Vol. 48 No. 43
February 15, 2018 - February 21, 2018
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Celebrating Black History Month
“Black Panther” Stars and Creators Reflect On Its Arrival
Editor in Chief’s Corner Email: sbamericannews@gmail.com Clifton Harris Publisher of The San Bernardino AMERICAN News
Judge Jane Bolin Was The First African American Female Judge Black History News
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service
Jane Bolin Biography Judge, Lawyer (1908–2007)
T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) Fight as the Dora Milaje look on...Photo: Matt Kennedy..©Marvel Studios 2018
T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) . . . Photo: Matt Kennedy..©Marvel Studios 2018 Fans, who bought a record-setting number of advance tickets, weren’t the only ones anticipating the Feb. 16 opening of “Black Panther,” Marvel’s historic first black superhero film. “I’ve been waiting a long time. I was just so, so excited because this was a movie [where] we all felt a lot of ownership, that we thoroughly enjoyed making,” said Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o during the film’s January 30 press conference at the Montage Beverly Hills the morning after its glitzy purple carpet premiere. Nyong’o plays Nakia, T’Challa/ Black Panther’s love interest. Although T’Challa/Black Panther, whose superpowers include speed, strength, night vision, claws and more aided by his country’s powerful metal, Vibranium, was first introduced in the “Fantastic Four” comic book series in 1966, months before the founding of the iconic freedom-fighting Black Panther Party, “Black Panther” is the character’s first-ever live action film. Reportedly Jack Kirby, who created T’Challa/Black Panther with Stan Lee, took the name from the all-black U.S. Army 761st Tank Battalion of World War II dubbed “the Black Panthers.” Chadwick Boseman, well-known for his roles as such real-life heroes as Jackie Robinson and James Brown, is the first to ever play him on film, appearing in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War” to great enthusiasm. He returns in “Avengers: Infinity War” May 4. “Black Panther” follows T’Challa/Black Panther’s journey, in the aftermath of his father’s death, to lead his technologically advanced nation, Wakanda, which the world believes is impoverished. Featuring black actors from the United States, England and various parts of Africa, “Black Panther” is the first Marvel film set in a black-ruled nation. As such, the film challenges the negative stereotypes in which the world typically views
African nations. It also raises larger questions about what a successful never colonialized African country might look like and what role it would play in today’s global landscape. The film’s larger significance was clearly important to Nyong’o and her fellow cast members – who included Boseman, Michael B. Jordan (Erik Killmonger), Forest Whitaker (Zuri), Angela Bassett (T’Challa/Black Panther’s stepmother Ramonda), “Get Out” Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya (W’Kabi) and more – during the Hollywood press conference where Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige and Ryan Coogler, the film’s co-writer and director, were also present. Jordan, who plays the main villain Erik Killmonger that challenges T’Challa/Black Panther’s ascension as Wakanda’s king, said he only truly grasped the film’s importance after seeing it for the first time at the premiere. “I couldn’t describe that feeling before actually sitting down and watching that film and seeing yourself on screen, not just me personally, but people that look like me in power and having those socially relevant themes but in a movie that you want to sit down and watch and enjoy,” Jordan said. As someone from both the United States and Zimbabwe, Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye, leader of the female warriors known as the Dora Milaje who protect the king, had an even more positive response to the fictional Wakanda and its very real continent. Gurira shared that she appreciated the departure from the usual depictions of African countries as impoverished. “You see the power and potential of where you’re from, but you see how skewed it’s viewed by the world and how misrepresented it is and how distorted it is or besieged by the world so often,” she said. “[“Black Panther” is] kind of a salve to those
Okoye (Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba) of the Dora Milaje. . . . Photo: Matt Kennedy..©Marvel Studios 2018
wounds to see this world brought to life this way and to see all the potential and power of all the different African culturalisms and aspects of our being that’s actually celebrated,” she said. “Black Panther” is also noteworthy for its elevation of black women in the superhero genre, be they strong like Gurira’s Okoye, humanitarian like Nyong’o’s Nakia, royal like Angela Bassett’s Ramonda or STEM geniuses like Letitia Wright’s Shuri who is T’Challa/Black Panther’s sister. That elevation was also present behind the scenes through the work of production designer Hannah Beachler, Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth E. Carter and hair department head Camille Friend. “How it was written is that the men are always behind the women as well so no one is undermined,” said Wright of the film and her character. “The men are not like ‘you shouldn’t be in technology, you shouldn’t be in math.’ T’Challa is like ‘go ahead sis, this is your department, this is your domain, like kill it.’” Boseman attributes that gender balance to the vision that is Wakanda. “The idea of the next generation being smarter, being better than you, is a concept that they would have evolved to,” said Boseman. “So even though she’s reared in the same generation, she’s my younger sister, she benefits from whatever I have. So you want your sons and daughters to be better than you were. So that concept is a Wakandan concept.” Coogler, previously known for
his independent social justice film “Fruitvale Station” and the latest installment of the Rocky franchise, “Creed,” both starring Jordan, said he was cautious not to tamper too much with the “Black Panther” spirit so well established by the comic books in the script he wrote with Joe Robert Cole. “You can go through our film and see something in there probably from every writer that has touched T’Challa’s character and the “Black Panther” comics, from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s initial runs to Don McGregor to Christopher Priest, Reginald Hudlin, Jonathan Hickman and Ta-Nehisi Coates,” he said, naming most of the franchise writers. “The character has got a long history and such rich stuff to mine and each writer left their own mark.” When the film’s radicalism was singled out, Feige reminded those in the room that “Black Panther” was born radical. “Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and the whole Marvel bullpen created Wakanda and created T’Challa and created Black Panther and made him a smarter, more accomplished character than any of the other white characters in the mid-1960s,” he said. That integrity, Feige continued, guided this Marvel team. “If they had the guts to do that in the mid1960s,” he said, “the least we [could] do is live up to that and allow this story to be told the way it needed to be told and not shy away from things that the Marvel founders didn’t shy away from in the height of the Civil Rights era.”
Jane Bolin was a trailblazing attorney who became the first African-American female judge in the United States, serving on New York’s Family Court for four decades. Synopsis Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 11, 1908, Jane Bolin graduated from Yale Law School and, after relocating to New York City, became sworn in by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia as the first African-American female judge in the U.S. She served on the Family Court bench for four decades, advocating for children and families via outside institutions as well. She died at age 98 on January 8, 2007. Background Jane Matilda Bolin was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 11, 1908, to an interracial couple, Matilda Ingram Emery and Gaius C. Bolin. Her father was an attorney who headed the Dutchess County Bar Association and cared for the family after his wife’s illness and death, which occurred when Bolin was a child. A Diligent Scholar Jane Bolin was a superb student who graduated from high school in her mid-teens and went on to enroll at Wellesley College. Though facing overt racism and social isolation, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928 and was officially recognized as one of the top students of her class. She then attended Yale Law School, contending with further social hostilities, yet nonetheless graduating in 1931 and thus becoming the first African-American woman to earn a law degree from the institution. Bolin worked with her family’s practice in her home city for a time before marrying attorney Ralph E. Mizelle in 1933 and relocating to New York. As the decade progressed, after campaigning unsuccessfully for a state assembly seat on the Republican ticket, she took on assistant corporate counsel work for New York City, creating another landmark as the first African-American woman to hold that position. First African-American Female Judge On July 22, 1939, a 31-year-old Bolin was called to appear at the World’s Fair before Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia, who—completely unbeknownst to the attorney—had plans to swear her in as a judge. Thus, Bolin made history again as the first AfricanAmerican female judge in the United States. Having already been assigned to what would be known as Family Court, Bolin was a thoughtful, conscientious force on the bench, confronting a range of issues on the domestic front and taking great care when it came to the plight of children. She also changed segregationist policies that had been entrenched in the system, including skin-colorbased assignments for probation officers. Additionally, Bolin worked with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in providing support for the Wiltwyck School, a comprehensive, holistic program to help eradicate juvenile crime among boys. Bolin faced personal challenges, as well. Her first husband died in 1943, and she raised their young son, Yorke, for several years on her own. She remarried in 1950 to Walter P. Offutt Jr. Death and Bio Bolin was reinstated as a judge for three additional terms, 10 years each, after her first, also serving on the boards of several organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the New York Urban League. Though she preferred to continue, Bolin was required to retire from the bench at the age of 70, subsequently working as a consultant and school-based volunteer, as well as with the New York State Board of Regents. She died in Long Island City, Queens, New York, on January 8, 2007, at the age of 98. A 2011 biography was published on Bolin’s career—Daughter of the Empire State: The Life of Judge Jane Bolin by Jacqueline A. McLeod for the University of Illinois Press. The cover of the book features a mid-1940s painting of Bolin by Betsey Graves Reyneau, which is part of the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/ people/jane-bolin-21366813
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The San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation 2018 Senior King & Queen, Don & Celeste Griggs Please allow me to introduce you to the San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation 2018 Senior King & Queen, Don & Celeste Griggs. Congratulations Royalty! Mrs. Celeste Brown Griggs was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1963, where she was a class mate and sweet heart of Don Griggs. Mrs. Griggs joined Don in California after his return from overseas duty. They were married in 1965 in Oceanside, California. After moving to the Inland Empire, Celeste worked for Pacific Telephone Company and attended SBVC. She became a home maker with their three children for five years before deciding to return to the work force. She worked for Kaiser Permanent for twenty-seven years, retiring as Supervisor of staffing and payroll in the Appointment Center in Fontana. Mr. Don Griggs was born in Waterloo, Iowa. He graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1961. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United State Marine Corps where he served for four years. He was employed by Southern California Edison for ten
2018 Senior King & Queen, Don & Celeste Griggs. years before entering the retail business. Eager to be involved with his new community, Don was instrumental in bringing Boy Scouting to the inner city of San Bernardino serving as a Neighborhood Commissioner over seeing several troops and Cub Packs during the late sixties. Don took
Dance with Your Soul at UC Riverside's 'NOT FESTIVAL' NOT FESTIVAL comes to Southern California, led by UCR’s Luis Lara Malvacías
boys on overnight scouting trips and chaperoned them at the Helen Dade Boy Scouts of America Camp in Lake Arrowhead during the summer. Mr. Griggs is well known for his impeccable style of clothing and his love for neckties. He was coowner of Irv Silvers Men’s Fash-
Dance with Your Soul at UC Riverside's 'NOT FESTIVAL'...continued Marroni Della Giustina, Luis Lara Malvacías, Doran George (in memoriam). Opening day (Feb. 24):
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez
ions for fifteen years, having stores located in the Inland Center Mall of San Bernardino and The Tyler Galleria of Riverside. He became President of the Merchants Association at Tyler Galleria. He was hired by Nordstrom’s to manage the Men’s Clothing Department for fifteen years until he retired. While there, he was able to display and sell his personal design collection of ties; “Designs by Don”. Always one to ensure that employees of all races were treated with equity, Mr. Griggs co-founded the Diversity Board to oversee that a certain percentage of employees hired were people of color. Mr. Griggs has been a small business owner for over thirty years. “I felt there was a niche market that had not been touched in men’s neckwear. I envisioned a quality line of African print men’s neckwear that would reflect elegance and significance, while appealing to professional and distinguished men.” The Griggs were volunteers at Priscilla’s Helping Hands and now host H.U.G.S (Home Unity Growth Groups).
