The Bulletin

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1973

Adidas takes over where Nike left

off as partner to the Drew League

By Dennis J. Freeman

WILLOWBROOK—The

moniker remains the same,

but sponsorship now has a

different look and feel to it.

That would be a sign of the

times for the Drew League,

generally recognized as the

best summer pro-am basket-

• Drew League, see page 9

Clippers celebrate completion

of 350 community courts

• SEE STORY, MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 •

LA County extends reward offer

in murder of local teenager

LYNWOOD—On Wednesday, November 23, 2016,

16-year-old Danah Rojo-Rivas was shot to death

while riding through Lynwood in the back seat of

her mom’s car. Because some young fool didn’t understand

that cars in real-life are not bullet-proof like the

ones in movies are.

Neither cars nor little

girls.

Danah was the backseat

passenger in a vehicle driven

by her mother, with her

brother Ethan in the front

passenger seat. The family

was heading home from

a church function on the

day before Thanksgiving.

As they traveled through

the city of Lynwood, they

waited for the light to turn

• Reward, see page 2

BRUCE BEACH: COLORBLIND JUSTICE PREVAILS!

One killed,

another

woundeed

in Compton

shooting

COMPTON—One

man was killed and another

person was treated

for wounds at a hospital

from a shooting in

Compton, authorities

said Tuesday.

Deputies responding

to a call of a person down

at about 5 p.m. Monday

found the deceased man

near the south entrance

to Martin Luther King

Jr. Community Hospital,

at 1680 E. 120th St.., according

to Deputy Tracy

Koerner of the Sheriff ’s

Information Bureau. He

had a gunshot wound to

the upper body and was

pronounced dead at the

scene.

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board

of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion

from Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by

Supervisor Janice Hahn that returns Bruce’s Beach

to the great-great grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce.

Marking the first time in the history of Los Angeles County

that land will be returned to Black descendants whose

ancestors were robbed of their property and generational

wealth due to unjust laws and practices rooted in systemic

racism.

“Bruce’s Beach has always been so much more than

a scenic location to enjoy the California coast. It was a

refuge for Black families who came from across the state

when racist laws wouldn’t allow for any other safe beach

going options. It holds the memories of countless Black

families, the deep pain of multi-generational loss, and the

hope that comes from facing the heinous acts of our past

and having the courage to do what is right today,” said

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J.

Mitchell, representing the Second District.

Mitchell continued, “I am deeply honored to stand

with the Board in completing this unprecedented return

of land to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce.

Manhattan Beach which was previously part of the fourth

district and is now in the second district, has a new

chapter in our shared history that exemplifies how we can

begin to meaningfully address long-standing injustices in

this County and nation.”

The transfer agreement is the culmination of years of

advocacy and has taken several steps to set the County on

the path to legally return the land. This included the Board

of Supervisors passing Supervisor Hahn’s motion co-authored

by Supervisor Mitchell to support Senate Bill 796—

• Bruce Beach, see page 3

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COMPTON BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

NEWS

VIDEO SHOWS AKRON POLICE KILL BLACK MAN IN HAIL OF GUNFIRE

AKRON, Ohio—A

Black man was unarmed

when Akron

police chased

him on foot and killed him in

a hail of gunfire, but officers

believed he had shot at them

earlier from a vehicle and

feared he was preparing to fire

again, authorities said Sunday

at a news conference.

Akron police released video

of the shooting of Jayland

Walker, 25, who was killed

June 27 in a pursuit that had

started with an attempted

traffic stop. The mayor called

the shooting “heartbreaking”

while asking for patience

from the community.

It’s not clear how many

shots were fired by the eight

officers involved, but Walker

sustained more than 60

wounds. An attorney for

Walker’s family said officers

kept firing even after he was

on the ground.

Officers attempted to stop

Walker’s car around 12:30

a.m. for unspecified traffic

and equipment violations,

but less than a minute into a

pursuit, the sound of a shot

was heard from the car, and

a transportation department

camera captured what appeared

to be a muzzle flash

coming from the vehicle, Akron

Police Chief Steve Mylett

said. That changed the nature

of the case from “a routine

traffic stop to now a public

safety issue,” he said.

Police body camera videos

show what unfolded after

the roughly six-minute pursuit.

Several shouting officers

with guns drawn approach

the slowing car on foot, as it

rolls up over a curb and onto

a sidewalk. A person wearing

a ski mask exits the passenger

door and runs toward a parking

lot. Police chase him for

about 10 seconds before officers

fire from multiple directions,

in a burst of shots that

lasts 6 or 7 seconds.

At least one officer had

tried first to use a stun gun,

but that was unsuccessful, police

said.

Mylett said Walker’s actions

are hard to distinguish

on the video in real time, but

a still photo seems to show

him “going down to his waist

area” and another appears to

show him turning toward an

officer. He said a third picture

“captures a forward motion of

his arm.”

In a statement shared

Sunday with reporters, the

local police union said the

officers thought there was an

immediate threat of serious

harm, and that it believes

their actions and the number

of shots will be found justified

in line with their training and

protocols. The union said the

officers are cooperating with

the investigation.

Police said more than 60

wounds were found on Walker’s

body but further investigation

is needed to determine

exactly how many rounds the

officers fired and how many

times Walker was hit.

The footage released by

police ends with the officers’

gunfire and doesn’t show

what happened next. Officers

provided aid, and one can be

heard saying Walker still had

a pulse, but he was later pronounced

dead, Mylett said.

The chief said an officer

firing at someone has to be

“ready to explain why they

did what they did, they need

to be able to articulate what

specific threats they were

facing ... and they need to be

held to account.” But he said

he is withholding judgment

on their actions until they

give their statements.

A handgun, a loaded magazine

and an apparent wedding

ring were found on the

seat of the car. A casing consistent

with the weapon was

later found in the area where

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green on Euclid Avenue at the

intersection with Long Beach

Boulevard. The family was

unaware of a car chase happening

right behind them.

The intended targets of the

shooting were being chased

by a light-colored 4-door sedan

occupied by three people.

One of the intended targets

exited his vehicle and ran

behind the Rojo-Rivas car to

avoid being hit by bullets. As

the intended target ran, the

shooter tracked him with a

succession of gunfire from a

handgun, and a bullet entered

the Rojo-Rivas car, striking

Danah in the upper torso and

fatally wounding her.

Danah loved sports and

animals—especially dogs. She

played softball and was working

toward becoming a volunteer

at an animal shelter.

At the shooting, Danah’s

dog Luna was with her in the

car. In the confusion after the

shooting, when the door was

opened to pull Danah from

the vehicle, the frightened

dog ran out and was hit and

killed by a passing car, adding

heartache to heartbreak for

the grieving family.

On Thursday, June 2,

2022, Detectives from the

Sheriff ’s Homicide Bureau

and Danah’s mother made

officers believed a shot had

come from the vehicle.

State Attorney General

Dave Yost vowed a “complete,

fair and expert investigation”

by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal

Investigation and cautioned

that “body-worn camera

footage is just one view of

the whole picture.”

Akron police are conducting

a separate internal investigation

about whether the

officers violated department

rules or policies.

The officers involved in

the shooting are on paid administrative

leave, which is

standard practice in such cases.

Seven of them are white,

and one is Black, according to

the department. Their length

of service with Akron police

ranges from one-and-a-half

to six years, and none of them

has a record of discipline,

substantiated complaints or

fatal shootings, it said.

a plea to the public to come

forward and help identify the

suspect who killed Danah.

“I’m a single mom. My

son and my daughter were

always with me all the time.

My hands were always busy

with the hands of my little

kids. When that happened

that night, and we were taken

to the police station, my sister

picked me up at 2:00 or 3:00

in the morning, and I was in

denial. And when I went out,

I was holding my son’s hand

and my other hand… I didn’t

have my daughter in my other

hand, I realized that it was

true.

Since then, my hand always

feels empty, ‘cause she is

not here,” said a sobbing Sandra

Rivas, Danah’s mother.

To encourage witnesses to

come forward, the Los Angeles

County Board of Supervisors

extended the $20,000 reward

for information leading

to the arrest and conviction

of the person(s) responsible

for Danah’s death. The reward

is sponsored by 4th District

LA County Supervisor Janice

Hahn.

