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Toyota says most recalled US cars and trucks fixed WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota has repaired most of the 5.6 million cars and trucks it has recalled in the U.S. for flaws that could trigger unwanted acceleration, citing progress in rebuilding its reputation for safety. The automaker has been working to improve quality controls as it deals with sliding market share fol- lowing its massive recalls. The world’s largest automaker said in a report Monday that it had aggres- sively responded to safety problems at the urging of its president, Akio Toyoda, and top company officials. Toyota has recalled more than 10 million vehi- cles worldwide over the last year for a wide range of problems, including some that have nothing to do with unwanted acceler- ation. The company has appointed several quality review panels and given more autonomy to regional operations as it aims to improve quality. The government has received about 3,000 com- plaints about sudden accel- eration and estimated the problem could be involved in the deaths of 93 people over the last decade. On Monday, Toyota said it is expanding the role of engineering teams that have been sent out to examine cars that owners claim sped up on their own. Those teams will now check out other problems raised by owners, although Toyota declined to say what the issues are. It also has begun installing brake override systems on all cars and trucks built this year and will install so-called black boxes in all its automobiles starting with the 2011 model year. Brake override technol- ogy automatically cuts the throttle when the brake and gas pedals are pressed at the same time. Black boxes, officially called Event Data Recorders, track what’s going on in a car in the moments before and after a crash. They are often used by investigators to piece together the cause of an accident. Toyota is adding these safety fea- tures as Congress consid- ers legislation requiring them in cars. Toyota said it had repaired 3.7 million of the 5.6 million cars and trucks recalled for sticky gas ped- als and floor mats that can trap accelerators. Those problems have been impli- cated in unintended accel- eration incidents in Toy- otas. The company also said it has fixed 86 percent of the 148,000 Prius and Lexus hybrids recalled due to a problem with the antilock brakes. Toyota said it was receiving about 800 phone calls a week in April about unintended acceleration complaints, but its con- sumer hot line now receives about 150 phone calls per week. Toyota offi- cials said they did not find any link to electronic prob- lems — a possible culprit raised by lawyers and safe- ty advocates — after reviewing 4,200 vehicles in which owners alleged problems with unwanted acceleration. Still, the company’s sales in the U.S. have suf- fered this year in the wake of its crisis. Sales are up just 1 percent through Sep- tember, according to Auto- data Corp., compared with an industrywide sales increase of 10 percent. It has lost more than a per- centage point of market share. ‘‘I have a direct line to Akio Toyoda on safety issues and I believe we demonstrated in recent months that we have the authority to act quickly to address any safety issues that emerge,’’ said Steve St. Angelo, Toyota’s chief quality officer for North America. Toyota officials said they had not received an update from the Obama administration on the progress of the investiga- tion run by engineers at NASA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The gov- ernment has said it expects to complete its review this fall. Times Square cowboy has naked ambition: presidency NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s most famous cowboy has been seized by naked ambition. Robert Burck, known far and wide as the Naked Cowboy, intends to announce on Wednesday that he plans to enter the 2012 presidential race. Burck is a tourist attraction known for strumming his guitar in Times Square while wearing only white underwear, boots and a cowboy hat. It’s not his first time around the political block. Burck had barely entered the mayoral race when he dropped out in 2009, complaining about the amount of red tape involved. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – Daily News – 5B Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY OF TEHAMA, State of California will receive up to and not later than 3:00 PM on October 13, 2010, sealed bids for the award and contract for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, and services re- quired for the "Ridgeway Park Recreation Hall Asbestos Abate- ment Project". This project is to be completed on property locat- ed at 19725 Ridge Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080, at which time the bids will be opened and read publicly. Each Bid must conform and be responsive to this invita- tion and the Contract Docu- ments. Copies are on file and open to public inspection at the Tehama County Administration Office, 727 oak Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Bid documents may be obtained at that office or by calling (530) 527-4655. Contractors wishing to partici- pate in t his bid must attend a mandatory pre-bid site walk- through to be held October 6, 2010, 12:00 noon, at the con- struction site, 19725 Ridge Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Pursuant to Section 1770 and fol- lowing of the Labor Code, the Contractor for the work will be required to pay, at least, the general prevailing wage rates as determined by the Directory of the Department of Industrial Re- lations of the State of California. Questions pertaining to the gen- eral prevailing wage rates should be directed to the Divi- sion of labor Statistics and Re- search, P. O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA 94142-0603 or http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/sha.xls Certification and proof to the County is required for the fol- lowing: Current California Con- tractors License and California department of Industrial Rela- tions, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) As- bestos Abatement license, U.S. Environmental Protection Agen- cy Certification for "Renovation" in accordance with the require- ments of 40 CFR 745 and related rules and regulations, California Department of Health Services certified lead supervisors and workers as well as proof to the Comprehensive general liability insurance covering personal in- jury and property Damage in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00. This insurance shall in include contractual lia- bility coverage for the indemni- fication provided under this con- tract. The Tehama County Board of Su- pervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any defect or irregularity in bid- ding. Williams J. Goodwin, Purchasing Agent S/By: Julie Sisneros Julie Sisneros, Deputy Publish: September 29 and Octo- ber 5, 2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 10-0070195 Title Order No. 4472805 Investor/Insurer No. 103378224 APN No. 049-112-15-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/06/2005. 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." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by FAYDRA A. RECTOR, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 07/06/2005 and recorded 07/14/05, as Instrument No. 015817, in Book 2748, Page 208), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Tehama County, State of Califor- nia, will sell on 10/26/2010 at 2:00PM, At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, paya- ble in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con- veyed to and now held by it un- der said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de- scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, of the real proper- ty described above is purported to be: 13505 PATRICIE STREET, RED BLUFF, CA, 96080. The under- signed Trustee disclaims any li- ability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with inter- est thereon of the obligation se- cured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica- tion of the Notice of Sale is $225,732.27. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total in- debtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso- ciation, or savings bank speci- fied in Section 5102 of the Finan- cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ’’AS IS’’ con- dition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re- garding title, possession or en- cumbrances, to satisfy the in- debtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro- vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/24/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914- 01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Infor- mation (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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