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Christmas 

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Paul Rodriguez 

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Boxer reflects 

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Thursday, December 8, 2011 Vol. 10 No. 34 8301 E. Florence Ave., Suite 100, Downey, CA 90240 

Writer, director Sarah Duran and actress Jade Harlow while filming a 

Doritos commercial. 

Downey filmmakers 

collaborate for 

Doritos commerical 

Group of local filmmakers 

hope their commerical will air 

during Super Bowl XLVI. 

BY CHRISTIAN BROWN, 

STAFF WRITER 

DOWNEY − It's Super Bowl 

Sunday and a group of ordinary 

guys has gathered together to watch 

the football game. 

Now enter a beautiful, young 

woman with long auburn hair and a 

bright smile. Hoping to make a 

good impression on her boyfriend’s 

friends, she glides into the living 

room with an assortment of Doritos 

chips in hand. 

“He’s going to think I’m the 

best girlfriend ever,” she says wistfully. 

However, before she has the 

chance to serve the delicious 

snacks, she slips on a doggie bone 

and tumbles. In shock, the men 

bravely leap up only to catch the 

Doritos. 

Needless to say, the guys end up 

piled atop the young lady in their 

efforts to save the valuable potato 

chips and a sneaky little dog runs 

up, snagging a chip right out of the 

girl’s hand. 

“Unnecessary roughness,” 

shouts one of the guys dressed as a 

referee. 

Although this Doritos commercial 

may sound unfamiliar, a team 

of local filmmakers, actors and 

artists hope the 30 second spot 

turns out to be one of the most popular 

commercials of 2012. 

Motivated by a grand prize of 

$1 million and a coveted commercial 

spot during the Super Bowl, a 

group of Downey natives joined 

forces last month to produce the 

witty Doritos commercial, which 

will compete against thousands of 

other amateur commercials as part 

of Doritos’ annual Crash the Super 

Bowl video contest. 

In addition to helping advance 

their own Hollywood dreams, however, 

writer, director and producer 

Sarah Duran along with co-produc- 

er Andrew Garcia, believe the commercial 

also represents the city they 

once called home. 

Several years ago, Doritos 

launched a daring competition asking 

filmmakers across the country 

to create their own original Doritos 

commercials and submit them 

online. The company then selects 

five finalists and the public must 

vote for their favorite commercial. 

Whichever video wins the contest 

airs nationally as an official Doritos 

commercial during the Super Bowl. 

“It's an opportunity to reach a 

lot of people,” said Duran, 37. 

“We've been itching to do something 

together so we partnered up 

on this project…but there was a 

point where we didn't think it 

would get made.” 

Plagued by a small budget and 

limited help, Duran was hesitant to 

enter the contest initially, fearful 

that the commercial wouldn’t come 

together. 

“We had no money,” said 

Duran. “And I didn't want to make 

this on home video, but we had a 

good concept and we believed in 

the idea. We didn't want to give up 

on that.” 

When Duran received a $500 

donation from co-worker Dolly 

Rosell, she decided to persevere. 

“She believed in me,” Duran 

said. “That propelled momentum 

and gave us a push.” 

“In the end, it was about asking 

for help and having great friends,” 

said Garcia, 34, who reached out to 

other Downey natives in the film 

industry to help support the commercial 

project. 

“Andrew was friends with 

George (Manzanilla) who did the 

editing and Peter Lago who did the 

sound,” said Duran. “We filmed the 

commercial in Downey at Lagos’ 

house. They were so gracious to 

open their home.” 

“George was busy, Peter too,” 

added Garcia. “But they pulled 

through, stayed up late, and helped 

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DUSD administrator takes 

helm as Downey mayor; lays 

out goals for the future. 

BY ERIC PIERCE, 

CITY EDITOR 

Roger Brossmer 

DOWNEY – An emotional 

Roger Brossmer was sworn-in as 

mayor of Downey in a jubilant 

celebration at City Hall Tuesday 

night. 

Former mayor Kirk Cartozian 

administered the oath of office. 

Brossmer, an administrator 

with the Downey Unified School 

District, replaces outgoing mayor 

Luis Marquez, who was feted 

Tuesday by local and state politicians. 

In a PowerPoint presentation, 

Brossmer reiterated much of the 

goals he publicly announced last 

week, including balancing the 

budget without the use of reserves 

and focusing on economic redevelopment 

projects. 

The proposed Tierra Luna 

development at Downey Studios 

will include big box retailers, a 

hotel, movie theater, office space 

and more, Brossmer said, adding 

that more details will be revealed 

when the project is put before the 

Planning Commission later this 

month. 

Brossmer also listed goals for 

his first 100 days in office, including 

the creation of an advisory 

board comprised of past Downey 

mayors; honoring service members 

and their families before City 

Council meetings; breaking 

ground on a veterans memorial at City Hall; publishing 

monthly updates through local media; 

increase partnership with the Downey Chamber of 

Commerce; streamlining ways to track vacant residential 

and commercial properties; continuing 

water barrel distributions and flu vaccinations 

despite the looming retirement of the emergency 

preparedness coordinator; and more. 

"We've got a Republican at the helm," 

Brossmer quipped as he took his seat as mayor. 

"Everything will be OK." 

Brossmer's first act as mayor was to swear-in 

new city manager Gilbert Livas to replace Gerald 

Caton, who is retiring Jan. 1 after 22 years as 

Downey's top employee. 

Livas, the seventh of 10 children, said he "felt 

like I hit the jackpot" by becoming the seventh city 

manager in Downey's history. 

"A lot of people ask me if now is a good time to 

be a city manager, and I think it is considering the 

people we have here,” Livas said. “Downey is fortunate 

to have really committed council members 

and a great staff. A lot of our department heads 

could be working elsewhere but they chose 

Downey because it's one of the top cities to work 

for." 

The night also belonged to Marquez, who was 

presented with plaques and commendations from 

local politicians and their representatives. Sen. 

Alan Lowenthal – Marquez's employer – showed 

up to publicly congratulate Marquez for his year as 

mayor, along with council members from Cerritos, 

South Gate, Cudahy and other neighboring cities. 

In his outgoing speech, Marquez recalled his 

major initiatives from throughout the year, including 

his emphasis on "one Downey" and building 

cohesiveness throughout the community. 

“I’m not going anywhere,” Marquez said. “I’m 

only moving over one seat. I remain committed to 

this city.” 

David Gafin, in his final year on City Council, 

was elected mayor pro tem. 

Councilman Mario Guerra is scheduled to 

become mayor next year, followed by Councilman 

Fernando Vasquez. 

is mayor 

Photos by Eric Pierce 

Marquez 

reflects on 

his year as 

mayor 

Luis Marquez spent much 

of his year trying to build 

cohesiveness among residents. 

BY HENRY VENERACION, 

STAFF WRITER 

DOWNEY – Predictably, in his 

final address Tuesday as outgoing 

mayor, councilman Luis Marquez 

put a positive spin on everything he 

set out to accomplish at the outset 

of his mayoral term. 

He said then, on Dec. 14, 2010, 

that he would develop his programs 

of branding, Assembly 

District preservation, public safety 

(involving police and fire), parks 

maintenance and improvement, 

economic and community development, 

infrastructure upgrade, attention 

to environmental issues, and 

administrative initiatives, around 

the concept of “One Downey” or 

“One City.” 

Sure enough, in assessing the 

past 12 months with him at the 

helm as mayor, he rattled off what 

he deemed were very significant 

highlights, only this time he titled 

his address “Accomplishments and 

Opportunities.” 

He said the town hall meetings 

under the "Mayor Presents" series, 

along with the neighborhood outreach 

events, contributed substantially 

to community-building, and 

that events such as the 4th of July 

fireworks celebration, the picnics 

including the Treasure Island activities, 

as well as attention to the 

development of such seemingly 

neglected areas as the ones east of 

the 605 Freeway and north of th I- 

5, had the effect of building civic 

pride. 

Other elements directly contributing 

to community-building, 

according to him, included such 

visible civic demonstrations as the 

Memorial Day observance, the 9- 

11 anniversary event, the police 

officer dedication near the entrance 

to the police department, as well as 

the Veterans’ Day celebration, 

Taste of Downey, concerts in the 

park, library Story Time, the Arc 

Walk, and Meals on Wheels 

events/programs – these, he said, 

were all part of the overall theme of 

"neighbors meeting neighbors", 

and "people interacting with one 

another". 

Other elements enhancing pride 

in Downey were such events as the 

Downey High Hall of Fame, Gangs 

Out of Downey event with Fr. 

Boyle, Character Counts in partnership 

with the school district, not 

to mention the Keep Downey 

Beautiful and Neighborhood Watch 

programs, the activities of the 

Kiwanis Green Team, participation 

in the All America City competition 

held in Kansas – “making us 

so proud of our city and appreciation 

for the fine work we’ve done 

to improve our quality of life.” 

Towards this end, Marquez said 

in a later interview that efforts 

should be made to “let everybody 

know that they’re an essential part 

of the community, that diversity is 

to be welcomed, and get as many 

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Downey 

Christmas Parade 

Photos courtesy Downey Chamber of Commerce 

Firefighters urge caution 

with Christmas trees 

DOWNEY – Festive lighting, windowsill candles and ornamented 

Christmas trees are staples of the holidays but these decorative items also 

pose a fire risk if handled improperly. In 2005-09, on average, one of every 

18 reported home Christmas tree fires resulted in a death, compared to an 

average of one death per 141 total home fires. 

Holiday lights and other decorative lighting were involved in an estimated 

average of 150 home fires per year during the same time. These fires 

caused an average of eight civilian deaths, 14 injuries and $8.5 million in 

direct property damage per year. 

Here are the Downey Fire Department's tips for safe holiday decorating: 

Be careful with holiday decorations. Choose decorations that are flame 

resistant or flame retardant. 

Keep lit candles away from decorations and other things that can burn. 

Use lights that have the label of an independent testing laboratory. Check 

the packaging; some lights are only for indoor use. 

Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections. 

Connect no more than three strands of mini light sets and a maximum 

of 50 bulbs for screw-in bulbs. 

Use clips, not nails, to hang lights so the cords do not get damaged. 

Keep decorations away from windows and doors. 

For proper Christmas tree safety: 

Keep your tree well watered. A dry tree can be extremely dangerous. 

Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections. 

Connect no more than three strands of mini string sets and a maximum 

of 50 bulbs for screw-in bulbs. 

Never use lit candles to decorate the tree. 

Always turn off Christmas tree lights before leaving home or going to 

bed. 

Get rid of the tree when it is dry. Check with your local community to 

find a recycling program. 

Bring outdoor electrical lights inside after the holidays to prevent hazards 

and make them last longer. 

For additional information on how you can keep fire-safe during this holiday 

season, contact the Downey Fire Department's Fire Prevention Bureau 

at (562) 904-7345 or downeyca.org/gov/fire. 

Warren choir in concert 

DOWNEY – Warren High School's award-winning choirs will present 

their annual Holiday Concert this Tuesday at the Downey Theatre. 

The concert starts at 7 p.m. 

Directed by Robert Petersen, all five choirs will present a wide array of 

holiday music. The concert is the culmination of a jam-packed holiday season 

for the choirs. 

The Choir Caroling Groups – Tinsel Tones and Jingle Bells – have been 

out caroling in the community, including performances at Downey Regional 

Medical Center, the Downey Woman's Club, Coordinating Council, the 

Downey Fire Department, Lewis Elementary and West Middle School, and 

local senior living facilities. 

Carolers will also be in select Downey neighborhoods soon. 

Tickets to the concert are $10 and can be purchased from any choir 

member or by e-mailing ropetersen@dusd.net. Tickets will be sold at the 

door for $12.

This Christmas, give the gift 

of preparedness 

Simple, inexpensive gifts 

can help family and friends 

be ready for a disaster. 

BY MARK SAUTER, 

CITY OF DOWNEY 

DOWNEY – Brrrrrr. The cold 

winds from last week and some rain 

in November have been convincing. 

Winter is just about here. Christmas 

is only a couple of weeks away. 

Perhaps it’s time to consider some 

specialized purchases for our families, 

friends and colleagues. 

Emergency preparedness gifts 

may not be the tastiest or in some 

cases the warmest. However, they 

could be some of the most thoughtful 

purchases we make. They may 

also be priceless if they are needed 

in an emergency. 

Please consider adding one or 

more of the following items to your 

Christmas shopping lists: 

Flashlight – These items come 

in many sizes and price ranges. 

Most are battery powered but many 

can now be powered by a handcrank 

or by shaking. Flashlights are 

great for home use but are also helpful 

when something goes awry in 

your vehicle. They also provide 

some light (and comfort) when 

placed in a backpack. Some handcrank 

units have a radio included as 

well. 

Portable Radio – These items 

are similar to flashlights with their 

various sizes, shapes and power 

options. Radio units offer more than 

music. A number of AM radio stations 

broadcast 24/7 news immediately 

after an emergency. Many 

radios also have weather channels. 

When we must make decisions on 

staying or leaving the area or planning 

on what we can expect of the 

weather, information from the radio 

can be priceless. 

Portable Fire Extinguisher – 

It’s not easy to find a substitute for 

this item when you really need it. 

Consider the use for the device then 

choose between several sizes and 

types of fire extinguishers. These 

items are always more helpful when 

stored ‘ready for use’ instead of 

being buried in a garage storage 

cabinet. When carried in an accessible 

place in the trunk of a vehicle, 

they are ready for action when the 

need arises. 

Emergency Contact Cards – 

You can download these from the 

ready.gov website or make your 

own. The purpose of the cards is to 

provide phone numbers, meeting 

places and out-of-state contact 

information for each family member. 

This type of item is free but 

priceless if it is needed after an 

emergency. It can be left in a ziplock 

baggie in a backpack or purse 

and takes up very little space. 

Coupled with any operable phone or 

text message device, the information 

on a simple emergency card 

may be all that is needed to re-unite 

a family or ensure a parent can 

speak with a child in another city. 

Smoke Detector or Carbon 

Monoxide Detector – These items 

save lives and property from the 

minute they are installed in a living 

space. There are many types (photoelectric 

smoke detectors are becoming 

more popular) and sizes. Prices 

vary as well. Smoke detector units 

should be replaced every 10 years. 

So this may be a great gift for that 

person on your list who has everything 

(including older smoke detectors!). 

Don’t forget the batteries! 

Even the electric powered models 

use a battery for a back-up. 

First Aid Kit – Every family 

and workplace needs one of these. 

There are many kits on the market. 

Kits can be larger back-pack types 

to the small kits that easily fit into a 

pocket in a back-pack. No matter 

the size, the kits are almost always 

used for something during the year. 

Whether it is for a band-aid or a 

splinter or something much more 

serious, first aid kits are very helpful 

for all of us. Kits can also be 

hand-built to save costs and/or for 

specialized applications. What 

grandparent wouldn’t appreciate a 

hand-made first aid kit with an 

assortment of band-aids and antiseptic 

solutions in a customized gift 

box ? 

Whistle – This item is available 

in lots of sizes and shapes. The costs 

vary as well. A good whistle is 

invaluable when there is a need to 

communicate with others during an 

emergency. Normally, phones are 

likely the best method of contacting 

neighbors and checking on their situation. 

However, a good whistle 

will get a neighbors attention from 

one house to another. This is another 

item that a child, teacher, parent 

or relative could use that shows 

thoughtfulness. 

Emergency Planning Book – 

There are many sources and formats 

for emergency plans for home, family 

and workplace. The website 

ready.gov has several downloadable 

documents for this purpose. There 

are also emergency planning notebooks 

available on websites for 

home and personal use. A standard 

notebook could serve the same purpose. 

The real issue here is the 

process of writing things down. 

Where will the family meet after an 

emergency? What are the means of 

communications? Who should 

everyone call to check-in? All of 

this information should be shared 

among family members. This activity 

could be a very inexpensive but 

thoughtful gift for our seniors. I 

have found many seniors don’t care 

to use the internet, hence they 

would really benefit if one of their 

neighbors or relatives sat with them 

and a laptop computer and developed 

a simple emergency plan from 

the free down-load at ready.gov. 

FRS Radios – These small 

walkie-talkie radios are available 

from most electronic stores and 

some sporting goods stores. They 

offer surprising performance when 

used around your neighborhood 

with a charged up battery. With a 

pair of the radios (or more) you can 

develop a small network of communications 

for your block. These 

radios have a multitude of uses 

immediately after an emergency, 

especially when phone service is 

interrupted. When we tested the 

FRS radios earlier this year, two 

Neighborhood Watch block captains 

struck up a conversation proving the 

radios value immediately. 

Remember to keep extra batteries 

on-hand even though the radios are 

rechargeable. 

If you have comments or questions 

about this column, please send 

them to ready@downeyca.org 

Strong winds remind us not 

to depend on electricity 

Strong winds have the 

potential to knock out 

electricity. Are you prepared? 

BY MARK SAUTER, 

CITY OF DOWNEY 

DOWNEY – Over the last 

couple of weeks the Southern 

California area has been buffeted 

by exceptionally strong winds and 

some cold temperatures. 

This isn’t the first time our 

area has experienced a Santa Ana 

wind storm in December. 

However, the ferocity of the 

winds in some areas near the 

foothills was simply amazing. 

Thousands of trees were toppled 

and a great number of power 

poles were downed as well. 

Certain roadways in many communities 

were impassable for an 

extended period of time. 

Electrical power was out for thousands 

of people for several days. 

More than a thousand people were 

still without power one week after 

the storm. Many schools were 

closed the day after the windstorm. 

Some public facilities 

remain closed because of the 

damages. 

The wind caused destruction 

was broadcast by all of the news 

teams. City and utility crews were 

immediately called in to address 

the problems. Workers from out 

of the area were also dispatched 

to assist the local service crews. 

Private contractors chipped in to 

help with the damages on private 

property. 

The foothill cities struggled to 

keep their residents informed and 

safe. Evacuation shelters were set 

up and staffed. Distribution lines 

were established to hand out some 

emergency supplies like ice. 

Local hardware stores were busy 

selling tools to use for the clean 

up. Cities used their emergency 

notification systems to disseminate 

important information and 

help-line numbers. 

So what if it happened in 

Downey? What can we learn from 

our neighbor’s experiences? 

When our electrical power is 

cut-off, many things in our houses 

don’t work. Besides the obvious 

lights and plugs, our garage door 

opener won’t work. Don’t count 

on the forced air furnace; the electric 

powered blower won’t move 

the warmed air. Our smoke detectors 

won’t work unless we have a 

fresh battery back-up. Will your 

natural gas powered stove work 

without electricity? If it does, do 

you have a match to light the 

flame? If we have medical equipment 

that provides life-sustaining 

oxygen or other medical necessities, 

does the unit have a battery 

back-up (that works)? If our backup 

power source doesn’t work, 

what other options do we have? 

What can take the place of the 

electrical power? We can have a 

couple of extra blankets, a few 

flashlights and fuel for a fireplace 

(natural gas or firewood). Do we 

have a lantern or candles (careful 

with these!) to provide some light 

around the house? Some families 

may elect to obtain a generator 

and use it outdoors as a limited 

source of electricity. 

Hopefully we have some food 

and water stored in the house and 

a way to heat it (camp stove, etc). 

Our goal should be to stay in our 

(dark) home until the power is 

restored. Some residents may 

choose to leave the area. For those 

who do leave, be prepared to stop 

at all intersections with dark 

street signals and have a good 

idea of where you are going. 

There may be road closures and 

other traffic problems. 

If we must leave our home, we 

will need some fuel in our vehicles. 

Hopefully, we haven’t run 

them until the tank is near empty. 

Gas stations typically close when 

the power goes down. We should 

have some cash on hand in the 

event we need to venture out to a 

store. Most retail stores do not 

have emergency generators. 

However, there is a chance they 

are doing a cash business until the 

power comes back on or they run 

out of stock. 

About those downed trees and 

power lines. Remember what happened 

last year in the Inland 

Empire ? Family members went 

to check on downed power lines, 

just outside their home, and three 

of the family members were electrocuted. 

When you cannot see 

very well, get a flashlight to illuminate 

your way. Remember to 

always stay away from down 

power lines. Just because power 

lines are not arching and sputtering 

doesn’t mean they are dead or 

won’t come back to life once the 

circuit breakers reset themselves. 

Finally, what about the 

downed trees? If we can physically 

do the work, do we have a few 

tools to cut-up and clean up the 

mess? If we can’t do the work, do 

we have some contact numbers to 

call to get the job done? Have we 

discussed this situation with our 

neighbors beforehand? Perhaps 

we have a neighbor who could 

help us immediately. 

This weekend let’s consider 

how we can improve the winter 

emergency preparedness for our 

home and our neighborhood. Be a 

volunteer, talk to your neighbors. 

You may find your efforts to be 

very rewarding. Your families and 

neighborhood will benefit as well. 

If you have comments or questions 

about this column, please 

send them to 

ready@downeyca.org .

Block captains 

to receive 

training 

DOWNEY – Neighborhood 

watch block captains will receive 

emergency preparedness training 

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the 

Columbia Memorial Space Center. 

Block captains will receive 

handouts and view a PowerPoint 

presentation on emergency preparedness. 

Volunteers from the 

Community Emergency Response 

Team (CERT) will also be on-hand. 

"The event will serve as a great 

way for block captains and CERT 

volunteers to meet and learn more 

about their fellow volunteers," said 

Mark Sauter, emergency services 

manager for the city of Downey. 

The presentation will focus on 

what block captains can do to help 

their neighbors during an emergency, 

and how to help their neighborhoods 

prepare for a disaster. 

Emphasis will be placed on the 

importance of teamwork and preplanning. 

This is the third training session 

for block captains. Previous sessions 

received "favorable reviews," 

said Sauter. 

For more information, e-mail 

Sauter at ready@downeyca.org. 

Music jam at 

Mambo Grill 

DOWNEY – The Downey 

Folk Music Jam will be playing 

Christmas songs and other tunes at 

Mambo Grill this Friday, Dec. 9, 

from 2-5 p.m. 

The public is invited to attend 

and sing along. 

Library 

accepting food 

for fines 

DOWNEY – During the month 

of December, Downey City 

Library patrons can clear their 

overdue fines while helping needy 

families. 

The library will accept new 

canned and packaged staple goods 

as payment for overdue fines on 

returned library materials. 

Volunteers with the Downey 

Council PTA HELPS will distribute 

the food to local families. 

"Even if you don't owe library 

fines, we encourage everyone to 

bring in food items to help local 

families," said circulation supervisor 

Josephine de la Dingco. 

The library will accept food for 

fine payments until Dec. 30. The 

donated value of each item is 50 

cents. 

For more information, call the 

library at (562) 904-7366. 

Online auction 

to benefit 

school 

DOWNEY – The Rio San 

Gabriel Elementary PTA is hosting 

an online auction next week to 

raise money for field trips, library 

books and student activities. 

From Dec. 12-15, residents can 

bid on multiple items, including an 

opportunity to be a fighter pilot for 

the day, vacation packages, a frontof-the-line 

pass to purchase 

Christmas masa at Amapola 

Market, and more. 

Students can also bid for a 

chance to be teacher or principal 

for one day. 

The auction website is sponsored 

by Downey Los Amigos 

Kiwanis and can be accessed at 

rsgpta.com. 

Student enters 

honor society 

DOWNEY – Downey resident 

Martin Munoz, a student at Cal 

State Fullerton, has accepted membership 

into the invitation-only 

Golden Key International Honour 

Society, which provides academic 

recognition to top performing college 

students. 

"It is only fitting that a top academic 

achiever like Martin be recognized 

by Golden Key," said 

William Asbury, chair of Golden 

Key's board of directors. "Our 

members are inspired and motivated 

not only to achieve exceptional 

academic accomplishments, but 

also to make a positive impact on 

our world through the Society's 

commitment to service." 

Established in 1977, Golden 

Key also awards scholarships and 

awards, along with access to 

internship opportunities, networking, 

and leadership development 

programs. 

Art sale at 

Cerritos College 

NORWALK – The Cerritos 

College Art Club will hold its 

annual faculty and student art sale 

Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

campus. 

This year's sale will also 

include items from woodworking 

students. 

Visitors can view and purchase 

high-quality artwork, ceramics, 

sculptures, wood, paintings, jewelry 

and more. 

Prices range from just a few 

dollars to more than $100 with proceeds 

benefiting the artists and Art 

Club programs. 

Both cash and check payments 

will be accepted. Free parking is 

available in lot C-9 and C-10. 

Film series 

moves to 

senior center 

DOWNEY – The travelogue 

film series previously showcased at 

Downey High School has moved to 

the Barbara J. Riley Community 

and Senior Center. 

Monday matinees still start at 2 

p.m. but admission tickets have 

dropped to $5 per person. 

Tickets can be purchased at the 

senior center starting Dec. 14 or at 

the door on show days. 

The travelogues are full-length 

and in color, and feature live, inperson 

narration by the film producer. 

The film schedule appears 

below: 

Jan. 30 – Pony Express: Echo 

of Hoofbeats – Hal McClure's journey 

takes you to the American 

frontiers used by the Pony Express. 

Feb. 27 – Wings Across the 

Channel – From the Big Bands to 

the magnificent steamship S.S. 

Catalina, the Isle of Romance holds 

a special place in the lore of the 

Golden State. 

March 19 – Autumn Across 

America – Join Don and Fran Van 

Polen for their detailed journey 

filled with great landscapes, 

humorous stories and inspiring 

music as they take you across the 

United States. 

April 23 – Soul of India – the 

film visits familiar sites like the Taj 

Mahal, the palaces and forts of 

Rajasthan, the Himalayas, and the 

River Ganges, revealing the land of 

villages and inner cities, a country 

in which one-sixth of the earth's 

population resides. 

May 14 – South and Central 

America – Experience a journey 

from Chile to Peru, Galapagos, 

Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua 

with Marlin Darrah. 

For more information on the 

travelogue series, call (562) 904- 

7223. 

Senior center 

selling Rose 

Parade tickets 

DOWNEY – The Barbara J. 

Riley Community and Senior 

Center still has tickets available for 

the Tournament of Roses Parade 

taking place Jan. 2 on Colorado 

Boulevard in Pasadena. 

Grandstand tickets are $67 for 

people ages 8 and older, and 

includes transportation to and from 

the parade. 

Tickets can be purchased at the 

senior center. 

For more information, call 

(562) 904-7223. 

Graphic design major 

wins big at festival 

Letizia Margo sweeps top 

awards at Media Arts Festival 

for website design. 

LONG BEACH – Cal State 

Long Beach graphic design major 

Letizia Margo swept the top 

awards in the interactive category 

at the 2011 CSU Media Arts 

Festival at CSU Fullerton’s Steven 

G. Mihaylo Hall. 

Margo had two submissions 

selected among three finalists in 

the competition’s interactive category 

and came away with both 

first- and second-place honors, 

earning $500 and a Rosebud Award 

for her top finish, which also 

earned the campus’Art Department 

a $250 cash prize. She won the top 

award for her Lifetime Watches 

website design, lifetime-watches.com. 