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Workshop with Marbles Jumbo Radio at dance studio Arts 100 Opening performance: Kareem Khubchandani, a Bollywood diva. She is joined by other performers: Jennifer Miller, PR, Joel
Mejia Smith, and Jeremy Nelson. The event starts at 7 p.m. and take place at Performance Lab, Arts 166. Tickets are $12.50 general; $8.50 students, alumni cardholders; seniors; and children. To purchase tickets click here To learn more about NOT FESTIVAL Read the story: ucrtoday.ucr.edu/51585???????
Gamma Omega Chapter Advocates For The Youth In The Community Community News
California Family Sues Starbucks After Drinking Barista’s Blood...continued The family was then left to schedule their own blood tests, causing extreme distress for the parents as they had to watch their daughter be poked with a needle and agonizingly wait for the results. Although there was temporary relief with the initial negative results, the family had to be retested six months later because it may take that much time for a person's immune system to produce HIV antibodies. This caused the family stress, nervousness, fright, anguish, grief, anxiety, worry, and shock for several months while awaiting the second round of test results. Starbucks offered $1,000 to each family member for their troubles. “This does not begin to compensate the family for suffered injuries and damages for which Starbucks is liable,” explained the family’s attorney Stan Pekler of Frish Law Group. “Immediately upon learning they had consumed beverages that contained human blood, the family experienced suffering, as well as feel-
ings of anguish, fright, horror, nervousness, grief, anxiety, worry, shock, humiliation, and shame. They endured additional distress because Starbucks seemed to not care about their wellbeing and refused to direct the employee to undergo a blood test to ensure the family's safety.” The lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company is seeking damages based on a failure to warn, negligence, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, assault, negligent hiring, and negligent training and supervision. Attorney Pekler added, “The family suffered emotional injuries because a beverage sold by Starbucks contained human blood, which is clearly a manufacturing defect. In addition, there was no warning directing consumers to examine their beverages for human blood prior to consumption. Therefore, Starbucks is strictly liable for their injuries.”
‘The Vagina Monologues’ Returns To Cal State San Bernardino Community/Education News SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” will be performed at Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 17, at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union theater. Both performances will be from 8-10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Option House in San Bernardino, an organization that helps victims of domestic violence. Tickets are on sale $5 for all students (with student ID) and $10 for all others. Parking on campus is $6. The performance is open to the public. The monologues are recommended for mature audiences. The play, based on Eve Ensler’s award-winning stage show, will be portrayed by CSUSB students who auditioned and were se-
lected for the readings. It will feature some of the candid, funny, painful and yearning insights of women talking about their no-longer-so-private parts. Their experiences are told with compassion, humor, intelligence and honesty that will entertain and inspire the audience. For more information about “The Vagina Monologues,” contact the Women’s Resource Center at (909) 537-7715 or email jhonn@csusb.edu. For more information about Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit inside.csusb.edu. For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit inside.csusb.edu.
What’s Old Is New Again Community News
NOT FESTIVAL, a contemporary dance and music event, will be hosted at UC Riverside from Feb. 24. through March 3, 2018. COURTESY SCOTTSHAW RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Lovers of experimental and contemporary dance will be immersed in eight days of queer, unconventional, and kaleidoscopic performances, workshops, and lectures at the University of California, Riverside. From Feb. 24.-March 3, UCR will host "NOT FESTIVAL: everyone&nomadic&queer&artist&la tino&immigrant&bla ck&other&everyone&," an interdisciplinary dance and visual arts event that for makes its way to Southern California for the first time. NOT FESTIVAL, created by Assistant Professor of Dance Luis Lara Malvacías, has previously been presented in New York and Denmark. “I wanted to offer this program to the Inland Empire, to Southern California, because this area has so much to offer,” Lara Malvacías said. “The audience will get to see and participate in thought-provoking performances, lectures and workshops that also have an academic component to them.” Lara Malvacías if part of UCR's Department of Dance, which in 1982 became the first in the country to establish a Master of Arts degree program in dance history. In 1993 the department became the first in the world to establish a Ph.D. program in dance history and theory. Most NOT FESTIVAL events and workshops are free and open to the entire community. The multidisciplinary event aims to pursue a deeper investigation of the cultural, aesthetic, and social complexities embedded in the word “alterity.” NOT FESTIVAL was first launched in 2003 in New York as an arm of 3RD CLASS CITIZEN, a dance, visual arts, and new media collective. With 3RD CLASS CITIZEN, Lara Malvacías helped create a space for Latino artists living and working in New York.
This collective grew roots and traveled to Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and Lara Malvacías’ native Venezuela. For three years, NOT FESTIVAL also became a venue for artists in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lara Malvacías, who has been at UCR for two years, said this year’s NOT FESTIVAL will focus on “otherness,” the idea that everyone has a story to tell, and the “longing for that something” felt by most people. In Lara Malvacías’ case, he longs for Venezuela and the life he left behind more than 20 years ago, including his childhood spent in grinding poverty. These memories include his mother’s ability to make flowers out of corn husks, of his father’s voice as he sang into the night, and of the dirt floors where he and his six siblings slept, often with empty stomachs. This narrative informs Lara Malvacías' dance moves, and allows him to pour out his identity: Latino, queer, immigrant, professor, dancer, choreographer, visual artist, designer, creator. NOT FESTIVAL will also feature about two dozen performing artists. In addition to Lara Malvacías, other UCR faculty participants include Joel Mejia Smith, associate professor of dance; Taisha Paggett, assistant professor of dance; and Wendy Rogers, professor emeriti, will also participate. Doctoral students in the Critical Dance Studies will also participate. Other featured artists: Julie Tolentino, Wendy Rogers, Jennifer Miller, Marbles Jumbo Radio, Joel Mejia Smith, Taisha Paggett, Crystal Sepúlveda, Jeremy Nelson, Kareem Khubchandani, Mariel Carranza, Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful, Thomas DeFrantz, Keith Hennessy, Jmy James Kidd, Luciana Achugar, Fabiana (continued in next 2 columns)
Photo from left to right: Joyce Hickman, Joyce Woodberry-Harris, Wareline Flipping, and Ann Martin, Scholarship Chair. The youth today is the future for tomorrow. Our youth must be given every opportunity possible to excel in their educational pursuits. Gamma Omega Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc remains faithful to the sorority’s vision of promoting higher scholastic standards for the youth in the community, They encouraged the youth to continue their education
after graduation from high school, and then award scholarships to deserving students. On Saturday February 3rd 2018, the Scholarship Committee of Gamma Omega Chapter held their first fund raiser of the year at the San Bernardino Black Expo Convention. It was a successful event. The members in the community came out to support their efforts.
