAVE PUBLICATIONS A11 CLASSIFIED To Place An Ad Call: L.A. Office (323) 556-5720 DEADLINES •Class Display-Monday 5:00 p.m. prior to publication •Liner ads-Wednesday 11:00 a.m. prior to publication SEE A CODE LIKE THIS “AP1” TEXT THE CODE TO 555411 TO GET PHOTOS OF THE LISTING RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. EMPLOYMENT Wanted Las Vegas Style Restroom Attendant OPPORTUNITIES Must have car, good with 1010 public. No exp nec. Will train. (310) 735-5141 Company Drivers (Solos & Hazmat Teams) * GREAT SCHOOLS & INSTRUCTIONS PAY * GREAT MILES * CDLA Required. We also have 1300 dedicated & regional positions available. Call 866-789HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! 8947. Swift. (Cal-SCAN) Graduate in 4 weeks! FREE HIRING: Solo Drivers OTR Brochure. Call Now! 1-866ext. 60 for fast turning freight lanes! 562-3650 HIRING: Team Drivers West www.SouthEasternHS.com states exp/hazmat end, great (Cal-SCAN) miles/hometime. ANDRUS TRANSPORTATION 1-800HEALTH & BEAUTY 888-5838, 1-866-806-5119 x1402. (Cal-SCAN) 2300 INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE Representative: Earn supplemental income placing and supervising high school exchange students. Volunteer host families also needed. Promote world peace! 1-866GO-AFICE or www.afice.org (Cal-SCAN) TRUCK DRIVERS: CDL training. Part-time driving job. Full-time benefits. Get paid to train in the California Army National Guard. May qualify for bonus. www.NationalGuard.com/Truck or 1800-GO-GUARD. (CalSCAN) KIDS WANTED Ages 7 -17 for New web series. www.kidsontheporch.com Call (310) 226-8480 Mystery Shopper- Earn up to $100 per day. Shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. Exp not required. Call: 888-731-1182 If you used Type 2 Diabetes Drug AVANDIA and SUFFERED a STROKE or HEART ATTACK. You may be entitled to compensation. Attorney Charles Johnson 1800-535-5727. (Cal-SCAN) MISC. FOR SALE NEW Norwood SAWMILLSLumberMate-Pro handles logs 34" diameter, mills boards 28" wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 300N 1-800-661-7746 ext. 300N. (Cal-SCAN) BATH TUB REPAIR/REFINISH 4100 Bath Tub Reglazing SPECIAL SALE $199 with 2 yr warranty. NATIONAL CARRIERS (310) 338-0638 needs O/Os, Lease Purchase, Company Drivers for its expanding fleet. Offering BUSINESS SERVICES Regional/OTR runs, Outstanding Pay Package, ex4123 cellent benefits, generous hometime. 1-888-707-7729. www.NationalCarriers.com DISPLAY ADVERTISING in (Cal-SCAN) 140 Cal-SDAN newspapers statewide for $1,550! Reach REGIONAL DRIVERS over 3 million Californians! NEEDED! More Hometime! FREE email brochure. Call Top Pay! Up to $.41/mile (916) 288-6019. www.Calcompany drivers! 12 months SDAN.com (Cal-SCAN) OTR required. Heartland Express 1-800-441-4953. www.HeartlandExpress.com (Cal-SCAN) SLT NEEDS CLASS A TEAM DRIVERS with Hazmat. $2,000 Bonus. Split $0.68 for all miles. Regional contractor positions available. 