“I couldn’t attend the awards 

ceremony on Saturday night so all 

Sunday I was waiting for the 

announcement, which of course 

didn't come. I thought that I probably 

didn’t win, but when I 

received the notice (Monday) 

morning that I won the award, I 

was happy, ecstatic even,” said 

Margo, who expects to finish her 

BFA degree at CSULB in spring 

2013. “I’m honored that the judges 

chose Lifetime as the winner.” 

Her second finalist entry, “T2 

Tea Flash Intro to Website,” earned 

the second-place award. 

“I think what makes this entry 

so special is that it’s completely 

built on HTML, CSS, and Jquery 

with very little Flash involved. 

As the web environment makes a 

transition towards tablets and 

mobile, Flash is slowly moving out 

of the picture,” she explained. 

“Lifetime Watches was my experiment 

that attempts to show that you 

can make something interactive, 

DOWNEY – More plastic was 

manufactured in the first decade of 

this century than in the entire previous 

history of plastic manufacturing, 

beginning in the 1950's. 

All the plastic ever created still 

exists as plastic. Plastic was 

designed to last, and it does: the 

life of plastic is projected to be several 

hundred to a thousand years. 

There are huge accumulations 

of plastic in the world's oceans. Not 

all of it is visible, because plastic 

photo-degrades into small particles 

about the size of plankton, a fundamental 

link in the marine food 

fun and animated without Flash. I 

think the entry might be completely 

new to the judges because most 

of the entries for this category, 

including my T2Tea website submission, 

was Flash, but Lifetime 

Watches brings a new definition to 

interactive media.” 

Margo noted that Lifetime 

Watches is a real company, and her 

contest entry is a real functioning 

website that can be visited at 

www.lifetime-watches.com. 

The concept of Lifetime Watches, 

she said, is basically a piece of art 

that you can carry with you, and 

the watch serves as the canvas and 

frame for the paintings, as well as 

adding the functionality as a timepiece 

to the art. 

“As the watches pride themselves 

in details and textures in the 

mini paintings, I find that ‘zooming 

in’ to see the details, read the text, 

open the link, etc., is an interesting 

concept, and this concept is repeated 

throughout the website,” Margo 

pointed out. “The website also is 

fun to play with. In different sections 

of the website the interaction 

is different. For example, while 

you can zoom in to the watch in the 

Watches section, in the Survival 

section instead you get the compass 

arrow following your cursor. 

There’s even a hidden message that 

you can click to zoom in to.” 

Margo said she first came up 

with the idea and the concept of 

zooming in after she saw the iPad 

app “Glo Bible,” and she thought 

the idea would be perfect for 

Lifetime. She also said she was 

lucky when she found 

zoomooz.js—a plugin for making 

any web page element zoom— 

which matched what she was planning 

to do perfectly. 

Originally from Indonesia 

where she graduated from high 

school in 2007, Margo designed 

the website for and with her 

boyfriend, Paulus Sugialam, who 

in 2008 founded Lifetime Design, 

which features watches, apparel 

and furniture. 

“My boyfriend/boss/client, 

who is studying product design at 

Art Center, told me what he wanted 

to do with the website, and we 

basically worked at it relentlessly 

until it became what we have 

today,” Margo said. “Overall we 

take great pride in this project and 

we’re happy that it’s getting recognition 

from the public.” 

Two other CSULB students 

came away from the CSU Media 

Arts Festival with awards. Film 

and electronic arts (FEA) major 

Carla Dauden, who was a finalist in 

two different categories, won second 

place for both of her entries, 

including her short screenplay submission 

titled “Mr. Polman Wants 

to Fit In” and her music video entry 

called “Jesus Came to my Birthday 

Party—The Middle East.” 

Fellow FEA student Todd Grilli 

also picked up a second-place 

award, which he received in the 

documentary category for his entry 

“The Life and Times of Ziggy.” 

A panel of CSU faculty and 

industry professionals reviewed 

162 entries before selecting the 39 

f i n a l i s t s . 

The finalists represented 10 CSU 

campuses, including Channel 

Islands, Fullerton, Fresno, Long 

Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, 

San Diego, San Francisco, San 

José and San Marcos. 

The 10 entry categories included 

animation, documentary, experimental, 

interactive, music video, 

narrative, television, video games, 

feature screenplay and short 

screenplay. 

Plastics back in the limelight 

Church to host screening 

of “Bag It” documentary 

Saturday night. 

BY LARS CLUTTERHAM, 

CONTRIBUTOR 

chain. So fish and other marine animals 

are now eating a lot of plastic. 

Eighty percent of this ocean 

plastic debris is, by most estimates, 

land-based, so it comes from you 

and me. 

Not only are animals ingesting 

plastic, but so are humans--in small 

but increasing amounts, due not 

only to its presence in the food supply, 

but also because of its use in 

the construction of many food containers. 

This human ingestion has 

significant health effects, especially 

in babies. 

These and other interesting and 

sobering facts about plastic are all 

included in the award-winning 

documentary, "Bag It," which will 

be screened this Saturday, Dec. 10, 

at Downey First Christian Church. 

Downey First Christian is located 

at 4th and New Streets, just up the 

block from the Krikorian. 

The movie is free, open to the 

public, and begins at 7:00 p.m. 

(You can watch a trailer at bagitmoviecom.) 

While the film does not present 

a religious perspective, Senior 

Pastor Dave Smith notes why 

Downey First Christian has decided 

to present it: "We are showing 

'Bag It' to raise awareness of the 

environmental and health impact 

associated with the way our culture 

uses plastics so that we can make 

informed personal decisions 

regarding our own use of plastics 

and be equipped to use our voice in 

the arena of public policy." 

A charming, poignant, and delicate 

subplot is that its narrator, a 

small-town Colorado "everyman," 

and his wife give birth to their first 

child during the course of the film. 

In this hectic, plastic-filled season- 

-when many Christians are searching 

for meaningful ways to celebrate 

the birth of another first-born 

Son--the "Bag It" movie seems 

especially timely. 

Lars Clutterham is the co-founder of 

downeygreen, a local non-profit 

organization advocating sustainability.

Rest in peace, 

Shaun Lumachi 

By Eric Pierce 

The city of Long Beach suffered an incredible loss over the 

weekend when Shaun Lumachi, publisher of the Long Beach Post, 

died in a vehicle collision while on a business trip in Florida. He 

was 33. 

The Post has extensive coverage of Lumachi's death. I just 

wanted to add my recollections. 

I met Lumachi in April of this year, shortly after the Post published 

its first print edition. I had e-mailed him to offer my congratulations, 

since I know first-hand how difficult it is to get a newspaper 

off the ground. 

Lumachi asked me to lunch and we met at Mambo Grill on 

April 20. He wasn't shy about sharing his goal to make the Post the 

"most-read media source in Long Beach by Jan. 1, 2015." It was an 

ambitious goal for sure, but with the steady decline of the Press- 

Telegram and dearth of other quality media sources in Long Beach, 

I had no doubt he could pull it off. He understood the value in community 

journalism, in filling a niche that larger, daily newspapers 

often overlook. 

We disagreed in a few areas, although it probably would be in 

bad taste to espouse on that here. But what he lacked in journalism 

training he made up with enthusiasm. I got the impression Lumachi 

wasn't one to take "no" for an answer. 

During our lunch we brainstormed ways our news organizations 

could benefit each other. Nothing really came to fruition, since the 

Post rarely ventured into Downey nor the Patriot into Long Beach. 

But it was nice to form the relationship since you never know what 

will happen in the future. 

A consummate professional, Lumachi sent me a letter after our 

lunch. 

"I enjoyed our talk and the opportunity to get to know you," 

Lumachi wrote. "I also appreciated hearing the great things you are 

doing and look forward to exploring mutual opportunities of interest 

between our two organizations." 

Normally, this is a type of letter I would read and then throw 

out, without another thought. But something inside of me knew 

Lumachi was someone special. I couldn't place my finger on it, but 

my intuition told me to keep his letter. So I pinned it to my corkboard 

where it stayed all this year and remains today. 

Lumachi and I kept in casual contact since, mostly on 

Facebook. 

As devastating a blow Lumachi's death is to the Post and Long 

Beach journalism, the real tragedy is that his wife, Dezire, is now 

a widow. My condolences to her and the rest of Lumachi's family. 

Shaun Lumachi died too young. But his contributions to Long 

Beach were extensive and surely will not be forgotten any time 

soon. 

• 

Well, this is it. This Saturday I’m getting married! And yes, that 

sentence deserves an exclamation point. 

And for the first time in my 10 years at the Patriot, I’m taking 

an extended vacation. A whole week off. I’ll be poolside while on 

a 7-day cruise down to Mexico, soaking in the sun and sampling 

the best beverages Carnival has to offer. 

The talented Christian Brown will fill in while I’m gone. His email 

is christian@thedowneypatriot.com. You can also e-mail 

news@thedowneypatriot.com for press releases, photos, etc. 

• 

Our annual end-of-the-year magazine publishes next week. You 

should be able to find a copy tucked inside your Patriot, but if it’s 

not there, stop by our office for a complimentary copy. 

A big thank-you to everyone who contributed to the magazine, 

including our advertisers, most of whom are small business owners 

or involved residents. We sincerely appreciate your support of 

community journalism! 

• 

With the growing success of downtown and the Columbia 

Memorial Space Center, maybe the city should consider a regional 

marketing program to invite more people into Downey. It’s not the 

same old Downey people may remember. 

• 

Roger Brossmer has a long list of goals he hopes to accomplish 

as mayor, but I’m most excited about his desire to repave 

Studebaker Road, south of Florence Avenue. That road isn’t just 

crumbling, it seems to have taken mutant form. 

• 

For the first time, our newspaper is participating in a journalism 

contest. We’re competing against other newspapers of similar size, 

circulation, etc. 

We’ll let you know if we win. If we lose, I will pretend like I 

never really expected to win in the first place. 

• 

Does anyone else get phone calls from their mothers at 3:30 

p.m. relaying information they received from the Dr. Oz Show? 

Open letter to people 

of California 

By Gov. Jerry Brown 

When I became Governor again—28 years after my last term ended in 

1983—California was facing a $26.6 billion budget deficit. It was the result of 

years of failing to match spending with tax revenues as budget gimmicks 

instead of honest budgeting became the norm. 

In January, I proposed a budget that combined deep cuts with a temporary 

extension of some existing taxes. It was a balanced approach that would have 

finally closed our budget gap. 

I asked the legislature to enact this plan and to allow you, the people of 

California, to vote on it. I believed that you had the right to weigh in on this 

important choice: should we decently fund our schools or lower our taxes? I 

don’t know how you would have voted, but we will never know. The 

Republicans refused to provide the four votes needed to put this measure on the 

ballot. 

Forced to act alone, Democrats went ahead and enacted massive cuts and 

the first honest, on-time budget in a decade. But without the tax extensions, it 

was simply not possible to eliminate the state’s structural deficit. 

The good news is that our financial condition is much better than a year 

ago. We cut the ongoing budget deficit by more than half, reduced the state’s 

workforce by about 5,500 positions and cut unnecessary expenses like cell 

phones and state cars. We actually cut state expenses by over $10 billion. 

Spending is now at levels not seen since the seventies. Our state’s credit rating 

has moved from “negative” to “stable,” laying the foundation for job creation 

and a stronger economic recovery. 

Unfortunately, the deep cuts we made came at a huge cost. Schools have 

been hurt and state funding for our universities has been reduced by 25%. 

Support for the elderly and the disabled has fallen to where it was in 1983. Our 

courts suffered debilitating reductions. 

The stark truth is that without new tax revenues, we will have no other 

choice but to make deeper and more damaging cuts to schools, universities, 

public safety and our courts. 

That is why I am filing today an initiative with the Attorney General’s 

office that would generate nearly $7 billion in dedicated funding to protect education 

and public safety. I am going directly to the voters because I don’t want 

to get bogged down in partisan gridlock as happened this year. The stakes are 

too high. 

My proposal is straightforward and fair. It proposes a temporary tax 

increase on the wealthy, a modest and temporary increase in the sales tax, and 

guarantees that the new revenues be spent only on education. Here are the 

details: 

Millionaires and high-income earners will pay up to 2% higher income 

taxes for five years. No family making less than $500,000 a year will see their 

income taxes rise. In fact, fewer than 2% of California taxpayers will be affected 

by this increase. 

There will be a temporary ½ cent increase in the sales tax. Even with this 

temporary increase, sales taxes will still be lower than what they were less than 

six months ago. 

This initiative dedicates funding only to education and public safety—not 

on other programs that we simply cannot afford. 

This initiative will not solve all of our fiscal problems. But it will stop further 

cuts to education and public safety. 

I ask you to join with me to get our state back on track. 

Contributed by the office of Gov. Jerry Brown. 

Congress attacks 

drinking water 

By Sharon Guynup 

Atrazine, an agricultural weedkiller, frequently lurks undetected in drinking 

water across the Midwest corn-belt. Atrazine is carcinogenic, causes at least nine 

different birth defects – and is banned in Europe. It has been found in the tap water 

of 60 Illinois communities that serve over a million people. Sixty-five water utilities 

in 10 mostly Midwestern states have registered atrazine levels exceeding federal 

safety limits. 

Elsewhere across the Midwest, Wisconsin’s Fox River and Lake Michigan 

continue to struggle with the industrial legacy of toxic PCB and dioxin pollution. 

In Nebraska, unsafe nitrate levels contaminate groundwater. 

Americans overwhelmingly want such problems solved. Safe drinking water 

was of serious concern to 84 percent of respondents in a recent Gallup poll that 

also ranked water pollution as the top U.S. environmental concern. 

However, Congress is aggressively seeking to undo our clean water laws. 

Numerous bills passed this year by the GOP-led U.S. House of Representatives 

have ignored well-established scientific evidence and health risks in an attempt to 

dismantle or delay regulations that keep pollutants out of America’s water. 

The current war on clean water is part of a GOP deregulation agenda that 

screams “job killer!” at any environmental protection. Both Senate and House 

Republicans make no secret of their ultimate goal: to end all environmental regulation 

and abolish the EPA. 

The REINS Act is the scariest of these initiatives. It’s been flying under the 

media radar, embedded in both Senate and House plans for “job creation.” It would 

require a Congressional vote on any regulation with an annual economic impact of 

$100 million or more – that’s 50 to 100 votes per year – creating a scheduling 

nightmare that would make passage of any new federal regulation virtually impossible. 

Under the Act, if one house rejected or failed to vote within 70 working days 

on a rule, it would “be dispatched to the regulatory graveyard,” notes The 

Washington Post. REINS will essentially return environmental regulation to 1890s 

standards – when corporations polluted with impunity. 

While advertised as money savers, these attempts at deregulation are thinlyveiled 

corporate giveaways that will bolster industry profits at the expense of our 

families’ health. These attacks on Clean Air and Clean Water act protections, if 

passed, would cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually. Bipartisan 

analyses have repeatedly shown that the cost of environmental regulation is exponentially 

cheaper than the costs of toxic cleanup and medical care. 

Americans want healthy lives for themselves and their children – and that 

means protecting our water supply. But EPA is under intense pressure from 

Congress and corporate lobbies not to do their job. As a result, millions of us ingest 

toxic traces of pesticide, rocket fuel, arsenic, heavy metals, and industrial and 

waste treatment chemicals each day. Not because they’re safe, but because EPA 

has only gotten around to testing 114 of the 315 pollutants found in U.S. tap water. 

There are no standards for the rest. 

Last year, EPA finally regulated perchlorate – the first chemical regulated by 

EPA in 15 years. This rocket fuel is known to cause neurological problems in 

babies and pollutes drinking water in 26 states. Since 1996, the fiscally- and 

resource-strapped agency has reviewed just 138 chemicals, and failed to set drinking 

water safety standards for any of them; these chemicals collectively pollute the 

drinking water of over 110 million Americans. 

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson openly admits such failings. In a New York 

Times interview she agreed that the nation’s water doesn’t meet public health 

goals, and that enforcement of water pollution laws is unacceptably low. 

Americans clearly want, and have a right to safe drinking water, free of dangerous 

chemicals. EPA must be strengthened – not abolished – and meet its 

Congressionally-appointed duty to enforce clean water laws. The agency needs to 

protect public health by speeding research and regulation of hazardous industrial 

contaminants. 

Sharon Guynup’s writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The New York Times 

Syndicate, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, and nationalgeographic.com. 

© www.blueridgepress.com 2011. 

CORRECTIONS 

The obituary for Roena Tweedy Eason that appeared in last week's paper 

included the incorrect time for her funeral. Services took place at 10 a.m., 

Dec. 5, at Zrelak Mortuary Chapel, not 5 p.m. like stated in the paper. We 

apologize for the error and any inconvenience caused. 

Letters to the Editor: 

Unresponsive mayor 

Dear Editor: 

Well, I see now why Mayor Luis Marquez didn't bother to answer two 

letters I wrote him. One was written in September and followed-up in 

October. He was busy getting out as mayor and running for some state 

office. 

Maybe I'll get lucky and he will leave these letters in his old office and 

the new mayor will answer me. I won't hold my breath. 

-- Doris Hannon, 

Downey 

Thankful for protection 

Dear Editor: 

Last Sunday, we had our beautiful Downey Christmas Parade. 

A thank you to the Downey Police Department for our safety while 

myself and over 25 volunteers from Keep Downey Beautiful were picking 

up trash after the parade, including officers Sean Penrose, Rod McNeil, 

Angel Villegas, Mark Haxton, Chris Maher, Noah Nagel and Dan Murray. 

A special thanks to Keep Downey Beautiful's coordinator, Carol 

Rowland, for coordinating us all in "keeping Downey beautiful." 

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all! 

-- Michelle Frase, 

Downey 

Praise for police 

Dear Editor: 

The letter to the editor last week ("Police Shootings," 12/1/11) brought 

back memories of military service in WWII and the Korean War. Policing 

was done by two men with clean, highly-polished equipment, well-press 

uniforms, each wearing an armband SP (Shore Patrol) or MP (Military 

Police) carrying a well-oiled, fully loaded GI 45 automatic and a long, 

thick night stick. 

Soldiers causing trouble were ordered to comply and move on. 

Resistance brought a few painful body blows from the night stick. 

Running could bring a few rounds from a 45 automatic. The lifelong lesson 

learned: keep your mouth shut, quickly obey an order, and never, ever 

run unless you want a few slugs in your backside. 

Law officers have a difficult job. Often they must make split second 

decisions. Officers don't have the luxury of standing around making a 

decision. Juries, judges, attorneys, every Tom, Dick and Harry, and writers 

of letters to the editor can spend hours debating and dissecting the case 

while the officer must make it in a second. 

The letter deals harshly with police, police departments and especially 

our Downey Police. One item: "you don't deal with the Downey Police if 

you don't have to. Michael Nida ran because he was taught to run by 

decades of Downey Police repression and reputation. Michael Nida was 

shot because the reputation of the uniform willed." Tsk, tsk. Strong words 

and not true. Suspects often run because they are dumb, stupid and haven't 

had proper discipline in their lives. They were never taught to respond to 

a command, to an order to halt. 

Our family has lived in Downey over 50 years. Four children educated 

locally and we all, friends, neighbors are pleased with our outstanding 

Downey Police force. It is the best, it always has been the best. 

They serve and protect us; they are prepared to lay their lives on the 

line for us. Without them we would live in a jungle so let's praise and show 

them we appreciate what they do for us 24/7. 

-- Byron Dillon, 

Downey 

Pearl Harbor decisions 

Dear Editor: 

On Dec. 7, 1941, it was a terrible day in Pearl Harbor. It has been stated 

that 1,177 Marines and sailors died in and around the Arizona ship. 

But who decided to leave the Arizona underwater with the men trapped 

inside? Was it military or civilian or both? 

Also, didn't any mother and father object to leaving their son underwater 

in the Arizona? I'm sure some the parents wanted their sons brought 

back close to home. I would! 

I have never seen any documentary about this decision. I have never 

seen or heard anything about this question in the media either. 

-- Mike Sandoval, 

Downey

SPEED BUMP DAVE COVERLY 

On This Day... 

Dec. 8, 1776: George Washington's retreating army crossed the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania 

during the Revolutionary War. 

1941: Congress declared war on Japan, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

1980: Musician John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building. 

1995: The Grateful Dead announced they were breaking up, four months after the death of Jerry Garcia. 

Birthdays: Boxing promoter Bob Arum (80), actress Kim Basinger (58), actress Teri Hatcher (47), singer Sinead 

O’Connor (45), baseball player Vernon Wells (33), singer Ingrid Michaelson (32), quarterback Philip Rivers (30), 

rapper Nicki Minaj (29), basketball player Dwight Howard (26) and boxer Amir Khan (25). 

You can contact puzzle editor Stanley 

Newman at his e-mail address: 

StanXwords@aol.com. Or write him at 

P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 

11762, Please send a self-addressed, 

stamped envelope if you’d like a reply.

Health & Wellness 

Dec. 8, 2011 The Downey Patriot 7 

Paging Dr. Frischer... 

By Dr. Alan Frischer 

Have you seen peanuts served 

on an airplane recently? If 

not, it’s because approximately 

one percent of us are allergic to 

peanuts. For some of that one percent, 

it is possible that simply breathing 

in the fumes of a peanut can be 

fatal – in fact, peanut allergy is one of 

the most common causes of foodrelated 

deaths, and the prevalence 

appears to be rising among children. 

Most children do not outgrow peanut 

allergies! 

Note that peanuts are not actually 

tree nuts – they are legumes, like 

peas, beans, lentils, and soy. 

However, over a third of those who 

are allergic to peanuts are also allergic 

to tree nuts, and vice-versa. 

(Cashews, walnuts, pecans, and 

almonds are the most common allergy-causing 

tree nuts.) 

Peanut allergies usually result in 

symptoms within minutes of exposure, 

and range from mild to severe. 

There may be skin reactions including 

hives, redness or swelling; itching or 

tingling in or around the mouth and 

throat; shortness of breath or wheezing; 

tightness of the chest; runny or 

stuffy nose; and vomiting, diarrhea 

and abdominal pain. It is one of the 

most common causes of anaphylaxis, 

a medical emergency that is treated 

with epinephrine (adrenaline) and a 

trip to the emergency room. 

Anaphylaxis results in the constriction 

of the airways, swelling of the 

lips and throat (making it difficult to 

breathe), a severe drop of blood pressure 

(shock), rapid pulse, dizziness, 

lightheadedness, loss of consciousness, 

and even death. 

Peanut allergies occur when the 

immune system mistakenly identifies 

peanut proteins as foreign and harmful. 

The reason why some develop an 

allergy to peanuts is unknown, and 

there doesn’t appear to be a link to 

exposure to peanuts during pregnancy 

or during breast-feeding. One interesting 

hypothesis is that a later introduction 

of children to peanut products 

significantly increases the risk. This 

theory is supported by a joint study 

conducted in the United Kingdom and 

Israel, which found that Israeli children 

were given peanuts at a much 

younger age, and that children in the 

United Kingdom had ten times the 

risk of developing peanut allergies. 

We do know that certain factors 

increase the chance of having peanut 

allergies: 

•Being young - Food allergies are 

most common in children, especially 

toddlers and infants. 

As we grow older, our digestive system 

matures, and the body is less likely 

to react to allergy triggers. 

•Having had a past peanut allergy 

– Twenty percent of children with 

peanut allergies appear to outgrow 

them, but they may recur. 

•Having other allergies - Having 

any type of allergy, such as hay fever, 

skin allergies, or other food allergies, 

puts you at a higher risk for peanut 

allergy. 

•Having family members with 

allergies - Peanut allergies tend to be 

inherited. 

How does exposure take place? 

The most obvious and dangerous 

route is internal, through eating a 

peanut. Reactions, however, can also 

be a result of external exposure. 

Some experts now believe that allergic 

reactions can be triggered by simple 

touch or smell, and it is this belief 

that has led to the banning of peanuts 

in many airplanes, schools, medical 

facilities, and even in some public 

places. There is considerable controversy 

remaining on the subject of 

external exposure and allergic reactions, 

and the research continues. 

Note that there is a difference 

between food intolerance and food 

allergies. Those with peanut intolerance 

might be able to eat peanuts and 

suffer only mild symptoms, such as 

indigestion or heartburn. Peanut 

intolerance does not involve the 

immune system, and eating a small 

amount of peanuts does not generally 

trigger a serious reaction. 

To diagnose a peanut (or any 

food) allergy, look for a close relationship 

between consuming the food 

and showing symptoms. Skin testing 

is used to diagnose an allergy: a small 

amount of the suspected food is 

placed on the skin of the forearm or 

back, and the skin is pricked with a 

needle to allow a tiny bit beneath the 

s u r f a c e . 

A reaction will occur if there is an 

allergy. Less accurate than skin tests, 

blood tests can also measure the 

immune response. 

Sadly, the only current treatment 

for peanut allergies is to treat symptoms 

when they arise. Some allergists 

are showing promising results 

through oral immunotherapy, giving 

children minuscule amounts of 

peanuts in order to desensitize the 

immune system. Herbal medicines 

and even a vaccine are being 

researched. However, for now, strict 

avoidance is the only way to avoid an 

allergic reaction. Minor reactions can 

be treated with over-the-counter medications 

(such as Benadryl) or prescribed 

antihistamines, but severe 

allergic reactions may require epinephrine 

and an emergency room. 

Anyone with a peanut allergy is 

instructed to carry epinephrine injectors 

at all times. 

People with peanut allergies must 

learn to develop a strict and careful 

lifestyle regarding exposure. Always 

read labels. Even a trace amount of 

exposure can produce a severe reaction; 

don’t ignore a label that says a 

food was produced in a factory that 

processes peanuts. 

When in doubt, just say no. Let 

everyone in your life know that you 

have a peanut allergy, and wear a 

medical alert bracelet or necklace. 

If you have questions, as always, 

consult with your physician. Safe eating! 

Dr. Alan Frischer is former chief of 

staff and former chief of medicine at 

Downey Regional Medical Center. 

Write to him in care of this newspaper 

at 8301 E. Florence Ave., Suite 100, 

Blood thinners may put elderly at risk 

Blood thinners, diabetes 

medications send thousands 

of seniors to hospital each 

year. 

Each year, there are nearly 

100,000 emergency hospitalizations 

for adverse drug events in 

U.S. adults aged 65 years or older, 

according to a Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention study published 

recently in the New England 

Journal of Medicine. 

Of the thousands of medications 

available to patients, a small 

group of blood thinners and diabetes 

medications caused 

two–thirds of the emergency hospitalizations, 

the report said. 

