Communications Manager Metters Graduates
from the Sherman Block Leadership Institute
The Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute is an eight month program designed to stimulate personal growth, leadership, and ethical decision-making. It provides first-line supervisors with a high quality training experience allowing them to fine-tune their leadership
skills. Congratulations Communications Manager Metters on your accomplishment. Photo courtesy Inglewood Police Department.
A Man of Faith
We lost a good man last week. Paul Westphal,
died at the age of 70 from brain cancer. He will
be remembered as a great basketball player, but
the tributes that poured in from people who knew
him were about how great a person he was.
He was a man who put his faith ahead of his
personal accomplishments. Paul’s mother sang
a solo at my in-law’s wedding in Inglewood.
He came from a great family. Here’s just a
little recap of his early life: Paul was born in
Torrance, California. He went to Aviation High
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School in Redondo Beach, California, from
1966 to 1969. He attended the University of
Southern California (USC), where he played
college basketball for the USC Trojans as a
guard. The Trojans had a 24–2 (.923) win-loss
record in 1971, setting a Trojans record for
winning percentage. He was an All-American
and team captain in 1972. Playing for USC
from 1970 to 1972, he averaged 16.9 points
per game and led the Trojans with 20.3 points
per game in 1972. Rest in Peace.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF:
MARY FRANCES BUCHANAN
CASE NO. 20STPB07585
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent
creditors, and persons who may otherwise be
interested in the WILL or estate, or both of
MARY FRANCES BUCHANAN.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed
by MICHAEL WESLEY BUCHANAN in the
Superior Court of California, County of LOS
ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that
MICHAEL WESLEY BUCHANAN 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. (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: 02/01/21 at 8:30AM in
Dept. 11 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.
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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
To: Interested Agencies and Organizations
and Members of the Public
Subject: Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Report
Gardena Transit-Oriented Development Specific
Plan Project (GTODSP)
SCH # 2020080305
Lead Agency:
Name: City of Gardena (City)
Address: 1700 West 162nd Street
Gardena, California 90247
Contact: John F. Signo, AICP
Senior Planner
jsigno@cityofgardena.org
310-217-9530
The City, as Lead Agency, has prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for
the Gardena Transit-Oriented Development
Specific Plan Project (GTODSP Project
or Project) identified below. This Notice of
Availability has been issued to notify interested
parties that the Draft EIR is available for public
review and comment. The City is requesting
comments on the EIR from responsible and
trustee agencies, interested public agencies,
organizations, and the general public.
Project Location:
The Project site is located at 12850-12900
Crenshaw Boulevard at the City’s northwest
corner, south of El Segundo Boulevard and
west of the Dominguez Channel. The City
of Hawthorne borders the Project site to the
north and west. The Project site is located
approximately 0.6 mile from the Green Line
station to the north.
The Project site is not included on a list of
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant
to Government Code § 65962.5.
Project Description:
The GTODSP Project proposes to create a
Specific Plan allowing for the development
of up to 265 dwelling units (DU) in a single
building on a 1.33-acre site at a density of
200 DU/acre. The proposed building would
have a maximum height of 90 feet, including
5.5 levels of residential development over 2.5
levels of parking; ½ level of parking would be
below grade. The Project replaces an approximately
24,900-square-foot existing auto
parts warehouse and surface parking lot. In
addition to allowing multi-family housing, the
Specific Plan would also allow short-term
corporate housing within up to 10 percent of
the dwellings at any given time, allowing a
master lessee to sublease to corporate tenants
for less than 30-day periods. The apartments
would consist of studios, one-bedroom, and
two-bedroom units.
Access to/from the proposed building would be
from a right-turn in/right-turn out at Crenshaw
Boulevard. There would be 267 parking
spaces within the parking garage, which would
be leased separately from the residential units
to incentivize the use of alternate transportation
modes. One bicycle parking space would be
provided for every residential unit, as well as
additional bicycle parking spaces for guests.
The Project includes on-site active and passive
open space uses. A minimum of 8,500
square feet of common open space would be
provided. The proposed open space areas
are: a dog park; swimming pool and upperlevel
courtyards; fitness areas; clubhouse; and
co-working space. The proposed active and
passive open space and amenities would total
approximately 15,000 square feet.
An approximately 2,500-square-foot (60 feet
high by 42 feet wide) digital display is proposed
on the building’s north side facing El Segundo
Boulevard. The digital display would be dynamic,
meaning it would be in constant motion.
In addition to advertising, the billboard would be
used to advertise community events. The City
would receive a portion of the digital display’s
revenue under a Development Agreement.
Required Entitlements:
Entitlements and approvals required for the
Project include:
• EIR Certification (EA #1-20)
• General Plan Amendment (GPA #1-20)
• Gardena Transit Oriented Development
Specific Plan (SP #1-20)
• Zone Change (ZC #1-20)
• Zone Code Amendment (ZCA #3-20)
• Development Agreement (DA #1-20)
• Lot Merger (LLA #1-20)
• Site Plan Review ((SPR #1-20)
Environmental Impact Report:
The GTODSP EIR evaluated the Project’s
potential environmental impacts and focused
on the following environmental issues:
• Aesthetics
• Air Quality
• Cultural Resources
• Energy
• Geology and Soils
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Land Use and Planning
• Noise
• Population and Housing
• Public Services and Recreation
• Transportation
• Tribal Cultural Resources
• Utilities and Service Systems
The only impact which could not be mitigated to
below a level of significance, despite mitigation,
was construction noise. Impacts concerning the
following issue areas were determined to be
less than significant with mitigation incorporated:
Cultural Resources; Hazards and Hazardous
Materials; Transportation; and Tribal Cultural
Resources.
Public Review Period:
The Draft EIR is available for a public review
period commencing on January 15, 2021 and
ending on March 1, 2021. In accordance
with the State CEQA Guidelines, should you
have any comments on the Draft EIR, please
provide such comments during this time. It is
preferable that comments be e-mailed to John
F. Signo at the e-mail address provided above
with the subject line: GTODSP DEIR COMMENT.
Comments may also be mailed to Mr.
Signo at the address listed above.
Locations Where Draft EIR is Available
for Public Review
Pursuant to the California Governor’s Executive
Orders), electronic copies of the Draft EIR and all
documents referenced therein are available for
download on the City’s website at https://www.
cityofgardena.org/community-development/
planning-projects/. Also, all materials will be
submitted electronically to the State Clearinghouse
via the CEQAnet Web Portal (https://
ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/). Should you have trouble
accessing these documents, please contact
Senior Planner, John F. Signo, AICP.
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