1-800-835-9471. (CalSCAN) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1010 For advertising information call (323) 556-5720 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1010 Advertising Account Executives The Los Angeles Wave Publications Group, the largest multi-cultural newspaper group in the U.S., currently has openings for dynamic, enthusiastic professionals and highly motivated individuals with proven sales success. Qualifications: * Professional Attitude * Professional Appearance * Great Work Ethic * Reliable Transportation * Strong Team player * Communication Skills * Proficient w/ Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint Qualified candidates also must have excellent presentation skills and the ability to develop and deliver creative advertising programs. Email resumes to [email protected] No phone calls please. ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 Qualified “A”, Licensed Contractors are invited to submit sealed bids by 2:05 PM, May 12, 2010 to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority for Project Number E09-21, RSA Paving Rehabilitation Reconstruction project. The Work in general consists of, but is not limited to, removal and replacement of existing 4 inch ± 1 inch P-401 asphalt concrete pavement on the runway safety areas of RWY 8-26 and RWY 1533, base compaction, and application of P-620 pavement markings at the Bob Hope Airport. Plans and specifications can be obtained directly from the Bob Hope Airport Web site at bobhopeairport. com under Business Opportunities. All bidders shall register with the Airport Engineering Department either via web site or in person. Bids submitted by firms who have not registered with Airport Engineering will be considered non-responsive. Call Bobbi Greenspahn at (818) 565-1305 for more information. A pre-bid conference will be conducted on April 28, 2010, at 10:00 A.M. at the Bob Hope Airport Engineering Office, 2800 Clybourn, Burbank, California, 91505. Located at the corner of Sherman Way and Clybourn. ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 BUSINESS SERVICES 4123 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 ADVERTISE ONLINE in a network of 50-plus newspaper websites. Border to Border with one order! $7 cost per thousand impressions statewide. Minimum $5,000 order. Call for details: (916) 288-6010. www.CaliforniaBannerAdNetwork.com (Cal-SCAN) Realty Rentals Co. (310) 478-1091 BALDWIN VILLAGE 4064 Abourne Rd. 4010 West Blvd. 4031 West Blvd. 4020 Palmyra Rd. 4101 Palmyra Rd. 3916 Stevely Ave. Single @ $750 1 bedroom @ $850 2 bedrooms @ $950 3 bedrooms @ $1200 Spacious 1Bd Apt for Rent $850/m Crenshaw & Adams (323) 735-1315 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING in 240 Cal-SCAN newspapers for the best reach, coverage, and price. 25-words $550. Reach over 6 million Californians! FREE email brochure. Call (916) 2886019. www.Cal-SCAN.com (Cal-SCAN) ELECTRICAL 4260 ELECTRICIAN ON DUTY Free Est. Any troubleshooting - upgrades -res/comm/industrial- Hse rewiring - Lic # C-10 571792 (800) 994-7584 MASON'S ELECTRIC Door Bell, Smoke Detec. Svr up-grade, Light, Power ou., Free Est. Lic 611170 (323) 778-8563 HANDYMAN 4315 *****GREAT PRICE!!**** Painting, plumbing, stucco roofing, electr, tile, concrete, sec 8. 