California Family Sues Starbucks After Drinking Barista’s Blood Manager offers family free drinks for a week Community News
Superior Court of California Case No. CIVDS1802216 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., One year after a San Bernardino, California family was exposed to a Starbucks Coffee Company barista’s blood in their drinks, the family is suing the company. On February 6, 2016, a woman, her husband, her mother-in-law and their young daughter ordered several drinks from the Starbucks located at 601 W. 2nd St. in San Bernardino, California and had begun to enjoy them at home when they noticed a red smear on the side of the white cup, along with a strong metallic smell. They then noticed the same kind of red stain on another cup which two family members, one of which was their young daughter, had already been drinking. After confirming
that no one in the family was bleeding, they called the Starbucks location to report the incident and confirmed that there was in fact an employee who was bleeding but had since been removed from the sales floor. The family was extremely concerned after consuming the beverages contaminated with an employee's blood, particularly as a two-year-old child had drank from one of the drinks. To compensate the family, the manager offered free drinks for a week, but the family felt it critical that the employee get a blood test to determine if he or she was HIV positive or had some other communicable disease. While the manager agreed, the employee was not in fact forced to get the blood test. (continued in next 2 columns)
Whitman Mayo
Rahn Mayo, son of Whitman Mayo
50 years ago on Saturday February 24th 1968 in North Fontana was the first Black History Parade where Whitman Mayo a resident of Fontana, and co-star of Sanford and Son was Grand Marshal. Now on Saturday February 24th 2018 in North Fontana in our Black History Parade, former House of Representative Rahn Mayo, son of Whitman Mayo is representing his father as Grand Marshal. This is "Our Legacy "! So mark your calendar and join us on Saturday February 24th at
10 a.m. for the only commUNITY Black History Parade in San Bernardino County, and the Expo to follow. Come and see some old friends and make some new ones. We have planned a day of fun, food, live entertainment, Kids Zone, and various vendors, something for whole family to enjoy. The parade starts on Citrus and Summit Avenue heading south to Sierra Lakes Parkway, (North of the 210 Freeway). Come early to find good parking.
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Make America Great, Du Bois-style: Unsent petition to JFK asks for sweeping changes GREAT BARRINGTON- Nearly 50 years ago, someone wanted a U.S. president to make America great. By Heather Bellow January 18, 2018 The Berkshire Eagle A hard-hitting petition written in 1961 by W.E.B. Du Bois to John F. Kennedy - but never sent mapped out what Du Bois said was the way to gain the world's respect, and told Kennedy that African-Americans held great hope that he would make fast and sweeping changes, like ending states' rights that allowed racism and brutality to fester. "You, Mr. President, have said that our county has lost prestige in the councils of the world. We believe that this is true and that there is a definite relationship between this fact and the attitude of government toward us, its Negro nationals. Some of us cast our vote impelled by the hope your words generated, and guided by the fact that we cannot live as formerly." An original copy of the threepage letter was installed Tuesday in a new Du Bois exhibit at the Mason Library on Main Street at the start of a five-week festival to celebrate what would be Du Bois' 150th birthday on Feb. 23. Randy Weinstein, director of the Du Bois Center Great Barrington assembled the exhibit from his collection, as well as from items on loan from the UMass Amherst Libraries W. E. B. Du Bois Library, which loaned the original petition. Known as one of the earliest architects of the U.S. civil rights movement, poet, author and scholar William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born in Great Barrington in 1868 - just three years after slavery was abolished. Written in February of that year, when Du Bois was 93, it never left his study. In it he decries "the practice of gradualism," and tells Kennedy he should use the Executive Order to make decisive changes to state and federal laws applying to the treatment of African-American citizens. He said the country needed awakening from a "self-denying
W. E. B. Du Bois with Alice Crawford, his cousin, and Arthur McFarlane, his great grandson, at New York airport before leaving for Ghana in 1961. PHOTO PROVIDED BY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UMASS AMHERST LIBRARIES lethargy" to "end segregation and jim-crow now." And he appealed to Kennedy's "great influence to bring respect for the inalienable rights of man." Du Bois advised an all-out crusade. "Mobilize science and the arts to render shattering blows to the myth of white superiority in every area of our cultural life ... these shameful features of our national life astound and shock the world." He went on to tell Kennedy to finish what Abraham Lincoln had started, and laid out plans that included appointing an AfricanAmerican to a new cabinet post known as "Secretary of Civil Rights." This role, he said, would protect African-Americans from racist state agencies working "under the guise" of states' rights. As well as voting rights for blacks, Du Bois also called for Kennedy to create programs that would put an end to city ghettos, and root out racism and discrimination in state and federal agencies, and other businesses and institutions. It is possible the petition was
Physician Group Dedicated to Low-Income Patients Files Discrimination, Civil Rights Suit Against California Department of Managed Health Care and Gov. Brown Appointee Says recent order issued by DMHC and its Director exceeds authority, violates due process and is discriminatory against Asian-owned business State/Government News
Pasadena, CA – After being unfairly and illegally targeted by government overreach and discrimination, Employee Health Systems Medical Group (EHS) today brought suit against the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and its director, Gov. Jerry Brown appointee Shelley Rouillard. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles Division), claims a recent DMHC Order exceeds DMHC authority, violates due process, and discriminates against minority-owned EHS in violation of state and federal civil rights laws. The EHS suit stems from a December 26, 2017 DMHC Order requiring health plans contracting with EHS to transfer 600,000 EHS patients – 90 percent of them Medi-Cal recipients with few provider options - out of EHS’s care. The DMHC Order was issued following a newspaper story detailing a whistleblower complaint that alleged misconduct by SynerMed, a medical services administration company and former EHS contractor who has been accused of a practice called economic profiling. Upon learning of the allegations in late October 2017, EHS terminated its contract with SynerMed. While the Order directs health plans to terminate EHS physician network, it does not address or apply to other physician groups that contracted with SynerMed during the same period. Further,
because the Order was directed at SynerMed actions and EHS is not named as a respondent to the Order, the physician group has no right to appeal the Order or request a hearing, one of the bases for the federal lawsuit. “The DMHC and Director Rouillard’s illegal targeting of EHS is simply unconscionable,” said EHS spokesperson Denise Ng. “Despite the fact that EHS had no knowledge of SynerMed’s alleged wrongdoing and that our medical professionals have proven over decades their deep commitment to our patients and the underserved, the DMHC Order outrageously smeared our physicians and damaged our company in violation of state and federal law.” “State regulators never contacted us about the allegations in the Order. And, there has been no investigation of the findings,” said Ng. “There have been no complaints about our company or the care we provide.” “It’s concerning when the government ignores its own laws as DMHC has done here” said Michael McClelland, an attorney and former DMHC Chief of Enforcement. “It’s more concerning when the government targets with different treatment certain minority-owned medical groups serving minority communities. And it’s reprehensible for the government to arbitrarily target EHS with no regard for the need of continuity of care of 600,000 of (continued in next 2 columns)
never sent because the NAACP founder and leader got sidetracked, Weinstein said. His daughter Yolande died the following month, and Du Bois brought her body from New York to Great Barrington to bury her in the Mahaiwe Cemetery. Weinstein also said that same spring, Du Bois, frustrated with the pace of social advances in the country, joined the Communist Party of the U.S.A. on the basis of what were its tenets of humanizing policies. "Free education for everyone, free health care for everyone that's what the Communist Party stood for in 1961," Weinstein said. But in a nation still gripped by cold war fever and policies, this didn't go over well. It only increased suspicion of Du Bois, who was already under government surveillance as he went about writing and lecturing about equal rights for African-Americans. By 1961, Du Bois was weary from years of attack and harassment because of his activism and ideas.