Supervisor Hahn, who

was not able to attend the

press conference, sent a

message to the community:

“Danah’s family is still heartbroken

and looking for answers.

If you know anything

about this terrible crime and

who may be responsible for

Danah’s death, I urge you to

come forward.”

There were many witnesses

to this murder, and some

have come forward. Investigators

have enhanced some

surveillance video and have

determined specific features

that match witness and anonymous

tipster’s statements.

Investigators also received

information from an

anonymous tipster who witnessed

the shooting up close.

Detectives are asking that

person to contact Homicide

investigators for a follow-up

interview. Investigators also

believe there were other possibly

related shootings in the

area before and after Danah’s

murder.

If you have information

about this case, please contact

the Los Angeles County

Sheriff ’s Homicide Bureau at

323-890-5500. If you prefer to

remain anonymous, you may

call “L.A. Crime Stoppers”

at 800-222-TIPS (8477), use

your smartphone by downloading

the “P3 MOBILE

APP” on Google Play or the

App Store or use the website

http://lacrimestoppers.org.


NEWS

Compton attorney named to African American advisory board

COMPTON—In early

June, Los Angeles County District

Attorney George Gascon

announced the creation of the

first-ever African American

Advisory Board. The board,

comprising a variety of individuals

from different backgrounds,

was formed as an

unoffical liaison to the Black

community, one of several advisory

boards Gascon formed

to open dialogue toward

building safer, healthier and

more equitable communities.

“Although there have been

milestones in civil rights, we

still have a long, long way

to go on the road to ending

racism and discrimination in

our criminal legal system,”

DA Gascón said. “Our new

advisory board creates a precedent

for my office to truly

listen and learn from the African

American community.”

The board will advise the

district attorney and his office

regarding policies, priority

issues and best practices related

to the African American

community and the criminal

legal system. Members will

meet regularly, conduct outreach

and work to improve

diversity and inclusion within

the office.

Compton attorney George

A. Turner Jr. is one of those

individuals selected to be part

of this board. Turner is a trial

attorney for the Los Angeles

County Public Defender’s

Office. A past president of the

Black Public Defenders Association,

he has tried more

than 50 cases, ranging from

charges as violent as murder

George A. Turner Jr.

to complex cases including

identity fraud.

Some other African

American Advisory Board

members are:

• Charity Chandler-Cole,

AAAB Spokesperson,

is the CEO of

CASA/LA, Court Appointed

Special Advocates

for youth impacted by the foster

care and juvenile justice

systems. She also serves on the

Los Angeles County Commission

on Children & Families

as co-chair of its Racial Justice

Committee.

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• Aurianna Angelique is

a social activist, community

leader and youth advocate.

She is the founder of the Los

Angeles social empowerment

nonprofit organization, R.O.C.

ERA.

BRUCE BEACH


authored by Senator Steve Bradford, SB

796, codified into law the County’s ability

to transfer public property back to private

ownership.

“It is never too late to right a wrong.

Bruce’s Beach was taken nearly a century

ago, but it was an injustice inflicted upon not

just Willa and Charles Bruce but generations

of their descendants who would, almost certainly,

be millionaires today if they had been

allowed to keep their beachfront property”

said Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn.

“By returning this land to their great grandsons,

the Bruce family will finally have the

opportunity to start rebuilding the generational

wealth that was denied them for decades.

This will be the first land transfer of

its kind, but it cannot be the last. I hope we

set a precedent that governments across this

nation will follow.”

The land being returned to the legal

heirs of the Bruce family are lots 8 and 9 of

Peck’s Manhattan Beach Tract, an estimated

7,000 sq ft that has been appraised at a value

of $21 million. These lots are currently

being used by LA County Fire Department

as a lifeguard training facility. The motion

authorizes the County to lease back of the

property its lifeguard training facility is located

on to the Bruce Family, LLC annually

for $413,000.

The Bruce’s family operated a thriving

resort, welcoming to Black patrons when

legal segregation kept Black families from

accessing California public beaches up until

1929 when the City of Manhattan Beach

condemned the property. Through government

actions, the Bruce’s family lost their

land, business, their home and generational

wealth. This is a historic moment for the

County in its process of addressing current

and historic prejudice under its Anti-Racism,

Diversity, and Inclusion initiative.

“This is a day we weren’t sure would ever

come, the return of our family’s property

happened thanks to the hard work of many,

many people. It means the world to us, and

we know how important this is to people

across the country. But it is also bittersweet.

My great-great-grandparents, Willa and

Charles Bruce sacrificed to open a business

that gave Black people a place to gather and

socialize, and Manhattan Beach took it from

them because of the color of their skin” said

Anthony Bruce, spokesman for the family.

“It destroyed them financially. It destroyed

their chance at the American Dream.

I wish they could see what has happened today.

We hope this opens people’s eyes to a part

of American history that isn’t talked about

enough, and we think it’s a step toward trying

to right the wrongs of the past,” he added.

“I am extremely proud to have authored

Senate Bill 796 that allowed the County of

LA to transfer the Bruce’s Beach land back

to its rightful heirs, the great-grandsons of

Charles and Willa Bruce. I commend Supervisors

Janice Hahn and Holly Mitchell’s

leadership in standing up to address racial

injustice and having the courage to right historical

wrongdoing,” said Sen. Steven Bradford.

“The County’s plan will accomplish

my legislation’s objective of rectifying the

historic injustice that was done to the Bruce

family. This will allow the Bruce family to

realize the generational wealth which they

have been deprived for generations, simply

for being Black in America! We cannot

change the injustices done to our people in

the past, but we owe it to the future generations

to eliminate structural and systemic

racism that still exists today.”

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NEW YORK—

Kevin Jennings

is CEO

of the Lambda

Legal organization, a

prominent advocate for

LGBTQ rights. He sees

his mission in part as

fulfilling that hallowed

American principle: “All

men are created equal.”

“Those words say to

me, ‘Do better, America.’

And what I mean by that

is we have never been a

country where people

were truly equal,” Jennings

says. “It’s an aspiration

to continue to work

towards, and we’re not

there yet.”

Ryan T. Anderson is

president of the conservative

Ethics and Public

Policy Center. He, too,

believes that “all men are

created equal.” For him,

the words mean we all

have “the same dignity,

we all count equally,


no one is disposable, no

one a second-class citizen.”

At the same time,

he says, not everyone has

an equal right to marry—

what he and other conservatives

regard as the

legal union of a man and

woman.

“I don’t think human

equality requires redefining

what marriage is,” he

says.

Few words in American

history are invoked

as often as those from

the preamble to the

Declaration of Independence,

published nearly

250 years ago. And few

are more difficult to define.

The music, and the

economy, of “all men are

created equal” make it

SODOKU SOLUTION

NEWS

THE LONG, ONGOING DEBATE OVER ‘ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL’

both universal and elusive,

adaptable to viewpoints—social,

racial,

economic—otherwise

with little or no common

ground. How we use

them often depends less

on how we came into

this world than on what

kind world we want to

live in.

It’s as if “All men are

created equal” leads us

to ask: “And then what?”

“We say ‘All men are

created equal’ but does

that mean we need to

make everyone entirely

equal at all times, or does

it mean everyone gets a

fair shot?” says Michael

Waldman, president of

the Brennan Center for

Justice, which promotes

expanded voting rights,

public financing of political

campaigns and

STATEPOINT

other progressive causes.

“Individualism is baked

into that phrase, but also

a broader, more egalitarian

vision. There’s a lot

there.”

Thomas Jefferson

helped immortalize the

expression, but he didn’t

invent it. The words in

some form date back

centuries before the

Declaration and were

even preceded in 1776

by Virginia’s Declaration

of Rights, which stated

that “all men are by nature

equally free and independent.”

Peter Onuf,

a professor emeritus at

the University of Virginia

whose books include

“The Mind of Thomas

Jefferson,” notes that

Jefferson himself did

not claim to have said

something radically new

and wrote in 1825 that

the Declaration lacked

“originality of principle

or sentiment.”

The Declaration was

an indictment of the

British monarchy, but

not a statement of justice

for all. For the slave owning

Jefferson “and most

of his fellow patriots, enslaved

people were property

and therefore not

included in these new

polities, leaving their

status unchanged,” Onuf

says. He added that “did

not mean he did not

recognize his enslaved

people to be people, just

that they could only enjoy

those universal, natural

rights elsewhere, in

a country of their own:

emancipation and expatriation.”