323-333-4084 WE DO ALL FOR LESS Plumbing, Electrical, Tile, Roof Leaks, Remod. Senior Citizen Discount! Luis (323) 806-3707 • WE FIX ALL • And do Painting & Plumbing. Clarence (323) 770-0421 HAULING 4320 MOVING, HAULING & CLEAN UP Call Ron 310 422-8460 310 672-8202 YARD & GARAGE CLEANING & HAULING. FREE EST. MR. ANDERSON (323) 777-3705 Bellflower 9128 Palm St #6 #9 $745 1 bd 1ba w/1 pkng & lndy fclty Compton 2099 Bliss St $1395 4 bd 2.5 ba SFR, 3 pkng & lndy hk ups Compton 1000 N Sloan Ave #A $695 duplex 1 bd, 1 pkng Compton 1004 A &1006 #A N Sloan Ave $895 duplex 2 bd 2 ba, 1 pkng Los Angeles 1818 N. Kingsley Dr #9, #11 $995-$1095 2 br 2 ba w/ 1 pkng & lndy fclty Los Angeles 647 W 109th Pl $1895 3bd 2ba SFR + guest house 2 bd 1 ba, 2 pkng & lndy rm Los Angeles 730 & 730 ½ W 73rd St $845 duplex 2 bd 1 ba, 1 pkng Los Angeles 1036 S Normandie Ave #4, 11 $1095 2 bd 2 ba, 1 pkng & lndy fclty Los Angeles 1242 S Mariposa, # 5 $1095 3 bd 2 ba, 2 pkng & lndy fclty Los Angeles 1016 W 109th Pl #5 $545 1 bd 1 ba, 1 pkng & lndy fclty L A 6519 Avalon Blvd $ 995 3br 2ba duplex 1 pkng and lndy fclty Los Angeles 439 E 107th St $1295 3 bd 2 ba SFR, 3 pkng & lndy hk ups 1ST Month's Free Rent No Section 8 Program 1Bd Apt for rent Wsh/Dryer garbage disposal, Parking space,Mid Wilshire, $1200/m SEC 8 OK. (310) 614-0764 1Bd w/Den for rent 1242 1/2 W. 88th St. L.A. All utilities paid. Sec 8 OK. $1050/mo Call Jesse (323) 363-8259 1bd, Sec 8 ok recently decorated,parking Florence/Gramecy. $800/mo Call: 323-939-0137 1Bd. 851 W. 77th St. $750 mo. Sec 8 ok. (213) 703-4692 1bd/1ba apt. 84th/Broadway. $775/mo. Not Sec 8 Apprv’d Call: 323 735-1315 2 Bd 2 Ba. INGL. New Crpt., & Paint, Off Parking Sec. 8 Ok 1004 E. Brett St. Call: (323) 292-6161 2 Bdrm Newly remodeled 1330 W, 106th Str. County Sec 8 OK $1060./Mo (310) 902-2527 or (310) 279-2769 2Bd 1Ba $1250/m Lrg prvt PLASTER/DRYWALL yrd, laundry hk up, garage. unit, pnt, crpt. Near 4465 Refurb Ladera center 310-936-4527 Plaster Patch Work Interior & Exterior Quality Work & Free Est. (323) 293-5364 or (323) 293-5365 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5045 ALL CASH VENDING! Be Your Own Boss! Your Own Local Vending Route. Includes 25 Machines and Candy for $9,995. MultiVend LLC, 1-888-625-2405. (CalSCAN) FINANCIAL SERVICES 5250 CASH NOW! Get cash for your structured settlement or annuity payments. High payouts. Call J.G. Wentworth. 1866-SETTLEMENT (1-866738-8536). Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. (Cal-SCAN) RENTALS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING – Waiting List Now Closed La Garden – Mariposa – New Brittany - Casa Community For Sec 8 housing. 3774 S. Budlong Ave. LA. Ca. 90007 Deadline to apply Feb. 26, 2010 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 1Bd Apt downstairs unit 105th & Denker L.A. County Sec 8 approved (310) 337-1062 APTS FOR RENT 1BR $900/2BR 1200 LEIMERT Pk. FRESH PAINT 0FF THE STREET PARKING, LAUNDRY, QUIET BUILD. SECT. 8 OK 323 751 4304 $925 & $1125 large, newly redecorated 1 & 2 bdrms. Wall to wall carpet, near Washington/ Crenshaw. Call: 323-935-7958 2Bd 2Ba 1217 W. 110th St Upper back unit. Garage, New crpt, pnt, flrs & cabinets (310) 908-5330 Text AP1 to 555411 ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 REQUESTING SUB-BIDS from Qualified MBE/WBE/OBE Subcontractors Vendors for: rental, bare, intermittent, trench shoring and Caltrans-approved traffic control equipment Spec. No. #177 Los Angeles, (LA CO) CA Owner: City of Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER Bid Date: Monday, May 03, 2010 @ 2:00pm For information on the availability of plans and specifications and the bidder’s policy concerning assistance to subcontractors in obtaining bonds, lines of credit, and/or insurance, please contact our office TRENCH PLATE RENTAL CO. (an equal opportunity employer) 13217 Laureldale Ave. Downey, CA 90242 Phone: 888-833-3777 ext. 2052 Fax: 562-602-0741 Contact: Becky Antinone, e-mail: [email protected] Payment and Performance Bond may be required. TRENCH PLATE RENTAL CO. sincerely encourage MBE/WBE/OBE participation on this project 2BD/1.5 BA $1250/MO Refurbished. Off St- Prkg. Redondo/Adams area (323) 293-1536 Vermont/ Century. 