That fall, he left for Ghana to work on the "Encyclopedia Africana," and died in 1963 at age 95, just one year before the Civil Rights Act was enacted in the U.S. Weinstein said Du Bois' towering contributions, amid living life, continued at an astonishing pace. "How many people do you know are 93 and function like this?" Weinstein said. Kennedy had only been in office for little more than a month when Du Bois wrote the petition, which ends with Du Bois saying he believed Kennedy could use his sword of power to cut deep into the belly of this most wicked American beast. A man fortified by an unwavering climb up his own stairs of destiny, Du Bois asked Kennedy to step up. "Yours is the hour of destiny, Mr. President. What we ask is within your power. We urge you to act now." You can view the document here: http://credo.library.umass.edu/ view/pageturn/mums312-b229i026/#page/1/mode/1up
Physician Group Dedicated to Low-Income Patients Files Discrimination, Civil Rights Suit Against California Department of Managed Health Care and Gov. Brown Appointee...continued California’s most needy.” Following is a summary of the claims contained in the EHS lawsuit against DMHC and Shelley Rouillard: Claim One - Injunctive Relief from Order (Against DMHC and Rouillard): The DMHC Order violates a California law stating that health plans may not transfer or redirect more than two thousand members at a time without 75-day notice. The DMHC Order called for health plans contracting with EHS to move patients immediately, jeopardizing patient continuity of care and health. Claim Two - Violation of Due Process (Against DMHC): Although targeted, EHS was not made a respondent in the DMHC Order and therefore has no legal right to appeal the Order or request a hearing, a violation of due process per the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Claim Three - Violation of Excessive Fines (Against DMHC): The DMHC Order alleges SynerMed engaged in economic profiling without appropriate notice having been filed by the health plans, as required by law. By removing patients from EHS care, DMHC wrongly penalized and has done irreparable harm to the company. Claim Four - Declaratory Relief (Against DMHC and Rouillard): The suit claims DMHC and Rouillard acted in a wrongful manner, causing damage to EHS. The suit asks for an official declaration of the rights and interests of parties in the matter. Claim Five - Discrimination (Against DMHC and Rouillard): Although SynerMed provided similar services to other medical
groups, DMHC and Rouillard did not issue Orders against those companies. In targeting minorityowned EHS and depriving them of their interests, DMHC violated California’s equal protection law. The suit asks the Court to void the Order. Claim Six - Discrimination in Violation of the Federal Civil Rights Act (Against Rouillard): The suit points out the DMHC licenses and regulates health plans, not independent practice associations (IPAs) like EHS, pursuant to the Knox-Keene Act governing California managed health care. Despite this, Brown appointee Rouillard has undertaken two actions against IPAs, both of which were owned and/or operated by physicians of Asian or SouthAsian descent. During the same period, DMHC initiated no actions against medical groups owned or operated by non-minority physicians. Rouillard’s actions as alleged were intended to, or have had the effect of depriving minority-owned EHS their right to be free from racial discrimination pursuant U.S. Civil Rights Act. Pertaining to the claims in the suit, EHS requests the court invalidate the DMHC Order targeting EHS and award punitive damages and attorney fees to the company. “We are hopeful the court will see that the DMHC Order is illegal and damaging, and immediately put an end to this government overreach and discrimination,” said Ng. “Moreover, Governor Brown, the Department and Director Rouillard must be held accountable so that they can never unfairly target businesses in the future.”
CPUC Protects Access to Phone Service for Low-Income Californians Advocates Praise Move to Protect LifeLine Program from Federal Cuts State/Government News
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – At the urging of The Greenlining Institute and other advocates, the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday approved a plan spearheaded by Commissioner Martha GuzmanAceves to protect low-income Californians from drastic federal cutbacks to eligibility for the LifeLine program. LifeLine provides affordable phone service (including smartphone data) to low-income customers. “This decision marks a great milestone in California’s resistance to the federal war on lowincome Americans,” said Greenlining Institute Telecommunications Legal Counsel Vinhcent Le. “From preserving access to affordable healthcare and growing momentum for state net neutrality protections, to today’s decision on LifeLine, California has consistently fought to protect its
most vulnerable citizens.” Eligibility for LifeLine is based on either income or participation in a variety of government assistance programs for low-income people. Previously, the FCC removed the National School Lunch Program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from the list of programs that qualify people for LifeLine assistance, potentially cutting off over 81,000 current participants and blocking another 322,000 more from eligibility based on income. The new decision preserves current eligibility rules, with the state making up the cost difference. Greenlining was joined by a variety of other consumer advocates, including TURN and the Center for Accessible Technology, in advocating for today’s decision.
Federal Court Finds ICE and Los Angeles Sheriff Collaborated to Unlawfully Detain Thousands of Suspected Immigrants State Government News
LOS ANGELES—On Thursday, a federal court in California ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers. The landmark decision entitles class members to injunctive relief and monetary damages and is a result of two lawsuits brought by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the law firm of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. “The court’s decision vindicates years of work by the Los Angeles immigrant community to challenge the Sheriff ’s Department’s abuses and throws a major wrench in the Trump administration’s deportation machine,” said Jessica Bansal, litigation director at NDLON. “Together with the recently enacted California Values Act, this decision is proof that Trump’s assault on immigrants faces stiff—and effective—opposition in the streets, the state legislatures, and the courts.” The decision issued in Roy v. County of Los Angeles and Gonzalez v. ICE holds the LASD liable for violating the Fourth Amendment rights of thousands of inmates it detained without probable cause of any crime, including some who were held for days after they should have been released. It also holds that the LASD unconstitutionally incarcerated thousands of individuals with low bail amounts who would not even have been booked into jail if it were not for unconstitutional immigration detainers. Based on this decision, members of both classes may be entitled to monetary damages. “For years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the largest law enforcement agency in the United States, callously denied immigrants constitutional
protections that universally apply to all other jail detainees – unjustifiably holding them without cause as prisoners,” said Lindsay Battles, an attorney with Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt. “This decision holds law enforcement agencies accountable for their anti-immigrant, abuse of their authority.” The decision issued in Gonzalez v. ICE holds that ICE’s practice of issuing detainers based on evidence of a person’s foreign place of birth and no other information about a person’s citizenship or immigration status violates the Fourth Amendment. It also holds that its practice of issuing detainers without obtaining an administrative warrant violates its own statutory arrest authority. The decision entitles a national class of people currently subject to immigration detainers to relief from their detainers. The court further found that factual issues about certain detainer-related practices of ICE and LASD would require a trial. “This decision is a victory for the constitutional rights of both citizens and noncitizens alike who for years have been subject to unlawful arrest and detention due to ICE’s immigration requests,” said Jennie Pasquarella, director of immigrants’ rights and senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Southern California. “As the highly polemical ‘sanctuary city’ debate continues, this decision further clarifies that the immigration detainers at the heart of that debate are unlawful and that police who honor them violate the constitution.” “The ICE detainer program damages communities and is built on a foundation of illegality,” said Mark Fleming, associate director of litigation at the NIJC. “We are pleased that court joined other precedents across the country in recognizing the statutory and constitutional problems with detainers.” Read the decision: https://www.aclusocal.org/ sites/default/files/ aclu_socal_roy_20180208_order_re_msjs.pdf?
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Withdrawal of U.S. Census Bureau Nominee Dr. Thomas Brunell Government News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Monday responding to reports that that Dr. Thomas Brunell, President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Census Bureau, has withdrawn from consideration: “Simply put, Dr. Thomas Brunell was woefully unqualified for this critical position. To ensure a full and accurate census count in 2020, the U.S. Census
Bureau must be led by someone who brings a commitment to ensuring that all communities are counted. Brunell’s record raised grave concerns about his ability to approach the role with the requisite level of fairness and independence, given his apparent support for partisan gerrymandering. Moving forward, we will continue to demand that this administration identify nominees who are qualified for the critical positions at hand.”
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HEALTH/FITNESS NEWS
California launches investigation following stunning admission by Aetna medical director Story by Wayne Drash, CNN
Trump Budget Priorities Are a Déjà Vu Attack on Critical Health Programs, Running Directly Counter to What Families in America Need and Want FY’19 Budget Outlines Devastating Vision of Cuts to Health and Safety Net Programs Health/Fitness News
California Insurance commissioner Dave Jones launched the investigation after being contacted by CNN.
Gillen Washington, 23, says he hopes to force change at Aetna.
Intravenous immunoglobulin can cost as much as $20,000 per treatment. It helps patients like Gillen Washington stave off infection. (CNN)California’s insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients’ records when deciding whether to approve or deny care. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones expressed outrage after CNN showed him a transcript of the testimony and said his office is looking into how widespread the practice is within Aetna. “If the health insurer is making decisions to deny coverage without a physician actually ever reviewing medical records, that’s of significant concern to me as insurance commissioner in California — and potentially a violation of law,” he said. Aetna, the nation’s third-largest insurance provider with 23.1 million customers, told CNN it looked forward to “explaining our clinical review process” to the commissioner. The California probe centers on a deposition by Dr. Jay Ken Iinuma, who served as medical director for Aetna for Southern California from March 2012 to February 2015, according to the insurer. The California probe centers on a deposition by Dr. Jay Ken Iinuma, who served as medical director for Aetna for Southern California from March 2012 to February 2015, according to the insurer. During the deposition, the doctor said he was following Aetna’s training, in which nurses reviewed records and made recommendations to him. Jones said his expectation would be “that physicians would be reviewing treatment authorization requests,” and that it’s troubling that “during the entire course of time he was employed at Aetna, he never once looked at patients’ medical records himself.” “It’s hard to imagine that in that entire course in time, there weren’t any cases in which a decision about the denial of coverage ought to have been made by someone trained as a physician, as opposed to some other licensed professional,” Jones told CNN. “That’s why we’ve contacted Aetna and asked that they provide us information about how they are making these claims decisions and why we’ve opened this investigation.” The insurance commissioner said Californians who believe
they may have been adversely affected by Aetna’s decisions should contact his office. Members of the medical community expressed similar shock, saying Iinuma’s deposition leads to questions about Aetna’s practices across the country. “Oh my God. Are you serious? That is incredible,” said Dr. AnneMarie Irani when told of the medical director’s testimony. Irani is a professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and a former member of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology’s board of directors. “This is potentially a huge, huge story and quite frankly may reshape how insurance functions,” said Dr. Andrew Murphy, who, like Irani, is a renowned fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He recently served on the academy’s board of directors. The Gillen Washington case The deposition by Aetna’s former medical director came as part of a lawsuit filed against Aetna by a college student who suffers from a rare immune disorder. The case is expected to go to trial later this week in California Superior Court. Gillen Washington, 23, is suing Aetna for breach of contract and bad faith, saying he was denied coverage for an infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) when he was 19. His suit alleges Aetna’s “reckless withholding of benefits almost killed him.” Aetna has rejected the allegations, saying Washington failed to comply with their requests for blood work. Washington, who was diagnosed with common variable immunodeficiency, or CVID, in high school, became a new Aetna patient in January 2014 after being insured by Kaiser. Aetna initially paid for his treatments after each infusion, which can cost up to $20,000. But when Washington’s clinic asked Aetna to pre-authorize a November 2014 infusion, Aetna says it was obligated to review his medical record. That’s when it saw his last blood work had been done three years earlier for Kaiser. Despite being told by his own doctor’s office that he needed to come in for new blood work, Washington failed to do so for several months until he got so sick he ended up in the hospital with a collapsed lung. Once his blood was tested, Aetna resumed covering his in-
Gillen Washington receives an infusion of the medicine needed to boost his immune system. He calls it “the magic juice.”
