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 Mountain Views News Saturday, October 1, 2016 

FAMILY MATTERS By Marc Garlett

City of Sierra Madre

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

To: Citywide

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: ORDINANCE NOS. 1380 AND 1381 – AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE 

 TO AMEND AND ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2016 CALIFORNIA BUILDING

 STANDARDS CODE WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND 

 ADDITIONS; AND ORDINANCE 1381 RELATING TO THE ADOPTION AND 

 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND THE 2016 
CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE UPDATES

 Applicant: City of Sierra Madre

Project Location: Citywide 

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the City Council will conduct public 
hearings to consider Ordinance 1380 – updating the Building Code to include amendments to Building, Residential, 
Green Building Standards, Reference Standards, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing codes and the Los Angeles 
Regional Uniform Code Program Technical Amendments to the 2016 California Building Code; and Ordinance 1381 – to 
adopt and amend the 2015 International Fire Code and the 2016 California Fire Code. The amendments to the Fire Code 
include requirements which address recreational fires, fire access road width, automatic sprinkler systems, and repeal of 
conflicting ordinances. Residential Code and Green Building Standards, and Fire Code updates are available for review 
at the Planning and Community Preservation counter at the Sierra Madre City Hall, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra 
Madre, CA. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), this project is categorically exempt from 
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

APPEAL: If in the future anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the City Council in court, one may be limited to 
raising the issues that were raised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or before, the 
scheduled public hearing. 

For further information on this subject, please contact the Planning and Community Preservation Department at (626) 
355-7138.

By Order of the City Council

Vincent Gonzalez

Director of Planning & Community Preservation


IDENTIFYING AND 
STOPPING ELDER ABUSE

The increasing number of elders, as the baby boomer 
generation ages, unfortunately means more cases of 
elder abuse than ever before. The mistreatment of our 
nation’s elderly is appalling. There are many different 
types of elder abuse and neglect, including physical 
abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, and elder 
neglect. To stop elder abuse we must first understand 
the totality of the problem.Signs of physical abuse 
include bruises, broken bones, and scrapes, often 
resulting from sexual abuse, hitting, pushing, and 
restraining. Physical abuse also includes dispensing 
medicine that affects a person’s ability or desire 
to function properly. For example, administering 
additional pain or sleeping medication may lead an 
elder to be bedridden when they would otherwise be 
active and mobile.

 Emotional abuse takes a heavy toll on any victim, 
but especially on the extra vulnerable, such as 
seniors. Emotional abuse includes insults, threats, 
and screaming. It can also include isolating someone 
from others, interfering with their access to friends 
and family members. These behaviors are demeaning 
and can lead victims to withdraw, become angry, or 
suffer other types of personality changes.

 Financial abuse encompasses taking advantage of, 
as well as stealing from, seniors. As they age, elders 
may have a more difficult time keeping track of their 
own finances. That’s why it’s so important to designate 
trusted people in important financial roles. This can 
be accomplished through naming an agent with 
powers of attorney.

Elder neglect also involves failing to meet the basic 
needs of an elderly person. This type of neglect can 
include not providing medicine or food, or failing to 
make or attend necessary doctor’s appointments or to 
pay bills. Warning signs to look out for are utilities 
being turned off, wearing dirty clothing, and the 
worsening of existing health conditions.

In addition to becoming familiar with the types and 
signs of elder abuse, you can take affirmative steps to 
help elders avoid abuse in the first place. Identifying 
and naming trustworthy people to tend to their affairs 
if they cannot do so themselves is a good start.

Dedicated to your family’s health, wealth, and 
happiness,

A local attorney and father, Marc Garlett is on a mission 
to help parents protect what they love most. His office is 
located at 49 S. Baldwin Ave., Ste. G, Sierra Madre, CA 
91024. Schedule an appointment to sit down and talk 
about ensuring a legacy of love and financial security 
for your family by calling 626.587.3058 or visit www.
GarlettLaw.com for more information.


CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE - STATE OF CALIFORNIA

REF: US$6T-250 Intellectual Property 

CODE: MKF/PT/GCSMT-PFA/07SEP15/81-200003 TREATY

 CERTIFIED COPY OF UCC FINANCING STATEMENT

 FIBTREASURY STATUTORY TRUST

 DD Z. DEMERY, Trustee

TO: All Heirs of Don Hermogenes Rodriguez

 The Sovereign People of Aotearoa

 Her Majesty the Queen in Right an American Corporation, NY

All assets deposited in trust whereas, any portion of the alpha omega. F.E.M.

and survey plan 779

Also to Heirs of; O.C.T. 01-4 to Mr. Rolando D.F. Mananghaya Further to 

DD Z. Demery Held in Trust Public-Finance Transaction

A Debtor is a Transmitting Utility

Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 01, 08, 2016

GOOD LIFE 2

HALLOWEEN --YET AGAIN!

 Every year it seems like I recycle this article earlier 
and earlier. It hasn’t changed much since last year, 
or even since I first published it seven years ago. 
But I hope you enjoy it anyway!

 My husband and I were at Home Depot the other 
day and I swear it looked like Party City on October 
30th! Giant spiders, inflatable Frankensteins, 
and wrinkly motorized witches dominated the 
front of the store. I’m sure it’s only a matter of 
time before elaborate 
yard decorations 
start springing up 
around town. Aside 
from the people who 
celebrate Christmas 
by festooning their 
houses and yards with 
super-sized Santas and 
mammoth reindeer, 
Halloween seems to be 
the holiday for which 
people go all out.

 Why is Halloween 
so popular? Of course 
it’s fun for kids to 
dress up and binge 
on candy, but why 
go to all the effort of 
transforming your 
yard into a labyrinth 
of doom? And for 
that matter, why spend hundreds of dollars and 
weeks of planning the perfect costume when you’re 
older than 17? (My apologies to any 30 year old 
Halloween enthusiasts I’ve offended!) After careful 
consideration, I’ve come up with a few possible 
explanations.

 Halloween’s place in the order of holidays allows 
for more energy to be spent on it. After the Fourth 
of July, we get the rest of July and all of August to 
relax. There’s Labor Day in September, but who 
decorates for that? Some people might have a BBQ, 
but it’s not really big on the holiday hit parade. 
Columbus Day is in October, but you never hear of 
Columbus parties either. (Besides, modern culture 
has vilified Columbus so much that hardly anyone 
even gets the day off.) So, there’s been a lot of latent 
holiday energy building since the last firework 
fizzled away on July 4th. 

 Also, Halloween isn’t 
a “milestone” holiday. 
As kids, we all enjoyed 
our birthdays. But as 
we get older, we chide 
ourselves for failing to 
achieve goals. We say, 
“I’m [30, 40, 50...], and 
I’m still not married, 
earned my masters, 
bought a house, or [fill 
in the blank].” New Year 
is another “celebration” 
famous for this kind of 
melancholy. Heck, just 
listening to “Old Lang 
Zine” is depressing 
enough!

 You can count on 
Halloween to not be 
sentimental. There 
are no tear-jerker 
songs like “I’ll be home for Halloween,” or “Have 
Yourself a Merry Little Halloween.” So, deck your 
lawn with tombstones and stock up on Snickers 
and Twix. But be sure to save some Twix for 
yourself --you’ll need the energy for Thanksgiving 
and all that lies beyond. Come to think of it, you 
might as well save all the Snickers, too. So many 
kids have peanut allergies these days. “Happy 
Snacking!”

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 

TS NO. 261579CA 

Order No.: 1456609 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT 
ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 
2923.3) 

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/4/2006. 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 SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public 
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal 
credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank 
specified in Section 5102 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed 
trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or 
encumbrances, to 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(s): MARCELO POLANCO, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 10/19/2006 as 
Instrument No. 06 2325216 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of 
Sale: 10/17/2016 at 10:30AM Place of Sale: Near the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, California 91766 
Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $656,830.98 The purported property address is: 97 E HIGHLAND AVE UNIT 
C, SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 5767-007-048 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are 
considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. 
You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically 
entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a 
junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the 
lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, 
priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title 
insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, 
you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO 
PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the 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 sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the 
sale of this property, you may call 888-988-6736 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site 
http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: 261579CA . 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. 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 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 sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, 
the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return o f the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s 
sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, 
the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’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 holders 
right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 
COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality 
Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 
888-988-6736 O r Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 

Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: 261579CA IDSPub #0114788 

9/24/2016 10/1/2016 10/8/2016


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