1bd apt. $850/mo. Not Sec. 8 approved. Call: 323-735-1315 Very nice 1Bd apt avail. Sgl mature adults Stv/fridge incl $595/m incl water 1964 W. 29th st (323) 299-3589 Clean x-lg, fresh paint, new crpt, ceiling fans, locked entry, parking, lndry rm. HOMES FOR SALE 7400 4 SALE: 2+2+Lrg FamRm (cld be 3rd BR) Nice Kit, 2-car Gar, Nr Schl 3329 W. 116th St., Ing. Call/TextAgt. 323-646-1534 FORECLOSED HOME AUCTION. 95+ Homes / Auction: May 1st. Open House: April 17, 24 & 25, 2010. REDC / View Full Listings. www.Auction.com RE Brkr 01093886 (Cal-SCAN) AUTOS WANTED 8145 DUPLEXES UNFURNISHED 6250 BALDWIN VILLAGE 3959 Gibralter Ave. 1 bedroom@ $850 DONATE YOUR CAR: Children's Cancer Fund! Help Save A Child's Life Through Research & Support! Free Vacation Package. Fast, Easy & Tax Deductible. Call (CalHOUSES UNFURNISHED 1-800-252-0615. SCAN) Remod Kit/Ba, New pnt, crpt 3Bd Duplex $1400/m + $1400 dep 250 1/2 W 49th St Sec 8 OK (310) 922-7376 Clean x-lg, fresh paint, new crpt, ceiling fans, locked entry, parking, lndry rm, pool, next to Jim Gilliam Park. LADERA HEIGHTS 629 Hardin Dr. 1 bedroom @ $1095 2 bedroom @ $1195 6450 1bd/1ba Hse $950/mo + $950 dep. 1304 E. Peck St Compton. W/D hk up. Sec 8 OK! 562-498-8626 Clean unit, freshly painted, new crpt, new kitchen, refurbished, ceiling fans, private yd, shared garage, located on a cul de sac. 3 bd, 2 ba, newly remod, sec bars, pvt backyd, prkg. 909 East 107th St. (323) 841-9878, (323) 754-9878 LEIMERT PARK 4208 Degnan 2739 W 42nd St 2 bedroom @ $1295 DONATE YOUR CAR. Free Towing. IRS Tax Deductible. We Accept Any Year, Model or Condition. Help Disabled War Veterans with Job Training VETMADE www.Cars4DisabledVets.org 1-800-613-3123. (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR VEHICLE! Receive Free Vacation Voucher. United Breast Cancer Foundation. Free Mammograms, Breast Cancer Info www.ubcf.info Free Towing, Tax Deductible, Non3bd/1ba house. 2 car-gar, lrg Runners Accepted, 1-888yard, Newly redecorated, 468-5964. (Cal-SCAN) Near schools, shopping, buses, Sec 8 ok. 310-327-3045 3Bd 1Ba+bonus rm Nornamdie & Manchester nice quiet area $1900/m AC/fenced,yrd 323 761-6433 Art Deco gem, formal dining room, service porch, WD hookup, private entrance, garage, gorgeous street. JEFFERSON PARK 1812 1/4 W 36th St. 1 bedroom @ $850 Are you textable? 5Bd 2Ba in Lancaster close to schools, parks & shopping center $2500/m Sec 8 & pets OK C: Leslie (323) 229-4416 Spanish style courtyard bldg. Clean, fresh paint, fresh crpt, service porch with W/D hookup, parking, close to 10 Fwy. HOUSE FOR RENT DUPLEX. Sec 8. East side. 2 bd 1 ba. Carpet, blinds, small patio. 