Girl has blunt message for Aetna after her brain surgery request was denied. fusions and pre-certified him for a year. Despite that, according to Aetna, Washington continued to miss infusions. Washington’s suit counters that Aetna ignored his treating physician, who appealed on his behalf months before his hospitalization that the treatment was medically necessary “to prevent acute and long-term problems.” “Aetna is blaming me for what happened,” Washington told CNN. “I’ll just be honest, it’s infuriating to me. I want Aetna to be made to change.” During his videotaped deposition in October 2016, Iinuma — who signed the pre-authorization denial — said he never read Washington’s medical records and knew next to nothing about his disorder. Questioned about Washington’s condition, Iinuma said he wasn’t sure what the drug of choice would be for people who suffer from his condition. Iinuma further says he’s not sure what the symptoms are for the disorder or what might happen if treatment is suddenly stopped for a patient. “Do I know what happens?” the doctor said. “Again, I’m not sure. ... I don’t treat it.” Iinuma said he never looked at a patient’s medical records while at Aetna. He says that was Aetna protocol and that he based his decision off “pertinent information” provided to him by a nurse. “Did you ever look at medical records?” Scott Glovsky, Washington’s attorney, asked Iinuma in the deposition. “No, I did not,” the doctor says, shaking his head. “So as part of your custom and practice in making decisions, you would rely on what the nurse had prepared for you?” Glovsky asks. “Correct.” Iinuma said nearly all of his work was conducted online. Once in a while, he said, he might place a phone call to the nurse for more details. How many times might he call a nurse over the course of a month? “Zero to one,” he said. Glovsky told CNN he had “never heard such explosive testimony in two decades of deposing insurance company review doctors.” Aetna’s response Aetna defended Iinuma, who is no longer with the company, saying in its legal brief that he relied on his “years of experience” as a trained physician in making his decision about Washington’s treatment and that he was following Aetna’s Clinical Policy Bulletin appropriately. “Dr. Iinuma’s decision was correct,” Aetna said in court papers. “Plaintiff has asserted throughout this litigation that Dr. Iinuma had no medical basis for his decision that 2011 lab tests were outdated and that Dr. Iinuma’s decision was incorrect. Plaintiff is wrong on both counts.” In its trial brief, Aetna said: “Given that Aetna does not di-
rectly provide medical care to its members, Aetna needs to obtain medical records from members and their doctors to evaluate whether services are ‘medically necessary.’ Aetna employs nurses to gather the medical records and coordinate with the offices of treating physicians, and Aetna employs doctors to make the actual coverage-related determinations. “In addition to applying their clinical judgment, the Aetna doctors and nurses use Aetna’s Clinical Policy Bulletins (‘CPBs’) to determine what medical records to request, and whether those records satisfy medical necessity criteria to support coverage. These CPBs reflect the current standard of care in the medical community. They are frequently updated, and are publicly available for any treating physician to review.” Jones, the California insurance commissioner, said he couldn’t comment specifically on Washington’s case, but what drew his interest was the medical director’s admission of not looking at patients’ medical records. “What I’m responding to is the portion of his deposition transcript in which he said as the medical director, he wasn’t actually reviewing medical records,” Jones told CNN. He said his investigation will review every individual denial of coverage or pre-authorization during the medical director’s tenure to determine “whether it was appropriate or not for that decision to be made by someone other than a physician.” If the probe determines that violations occurred, he said, California insurance code sets monetary penalties for each individual violation. CNN has made numerous phone calls to Iinuma’s office for comment but has not heard back. Heather Richardson, an attorney representing Aetna, declined to answer any questions. Asked about the California investigation, Aetna gave this written statement to CNN: “We have yet to hear from Commissioner Jones but look forward to explaining our clinical review process. “Aetna medical directors are trained to review all available medical information — including medical records — to make an informed decision. As part of our review process, medical directors are provided all submitted medical records, and also receive a case synopsis and review performed by a nurse. “Medical directors — and all of our clinicians — take their duties and responsibilities as medical professionals incredibly seriously. Similar to most other clinical environments, our medical directors work collaboratively with our nurses who are involved in these cases and factor in their input as part of the decision-making process.”
Washington, D.C. – (February 12, 2018) Today, President Trump released his proposed FY 2019 budget to Congress. Following is the statement of Lisa Shapiro, Chief of Staff and Director of Children's Policy at Families USA: “The budget released by President Trump is a true reflection of his distorted vision for America’s health care. It is a continuation of precisely the same destructive policies to take away health care that failed in the face of massive public opposition in Congress last year. It is baffling how disconnected the president is from what poll after poll show families in America really want -- comprehensive health insurance that provides financial security and reduces their out-of-pocket health care costs. “President Trump's vision for health care fails on every count – it reduces choice, raises premiums, dramatically increases the number of uninsured, and guts protections for people with preexisting conditions. It includes hundreds of billions in devastating cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace coverage that would reduce families’ access to quality, affordable health care and take away coverage from millions of children and families. The only meaningful difference between Trump’s health care proposals this year and last year is that his current proposal comes on the heels of signing into law trillions
of dollars in permanent tax breaks for the wealthy and large corporations. “When it comes to taking away people’s access to health care, unfortunately you can count on this president to follow through on his promises. After the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill collapsed last September, the president promised to bring it back, and he is proudly and explicitly doing that in this budget proposal. America’s families have repeatedly opposed this ill-conceived scheme that would harm millions of families’ health care and destabilize one-sixth of the American economy, yet President Trump is continuing to ignore their calls for high-quality, affordable health care. “President Trump’s budget also claims to lower the cost of prescription drugs for consumers and for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. But these proposals are a giant cop-out; they do nothing to meaningfully address the sky-high and ever-increasing prices pharmaceutical corporations set for prescription drugs. “Contrary to its claims, the Trump budget provides no meaningful relief for middle class families who are tired of politicians playing games with their health coverage. American families want stability and affordability in their health care not cuts and empty promises.”
3 Signs It’s Time To Seek Alternative Treatments For Overly Medicated Kids Health/Fitness News
Parents of children suffering from ADD, ADHD or other brainbased disorders can grow frustrated and even desperate as they seek to stem the difficulties they and their children face daily. Often, medicating the children becomes not just a last resort, but a first resort. “Parents will try whatever they can to help their child, and that includes turning to prescription drugs,” says Dr. Ed Carlton, founder of the Carlton Neurofeedback Center (www.carltonneurofeedbackcenter.com) and author of the book The Answer. “While these can prove effective, they have a long list of potential side effects. They don’t correct the underlying cause of the ADD or ADHD symptoms, and they must be taken daily.” Carlton says there are plenty of reasons why parents would want to get their children off medications, but just a few signs that it’s time to make that move include: • The child doesn’t like the way the drugs make them feel. Prescription drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall have a number of side effects. They can cause a teenager or child to have trouble sleeping. They can lead to dry mouth, headaches, dizziness, irritability and anxiety. • The child is losing weight. One additional side effect of Ritalin and Adderall is a loss of appetite. Some children start to lose weight at an unhealthy rate. For some, the weight loss might be a minor thing, but for others it can be a significant and swift drop in weight, and that’s naturally going to be alarming to parents, Carlton says. • Cost is becoming too much. When drugs take care of the symptoms, but not the underlying causes of a problem, their use becomes never ending. “To be effective, drugs like Ritalin and Adderall must be taken daily,” Carlton says. “Over time, parents end up spending a lot of money and their children aren’t seeing permanent results.” Carlton knows from personal experience what it’s like to seek drug-free treatments for brainbased disorders. Years ago, he
suffered from bipolar disorder and felt as if he “spent half my life in line at the pharmacy” until he discovered neurofeedback training. Already a health professional, he evolved over time from neurofeedback patient to practitioner. Carlton refers to neurofeedback as “fitness training for the brain.” It uses "operant conditioning," a term that refers to the brain’s natural ability to learn from experience, which in turn can help it heal. Here’s how it works: The process begins with a brain map, which locates the specific areas that need help to function more efficiently. Once these areas are identified, neurofeedback training can improve their function. The technology uses computers to monitor brain-wave patterns while the patient relaxes and watches a movie or video. The visual and audio inputs are varied, providing feedback based on the training goals from the brain map. The results are lasting and there are no side effects, Carlton says. ADD and ADHD are far from the only conditions Carlton treats. His patients include adults and children suffering from a multitude of disorders, including depression, autism, seizures, traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic-stress disorder. But finding alternatives to prescription drugs for young people has become a rallying cry for him. “What are we teaching kids by handing them drugs to solve their problems?” he asks. “We’re teaching them the answer to their problems is in that bottle.” About Dr. Ed Carlton Dr. Ed Carlton is founder of the Carlton Neurofeedback Center ( w w w . c a r l t o n n e urofeedbackcenter.com) and author of the book The Answer. He is a chiropractor, but prior to that worked for nine years as an engineer. Carlton’s interest in his current profession came about because of his own experience with bipolar disorder. "My first degree is engineering. Neurofeedback is a cross between medicine and engineering, using the best of both to provide relief for my patients. The Answer explains how neurofeedback stopped my bipolar symptoms, and how it can help others do the same.”
