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PUBLIC NOTICES
Trustee Sale No. F20-00014
Notice of Trusteeís Sale
Loan No. 6723033657 / 646653519 Title
Order No. 2069034-05 You Are In Default
Under A Deed Of Trust, Security Agreement,
Assignment Of Leases, Rents, And Profits,
And Fixture Filing Dated 07/01/2019 And
More Fully Described Below (The ìDeed Of
Trustî). Unless You Take Action To Protect Your
Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You
Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The
Proceedings Against You, You Should Contact
A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest
bidder for cash or cashiers check (payable at
the time of sale in lawful money of the United
States) (payable to Assured Lender Services,
Inc.), will be held by a 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, legal fees and costs,
charges and expenses of the undersigned
trustee (ìTrusteeî) for the total amount (at the
time of the initial publication of this Notice of
Trusteeís Sale) reasonably estimated to be set
forth below. The amount may be greater on the
day of sale. Trustor(s): West Manchester LLC,
a California limited liability company Recorded:
recorded on 07/03/2019 as Document No.
20190644646 of Official Records in the office
of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California;
Date of Sale: 09/03/2020 at 11:00AM
Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in
Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza,
Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance
and other charges: $655,230.65 The purported
property address is: 2622 West Manchester
Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90305-2434 Legal
Description The Land Referred To Herein
Below Is Situated In The City Of Inglewood,
County Of Los Angeles, State Of California,
And Is Described As Follows: Lot 8 In Block
5 Of Tract No. 8344, In The City Of Inglewood,
County Of Los Angeles, State Of California, As
Per Map Recorded In Book 109, Page 94 Of
Maps, In The Office Of The County Recorder
Of Said County. Except Therefrom All Oil, Gas,
Minerals And Other Hydrocarbon Substances
Lying Below A Depth Of 500 Feet The Surface
Of Said Land, But Without The Right Of Surface
Entry, As Reserved Or Granted In Documents
Of Record. Personal Property Description See
Exhibit ìAî attached hereto and made a part
hereof Assessors Parcel No. 4026-004-004 The
beneficiary under the 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 Under Deed of Trust, Security
Agreement, Assignment of Leases, Rents,
and Profits, and Fixture Filing (the ìNotice of
Default and Election to Sellî). The undersigned
caused the Notice of Default and Election to
Sell to be recorded in the county where the
real property is located and more than three
months have elapsed since such recordation.
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
Trusteeís 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. 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
recorderís 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 sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and
date for the sale of this property, you may
call (877)440-4460 or visit this Internet Web
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Summary of Adoption of Ordinance 2207
Amending Section 1.08.030 of Title I of
the Hawthorne Municipal Code (“HMC”)
Regarding Use of the City Seal
Pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c),
the following constitutes a summary of Ordinance
No. 2207 which will be considered for adoption
by the City Council at its regular meeting on
August 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to
California Government Code section 36933(c)
(1), the City Council has previously directed the
preparation and publication of a summary of
Ordinance No. 2207 which clarifies when the
City Seal may be used.
Ordinance No. 2207 makes changes to section
1.08.030 (C) by adding “an elected official of the
city” to person and entities prohibited from the
use of the City Seal in an activity not directly
connected with the official city business. It
also adds (G) through (J) to section 1.08.030
summarized as follows:
G. Except where required by law or approved
by a resolution of the city council, neither
the City Seal or its copy, reproduction, or
limitation thereof may be printed or applied
to any award or certificate.
H. Except when approved by a resolution of
the city council as provided in section 1.08.030,
neither an elected official, appointed official
or employee of the city or any person, firm
or organization may use the City Seal or its
copy, reproduction, or limitation thereof, on any
website or social media account of the City.
I. Subdivision (H) does not apply to prohibit
any reproduction of a document or electronic
publication, such as an event announcement,
that has otherwise been produced in
compliance with this section. For example,
subdivision (H) does not prohibit the posting
of a complete copy of scan of an official City
of Hawthorne event announcement on a
private website.
J. Nothing in this Section is intended to
prohibit any use of the City Seal, or any copy,
reproduction, or imitation thereof, that the City
is required by state or federal law to permit.