• Equal, see page 5

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS

1. *Shari Lewis’ TV puppet, ____

Chop

5. Black gunk

8. Not kosher

12. Chills and fever

13. Misbehavior on road

14. Near the wind

15. Ship’s steering wheel

16. Sign of escape

17. *”How to Get Away with Murder,”

starring ____ Davis

18. *Featuring Jerry, Elaine,

George, Kramer

20. Theories

21. Make awake

22. Mai follower

23. *Featuring Sam, Diane, Cliff,

Norm, Carla

26. Scary creature

30. Salmon on a bagel

31. Etsy member

34. Craving

35. Old and feeble

37. Quaker Man’s grain

38. Romanov rulers

39. Without help

40. Stay clear of

42. *”The ____ Life” on Animal

Planet

43. Keep from happening

45. Sets to zero

47. Old age, in the olden days

48. *”____ Previews” with Siskel

and Ebert

50. Same as taboo

52. *Featuring Dre, Rainbow, Zoey,

Andre, Diane, Jack

55. New Testament king

56. Is not, colloquially

57. At hand

59. Pond buildup

60. Microscope part

61. *”Hogan’s Heroes,” set in _____

Germany

62. Coin opening

63. Like some martinis

64. Big Bang’s original matter

DOWN

1. ____-di-dah

2. Awfully long time

3. Stubborn beast

4. Make soiled, in the olden days

5. At the heart of Boston Tea Party

6. Quick or nimble

7. No longer working, shortened

8. *Featuring Rebecca, Jack, Kate,

Randall, Kevin

9. *ABC comedy-drama, “____

222” (1969-74)

10. 90-degree pipes, e.g.

11. Public health agency, acr.

13. “The wretched ____ of your

teeming shores”

14. Of a bird

19. Relating to Scandinavia

22. Lookout point

23. Necklace lock

24. Great esteem

25. Napoleon’s time on Elba

26. Crystalline hydrochloride

27. Crossbeam

28. Kind of heron

29. “The defense ____”

32. *Featuring Hurley, Sawyer,

Kate, Sayid, John

33. Lake, in Provence

36. *Featuring Stubing, Smith,

Washington, McCoy, Bricker

38. Fine-tune

40. Finish line, e.g.

41. Builds

44. Dodge

46. Certain jeans fit

48. More than sly

49. *”The ____,” featuring Fran,

Maxwell, C.C., Niles

50. *”To ____ the Truth,” tv show

51. Golden Fleece ship

52. *Like George Costanza, Homer

Simpson or Captain Picard

53. Close an envelope

54. Mental confusion

55. Possesses

58. Canyon feature

COMPTON BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022 5

NEWS

California will end arrests for

loitering for prostitution

SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new state

law that will stop police from arresting people for loitering for

prostitution, an issue that divided sex workers and advocates during a

rare nine-month delay since state lawmakers passed the bill last year.

“To be clear, this bill does

not legalize prostitution,”

Newsom said in a signing

message. “It simply revokes

provisions of the law that

have led to disproportionate

harassment of women” and

transgender adults, he said,

nothing that Black and Latino

women are particularly

affected.

The bill will bar police

in California from arresting

anyone for loitering with the

intent to engage in prostitution.

Sen. Scott Wiener and

other supporters said such arrest

decisions often rely on an

officer’s perception.

While Newsom said he

agreed with the intent of the

repeal, “we must be cautious

about its implementation.” He

said his administration will

track crime and prosecution

trends “for any possible unintended

consequences” and, if

so, work to correct them.

“For far too long, California

law has been used

to profile, harass and arrest

transgender and gender-nonconforming

people simply

for existing in public spaces,”

Tony Hoang, executive director

of the LGTBQ rights

group Equality California,

said in praising the repeal.

The measure also will allow

those who were previously

convicted or are serving

sentences to ask a court to

dismiss and seal the record of

the conviction.

Similar legislation became

law in New York last year in

what Wiener said is part of a

broader effort to end violence

toward and discrimination

against sex workers.

“Everyone—no matter

their race, gender or how they

make a living—deserves to

feel safe on our streets,” Wiener

said in a statement thanking

Newsom.

Wiener, Newsom’s fellow

Democrat, used a parliamentary

maneuver to delay

Newsom’s consideration for

months after the bill passed

the Legislature in September.

He hoped the pause would

give proponents time to build

more support, including by

signing an online petition.

Opponents like the California

Family Council

countered with their own

online petition as part of a

monthslong tug-of-war.

The American Civil Liberties

Union of California

sought the legislation along

with several groups backing

transgender sex workers and

others in the sex industry. It

has support from public defenders,

Los Angeles County

District Attorney George

Gascon, San Francisco District

Attorney Chesa Boudin

and numerous criminal justice

reform groups. Voters recently

recalled Boudin amid a

campaign labeling him as soft

on criminals.

The loitering law allows

police “to criminalize otherwise

legal activities like walking,

dressing or standing in

public,” the ACLU said.

Moreover, workers who

fear arrest for loitering “are

more vulnerable to exploitation

and violence, and face

greater barriers to accessing

safe housing and legal employment,”

the group argued.

The nonpartisan National

Center on Sexual Exploitation

took the opposite view,

saying that ending the law

would make it easier for traffickers

and sex buyers to exploit

vulnerable people.

“Many officers rely on

the loitering laws to initiate

trafficking investigations

that have led to serious convictions

for traffickers and

pimps,” said Stephany Powell,

a former LAPD vice sergeant

and now the center’s director

of law enforcement training

and survivor services.

The Los Angeles County

Sheriff ’s Department and the

75,000-member Peace Officers

Research Association of

California objected that the

law would make it harder

both to confront those who

commit crimes related to

prostitution and human trafficking

and to help those who

are being victimized.

Republicans in the Senate

and Assembly asked Newsom

to veto the measure.

Several victims and advocates

also opposed the bill.

“Instead of providing help

to survivors, this bill is hurting

them. It’s increasing demand,”

said Vanessa Russell,

founder of the anti-sex-trafficking

organization Love

Never Fails in the San Francisco

Bay Area.

“If there is no intervention

allowed by law enforcement,

fatalities will increase,”

added Hannah Diaz, who was

among survivors who joined

Russell at an event last year

opposing the bill. The loitering

bill is the latest of several

related measures that became

law in recent years.

A bill passed in 2016 bars

arresting minors for prostitution,

with the intent that they

instead be treated as victims.

A 2019 bill bars arresting

sex workers if they are reporting

various crimes as a victim

or witness. The same law bans

using possession of condoms

as reason for an arrest.

CREATED EQUAL


Hannah Spahn, a professor

at the John F. Kennedy Institute

in Berlin and author of

the upcoming “Black Reason,

White Feeling: The Jeffersonian

Enlightenment in the African

American Tradition,” says that a

draft version of the Declaration

made clear that Jefferson meant

“all humans” were created equal

but not necessarily that that all

humans were equal under the

law. Spahn, like such leading

Revolutionary War scholars as

Jack Rakove, believes that “all

men are created equal” originally

referred less to individual

equality than to the rights of a

people as a whole to self-government.

Once the Declaration had

been issued, perceptions began

to change. Black Americans

were among the first to

change them, notably the New

England-based clergyman Lemuel

Haynes.

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SENIOR LIFESTYLE

The Fourth of July

By Marian Wright Edelman

Is growing up really

that important?

By Dr. James L. Snyder

After seven decades of walking

on this earth, I assumed I had heard

and experienced it all. Then, several

days ago, I had a significant throwback

in time.

I don’t know exactly what I was

doing, but I was exercising my right

to do some good juvenile pranking.

Nothing is more exciting than

reaching into my past for an oldtime

prank. There are so many that

I can’t remember which one it was.

At the end of my juvenile prank,

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage

turned around, stared at me,

and said very frankly, “Are you ever

going to grow up?”

When I heard that, I froze in my

tracks. Suddenly I was not hearing

my wife’s voice but rather my mother’s.

I have never been so rattled before

in my life.

When I was young and got into

trouble, my mother would always

say, “Son, when are you going to

grow up?”