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180000637 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 1/17/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 1/17/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): AWM CAPITAL INVESTMENTS Business Address: 16250 HOMECOMING DRIVE #1092 CHINO, CA 91708 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: NANCY L. MIRABELLA 16250 HOMECOMING DRIVE #1092 CHINO, CA 91708 Signature/Officer Title: Nancy L. Mirabella BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL
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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS
INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180000628 Date Filed: 1/17/2018 Filing Expires On: 1/17/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ALOHA BABY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1454 N. ALBRIGHT AVE. UPLAND, CA 91786 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: RENE C. TARCZON Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 1454 N. ALBRIGHT AVE. UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/1/2017 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Rene Tarczon, Individual BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180000932 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 1/24/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 1/24/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): PLANT ORGANIX Business Address: 2601 DEL ROSA AVE SUITE 112 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: AMANDA S. THOMAS 2821 N. ARROWHEAD AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 TERRANCE N. THIBODEAUX 2821 N. ARROWHEAD AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Signature/Officer Title: Amanda S. Thomas, Partner BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180000704 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 1/18/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 1/18/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): NETTIE’S DAYCARE Business Address: 12019 EAST END AVENUE CHINO, CA 91710 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JEANNETTE GROSS 12019 EAST END AVENUE CHINO, CA 91710 Signature/Officer Title: Jeannette Gross, Owner BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180000843 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 1/22/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 1/22/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): J&D TRANSPORT Business Address: 18538 MALLORY DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JIMMY A. ROJAS 18538 MALLORY DRIVE BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 Signature/ Officer Title: Jimmy A. Rojas BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN
THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2018.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1801412 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JENNIFER PARISI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ALEXCIA MARIE REATIGA to Proposed name: ALEXCIA MARIE PARISI b. AVIANA BIANCA NIETO to AVIANA BIANCA PARISI NIETO c. JORDAN JAX NIETO to JORDAN JAX PARISI NIETO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/01/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO JUDICIAL DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: January 19, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 15, 22, March 1, 8, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1800050 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CALEB JONES & KAREN MEANS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.SARAH ANN JONES to Proposed name: SARAH ANN MEANS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/07/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 14455 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92392 Victorville Courthouse A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: January 25, 2018 Susan Slater Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 8, 15, 22, March 1, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1800021 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CLARA ROCHA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. CLARA ROCHA to Proposed name: CLARA NUNEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/07/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 14455 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92392 Victorville Courthouse A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: January 16, 2018 Susan Slater Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1801412 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JENNIFER PARISI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ALEXCIA MARIE REATIGA to Proposed name: ALEXCIA MARIE PARISI b. AVIANA BIANCA NIETO to AVIANA BIANCA PARISI NIETO c. JORDAN JAX NIETO to JORDAN JAX PARISI NIETO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/01/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO JUDICIAL DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: January 19, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 15, 22, March 1, 8, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1801413 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: HOLLIE MORTENSEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. PAUL RAYDEN ORTEGA to Proposed name: RAYDEN JOSEPH MORTENSEN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely
filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 3/05/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 247 W. 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: January 19, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 8, 15, 22, March 1, 2018.
PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: RONALD L. LAWSON Case Number: PROPS 1800043 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RONALD L.
LAWSON aka RONALD LOGAN LAWSON aka RONALD LAWSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ANDREW J. HAYNAL in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that ANDREW J. HAYNAL 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: Date: February 28, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center 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 four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. 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 DE154) 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: Bryan C. Hartnell HARTNELL LAW GROUP, APC Address: 25757 Redlands Boulevard Redlands, CA 92373-8453 Telephone: (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper February 1, 8, 15, 2018.
SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): EDWARD A. KOTWICA YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios le-
gales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1716296 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640, Jenny R. Louro, 306535, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No. 562764 ) Date: August 18, 2017 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Ashlee Bayless , Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 8, 15, 22, March 1, 2018.
SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): ROBBIE CLARK, AND DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1701476 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No. 551903 ) Date: January 25, 2018 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by James Mejia , Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 15, 22, March 1,8, 2018.
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San Bernardino County Association of African American Employees “Ordinary People doing… Extraordinary Things” In honor of Black History Month, the San Bernardino County Association of Employees (SBCAAAE), will host a celebration focused on the theme, “Ordinary People doing… Extraordinary Things”. SBCAAAE will pay special tribute to African American employees of San Bernardino County, who have positively impacted the citizens of San Bernardino County. Honorees who have been selected have demonstrated exceptional leadership, passionately engage in community outreach, invested in themselves to attain professional goals and achievements, have promoted a necessary and creative change through innovation, and have advocated for the needs of SBC citizens in the development of programs and practices. Individuals to be honored are: *Eugenia Turner - The Performance, Education & Resource Centers *Honorable Katrina West – San Bernardino Superior Court *Emily Taylor – Childrens and Family Services *Deputy Deon Filer– Sheriff’s Department *Lesford Duncan – Behavioral Health Office of Cultural Competency * Jonathan Buffong – Behavioral Health Office of Cultural Competency In addition to recognizing our honorees, SBCAAAE will be presenting three $1000 scholarships to deserving students. Keeping in line with this year’s theme the scholarship awardees are all exceptional scholars as well as displayed transformational leadership within their community. The event will be held on Saturday, February 24th 6:00 p.m. at Castaways Restaurant in San Bernardino.. Tickets are but tickets are $65 through 02/10/18 and $75 after 02/10/18 per person and can be purchased at http:// countyofsanbernard.wixsite.com/sbcaaae/events. For additional questions, please contact Hope Holt at (909) 375-8141 or via email at sbcaaae@yahoo.com.
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San Bernardino Valley College to Hold Black History & Civil Rights Concert Black History News
SAN BERNARDINO, California?—On Friday, February 23, 2018, San Bernardino Valley College will host a Black History & Civil Rights Concert, a public performance that is free and open to the community. This event, sponsored by the SBVC Performaning Arts Department, will feature choral pieces, instrumental music, theatrical presentations, and dance performances from campus staff, faculty, and students. Performances
will be interspersed with sociological commentary by Professor Anthony Blacksher and guest of honor, actor Bill Cobbs. The celebration will reflect on the significance of the Civil Rights Movement and the struggles, suffering and sacrifices made by the African Americans during that time and since. A segment of the show called “I Remember” will be presented by Highland City Councilman Jesus Chavez, SBVC student Audra
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Smelzer, SBVC professor Madeleine Scully, and city residents Mark Villalobos and Rick Dawes. “The purpose of this concert is to come together as a diverse community of people who daily benefit from these hard-won civil rights,” said SBVC music professor Madeleine Scully, “and acknowledge, appreciate and celebrate those struggles during the month that this country has set aside as Black History Month.”