“These data suggest that focusing 

safety initiatives on a few medicines 

that commonly cause serious, 

measurable harms can 

improve care for many older 

Americans,” said Dan Budnitz, 

M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC′s 

Medication Safety Program. 

“Blood thinners and diabetes medicines 

often require blood testing 

and dosing changes, but these are 

critical medicines for older adults 

with certain medical conditions. 

Doctors and patients should continue 

to use these medications but 

The U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration and the Federal 

Trade Commission this week 

issued seven warning letters to 

companies marketing over-the 

counter HCG products that are 

labeled as “homeopathic” for 

weight loss. 

Human chorionic gonadotropin 

(HCG) is a hormone produced by 

the human placenta and found in 

the urine of pregnant women. 

HCG is FDA-approved as an 

injectable prescription drug for the 

treatment of some cases of female 

infertility and other medical conditions. 

The letters warn the companies 

that they are violating federal law 

by selling drugs that have not been 

approved, and by making unsupported 

claims for the substances. 

There are no FDA-approved HCG 

drug products for weight loss. 

The joint action is the first step 

in keeping the unproven and potentially 

unsafe products from being 

marketed online and in retail outlets 

as oral drops, pellets, and 

sprays. 

The labeling for the “homeo- 

remember to work together to safely 

manage them.” 

The study used data collected 

between 2007 and 2009 from a 

nationally representative sample of 

58 hospitals participating in CDC′s 

National Electronic Injury 

Surveillance System–Cooperative 

Adverse Drug Event Surveillance 

project. Almost half (48.1 percent) 

of these hospitalizations occur 

among adults aged 80 years or 

older, and two–thirds (65.7 percent) 

of the hospitalizations were 

due to overdoses, or to situations in 

which patients may have taken the 

prescribed amount of medication 

but the drug had more than the 

intended effect on the patient′s 

body. 

Four medications, used alone or 

together, accounted for two–thirds 

of the emergency hospitalizations: 

•33 percent, or 33,171 emergency 

hospitalizations, involved 

warfarinExternal Web Site Icon, a 

medication used to prevent blood 

clots. 

•14 percent involved 

insulinExternal Web Site Icons. 

Insulin injections are used to control 

blood sugar in people who 

have diabetes. 

•13 percent involved 

antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin 

or clopidogrel, which prevent 

platelets, or pieces of blood cells 

from clumping together to start a 

clot. 

•11 percent involved diabetes 

medications that are taken by 

mouth, called oral hypoglycemic 

agents. 

This study identified specific 

medication safety issues that provide 

the greatest opportunities for 

reducing patient harm and health 

care utilization today. Continued 

national monitoring of adverse 

drug events will be important as 

new medications are approved and 

become more commonly used. 

CDC scientists noted medications 

currently identified by national 

quality measures as being 

high–risk or potentially inappropriate 

for older patients were rarely 

identified as the cause of emergency 

hospitalizations (1.2 percent 

and fewer than 6.6 percent, respectively). 

“Policies and improvement 

programs to promote safe use of 

medications that most commonly 

cause serious, measureable harms 

can increase patient safety and 

reduce unnecessary hospitalizations 

and costs at the same time,” 

HCG dangerous for weight loss, 

FDA says 

HCG, found in the urine 

of pregnant women, is being 

used in over-the-counter 

weight-loss drugs. 

pathic” HCG products states that 

each product should be taken in 

conjunction with a very low calorie 

diet. There is no substantial evidence 

HCG increases weight loss 

beyond that resulting from the recommended 

caloric restriction. 

Consumers on a very low calorie 

diet are at increased risk for side 

effects including gallstone formation, 

electrolyte imbalance, and 

heart arrhythmias. 

“These HCG products marketed 

over-the-counter are unproven 

to help with weight loss and are 

potentially dangerous even if taken 

as directed,” said Ilisa Bernstein, 

acting director of the Office of 

Compliance in FDA’s Center for 

Drug Evaluation and Research. 

“And a very low calorie diet should 

only be used under proper medical 

supervision.” 

“Deceptive advertising about 

weight loss products is one of the 

most prevalent types of fraud,” said 

David Vladeck, director of the 

FTC’s Bureau of Consumer 

Protection. “Any advertiser who 

makes health claims about a product 

is required by federal law to 

back them up with competent and 

reliable scientific evidence, so consumers 

have the accurate information 

they need to make good decisions.” 

According to the warning letters, 

the companies have 15 days to 

notify the FDA of the steps they 

have taken to correct the violations 

cited. Failure to do so may result in 

legal action, including seizure and 

injunction, or criminal prosecution. 

Consumers and health care professionals 

are encouraged to report 

side effects that may be related to 

the use of these products to 

MedWatch, the FDA's voluntary 

reporting program, by calling 800- 

FDA-1088, or electronically at 

www.fda.gov/medwatch. 

said Patrick Conway, M.D., M.Sc., 

chief medical officer of the Centers 

for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

and director of CMS′ Office of 

Clinical Standards and Quality. 

“We are working across the federal 

government to address common 

preventable adverse drug events 

through medication management, 

care transition programs, and other 

initiatives.” 

One initiative, the Partnership 

for Patients, includes an effort to 

decrease the number of preventable 

rehospitalizations by 20 percent by 

the end of 2013. Older adults are 

nearly seven times as likely as 

younger people to have adverse 

drug events that require hospitalization. 

Hospitalizations for 

adverse drug events have the 

potential to increase as Americans 

live longer, have greater numbers 

of chronic conditions, and take 

more medications. Decreasing 

adverse drug events, including 

those from blood thinners and diabetes 

medications, is a key area of 

focus for the Partnership for 

Patients. 

For more information about 

what CDC is doing to protect older 

adults from adverse drug events, 

visit cdc.gov/medicationsafety. 

Children’s 

cereals ranked 

by sugar content 

DOWNEY – Kellogg’s Honey 

Smacks has the most sugar of all 

children’s cereals, according to a 

study released this week by the 

Environmental Working Group. 

Honey Smacks contains 55.6 

percent sugar by weight, according 

to the report. 

They were followed by Post 

Golden Crisp (51.9%) and 

Kellogg's Froot Loops 

Marshmallow (48.3%). 

Also on the list were Quaker 

Oats Cap'n Crunch OOPS! All 

Berries, Quaker Oats Cap'n Crunch 

original, Quaker Oats Oh!s, 

Kellogg's Smorz, Kellogg's Apple 

Jacks and Quaker Oats Cap'n 

Crunch's Crunch Berries. 

Kellogg’s original Froot Loops 

had the least sugar content 41.4 

percent.

MARQUEZ: City will build on this year’s success. 

Continued from page 1 

On the parks, environment, safety 

component, he pointed to the educational 

efforts to prevent pollution, 

done through such vehicles as the 

used oil recycling calendar contest, 

the first "dog party" at the city’s new 

dog park, and the banning of smoking 

in public parks 

“This objective was also 

advanced by supporting our police 

and fire departments, numerous 

CERT exercises and water barrel 

give-aways, as well as the fire and 

police explorer programs,” he said, 

“giving young people a positive outlet, 

in an effort to keep good kids 

good." 

On the economic development 

front, Marquez pointed to Downey’s 

efforts to be recognized as a business-friendly 

city, which was vali- 

dated by Raytheon’s setting up shop 

here, the View housing groundbreaking, 

and the coming of the 

Gateway Center, the Marketplace 

Grill & Café, Buffalo Wild Wings 

and Fiat. 

“I think we accomplished a lot in 

this area, even as we worked hard 

with the employees’ associations, 

which forced us to make a lot of 

hard decisions. Thus we tackled the 

formation of a two-tier retirement 

program, not an easy thing to do,” 

he said. “In all this, we looked 

closely and hard at the long-term 

viability of the future of the city, 

taking into account the state of the 

city and the welfare of our employees. 

I’m proud of my part in this 

exercise.” 

“In this connection,” he went on, 

“my proudest moment was in being 

able to adopt the budget that continued 

to move the city forward without 

significant cuts in essential services, 

while other cities resorted to 

layoffs, funding cuts that led for 

example to the closing of their 

libraries, and so on.” 

“I cannot claim sole credit for 

these developments, but these were 

accomplished in collaboration with 

my colleagues on the council and a 

hard-working staff, and the leadership 

of our departing city manager 

Jerry Caton indeed put us in this 

position,” he said. 

“We will continue to build on 

past successes of the Columbia 

Memorial Space Center,” he said, as 

he acknowledged the largesse from 

Dr. Mary Stauffer for field trips, and 

welcoming the new affiliation with 

the Smithsonian. The “wonderful art 

installations around the city can 

only serve to enhance civic pride 

and reduce graffiti in the city as 

well,” he said, at the same time 

expressing pleasure at the additional 

public information tools at the city’s 

disposal (e.g., the city’s Facebook 

page and Twitter feed, as well as the 

smart phone app, My Downey, that 

allows people to report graffiti at the 

quick—all falling under the city’s 

arts and information objective.. 

Elaborating further, Marquez 

said he would continue to press for a 

synthetic field at Discovery Sports 

Complex as the soccer field is being 

subjected to heavy use. 

On the matter of the council 

members’ wives’ more active participation, 

he said a couple of events at 

the behest of his pregnant wife, 

Alma, should move this program 

forward. 

Finally, Marquez said, he has 

every intention to run for the State 

Assembly over the newly-created 

58th Assembly District. 

“I believe I have the wherewithal 

to bring an understanding, resulting 

from my three years service on 

the city council, to Sacramento with 

which to address the budgetary crisis 

the state is undergoing. Aside 

from this, my priority has always 

been my family—my wife Alma, 

son Diego, daughter Maya, soon to 

be joined by my third child who has 

been six months in Alma’s womb.” 

The Downey Los Amigos Kiwanis Club served more than 300 meals on 

Nov. 23 to members of The Arc in Downey. Kiwanis Club members, with 

the assistance of Boy Scout Troop No. 351 and Circle K students from Cal 

State Long Beach, prepared and served a turkey meal to each Arc consumer 

and staff member. The Arc provides services for people with intellectual 

and developmental disabilities. Kiwanis member Mike Murray is pictured 

above serving meals. For more information on Kiwanis, including details 

on how to join the club, call Alex Saab at (562) 904-2622. 

Author to sign books, give lecture 

at space center 

DOWNEY – The Columbia Memorial Space Center will host professor 

and author Dr. Bryan Penprase for a lecture and book-signing event 

Dec. 17 from 1-3 p.m. 

Visitors can meet Penprase and obtain an autographed copy of his new 

book, “The Power of Stars.” 

Admission to the event is $5 or free for annual space center members. 

Penprase will present a “visual feast of astronomy with constellation 

maps, aerial views of aligned celestial structures and images of the universe 

as created by a wide range of cultures.” 

For more information, call the space center at (562) 231-1200 or go to 

columbiaspacescience.org.

Sports 

Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 The Downey Patriot 9 

Downey girl 

leads Mayfield 

to finals 

DOWNEY – Downey resident 

and OLPH parishioner Karina 

Alvarez, who attends Mayfield 

Senior School in Pasadena, ran 

with her teammates to capture fifth 

place for Division IV at the CIF 

state cross country finals on 

Thanksgiving weekend in Clovis, 

Calif. 

Running the first race of the 

day, the Mayfield Cubs were 

among a field of 24 teams and 26 

individuals from all corners of the 

state who qualified to compete for 

the championship banner. 

The Cubs were led by Lauren 

Joseph, who finished 20th with a 

time of 19:17, followed closely by 

Coley Mozilo and Christina 

Cordano, who had times of 19:19 

and 19:24 respectively. 

Alvarez came in 47th with a 

time of 20:03 and Alyssa Rivas 

completed the race in 70th place 

with a time of 20:36. 

Mayfield ended up with 181 

points and were edged out by El 

Segundo for fourth place by three 

points. 

Repeating champions J Serra 

from San Juan Capistrano ran for a 

total time of 1:36:30, only 2 minutes 

and 9 seconds faster than the 

Cubs. 

Downey 

beats West 

Covina 

DOWNEY – Downey High 

School, reigning CIF wrestling 

champions, took advantage of key 

forfeits to defeat West Covina. 48- 

30, on Tuesday. 

West Covina scored three consecutive 

pins to make the score24- 

18 before Downey’s Valentino 

Ochoa and Nathan Amezcua 

scored pins to push Downey ahead. 

Brandon Fonseca also scored a 

pin for Downey, while Robert 

Suarez and Robert Chism won via 

forfeit. 

Under the direction of coach 

Miguel Soto, Downey High’s 

wrestling program has won backto-back 

CIF championships. 

Vikings roll 

past Jordan 

DOWNEY – Rayana 

Villalpando scored 13 points, and 

Kaylan Lane added 10, as Downey 

High School girls basketball beat 

Jordan, 59-21. 

The Vikings (3-2) play Golden 

Valley on Merced on Monday. 

Late goal key 

to Bears win 

DOWNEY – A late goal by 

Julio Velasqiez helped Warren 

High boys soccer beat Salesian on 

Tuesday, 2-1. 

The Bears traveled to Pioneer 

High on Thursday but scores were 

not available at press time. 

Warren 

soccer preps 

for league 

play 

DOWNEY – The Warren High 

School girls soccer team has 

opened up their season with a 2-1 

record. 

The Lady Bears defeated Santa 

Fe on Nov. 29 by the score of 7-1 

and Bellflower on Dec. 5 by the 

score of 5-1. 

Warren's lone defeat thus far 

came at the hands of Moore 

League contender Millikan, 2-0, on 

No. 30. 

The Lady Bears are led by senior 

Jen Abarca, junior Celinna “the 

woman” Montano and junior 

Brianna Cervantes. As the season 

unfolds, Coach Peters maintains 

that the Lady Bears will also 

depend on sophomore Marlene 

Arceo and junior Vicki 

Hernandez for their skills and 

experience. 

The Lady Bears hosted 

Whittier on Dec. 8 (score unavailable 

at press time) and will host 

Whittier Christian this Wednesday. 

The Lady Bears will also participate 

in the Bellflower Tournament 

on 12/17, 19 and 20 and the North 

Orange County Tournament 12/27, 

28, and 29 where games will be 

played at various sites. 

Coach Peters believes that 

Downey, Paramount and Lynwood 

will provide the most difficult challenges 

in league play once January 

comes around. 

Warren will open up league 

play against Downey at Downey 

on Jan. 10. 

Coach Peters has a young team 

this year. It appears as though her 

team will certainly be very competitive 

this season but could be even 

better in the near future with so 

many quality younger players 

returning. 

–Mark Fetter, contributor 

Bears 

looking 

to repeat as 

CIF champs 

DOWNEY – The Warren High 

School girls water polo team has 

picked up right where they left off 

from last season’s C.I.F. championship 

and currently have a 5-1 

record with the lone defeat coming 

at the hands of last year’s Division 

V champion Temescal Canyon, 11- 

9. 

Temescal Canyon is currently 

ranked number one in Division V. 

The Lady Bears lost to Temescal 

Canyon at the Benson Cup in 

Placentia, which was held Dec. 1- 

3, where 26 teams competed. The 

Lady Bears were led by senior 

Ivanna Castro’s 6 goals and sophomore 

Jocelyn Castro’s 2 goals. 

In addition to the two Castros 

(no relation), the Lady Bears will 

be led this season by sophomores 

Destiny Hernandez, Kayla Casas 

and Melanie Weyers. The loss of 

Saree Waugh to graduation and 

Fullerton Junior College was the 

only standout loss off of last year’s 

championship team. 

Coach Josie Cordero believes 

this year’s squad has an excellent 

chance of repeating as champions 

and is not satisfied with a one and 

done mindset. Coach Cordero sees 

Cerritos High School (currently 

ranked 3rd in C.I.F.) as her most 

difficult competition in league. 

The Lady Bears will be participating 

in the Santa Barbara 

Tournament of Champions Jan. 13- 

14, an invite-only tournament 

where some of the area’s best 

teams will compete. Warren will 

start league play in January as well 

and open up against league foe 

Downey on Jan. 12 and follow that 

up with a contest against Cerritos 

on Jan. 19. 

Coach Cordero is excited about 

this year’s squad and believes her 

team is up to the challenge to 

repeat as Division VI champs. 

–Mark Fetter, contributor 

Retired boxer reflects on career 

Martin Castillo, who beat 

Floyd Mayweather Jr. as an 

amateur, retired at 34. 

BY ED AHRENS, 

CONTRIBUTOR 

DOWNEY – Martin "El 

Gallito" Castillo, a Downey resident 

for the past five years, recently 

retired with a professional boxing 

record of 35-4 with 18 knockouts in 

the super flyweight 115-pound 

weight division. 

Castillo, 34, was born in Mexico 

City and was encouraged by his 

father, Gabriel, to train as a boxer 

starting at the young age of 6. 

"I truly enjoyed boxing and 

exercising at the local gym," 

Castillo remembered. "All of my 

four brothers also trained at the 

facility for many years. We really 

didn't need to be pushed too hard to 

box." 

Castillo excelled at boxing and 

represented Mexico at the 1996 

Olympics in Atlanta, fighting at 112 

pounds. 

He compiled a 160-20 amateur 

record and even beat the great Floyd 

Mayweather Jr. at an amateur tournament 

in Las Vegas in the mid 

1990's. 

Castillo moved to the United 

States in 1998 and began working 

with trainer Manuel Robles and 

manager Frank Espinoza. 

He originally trained at the Los 

Angeles Boxing Gym and later at 

the Maywood Boxing Club. 

"I started my pro career with 21 

straight victories from 1998-2001," 

Castillo smiled. 

Castillo won his first titles, the 

WBO NABO and USBA super flyweight 

belts, on July 15, 2001 at the 

Soboba Casino in San Jacinto. He 

next won the interim WBA world 

super flyweight title at 115 pounds 

on May 16, 2004 by scoring a tech- 

nical knockout over Hideyasu 

Ishihara in Japan. 

"I beat Ishihara twice and consider 

him the best fighter that I ever 

faced," Castillo said. "Other top 

fighters that I fought include 

Alexander Munoz, Eric Morel, 

Fernando Montiel and Nobuo 

Nashiro. 

Castillo won the WBA world 

super flyweight title on Dec. 3, 2004 

by defeating Alexander Munoz in a 

12-round unanimous decision in 

Laredo, Tex. Castillo defended his 

title three times from 2004-06, 

including fights at the MGM Grand 

and Thomas & Mach Center in Las 

Vegas. 

Castillo fought in many parts of 

the world during his 12-year professional 

career, including bouts in 

Mexico, Japan, Nevada, California, 

Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, 

Arizona, Pennsylvania and 

Missouri. 

In 2004, Castillo married his 

wife, Patricia. The couple has two 

children, Jose Martin, 6, and 

Angelica, 4. 

Castillo currently helps train 

fighters – including heavyweight 

prospect Enrique Lobatos – at Sal 

Casillas' gym in South Gate. 

"I would like to be remembered 

for my boxing skills, style and 

defense," Castillo said. "I didn't just 

fight for the money but ultimately 

for the love of the sport."

Comedian Paul Rodriguez will perform his stand-up at the Downey 

Theatre on May 19. Tickets start at $44 and can be purchased at downeytheatre.org.The 

Temptations are also set to perform a concert in Downey, 

although the exact date has not been confirmed. Rodriguez, who starred in 

the 2002 comedy special “The Original Latin Kings of Comedy,” also 

starred in such films as “Born in East L.A.,” “Made in America” and 

“Beverly Hills Chihuahua.” Comedy Central ranked him 74th on its list of 

the 100 top comedians of all time. 

Literary group to read 'Money' 

LONG BEACH – The Bixby Knolls Literary Society will discuss 

"Money," by Martin Amis, when it meets this Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the 

Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave. 

"Money" is the fictional story of John Self and his insatiable appetite 

for money, alcohol, drugs, pornography and more. 

According to a review by Michael A. Smith, "for those who like densely 

written, wildly stylish fiction that also has a point, from a writer at the 

top of his game, you *must* read this book!" 

The meeting is free to attend. 

All I want for Christmas is a clean house 

By Alexandra Kuykendall 

"How do I keep my house from becoming a total wreck during the holidays? 

I have very little time for cleaning, so I need quick housecleaning 

tips to help make the house look presentable!" 

This was the question posed to me recently when I offered to contribute 

to an article on dealing with holiday stress. The only thing that 

keeps me from falling out of my chair laughing is that the person who 

asked me to write on this topic has never been to my house, seen the inside 

of my car or laid foot in my office. To put it bluntly, housekeeping is not 

my strong suit. 

My ready tips on dealing with holiday stress have more to do with 

maintaining a budget or a schedule that wouldn't cause children of all ages 

to have meltdowns. But since this was the question I was asked and I knew 

I lacked the personal expertise, I went to my MOPS (Mothers of 

Preschoolers) girls for advice. I asked my fellow mommies on the MOPS 

International Facebook page what tips they had to offer in this area. Here 

is my summary of what my 30,000+ closest Facebook friends had to say: 

Decorate accordingly: Minimizing clutter from the beginning will 

make maintaining it much easier in weeks to come. Resist the temptation 

to bring out every holiday clearance knick-knack you've ever purchased. 

Put some of your year-round decorations away. The empty holiday decoration 

boxes are excellent places to store things you'll bring back out in 

January. 

Designate hiding spots: There's nothing wrong with sweeping a little 

dust under the rug or stuffing a few thousand toys in the hall closet. Cute 

baskets or bins for storing toys and homework allow you to quickly pick 

up entire piles and set them aside for later. Have a room you can designate 

the "dump room" where you can close the door when company comes 

over. What they don't see won't hurt them. 

Involve your kids: As moms we want to make the holidays special for 

our kids. That doesn't mean we become their personal assistants, picking 

up after them as they go. Make it a contest against you or the clock to add 

LONG BEACH – The Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long 

Beach has released its calendar of winter events. 

For tickets, go to carpenterarts.org. 

Perla Batalla, Dec. 14-15: Grammy-nominated and Los Angeles-born 

Perla Batalla gained international attention as a backup singer for Leonard 

Cohen, and 17 years later the critics and fans haven't stopped cheering. 

Prices vary 

Capitol Steps, Jan. 14: For 30 years, the Capitol Steps have put the 

mock in democracy, skewering both sides of the aisle with fresh, up-tothe-minute 

musical parodies that leave everyone laughing. The troupe 

returns to the Carpenter Center for a third time armed with new material. 

$40 

Lou Reed and Bob Ezrin, Jan. 27: Hailed as the founding father of 

some fun to the routine. Take advantage of Santa or the Elf on the Shelf 

watching. A little motivation never hurt anyone. 

Clean as you go: Every time you walk from one room in the house to 

another, pick something up and carry it with you. Wipe down the sink or 

toilet when you're in the bathroom. Put the breakfast dishes directly in the 

dishwasher. At the end of the day or right before dinner, walk through the 

house with a laundry basket, simultaneously picking things up as you're 

putting them away. A little bit at a time goes a long way. 

Prioritize: Determine which areas in the house guests will see or will 

make you feel most sane if they're clean. Kitchen and bathroom countertops 

make a big impression. Stack dishes in the sink, do a quick wipe 

down of counters to keep surfaces clean and de-cluttered. 

Set a timer: You don't have much time to clean anyway, so diving in 

for an "hour of power" can motivate you and make what little time you 

have more efficient. Limit your cleaning time to a set amount like fifteen 

minutes or an hour. You will force yourself to walk away and be satisfied 

with what you accomplished. 

Adjust expectations: Tis' the season to let the Martha Stewart standards 

go. The holidays are meant to be a time when memories are made 

with your loved ones, happy memories that is. Don't let the stress of how 

your home looks override the fun you are having with those who are in it 

with you. 

I always find great, practical ideas when I go to other MOPS moms, 

whether in my local group or in my virtual world. What tips would you 

add to the list? Help this housekeeping-challenged mom out as I tackle my 

first holiday season as a mother of four. 

Alexandra Kuykendall is editor of Mom and Leader Content for MOPS 

International, and a regular contributor to MomSense magazine, 

Connections magazine, the blog at mom-ology.org and MOPS video curriculum. 

Carpenter Center releases winter schedule 

alternative rock music, Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed is revered 

by fans worldwide for reshaping underground music with his own style 

while pushing boundaries as an opera composer, playwright, poet and photographer. 

Reed sits down with Bob Ezrin, the noted music producer who 

has helped refine the sound of artists from Alice Cooper to KISS to Pink 

Floyd. The two legends share a combined 90 years of experience, giving 

voice to their thoughts, processes and motivations. $45 

MarchFourt, Jan. 28: Stilt-walkers, unicyclists, fire eaters, puppets, 

flag twirlers, clown antics, acrobatics and more accompany this eclectic 

band with an electrifying 12-piece horn section, 10-piece drum corps and 

anchored by the thumping beat of electric bass. $32 

Swinging with the Big Band, Jan. 29: Experience the sounds of the 

Gene Krupa Tribute Band as they perform the most popular swing hits of 

the big band era, including Krupa's signature song, "Sing, Sing Sing." The 

show also stars vocal groups String of Pearls, DeMarche Sisters and the 

Lawrence Welk Show's Mary Lou Metzger. $35 

Doug Varone and Dancers, Feb. 4: One of the most kinetically 

thrilling dance companies, Doug Varone and Dancers will create an 

evening of mixed repertory that includes "Lux" and excerpts from 

acclaimed new work, "Chapters from a Broken Novel, Boats Leaving." 

$45 

Rachel York, Feb. 29 and March 1: Known for her critically 

acclaimed Broadway performances in "City of Angels," "Les Miserables" 

and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Rachel York is a Broadway star whose 

divine voice and charm engages fans every time she performs. Prices vary 

Pub crawl in 

Santa Monica 

SANTA MONICA – Santa 

Monica's third annual Pub Crawl, a 

chance for participants to taste the 

various food and drinks of Santa 

Monica bars and restaurants while 

benefiting local charities, takes 

place Dec. 17. 

More than 3,000 people participated 

in last year's pub crawl, 

which raised nearly 5,000 pounds 

of food for the Westside Food 

Bank. 

This year's crawl starts at 5 

p.m. and features more than 25bars 

and restaurants around the city 

offering food and drink specials. 

The crawl includes four routes 

with bars located on Wilshire, 4th 

Street, Broadway, Main Street, the 

Pier and the Third Street 

Promenande. 

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased 

online at santamonicapubcrawl.com. 

Images of Jesus 

displayed 

LONG BEACH – Gregorio 

Luke, former director of the 

Museum of Latin American Art, 

will present a multimedia presentation 

on the life of Jesus in art on 

Dec. 18 at the Long Beach 

Playhouse. 

Every aspect of Jesus' life as 

painted by the world's greatest 

artists will be projected chronologically. 

"During years I have been collecting 

images of Jesus' life I have 

seen thousands of paintings and 

drawings in museums and libraries 

and identified those that move me 

the most," Luke said. "I have 

looked for the best nativity scene 

or the most dramatic painting of 

the Massacre of the Innocents or 

the Flight to Egypt. I have searched 

for illustrations of the parables and 

the miracles. 