I usually laughed at her because

growing up was not part of my

agenda at that time.

Looking back over my life, I

wonder if growing up is that important?

And, what does it mean to

grow up?

With all the trouble and chaos

in our world today, there is so much

sadness and so very little to cure

it. Then, I go to a playground area

and see children running around,

laughing, and having a great time.

Their activity at the playground has

nothing to do with what’s happening

in the world.

Watching them, I get very envious.

To a certain extent, I have

“grown-up,” whatever that means.

But thinking about it, does growing

up ever come to a finish line? Do

I have to live all my life trying to

“grow up?”

We were talking with a couple

the other day, and the wife said

something to the effect that her father

was going through his second

childhood.

So I looked at her and said quite

seriously, “What’s wrong with that?”

To which she could not give me a

good answer.

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a

check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent

words of the Constitution and the Declaration of

Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which

every American was to fall heir. This note was the promise

that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be

guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the

pursuit of Happiness.’ It is obvious today that

America has defaulted on this promissory

note insofar as her citizens of color are

concerned. Instead of honoring this

sacred obligation, America has given

the Negro people a bad check,

a check which has come back

marked ‘insufficient funds.’ But

we refuse to believe that the

bank of justice is bankrupt. We

refuse to believe that there are

insufficient funds in the great

vaults of opportunity of this

nation. –Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., speech at the March

on Washington

This year, as our nation

celebrates the Fourth of July,

crowds in Washington, D.C. will

once again gather on the National

Mall and watch fireworks launched

from the sides of the Lincoln Memorial’s

Reflecting Pool. 2022 marks the

centennial of the dedication of the Lincoln

Memorial itself, and the 1963 March on Washington

for Jobs and Freedom has been just one of the

events held in the Lincoln Memorial’s shadow

that reminded us of the nation’s founding

promises the Lincoln Memorial

was meant to reaffirm—and

the work left to be done

to live up to them.

When the Lincoln

Memorial

was dedicated in

May 1922, Tuskegee

Institute

President Robert

Russa Moton

was the only

Black American

invited to speak to

the segregated audience.

Former President

William Howard Taft,

by then Chief Justice

of the Supreme

Court, was serving

as president of the

Lincoln Memorial

Commission and

asked to review an

advance copy of Dr.

Moton’s speech. He

requested that about

500 words criticizing

the federal government

for its failure

to protect African Americans be taken out; as he put it,

“suggest that in making the cut you give more unity and

symmetry by emphasizing tribute and lessening appeal.

I am sure you wish to avoid any insinuation of attempt

to make the occasion one for propaganda.” That kind of

“suggestion” may still sound familiar today. Dr. Moton

did make cuts, but opened with the metaphor of the two

ships that symbolized America’s founding: the Mayflower,

which arrived in 1620 bearing “the pioneers of

freedom,” and the slave ship that arrived at

Jamestown in 1619, bearing “the pioneers

of bondage.”

Dr. Moton noted those two

forces had been destined for

conflict from the beginning.

He celebrated

the Civil War as a

turning point,

but said the

work continued:

“There

has been

started on

these shores

the great experiment

of

the ages—an

experiment

in human relationships,

where

men and women

of every nation, of

every race and creed, are

thrown together. Here we

are engaged, consciously or unconsciously,

in the great problems

of determining how different races

can not only live together in peace

but cooperate in working out

a higher and better civilization

than has yet been

achieved.”

Dr. Moton continued:

“I like to think

that here to-day,

while we dedicate

this symbol of our

gratitude, that the

Nation is dedicated

anew by its own determined

will to fulfill

to the last letter the task

imposed upon it by

the martyred dead,

that here it firmly

resolves that the

humblest citizen,

of whatever color

or creed, shall

enjoy that equal

opportunity and

unhampered freedom

for which the

immortal Lincoln

• Edelman, see page 7


HEALTH

LA County Parks

After Dark program

pays homage

to Title IX

MOUNTAIN VIEW—Google will

automatically purge information

about users who visit abortion

clinics or other places that could

trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme

Court has opened the door for states to ban the

termination of pregnancies.

The company behind the internet’s dominant

internet search engine and the Android

software that powers most of the world’s smartphones

outlined the new privacy protections in

a Friday blog post.

Besides automatically deleting visits to

abortion clinics, Google also cited counseling

centers, fertility centers, addiction treatment facilities,

weight loss clinics, and cosmetic surgery

EDELMAN


gave the last full measure of devotion.”

. . . With malice toward none,

with charity for all, with firmness

in the right as God gives us to

see the right, I somehow believe

that all of us, Black and white,

both North and South, are going

to strive on to finish the work

Google to erase

more location

information as

abortion bans

expand

clinics as other destinations that will be erased

from users’ location histories. Users have always

had the option edit their location histories on

their own, but Google will proactively do it for

them as an added level of protection.

“We’re committed to delivering robust privacy

protections for people who use our products,

and we will continue to look for new ways to

strengthen and improve these protections,”

Jen Fitzpatrick, a Google senior vice president,

wrote in the blog post. The pledge comes amid

escalating pressure on Google and other Big

Tech companies to do more to shield the troves

of sensitive personal information through their

digital services and products from government

authorities and other outsiders.

which he so nobly began to make

America an example for the

world of equal justice and equal

opportunity for all who strive

and are willing to serve under

the flag that makes men free.”

That work would not be finished

when Dr. King spoke from

the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

41 years later, and it is not finished

yet. But the chance for all

of us to come together to make

America the shining beacon it

has always promised to be is still

here today. Every Fourth of July

is another opportunity to rededicate

our nation to making its

founding principles real for all.

LOS ANGELES, CA—Mona Park

and East Rancho Dominguez Park

in Compton have been designated

as spots by Los Angeles County to

be part of its Parks After Dark (PAD) program

this summer.

The program, which began on June 16,

will run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday

until August 6. The time of the PAD program is

scheduled to go from 6 to 10 p.m.

As part of celebrating its PAD program, the county

acknowledged the 50th anniversary of Title IX on

June 23 with a highly anticipated girls’ sports clinic

and showcase at various parks. More than 1,800 girls,

ages 5 to 18 participated in the event and had the opportunity

to learn skills and techniques from various

sports such as soccer, lacrosse, softball, basketball and

cheerleading.

In 1972, Title IX, the civil rights legislation that

prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or

any other college sports was passed into law to provide

equal opportunity, scholarships and participation for

girls in sports. In 2022, the Department of Parks and

Recreation is striving to offer girls sports county-wide

to support the vision of Title IX and aim for gender

equity across all sports programs.

“The department’s goal is to provide a safe space

dedicated for girls to play, increase opportunities for

women coaches and administrators and to provide

a positive experience while participating in sports,”

says Regina Bradley, LA County Parks and Recreation

Sports Manager.

The department currently offers sports opportunities

for girls in flag football, soccer, softball, basketball,

lacrosse, cheerleading, and volleyball.

Parks After Dark is an award-winning program

designed to bring communities together by filling park

spaces with family-centered activities that transform

local parks into summer safe havens. This summer’s

program lineup will feature an array of girls’ sports

programs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of

Title IX, which paved the way for gender equity for

girls’ participation in sports.

The L.A. County Parks after Dark program is possible

thanks to the generosity of the L.A. County Board

of Supervisors—First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis,

Second District Supervisor and Board Chair Holly

J. Mitchell, Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl,

Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn and Fifth District

Supervisor Kathryn Barger—L.A. County Chief

Executive Office, L.A. County Department of Public

Social Services, L.A. County Probation Department

and many community-based organizations throughout

L.A. County.

“Now more than ever, L.A. County families need

park spaces to heal from the trauma brought on by

COVID-19 combined with the financial stress many

people are facing,” L.A. County Parks Executive Director

Norma Edith García-González said. “Parks

after Dark eliminates barriers to recreational opportunities

and introduces families to no cost enriching

experiences that promote mental and physical health

through fun and games.”

Parks After Dark, launched in 2010, has proven to

be a successful prevention and intervention program

that provides multiple benefits to vulnerable communities,

decreasing violence and crime, and increasing

social cohesion and community well-being. In 2018,

Parks After Dark was recognized by the National Recreation

and Park Association, which presented L.A.

County Parks and Recreation with its Best in Innovation

award.