The City Council finds and determines that
there is no possibility that the adoption of this
Ordinance will have a significant effect on the
environment. Accordingly, this Ordinance is not
subject to the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378 of Division 6
of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations
A certified copy of the entirety of the text of Ordinance
No. 2207 is available both on the City’s
website and also in the office of the City Clerk,
4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California,
and is open for public inspection. Pursuant
to Government Code section 36933(c), the
summary Ordinance No. 2207 was published
at least five (5) days before the ordinance was
considered for adoption on August 25, 2020
at a duly convened regular meeting of the
Hawthorne City Council.
Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 8/20/20
HH-26868
Summary of Adoption of Ordinance No.
2205, Repealing Section 17.20.130 (Accessory
Dwelling Unit) of Chapter 17.20
(Development Standards for All Residential
Zones) of Title 17 (Zoning) and
Adding a New Chapter 17.21 (Accessory
Dwelling Unit) to Title 17 (Zoning) of the
Hawthorne Municipal Code
Pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c),
the following constitutes a summary of Ordinance
No. 2205, which was adopted by the
City Council at its regular meeting on August
11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to California
Government Code section 36933(c)(1), the City
Council has previously directed the preparation
and publication of a summary of Ordinance
No. 2205 which amends Title 17 (Zoning) to
add regulations related to Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling
Units (JADUs) consistent with State law that
became effective January 1, 2020, contained
at Government Code Section 65852.2 and
65852.22.
Repeal:
Ordinance No. 2205 repeals Section 17.20.130.
In 2019, this Section was amended to comply
with Senate Bill 1069 and Assembly Bill 2299.
Addition of Chapter 17.21:
Ordinance No. 2205 adds a new Chapter 17.21
to address ADUs and JADUs in a manner
consistent with Assembly Bill 881, Senate Bill
13 and Assembly Bill 68, effective January 1,
2020. This legislation removed barriers that may
have prevented construction of ADUs in order
to encourage creation of ADUs and JADUs. In
summary, Chapter 17.21 does the following:
Defines ADUs, existing accessory structures,
JADUs, living area and other pertinent terms.
Establishes that both an ADU and building
permit are required for ADUs and JADUs or
modifications thereof.
Provides that the Director of Planning and
Community Development Department will
review and approve completed applications
ministerially.
Provides that ADUs and JADUs are permitted
in residential or mixed-use zones that allow
residential units.
Details the maximum number of ADUs and
JADUs permitted in a single-family residence
and/or multi-family buildings.
Provides development standards, including
minimum and maximum size, maximum
height, minimum side and rear setbacks, lot
coverage, open space, separation requirements,
and parking, to be consistent with State law
where applicable.
Discusses rental terms, owner occupancy, utility
connections, landscaping, issuance of certificates
of occupancy, correction of non-conforming
conditions, architectural compatibility.
Requires a deed restriction for JADUs, regarding
sale, size and attributes, with details regarding
removal of the deed restriction and enforcement.
Environmental Review:
The proposed Ordinance related to
ADUs is exempt from the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
in accordance State CEQA Guidelines, Article
18, Statutory Exemptions, Section 15282(h).
This section of CEQA provides a statutory
exemption for “the adoption of an ordinance
regarding second units in a single-family
or multifamily residential zone by a city or
county to implement the provisions of Sections
65852.1 and 65852.2 of Government Code
as set forth in Section 21080.17 of the Public
Resources Code.”
