Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, November 27, 2021

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STUART TOLCHIN 
PUT THE LIGHTS ON 
STEPS----FORWARDS OR BACKWORD 


Which way are we going? A friend presented me 

with a book entitled Technopoly subtitled The Surrender of 

Culture to Technology. I read most of the Introduction in 

which the author, Neil Postman, first describes the benefits 

of technology as a friend of humanity which makes life 

easier, cleaner, and longer. After this brief tribute Postman 

asserts there is a dark side to this friend. ”Its gifts are not 

without a heavy cost. Stated in the most dramatic terms 

the accusation can be made that the uncontrolled growth 

of technology destroys the vital sources of our humanity. It 

creates a culture without a moral foundation. It undermines 

certain mental processes and social relations that make human life worth living. 

Technology is both a friend and an enemy.” Any seeming step forward may in time lead 

to generally unforeseen potentially catastrophic negative results. 

I am writing this article on November 24, 2021 the day before Thanksgiving. My 
reading of Postman and the approaching holiday lead me to a desire to call friends and 
wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. I first called my friend Gene, a friend since elementarySchool. As Gene answered my call I said “Happy Thanksgiving” to which he replied 
“Don’t you know this is a day of mourning for me. “ He explained that his “mourning” was 
the proper recognition of the first Thanksgiving when the indigenous people extended 
their welcome to the immigrant Europeans. This welcome included food (perhaps not 
the legendary wild turkeys) fish, and vegetables together with subsequent instruction on 
how to best survive in this New World (at least for the Europeans.) As ignorant as most 
of us are about American History, we all know that the way the Europeans thanked their 
benefactors was by distributing blankets containing the smallpox virus and eventually 
commencing a policy of genocide almost completely eliminating cultures that had existed 
for centuries. The newly landed “Americans” had access to technological advancements, 
which would eventually change the face of our whole continent. This is called by many“progress.” Probably few of us would agree with Gene’s characterization; nevertheless, as 
most of us worry about the increasingly uninhabitable conditions of our planet related to 
technological advancements it is something to think about. 

After speaking with Gene I spoke with another friend to fearlessly extend another 
Thanksgiving greeting. I spoke with him about his family and wondered how the 
younger generations of his extended family were getting along. The conversation moved 
to the subject of how intergenerational conversations have changed during our lifetimes. 
Both of us remembered the times when our entire family would sit down to dinner talk 
to each other and recount in an entertaining and interesting way the incidents of our day. 
Believe it or not; there was no television playing, no video games existing in our separate 
rooms---really nothing to do but talk to one another. “Cultural annihilation” occurred 
as television crept into our lives. Soon we all no longer sat around the table but were 
being entertained and distracted and the subjects of conversation changed as we became 
spectators. Gradually a great deal of what was “family culture” has disappeared similar 
to what became of the lost Native American culture. Really this is not that much of an 
exaggeration. Postman writes that we have become “tools of our tools.” I believe there 
is a connection to why a great many couples have stated that they see no reason to bring 
another person into this world. This saddens me greatly because, at least for me, there is 
no greater pleasure than growing up and being a part of one’s own family. I believe every 
person has an interesting story to tell but no one today has the time to listen. Technology 
provides entertainment and information that makes it seem unnecessary to ever talk to 
other people.

 I think that if you have taken the time to read this whole article it’s a good sign. 
Remember for every positive step that Progress takes us there well maybe a step or two 
or three negative consequences. Altering the name of Columbus Day and renaming it as 
Indigenous People’s Day is a reflection of my friend Gene’ concern. Progress is not our 
most important product. How about trying instead to lead a good and meaningful life. 

DICK POLMAN 



CHRIS CHRISTIE’S REHABILITATION 
HUMILIATION 

If Bill Murray were to star in a sequel to Groundhog Day, he’d wake 
up to the Sonny and Cher alarm clock, take the cold shower, stepin the puddle, parry the insurance agent, trudge to the gazebo…
and see Chris Christie doing his same old song and dance. 
Seriously, him again? 

Didn’t this guy end his gubernatorial tenure with a 15 percent approval rating, then 
crash and burn as a 2016 presidential candidate? Wasn’t it Christie who morphed 
from Trump foe to toadying manservant, then con-trive to write a spin memoir and 
launch a rehabilitation tour just two short years ago? Didn’t Christie hit the road with 
a media blitz in 2019, sort of praising Trump (“he has many of the qualities that define 
America’s lead-ers”) while sort of knocking Trump (it was a “tragedy” that he was so 
ill-served by his aides), in the hopes of grabbing a piece of the action? 

Apparently it’s time to rinse and repeat. Christie has a new book out now about how 
Republicans should reboot themselves by flushing all the lying sewage of recent years 
and rediscover the virtues of truth. Which is fine as far as it goes. 

Naturally, he thinks of himself as the 2024 nominee who can lead the par-ty back to 
sanity, and you can’t blame him for salivating at the prospect. But because Christie is 
always trying to keep all his options open, he still can’t explain why in 2016 he endorsed 
the con artist most responsible for the lying sewage… or why he’s unwilling to rule out 
endorsing exactly the same con in 2024. 