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This event is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow provided by SBVC’s Associated Student Government. WHAT: Black History & Civil Rights Concert WHERE: SBVC Auditorium, San Bernardino Valley College, 701 S. Mount Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, CA., 92410. Free parking on campus. WHEN: 7:00pm, Friday, February 23, 2018
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Wise as Serpents, Gentle as Doves Katie Adams/ Policy Advocate for Domestic Issues The dust hasn’t even settled from the last shutdown skirmish that engulfed Washington, and here we are on the edge of another crisis. Congress is consistently at odds with itself these days. Isn’t it amazing how things can feel mired and stuck, but also like they are spinning fast and out of control? The more frantic and scary things get, the more I find myself wanting to respond with anger at the world around me. How did we get here? We’ve become so deeply divided. The “other side” appears alien and foreign, and we get caught up in winning regardless of the collateral damage. This is not unique to politics. It happens in our lives too. It’s easy to understand how these very human actions manifest themselves on the broad scale of our government. We are human and those we elect to high office are also human -- deeply flawed and broken. Personally, it makes me sad that Congress is such a bummer right now. I wish we could participate in the vibrant, active and pragmatic congress of my imagination, where people disagree but compromise, and where silly stunts are considered beneath the dignity of legislators. I hunger for another way. Proverbs 15:4 reminds us that “the soothing tongue is the tree of life” and Matthew 10:16 says “See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and gentle as doves.” Scripture tells us that wisdom trumps foolishness in every situation and we, as people of faith, have a unique opportunity to speak truth and wisdom into this political climate. The next time you’re tempted to
get into a Facebook fight with someone - take a moment to pray for discernment about how to respond. When calling your member of Congress to express your frustration– remember the exhortation to gentleness. In every interaction we have a choice to make -- Do I want to contribute to the cacophony? What do my words and actions mean, and how will I choose to wield them? In my work I interact with members of congress and their staff often. I speak with them about the things that matter to us as a faith community - uplifting the vulnerable, supporting immigrants and refugees, ensuring that everyone has a chance at a life of dignity. These things matter deeply to me and oftentimes it is hard to speak with someone who has a dramatically different perspective on what the government’s role should be. But each time I am tempted to dive into the fray I remind myself that I’m not here for a cathartic moment of unleashed frustration, I’m here to try and make a difference. This doesn’t mean we give up the struggle. Espousing a gentle spirit is not the same as being weak. Our strength can lie in our conviction that how we say something can deeply effect how people hear what we’re saying. Our ability to be in relationship with those with whom we disagree is a mark of our faith, and it can also makes us more effective as advocates. In a deeply divided time, maybe we are called to act as a resting place for others wearied by politics as usual. Perhaps by letting down our guard a little, we can make space for the spirit to work.
Undocumented immigrant, father of leukemia patient, takes refuge in Phoenix church Lifestyle/Religion News
Jesus Berrones, who was brought to the U.S. as a toddler, has received sanctuary at a Phoenix church while fighting deportation. CBS NEWS
By: Lou Yeboah This month, TidalWave Comics celebrates Black History month by re-releasing some of its most popular nonfiction comic books featuring iconic black Americans in an exciting new print format. Since 1976, every United States President has recognized February as Black History Month in order to recognize the pivotal role African-Americans have played in our history. Noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent Americans left an indelible mark, creating a celebration and exploration of culture spanning Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. To celebrate, TidalWave is rereleasing over thirty titles exploring the lives of influential African-Americans who shaped our culture, influenced our politics, and fought for equality and social justice. The comic books will have a spine, a cardstock cover, and feature the high-quality printing one would associate with a coffee table book rather than a flimsy “floppy” comic book found on the stands. TidalWave formed a recent partnership with Ingram to print highquality books on demand while assisting with eBook distribution and more. Ingram works across the full publishing spectrum, providing assistance to some of the largest names in the business to local indie authors. The comic books will spotlight the lives of Barack and Michelle Obama, Whitney Houston, Condoleeza Rice, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, Prince Rogers Nelson, and many others. Known for fiction titles such as
“10th Muse,” “The Legend of Isis,” “Vincent Price Presents,” and partnerships with Steve Harvey and other celebrity writers, the independent publisher made a mark in comic book fandom. In 2008, TidalWave’s first foray into nonfiction told the backstories of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, delving into a corner of the sequential art and storytelling market that was largely untapped. The biography comic form allows TidalWave’s talented writers to delve into the history of newsworthy figures and explore the events that shaped them. Their line of biographical comic books has been featured on CNN, USA Today, NBC, ABC, BET, Politico, Billboard, Roll Call, Vanity Fair, The Today Show, FOX News, and in Ebony, JET, People Magazine among thousands of others, engaging readers of all ages with a mix of information and entertainment. “As a reluctant reader, I found the comic book form easy to access, so I always believed comics could both entertain and teach,” said publisher and creative force Darren Davis. “Celebrating Black History Month through graphic nonfiction is a great way to teach readers about the formation and heart of our nation.” Educators will find TidalWave’s robust catalog of graphic and literary novels now fully accessible, providing teachable moments for their students. Libraries can order books designed to educate and entertain communities, while (continued in next 2 columns)
Lou Yeboah I want to encourage you to NEVER lose hope. Why? Because, hope is the anchor of the soul. Our ancestors held on to hope when facts, circumstances, and actions of others said otherwise. They had no evidence and no reason to believe things would get better, so they held desperately to hope. Hope, that was based on the fact that: God will continue being what He has always been – faithful. Hope that was based on the fact that: God will successfully complete whatever He has begun. Hope, that was based on the fact that: God would keep all His Promises. Hope, that was based on the fact that: There would be justice and equity. Hope, that was based on the fact that: All things would work together for good to them that love God. What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? According to the Bible, “Hope,” is about a promise. Hope is a confident
expectation regarding the unseen and future [Hebrews 11:1-2; Colossians 1:27]. That’s why Paul said in [Romans 5:3-5], we can rejoice in our sufferings because we are a people of Hope. Not only that, but that our suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” [Romans 5:3–5]. So as you hold on through the storms, know that there is a proven-ness in regard to your character. Never lose hope. Hold on, for this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. Because the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish usu. [I Peter 5:10]. And this is the hope we have as an anchor for our soul, firm and secure, says the Scripture. “All the promises in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us” [2 Corinthians 1:20].Never lose hope. The Anchor of the Soul!
A father facing deportation is taking refuge this morning inside a Phoenix church, which has opened its doors to provide sanctuary. Jesus Berrones is now living inside. With a five-year-old son battling leukemia, and a wife who is five months pregnant, Berrones is pleading with ICE not to deport him a third time. He has been ordered to surrender to immigration officers today. "I will fight to stay here," Berrones said. His son Jayden is so scared his father will get deported, he refuses to leave his side at the Shadow Rock United Church of Christ. The five-year-old's leukemia treatments are too toxic for his mother to handle. "My wife cannot give him the pills because she's pregnant," Berrones said. Berrones is his family's sole breadwinner, and the U.S. is the only country he's ever known; his parents brought him here as a toddler in 1989. Now 30, Berrones doesn't meet the requirements of a so-called "Dreamer." To even apply for a green card, he would first have to leave the U.S. for 10 years. Berrones said, "I don't have DUI. I haven't killed nobody." "There has to be a price to pay, right?" asked CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez. "Yes." "What would you say to someone who doesn't agree with you staying?" Bojorquez asked. "They don't like our people, Mexicans." According to Berrones, he was once caught driving without a li-
cense. He's been deported twice, in 2006 and 2010. Each time, he came back illegally, even making the dangerous crossing through the Arizona desert, to be with his wife and five children, who are all U.S. citizens. Sonia Berrones, five months pregnant, now worries about finding a job to make ends meet. "His kids need him; I need him," she said. Bojorquez asked, "Have you thought about what it would be like to have to say goodbye to him?" She sobbed: "It's going to be hard." On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied Berrones' latest attempt to stay. His case is still under review. Rev. Ken Heintzelman opened his church doors to Berrones on Friday. Bojorquez said, "Some would say you were harboring a criminal." "He shouldn't be prosecuted," replied Rev. Heintzelman. "He should be lifted up, used as an example of what it means to be a father." ICE declined to comment to "CBS This Morning" for this story. This is not the first time this church has housed an undocumented immigrant; six other people have reportedly sought shelter here since 2014. ICE agents could legally enter the church with a warrant to seize Berrones, but the agency typically stays away from houses of worship, because it considers them "sensitive" places.
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"Us" Too Movement - Black Women Move to End Workplace Discrimination Local/National News
Dr. Shirley Ann Johnson, founder of the "Us" Too Movement Riverside, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Marine Corps veteran and long-time university adjunct professor, Dr. Shirley Ann Johnson, who stands in support of the worldwide call to action for the #MeToo Movement, seeks to include in the conversation another women’s issue. She has coined it "Us" Too - a movement which will focus on the mistreatment of African American women in the workplace. "Some African American women may have been spared from the carnage of sexual harassment in the workplace, but many are being brutally assaulted by workforce discrimination," she said. She went on to argue that "African American women who are courageous enough to speak up are either fired or become targets of ongoing harassment. Scores of women reported filing complaints to their Human Resources Department only to have their complaints fall on deaf ears. The discrimination continued." Statistically, millions of black women earn significantly less and receive far fewer opportunities than similarly qualified non-black
candidates in the workplace. And to add insult to those injuries, many of these same African American women have to work in an environment where disparaging comments are directed toward them or where they endure other forms of unfair treatment on a daily basis. Dr. Johnson's goal is to garner support to bring about much needed change. The #MeToo Movement has shown how the careers of women are often diminished or destroyed by sexual harassment; the Us Too Movement wants to bring awareness to the brutality of discrimination - which threatens to destroy the very lives of the African American women who suffer it. "This is our story," she said. "Include us in the movement because the time has come for 'it' to end." About Dr. Shirley Ann Johnson Dr. Johnson is a native of Memphis, Tennessee but has lived in California for close to forty years. She is the mother of two adult children and grandmother of three. She is a concerned advocate for justice for all.