"Obviously, the selection is 

subjective and reflects my own 

personal taste," Luke continued. 

"There are more Grecos and 

Rembrandts than any other artist 

but I'm satisfied with the results; 

the cumulative effect of seeing one 

masterpiece after another is stunning, 

an extraordinary experience." 

For more information, go to 

lbplayhouse.org or call (562) 494-1014.

Space center 

hosting two 

missions 

DOWNEY – The Columbia 

Memorial Space Center is offering 

two Challenger Learning Center 

missions this month: “Return to the 

Moon” on Dec. 23 and “Voyage to 

Mars” on Dec. 30. 

Both missions are from 1-3 

p.m. 

Participants must be at least 10 

years old, and children under age 

16 must be accompanied by a paying 

adult. 

Fee is $10 per person or free for 

space center annual members. 

Missions require a minimum 16 

and maximum 30 participants per 

mission. 

For more information, go to 

columbiaspacescience.org or call 

(562( 231-1200. 

Workshops 

geared just 

for kids 

DOWNEY – The Columbia 

Memorial Space Center is hosting 

winter workshops this month for 

students in grades 5-8. 

The workshops include: 

•“Rocket Workshop” Dec. 20 

and 27, learn details about rocketry, 

build your own rocket and 

witness model rockets blast off 

(weather permitting); 

•“Flight Workshop” Dec. 21 

and 28, learn all about the 

forces of flight, build your own 

wooden planes and watch them 

fly; and 

•“Robot Workshop,” Dec. 22 

and 29, learn about the past, present 

and futures of robotics, then 

program an NXT robot to compete 

in a challenge. 

All workshops are from 1-3 

p.m. and cost $10 each, with materials 

included. Prepayment is 

required. 

There is a maximum 20 students 

per workshop. 

To sign up, or for more details, 

go to columbiaspacescience.org or 

call (562) 231-1200. 

The Columbia Memorial Space 

Center is located at 12400 

Columbia Way (formerly Clark 

Avenue) in Downey. 

Members of the Curves gym on Gallatin Road donated jackets, sweaters, 

hats, scarves, sock and gloves to help local homeless residents keep warm 

during the cold winter months. By the end of the two-week drive, members 

had filled 37 trash bags with winter clothing. 

Garcia finishes basic training 

DOWNEY – Air Force Airman Andres Garcia graduated from basic 

military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. 

Garcia completed an eight-week program that included training in military 

discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and 

basic warfare principles and skills. 

He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science 

degree through the Community College of the Air Force. 

A 2010 graduate of Bell Gardens High School, he is the son of 

Downey residents Maria and Jose Garcia. 

Local resident finishes training 

LAKEWOOD – Army Pfc. Ramiro Medellin completed the Field 

Artillery Automated Tactical Data Systems Specialist Advanced 

Individual Training course at Fort Still in Lawton, Okla. 

As members of the Army's field artillery team, the course is designed 

to train soldiers as specialists to operate the advanced field artillery tactical 

data systems for both cannon and multiple launch rocket systems. 

Specialists play a critical role in the safe, accurate and lethal delivery 

of the field artillery's various fire support systems used to support infantry 

and tank units in combat. 

Medellin is the son of Ramiro Medellin and Rosa Ann Torres, of 

Lynwood. He graduated from Buena Vista High School in Lakewood in 

2010. 

Downey resident crowned 

Miss American Coed 

DOWNEY – Downey resident Jessica Aguirre 

was crowned the national title of Miss American Coed 

Victory 2012 during a pageant last week at the Hilton 

Walt Disney World Resort Hotel in Orlando, Fla. 

Aguirre will travel across the world during her 

year of service, attending charity events, award banquets 

and speaking engagements where she will talk 

about her platform of "Get Involved" in which she 

promotes community service. 

Aguirre, 21, is a student at Cal State Fullerton. Her goal is to become 

a community services director. 

Along with the title of Miss American Coed Victory 2012, she also 

won overall photogenic in her division and a college scholarship. 

COMMERCIAL: $1M prize at stake 

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us with the project.” 

Before long, Duran and Garcia 

had a budget of $800 and nearly a 

dozen people lending their talents 

to the project. While some were 

paid for their work, others donated 

time towards the commercial 

project, which could potentially 

garner the team $25,000 if selected 

as a finalist next year. 

Duran, an award-winning 

writer and director who studied 

acting at the American Academy 

of Dramatic Arts and holds a 

Bachelor’s degree in 

Screenwriting from Cal State 

Northridge, cast budding actress 

Jade Harlow in the commercial's 

lead role. Harlow, who first 

appeared on the NBC hit comedy 

series “3rd Rock from the Sun,” 

has also been featured in several 

films and television shows including 

the hit indie drama series 

“The Bay.” 

“She is the Doritos girl 2012,” 

said Duran. “She has that all- 

American look. It works because 

everyone can relate to the concept. 

It's universal.” 

Duran, who supports diversity 

in her films, believes all audiences 

will enjoy the commercial 

as it reflects a real life scenario 

that could happen to anyone. 

“Not all girls are football 

fanatics, we bring in the treats,” 

said Duran with a laugh. “By her 

wanting to be a part of the team, 

trying so hard, she falls…she's a 

klutz.” 

“And you think the guys are 

going for her, but they're going 

for the Doritos,” added Garcia 

who also starred in the commercial 

along with his brother, Aaron, 

after two male leads dropped out 

of the commercial. 

“You have to have a solid 

foundation, but I wanted there to 

be levels to it,” said Duran. “It’s 

about developing a story. You 

only have 30 seconds to come up 

with a clever story line. You have 

to cover all parts of the story.” 

The team decided to add a 

layer to the short story by using 

Lainey Lane the dog in the commercial. 

Trained by local dog 

wrangler Sarah Belgrad who has 

been training dogs for over 25 

years, Lainey Lane was given a 

prime role as a sneaky instigator 

in the commercial spot. 

"We started thinking, how can 

we make the dog more prominent 

– she's just too smart not to be 

featured more," said Garcia. 

Duran also added some quirky 

characters into the mix, including 

friend and web designer Steve 

Handfinger who plays one of the 

guys in the commercial, randomly 

arrayed in a referee outfit. 

Duran said her goal was to 

surround herself with people who 

are better at what they do than 

herself. 

“Filmmaking is a collaborative 

sport,” she said. 

Even though their commercial 

only cost $800 to produce, Duran 

and Garcia, who works as a visual 

artist, musician and composer, 

contend that many companies 

today are looking for inexpensive, 

yet solid advertising ideas that 

don't take thousands of dollars to 

make. 

The production team was 

given a couple of tools to use on 

the Doritos ad, including the 

sound of a chip being crunched 

and a specific list of songs that 

could be played in the commercial. 

All of the other sound, according 

to Garcia, was created by the 

team and later added to the video. 

With the deadline looming, 

the team moved fast on the project, 

filming last month on Nov. 12 

just nine days before the film was 

due. 

“We had a week to prep, a day 

to shoot and a day to edit,” said 

Duran with a smile. 

On Jan. 4, Doritos will 

announce the five finalists and 

launch a massive voting campaign 

where viewers can vote for their 

favorite commercial from Jan. 4 – 

29 through Facebook, Yahoo and 

Doritos' website. Whichever ad 

receives the most votes will be 

aired during the Super Bowl and 

if the commercial ranks number 

one on USA Today's ad meter, the 

team wins $1 million. 

The contest winners will also 

have the opportunity to consult 

with comedy/music-writing group 

The Lonely Island on a future 

Doritos commercial project. 

“We need Downey locals to 

help us create some buzz,” said 

Garcia. “We did this to represent 

Downey and if they support us it 

helps Downey.” 

“It would show everyone that 

projects can come out of Downey 

and can be made right here, not 

just Hollywood,” added Duran. 

“Downey is not just a family 

town, there are thriving youth 

here, thriving arts and culture and 

thriving filmmakers.” 

Both Garcia and Duran 

believe winning the contest could 

open up doors for the team, granting 

each member coveted exposure 

in the entertainment industry. 

“A million dollars would be 

great and could allow us to do 

great things. Money will come 

and go, but it would give us 

longevity,” said Garcia, a graduate 

of St. John Bosco High School 

in Bellflower. 

“It gets your foot in the door,” 

Duran said. “You get to work in 

the big leagues on a professional 

level. I want to continue making 

universal stories with diverse 

casts.” 

In the future, Duran, a graduate 

of Downey High School, 

hopes to mentor young people 

who are interested in the arts and 

film. Winning the prize money 

would allow her to set up programs 

and scholarships in the 

community like a $10,000 short 

film contest for local filmmakers. 

“When you have a great concept, 

don't let the money stop you 

– it will manifest,” said Duran 

who is currently writing her next 

film about a group of girls coming 

of age. “If your passion is calling 

you in a different direction do 

what you love and ultimately it 

will put you in a position to earn 

an income from it. There's no 

excuse not to showcase your 

work. You can create your own 

buzz.” 

To learn more about the project 

or watch the full-length 

Doritos commercial, visit 

Doritosbestgirlfriendever.com.

Porto's Bakery 

hosting toy 

drive 

DOWNEY – Porto's Bakery is 

collecting new, unwrapped toys 

and gifts to benefit children and 

teens at the Union Rescue Mission 

in Los Angeles. 

Porto's is also donating unsold 

breads and pastries. 

Customers can drop off toys at 

any of the three Porto's locations. 

Minnig to ride 

in Rose Parade 

DOWNEY – Mikayla Minnig, 

a Downey resident and Miss Teen 

Downey princess, will ride on 

Kaiser Permanente's float in the 

Tournament of Roses Parade on 

Jan. 2. 

Minnig, 13, was chosen to represent 

the 300,000 children living 

with arthritis in the United States. 

Minnig has battled the disease 

all her life and has even testified 

before Congress about the affliction. 

Prices for birth, 

death records 

go up 

NORWALK – The county 

clerk has raised its prices by $2 for 

certified copies of birth and death 

records. 

Effective Jan. 1, birth records 

cost $21 and death records $14. 

Prices will increase an additional 

$2 Jan. 1, 2013 and Jan. 1, 

2014. Gov. Jerry Brown approved 

the rate hikes this year as a way to 

raise money for the state. 

Birth and death records can be 

obtained at Norwalk Superior 

Court. 

Santa Claus 

available to call 

Downey kids 

DOWNEY – Parents or 

guardians of children ages 4-8 can 

arrange to have Santa Claus call 

their child later this month at no 

cost. 

The free program is offered by 

the city of Downey's Community 

Services Department and is available 

for Downey residents only. 

To arrange a phone call, parents 

or guardians should fill out a registration 

card at City Hall. 

Parents or guardians with multiple 

children should fill out one 

card per child and staple the cards 

together. 

The registration cards will be 

available at City Hall from Dec. 6- 

13. Deadline to sign-up is Dec. 13 

at 5 p.m. 

Santa Claus will call the children 

Dec. 14-15 from 6-7 p.m. He 

will have a brief chat with each 

child and "check with Santa's 

workshop to see what he can do." 

For more information, call City 

Hall at (562) 904-7238. 

Health seminars 

in Cerritos 

CERRITOS – Pioneer 

Medical Group will conduct two 

health-related seminars this month 

at the Cerritos Senior Center. 

On Dec. 14 at 8 a.m., Lindsay 

Hutchinson, P.A., will lead a lecture 

on osteoporosis. Hutchinson 

will discuss simple steps to prevent 

the disease and current treatment 

options to stop its progression. 

Kimberly Torees-Kebelbeck, a 

certified diabetes educator, will 

discuss diabetic retinopathy, which 

is the leading cause of blindness in 

the United States, at a lecture Dec. 

28 at 1 p.m. 

The presentation will offer tips 

on reducing your risk of eye complications 

when you have diabetes 

and how to keep your eyes healthy. 

Both seminars are free to people 

ages 50 and older. 

Last day to 

contribute to 

book drive 

DOWNEY – Downey Federal 

Credit Union is collecting donations 

of new books to benefit 

Downey students. 

The book drive will continue 

until Dec. 9. 

Residents can bring new books 

suitable for children ages 5-8 to the 

main branch at 8237 3rd Street or 

the express service office located in 

the lobby of Downey Regional 

Medical Center. 

The credit union is also accepting 

monetary donations, which will 

be used to purchase new books. 

Blood drive 

at car dealer 

DOWNEY – The American 

Red Cross will conduct a blood 

drive Dec. 23 from 1-7 p.m. at 

Downey Auto Wholesale. 

All blood donors will receive 

two tickets to the Laugh Factory 

and a coupon from Coldstone 

Creamery. 

To make an appointment, call 

Downey Auto Wholesale at (562) 

928-3333 or go online to redcrossblood.org 

and enter sponsor code 

"downeyauto." 

Santa Claus to 

visit Del Taco 

DOWNEY – Santa Claus and 

his wife will be at the Del Taco on 

Firestone Boulevard this Saturday 

from 12-4 p.m. for free pictures 

with children. 

Every child who takes a photo 

will receive a candy cane and letter 

from Santa. 

Prizes will be given away, 

including the grand prize of a giant 

stocking filled with toys. 

Del Taco is at 8028 Firestone 

Blvd. 

City collecting 

toys for needy 

kids 

DOWNEY – The city of 

Downey is collecting new toys for 

local underprivileged children. 

Toys will be collected until 

Dec. 16, with drop-off bins at City 

Hall, the library, the Barbara J. 

Riley Community and Senior 

Center, all Downey fire stations, all 

Downey public schools, and select 

businesses displaying a city toy 

collection box. 

Toys must be new and 

unwrapped. 

All toys will be distributed 

through the Downey Council PTA 

HELPS, the fire department and 

other local children's organizations. 

LP records 

on sale 

DOWNEY – The Friends 

Bookstore inside the Downey City 

Library is having a sale on LP 

records, including classical music, 

big band hits and Christmas tunes. 

All proceeds benefit the library. 

Crime Report 

Thursday, Dec. 1 

Officers responded to Sussman Middle School in reference to a burglary report. 

It was discovered that sometime during the previous night an unknown suspect 

broke into the school and stole several computers. There is no suspect description. 

At around midnight, a male Downey resident was walking near Benedict and 

Imperial when he was approached by two male suspects in a black Ford Fusion. 

The suspects exited the vehicle and one brandished a handgun at the victim. The 

suspects took $500 and a cell phone from the victim before fleeing in the vehicle. 

The victim sustained minor injuries during the incident. 

Sunday, Dec. 4 

At around 8:30 p.m., a resident in the 10600 block of Horton Ave. returned 

home to find his residence had been burglarized during the day. 

On December 4th at around 1:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to Western Ave. 

and 5th Street regarding a hit and run traffic collision, where they discovered 

a 2010 Ford Expedition abandoned in the roadway. Further investigation 

revealed the vehicle had been taken a few minutes earlier during a carjacking 

on Old River School Road, north of Firestone Blvd. During that incident, the 

victim was driving on Old River School Road when a dark colored car swerved 

in front of her and stopped in the roadway. The suspect exited the car and 

approached the victim, pulling her from her vehicle before entering and driving 

away. It appears the suspect drove the victim’s vehicle to Western and 5th 

Street, where he crashed and abandoned the car. 

Tuesday, Dec. 6 

At around 6:30 p.m., two male Downey residents were sitting on a bench at 

Crawford Park when they were approached by a male suspect who pointed a 

small caliber handgun at the victims and demanded their personal belongings. 

After obtaining items from the victims, the suspect fled into the riverbed toward 

Bell Gardens. Downey police officers checked the area and located a suspect 

matching the description provided by the victims in Bell Gardens. The suspect 

was detained and arrested. He is described as a 16-year-old male Bell Gardens 

resident. 

Information provided by Downey Police Department. 

State sued over open carry law 

SACRAMENTO – A federal civil rights lawsuit is seeking to overturn 

the state's ban on openly carried loaded firearms in public. 

The suit names Gov. Jerry Brown, attorney general Kamala Harris, the 

city of Redondo Beach, its police department and police chief as defendants. 

In 1967, the California Legislature made it a crime to openly carry a 

loaded firearm in most places in California. 

This year, Brown signed AB 144 into law, which makes it a crime 

beginning Jan. 1 to openly carry unloaded handgun as well. Only unloaded 

rifles and shotguns can be openly carried after the new year. 

The lawsuit was filed by the California Right To Carry, a group that 

has called the restrictions unconstitutional. 

How to lower your property taxes 

LAKEWOOD – Los Angeles County's tax assessment office will 

begin hosting a series of meetings next month for property owners who 

think their taxes should be lowered due to a decline in property values. 

The 90-minute seminars will be offered in Lakewood, Culver City, El 

Monte, Glendale, Lancaster and Van Nuys starting in January. 

The Lakewood meeting takes place June 21 at the Angela Iacoboni 

Library at 10 a.m. 

Property owners who attend a seminar will learn how to file an application 

for a reduction in property taxes, how to prepare for a hearing, what 

qualifies as admissible evidence, what will happen at the hearing and what 

to expect after the hearing. 

Residents can also learn how to appeal a decision. 

For a complete list of seminar dates and times, call (213) 947-7953. 

Water utility company sold 

DOWNEY – Park Water Company, a privately held republic water 

utility company based in Downey, has been bought by Western Water 

Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carlyle Infrastructure 

Partners. 

The transfer of ownership was approved by the California Public 

Utilities Commission. The sale was announced by Park Water Company 

on Dec. 1. 

"We are delighted the CPUC approved the transaction," said 

Christopher Schilling, co-chief executive officer of Park Water Company. 

"This move is in the best interests of both our customers and our dedicated 

employees. We will be in a better position to fulfill our responsibilities 

to provide quality reliable service in the future." 

The CPUC noted in their approval that the ownership change would 

not result in changes to service or rates. 

Park Water Company provides water to about 11 square miles in southeast 

Los Angeles County. 

Going bankrupt 

doesn’t mean losing 

all your assets 

High rates of unemployment coupled 

with soaring credit card debt and a slow 

rebound housing market continue to be the 

primary contributing factors for the record 

bankruptcy rates across the country. As the 

economy slowly begins to recover, the over- 

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all numbers of bankruptcy filings are expected to decrease. For individuals 

for whom the recovery does not come fast enough, bankruptcy may be 

their best option for returning to financial stability in 2012. 

Consumer bankruptcy comes in two basic forms, Chapter 7 and 

Chapter 13. Chapter 7 bankruptcy gives debtors an opportunity to erase 

their debts and to start rebuilding their credit with a clean slate. In exchange 

for this opportunity, the debtor may have to sell, or liquidate, some of his 

or her personal belongings. During a Chapter 7 filing, the bankruptcy 

trustee will collect any nonexempt property owned by the debtor and liquidate 

it in order to repay some of the debt owed to the creditors. 

However, in most cases, debtors filing for Chapter 7 will not lose any 

of their personal property, including their family home and car. This is 

because in California when you file for bankruptcy, deductions allow you 

to protect your assets. In fact, most of the time people that file for bankruptcy 

get to keep everything and lose nothing. Some or all assets are 

exempt, meaning that the bankruptcy court cannot take them in order to 

help pay off the bankruptcy filer’s debt; this is not so in other states. In 

other states, bankruptcy filers do not get the deduction that are available in 

California. 

California has two systems that dictate what property the bankruptcy 

court can and cannot take away from you during bankruptcy; the law can 

be found under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 703 and 704. 

Anyone going through bankruptcy must choose only one of the two options 

for exemptions. 

If you have equity in your home, you may wish to use the exemptions 

provided under Section 704. Under this section, the following assets are 

among those exempt: up to $75,000 in the value of real property if single 

and not disabled, $100,000 if married, and $175,000 if 65 years of age or 

older, or disabled. Up to $2,725 in the value of a vehicle ordinary and 

required household furnishings and clothing up to $5,000 for jewelry, heirlooms 

and art. 

If you do not own a home or your home has no equity, consider filing 

under Section 703. One of the benefits of Section 703 is the all important 

'wild card', unlike Section 704. A homestead exemption does exist for 

Section 703 but it is only $20,725. This is why homeowners with greater 

equity are likely to file under Section 704. However, for those with little or 

no equity in real property, Section 703 can be advantageous in that a bankruptcy 

filer can take the unused portion of the homestead exemption and 

use it for other property. The 'wild card' exemption is precisely as the name 

suggests: the exemption can be used to protect any kind of asset, up to the 

maximum dollar amount. 

In addition to these exemptions, exemptions exist for reasonable IRA 

retirement plans and ERISA 401k plans are typically not property of the 

estate, and are protected. 

Exemption analysis is a complex matter, and one that can 'make or 

break' the success of a Ch. 7 or Ch. 13 bankruptcy. California’s unique system 

of bankruptcy exemptions is just one example of some of the complicated 

laws that govern bankruptcy. 

The summaries included in this article are not complete. If you are considering 

filing for bankruptcy, you should speak with an experienced bankruptcy 

attorney in order to more fully understand how proper exemption 

elections may be able to help you protect your property from the Ch. 7 or 

Ch. 13 trustee. 

The purpose of this column is to provide general information on the law, 

which is subject to change. It is not legal advice. Consult a lawyer if you 

have a specific legal problem.

Downey High 

winter concert 

Dec. 14 

DOWNEY – Downey High 

School will host its annual Winter 

Concert this Wednesday at 6:30 

p.m. at the Downey Theatre. 

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased 

at the box office. 

All of the school's music programs 

will take part, including the 

Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jazz 

Choir, Beginning Choir and 

Advanced Choir. 

The concert will conclude with 

the sing-along Hallelujah Chorus 

featuring all groups. 

Rose Hills 

unveils new 

development 

WHITTIER – Rose Hills 

Memorial Park unveiled its latest 

development this week – Mission 

Hills – which pays tribute to Our 

Lady of Guadalupe. 

The development is designed to 

honor California's "culture and history," 

officials said. 

As part of the unveiling, the 

cemetery received replica image of 

the Virgin, along with a stone from 

the original Basilica, from the 

Basilica of Our Lady of 

Guadalupe. 

"This image and the brick will 

have a special home within 

Mission Hills," officials said. 

Storytellers 

compete in 

Long Beach 

LONG BEACH – Alan Kalter, 

the announcer from "The Late 

Show with David Letterman," will 

be one of four judges as the Long 

Beach Playhouse searches for the 

"greatest storyteller in the 562." 

The competition takes place 

Dec. 29 from 7-9 p.m. 

The event will feature new stories 

on any subject from the top 

two winners from the Playhouse's 

spring, summer and winter competitions. 

First place prize is $100. 

Admission to the competition is 

$5. 

Open mic at 

Moravian 

church 

DOWNEY – The Moravian 

Church of Downey will hold an 

open mic night this Saturday from 

7-8 p.m. 

All genres of music and poetry 

are welcome but holiday-themed 

acts are particularly encouraged to 

perform. 

There is no cost to attend or 

participate. 


concert in 

Bellflower 

BELLFLOWER – The 

Bellflower Civic Chorus will perform 

its annual winter concert, 

"Noel, Noel," Dec. 16-18 at the 

William Bristol Civic Theatre in 

Bellflower. 

Under the direction of Bill 

Jones, the chorus will be joined by 

accompanist Hani Yang, with Jan 

Pospisil on drums and Ruth 

Bandlow on keyboard. 

The chorus will sing traditional 

carols and seasonal favorites, 

including a first-half set of sacred 

carols such as "Rejoice and Sing 

Noel," "Immanuel" and "Star of 

Wonder." The audience will be 

asked to sing along in a few wellknown 

Christmas carols. 

The program’s second half 

includes more traditional 

Christmas carols, including 

"Winter Wonderland," "Drummer 

Boy" and others. 

Performance times are Dec. 16 

at 7 p.m. and Dec. 17-18 at 2:30 

p.m. Admission is $5. 

Warren High School’s choirs will perform their annual Holiday Concert at the Downey Theatre this Tuesday. Choir 

members will also be singing Christmas carols at select Downey neighborhoods this month. 

The Assisteens, the teen volunteer arm of the Assistance League of Downey, visited Rancho Los Amigos National 

Rehabilitation Center on Monday where they sang Christmas carols to patients and staff. “I think it's fair to see that 

the patients and the girls all had a lot of fun,” said Greg Waskul, executive director of the Rancho Los Amigos 

Foundation. “It is very refreshing to see a great group of high-school age girls take time out of their schedule to 

sing for the patients of Rancho! “ 

CSULB president meets 

with Obama 

F. King Alexander invited 

to the White House to discuss 

college affordability with the 

President. 

LONG BEACH – Cal State 

Long Beach president F. King 

Alexander was one of just 10 university 

presidents and chancellors 

invited to a private White House 

meeting Monday with President 

Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary 

of Education Arne Duncan to talk 

about affordability in higher education. 

During the meeting, President 

Obama conveyed the urgent need 

to pursue bold and innovative solutions 

to help more Americans attain 

a higher education at an affordable 

price. In response, attendees 

shared how they have worked to 

promote innovation, reduce costs 

and increase productivity during a 

time of reduced funding for higher 

education at the state level. 

“President Obama and 

Secretary Duncan are clearly concerned 

about addressing the college 

affordability and productivity 

issue,” Alexander said after the 

meeting. “This is why it was nice 

to receive an invitation to discuss, 

along with a small number of my 

colleagues, with President Obama 

all of our comprehensive efforts to 

graduate our students while still 

remaining among the nation's most 

affordable universities.” 

He added, “This meeting certainly 

validated Cal State Long 

Beach’s efforts and the California 

State University’s statewide graduation 

initiative to ensure that our 

students have every opportunity 

possible to graduate with a high 

quality CSU education and with 

some of the nation's lowest student 

loan debt.” 

It is not unusual for university 

presidents to meet with federal 

officials to discuss these issues, 

however, this meeting has been 

described as “unusual” by some, 

primarily because it was 

announced at the last minute and 

was held behind closed doors with 

President Obama. 

Additionally, the meeting took 

place at a critical time with student 

loan debt about to hit $1 trillion 

and students on campuses across 

the country protesting rising tuition 

costs. 

The discussion was intended to 

be a candid conversation about 

how higher education can remove 

barriers to college access, affordability 

and success for students. In 

particular, the Obama administration 

is looking for ways to bring 

down overall campus costs and 

look for other innovations so college 

is more affordable for students. 

“Our administration has committed 

to a policy agenda to 

advance college access, affordability 

and attainment by increasing 

student financial aid and enhancing 

transparency around college 

affordability information,” wrote 

Melody Barnes, assistant to the 

President and director of the White 

House Domestic Policy Council, in 

her invitation letter to Alexander. 

“At the same time, the President 

has acknowledged that meeting the 

challenge of increased access and 

affordability is a goal in which we 

each share responsibility and a 

stake—particularly at a time when 

shouldering the financial burden 

associated with attaining a higher 

education degree is greater than 

ever for students and families.” 