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SPORTS

LA Clippers celebrate the completion of 350 community courts

LOS ANGELES—At the

newly-renovated Michelle

and Barack Obama Sports

Center, Los Angeles Clippers

Chairman Steve Ballmer, L.A.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A.

City Councilman Herb Wesson

celebrated the opening

of the newest Clippers Community

Courts, the last of 350

public basketball courts renovated

throughout L.A.’s City

Parks system.

This project was managed

by Los Angeles Parks Foundation

and logistics were overseen

by the Department of

Recreation and Parks thanks

to a major gift from the Clippers

and Ballmers in 2018.

“The City of L.A.’s population

is almost 4M people,

and 98% of them live within

two miles of a Clippers Community

Court. That means

3.9M people have access to

these courts and all of the

benefits that come with them.

With our partners at the Los

Angeles Parks Foundation

and L.A.’s Department of

Recreation and Parks, this is

a proud achievement,” said

Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer.

“Our dedicated team of

city workers, contractors and

staff, despite many obstacles,

including a pandemic, completed

this early. This project

was a complete team effort.”

The Clippers and City of

Los Angeles first embarked

upon this project because

they understood the impact

that updated, safe places to

play and gather would have

on all economic levels and in

all geographic areas of L.A.

According to L.A. County’s

2020 Census, 98.1% of all of

L.A.’s population lives within

a two-mile radius of a Clippers

Community Court, and

76.7% lives within a one-mile

radius.

“Here in Los Angeles, the

Clippers are so much more

than a basketball organization—they’re

an agent for

social and economic change,

and one of our strongest partners

in our work to empower

young Angelenos,” said Mayor

Eric Garcetti. “The Community

Courts Renovations embody

everything that the Clippers

stand for, and the 350

newly renovated courts are

much needed improvements

Photo by Dennis J Freeman

The Drew League has entered a new era, moving on from longtime partner Nike in favor of re-branding

with Adidas.

that will enhance the quality

of people’s lives, create new

opportunities, and promote

healthier communities.”

“Here in Los Angeles, the

Clippers are so much more

than a basketball organization—they’re

an agent for

social and economic change,

and one of our strongest partners

in our work to empower

young Angelenos,” said Mayor

Eric Garcetti. “The Community

Courts Renovations

embody everything that the

Clippers stand for, and the

350 newly renovated courts

are much needed improvements

that will enhance the

quality of people’s lives, create

new opportunities, and promote

healthier communities.”

USC will join the Big Ten

Conference in 2024

LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California

will take the historic step of joining the Big Ten Conference in

2024, a move that will position USC and its student-athletes for

long-term success in both athletics and academics.

“Over the past three years, we have worked hard to ground

our university decisions in what is best for our students,” said

USC President Carol L. Folt. “With the Big Ten, we are joining

a storied conference that shares our commitment to academic

excellence and athletic competitiveness, and we are positioning

USC and our student-athletes for long-term success and stability

amidst the rapidly evolving sports media and collegiate

athletics landscapes. We are delighted to begin this new chapter

in 2024.”

The Big Ten Conference has voted to accept both USC and

crosstown rival UCLA as full members of the conference effective

August 2, 2024, enabling both schools to remain in the Pac-

12 Conference for the duration of the Pac-12’s existing media

rights agreements.

“Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and

Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate

sports,” Athletic Director Mike Bohn said. “We are excited that

our values align with the league’s member institutions. We also

will benefit from the stability and strength of the conference;

the athletic caliber of Big Ten institutions; the increased visibility,

exposure, and resources the conference will bring our

student-athletes and programs; and the ability to expand engagement

with our passionate alumni nationwide.”

USC also shared that, beginning this upcoming academic

Since the City started renovations

just four years ago,

the 350 Clippers Community

Courts have been used as

everything from basketball

courts to shelters, emergency

child care centers and alternative

learning sites during

the pandemic. The newly-updated

facilities will let all L.A.

neighborhoods host the youth

sports programming that the

City will benefit from as part

of LA 2028’s investment in

Los Angeles leading up to the

2028 Olympic games.

The Clippers Community

Courts at the Michelle

and Barack Obama Sports

Center, formerly the Rancho

Cienega Sports Complex,

have played host to the Clippers’

Late Night Hoops basketball

program, which provides

positive alternatives for

young adults plus a job fair,

since 2012.

The Center was also one

of the first nine to participate

in the Jr. Clippers program

17 years ago, which brings

youth basketball to kids

across L.A. In addition to

the renovated Clippers Community

Courts, the Clippers

have also given the Obama

Sports Center a brand new

Technology Lab, which features

new computers, furniture

and technology for a

recording and photography

studio, including a portable

sound room, green screen,

camera and musical equipment.

year, all student-athletes,

whether on

scholarship or

not, will have

the opportunity

to receive

up to $5,980

annually in direct

financial

support in the

form of academic

achievement

awards,

consistent with

the Supreme

Court’s recent

Alston ruling.

The specific

details and criteria for the Alston awards will be disclosed

prior to the start of the upcoming fall semester.

USC has more than 550 student-athletes who compete in 21

sports, and they are supported by more than 250 coaches and

staff. Trojan teams have won 134 national championships, and

men and women have taken home 483 individual NCAA titles.

The USC football program, which competes in the Los Angeles

Memorial Coliseum, has won 11 national championships,

competed in 34 Rose Bowls (with 25 wins).

UCLA making

leap to Big Ten

in 2024

LOS ANGELES—Like

crosstown rival USC, the

UCLA Bruins are leaving the

Pac-12 Conference to join the

Big Ten Conference, beginning

in 2024.

UCLA Chancellor Gene

Block—in conjunction with

the Alice and Nahum Lainer

Family Director of Athletics,

Martin Jarmond—issued a

joint statement on the move.

That statement includes the

following:

“

For the past century,

decisions about UCLA

Athletics have always been

guided by what is best for

our student-athletes, first

and foremost, and our fans.

Our storied athletics program,

based in one of the

biggest media markets in

the nation, has always had

unique opportunities and

faced unique challenges.

In recent years, however,

seismic changes in

collegiate athletics have

made us evaluate how best

to support our student-athletes

as we move forward.

DREW LEAGUE


ball league in the country.

It would not be a stretch to come

to that conclusion when you consider

the late, great Kobe Bryant shut down

the house with an unforgettable performance

that only the Black Mamba

could put on.

The list goes on and on with NBA

stars and superstars making their way

down to King/Drew Magnet High

School set in the Watts/Compton area

of town for an opportunity to earn

some street credibility and hone their

own game at the same time. Kevin

Durant, James Harden, Chris Paul,

and Compton High School alum De-

Mar DeRozan are just some of the

marquee names to show up for some

summer hoops.

For much of that time, Nike was

After careful consideration

and thoughtful deliberation,

UCLA has decided to

leave the Pac-12 Conference

and join the Big Ten

Conference at the start of

the 2024–25 season.

UCLA has deeply valued

our membership in the Pac-

12 for many years, and we

intend to be a member of

the conference for the next

two years. We have grown

close to the other member

schools and have tremendous

respect for their

commitment to the student-athlete

experience.


SPORTS

the Drew League’s biggest sponsor.

That is no longer the case. The longtime

partnership between the Drew

League and Nike came to an end. Adidas,

Nike’s chief rival, is now backing

the famous summer basketball league.

ReeCee Hollans, the head of Grassroots

Basketball at Adidas, believes

the Drew League is in good hands

with the famous sneaker company.

“What we’re about is authenticating

ourselves in the basketball space

in a real way,” Holland said in a oneon-one

interview on July 3.

To Hollans, grassroots doesn’t

mean sitting in a glass ivory tower

and not connecting herself or the Adidas

brand with clients like the Drew

League and its wide range of customers.

The Pac-12 has always

shared our values and continues

to innovate, working

hard on behalf of its

student-athletes and many

fans. At the same time, each

school faces its own unique

challenges and circumstances,

and we believe this

is the best move for UCLA at

this time. For us, this move

offers greater certainty in

rapidly changing times and

ensures that we remain a

leader in college athletics

for generations to come.

As the oldest NCAA Division

I athletic conference

in the United States and

with a footprint that will

now extend from the Pacific

to the Atlantic, Big Ten

membership offers Bruins

exciting new competitive

opportunities and a broader

national media platform

for our student-athletes

to compete and showcase

their talents.

