"Construction grading on Hellman ranch began in the second week of July. Early on the first day of grading the construction supervisor notified the 2 archaeologists on site that there would be no grading in any culturally sensitive areas that day and they could leave early, so they did.

"By the time the Native American monitor got to the site...he found that the supervisor had deceived the archaeologists and grading was actually being done in a culturally sensitive area (CA-ORA-264). In the ground that was still left intact, he saw that burials had been partially cut up and destroyed by the machines.

"On Sept. 10, 2002, two Native American monitors were threatened with being run over by tractors when they stopped the construction workers from digging next to burials that are still in the ground. That same day these two monitors were laid off. That was one day after the Vice President for Operations of John Laing Homes told the Most Likely Descendant ["MLD", Chief Anthony Morales of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council in this case] that they would not dig in that area. Now Joanie Madrid, Project Manager from John Laing Homes, has been lying to the public in the media about the incident on the hill, claiming [it] never occurred.

"This is the wasy in which our ancestors have continued to be treated on this site, by a land owner who has repeatedly and purposely lied to, deceived and dis-respected the Coastal Commission, the city of Seal Beach, the Archaeological firm, the Native American Monitors and the [MLD}..."

Please call and write the following, "...let them know...that we intend to be a stand for our ancestors and we are not going to go away, ever":

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Larry Myers, Ex. Secretary
Rob Wood, Environmental Specialist III < TITLE="mailto:rw_nahc@pacbell.net>" TARGET="_blank">mailto:rw_nahc@pacbell.net>
Native American Heritage Commission
915 Capitol Mall, Room 364, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-653-4082 or -4040 FAX=916-657-5390
[Understaffed, overworked, but trying hard]

Attn. Karl Schwing
California Coastal Commission
200 Oceangate, Suite 1000
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-590-5071
[Failed to make sure that Special Condition 19 of the Coastal Development Permit was being followed, but took action when the violation was forcefully called to their attention]

John B. Bahorski, City Manager (overall responsibility)
Lee Whittenberg, Development Director (specific responsibility)
< TITLE="mailto:LWhittenberg@ci.seal-beach.org>" TARGET="_blank">mailto:LWhittenberg@ci.seal-beach.org>
City of Seal Beach, 211 8th St. 90740
562-431-2527 FAX 493-9857
[Exact and specific responsibility to make sure that all permits were followed and in place. Code Enforcement, Building and Safety, or Whittenberg's office all have the duty to make sure that permit is followed, and they evidently failed to do this]

EDAW (Archaeological firm selected by Seal Beach and the developer, successor to KEA Environmental)

Attn. Joe Brown, CEO
EDAW HQ, 753 Davis St., San Francisco 94111
415-433-1484 FAX 415-788-4875

Attn. Mike Brown, Managing Principal or Jamie Cleland
EDAW San Diego,
1420 Kettner Blvd. Suite 620, S.D. 92101
619-233-1454 Fax -0952

John Laing Homes
895 Dove St., Suite 200, Newport Beach 92260

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