A certified copy of the entirety of the text of Ordinance
No. 2205 is available both on the City’s
website and also in the office of the City Clerk,
4455 West 126th Street, Hawthorne, California,
and is open for public inspection. Pursuant
to Government Code section 36933(c), the
summary Ordinance No. 2205 was published
at least five (5) days before the ordinance was
considered for adoption on August 11, 2020
at a duly convened regular meeting of the
Hawthorne City Council.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LA
CITY OF HAWTHORNE
I, Diana Cucalon, the duly appointed Acting
Deputy City Clerk of the City of Hawthorne,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2205, was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of
Hawthorne, CA, at their regular meeting of the
City Council held August 11, 2020, and that
it was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Vargas, Councilmembers
Monteiro, Talleda, Awad, Valentine.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
Deputy City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 8/20/20
HH-26869
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
BULK SALE
(UCC Sec. 6105)
Escrow No. CEG106187-BW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale
is about to be made. The name(s), business
address(es) of the Seller(s), are: PEI Z. TAM
and CANTON KITCHEN 402 West Manchester
Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90301
Doing Business as: CANTON KITCHEN
All other business name(s) and address(es)
used by the Seller(s) within the past three
years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE
The location in California of the Chief Executive
Officer of the Seller(s) is: NONE
The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/
are: WEI MIN LIANG 9342 Guess Street,
Rosemead, CA 91770
The assets being sold are described in general
as: FAST FOOD RESTAURANT and are
located at: 402 West Manchester Boulevard,
Inglewood, CA 90301
The bulk sale is intended to be consummated
at the office of: Central Escrow Group, Inc.,
515 West Garvey Ave., Suite 118, Monterey
Park, CA 91754 and the anticipated sale
date is 09/08/20
The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform
Commercial Code Section 6106.2 YES/NO YES
The name and address of the person with
whom claims may be filed is: Central Escrow
Group, Inc., 515 West Garvey Ave., Suite 118,
Monterey Park, CA 91754 and the last date for
filing claims by any creditor shall be 09/04/20,
which is the business day before the sale date
specified above.
Dated: August 5, 2020
BUYER:
S/ Wei Min Liang
8/20/20
CNS-3391077#
Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 8/20/20
HH-26871
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF:
JOE ANTONIO CRUZ AKA JOSE CRUZ
CASE NO. 20STPB06609
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent
creditors, and persons who may otherwise
be interested in the WILL or estate, or both
of JOE ANTONIO CRUZ AKA JOSE CRUZ.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed
by MARIA PEREZ in the Superior Court of
California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests
that MARIA PEREZ 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: 01/04/21 at 8:30AM in
Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS
ANGELES, CA 90012
Notice of Telephonic Hearing
Due to court closures, you may participate
telephonically by scheduling with CourtCall
at 1-888-882-6878. Please check the court's
website at www.lacourt.com for information
regarding closure to the public.
site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the
file number assigned to this case F20-00014.
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 Property Covered In This
Action Includes All Such Real Property And The
Personal Property In Which The Beneficiary
Has A Security Interest Described Herein And
In Exhibit ìAî Attached Hereto, Respectively, It
Being The Election Of The Current Beneficiary
Under The Deed Of Trust To Cause A Unified
Sale To Be Made Of Said Real And Personal
Property In Accordance With The Provisions
Of Section 2924f(B)(2) Of The California Civil
Code. Date: 7/29/2020 Assured Lender Services,
Inc. /s/Cherie Maples, Vice President of
Trustee Operations Assured Lender Services,
Inc. 111 Pacifica Suite 140 Irvine, CA 92618
Sales Line: (877)440-4460 Sales Website:
www.mkconsultantsinc.com Reinstatement
Line: (714) 508-7373 To request reinstatement
and/or payoff FAX request to: (714) 505-3831
This Office Is Attempting To Collect A Debt
And Any Information Obtained Will Be Used
For That Purpose. Exhibit ìAî All equipment,
fixtures, and other articles of personal property
now or hereafter owned by Trustor, and now
or hereafter attached or affixed to the Real
Property; together with all accessions, parts,
and additions to, all replacements of, and all
substitutions for, any such property; and together
with all proceeds (including without limitation all
insurance proceeds and refunds of premiums)
from any sale or disposition of the Property.
Inglewood Daily News Pub. 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/20
HI-26863
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
CRAIG D. WEINSTEIN
SBN 120384
2381 ROSECRANS AVENUE SUITE 405
EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
BSC 218677
8/20, 8/27, 9/3/20
CNS-3390833#
LAWNDALE NEWS
Lawndale Tribune Pub. 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/20
HL-26872
RESOLUTION NO. 8218
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE
SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS
AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO UTILITY USERS’ TAXES
WHEREAS, by prior resolution, the City
Council has called a General Municipal Election
for November 3, 2020 (the “Election”); and
WHEREAS, by prior resolution, the City
Council has requested that the Election be
consolidated with all other elections conducted
by Los Angeles County on that same date; and
WHEREAS, the City provides crucial services
within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, additional revenue is needed to
fund general municipal services such as 911
emergency response; fire/paramedic/public
safety services; homeless reduction programs;
senior/youth programs; disaster preparedness;
and repairing and maintaining streets, roads,
potholes, and storm drains; and
WHEREAS, the Election provides an opportunity
for the City to present a community
services and emergency response measure
to the voters so that the voters may approve
a new funding source to meet these needs;
WHEREAS, the City of Hawthorne currently
imposes a 5% tax on users of water,
electric, natural gas and communications utility
services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to
submit to the voters at the Election an ordinance
adding an additional 2.5% to the rate of this tax.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE,
CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
1. Pursuant to Government Code Section
53724 and Elections Code Section 9222, the
City Council proposes the ordinance attached
hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein
by reference (the “Ordinance”) and directs that
the Ordinance be submitted to the voters at
the Election.