Specifically, this move

will enhance Name, Image

and Likeness opportunities

through greater exposure

for our student-athletes

and offer new partnerships

with entities across the

“I’m from Oakland, California.

I want to know you from a human

level,” Hollans remarked. “Basketball

was a vehicle that changed my life and

I want to be able to get in front of kids

who look like me, get in front of families,

get in front of people who look

like me, who come from the same

place that I come from and informed

them what I do, give them that love

and give them that human. Hopefully,

they’ll want to be on our side. I’m

out. I’m on foot. I want to meet. I want

to talk. I want to know who you are.

That’s what it is about.”

Hollans goes on to say that it is the

human element that fuels her to connect

with people.

“I think that a lot of the time we

don’t connect on human levels and

country. Entry into the Big

Ten will also help ensure

that UCLA preserves and

maintains all 25 current

teams and more than 700

student-athletes in our

program. Additionally, it

means enhanced resources

for all of our teams, from

academic support to mental

health and wellness.

And although this move

increases travel distances

for teams, the resources offered

by Big Ten membership

may allow for more

efficient transportation

options.

”

me, I’m really, really big on human

connection as well as family,” Hollans

said.

The Drew League is spearheaded

by the Smiley family. Dino Smiley

oversees the Drew League Foundation.

His daughter, Chaniel Smiley,

is the Drew League’s commissioner.

The Smilely’s and the Drew League

Foundation have been astute in ways

of connecting and giving back to the

Watts, South Los Angeles and Compton

communities through their charitable

works.

Plugging into the community with

philanthropic efforts is something

that Hollans said she is a big believer

in. Supporting the Drew League

Foundation is aligned with what she

and Adidas does, she said.

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PETITION TO AD-

MINISTER ESTATE OF: NOR-

MA LEE DEGROAT AKA NOR-

MA LEE ROBINSON CASE NO.

22STPB04117

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,

contingent creditors, and

persons who may otherwise be interested

in the WILL or estate, or

both of NORMA LEE DEGROAT

AKA NORMA LEE ROBINSON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE

has been filed by VERONICA L.

WALKER in the Superior Court of

California, County of LOS ANGE-

LES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE

requests that VERONICA L.

WALKER be appointed as personal

representative to administer

the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority

to administer the estate under

the Independent Administration of

Estates Act with limited authority.

(This authority will allow the personal

representative to take many

actions without obtaining court

approval. Before taking certain

very important actions, however,

the personal representative will

be required to give notice to interested

persons unless they have

waived notice or consented to the

proposed action.) The independent

administration authority will

be granted unless an interested

person files an objection to the

petition and shows good cause

why the court should not grant the

authority.

A HEARING on the petition will

be held in this court as follows:

07/15/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29

located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS

ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting

of the petition, you should appear

at the hearing and state your objections

or file written objections

with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person

or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a

contingent creditor of the decedent,

you must file

your claim with the court and mail

a copy to the personal representative

appointed by the court

within the later of either (1) four

months from the date of first issuance

of letters to a general personal

representative, as defined

in section 58(b) of the California

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from

the date of mailing or personal

delivery to you of a notice under

section 9052 of the California Probate

Code.

Other California statutes and

legal authority may affect your

rights as a creditor. You may want

to consult with an attorney knowledgeable

in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept

by the court. If you are a person

interested in the estate, you may

file with the court a Request for

Special Notice (form DE-154) of

the filing of an inventory and appraisal

of estate assets or of any

petition or account as provided

in Probate Code section 1250. A

Request for Special Notice form is

available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

TATIANNA Y. METTERS - SBN

243998, LAW OFFICES OF TA-

TIANNA Y. METTERS, APC

1631 BEVERLY BOULEVARD

LOS ANGELES CA 90026

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MINISTER ESTATE OF: JAN-

ICE THOMPSON CASE NO.

22STPB05574



persons who may otherwise be

interested in the WILL or estate,

or both of JANICE THOMPSON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

been filed by SELMA DEE HALE

in the Superior Court of California,

County of LOS ANGELES.


requests that SELMA DEE HALE

be appointed as personal representative

to administer the estate

of the decedent.



the Independent Administration

of Estates Act. (This authority will

allow the personal representative

to take many actions without obtaining

court approval. Before taking

certain very important actions,

however, the personal representative

will be required to give notice

to interested persons unless

they have waived notice or consented

to the proposed action.)

The independent administration

authority will be granted unless

an interested person files an objection

to the petition and shows

good cause why the court should

not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will

be held in this court as follows:

07/12/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79

located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS

ANGELES, CA 90012










you must file your claim with

the court and mail a copy to the

personal representative appointed

by the court within the later of

either (1)

four months from the date of first

issuance of letters to a general

personal representative, as

defined in section 58(b) of the

California Probate Code, or (2)

60 days from the date of mailing

or personal delivery to you of a

notice under section 9052 of the

California Probate Code.





in California law.












Attorney for Petitioner

JOHN DONAHUE, ESQ. - SBN

145817, JOHN J. DONAHUE,

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORA-

TION

12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE

810

LOS ANGELES CA 90025

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MINISTER ESTATE OF PAU-

LETTA LEWIS

Case No. 22STPB06228



persons who may otherwise be

interested in the will or estate, or

both, of PAULETTA LEWIS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

been filed by Scherell Lewis in

the Superior Court of California,

County of LOS ANGELES.


requests that Scherell Lewis be

appointed as personal representative

to administer the estate of

the decedent.



the Independent Administration

of Estates Act. (This authority will

allow the personal representative

to take many actions without obtaining

court approval. Before taking

certain very important actions,

however, the personal representative

will be required to give notice

to interested persons unless

they have waived notice or consented

to the proposed action.)

The independent administration

authority will be granted unless

an interested person files an objection

to the petition and shows

good cause why the court should

not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be

held on July 28, 2022 at 8:30 AM

in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N.

Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.










you must file your claim with

the court and mail a copy to the

personal representative appointed

by the court within the later of

either (1) four months from the

date of first issuance of letters to

a general personal representative,

as defined in section 58(b)

of the California Probate Code, or

(2) 60 days from the date of mailing

or personal delivery to you of

a notice under section 9052 of the

California Probate Code.





in California law.












Attorney for petitioner:

EDWARD A TRABIN ESQ

SBN 27607

17515 CRENSHAW BLVD

STE 200

TORRANCE CA 90504

CN987999 LEWIS Jun 29, Jul

6,13, 2022


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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

TS No.: FHAR.278-054 APN:

4029-031-016 Title Order No.:

DEF-279541 YOU ARE IN DE-

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF

TRUST DATED 10/26/2007. UN-

LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-

NATION OF THE NATURE OF

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT

A LAWYER. A public auction sale

to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s

check drawn on a state or

national bank, check drawn by a

state or federal credit union, or a

check drawn by a state or federal

savings and loan association, or

savings 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 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.

Trustor: ELWOOD J BUNTING,

A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed

Trustee: PROBER AND RAPHA-

EL, ALC Recorded 11/2/2007 as

Instrument No. 20072472276 in

book N/A, page N/A of Official Records

in the office of the Recorder

of Los Angeles County, California,

Date of Sale: 7/29/2022 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: $355,739.27 Street

Address or other common designation

of real property: 11209

ARDATH AVEINGLEWOOD, CA

90303 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. NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are

considering

bidding on this property lien, you

should understand that there are

risks involved in bidding at a trustee

auction. You will be bidding

on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at

a trustee auction does not automatically

entitle you to free and

clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the

lien being auctioned off may be a

junior lien. If you are the highest

bidder at the auction, you are or

may be responsible for paying

off all liens senior to the lien being

auctioned off, before you can

receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate

the existence, priority, and

size of outstanding liens that may

exist on this property by contacting

the county recorder’s office or

a title insurance company, either

of which may charge you a fee

for this information. If you consult

either of these resources, you

should be aware that the same

lender may hold more than one

mortgage or deed of trust on the

property. NOTICE TO PROPER-

TY OWNER: The sale date shown

on this notice of sale may be postponed

one or more times by the

mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee,

or a court, pursuant to Section

2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information

about trustee sale postponements

be made available to you and to

the public, as a courtesy to those

not present at the sale. If you

wish to learn whether your sale

date has been postponed, and,

if applicable, the rescheduled

time and date for the sale of this

property, you may call (800) 683-

2468 or visit this Internet Web site

www.servicelinkasap.com, using

the file number assigned to this

case FHAR.278-054. Information

about postponements that are

very short in duration or that occur

close in time to the scheduled

sale may not immediately be reflected

in the telephone information

or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement

information is to attend the

scheduled sale. For sales conducted

after January 1, 2021:NO-

TICE TO TENANT: You may have

a right to purchase this property

after the trustee auction pursuant

to Section 2924m of the California

Civil Code. If you are an “eligible

tenant buyer,” you can purchase

the property if you match

the last and highest bid placed

at the trustee auction. If you are

an “eligible bidder,” you may be

able to purchase the property if

you exceed the last and highest

bid placed at the trustee auction.