Among the other presidents/chancellors 

invited were: 

three state university system leaders, 

including Nancy Zimpher, 

chancellor of the State University 

of New York, Francisco Cigarroa, 

chancellor of the University of 

Texas System, and William E. 

Kirwan, chancellor of the 

University System of Maryland; 

three public university leaders, 

including Alexander, Holden 

Thorp, chancellor of the University 

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

and Freeman Hrabowski III, president 

of the University of Maryland 

at Baltimore County; one from a 

community college—Thomas 

Snyder, president of Ivy Tech 

Community College, the Indiana 

community college system; and 

three leaders from private nonprofit 

colleges, including Jared L. 

Cohon, president of Carnegie 

Mellon University, Larry Shinn, 

president of Berea College, and 

Robert Mendenhall, president of 

Western Governors University. 

Two other invitees were Jane 

Wellman, founder and executive 

director of the Delta Project on 

Postsecondary Costs, Productivity 

and Accountability, and Jamie 

Merisotis, president of the Lumina 

Foundation. Wellman and 

Merisotis testified Wednesday at a 

House of Representatives subcommittee 

hearing on rising college 

Christian 

club to talk 


DOWNEY – Judy 

Scharfenberg will speak on the 

"Heart of Christmas" at the Dec. 14 

meeting of the Downey Christian 

Women's Club at Los Amigos 

Country Club. 

Cost is $14 and includes a buffet 

lunch. 

Reservations are requested by 

calling Anita at (562) 861-3414. 

The luncheon is open to men and 

women. 

Music video 

earns student 

$50K prize 

Leah McKissock won 

grand prize in student film 

competition. 

LONG BEACH – With all that 

went wrong during the shoot, Cal 

State Long Beach (CSULB) student 

Leah McKissock found it ironic 

that the song for the music video 

she was directing was called 

“Nothing is Wrong.” Despite all 

the trials and tribulations, however, 

the final product has paid off…in a 

big way. 

McKissock, 22, a senior film 

and electronic arts major, has been 

awarded the grand prize of $50,000 

in the OnVidi.com Student Film 

Contest for her 2-minute, 22-second 

music video entry featuring 

Israeli artist Mika Ben-Yami as the 

best overall submission in the competition. 

“I was very shocked and excited 

when I was told I won the Grand 

Prize in the OnVidi contest,” said 

McKissock, who will complete her 

CSULB bachelor’s degree at the 

end of this fall semester. 

“Although the week prior I had 

been getting some e-mails from the 

contest staff informing me that I 

was among the finalists, it never 

seemed possible that I could win 

the grand prize and $50,000, especially 

with a music video.” 

But that’s exactly what happened, 

and McKissock said Vidi 

Entertainment representatives 

recorded live footage of her in a 

Skype video when they informed 

her she had won, footage she 

believes will be posted online 

somewhere. She doesn’t remember 

exactly how she reacted, but she 

does remember feeling that the 

moment was overwhelmingly surreal. 

“My reaction would probably 

be funny to watch now because I 

could not stop smiling, although at 

this point I’m just glad they didn’t 

get me on videotape doing the 

‘happy dance’ in my living room 

with my roommate, which of 

course I did right after we hung up 

the chat,” McKissock recalled. 

“But overall, this was a very rare 

prize for a student film contest, and 

I feel very fortunate to have won it 

just before my status as a student 

ran out. Occasionally good things 

happen to me, but not this good.” 

The OnVidi.com Student Film 

Contest asked for students to submit 

an original, three-minute or less 

film, video or digital production 

that fell into one of five categories 

— comedy, action, drama/romance, 

music video or documentary. Firstplace 

winners from each category 

would be awarded $10,000, and 

one entry would be selected as the 

best overall submission, winning a 

grand prize of $50,000. 

Jeanne Rawlings, one of the 

Emmy-award winning judges 

reviewing the entries, noted of 

McKissock’s video: “Simply loved 

it. Doing it in one shot was a difficult 

idea, but Leah pulled it off… 

There are great sets and surprises 

throughout. The BEST of the onvidi.com 

contest submissions.” 

McKissock said the video she 

conceptualized was always supposed 

to be one shot—a music 

video shot in one long take with no 

edits—primarily because the song 

is unusually short. She also noted 

that the words “every morning” are 

sung repeatedly throughout the 

chorus, and this made her imagine 

the artist, Mika Ben-Yami, getting 

out of bed at the start of her day— 

the opening scene of the video. 

“After that I became obsessed 

with a visual idea of her waking up 

in a bed in the middle of a beach, 

probably because I love when in 

surrealism a person or object is 

completely displaced,” McKissock 

pointed out. “Later on the setting 

ended up becoming the desert—for 

an abundance of logistical reasons—but 

the desert was a pictur- 

esque setting for a surrealistic 

video. From there, the rest of the 

concepts sort of just evolved, and I 

was able to coordinate and choreograph 

all my ideas precisely to the 

music.” 

The actual production of the 

video, however, presented some 

real challenges. First, McKissock 

said, Ben-Yami insisted the video 

be done in the time frame of one 

month, which she added is the 

shortest amount of time in which 

she has ever made a video. This 

gave the team little time to prepare. 

The shoot was scheduled for 

May 29 in the Mojave Desert, but 

unfortunately, there ended up being 

50 mile per hour winds that day, 

making it impossible to shoot. 

From there, the crew was forced to 

move the production over to the 

next day, which was supposed to be 

20 degrees warmer and have very 

little chance of winds. That, however, 

created other problems, including 

having to pay cast and crew to 

come back to the site for an unexpected 

extra day, and McKissock 

and the producer having to take a 

cut in their own pay to cover the 

costs of going over budget. 

Most of the crew was able to 

come backy, but McKissock lost 

her steadicam operator, a crucial 

crew member since the entire video 

was supposed to be one single shot 

on a steadicam. She found a 

replacement steadicam operator, 

but in the end, he wasn’t up to the 

task, so they ended up letting him 

go. Finally, as the production was 

running out of daylight, the cinematographer 

stepped in and shot 

the entire video handheld. 

“The sun was going down and 

we still hadn’t gotten the shot. Of 

course, that is the crazy thing about 

making a one shot video—you 

either have a video or you don’t. 

It’s an all or nothing situation,” 

McKissock explained. “After a 

couple takes we got the shot, and 

immediately after that there wasn’t 

enough sunlight to do another take. 

So basically we ended up with only 

one usable take from the entire production, 

and, after some insane 

editing work, that one take was 

what became the video that won the 

$50,000 Grand Prize.” 

Obviously, McKissock had no 

idea she was going to face the challenges 

she did in directing this 

video, but she does believe her 

greatest moments of turmoil always 

end up being the most valuable for 

her development. 

This situation, she said, was certainly 

no exception. 

“It could NOT be more ironic 

that the song was called ‘Nothing is 

Wrong’ because literally everything 

went wrong on that set,” 

McKissock stated. “Yet, to me this 

is what makes the video so personal 

and all the more meaningful for it 

to have won this award in the 

OnVidi contest.” 

McKissock will be sharing a 

portion of the prize money with 

Daniel Woltosz, a CSULB film 

alumni who produced the “Nothing 

is Wrong” music video for her. She 

said without him and his efforts, 

there never would have been a 

video at all. 

She is also excited about the 

opportunities the prize money gives 

her as a filmmaker. 

Already, she is in the process of 

writing a short film that she plans to 

go into production with in 

February, and with the extra funding, 

she will be able to shoot the 

short film on actual film instead of 

going digital, something she has 

always wanted to do but simply 

couldn’t afford. 

In the meantime, family, friends 

and classmates can check out her 

award-winning music video on the 

Vidi Entertainment website under 

the “Grand Prize” heading. 

All submissions will be showcased 

when onvidi.com launches in early 

2012.

BULK SALES 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE 

(Division 6 of the Commercial Code) 

Escrow No. 613799-JW 

(1) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of 

the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is 

about to be made on personal property 

hereinafter described. 

(2) The name and business addresses of the 

seller are: YOUNG SHIM, 15030 ALONDRA 

BLVD, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 

(3) The location in California of the Chief 

Executive Office of the seller is: NONE 

(4) The name and business address of the 

buyer(s) are: DAVID M. YI, 15030 ALONDRA 

BLVD, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 

(5) The location and general description of the 

assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, 

FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, 

GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD INTEREST & 

IMPROVEMENT, COVENANT NOT TO 

COMPETE of that certain business located at: 

15030 ALONDRA BLVD, LA MIRADA, CA 

90638 

(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at 

the said location is: SUNSHINE COIN CAR 

WASHI 

(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 

DECEMBER 27, 2011, at the office of METRO 

ESCROW INC., 3600 WILSHIRE BLVD, STE 

336, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010, Escrow No. 

613799-JW, Escrow Officer: JUDY WOO 

(8) Claims may be filed the same as “7” above. 

(9) The last date for filling claims is: 

DECEMBER 23, 2011 

(10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 

6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial 

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business 

name(s) and addresses used by the Seller 

within three years before such list was sent or 

delivered to the Buyer are: NONE 

Dated: DECEMBER 1, 2011 

DAVID M. YI, Buyer(s) 

LA1074306R DOWNEY PATRIOT 12/8/11 

The Downey Patriot 

12/8/11 

FICT. BUSINESS NAME 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT 

File Number 2011137537 

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) 

DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) THE LOCKER 

ROOM OF DOWNEY, 11114 DOWNEY AVE, 

DOWNEY, CA 90241, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 

Articles of Incorporation or Organization 

Number (if applicable): AI #ON: N/A 

REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) IVAN 

RAMIREZ, 7552 SUVA STREET, DOWNEY, 

CA 90240 

State of Incorporation: N/A 

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/IVAN RAMIREZ, OWNER 

This statement was filed with the County Clerk 

of Los Angeles on NOVEMBER 28, 2011 

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 

Professions Code). 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ANNAS PET 

GROOMING, 12001 FIRESTONE BL, 

NORWALK, CA 90650, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) ANNA 

BERARDINI, 12001 FIRESTONE, 

NORWALK, CA 90650 





names listed above on 10/26/1975 





S/ANNA BERARDINI, OWNER 


of Los Angeles on DECEMBER 5, 2011 




















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) HOME AND 

OFFICE CLEANING, 21204 COLD SPRING 

LANE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765, COUNTY 

OF LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) NELSON 

CONTRERAS, 21204 COLD SPRING LANE, 

DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 

State of Incorporation: CA 









S/NELSON CONTRERAS, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) ARCH PACIFIC 

REALTY, 10640 PARROT AVE L, DOWNEY, 

CA 90241, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) BRIAN 

KEITH HUMPHREY, 10640 PARROT AVE L, 

DOWNEY, CA 90241 










S/BRIAN KEITH HUMPHREY, OWNER 






















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) GOOD LINK 

TRAINING, 13241 BARTON CIRCLE, 

WHITTIER, CA 90605, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES, (2) 8671 BEL AIR CIRCLE, 

WESTMINSTER, CA 92683 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) GOOD LINK 

INC, 13241 BARTON CIRCLE, WHITTIER, 

CA 90605 


This business is conducted by a Corporation 








S/GOOD LINK INC., TIMMY TRAN, 

PRESIDENT 






















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) 

INVESTORFORECLOSE REAL ESTATE, 

5522 ATLANTIC BLVD., MAYWOOD, CA 

90270, COUNTY OF L.A. (2) 

INVESTORFORECLOSE 


Number (if applicable): AI #ON: 3425249 

REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) 

INVESTORFORECLOSE CORPORATION, 

5522 ATLANTIC BLVD, MAYWOOD, CA 

90270 

State of Incorporation: CALIFORNIA 









S/INVESTORFORECLOSE CORPORATION, 

IRMA SANDOVAL, CEO 






















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) LUIS SANCHEZ 

PHOTOGRAPHY, 16435 BELLFLOWER 

BLVD., BELLFLOWER, CA 90706, COUNTY 

OF LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) LUIS 

ARMANDO SANCHEZ, 16435 BELLFLOWER 

BLVD., BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 










S/LUIS ARMANDO SANCHEZ, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) EV 

SOUND&LIGHTING, 10631 RICHEON AVE, 


ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) EDGARDO 

VELA, 10631 RICHEON AVE., DOWNEY, CA 

90241 










S/EDGARDO VELA 


of Los Angeles on OCTOBER 20, 2011 




















11/17/11, 11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) THE CUTTING 

EDGE HAIR STUDIO, 10933 E. FIRESTONE 

BLVD., NORWALK, CA 90650, COUNTY OF 

LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) MARILOLY 

MARTINEZ, 8120 4TH ST, DOWNEY, CA 

90241 (2) ROBERT MARTINEZ, 8120 4TH 

ST, DOWNEY, CA 90241 


This business is conducted by a Husband and 

Wife 








S/MARILOLY MARTINEZ 






















11/17/11, 11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) NUEVISION 

HEALTH PROVIDERS NETWORK, INC., 

14440 E. FAIRBURY STREET, HACIENDA 

HEIGHTS, CA 91745, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) NUEVISION 

HEALTH PROVIDERS NETWORK, INC. 

14440 E. FAIRBURY STREET, HACIENDA 

HEIGHTS, CA 91745 










S/NEUVISION HEALTH PROVIDERS 

NETWORK, INC, ALEXANDRO B. TORRES, 

PRESIDENT 






















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) GOLDEN STATE 

DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, 10804 

WOODRUFF AVE., DOWNEY, CA 90241, 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (2) GSDTA 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) SKIPPY 

BLAIR, 10804 WOODRUFF AVENUE., 

DOWNEY, CA 90241 





names listed above on 1978 





S/SKIPPY BLAIR, OWNER 


of Los Angeles on NOVEMBER 17. 2011 




















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) AZUSA TODAY 

MINISTRIES, 8249 SANTA GERTRUDES 

DRIVE, DOWNEY, CA 90240 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) TERENCE 

J. ROLLERSON, 8249 SANTA GERTRUDES 

DRIVE, DOWNEY, CA 90240 










S/TERENCE ROLLERSON, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) BREAKZONE 

BILLIARDS, 14324 WOODRUFF AVENUE, 

BELLFLOWER, CA 90706, COUNTY OF 

LOS ANGELES (2) BREAKZONE 

BILLIARDS & GAMEROOM SUPPLIES, 

3514 CENTRALIA STREET, LAKEWOOD, 

CA 90712 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) DAVID 

REYNOLDS CHARTIER, 3514 CENTRALIA 

STREET, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 










S/DAVID REYNOLDS CHARTIER, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) BEAUTIFUL DAY 

PRESS, 8638 CALMOSA AVENUE, 

WHITTIER, CA 90605, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) LINDA 

SANDERS, 8638 CALMOSA AVENUE, 

WHITTIER, CA 90605 










S/LINDA S. SANDERS, OWNER 


of Los Angeles on NOVEMBER 15. 2011 




















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) TIMELESS 

TABLES, 13417 PUMICE ST, NORWALK, 





ANTOINETTE ARIZMENDI, 6300 PICO 

VISTA RD, PICO RIVERA, CA 90660, (2) 

DESIREE MARTINEZ, 9623 LUNDAHL 

DRIVE, PICO RIVERA, CA 90660 


This business is conducted by a General 

Partnership 








S/ANTOINETTE ARIZMENDI, CO-OWNER 


of Los Angeles on NOVEMBER 16 2011 




















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) BULB STAR, 

1709 S. 2ND ST, STE 4, ALHAMBRA, CA 

91801, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) K LIVE INC., 

1709 S. 2ND ST, STE 4, ALHAMBRA, CA 

91801 










S/K LIVE, KEN LIVELY, VICE PRESIDENT 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) R&A TILE AND 

MARBLE, 8154 SAN VICENTE AVENUE, #A, 

SOUTH GATE, CA 90280, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) RODOLFO 

AGUILERA JIMENEZ, 8154 SAN VICENTE 

AVENUE, #A, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 










S/RODOLFO AGUILERA JIMENEZ, OWNER 


of Los Angeles on DECEMBER 5, 2011 




















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) NATIONWIDE 

FAMILY SERVICES, 2347 VALLE DR., LA 

HABRA HEIGHTS, CA 90631, COUNTY OF 

LOS ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) OBNIEL 

RIVERON, 2347 VALLE DR, LA HABRA 

HEIGHTS, CA 90631 










S/OBNIEL RIVERON, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) OMEGA 

MARKETING SOLUTIONS, 9903 

PARAMOUNT BLVD., SUITE 201, DOWNEY, 




REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) PETER 

BOURIS, 9903 PARAMOUNT BLVD., SUITE 

201, DOWNEY, CA 90240 










S/PETER BOURIS, OWNER 






















11/17/11, 11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) LA 

CONVENIENCE, 148 STONEWOOD ST, J9, 


ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) BENJAMIN 

A. MOSCROP, 148 STONEWOOD ST, J9, 

DOWNEY, CA 90241 (2) LUZ A. MOSCROP, 

148 STONEWOOD ST, J9, DOWNEY, CA 

90241 


This business is conducted by a Husband and 

Wife 








S/BENJAMIN A. MOSCROP, OWNER 






















12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11, 12/29/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) HELPING HANDS 

BEAUTY, 15037 LOFTHILL DR., LA 

MIRADA, CA 90638, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 




CHARLOTTE JIMMONS, 15037 LOFTHILL 

DR., LA MIRADA, CA 90638 










S/CHARLOTTE JIMMONS, OWNER 






















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) KAPLAN 

INDUSTRIES MFG, 12407 SLAUSON 

AVENUE, UNIT N, WHITTIER, CA 90606 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (2) KI LIQUID 

ENGINEERING 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) KAPLAN 

INDUSTRIAL CAR WAS SUPPLIES, INC., 

12407 SLAUSON AVENUE, UNIT N, 

WHITTIER, CA 90608 










S/MERT OZKAYA, PRESIDENT, KAPLAN 

INDUSTRIAL CAR WASH SUPPLIES INC. 






















11/17/11, 11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 





DOING BUSINESS AS: (1) PEPPERLILY 

EVENTS, 5738 E CONANT ST., LONG 

BEACH, CA 90808, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES 



REGISTERED OWNERS(S): (1) VICKIE 

DAUS, 5738 E. CONANT ST., LONG BEACH, 

CA 90808 










S/VICKIE DAUS, OWNER 


of Los Angeles on NOVEMBER 18 2011 




















11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

GOVERNMENT 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

ON A PROPOSED 

AMENDMENT TO DOWNEY LANDING 

SPECIFIC PLAN (DLSP) 

PLN-11-00136 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning 

Commission of the City of Downey will conduct 

a public hearing on Wednesday, December 

21, 2011, at 6:30 PM in the City Council 

Chamber in the Downey City Hall, 11111 

Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241, to 

consider the following project and 

accompanying applications: 

PLN-11-00136 (Project: Tierra Luna 

Marketplace): The project’s authorized agent, 

Manarino Realty, LLC, filed an application to 

amend the Downey Landing Specific Plan, 

along with submitting a Development 

Agreement and two subdivision maps for the 

purpose of developing a 1.5 million square foot 

mixed-use project, known as Tierra Luna 

Marketplace. The project will consist mostly of 

retail uses, along with office and hotel space 

on the 77-acre site that Downey Studios 

currently occupies at 12214 Lakewood 

LEGAL NOTICES

Boulevard, which is zoned Downey Landing 

Specific Plan. The four (4) applications are 

described briefly below. 

1. Specific Plan Amendment 01-1, Revision 

A: A request to amend the provisions of the 

Downey Landing Specific Plan that pertain to 

the central 77 acres of the 154-acre Downey 

Landing Specific Plan area, now occupied by 

Downey Studios, to permit the development of 

a mixed-use project called Tierra Luna 

Marketplace. The contemplated project totals 

1.5 million square feet and consists of 1.1 

million square feet of retail commercial floor 

area, 300,000 square feet of office space and 

116,000 square feet of hotel space (150 

rooms). The 77-acre site under consideration 

is located at 12214 Lakewood Boulevard and 

is bounded by both Lakewood Boulevard and 

Columbia Way (formerly Clark Avenue) on the 

west, Congressman Steve Horn Way on the 

south, and Bellflower Boulevard and Downey 

Landing Retail Center on the east and north, 

respectively. 

2. Development Agreement PLN – 11- 

00136: A contract between the City of Downey 

and the project’s Authorized Agent, Manarino 

Realty, LLC, granting the realty firm the vested 

right to redevelop the 77-acre project site into 

the proposed 1.5-million square foot Tierra 

Luna Marketplace project. 

3. Tentative Parcel Map No. 71543: An 

application to subdivide the 19.67-acre parcel 

that encompasses the easternmost part of the 

77-acre Downey Studios site, located at 12214 

Lakewood Boulevard, into four (4) lots to 

accommodate portions of the proposed Tierra 

Luna Marketplace project. 

4. Tentative Tract Map No. 71544: An 

application to re-subdivide the two (2) parcels 

that comprise the westerly 57.78 acres of the 

77-acre Downey Studios site, located at 12214 

Lakewood Boulevard, into sixteen (16) lots to 

accommodate the other components of the 

proposed Tierra Luna Marketplace project. 

A Final Environmental Impact Report (Final 

EIR) has been prepared for the proposed 

Tierra Luna Marketplace project, as well as the 

specific plan amendment, development 

agreement and tentative parcel and tract 

maps. Copies of the Final EIR are available 

for public review at the Planning Division 

counter in City Hall at 11111 Brookshire 

Avenue and at the Reference Section in the 

Downey City Library, located at 11121 

Brookshire Avenue. The Final EIR will also be 

available for review on the City’s website at 

http://www.downeyca.org. 

If you challenge the proposed actions in court, 

you may be limited to raising only those issues 

you or someone else raised at the public 

hearing described in this notice, or in written 

correspondence delivered to the Planning 

Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. 


12/8/11 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

ON A PROPOSED 

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 

PLN-11-00262 

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will 

be held before the CITY PLANNING 

COMMISSION on the 21st day of December, 

2011, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of 

the Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire 

Avenue, Downey, California. At that time and 

place, consideration will be given to PLN-11- 

00262 (Conditional Use Permit): A request to 

operate a proposed Circle K convenience 

store with a Department of Alcoholic Beverage 

Control Type 21 (Off-Sale, General) license 

LOCATED AT: 12000 Paramount 

Boulevard 

At that time and place all persons interested in 

this matter may be present to give testimony 

for or against such proposed case. Any further 

information may be obtained by contacting the 

Office of the City Planning Division, Downey, 

California, Telephone # 562-904-7154. 

As required by the California Environmental 

Quality Act (CEQA), this request has been 

found to be Categorically Exempt from CEQA, 

per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 

1, (Existing Facilities). 

If you challenge the proposed actions in court, 

you may be limited to raising only those issues 

you or someone else raised at the public 

hearing described in this notice, or in written 

correspondence delivered to the Planning 

Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. 


12/8/11 

LIEN SALES 

NOTICE OF SALE 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 

undersigned intends to sell the personal 

property described below to enforce a lien 

imposed on said property pursuant to sections 

21700 – 21716 of the CA Business and 

Professions Code, CA Commercial Code 

Section 2328, Section 1812.600 – 1812.609 

and Section 1988 of CA Civil Code, 353 of the 

Penal Code. 

The undersigned will sell at public sale by 

competitive bidding on Thursday 15th day of 

December, 2011 at 2:30 P.M., on the 

premises where said property including: 

household goods, tools, electronics, and 

personal effects, have been stored and which 

are located at Paramount Self Storage, 8160 

E. Rosecrans Ave, Paramount, County of Los 

Angeles, State of California, the following: 

Customer Name Unit # 

Glenda Veliz 1020 

Jerson Chacon 1103 

Nancy Allen 1107 

Prudencia Solorzano 1116 

Luis A. Tamayo 1163 

Ana Torres 1209 

Juan H. Quezada 1253 

Candelario Ramos 1308 

Diana Jelks 1404 

Lakeisha Parker 1405 

Pedro P. Alaniz 1516 

Walter I. Padilla 1520 

Marquis Evans 1559 

Alma Gil 2049 

La Donna M. Mosley 2200 

Robert Ghiotto 2355 

Jacquelyn Lowden 2372 

Antoinette Antee 2375 

Antonio Rivas 2381 

Sandra Coto 2403 

Rodrigo Saavedra 2469 

Dinora Nolasco 2521 

Carlos Londono 2522 

Jose J. Canul 2547 

Paul Santoyo 2612 

Melissa Franco 2719 

Maria Silva 2802 

Gustavo Pecina 3002 

Ronald King 3026 

Irma Meza De Rodriguez 3031 

Purchases must be paid for at the time of 

purchase in cash only. All purchased items 

sold as is, where is and must be removed at 

the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in 

the event of settlement between owner and 

obligated party. 

Dated this 1st of December 2011 and 8th day 

of December 2011. 

Self Storage Management Co. 

Bond #: WLI1254152 

562.630.7270 


12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICES 

“NOTICE TO BID” 

Westland Real Estate Group is seeking bids 

for “Nance Street Improvement Project” in the 

City of Downey on Nance Avenue between La 

Reina Avenue and Downey Avenue. 

Sealed bids must be received in our office on 

or before Friday, December 30, 2011 at 2pm. 

Sealed bids are to be sent to Westland Real 

Estate Group, 6665 Long Beach Blvd., Long 

Beach, CA. 90805 or email 

Sylvia.e@westlandreg.com or fax to 310-893- 

6224 Attn: Sylvia Eigenmann. Plans, 

specifications, and questions regarding this 

project can be obtained by contacting Sylvia 

Eigenmann 310-639-7130 x379. 

This project is federal funded under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and 

is subject to federal regulations including but 

not limited to Equal Opportunity Provision, 

Affirmative Action employment goals, Davis- 

Bacon prevailing rate wages, and U.S. 

manufactured requirement for materials used 

on this project. 

All contractors and subcontractors shall have a 

valid state contractor’s license.” 


12/8/11 

PROBATE 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

OTTO RITSCHEL 

Case No. BP131844 

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons who may 

otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or 

both, of OTTO RITSCHEL 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed 

by Frank O. Ritschel in the Superior Court of 

California, County of LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that Frank O. Ritschel be appointed as 

personal representative to administer the 

estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will 

and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. 

The will and any codicils are available for 

examination in the file kept by the court. 

THE PETITION requests authority to 

administer the estate under the Independent 

Administration of Estates Act. (This authority 

will allow the personal representative to take 

many actions without obtaining court approval. 

Before taking certain very important actions, 

however, the personal representative will be 

required to give notice to interested persons 

unless they have waived notice or consented 

to the proposed action.) The independent 

administration authority will be granted unless 

an interested person files an objection to the 

petition and shows good cause why the court 

should not grant the authority. 