2. The question shall appear on the ballot
as follows:
CITY OF HAWTHORNE
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MEASURE. To fund general
municipal services such
as 911 emergency response,
fire/paramedic/public safety,
homeless reduction programs,
senior/youth programs, disaster
preparedness, and repairing/
maintaining streets/roads/potholes/
storm drains, shall an
ordinance creating an additional
2.5% locally-controlled tax on
utility bills be adopted, providing
approximately $3,200,000 annually
in new funds until ended by
voters, exempting senior citizen/
disabled-headed households,
and requiring independent audits
and transparency?
Yes
No
This measure must be approved by a majority
of the votes cast in order to be adopted.
3. The City Council hereby directs the City
Clerk to transmit a copy of the Measure to the
City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare
an impartial analysis of the Measure, not to
exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect
of the Measure on the existing law and the
operation of the measure, and transmit such
impartial analysis to the City Clerk within ten
(10) days of the adoption of this Resolution.
4. Pursuant to Elections Code Section
10403, the City Council requests that the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors consent
to consolidation of the Election with the general
election to be conducted by the Los Angeles
County Registrar of Voters on November 3,
2020. Such election shall be held in all respects
as if there were only one election, and only
one form of ballot shall be used. The election
will be held and conducted in accordance with
the provisions of law regulating a municipal
election consolidated with a statewide election.
The City will bear all costs customarily charged
by the County to a city in connection with a
ballot question submitted at a municipal election
that is consolidated with an election conducted
by the County.
5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into
the book of original Resolutions.
6. The City Council directs the City Clerk to
file a certified copy of this Resolution with the
Registrar of Voters of Los Angeles County.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS
28th OF JULY, 2020.
ALEX VARGAS, Mayor
City of Hawthorne, California
ATTEST:
Paul Jimenez, Ph.D, City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RUSSELL MIYAHIRA, City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California
Attachment “A” Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTERS 3.44 (UTILITY USER TAXES)
AND 3.45 (COMMUNICATION USERS’
TAX) OF THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO INCRESE RATES
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
HAWTHORNE DO HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Subdivision A of Section
3.44.040 (Electricity Users Tax) of Chapter
3.44 (Utility User Taxes) of Title 3 (Revenue
and Finance) of the Hawthorne Municipal
Code shall be amended to read as follows:
A. There is imposed a tax upon every
person in the city using electrical energy in the
city. The tax imposed by this section shall be
at the rate of seven and one-half percent of
the charges made for such energy and shall
be paid by the person paying for such energy.
“Charges”, as used in this section, shall include
charges made for: (1) metered energy, and (2)
minimum charges for service, including customer
charges, service charges, demand charges,
standby charges and annual and monthly
charges, fuel, cost adjustments, and the like.
SECTION 2. Subdivision A of Section
3.44.050 (Gas Users Tax) of Chapter 3.44
(Utility User Taxes) of Title 3 (Revenue and
Finance) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code
shall be amended to read as follows:
A. There is imposed a tax upon every
person in the city, other than a gas corporation
or electrical corporation, using in the city gas
which is delivered through mains or pipes.
The tax imposed by this section shall be at
the rate of seven and one-half percent of the
charges made for such gas and shall be paid
by the person paying for such gas. “Charges”
as used in this section shall include: (1) gas
which is delivered through mains or pipes; (2)
minimum charges for such services, including
customer charges, service charges, and annual
and monthly charges.