There are three steps to exercising

this right of purchase. First, 48

hours after the date of the trustee

sale, you can call (800) 683-2468,

or visit this internet website

www.servicelinkasap.com, using

the file number assigned to this

case FHAR.278-054 to find the

date on which the trustee’s sale

was held, the amount of the last

and highest bid, and the address

of the trustee. Second, you must

send a written notice of intent to

place a bid so that the trustee

receives it no more than 15 days

after the trustee’s sale. Third,

you must submit a bid so that the

trustee receives it no more than

45 days after the trustee’s sale. If

you think you may qualify as an

“eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible

bidder,” you should consider contacting

an attorney or appropriate

real estate professional immediately

for advice regarding this

potential right to purchase. Date:

6/24/2022 PROBER AND RA-

PHAEL, ALC20750 Ventura Blvd.

#100 Woodland Hills, California

91364 Sale Line: (800) 683-2468

Rita Terzyan, Trustee Sale Officer

AFN4752819 06/29/2022,

07/06/2022, 07/13/2022



LEGAL NOTICES

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T.S. No. 100378-CA APN: 6178-

022-032 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO

PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED

OF TRUST, DATED 9/5/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-

NATION OF THE NATURE OF

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT

A LAWYER On 8/3/2022 at 10:30

AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as

duly appointed trustee under and

pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded

10/5/2007 as Instrument No.

20072296687 of Official Records

in the office of the County Recorder

of Los Angeles County,

State of CALIFORNIA executed

by: EFRAIN CERVANTES WILL

SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO

HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,

CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN

ON A STATE OR NATIONAL

BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A

STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT

UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA-

TION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,

OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED

IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FI-

NANCIAL CODE AND AUTHO-

RIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN

THIS STATE; BEHIND THE

FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIV-

IC CENTER PLAZA, 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

and State described as: MORE

ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN

SAID DEED OF TRUST. The

street address and other common

designation, if any, of the

real property described above

is purported to be: 804 N POIN-

SETTIA AVE, COMPTON, CA

90221 The undersigned Trustee

disclaims any liability for any incorrectness

of the street address

and other common designation, if

any, shown herein. Said sale will

be held, but without covenant or

warranty, express or implied, regarding

title, possession, condition,

or encumbrances, including

fees, charges and expenses of

the Trustee and of the trusts created

by said Deed of Trust, to pay

the remaining principal sums of

the note(s) secured by said Deed

of Trust. The total amount of the

unpaid balance of the obligation

secured by the property to be sold

and reasonable estimated costs,

expenses and advances at the

time of the initial publication of the

Notice of Sale is: $35,221.68 If

the Trustee is unable to convey title

for any reason, the successful

bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy

shall be the return of monies

paid to the Trustee, and the

successful bidder shall have no

further recourse. The beneficiary

under said Deed of Trust heretofore

executed and delivered to the

undersigned a written Declaration

of Default and Demand for Sale,

and a written Notice of Default

and Election to Sell. The undersigned

or its predecessor caused

said Notice of Default and Election

to Sell to be recorded in the

county where the real property is

located. NOTICE TO POTEN-

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering

bidding on this property

lien, you should understand that

there are risks involved in bidding

at a trustee auction. You will be

bidding on a lien, not on the property

itself. Placing the highest bid

at a trustee auction does not automatically

entitle you to free and

clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the

lien being auctioned off may be a

junior lien. If you are the highest

bidder at the auction, you are or

may be responsible for paying

off all liens senior to the lien being

auctioned off, before you can

receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate

the existence, priority, and

size of outstanding liens that may

exist on this property by contacting

the county recorder’s office or

a title insurance company, either

of which may charge you a fee

for this information. If you consult





property. NOTICE TO PROP-

ERTY OWNER: The sale date

shown on this notice of sale may

be postponed one or more times

by the mortgagee, beneficiary,

trustee, or a court, pursuant to

Section 2924g of the California

Civil Code. The law requires that

information about trustee sale

postponements be made available

to you and to the public, as

a courtesy to those not present

at the sale. If you wish to learn

whether your sale date has been

postponed, and, if applicable, the

rescheduled time and date for the

sale of this property, you may call

(844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet

Web site WWW.STOXPOST-

ING.COM, using the file number

assigned to this case 100378-CA.

Information about postponements

that are very short in duration or

that occur close in time to the

scheduled sale may not immediately

be reflected in the telephone

information or on the Internet

Web site. The best way to

verify postponement information

is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective

January 1, 2021, you may have

a right to purchase this property

after the trustee auction pursuant

to Section 2924m of the California

Civil Code. If you are an “eligible

tenant buyer,” you can purchase

the property if you match

the last and highest bid placed

at the trustee auction. If you are

an “eligible bidder,” you may be

able to purchase the property if

you exceed the last and highest

bid placed at the trustee auction.

There are three steps to exercising

this right of purchase. First, 48

hours after the date of the trustee

sale, you can call (855) 313-3319,

or visit this internet website www.

clearreconcorp.com, using the

file number assigned to this case

100378-CA to find the date on

which the trustee’s sale was held,

the amount of the last and highest

bid, and the address of the

trustee. Second, you must send

a written notice of intent to place

a bid so that the trustee receives

it no more than 15 days after the

trustee’s sale. Third, you must

submit a bid so that the trustee


after the trustee’s sale. If you think

you may qualify as an “eligible

tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,”

you should consider contacting

an attorney or appropriate real

estate professional immediately

for advice regarding this potential

right to purchase. FOR SALES

INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869

CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland

Drive San Diego, California

92117


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T.S. No.: 19-22534 A.P.N.:

6183-024-020 NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED

OF TRUST DATED 1/23/2009.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION

TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-

ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A

PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED

AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-

TURE OF THE PROCEEDING

AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD

CONTACT A LAWYER. 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 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:

TAMIKA D. POWELL BRANCH,

A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER

SOLE AND SEPARATE PROP-

ERTY Duly Appointed Trustee:

Carrington Foreclosure Services,

LLC Recorded 2/9/2009 as Instrument

No. 20090174379 in book ,

page Loan Modification recorded

on 4/07/2016 as Instrument No.

20160385428 of Official Records

in the office of the Recorder of

Los Angeles County, California,

Described as follows: As more

fully described in the Deed of

Trust Date of Sale: 7/29/2022 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: $325,718.13

(Estimated) Street Address or

other common designation of real

property: 209 SOUTH ESSEY

AVENUE COMPTON, CA 90221

A.P.N.: 6183-024-020 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 COL-

LECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF

THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF

THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED

TO THIS FIRM OR THE CRED-

ITOR 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. NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are

considering bidding on this property

lien, you should understand

that there are risks involved in bidding

at a trustee auction. You will

be bidding on a lien, not on the

property itself. Placing the highest

bid at a trustee auction does not

automatically entitle you to free

and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware

that the lien being auctioned off

may be a junior lien. If you are

the highest bidder at the auction,

you are or may be responsible for

paying off all liens senior to the

lien being auctioned off, before

you can receive clear title to the

property. You are encouraged to

investigate the existence, priority,

and size of outstanding liens that

may exist on this property by contacting

the county recorder’s office

or a title insurance company,

either of which may charge you a

fee for this information. If you consult





property. NOTICE TO PROPER-

TY OWNER: The sale date shown

on this notice of sale may be postponed

one or more times by the

mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee,

or a court, pursuant to Section

2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information

about trustee sale postponements

be made available to you and to

the public, as a courtesy to those

not present at the sale. If you wish

to learn whether your sale date

has been postponed, and, if applicable,

the rescheduled time and

date for the sale of this property,

you may call (800) 758-8052 or

visit this Internet Web site www.