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 

January 18, 2012 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 

located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 

90012. 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the 

petition, you should appear at the hearing and 

state your objections or file written objections 

with the court before the hearing. Your 

appearance may be in person or by your 

attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent 

creditor of the deceased, you must file your 

claim with the court and mail a copy to the 

personal representative appointed by the court 

within four months from the date of first 

issuance of letters as provided in Probate 

Code section 9100. The time for filing claims 

will not expire before four months from the 

hearing date noticed above. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the 

court. If you are a person interested in the 

estate, you may file with the court a Request 

for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing 

of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets 

or of any petition or account as provided in 

Probate Code section 1250. A Request for 

Special Notice form is available from the court 

clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

HARRY L. HATHAWAY ESQ 

FULBRIGHT & 

JAWORSKI LLP 

555 S FLOWER ST 

41ST FLR 

LOS ANGELES CA 90071 

CN863588 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

TRUSTEE SALES 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11- 

0075001 Title Order No. 11-0060672 

Investor/Insurer No. 161387298 APN No. 

8073-008-022 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 

05/22/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO 

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE 

SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 

EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 

PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU 

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is 

hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, 

N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the 

Deed of Trust executed by STEVEN D. 

STEWART, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 

05/22/2007 and recorded 5/31/2007, as 

Instrument No. 20071312008, in Book , Page 

), of Official Records in the office of the County 

Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of 

California, will sell on 12/15/2011 at 11:00AM, 

By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center 

Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, 

to the highest bidder for cash or check as 

described below, payable in full at time of sale, 

all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now 

held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the 

property situated in said County and State and 

as more fully described in the above 

referenced Deed of Trust. The street address 

and other common designation, if any, of the 

real property described above is purported to 

be: 14353 BRINK AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 

90650. The undersigned Trustee disclaims 

any liability for any incorrectness of the street 

address and other common designation, if any, 

shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid 

balance with interest thereon of the obligation 

secured by the property to be sold plus 

reasonable estimated costs, expenses and 

advances at the time of the initial publication 

of the Notice of Sale is $376,273.21. It is 

possible that at the time of sale the opening 

bid may be less than the total indebtedness 

due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept 

cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national 

bank, a check drawn by a state or federal 

credit union, or a check drawn by a state or 

federal savings and loan association, savings 

association, or savings bank specified in 

Section 5102 of the Financial Code and 

authorized to do business in this state. Said 

sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but 

without covenant or warranty, express or 

implied, regarding title, possession or 

encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness 

secured by said Deed of Trust, advances 

thereunder, with interest as provided, and the 

unpaid principal of the Note secured by said 

Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided 

in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses 

of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said 

Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/17/2011 

RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo 

Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, 

CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 

Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s 

Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 

is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. 

Any information obtained will be used for that 

purpose. ASAP# 4124280 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0075658 Title Order No. 11-0061044 












Deed of Trust executed by MIGUEL CEJA, A 

MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND 

SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 06/01/2006 

and recorded 6/8/2006, as Instrument No. 06 

1262008, in Book , Page ), of Official Records 

in the office of the County Recorder of Los 

Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 

12/15/2011 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los 

Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, 

Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at 

public auction, to the highest bidder for cash 

or check as described below, payable in full at 

time of sale, all right, title, and interest 

conveyed to and now held by it under said 

Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said 

County and State and as more fully described 

in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The 

street address and other common designation, 

if any, of the real property described above is 

purported to be: 11657 ANGELL STREET, 

NORWALK, CA, 90650. The undersigned 

Trustee disclaims any liability for any 

incorrectness of the street address and other 

common designation, if any, shown herein. 

The total amount of the unpaid balance with 

interest thereon of the obligation secured by 

the property to be sold plus reasonable 

estimated costs, expenses and advances at 

the time of the initial publication of the Notice 

of Sale is $555,583.91. It is possible that at the 

time of sale the opening bid may be less than 

the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, 

the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn 

on a state or national bank, a check drawn by 

a state or federal credit union, or a check 

drawn by a state or federal savings and loan 

association, savings association, or savings 

bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial 

Code and authorized to do business in this 

state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ 

condition, but without covenant or warranty, 

express or implied, regarding title, possession 

or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness 










CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 

Information (626) 927-4399 By Trustee’s Sale 

Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a 

debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any 

information obtained will be used for that 

purpose. ASAP# 4116024 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 11- 

08730 Loan No.: 1008161794 A.P.N.: 


UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 






SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public 

auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, 

cashier’s check drawn on a state or national 

bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit 

union, or a check drawn by a state or federal 

savings and loan association, or savings 



authorized to do business in this state will be 

held by the duly appointed trustee as shown 

below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed 

to and now held by the trustee in the 

hereinafter described property under and 

pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. 

The sale will be made, but without covenant or 

warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, 

possession, or encumbrances, to pay the 

remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured 

by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late 

charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), 

advances, under the terms of the Deed of 

Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and 

expenses of the Trustee for the total amount 

(at the time of the initial publication of the 

Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set 

forth below. The amount may be greater on the 

day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO 

BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. 

Trustor: SYLVIA TORRES AND ANGELO 

TORRES, WIFE AND HUSBAND, AS JOINT 

TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Atlantic & 

Pacific Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 

6/5/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1223517 in 

book , page and rerecorded on —- as —- of 

Official Records in the office of the Recorder 

of Los Angeles County, California, Described 

as follows: As more fully described on said 

Deed of Trust. Date of Sale: 12/16/2011 at 

11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain 

located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, 

CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and 

other charges: $380,716.33 (Estimated) Street 

Address or other common designation of real 

property: 11314 BORSON STREET 

NORWALK, CA 90650-000 A.P.N.: 8049-006- 

009 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any 

liability for any incorrectness of the street 

address or other common designation, if any, 

shown above. If no street address or other 

common designation is shown, directions to 

the location of the property may be obtained 

by sending a written request to the beneficiary 

within 10 days of the date of first publication of 

this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to 

convey title for any reason, the successful 

bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be 

the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and 

the successful bidder shall have no further 

recourse. If the sale is set aside for any 

reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The 

Purchaser shall have no further recourse 

against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the 

Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously 

been discharged through bankruptcy, you may 

have been released of personal liability for this 

loan in which case this letter is intended to 

exercise the note holder’s rights against the 

real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A 

DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE 

HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR 

PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE 

CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. As required by law, you are 

hereby notified that a negative credit report 

reflecting on your credit record may be 

submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to 

fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: 

11/22/2011 Atlantic & Pacific Foreclosure 

Services, LLC 1610 E. Saint Andrew Pl., Suite 

150F Santa Ana, CA 92705 Automated Sale 

Information: 714-730-2727 or 

www.lpsasap.com for NON-SALE information: 

888-313-1969 Francesca Martinez, Trustee 

Sale Officer ASAP# 4141208 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

Trustee Sale No. 812-061143 Loan No. 

9033072125 Title Order No. 5765247 NOTICE 

OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN 

DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED 06-08-2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE 

ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, 

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF 

YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE 

NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST 

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 

On 12-21-2011 at 9:00 AM, PLM LENDER 

SERVICES, INC. as the duly appointed 

Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust 

Recorded 06-22-2007, Instrument 

20071503261 of official records in the Office 

of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California, executed by: ALICIA GUEVARA, 

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, 

DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN 

ASSOCIATION, F.A., as Beneficiary, will sell 

at public auction the trustor’s interest in the 

property described below, to the highest bidder 

for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or 

national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a 

state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s 

check drawn by a state or federal savings and 

loan association, savings association, or 

savings bank specified in section 5102 of the 

Financial Code and authorized to do business 

in this state. The sale will be held by the duly 

appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, 

title, and interest conveyed to and now held by 

the trustee in the hereinafter described 

property under and pursuant to the Deed of 

Trust. The sale will be made, but without 

covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, 

regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, 

to pay the remaining principal sum of the 

note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest 

thereon, estimated fees, charges and 





day of sale. Place of Sale: BEHIND THE 

FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER 

PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 

POMONA, CA Amount of unpaid balance and 

other charges: $404,412.90(estimated) Street 

address and other common designation of the 

real property purported as: 10256 ANGELL 

ST, DOWNEY, CA 90242 APN Number: 

6280-009-007 The undersigned Trustee 

disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of 

the street address and other common 

designation, if any, shown herein. The property 

heretofore described is being sold “as is”. 

DATE: 11-23-2011 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALES 

INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (714) 573- 

1965, OR VISIT WEBSITE: 

www.priorityposting.com PLM LENDER 

SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE (408)-370- 

4030 ELIZABETH GODBEY, VICE 

PRESIDENT 46 N. Second Street Campbell, 

CA 95008 (408) 370-4030 PLM LENDER 

SERVICES, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR 

ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED 

FOR THAT PURPOSE. P901334 12/1, 12/8, 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

Trustee Sale No. 744792CA Loan No. 

3050652878 Title Order No. 100686698-CA- 

MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU 

ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF 

TRUST DATED 06-13-2005. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC 

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 

THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS 

AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A 

LAWYER. On 01-06-2012 at 9:00 AM, 

CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY 

as the duly appointed Trustee under and 

pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 06-29- 

2005, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 05 

1529855, of official records in the Office of the 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California, executed by: MARISELA IBARRA, 

A WIDOWER, as Trustor, WASHINGTON 

MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at 

public auction sale to the highest bidder for 

cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or 







in this state. Sale will be held by the duly 


















POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully 

described in said Deed of Trust Amount of 

unpaid balance and other charges: 

$496,543.47 (estimated) Street address and 

other common designation of the real property: 

8426 BOYNE STREET DOWNEY, CA 90242 

APN Number: 6258-006-013 The undersigned 




The property heretofore described is being 

sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil 

Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, 

beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that 

it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their 

financial situation and to explore options to 

avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to 

contact the borrower(s) to assess their 


avoid foreclosure by one of the following 

methods: by telephone; by United States mail; 

either 1st class or certified; by overnight 

delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by 

face to face meeting. DATE: 12-06-2011 

CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, 

as Trustee MARCO RIVERA, ASSISTANT 

SECRETARY CALIFORNIA 

RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A 

DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California 

Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale 

Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 

91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: 

(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 

573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com 

P904301 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: 

CA1100040986 Loan No: 7424613503 YOU 


TRUST DATED 06/30/2005. UNLESS YOU 




THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING 


LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest 

bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a 

state or national bank check drawn by a state 

or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a 

state or federal savings and loan association, 

or savings association, or savings bank 

specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code 

and authorized to do business in this state, will 

be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale 

will be made, but without covenant or warranty, 

expressed or implied, regarding title, 

possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the 

obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The 

undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for 

any incorrectness of the property address or 

other common designation, if any, shown 

herein. TRUSTOR: CARLOS J. SANTIAGO, A 


SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 

07/08/2005 as Instrument No. 051605126 in 

Book , page of Official Records in the office of 

the Recorder of Los Angeles County, 

California Date of Sale: 01/03/2012 at 11:00 

A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 

400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 

Property Address is purported to be: 8203 

NADA STREET DOWNEY, CA 90242 APN#: 

6259-001-046 The total amount secured by 

said instrument as of the time of initial 

publication of this notice is $384,527.44, which 

includes the total amount of the unpaid 

balance (including accrued and unpaid 

interest) and reasonable estimated costs, 

expenses, and advances at the time of initial 

publication of this notice. Date: 11/30/2011 

Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS 

Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 

400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714- 

730-2727 lleanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE 

OFFICER ASAP# 4140489 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

TS No. 2011-2315 Loan No. 706069 NOTICE 



DATED 6/6/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE 




NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST 


A public auction sale to the highest bidder for 

cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or 

national bank, check drawn by a state or 

federal credit union, or a check drawn by a 



specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code 

and authorized to do business in this state will 

be held by the duly appointed trustee as 

shown below, of all right, title, and interest 

conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the 


pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. 

The sale will be made, but without covenant or 












day of sale. Trustor: CST ENTERPRISES, 

INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Duly 

Appointed Trustee: LANTERN 

FINANCIAL CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA 

CORPORATION Recorded 06/12/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071414743 in book XX, 

page XX of Official Records in the office of the 

Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, 

Date of Sale: 12/27/2011 at 09:00 AM Place 

of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic 

Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, 

CA Amount of unpaid balance and other 

charges: $138,519.50. Street Address or 

other common designation of real property: 

8148 PHLOX STREET, DOWNEY, CA 90241 

A.P.N. 6255-006-026 LOT 17 OF TRACT NO. 

12085, IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY, COUNTY 

OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

AS SHOWN ON A MAP IN BOOK 226 PAGES 

22 AND 23 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF 

THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 

COUNTY. THE BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT, 

IN ITS DISCRETION, TO EXERCISE ITS 

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES IN ANY MANNER 

PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 9604 OF 

THE UNIFORMED COMMERCIAL CODE, OR 

ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION, AS TO 

ALL OR SOME OF THE PERSONAL 

PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND OTHER 

GENERAL TANGIBLES AND INTANGIBLES 

MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBED IN THE 

DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT 

OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FIXTURE 

FILING (THIS DOCUMENT IS A FIXTURE 

FILING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 

9102 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE) The 


any incorrectness of the street address or 


above. If no street address or other common 

designation is shown, directions to the location 

of the property may be obtained by sending a 

written request to the beneficiary within 10 

days of the date of first publication of this 

Notice of Sale. ‘For sales information, please 

call (714) 573-1965 or log onto 

www.priorityposting.com’ Date: 11/28/2011. 

FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 

(714)573-1965 or LOG ONTO 

WWW.priorityposting.com Date: 11/28/2011 

S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, AS AGENT 

FOR THE TRUSTEE 31194 La Baya Drive 

Suite 106, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 

991-4600 LUIS ALVARADO, TRUSTEE SALE 

OFFICER WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY 

INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED 


12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-11- 

447574-LL Order #: 843665 YOU ARE IN 









cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or 

national bank, check drawn by state or federal 


federal savings and loan association, or 

savings association, or savings bank specified 

in Section 5102 to the Financial code and 

authorized to do business in this state, will be 

held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will 

be made, but without covenant or warranty, 













BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT 

DUE. Trustor(s): CANDY J MENESES 

Recorded: 10/26/2005 as Instrument No. 05 

2578427 in book XXX , page XXX of Official 

Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 

12/22/2011 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: 

Behind the fountain located in Civic Center 

Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA. 

Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: 

$298,378.03 The purported property address 

is: 11863 CYCLOPS ST NORWALK, CA 

90650 Assessor’s Parcel No. 8024-016-020 

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability 

for any incorrectness of the property address 

or other common designation, if any, shown 

herein. If no street address or other common 





Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to 


bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall 

be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, 

and the successful bidder shall have no 

further recourse. If the sale is set aside for 

any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall 

be entitled only to a return of the deposit 

paid. The Purchaser shall have no further 

recourse against the Mortgagor, the 

Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. 

Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th 

Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 

For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 

714-573-1965 or Login to: 

www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement 

Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 

_______________ Quality Loan Service, 

Corp. If you have previously been discharged 

through bankruptcy, you may have been 

released of personal liability for this loan in 

which case this letter is intended to exercise 

the note holders right’s against the real 

property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR 

THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. 

THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT 

A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER 

AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY 








fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 

IDSPub #0016254 12/1/2011 12/8/2011 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0075012 Title Order No. 11-0060682 












Deed of Trust executed by PEDRO 

HERNANDEZ, AND CONSUELO 

HERNANDEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS 

JOINT TENANTS, dated 03/27/2007 and 

recorded 4/4/2007, as Instrument No. 

20070797382, in Book , Page ), of Official 

Records in the office of the County Recorder of 

Los Angeles County, State of California, will 

sell on 12/19/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain 


CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest 

bidder for cash or check as described below, 

payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and 

interest conveyed to and now held by it under 

said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in 

said County and State and as more fully 

described in the above referenced Deed of 

Trust. The street address and other common 

designation, if any, of the real property 

described above is purported to be: 13246 

BLODGETT AVENUE, DOWNEY, CA, 90242. 


for any incorrectness of the street address and 


herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance 

with interest thereon of the obligation secured 

by the property to be sold plus reasonable 


























CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4140432 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0083460 Title Order No. 11-0067230 












Deed of Trust executed by MARDOQUEO 

TEJEDA, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE 

AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 


Instrument No. 06 2525395, in Book , Page ), 

of Official Records in the office of the County 














be: 7708 LUXOR STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 

Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale 




purpose. ASAP# 4127113 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0080973 Title Order No. 11-0065051 












Deed of Trust executed by RICHARD P 

JOSEPH, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE 


















be: 8613 DONOVAN STREET, DOWNEY, 

CA, 90242. The undersigned Trustee 



designation, if any, shown herein. The total 

amount of the unpaid balance with interest 

thereon of the obligation secured by the 

property to be sold plus reasonable estimated 

costs, expenses and advances at the time of 

the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is 

$474,919.47. It is possible that at the time of 

sale the opening bid may be less than the total 

indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the 

Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on 

a state or national bank, a check drawn by a 

state or federal credit union, or a check drawn 

by a state or federal savings and loan 

















CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4129834 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


420387-VF Order #: 710914 YOU ARE IN 































DUE. Trustor(s): JUAN CARLOS 

HERNANDEZ, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: 

2/7/2008 as Instrument No. 20080230212 in

ook XXX , page XXX of Official Records in 

the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES 

County, California; Date of Sale: 12/29/2011 

at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the 

fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 

Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA. Amount of 



is: 7626 COREY ST DOWNEY, CA 90242 

Assessor’s Parcel No. 6246-024-007 The 























714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















IDSPub #0017448 12/8/2011 12/15/2011 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0085760 Title Order No. 11-0069459 












Deed of Trust executed by VICTOR 

RODRIGUEZ, AND DONNA M RODRIGUEZ, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, 

dated 02/04/2008 and recorded 3/10/2008, as 
















be: 11603 ALBURTIS AVENUE, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 

Information (626) 927-4399 By:— Trustee’s 




purpose. ASAP# FNMA4137765 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0081210 Title Order No. 11-0065510 












Deed of Trust executed by ALIDA 

RODRIGUEZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER 

SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 

















be: 15532 FAIRFORD AVENUE, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4139186 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale 

No. CA05000993-11-1 APN 7011-029-037 

Title Order No. 110236615-CA-LPI YOU ARE 

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED December 1, 2004. UNLESS YOU 






LAWYER. On December 16, 2011, at 11:00 

AM, by the fountain located at 400 Civic 

Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC 

FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as 

the duly appointed Trustee, under and 

pursuant to the power of sale contained in that 

certain Deed of Trust Recorded on December 

7, 2004, as Instrument No. 04 3153999, of 

official records in the Office of the Recorder of 

Los Angeles County, California, executed by 

LUCIA SANDOVAL, A SINGLE WOMAN AND 

JOSE SANTANA, A SINGLE MAN AS JOINT 

TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of 

FINANCIAL PARTNERS CREDIT UNION as 

Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 

AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in 

lawful money of the United States, all payable 

at the time of sale, that certain property 

situated in said County, California describing 

the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY 

DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The 

property heretofore described is being sold “as 

is”. The street address and other common 



164TH STREET, NORWALK, CA 90650 The 


any incorrectness of the street address and 


herein. Said sale will be made without 

covenant or warranty, express or implied, 



Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with 

interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), 

advances if any, under the terms of the Deed 

of Trust, estimated fees, charges and 

expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts 

created by said Deed of Trust. The total 

amount of the unpaid balance of the 

obligations secured by the property to be sold 

and reasonable estimated costs, expenses 

and advances at the time of the initial 

publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is 

estimated to be $210,919.51 (Estimated), 

provided, however, prepayment premiums, 

accrued interest and advances will increase 

this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at 

said sale may include all or part of said 

amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will 

accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or 

national bank, a check drawn by a state or 

federal credit union or a check drawn by a 


savings association or savings bank specified 

in Section 5102 of the California Financial 

Code and authorized to do business in 

California, or other such funds as may be 

acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender 

other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may 

withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed 

Upon Sale until funds become available to the 

payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The 

property offered for sale excludes all funds 

held on account by the property receiver, if 

applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey 

title for any reason, the successful bidder`s 

sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return 

of monies paid to the Trustee and the 

successful bidder shall have no further 

recourse. DATE: November 21, 2011 

TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA05000993-11-1 

17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252- 

8300 Camale Smith, Authorized Signatory 

SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED 

ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED 

SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714- 

730-2727 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT 

COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. ASAP# FNMA4137805 

11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0080691 Title Order No. 11-0064827 












Deed of Trust executed by JAIME SANCHEZ, 

A SINGLE MAN, dated 12/16/2005 and 

recorded 12/28/2005, as Instrument No. 05 




12/22/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain 












MOLETTE STREET, NORWALK, CA, 90650. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4123253 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0697409340 Title Order No. 602128576 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN 








On 01-05-2012 at 9:00 AM, CALIFORNIA 

RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly 

appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed 

of Trust Recorded 01-19-2006, Book , Page , 

Instrument 06 0128352, of official records in 

the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES 

County, California, executed by: ROBERTO 

TRIAY, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND 

SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, LONG 

BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, as 

Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to 

the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check 

drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s 

check drawn by a state or federal credit union, 

or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or 



section 5102 of the Financial Code and 

authorized to do business in this state. Sale 

will be held by the duly appointed trustee as 




pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be 

made, but without covenant or warranty, 




by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, 

estimated fees, charges and expenses of the 

Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the 

initial publication of the Notice of Sale) 

reasonably estimated to be set forth below. 

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. 

Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN 

LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 

CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA Legal 

Description: As more fully described in said 

Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and 

other charges: $429,391.06 (estimated) Street 


real property: 8034 BLANDWOOD ROAD 

DOWNEY, CA 90240 APN Number: 6367- 

013-017 The undersigned Trustee disclaims 



shown herein. The property heretofore 

described is being sold “as is”. In compliance 

with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the 

mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized 

agent declares: that it has contacted the 

borrower(s) to assess their financial situation 

and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or 

that it has made efforts to contact the 


and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by 

one of the following methods: by telephone; by 

United States mail; either 1st class or certified; 

by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by 

e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-02- 

2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE 

COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEAR- 

RENEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY 


IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. California Reconveyance 

Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: 

CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892- 

6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or 

www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or 

www.priorityposting.com P903512 12/8, 12/15, 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 















Instrument 06-1556364, of official records in 


County, California, executed by: MAGGIE B 

ZERTUCHE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as 

Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., (MERS), 

SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, 

UNITED FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP., 

IT’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS., as 
































real property: 9612 BIRCHDALE AVENUE 




















COMPANY, as Trustee FRED RESTREPO, 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA 










P900879 12/1, 12/8, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0080219 Title Order No. 11-0064447 












Deed of Trust executed by JUANA 

HERNANDEZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER 


















be: 12849 DOWNEY AVENUE, DOWNEY, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4126916 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s 

Sale No. 05-FWA-110029 YOU ARE IN 








On December 22, 2011, at 11:00 AM, BY THE 

FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT, 400 CIVIC 

CENTER PLAZA, in the City of POMONA, 

County of LOS ANGELES, State of 

CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL SERVICE 

CORPORATION, a California corporation, as 

duly appointed Trustee under that certain 

Deed of Trust executed by GENARO 

RAMIREZ, A MARRIED MAN, as Trustors, 

recorded on 5/15/2006, as Instrument No. 06 

1062474, of Official Records in the office of the 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of 

CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein 

contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION 

TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or 

cashier’s check (payable at the time of sale in 

lawful money of the United States) without 

warranty express or implied as to title, use, 

possession or encumbrances, all right, title and 

interest conveyed to and now held by it as 

such Trustee, in and to the following described 

property situated in the aforesaid County and 

State, to-wit: TAX PARCEL NO. 6266-026-039 

From information which the Trustee deems 

reliable, but for which Trustee makes no 

representation or warranty, the street address 

or other common designation of the above 

described property is purported to be 8732 

DORIAN STREET, DOWNEY, CA 90242. 

Said property is being sold for the purpose of 

paying the obligations secured by said Deed 

of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. 

The total amount of the unpaid principal 

balance, interest thereon, together with 

reasonably estimated costs, expenses and 


of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $440,436.73. 

In compliance with California Civil Code 

2923.5(c), the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, 

or authorized agent declares: that it has 

contacted the borrower(s) to assess their 



contact the borrowers) to assess their financial 

situation and to explore options to avoid 

foreclosure by one or more of the following 

methods: by telephone, by United States mail; 



face to face meeting or the borrower has 

surrendered the property to the mortgagee, 

trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent and 

that the compliance with Civil Code Section 

2923.5 was made at least thirty (30) days prior 

to the date of this Notice of Sale. Dated: 

11/11/2011 REGIONAL SERVICE 

CORPORATION, Trustee By MARILEE 

HAKKlNEN, AUTHORIZED AGENT Agent for 

Trustee: AGENCY SALES AND POSTING 

3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, 

CA 92602 Telephone Number: (800) 542-2550 

Sale Information: (714) 730-2727 or 

http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 4140904 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0085077 Title Order No. 11-0069432 












Deed of Trust executed by SARBJIT SINGH, A 

SINGLE MAN, dated 04/20/2004 and recorded 

5/4/2004, as Instrument No. 04-1110511, in 

Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office 

of the County Recorder of Los Angeles 

County, State of California, will sell on 













DINWIDDIE STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 90241. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4129074 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


No. 453462CA Loan No. 0082265778 Title 

Order No. 940533 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11-21- 

2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO 




PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU 

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12-15- 

2011 at 11:00 A.M., CALIFORNIA 



of Trust Recorded 12-02-2003, Book N/A, 

Page N/A, Instrument 03 3624147, of official 

records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California, executed by: 

TAJINDER SINGH BARRING, A SINGLE 

MAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL 

BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public 


cashier’s check drawn by a state or national 

bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or 

federal credit union, or a cashier’s check 



bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial 


state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed 

trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and 

interest conveyed to and now held by the 

trustee in the hereinafter described property 

under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The 

sale will be made, but without covenant or 










Place of Sale: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED 

AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, 

CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 4 IN 

BLOCK 3 OF THE SPROUL`S ADDITION TO 

NORWALK, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP 

RECORDED IN BOOK 18, PAGE 57 ET 

SEQ., OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 

COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 




12116 FOSTER ROAD NORWALK, CA 90650 


















face to face meeting. DATE: 11-21- 

2011CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE 

COMPANY, as Trustee RIKKI JACOBS, 










573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 

4131783 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0016332 Title Order No. 11-0011997 APN No. 








SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is 



Deed of Trust executed by RAFAEL GARCIA, 

AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 07/12/2004 and 





12/29/2011 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley 

Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 

South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at 










purported to be: 11019 ELMCROFT AVENUE, 

DOWNEY, CA, 90241. The undersigned 



















state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” 










Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of 

section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the 

declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or 

authorized agent is attached to the Notice of 

Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the 

appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 

06/25/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 

1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI 

VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: 

(800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer 

RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt 

collector attempting to collect a debt. Any 


purpose. FEI # 1006.144498 12/08, 12/15, 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0081949 Title Order No. 11-0066062 












Deed of Trust executed by JAY CANFIELD, 

AND LINDA A CANFIELD, HUSBAND AND 

WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 07/09/2007 

and recorded 7/13/2007, as Instrument No. 
















STEWART AND GRAY RD, DOWNEY, CA, 

902414385. The undersigned Trustee 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4122853 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


447119-LL Order #: 110255036-CA-GTI YOU 




PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A 

PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 






bank, check drawn by state or federal credit 




Section 5102 to the Financial code and 

















DUE. Trustor(s): JOE BUSTAMANTE, AND 

BARBARA BUSTAMANTE, HUSBAND AND 

WIFE Recorded: 1/25/2005 as Instrument No. 

05 0176220 in book xxx , page xxx of Official 

Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 

12/22/2011 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: 

Behind the fountain located in Civic Center 

Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA. 



is: 14936 PEMBERTON DRIVE LA MIRADA, 

CA 90638 Assessor’s Parcel No. 8087-021- 


liability for any incorrectness of the property 


shown herein. If no street address or other 





this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable 

to convey title for any reason, the 

successful bidder’s sole and exclusive 

remedy shall be the return of monies paid 

to the Trustee, and the successful bidder 

shall have no further recourse. If the sale is 

set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at 

the sale shall be entitled only to a return of 

the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have 

no further recourse against the Mortgagor, 

the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s 

Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 

2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619- 

645-7711 For NON SALE information only 

Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















IDSPub #0015145 12/1/2011 12/8/2011 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0079687 Title Order No. 11-0064018 












Deed of Trust executed by GUN HO MIN, A 

SINGLE MAN, dated 10/05/2006 and recorded 

10/19/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-2322493, 

in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the 

office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles 














SYCAMORE VILLAGE DRIVE, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4122433 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

















County, California, executed by: ANGELA 

WASHINGTON AND VINCENT 

WASHINGTON, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS 

JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHINGTON 













the trustee in the hereinafter described












day of sale. Place of Sale: BY THE FOUNTAIN 

LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 

POMONA, CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 

4 OF TRACT NO. 24702, IN THE CITY OF 

NORWALK, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 


RECORDED IN BOOK 641, PAGES 88 TO 90 

INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF 


COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance and 



real property: 16312 FALLON AVE 

NORWALK, CA 90650 APN Number: 7014- 



















COMPANY, as Trustee JESSICA SNEDDEN, 











4149967 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0079148 Title Order No. 11-0063213 












Deed of Trust executed by LARRY A. 

RODRIGUEZ, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 

















be: 12429 JERSEY AVENUE, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4120339 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0075443 Title Order No. 11-0060947 












Deed of Trust executed by MONICA G. MENA, 

A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 12/15/2005 and 

















MCGOVERN AVENUE, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# 4123421 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0072688 Title Order No. 11-0058755 












Deed of Trust executed by LUIS 

CASTANEDA, A SINGLE MAN, dated 

















be: 8514 SMALLWOOD AVENUE, DOWNEY, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# 4140125 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0087801 Title Order No. 11-0070721 












Deed of Trust executed by GUSTAVO R 

LOPEZ AND MARIA C LOPEZ MARRIED TO 

EACH OTHER, dated 01/29/2007 and 





sell on 12/29/2011 at 9:00AM, Doubletree 

Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore 

Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom 

at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash 









purported to be: 12819 ORR AND DAY RD, 




















state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS‘’ 













CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4116050 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0083410 Title Order No. 11-0067190 












Deed of Trust executed by ALFREDO 

OLLADA AND CORAZON OLLADA, 


















be: 11545 LINDALE STREET, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4132089 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 













Deed of Trust executed by LETICIA ARVIZU, 

A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND 



20071640280, in Book , Page of Official 


LOS ANGELES County, State of California, 

will sell on 12/29/2011 at 09:00 AM, 

Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 

Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, 

Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the 

highest bidder for cash or check as described 

below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, 


it under said Deed of Trust, in the property 

situated in said County and State and as more 

fully described in the above referenced Deed 

of Trust. The street address and other 

common designation, if any, of the real 

property described above is purported to be: 

12743 DOWNEY AVENUE, DOWNEY, CA 































Section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the 




appropriate County Recorder’s office. 



CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281- 

8219 By: KIMBERLY ALBARAN, Team 

Member RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is 

a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. 


purpose.ASAP# FNMA4117891 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


No. 09-512231 INC Title Order No. 

090778769-CA-DCl APN 6249-006-030 YOU 








LAWYER. On 12/21/11 at 11:00 am, Aztec 

Foreclosure Corporation as the duly appointed 

Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust 

Recorded on 08/22/06 in Instrument No. 06 

1872045 of official records in the Office of the 


California, executed by: Guadalupe Rodriguez, 

A Single Woman and Magdalena Torres, A 

Single Woman, as Trustor, U.S. Bank National 

Association, as Trustee, for MARM 2006-OA2, 

as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 

AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR 

CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money 

of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s 

check drawn by a state or national bank, a 


or a check drawn by a state or federal savings 

and loan association, savings association, or 



in this state), By the fountain located at 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, all 

right, title and interest conveyed to and now 

held by it under said Deed of Trust in the 

property situated in said County, California 

described as: 10504 WILEY BURKE 

AVENUE, DOWNEY, CA 90241 The property 

heretofore described is being sold “as is”. LOT 

283 OF TRACT NO. 17580, IN THE CITY OF 

DOWNEY, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 


RECORDED IN BOOK 451 PAGES 37 TO 40 

INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF 


COUNTY. TOGETHER WITH THAT 

PORTION OF CHEROKEE DRIVE, IN THE 

CITY OF DOWNEY, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

SHOWN ON MAP OF TRACT 17580 

RECORDED IN BOOK 451, PAGES 37 

THROUGH 40 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF 


COUNTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

BEGINNING AT THE MOST EASTERLY 

CORNER OF LOT 283 OF SAID TRACT 

17580; THENCE ALONG THE 

NORTHEASTERLY PROLONGATION OF 

THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 

NORTH 31 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 05 

SECONDS EAST 15.00 FEET TO THE 

SOUTHEASTERLY PROLONGATION OF 

THE MOST NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF 

SAID LOT; THENCE NORTH 58 DEGREES 

53 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST 

THEREON 35.00 FEET TO A POINT OF 

CUSP WITH A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE 

WESTERLY AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 

15.00 FEET AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP; 

THENCE SOUTHERLY THEREON 23.56 

FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHWESTERLY 

LINE OF CHEROKEE DRIVE AS SHOWN ON 

SAID MAP; THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 

53 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST THEREON 

20.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 




herein. Said sale will be made, but without 




note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with 

interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), 

advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed 



created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: 

$732,677.07 (Estimated) Accrued interest and 

additional advances, if any, will increase this 

figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said 

Deed of Trust heretofore executed and 

delivered to the undersigned a written 

Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, 

and a written Notice of Default and Election to 

Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of 

Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in 

the county where the real property is located 

and more than three months have elapsed 

since such recordation. Requirements of 

SB1137 have been met pursuant to the Notice 

of Sale Declaration of record. DATE: 11-23-11 

Aztec Foreclosure Corporation c/o 4665 

MacArthur Court, Suite 250 Newport Beach, 

CA 92660 Phone: (866) 260-9285 or (602) 

222-5711 Fax: (847)627-8803 

www.aztectrustee.com For Trustee’s Sale 

Information Call 714-730-2727 

http://www.lpsasap.com ASAP# 4144027 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 











LAWYER. On 1/5/2012 at 09:00 AM, 



pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 

03/15/2007, Book , Page , Instrument 

20070574892, of official records in the Office 


California, executed by: ERIKA VELEZ, A 

SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON 




























POMONA CA Legal Description: As more fully 





8448 EVEREST STREET DOWNEY, CA 

90242 APN Number: 6261-007-022 The 




herein. The property heretofore described is 

being sold “as is”. In compliance with California 

Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, 











face to face meeting. DATE: 12/2/2011 


as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE, 











P903352 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0084749 Title Order No. 11-0068082 












Deed of Trust executed by RUBEN BAZAURE 

AND DESIRE DILTS, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 05/11/2005 and 

















MADRIS AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 90650. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4132252 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0075296 Title Order No. 11-0060833 












Deed of Trust executed by JOHNNIE 

TURLEY, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER 


















be: 14521 CAMEO AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4115499 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0088260 Title Order No. 11-0071131 












Deed of Trust executed by EVELYN 

ONTIVEROS AND JUAN ONTIVEROS, dated 


















12539 BELLDER DRIVE, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4116339 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0713290690 Title Order No. 602122339 









On 12-15-2011 at 11:00 A.M., CALIFORNIA 






County, California, executed by: WAYNE W. 

WILSON AND REBECCA P. WILSON, 


as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, 

FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction 

sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s 


cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal 

credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a 



in section 5102 of the Financial Code and 



















CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 24 OF 

TRACT NO 20554, IN THE CITY OF LA 

MIRADA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 


RECORDED IN BOOK 536 PAGE(S) 10 TO 

14 INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE 

OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 

COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM AN 

UNDIVIDED ONE-HALF INTEREST IN AND 

TO ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD 

GASOLINE, ASPHALT AND 

HYDROCARBONS OF EVERY NATURE, 

KNOWN OR UNKNOWN IN OR UNDER 

WHICH MAYBE PRODUCED FROM SAID 

LAND BUT WITHOUT RIGHT OF SURFACE 

ENTRY AS TO SAID LAND FOR THE 

EXTRACTION OR PRODUCTION THEREOF, 

AS GRANTED IN DEED FROM LA MIRADA 

INVESTMENT COMPANY, A CO- 

PARTNERSHIP TO ANDREW MCNALLY, ET 

AL, RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 1953 IN 

BOOK 40889, PAGE 92, OFFICIAL 

RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPT THEREFROM 

AN UNDIVIDED 50 PERCENT INTEREST IN 

AND TO ALL OIL, GAS AND NATURAL 

SURFACE OF SAID LAND WITHOUT RIGHT 

OF SURFACE ENTRY AS TO SAID LAND AS 

GRANTED TO THEODORE K STERLING 

AND TIDEWATER ASSOCIATED OIL 

COMPANY, A CORPORATION BY DEEDS 

RECORDED JUNE 15, 1954, IN BOOK 

44817, PAGE 86, OFFICIAL RECORDS AND 

IN BOOK 44817, PAGE 120, OFFICIAL 

RECORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and 



real property: 14912 ESCALONA RD LA 

MIRADA, CA 90638 APN Number: 8088-001- 



















COMPANY, as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, 










573-1965 or www.priorityposting.comASAP# 

4134184 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

















County, California, executed by: ALBERTO 

TORRES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE 

AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS, INC., (MERS), SOLELY AS 

NOMINEE FOR LENDER, BC BANCORP, 

IT’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as 



























CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 48, OF 

TRACT 21663, IN THE CITY OF NORWALK, 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN 

BOOK 593, PAGES 68 AND 69, RECORDS 

OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 




15312 CROSSDALE AVENUE NORWALK, 

CA 90650 APN Number: 8078-026-004 The 



















as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, ASSISTANT 











4150383 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 

1337552-02 APN: 8080-031-029 TRA: 006768 

LOAN NO: Xxxxxx5718 REF: Russell, Bill 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY 

OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A 

DEED OF TRUST, DATED July 24, 2007. 

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT 

YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A 




SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 

December 28, 2011, at 9:00am, Cal-Western 

Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed 

trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust 

recorded August 01, 2007, as Inst. No. 

20071817276 in book XX, page XX of Official 


Los Angeles County, State of California, 

executed by Bill Russell, An Unmarried Man, 

will sell at public auction to highest bidder for 





savings association, or savings bank Behind 

the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 

civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, 

title and interest conveyed to and now held by 

it under said Deed of Trust in the property 

situated in said County and State described 

as: Completely described in said deed of 

trust The street address and other common 



Hayford St Norwalk CA 90650-6611 The 




herein. Said sale will be held, but without 


regarding title, possession, condition or 

encumbrances, including fees, charges and 


created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the 

remaining principal sums of the note(s) 

secured by said Deed of Trust. The total 

amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation 

secured by the property to be sold and 



of the Notice of Sale is: $391,600.57. If the 

Trustee is unable to convey title for any 

reason, the successful bidder’s sole and 

exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies 

paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder 

shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary 

under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed 

and delivered to the undersigned a written 

declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, 




the county where the real property is located. 

For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 

4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western 

Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main 

Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022- 

9004 Dated: December 02, 2011. (R-397296 

12/08/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11) 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 









PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU

























DUE. Trustor(s): DAVID G. LAURO AND 

CHRISTINA TORRES, HUSBAND AND 

WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 


book xxx , page xxx of Official Records in the 

office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES 







is: 14622 LEFLOSS AVENUE NORWALK, 


























Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















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12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0081297 Title Order No. 11-0065521 


8021024002 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER 

A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/14/2007. 









Deed of Trust executed by IRMA GONZALES, 

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 06/14/2007 

















purported to be: 10663 MEADOW ROAD, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4116033 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0079646 Title Order No. 11-0064712 












Deed of Trust executed by CLEMENTINA 

SALGADO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 

















be: 8544 PURITAN STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4121246 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 



Order No. 110339657-CA-MAI YOU ARE IN 











of Trust Recorded 12-23-2004, Book NA, Page 

NA, Instrument 04 3324721, of official records 

in the Office of the Recorder of LOS 


GENARO MARTINEZ AND MARIA 

MARTINEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as 

Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, 

as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale 

to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check 


























TRACT NO. 15568, IN THE CITY OF 



RECORDED IN BOOK 348, PAGES 17 & 18 

OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY 

RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of 




8152 VISTA DEL ROSA STREET DOWNEY, 




















as Trustee ISAAC PACHECO, ASSISTANT 











4141923 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0069269 Title Order No. 11-0070286 

Investor/Insurer No. 77107597 APN No. 8044- 

009-016 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A 

DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/12/2005. 









Deed of Trust executed by JESUS F. 

SCHETTINO AND KAREN P. SCHETTINO, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, 

















be: 13202 EL MORO AVENUE, LA MIRADA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4127726 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

































DUE. Trustor(s): MICAELA R ZAVALA, AND 

ROMAN ZAVALA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS 

JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 7/11/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071639652 in book XXX , 

page XXX of Official Records in the office of 

the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California; Date of Sale: 12/22/2011 at 9:00 

A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain 

located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic 

Center Plaza Pomona, CA. Amount of unpaid 

balance and other charges: $371,148.93 The 

purported property address is: 11450 MAZA 

STREET NORWALK, CA 90650 Assessor’s 

Parcel No. 8049-023-013 The undersigned 


incorrectness of the property address or other 

common designation, if any, shown herein. If 

no street address or other common 



















714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















IDSPub #0014998 12/1/2011 12/8/2011 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


416520-CL Order #: 110003615-CA-LPI YOU 










state or national bank, check drawn by state 




specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code 


be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will 















Trustor(s): MARIA ELENA ROJAS , AN 

UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 10/10/2006 

as Instrument No. 06 2244654 in book xxx, 

page xxx of Official Records in the office of the 



AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 




is: 8609 BOYSON ST DOWNEY, CA 90242 




















Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan 

Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 

92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE 

information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or 

Login to: www.lpsasap.com Reinstatement 

Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan 

Service, Corp. If you have previously been 

discharged through bankruptcy, you may have 

been released of personal liability for this loan 

in which case this letter is intended to exercise 




THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A 

DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND 

OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY 









ASAP# 4136632 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0076911 Title Order No. 11-0061773 












Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT A 

DOUGLASS, AND JEAN O DOUGLASS, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS TO AN 

UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST, AND TANJA 

DOUGLASS, AND CHET DOUGLASS, WIFE 

AND HUSBAND, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 50% 

INTEREST, ALL AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 


Instrument No. 2006-0642752, in Book , Page 















be: 10539 WILEY BURKE AVENUE, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4123882 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 














of Trust Recorded 10-17-2005, Book NA, Page 

NA, Instrument 05 2490500, of official records 

in the Office of the Recorder of LOS 


SALVADOR JAIME AND ROSA ARACELY 

JAIME, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT 

TENANTS, as Trustor, MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 

INC. (MERS) SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR 

LENDER, HOMEWIDE LENDING, CORP, ITS 

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS., as 



























CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 34, OF 




RECORDED IN BOOK 478 PAGE(S) 9 AND 

10 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 





10609 RICHEON AVENUE DOWNEY, CA 

90241 APN Number: 6249-016-026 The 



















as Trustee RIKKI JACOBS, ASSISTANT 











4134193 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 















Page N/A, Instrument 06 1720036, of official 



ANNA LIZA VELEZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS 

HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as 

Trustor, LOANEX FUNDING, as Beneficiary, 

will sell at public auction sale to the highest 

bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a 

state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn 

by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s 






















POMONA, CA 91766. Legal Description: 

LOT(S) 181 OF TRACT NO. 13968, IN THE 

CITY OF NORWALK, COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER 

MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 304 PAGE(S) 7 

TO 11 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE 

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $516,373.04 (estimated) 

Street address and other common designation 

of the real property: 11545 POTTER STREET 

NORWALK, CA 90650 APN Number: 8074- 



















COMPANY, as Trustee ISAAC PACHECO, 











4145347 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


3062754456 Title Order No. 3206-204579 















County, California, executed by: LUIS C. 

MENDEZ AND, MAYRA MENDEZ, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor, 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as 
































real property: 12219 LAKEWOOD 

BOULEVARD DOWNEY, CA 90242 APN 

Number: 6261-017-064 The undersigned 



















as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE, 











P903719 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0079191 Title Order No. 11-0063564 












Deed of Trust executed by MARIA 

MARTINEZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER 


















be: 14609 WHEATSTONE AVENUE, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# 4131265 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0084647 Title Order No. 11-0068009 












Deed of Trust executed by BRIAN A. 

PICKETT, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE 


















be: 14342 SAN ESTEBAN DRIVE, LA 

MIRADA, CA, 90638. The undersigned 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4134995 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

































Trustor(s): ANA RAMIREZ , AN UNMARRIED 

WOMAN Recorded: 12/26/2006 as Instrument 

No. 06 2860552 in book xxx, page xxx of 


of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of 

Sale: 1/17/2012 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By 

the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, 

Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $741,649.34 The purported 

property address is: 7422 CHEROKEE DR 

DOWNEY, CA 90241 Assessor’s Parcel No. 



the property address or other common 

designation, if any, shown herein. If no street 

address or other common designation is 

shown, directions to the location of the 

property may be obtained by sending a written 

request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the 

date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If 

the Trustee is unable to convey title for any 




shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set 

aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale 

shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit 



Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 

Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue 

San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON 

SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730- 

2727 or Login to: www.lpsasap.com 

Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have 

previously been discharged through 

bankruptcy, you may have been released of 

personal liability for this loan in which case this 

letter is intended to exercise the note holders 

right’s against the real property only. THIS 

NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF 

COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS 

ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON 

BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF 

THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED 

BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE 







ASAP# 4136627 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

































DUE. Trustor(s): RICHARD A. HOLT & 

KELLY A. HOLT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 

JOINT TENANTS. Recorded: 1/2/2008 as 

Instrument No. 2008002633 in book XXX , 

page XXX of Official Records in the office of 

the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 






purported property address is: 10252

CHANEY AVENUE DOWNEY, CA 90241 
























714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















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12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


262955-ED Order #: 090195938-CA-DCO 

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF 






























Trustor(s): JUAN N. VELASQUEZ AND ANA 

CRISTINA VELASQUEZ, HUSBAND AND 


7/30/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-1958898 in 

book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the 



at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain 



other charges: $469,918.85 The purported 

property address is: 10343 DOLAN AVENUE 












































ASAP# 4136931 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


































DUE. Trustor(s): REYNALDO M ORTIZ AND 

MARIA A QUIROZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 5/31/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071312025 in book xxx , 








purported property address is: 12112 NAVA 

STREET NORWALK, CA 90650 Assessor’s 

Parcel No. 8080-038-004 The undersigned 


incorrectness of the property address or other 

common designation, if any, shown herein. If 

no street address or other common 



















714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















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12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 















Page N/A, Instrument 20070785993, of official 



ROBERTO GUTIERREZ AND, NORA 

GUTIERREZ HUSBAND AND WIFE AS 

JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHINGTON 



























POMONA, CA 91766. Legal Description: 

LOT(S) 12 OF TRACT NO 17785 IN THE 

CITY OF DOWNEY COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

SHOWN ON MAP FILED IN BOOK 439 

PAGE(S) 20-21 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE 

OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID 

COUNTY Amount of unpaid balance and other 

charges: $939,549.79 (estimated) Street 


real property: 9139 RAVILLER DR DOWNEY, 




















as Trustee CASEY KEALOHA, ASSISTANT 











4148715 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0011345 Title Order No. 07-8-039957 APN 

No. 6388-029-053 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 


04/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION 

TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 

BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED 

AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF 

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU 




Deed of Trust executed by MARIA LUCERO 

AND OSCAR LUCERO, WIFE AND 

HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 


Instrument No. 06 0952094, in Book , Page of 

Official Records in the office of the County 


California, will sell on 12/15/2011 at 01:00 PM, 

At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple 

Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, 

Pomona, California at public auction, to the 










9721 BROOKGREEN ROAD, DOWNEY, CA 












due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will 

accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or 





in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and 


















RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1757 TAPO 

CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 

93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281- 

8219 By: RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is 



purpose. FEI # 1006.20718 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.: 

5452557 TS No.: CA1100229563 

FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN:6389 010 004 YOU 


TRUST, DATED 08/28/08. UNLESS YOU 






LAWYER. On December 14, 2011 at 11:00 

AM, First American Trustee Servicing 

Solutions, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee 

under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 

09/08/08, as Instrument No. 20081611254, in 

book , page , of Official Records in the Office 

of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES 

County, State of California. Executed by: 

VICTOR FLORES, A SINGLE MAN, AND 

GASTON VALDEZ, A SINGLE MAN ALL AS 

JOINT TENANTS,. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 

AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 

CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or 

other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), 

(Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the 

United States) Inside the lobby of the 

building located at 628 North Diamond Bar 

Blvd., Suite B, Diamond Bar, CA. All right, 

title and interest conveyed to and now held by 

it under said Deed of Trust in the property 

situated in said County and State described 

as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE 

ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST 

APN# 6389 010 004. The street address and 

other common designation, if any, of the real 


9119 GARNISH DRIVE, DOWNEY, CA 




shown herein. Said sale will be made, but 

without covenant or warranty, expressed or 

implied, regarding title, possession, or 

encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal 

sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of 

Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said 

note(s), advances, under the terms of said 

Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of 

the Trustee and of the trusts created by said 

Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid 

balance of the obligation secured by the 

property to be sold and reasonable estimated 



$376,304.93. The beneficiary under said Deed 

of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to 

the undersigned a written Declaration of 

Default and Demand for Sale, and a written 

Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The 

undersigned caused said Notice of Default and 

Election to Sell to be recorded in the County 

where the real property is located. If the sale 

is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at 

the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the 

deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Mortgagor, the 

Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s Trustee. The 

beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it 

has obtained from the Commissioner of 

Corporations a final or temporary order of 

exemption pursuant to California Civil Code 

Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the 

date the Notice of Sale is filed and/or The 

timeframe for giving Notice of Sale specified in 

subdivision (s) of California Civil Code Section 

2923.52 applies and has been provided or the 

loan is exempt from the requirements. Date: 

11/11/11, First American Title Insurance 

Company First American Trustee 

Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First American 

Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original 

document signed by Authorized Agent, 

Chet Sconyers — FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE 

INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916) 939- 

0772. First American Trustee Servicing 

Solutions, LLC May be Acting as a Debt 

Collector Attempting to Collect a Debt. Any 

Information obtained may be used for that 

purpose. NPP0193204 11/24/11, 12/01/11, 

12/08/11 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


































DUE. Trustor(s): FERNANDO HINNAOUI 

AND MARTHA V. HINNAOUI, HUSBAND 

AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 










is: 12302 AEGEAN STREET NORWALK, CA 

90650 Assessor’s Parcel No. 8025-009-003 


for any incorrectness of the property address 

or other common designation, if any, shown 




















714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















IDSPub #0015285 12/1/2011 12/8/2011 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 















Instrument 06-0359115, of official records in 


County, California, executed by: IGNACIO 

AHUMADA, A WIDOWER, as Trustor, 




























CA 91766. Legal Description: THE 

NORTHEASTERLY 54.12 FEET OF LOTS 34 

AND 35 OF TRACT NO. 7028, IN THE CITY 

OF DOWNEY, COUNTY OF LOS ANGLES, 


RECORDED IN BOOK 76 PAGE 11 OF 

MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY 





10925 RYERSON AVENUE DOWNEY, CA 

90241 APN Number: 6229-013-015 The 



















as Trustee JESSICA SNEDDEN, ASSISTANT 











4147768 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0084210 Title Order No. 11-0067549 












Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM 

CARRANZA, A SINGLE MAN, dated 

















be: 12902 SYCAMORE VILLAGE DR, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# FNMA4134888 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 













Deed of Trust executed by ENRIQUE 

PRECIADO PENA, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS 

SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 


Instrument No. 03-0658482, in Book , Page ), 



California, will sell on 12/19/2011 at 01:00PM, 




highest bidder for cash or check as de-scribed 









10636 SHELLYFIELD ROAD, DOWNEY, CA, 




















sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but 















appropriate County Recorder’s Office. 



CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 




purpose. FEI # 1006.146344 11/24, 12/01, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0071182 Title Order No. 09-8-206706 












Deed of Trust executed by TONY ABBOUD 

AND JOUMANA ABBOUD, HUSBAND AND 

WIFE, dated 12/17/2004 and recorded 

12/22/2004, as Instrument No. 04 3307948, in 
















OTTO STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 90240. The 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# 4142805 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0081347 Title Order No. 11-0065350 












Deed of Trust executed by PEDRO GARCIA 

AND LORENZA A. ESPARZA, dated 

















be: 7447 FOSTORIA STREET, DOWNEY, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4127039 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-11- 
































DUE. Trustor(s): MIN J. JO SHIN Recorded: 


book XXX , page XXX of Official Records in 

the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES 







is: 15309 SANTA GERTRUDES AVE K103 

LA MIRADA, CA 90638 Assessor’s Parcel No. 






shown, please refer to the referenced legal 

description for property location. In the event 

no common address or common designation 

of the property is provided herein directions to 



this Notice of Sale by sending a written request 

to Bank of America, N.A. 475 Crosspoint 

Parkway Getzville NY 14068. Pursuant to 

California Civil Code §2923.54 the 

undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan 

servicer or authorized agent, declares as 

follows: [1] The mortgage loan servicer has not 

obtained from the commissioner a final or 

temporary order of exemption pursuant to 

Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the 

date the notice of sale is filed; [2] The 

timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in 

subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not 

apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 

. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for 

any reason, the successful bidder’s sole 

and exclusive remedy shall be the return of 

monies paid to the Trustee, and the 




entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. 