323-634-4852 HYDE PARK 6326 Crenshaw 2 bedroom @ $795 Clean, fresh paint, new crpt, gated entry, off street parking, lndry rm. (Section 8 OK) Like new 3Bd 1.5 ba. nu cpt/ pnt, w/d hk-up, svc porch, lrg yd. 1814 W. 82nd St. $2000 Credit chk. 909-559-1203 LYNWOOD 1Bdrm rear house, stove, refrig, washerdryer, fen yd, carport $975+dep and 2 Bdrm front house, stove, laundry hookups, fen yd $1185+dep 760-525-2060 For additional info www.sourceoneproperty management.com ***************************** MARLTON PROPERTY MGMT (323) 293-5809 ****************************** Color photos are now included with all listings. Look for the code at the end of the ad (ex. AP1) Text the code to 555411 Newly remod 1Bd 1Ba New kit/ba, hrdwd flrs, W/D hk up Quiet & nice $1090/m prking Avail now (310) 779-7664 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 SECTION 8 AVAILABLE! Elderly Apts. for Rent Must be 62 yrs+ age. Single Units Only!! Apply at (Florence & Figueroa) 7010 Denver Ave. - Los Angeles, CA 90044 Call: 323-753-3427 525LC032510 For Rent - Apartment - House - Office RENTALS TO SHARE 6750 Move in special-$1050/m 2Bd/1Ba refurb, new crpt, pnt, off st. prkg. 1138 W. 92nd st. 310-257-0888 Middle aged working/retired men to share hse. $500 mo. sober, living, SSI & disability welcome. Tye 323-217-6775 ROOMS 6850 Nice 1 bdrm. New crpt & pnt. 3Bd 1.5Ba Wsh/Dryer hk up Tile floors, Incl stv & fridge. 2 story unit Ask about move $850/mo. 7626 S Western. If not working & on a fixed inin Special Near Manchester By Appt: 310-539-8114 come & want to save money & Vermont (949) 831-8821 on rent in xchange 4 house Nice 2 bd/1ba. Nu crpt & pnt, duties call 323-298-4574 3Bd 2Ba, 1616 W 81st St 2 balconies, AC, gated bldg. $1800/m Apt Viewing April prkg. 1609 S. St Andrews Room for a SGL working 10th 1:30-3:30pm or by $1200/mo 310-539-8114 person. Nice home, shared appt. Rodney 909-606-1942 Ba, $575/m. Dep Req Nice 3Bd 1.5Ba on 5327 3rd (323) 778-4674 or 438-8766 ave 1Bd 1Ba on 4716 Inglewood-1bd& 2bd. Prkg, Rooms for rent. Kit, Bath & laundry, gated. 514 W. Hyde Pickford st Sec 8 OK on Utilities included. Freshly Park & 638 E Hardy St. both units (818) 648-6402 pnted New crpt. 12220 S. 8612 8th Ave. from $790. Broadway (323) 972-6263 No dep O.A.C 213-963-1187 Nice bachelor, new crpt, paint. Incl stv & fridge + Very Nice Room for rent. Newly decorated 2Bd & 3Bd util. $725/m. 207 1/4 50th St Incls an evening meal. Males Apts. Granite counter tops By appt 310-539-8114 pref’d. utils incl. W/D $550/m w/tile bk splash, crpt , laun323-620-4096 dry rm 12608 S. Figueroa Pico/Crenshaw area. SEC 8 OK 714 624-2426 Spacious single. STORES/OFFICES FOR RENT $775/mo (323) 735-1315 RENT SPECIALS Windsor 6955 Hlls/Baldwin Hlls, Crenshaw, Jeff Prk. 1Bd from $795. 2Bd Rustic, spacious upper 2bd/1ba.$1100/mo. 1st & se- OFFICES, modern bldg, sefrom $1100. 310-279-5570 curity fee. Crenshaw/Vernon curity. Western/ 46th, 120 FREE CREDIT CHECKS. area. Bowen 310-591-9345 sqf ($275/MO) & 220 sqf ($375/MO) 323-939-0137 Lrg 1.5Bd Newly remodeled SEC 8 OKAY. 3 bdrm & 4 1105 W 49th St LA Sec 8 bdrm. Southeast LA. LoveSTORES/OFFICES FOR LEASE OK shown Btw 1-6pm Daily ly location, nr beautiful Call Ruth (323) 750-2505 6960 park. Pls call 323-567-3564 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 6005 See photos of our classified listings.* For Sale - House - Business - Car *Must have mobile web to view Place your ad with the WAVE today. (323)556-5720 $1.50 per ft Suites from 110 sq ft - 600 sq ft Secure bldg by KJLH wall of windows 1 month free rent with 1 year lease 171 N. La Brea ave, Inglewood. 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