Xome.com, using the file number

assigned to this case 19-22534.

Information about postponements

that are very short in duration or

that occur close in time to the

scheduled sale may not immediately

be reflected in the telephone

information or on the Internet

Web site. The best way to verify

postponement information is to

attend the scheduled sale. For

sales conducted after January 1,

2021: NOTICE TO TENANT: You

may have a right to purchase this

property after the trustee auction

pursuant to Section 2924m of the

California Civil Code. If you are

an “eligible tenant buyer,” you

can purchase the property if you

match the last and highest bid

placed at the trustee auction. If

you are an “eligible bidder,” you

may be able to purchase the

property if you exceed the last

and highest bid placed at the

trustee auction. There are three

steps to exercising this right of

purchase. First, 48 hours after the

date of the trustee sale, you can

call (800) 758-8052, or visit this

internet website www.Xome.com,

using the file number assigned

to this case 19-22534 to find the

date on which the trustee’s sale

was held, the amount of the last

and highest bid, and the address

of the trustee. Second, you must

send a written notice of intent to

place a bid so that the trustee


after the trustee’s sale. Third,

you must submit a bid so that the

trustee receives it no more than

45 days after the trustee’s sale. If

you think you may qualify as an

“eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible

bidder,” you should consider contacting

an attorney or appropriate

real estate professional immediately

for advice regarding this potential

right to purchase. Date:

06/29/2022 Carrington

Foreclosure Services, LLC 1500

South Douglass Road, Suite 150

Anaheim, CA 92806 Automated

Sale Information: (800) 758-8052

or www.Xome.com for NONSALE

information: 888-313-1969 Vanessa

Pessina, Trustee Sale

Specialist


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NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING

Subdivision Case No. 21-003

(TTM 83696)

(1716 E. Rosecrans Avenue,

Compton)

Notice is hereby given that above

listed applications have been filed

with the City of Compton Community

Development Department, by

The WIN Project to develop create

five reduced sized Low Density

Residential lots on a 15,863

square foot lot located at 1716

East Rosecrans Avenue.

The following actions are requested:

Approval of Tentative Tract

Map No. 83696 (Sub 21-003)

Notice is hereby given that a public

hearing for the aforementioned

project will be held before the City

of Compton City Council on Tuesday,

July 19, at 5:35 p.m. The

public hearing will take place at

Compton City Hall Council Chambers

located at 205 South Willowbrook

Avenue, Compton.

ALITA GODWIN

CITY CLERK

Publish: Compton Bulletin on July

6, 2022


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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

LA entrepreneur Marlo Richardson launches new wine next week

LOS ANGELES—More and

more Black women are venturing

into the wine industry.

This summer, Marlo Richardson

will join the less than 1 percent

of Black-owned wineries when she

launches her California-based winery,

Braymar Wines.

The California mother of two

named the wine after her daughters,

Brayli and Marli. The concept of Braymar

Wines was developed during the

pandemic in 2020. But the Los Angeles

native has been a fan of wine

since she opened her first restaurant

in 2010 in Playa Del Rey, Ca.

Braymar wine is produced by

Top Drawer distillery, also owned by

Richardson, and will include a North

Coast Proprietor’s Red Blend, Sonoma

Brut, California Sparkling Rosé

and a Chardonnay. Its contents and

grapes are sourced from a highly-rated

winery in Napa and its blends are

a combination of various grapes from

different coasts in California.

As the owner-operator of restaurant/bar

Stage 21 Sports & Entertainment

Lounge in Culver City, Richardson

said she has had the opportunity

to listen to her customers, when they

repeatedly asked for certain varietals.

She took their requests as an opportunity

to make sure Braymar represented

their trendy tastes.

“Braymar was inspired by my desire

to create memories with people I

care about,” Richardson says. “Many of

those lasting memories have occurred

during a conversation that took place

over a glass of wine or other cocktail.”

Richardson will also be debuting

a pre-made margarita line under Top

Drawer this summer. The margarita

flavors will include premium, watermelon,

pineapple and sour apple.

Braymar Wines will make its official

debut in stores on July 13, 2022.

Richardson is a serial entrepreneur.

She is the founder of businessbullish.com,

an online resource that

helps train people in the areas of financial

literacy and entrepreneurship.

Richardson is also the owner of

STAGE 21 bar in Culver City, formerly

known as the Tattletale Room

Tavern. She is also the president of

Marlo Productions and produced two

theatrical films and hosts a podcast

that mentors people looking to start

investing in cryptocurrency and the

stock market.

For more information, go to

https://www.braymarwines.com .

Lawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in

LOS ANGELES—Nipsey

Hussle was a hip-hop star

who sought to raise up his

neighborhood with him until

a friend from the same streets

gunned him down, a prosecutor

said in his closing argument

Thursday.

“This man was different,”

Deputy District Attorney

John McKinney told jurors,

seeking to humanize Hussle

after two weeks of testimony

that dwelled on the technical

details surrounding the

2019 shooting. “He wanted to

change the neighborhood. He

kept the same friends. And

the neighborhood loved him.

They called him Neighborhood

Nip.”

McKinney’s presentation

came at the trial of Eric R.

Holder Jr., who is charged

with the first-degree murder

of the 33-year-old Hussle,

whose legal name was Ermias

Asghedom.

Holder’s attorney Aaron

Jansen, who will give his closing

argument later Thursday,

has not denied that his client

fired the shots that killed

Hussle, but said mitigating

circumstances make him not

guilty of first-degree murder,

and he’ll likely urge jurors to

find him guilty of second-degree

murder or manslaughter.

Hussle and Holder were

both rappers, one successful,

one unsuccessful, who

grew up as members of the

same South Los

Angeles gang,

McKinney said.

He showed

the jurors a

photo, taken

moments before

the shooting,

of Hussle

crouching

down with a

toddler wearing

a shirt that read

“Crenshaw,”

bought from

Hussle’s South

LA clothing

store, The Marathon,

that they

were standing

outside of.

“He was no

longer a gangbanger.

He was

a world-known

recording artist

and so much

more,” the prosecutor

said. “It

really is a shame that his life

was so brutally and coldly

taken, on his own property,

in his own neighborhood, by

someone from his own gang.

By somebody that he considered

a friend.”

Much of the testimony at

the trial dwelled on the conversation

about “snitching”

that took place between Holder

and Hussle before Holder

returned with two guns.

A friend of Hussle that

heard the whole talk said that

Hussle told Holder there were

rumors of “paperwork” that

suggested Holder was talking

to authorities, and that Holder

should address it.

McKinney

downplayed

this apparent

motive for the

shooting, and

said it could

not possibly

have put Holder

in the kind

of heated, irrational

state that

would justify a

charge less than

first-degree

murder.

“This was

a conversation

between two

homies, where

one is trying to

tell the other

one that there’s

some stuff going

around

about you that

you might want

to take care of,”

McKinney said.

“It was in the

nature of advice.”

McKinney emphasized

that no one who observed the

conversation thought there

was any hostility or imminent

danger.

“I submit to you that the

motive for killing Nipsey

Hussle had little or nothing to

do with the conversation they

had,” McKinney said. “There

was already a preexisting jealousy

or envy.”

There had been no testimony

to this effect during the

trial, and the defense objected.

The judge let the statement

stand, but reminded

jurors to focus on the actual

evidence from the trial.

McKinney used the extensive

surveillance and police

body-camera images

surrounding the shooting

to take the jurors through a

minute-by-minute narrative

of the day.

He repeatedly showed

the video, taken by a camera

across a parking lot, of the

moment Holder appeared

with guns and Hussle collapsed

to the ground.

Holder was gone for about

10 minutes before returning

and firing. McKinney told jurors

that it was plenty of time

for premeditation as defined

by the law.

“He thought about it

and he did it,” McKinney

said. “That’s all premeditated

means. It doesn’t mean he

planned it for weeks.”

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