Christie still seems to think Trump is capable of being a better person. If only Trump 
would stop obsessing about his re-election defeat, things would be just ducky. In 
Christie’s words the other day, “If he wants to be a positive force in the future, he’s got 
to let this other stuff go.” Right. And if dog poop tasted like ice cream, it would be on 
dessert menus. 

Christie’s game is obvious. He’s trying to stuff himself through the eye of a needle, 
damning Trump with faint praise and praising Trump with faint damns in order to 
(theoretically) woo the Republicans who are discomfit-ed by Trump’s fascist excesses – 
without quite alienating the MAGAts who still march in lockstep. 

I guess we should give him points for trying. But good grief, it sure gets embarrassing. 

Take, for instance, what happened on MSNBC this week when he ran into the buzzsaw 
best known as Nicolle Wallace. As my dear departed mother would have said, “It was 
a scream!” 

Christie’s new book laments about all the lies and disinformation that cir-culates in 
the media. But somehow, he just plumb forgot to mention the ceaseless contributions 
of Fox News. Wallace, the former Republican aide, decided to ask him why so-called 
media bias is more dangerous than con-spiracy theories spouted by the likes of Tucker 
Carlson. 

Wallace: “I don’t think it’s an intellectually honest case to make against con-spiracy 
theorists without taking on Fox News.” 

Christie: “Well, then listen, you can write that in your book.” 

Wallace: “I’m not the one trying to ‘rescue’ the Republican party.” 

She continued: 

Wallace: “So you may or may not support Donald Trump in 2024, you may or may 
not run for president, and a book about liars and conspiracy theorists doesn’t have 
anything to say about Fox News.” 

Christie: “No, the book – you’re conflating it.” 

Wallace: “If you want to solve the proliferation of conspiracy theorists with-out dealing 
with Fox News – it’s like solving terrorists, without dealing with the terrorists.” 

Suffice it to say Christie’s dumbo act with respect to Tucker Carlson – who has the 
highest rated show on Fox News – is more than a tad disingenu-ous. And suffice it 
to say that he omitted Fox News from his book because as a perpetual Republican 
candidate he can ill afford to alienate fans of the infauxtainment network. His whole 
shtick is quite tiresome. 

Only fans of The Sopranos will get this closing reference, but so be it: I wish BobbyBacala would just go away and play with his trains. 

Dick Polman, a veteran national political columnist based in Philadelphia and a Writer 
in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman.net. Email him at 
dickpolman7@gmail.com 


LEGAL NOTICESLEGAL NOTICES 
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250363 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AM 
PALLETS CO., 2535 E. 125TH ST, COMPTON, CA 90222 
. Full name of registrant(s) is (are) AGUSTIN MIRANDA 
PEREZ, 513 S BURRIS AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221, 
MARIA MARTINEZ DE MIRANDA, 513 S. BURRIS 
AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221. This Business is conducted 
by A MARRIED COUPLE . Signed; AGUSTIN MIRANDA

PEREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk 

of Los Angeles County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has

(have) commenced to transact business under the fictitious 

business name or names listed above on 09/2008. NOTICE-

This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the 
date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new 
Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that 
date.Thefilingofthisstatementdoesnotofitselfauthorizethe 

use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of 
the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (Seesection 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish:
Mountain Views News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-247120 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALD 
HANDYMAN PLUS, 501 W. GLENOAKS BLVD #64, 
GLENDALE, CA 91202 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are)
ADRIANA L. DIAZ, 501 W. GLENOAKS BLVD, #64, 
GLENDALE, CA 91202. This Business is conducted byAN INDIVIDUAL. Signed; ANANIAS JENKINS This 

statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles

County on 11/09/2021. The registrant(s) has (have)

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business 

name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious 

Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business 
Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
thisstatementdoesnotofitselfauthorizetheuseinthisstateof 

a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another 
under Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views 
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250360 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALSUR 
ABATEMENT ERVIRONMENTAL, 1443 WASHINGTON 
AVE, POMONA, CA 91767 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are)
CALSUR ERVIRONMENTAL CORP, 1443 WASHINGTON 
AVE, POMONA, CA 91767. This Business is conducted byA CORPORATION. Signed; MAGDALENA ANA PADILLA

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los 

Angeles County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has (have)

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business 

name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious 

Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business 
Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
thisstatementdoesnotofitselfauthorizetheuseinthisstateof 

a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another 
under Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views 
News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250614 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CERVANTES FRESH, 8901 CALDEN AVE APT 241, 
SOUTH GATE, CA 92080 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are)
RIGOBERTO CERVANTES PENA, 8901 CALDENAVEAPT 
241, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. This Business is conducted 
by AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed; RIGOBERTO CERVANTES 

PENA 
ThisstatementwasfiledwiththeCountyClerkofLos 

Angeles County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has (have)