SECTION 3. Subdivision A of Section
3.44.060 (Water Users Tax) of Chapter 3.44
(Utility User Taxes) of Title 3 (Revenue and
Finance) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code
shall be amended to read as follows:
A. There is imposed a tax upon every
person in the city using water which is delivered
through mains or pipes. The tax imposed by this
section shall be at a rate of seven and one-half
percent of the charges made for such water.
SECTION 4. Subdivision A of Section 3.45.040
(Communication Users’ Tax) of Chapter 3.45
(Communication Users’ Tax) of Title 3 (Revenue
and Finance) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code
shall be amended to read as follows:
A. There is imposed a tax upon every
person in the city using communication services.
The tax imposed by this section shall
be at the rate of seven and one-half percent
of the charges made for such services and
shall be collected from the service user by the
communication services supplier or its billing
agent. There is a rebuttable presumption that
communication services, which are billed to a
billing or service address in the city, are used,
in whole or in part, within the city’s boundaries,
and such services are subject to taxation under
this chapter. If the billing address of the service
user is different from the service address, the
service address of the service user shall be
used for purposes of imposing the tax. As used
in this section, the term “charges” shall include
the value of any other services, credits, property
of every kind or nature, or other consideration
provided by the service user in exchange for
the comunication services.
SECTION 5. The intent of this ordinance
is to increase the rate of each utility users’ tax
imposed by the City of Hawthorne to 7.5%. It
is noted that the Telephone Users Tax imposed
by Section 3.44.030 of the Municipal Code
and the Cable Television Users Tax imposed
by Section 3.44.070 of the Municipal Code
were replaced in 2008 by the voter-approved
Communication Users’ Tax codified at Chapter
3.45 of the Municipal Code. If these taxes still
apply to any use of any utility, it is the intent of
the People that the rates of these taxes also
increase to 7.5%
SECTION 6. The increased tax rates
established by this Ordinance shall take effect
March 1, 2021. Notice of the increased rates
shall be given pursuant to Section 799 of the
California Public Utilities Code.
SECTION 7. Any provision of this Ordinance
may be amended by the City Council without
a vote of the People. However, as required
by Article XIIIC of the California Constitution,
voter approval is required for any amendment
provision that would increase the rate of any
tax levied pursuant to this Ordinance. The
People affirm that the following actions shall
not constitute an increase of the rate of a tax:
(1) The restoration of the rate of the tax to
a rate that is no higher than that set by this
Ordinance, if the City Council has acted to
reduce the rate of the tax;
(2) An action that interprets or clarifies the
methodology of the tax, or any definition applicable
to the tax, so long as such interpretation
or clarification (even if contrary to some prior
interpretation or clarification) is not inconsistent
with the language of this Ordinance;
(3) The establishment a class of persons
that is exempt or excepted from the tax or
the discontinuation of any such exemption or
exception (other than the discontinuation of an
exemption or exception specifically set forth in
this Ordinance); and
(4) The collection of the tax imposed by this
Ordinance, even if the City had, for some period
of time, failed to collect the tax.
SECTION 8. It is noted that, pursuant to
Sections 3.44.210 and 3.45.070 of the Municipal
Code, the City has established certain exemptions,
including exemptions applicable to certain
households headed by persons 62 years of
age or older or certain persons with disabilities.
These exemptions, which are not changed by
this Ordinance, apply to the additional taxes
imposed by this Ordinance.
SECTION 9. The proceeds of all taxes
imposed by this Ordinance shall be deposited
in the general fund of the City and available for
any lawful municipal purpose. All taxes shall
be audited by an independent accountant as
part of the City’s annual financial audit, and
the proceeds of the taxes imposed by this
Ordinance, as well as the expenditure of such
proceeds, shall be annually reported to the public
and presented to the City Council at a public
meeting as part of the City’s Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report or separately from the
City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
SECTION 10. If any section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The
People declare that they would have adopted
this Ordinance, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, phrases, or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 11. The mayor is hereby authorized
to attest to the adoption of this ordinance by
signing where indicated below upon certification
by the City Clerk that a majority of those
electors voting on this Ordinance have voted
in the affirmative.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by
the people of the City of Hawthorne at the
Election held on November 3, 2020.
ALEX VARGAS, MAYOR
City of Hawthorne, California
ATTEST:
DR. PAUL JIMENEZ,
CITY CLERK
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RUSSELL I. MIYAHIRA,
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 8/20/20
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