The Purchaser shall have no further 






714-573-1965 or Login to: 


Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, 





the note holders rights’ against the real 














IDSPub #0016128 12/8/2011 12/15/2011 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE APN #: 6253- 

017-029 Property Address: 8509 7TH 

STREET DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 90241 

Trustee Sale No. : 20110015004732 Title 

Order No.: 110424630 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU 


TRUST, DATED 02/10/2005. UNLESS YOU 






LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly 


of Trust Recorded on 02/16/2005 as 

Instrument No. 05 0356646 of official records 

in the office of the County Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. 

EXECUTED BY: JOE MORALES AND 

GLORIA MORALES, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 




(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the 

United States). DATE OF SALE: 12/21/2011 

TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: 

BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC 

CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. 

STREET ADDRESS and other common 


described above is purported to be: 8509 7TH 

STREET, DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 90241 

APN#: 6253-017-029 The undersigned 



common designation, if any , shown herein. 

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or 




by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as 

provided in said note(s), advances, under the 

terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and 



amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation 

secured by the property to be sold and 



of the Notice of Sale is $594,661.93. The 

beneficiary under said Deed of Trust 

heretofore executed and delivered to the 

undersigned a written Declaration of Default 

and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of 

Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned 

caused said Notice of Default and Election to 

Sell to be recorded in the county where the 

real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE 

INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY 

SALES & POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO 

REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714- 

730-2727 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE 

ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR 



FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as 

Trustee Dated: 11/21/2011 ASAP# 4136169 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0078158 Title Order No. 11-0062400 












Deed of Trust executed by ANGIE 

WHETSTONE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, 

















be: 15555 OAKBURY DR, LA MIRADA, CA, 



















Code and authorized to do business in this














CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4126372 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

































Trustor(s): VIKI WRIGLEY , WIFE AND 

HUSBAND, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 




County, California; Date of Sale: 1/9/2012 at 

11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain 




property address is: 13023 GREYSTONE AVE 

NORWALK, CA 90650 Assessor’s Parcel No. 











































ASAP# 4136628 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0083154 Title Order No. 11-0067028 












Deed of Trust executed by ERASMO N 

RODRIGUEZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS 

SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 

















be: 9830 MANZANAR AVENUE, DOWNEY, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4128125 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0090001 Title Order No. 11-0072224 












Deed of Trust executed by JIN SOOK KIM, 

MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND 


















purported to be: 9731 GARNISH DRIVE, 










of Sale is $1,122,143.69. It is possible that at 

the time of sale the opening bid may be less 

than the total indebtedness due. In addition to 

cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 

drawn on a state or national bank, a check 

drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a 



savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the 


in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS 

IS’’ condition, but without covenant or 

warranty, express or implied, regarding title, 

possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the 

indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, 

advances thereunder, with interest as 

provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note 

secured by said Deed of Trust with interest 

thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, 

charges and expenses of the Trustee and of 

the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 

DATED: 12/01/2011 RECONTRUST 

COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., 

CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 

Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 

927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Officer 




purpose. ASAP# 4116330 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 















Instrument 20071162439, , and Re-recorded 

on 05-14-2007, Book , Page , Instrument 

2007-1162439 of official records in the Office 


California, executed by: JOSE ALONZO, A 


SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, 




























CA 91766. Legal Description: LOT 175 AND 

THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 176 OF TRACT 

NO. 8960, IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY, 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN 

BOOK 169 PAGES 3 AND 4 OF MAPS, IN 

THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER 

OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $793,389.67 (estimated) 

Street address and other common designation 

of the real property: 7928 6TH STREET 




















COMPANY, as Trustee ISAAC PACHECO, 











4150454 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


350437-VF Order #: 100174181-CA-LPI YOU 
































DUE. Trustor(s): JOHN G. ALDRICH AND 

GAY LYNN ALDRICH, HUSBAND AND 











is: 11338 HERCULES STREET NORWALK, 


























Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 

____________________________________ 




















IDSPub #0017431 12/8/2011 12/15/2011 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0078121 Title Order No. 11-0062691 












Deed of Trust executed by ANTHONY W 

ANGEL AND OLIVIA M ANGEL, HUSBAND 

AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 

















be: 13414 MARLETTE DRIVE, LA MIRADA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4115827 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


242009-TC Order #: 090073468 YOU ARE IN 































Trustor(s): CARLOS F. BENITEZ SR AND 

SILVIA L. REYES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS 

JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 8/16/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071921585 in book xxx, 



California; Date of Sale: 1/3/2012 at 11:00 AM 

Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 



is: 8411 DALEN ST DOWNEY, CA 90242 




















Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan 

Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 

92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE 

information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or 

Login to: www.lpsasap.com Reinstatement 

Line: (877) 908-4357 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan 

Service, Corp. If you have previously been 

discharged through bankruptcy, you may have 

been released of personal liability for this loan 

in which case this letter is intended to exercise 




THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A 

DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND 

OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY 









ASAP# 4146195 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 

12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 

Trustee Sale No. 11-01261-5 Loan No. 

0022837967 Title Order No. 788994 APN 

6251-029-005 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF 







LAWYER. On 12/5/2011, at 09:00 AM, Behind 

the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA, Power 

Default Services, Inc., as the duly appointed 

Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of 

sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust 

Recorded on 01/24/2007, as Instrument No. 

20070143355 of Official Records in the office 

of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, 

executed by: JOEL AGUILAR AND MYRNA 

AGUILAR, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT 

TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC 

MORTGAGE, LLC DBA DITECH.COM as 












IRWINGROVE DRIVE, DOWNEY, CA The 







to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the 

obligations secured by and pursuant to the 

power of sale contained in that certain Deed 

of Trust (together with any modifications 

thereto). The total amount of the unpaid 

balance of the obligations secured by the 



the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s 

Sale is estimated to be $575,515.06 

(Estimated), provided, however, prepayment 

premiums, accrued interest and advances will 

increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s 

bid at said sale may include all or part of said 


accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or 










withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed 





applicable. DATE: 11/08/2011 POWER 

DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., Trustee By: 

Fidelity National Title Company, its agent 

11000 Olson Drive Ste 101, Rancho Cordova, 

CA 95670, 916-636-0114 By: Rozalyn Tudor, 

Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION 

CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT 

www.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED 

SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714- 

573-1965 P897601 11/24, 12/1, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0080656 Title Order No. 11-0065247 












Deed of Trust executed by SUNG TAE KIM, A 

SINGLE WOMAN AND CHUL WOONG KIM, 

A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND 

SEPARATE PROPERTY, AS JOINT 

TENANTS, dated 09/11/2006 and recorded 

9/19/2006, as Instrument No. 06 2076462, in 
















SAMOLINE AVENUE, DOWNEY, CA, 90241. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4117960 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


213948-BL Order #: 080084300-CA-DCI YOU 































Trustor(s): FRANCISCO RAMIREZ AND 

MARGARITA RAMIREZ, HUSBAND AND 


12/1/2006 as Instrument No. 06-2665057 in 




at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain 




property address is: 12337 HORKLEY AVE 





















— Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th 



714-730-2727 or Login to: www.lpsasap.com 



















fulfill the terms of your credit obligations 

ASAP# 4143537 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 













Deed of Trust executed by JEFFREY FLINN, 






12/19/2011 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley 

Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 

South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at 










purported to be: 7120 LUXOR STREET, 




















state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” 















appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 

11/24/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 

1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI 

VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: 

(800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer 




purpose. FEI # 1006.147642 11/24, 12/01, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0078843 Title Order No. 11-0062957 












Deed of Trust executed by CHAIRAT 

NOKYOO AND CHALAI PORN NAKKHLAI, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, 

















be: 14803 IBEX AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4124208 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 





12/27/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION 

TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 

BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED 

AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF 

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU 




Deed of Trust executed by ELISA RAMOS, 

AND DAVID RAMOS JR, WIFE AND 

HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 





California, will sell on 12/15/2011 at 01:00 PM, 













8418 PRISCILLA STREET, DOWNEY, CA 












due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will 

accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or 





in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and 
























purpose. FEI # 1006.146035 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0073648 Title Order No. 11-0059733 












Deed of Trust executed by BRANDON 

FISHER, A SINGLE MAN, AND DENISE 

KELEMEN, A SINGLE WOMAN, ALL AS 

JOINT TENANTS, dated 09/04/2007 and 

















purported to be: 15224 OCASO AVENUE 

H214, LA MIRADA, CA, 90638. The 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 






12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0079771 Title Order No. 11-0064732 












Deed of Trust executed by MICHAEL REESE, 

AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 10/05/2004 and 

















QUILL DRIVE APT 165, DOWNEY, CA, 








costs, expenses and advances at the time of

























CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4126395 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No GM- 

199210-C Loan No 7401287776 Insurer No. 

10626586 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A 

DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/25/2006. 









bank check drawn by a state or federal credit 






held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale 

will be made; but without covenant or warranty, 







herein. TRUSTOR: JULIE A GRAF, A 

MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND 

SEPERATE PROPERTY AND JOSEPH 

GRAF Recorded 01/04/2011 as Instrument 

No. 20110010160 in Book xx, page xx of 


of Los Angeles County, California Date of 

Sale: 01/03/2012 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: 


Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property Address 

is purported to be: 10609 LAKEFRONT DR 

NORWALK, CA 90650-3407 APN#: 8052-017- 

141 The total amount secured by said 

instrument as of the time of initial publication of 

this notice is $549,959.69, which includes the 

total amount of the unpaid balance (including 

accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable 

estimated costs, expenses, and advances at 

the time of initial publication of this notice.Date: 

12/06/2011 Executive Trustee Services, LLC 

dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario 

Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 

Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, 

TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4142777 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0080964 Title Order No. 09-8-229155 












Deed of Trust executed by MELISSA RIOS, 

AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 11/06/2006 


06 2537359, in Book , Page ), of Official 















LEFLOSS AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 90650. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4147600 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 













Deed of Trust executed by JAIME GARCIA, 

AND MARIA GARCIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 09/14/2007 and 


















11131 LIGGETT STREET, NORWALK, CA 

90650-4766. The undersigned Trustee 






































8219 By:KIMBERLY ALBARAN, Team 





12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

Trustee Sale No. CA09003926-11-1 APN 

6359-018-014 Title Order No. 110312963-CA- 

LPI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE 

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED December 21, 2006. UNLESS YOU 






LAWYER. On January 3, 2012, at 09:00 AM, 

behind the fountain located in Civic Center 

Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA, 

MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE 

CORPS, as the duly appointed Trustee, under 

and pursuant to the power of sale contained in 

that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on 

February 22, 2007, as Instrument No. 


of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, 

California, executed by JOSE MANUEL 

RODRIGUEZ, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), 

in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, NA as 












POMERING ROAD, DOWNEY, CA 90240 








Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with 

interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), 

advances if any, under the terms of the Deed 




amount of the unpaid balance of the 

obligations secured by the property to be sold 

and reasonable estimated costs, expenses 

and advances at the time of the initial 

publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is 

estimated to be $449,839.93 (Estimated), 

provided, however, prepayment premiums, 

accrued interest and advances will increase 

this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at 

said sale may include all or part of said 


accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or 










withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed 





applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey 

title for any reason, the successful bidder`s 

sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return 

of monies paid to the Trustee and the 


recourse. DATE: November 29, 2011 

TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA09003926-11-1 

17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252- 

8300 Rowena Paz, Authorized Signatory 

SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED 

ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.com 

AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION 

PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 TRUSTEE 

CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY 



12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0081730 Title Order No. 11-0065894 












Deed of Trust executed by SILVIO A. 

CANTILLO AND GLORIA P. CANTILLO, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS., 

















be: 14803 NEARTREE ROAD, LA MIRADA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4127982 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0079058 Title Order No. 11-0063140 












Deed of Trust executed by GEORGE 

CASTILLO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE 



















14350 COOLBANK DRIVE, LA MIRADA, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4116888 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

Trustee Sale No. 11-518190 PHH Title Order 

No. 110383946-CA-BFI APN 6389-008-025 









On 12/16/11 at 9:00 am, Aztec Foreclosure 

Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee 

under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 

on 02/17/05 in Instrument No. 05 0367724 of 

official records in the Office of the Recorder of 

LOS ANGELES County, California, executed 

by: Armando Cortes and Laura Cortes, 

Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, as 

Trustor, U.S. Bank National Association, as 

Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia 

Bank, N.A., as Trustee, for J.P. Morgan 

Mortgage Trust 2005-A3, as Beneficiary, WILL 

SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE 

HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at 

the time of sale in lawful money of the United 

States, by cash, a cahier’s check drawn by a 

state or national bank, a check drawn by a 






state), Behind the fountain located in Civic 

Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, 

Pomona, CA, all right, title and interest 


Deed of Trust in the property situated in said 

County, California described as: 9151 

GALLATIN ROAD, DOWNEY, CA 90240 The 


is”. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any 



shown herein. Said sale will be made, but 

without covenant or warranty, expressed or 

implied, regarding title, possession, or 

encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal 

sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of 

Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said 

note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of 

the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and 


created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: 

$730,245.40 (Estimated) Accured interest and 

additional advances, if any, will increase this 

figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said 

Deed of Trust heretofore executed and 

delivered to the undersigned a written 

Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, 




the county where the real property is located 

and more than three months have elapsed 

since such recordation. Requirements of 

SB1137 have been met pursuant to the Notice 

of Sale Declaration of record. DATE: 11-9-11 

Elaine Malone Assistant Secretary & Assistant 

Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation 

c/o 4665 MacArthur Court, Suite 250 Newport 

Beach, CA 92660 Phone: (800) 731-0850 or 

(602) 222-5711 Fax: (847)627-8803 

www.aztectrustee.com For Trustee’s Sale 

Information Call 714-573-1965 

http://www.Priorityposting.com P899912 

11/24, 12/1, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0067222 Title Order No. 11-0054009 












Deed of Trust executed by MARY AERAKIS, A 

SINGLE WOMAN, AND GEORGE 

ZOUMBERAKIS, A SINGLE MAN AS JOINT 

TENANTS, dated 02/13/2008 and recorded 

2/20/2008, as Instrument No. 20080295179, in 
















LEXINGTON ROAD UNIT 5, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 






12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 



Order No. 100382372-CA-MAI YOU ARE IN 














County, California, executed by: GUSTAVO 

MORENO AND , ARMIDA MORENO, 


as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, 

FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction 

sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s 


cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal 

credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a 



in section 5102 of the Financial Code and 























RECORDED IN BOOK 407 PAGES 48 AND 

49 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 





7816 BAYSINGER ST DOWNEY, CA 90241 




















as Trustee ISAAC PACHECO, ASSISTANT 











4135603 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No 

CA1100034958 Loan No 0655545941 Insurer 

No. 1698751661 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 
























herein. TRUSTOR: *HIROSHI TOYOMASU*, 

A SINGLE MAN Recorded 06/07/2005 as 

Instrument No. 051322803 in Book XX, page 

XX of Official Records in the office of the 

Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, 

Date of Sale: 12/23/2011 at 11:00 A.M. Place 

of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic 

Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property 

Address is purported to be: 13146 

SYCAMORE VILLAGE DRIVE NORWALK, 

CA 90650 APN#: 8047-007-184 The total 

amount secured by said instrument as of the 

time of initial publication of this notice is 

$193,093.68, which includes the total amount 

of the unpaid balance (including accrued and 

unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated 

costs, expenses, and advances at the time of 

initial publication of this notice. Date: 

11/22/2011 Executive Trustee Services, LLC 

dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario 

Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 

Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, 

TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 

FNMA4132141 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0118786 Title Order No. 08-8-482723 











as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed 

of Trust executed by ERNEST JIMENEZ, JR., 


















BELFAIR STREET, NORWALK, CA, 90650. 






























RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo 


CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 


Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a 



purpose. ASAP# 4142769 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 



8074-001-002YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 










Deed of Trust executed by TIM LANSING AND 

JANINE E. LANSING, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

AND DONALD LANSING AND TRACY 

LANSING, HUSBAND AND WIFE ALL AS 

JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF 

SURVIVORSHIP, dated 10/25/2007 and 


















14409 LONGWORTH AVENUE, NORWALK, 

CA 90650. The undersigned Trustee disclaims 











































12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 













Deed of Trust executed by MICHELLE K 

GONZALEZ, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER 






California, will sell on 12/29/2011 at 09:00 AM, 













13511 LEIBACHER AVE, NORWALK, CA 

90650-3527. The undersigned Trustee 











































12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0075287 Title Order No. 11-0060830 












Deed of Trust executed by CHENG WOONG 

KIM, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND 


















purported to be: 8812 LOWMAN AVENUE, 




















state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘‘AS IS’’ 













CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4116324 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0078222 Title Order No. 11-0062704 












Deed of Trust executed by JUAN CUEVAS, 

AND VERONICA RODRIGUEZ, HUSBAND 


















be: 13002 FAIRFORD AVENUE, NORWALK, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4127468 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 



No 1699214343 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 
























herein. TRUSTOR: *ALGERY MCGUIRE, JR.* 

AND *JOSEFINA MCGUIRE*, HUSBAND 

AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 


Book XX, page XX of Official Records in the 

office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, 

California Date of Sale: 12/27/2011 at 11:00 




BOYSON STREET DOWNEY, CA 90242 

APN#: 6261-015-074 The total amount 

secured by said instrument as of the time of 

initial publication of this notice is $339,882.46, 

which includes the total amount of the unpaid 









OFFICER ASAP# FNMA4138635 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011





























CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4149440 12/08/2011, 

12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 





TRUST DATED 04-10-2007. UNLESS YOU 






LAWYER. On 12-29-2011 at 9:00 AM, 



pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04-30- 

2007, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 



California, executed by: FARHAD RASHTI, A 


SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, 

































real property: 13351 BIXLER AVENUE 




















COMPANY, as Trustee MARCO RIVERA, 











P900288 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


No. : 20110015004580 Title Order No.: 


A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/25/2005. 






SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX 

WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under 

and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 

03/08/2005 as Instrument No. 05 0521937 of 

official records in the office of the County 


CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: RAMONA A. 

WHEELER, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 




(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the 

United States). DATE OF SALE: 12/21/2011 

TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: 

BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC 

CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. 

STREET ADDRESS and other common 



BENFIELD AVENUE, NORWALK, 

CALIFORNIA 90650 APN#: 8019-013-015 



other common designation, if any , shown 

herein. Said sale will be made, but without 




note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with 

interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), 

advances, under the terms of said Deed of 

Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the 

Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed 

of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid 

balance of the obligation secured by the 




$278,841.74. The beneficiary under said Deed 

of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to 

the undersigned a written Declaration of 

Default and Demand for Sale, and a written 

Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The 

undersigned caused said Notice of Default and 

Election to Sell to be recorded in the county 

where the real property is located. FOR 

TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE 

CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 2 3210 

EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 

92602 714-730-2727 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY 

BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR 



FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as 

Trustee Dated: 11/21/2011 NDEx West, L.L.C. 

15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 

Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 

795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 

4136504 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0079698 Title Order No. 11-0064024 












Deed of Trust executed by BALDOMERO 

OROZCO, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE 


















be: 8731 ALAMEDA STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose. ASAP# 4128483 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 











On 1/6/2012 at 09:00 AM, CALIFORNIA 



of Trust Recorded 04/02/2007, Book , Page , 

Instrument 20070772556, of official records in 


County, California, executed by: NELSON 

MANCIA AND, ZULMA GRANADOS 

MANCIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT 

TENANTS as Trustor, WASHINGTON 




























POMONA CA Legal Description: As more fully 





12343 RIVES AVENUE DOWNEY, CA 90242 


















face to face meeting. DATE: 12/6/2011 


as Trustee BRENDA BATTEN, ASSISTANT 











P904705 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 



No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED 

OF TRUST DATED 10/07/2005. UNLESS 

YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 







state or national bank check drawn by a state 




specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code 


be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale 








herein. TRUSTOR: MARIO C. ALFARO, A 


SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 


Book XX, page XX of Loan Modification 

06/15/2009 as Instrument No. 20090895372, 

in Book , Page Official Records in the office of 

the Recorder of Los Angeles County, 

California, Date of Sale: 12/27/2011 at 11:00 




CHESHIRE STREET NORWALK, CA 90650 

APN#: 8080-036-004 The total amount 







publication of this notice.Date: 11/23/2011 





OFFICER ASAP# 4133884 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 



herein. TRUSTOR: MANUEL GARCIA AND 

ROSA I. GARCIA, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

Recorded 10/14/2005 as Instrument No. 05 

2479123 in Book, page of Official Records in 

the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles 

County, California Date of Sale: 12/27/2011 at 

11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain 


CA 91766 Property Address is purported to be: 

11339 BAYLA STREET NORWALK, CA 

90650 APN#: 8022-016-011 The total amount 












OFFICER ASAP# 4136263 12/01/2011, 

12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 


12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 


0078304 Title Order No. 11-0062505 












Deed of Trust executed by HONG SEOK KIM 

AND SUNG SOOK KIM, WHO ARE 

MARRIED TO EACH OTHER, dated 


















8901 SERAPIS #27, DOWNEY, CA, 90240. 
































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 






12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0105669 Title Order No. 09-8-299375 












Deed of Trust executed by SEI CHONG 

KANG, AND SOOK KANG, HUSBAND AND 

WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 02/22/2007 

















KINGBEE STREET, DOWNEY, CA, 90242. 




BOOK 536, PAGE(S) 10 TO 14 INCLUSIVE 






15311 TRICIA LANE LA MIRADA, CA 90638 




















as Trustee RIKKI JACOBS, ASSISTANT 










573-1965 or www.priorityposting.comASAP# 

4138467 11/24/2011, 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 


0072538 Title Order No. 11-0058617 












Deed of Trust executed by CAMILO A CU, 

AND P REMEDIOS DAVID-CU, HUSBAND 


















be: 8654 GUATEMALA AVENUE, DOWNEY, 

































CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale 





purpose.ASAP# 4139089 11/24/2011, 

12/01/2011, 12/08/2011 


11/24/11, 12/1/11, 12/8/11 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. GM- 

263395-C Loan No. 0588185009 Insurer No. 


A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09/29/2005. 
















will be made, but without covenant or warranty, 






12/1/11, 12/8/11, 12/15/11 

















County, California, executed by: MANUEL 

RAMIREZ AND ANA RAMIREZ, HUSBAND 

AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, 

LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, as 




























TRACT NO 14132, IN THE CITY OF 

NORWALK, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS 

ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER 

MAP RECIRDED IN BOO 364, PAGE(S) 15 



unpaid balance and other charges: $99,542.39 

(estimated) Street address and other common 

designation of the real property: 10654 SOLO 

STREET NORWALK, CA 90650 APN 

Number: 8021-018-012 The undersigned 



















as Trustee CASEY KEALOHA, ASSISTANT 











4149958 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 


12/8/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11 


0698342565 Title Order No. 602111522 















County, California, executed by: VIOLET C 

FERNANDEZ, A SINGLE WOMAN, as 

Trustor, 10LONG BEACH MORTGAGE 

COMPANY, as Beneficiary, will sell at public 


cashier’s check drawn by a state or national 

bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or 

federal credit union, or a cashier’s check 





state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed 

trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and 

interest conveyed to and now held by the 

trustee in the hereinafter described property 

under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The 

sale will be made, but without covenant or 













TRACT 20554, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN 

APPLIANCES 

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Free local delivery. 

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3 BR, 1 BA, new carpet, paint, 

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Call Judy J 

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DOWNEY APT 

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(562) 881-5635 

FOR RENT 

RENTAL PROPERTY 

HOUSE FOR RENT 

3 bed, 2 bath, dble gar, 

$1,875 mo. + $1,000 sec. dep. 

7121 Dinwiddie, Dwy 

(310) 944-1851 

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carport, vacant 

(562) 776-5815 

FOR RENTOFFICE 

FOR LEASE 

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bldg, 900 sq ft includes: 2 

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SERVICES 

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Call Owner Chuck Gugliuzza 

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In conjunction with the OLPH Women's Guild, Downey resident Shirley 

Johnson is collecting pastries and bread donated by Porto's Bakery when is 

then donated to local child abuse programs, the HSA and other organizations 

in need of food. Johnson is pictured above delivering food to Sgt. 

Daniel Oliver and Pvt. Henry Payez at the Marine Corps recruitment office 

in Downey, which will distribute the food to the wives and families of 

troops serving overseas. Local families in need of a food donation over the 

holidays should contact Shirley Johnson at (562) 862-2378. 

The Downey AYSO 14u girls team took first place in Huntington 

Beach's annual Turkey Shootout held last week. Defense led Downey to 

victory, as no team managed to score against Downey. "They did an 

amazing job with only three practices prior to the tournament," coaches 

said. "Downey has very good talent." The team is led by head coach 

Jerry Gutierrez, assistant coach Jorge Ramirez and team manager Alicia 

Ramirez. 

Downey resident Betty Monroy was in New York City recently and took 

a picture with The Downey Patriot at Times Square. 

The Enriquez family traveled to Spokane, Wash., recently to watch track 

athlete Christopher Enriquez compete for Queens College. “My 

youngest is holding a copy of The Downey Patriot. Behind is the largest 

Radio Flyer Wagon we have ever seen,” said Rosemary Enriquez. 

Warren grad adjusting 

well to college athletics 

DOWNEY – Warren High School graduate Christopher Enriquez, 

now attending Queens University in Charlotte, N.C., on a cross country 

scholarship, has transitioned nicely into the collegiate ranks. 

Enriquez has increased his weekly training miles from 40 to 90 miles 

and it's paid off. He posted personal bests in the 8K and 10K meters – posting 

times of 24:38 and 31:18 respectively. 

He was named to the All Conference First Team and was awarded 

Carolinas Conference Freshman of the Year honors. 

At the NCAA Div. II Southeast Regional championships, Enriquez finished 

third overall and second on his team. 

On Nov. 19 in Spokane, Wash., under a light snowstorm, Enriquez finished 

75th out of 187 runners in the cross country national championship. 

Queens finished 18th out of 24 teams. 

With the end of cross country, Enriquez began track and field competition. 

He debuted in the 5K meter race at Grand Valley State in Michigan 

with an impressive time of 14:29, good enough to qualify for the 2012 

USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 

He also nabbed an NCAA provisional indoor track qualifying mark.

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