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business 

name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious 

Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business 
Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
thisstatementdoesnotofitselfauthorizetheuseinthisstateof 

a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another 
under Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views 
News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-247892 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DG 
ELECTRICAL SERVICES, 14008 BELLFLOWER 
BLVD APT H, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 . Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) DANIEL GONZALEZ CORRALES, 
14008 BELLFLOWER BLVD APT H, BELLFLOWER, CA 
90706. This Business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed; DANIEL GONZALEZ CORRALES This statement 

was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County

on 11/10/2021. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious business name or 

names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name 

Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the 
office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this 
statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 

Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of anotherunder Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views 
News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-247898 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JC 
PRINTING SERVICES, JC PRINTING AND LABELS, 50 
GLENDORA AVE APT 1, LONG BEACH, CA 90803 . Full 
name of registrant(s) is (are) JOSE SALVADOR CASIAN, 50 
GLENDORA AVE APT 1, LONG BEACH, CA 90803. This 
Business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed; JOSE

SALVADOR CASIAN This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/10/2021. The 

registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact business under

the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A.
NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. Anew Fictitious Business Name Statementmust be filed prior to 
thatdate.Thefilingofthisstatementdoesnotofitselfauthorize 

the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 

(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
Publish: Mountain Views News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250611 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JR&C 
CLEANING SERVICE, INC., 4622 LA MIRADA AVE UNIT 
34, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029 . Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) JR &C CLEANING SERVICE, INC., 4622 LA MIRADAAVE UNIT 34, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029. This Business is 
conducted by A CORPORATION. Signed; JOSE R. LARIN 

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LosAngeles

County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names 

listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement 

expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the 
County Clerk.Anew Fictitious Business Name Statement must 
be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not 
of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 
Business 

Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, 
State, or common law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and 
Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250356 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUX BATH 
REMODELS, 333 W. GARVEY AVE STE 230, MONTEREY 
PARK, CA 91754 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are) JOSELYN 
YAMILETH CORNEJO, 333 W. GARVEY AVE STE 230, 
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754, VICTOR CRISTIAN 
NICOLAS, 333 W. GARVEY AVE STE 230, MONTEREY 
PARK, CA 91754. This Business is conducted by A GENERALPARTNERSHIP. Signed; JOSELYN YAMILETH CORNEJO 

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LosAngeles

County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names 

listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement 

expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the 
County Clerk.Anew Fictitious Business Name Statement must 
be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not 
of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 
Business 

Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, 
State, or common law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and 
Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250616 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MNE 
METAL POLISHING, 9569 KRUSE RD, PICO RIVERA, CA 
90660 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are) NATALIE RENDON 
TORRES, 4758 ROSEMEAD BLVD, PICO RIVERA, CA 
90660, EMMANUEL TORRES, 4758 ROSEMEAD BLVD, 
PICO RIVERA, CA 90660. This Business is conducted by AGENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Signed; NATALIE RENDON 

TORRES This statement was filed with the County Clerk 

of Los Angeles County on 11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has 

(have) commenced to transact business under the fictitious 

business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This 

Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it 
was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The 
filingofthisstatementdoesnot ofitself authorizethe usein this 

state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rightsof another under Federal, State, or common law (See section14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: MountainViews News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

 File No. 2021-247894 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PACIFIC 
TRUCKING LLC, 1242 LOS PALOS ST 1242 LOS PALOS 
STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90023 . Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) PACIFIC TRUCKING LLC, 1242 LOS 
PALOS ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90023. This Business is 
conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Signed;

GARY 
MENEDZ This statement was filed with the CountyClerk of Los Angeles County on 11/10/2021. The registrant(s)
has (have) commenced to transact business under the fictitious 

business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This 

Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it 
was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The 
filingofthisstatementdoesnot ofitself authorizethe usein this 

state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rightsof another under Federal, State, or common law (See section14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: MountainViews News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-250358 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE 
PINOY KITCHEN, 22814 BANYAN PL UNIT 11, SANTA 
CLARITA, CA 91309 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are)
JOHN PAUL S ALCAZAREN, 22814 BANYAN PL UNIT 11, 
SANTA CLARITA, CA 91390, REY SAING SUSTITUIDO, 
22814 BANYAN PL UNIT 11, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91390. 
This Business is conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 
Signed; JOHN PAUL S ALCAZAREN This statement 

was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 

11/16/2021. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 

business under the fictitious business name or names listed 

above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement 

expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the 
County Clerk.Anew Fictitious Business Name Statement must 
be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not 
of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 
Business 

Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, 
State, or common law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and 
Professions Code)Publish: Mountain Views News/JDCDates Pub: NOV 20, 27, DEC 04, 11, 2021 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 
File No. 2021-247896 
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRIPLE C 
PRODUCTIONS, 13819 REGENTVIEW AVE, BELLFLOWE, 
CA 90706 . Full name of registrant(s) is (are) NADEAN 
BRANDA CARSTROM, 13819 REGENTVIEW AVE, 
BELLFLOWER, CA 90706. This Business is conducted by AN 
INDIVIDUAL. Signed; NADEAN BRENDA CARSTROM 

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LosAngeles

County on 11/10/2021. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names 

listed above on N/A. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement 

expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the 
County Clerk.Anew Fictitious Business (cont. pg B6) 

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