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Access to Safe, Decent and Affordable Housing Threatened Civil Rights Advocates Unite in Opposition to Rollbacks By Charlene Crowell February 8, 2018
In recent days, threats to the nation’s housing finance system have emerged. At the center of the controversy are two key issues: the obligation of mortgage lenders to ensure broad mortgage credit for all credit-worthy borrowers, and secondly, whether the nation will enforce its own laws banning unlawful discrimination. On February 2, a leaked Senate proposal to overhaul the secondary mortgage market’s government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would drop important access and affordability provisions that now govern the system. For example, the GSEs now are required to always serve all markets, as well as have in place affordable housing goals. The proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) was quickly and unanimously rejected by a broad coalition of civil rights and housing advocates that included: the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza), National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Urban League, and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). “Ten years after the 2008 Housing Crisis, it is disheartening to turn the secondary mortgage market back over to Wall Street,” wrote the coalition. “Who can forget the 7.8 million completed
home foreclosures and trillions of dollars in lost family wealth?” “Many American still face immense housing challenges,” the leaders continued. “This ill-conceived approach places the risk on the backs of hardworking families who already rescued the big banks.” The draft legislation also fell short for Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. “I appreciate the dedication Senators Warner and Corker have shown to address this critical issue, but this draft isn’t even close to a solution that works for families who hope to buy homes, said Warren. “This bill would end up creating more problems than it solves.” As early as 2008, Congress moved swiftly to enact the Housing and Economic Recovery Act. This bipartisan legislation provided strong regulatory oversight of the housing finance system and brought forward important affordable housing goals to ensure that hard-working families would be able to access mortgage loans. But with the housing market’s lengthy path to recovery, many have renewed calls for legislative reform of Fannie and Freddie. And just as the GSEs are now pledged to serve the entire market, some want to take way to take away the system’s access and affordability requirements. That kind of change would harm Black families and communities, as well as other low-wealth families. “The big-ticket items that we are looking for is the national dutyto-serve and affordable housing goals that have a regulator able to enforce those,” said Scott Astrada, CRL’s Director of Federal Advocacy. Days later, on February 5, Mick (continued in next 2 columns)
Mulvaney, the White House hand-picked Acting Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced he would move the Bureau’s staff for its Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity (OFLEO) directly under his control. The Dodd-Frank Act mandates that OFLEO perform “oversight and enforcement of federal laws to ensure the fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory access to credit” By moving fair lending experts to the CFPB’s Director’s office, to focus instead on consumer education and coordination, there are real concerns that the OFLEO will be unable to perform its enforcement and oversight mission. “This action could open up the floodgates on lending discrimination, which would damage the ability for people of color to build wealth,” noted Debbie Goldstein, CRL’s Executive Vice President. “One of the reasons the CFPB was established was because lending discrimination targeted people of color with predatory, high-cost loans that led to foreclosures.” Mulvaney’s personnel shift is yet another consistent sign that the nation’s financial cop-on-thebeat is walking a new patrol. Since assuming unlawful leadership at CFPB, Mulvaney has also dropped a lawsuit against predatory payday lenders, sup-
ported repeal of the Bureau’s auto lending guidance that took direct aim at pervasive and discriminatory practices. He has also made clear his plans to reopen rulemaking under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). HMDA is a federal law that requires most financial institutions to provide mortgage data to the public. It ensures that mortgage lenders are serving the credit needs of communities in which they are located. The annual HMDA report is the only comprehensive one that enables a comparison of private mortgage lending compared to that of government-backed mortgages like FHA, VA and USDA. This report is also unique for its tracking of mortgage lending and denials by race and ethnicity. This unique feature enables policymakers to discern discriminatory trends. As 2018 commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, we must remain vigilant in the fight for access to safe and affordable mortgage loans – for many consumers, the single, largest investment of their lifetimes. With hard-fought anti-discrimination laws now under assault, this generation has a duty to protect and defend all civil rights laws. Failure to do so would be to forget that the nation enacted the 1968 Fair Housing Act for this very purpose.
3 Reasons Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ And ‘Thank You’ Can Change Corporate Culture...continued ‘thank you,’ the whole environment shifts.” Martino has observed corporate cultures becoming healthier when workers and leaders learn more about each other, care about each other and communicate better. As a result they work better together. “So many people in today’s corporate culture have lived through not being valued in the workplace,” Martino says. “As we moved from the industrial age to technology, the thing that got left behind was the human element. People are starving for the human touch.” Martino gives three reasons why saying ‘thank you’ and ‘I’m sorry’ carry power in the corporate culture: Rebuilds relationships. Leaders who can put themselves in the shoes of an employee whom they berated can build strong bridges throughout the company by apologizing and showing a more respectful approach next time. “People feel more valued and no longer threatened,” Martino says. “Every word you speak is an act of leadership as you influence others.” A thank you to a deserving employee also forges a more trusting, respectful relationship. “Being specific and genuine with the thank you heightens a person’s self-image, their view of the workplace, their boss and co-
worker, and motivates them to keep up the good work,” Martino says. It shows character. Humility shown in saying “I’m sorry” is essential to leadership, as well as to the rank-and-file, because it authenticates a person’s humanity, Martino says. Saying “thank you,” he adds, reflects an appreciation for others that is essential in building a successful team. “Competence is no substitute for character,” Martino says. “When people see a co-worker or boss doesn’t thoughtlessly put themselves above them, bonds and productivity grow. Character is a key element that attracts people and builds the foundation of a company” It energizes everyone. It’s easy to get wrapped up in daily business obstacles or an overloaded email box and skip saying “sorry” or “thank you.” “But when these new habits are formed, showing that everyone values everyone else, a spirit of cooperation flows like a river throughout the company, creating a consistently positive culture,” Martino says. “The relationship qualities, founded on mutual respect, that were common 100 years ago are still essential today,” Martino says, “and without them organizations fail. Walls go up, people get alienated and can’t work together anymore.”
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Companies that train their employees in what are commonly referred to as “soft skills” are finding those efforts pay off in productivity and retention. People with soft skills are adept in areas such as interpersonal communication, leadership, problem solving and adaptability. But often still missing in the soft-skills department, some corporate analysts say, is the willingness to show an even softer side – specifically, saying “thank you” and “I’m sorry.” “Simple as they sound, those
phrases – which most of us were taught by our parents as good manners – are often difficult for many people in the corporate culture to say,” says Keith Martino (www.KeithMartino.com), author of Expect Leadership and head of CMI, a global consultancy that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. “But there’s a great value and power to saying ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘thank you’ in the corporate world. The first time someone apologizes or says a genuine (continued in next 2 columns)
Check local listings at AMC Theatres Nationwide -- JáPaul Glaudé’ recently created a movie titled Blink based on the subject matter of Domestic Violence. For his work in the realm of what is an everyday nightmare for many women, the director’s work won an award at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, adding yet another accoldate to the career of Courtney JáPaul Glaudé. His prior film "ROW" won Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Watch the trailer on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?time_continu e=16&v=_yBereJW8ck
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Metallic Balloon Problem Worsens, Sometimes Dangerously Amid record outages and with Valentine’s Day near, the popular gifts should always be tied down and never released to avoid power disruptions and explosive situations.
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John Harley Saiz, left, holds the burned-out metallic balloons from the Long Beach blast with members of his crew, from left to right, Ricardo Herrero, James Yolla and Brandon Copp. Credit: Clifford Ryan As bad as this metallic-ballooncaused explosion looks … … it could have been much worse. People and workers could have been too close and seriously injured. In fact, a utility crew had been working on the power pole where these balloons eventually exploded last July in Long Beach before an astute foreman ordered them to stop work and, along with the ground crew, move a safe distance away. Fortunately, that helped prevent any injuries, but it could not prevent the prolonged power outage that left 3,056 homes and businesses without electricity at 10:40 that Tuesday morning. Extensive repair work restored all power at 8:52 that night. It is a situation that plays out hundreds of times a year because of adrift metallic balloons, and the approaching Valentine’s Day typically marks the onset of a dramatic increase in outages caused by them that peaks in June. And the worst part? It’s easily avoidable. That, however, is easier said than done since Southern California Edison experienced for the third straight year a record number of metallic-balloon-caused
power outages with 1,094 last year. “Metallic balloons look harmless, but this incident proves again how dangerous they are when released outdoors,” said Andrew S. Martinez, vice president of Safety, Security and Business Resiliency at SCE. “People should always keep them tied to a weight, as state law requires, keep them indoors and never, ever release them outdoors — individually or in a bunch — to ensure safety and eliminate possible power outages.” Two metallic balloons were to blame in Long Beach, where lineman James Yolla and apprentice Brandon Copp from Hampton Tedder Electric, an SCE contractor, were doing repairs on a pole when crew foreman, John Harley Saiz, noticed an unusual sound. Seeking out its source, Saiz walked a short distance and saw the balloons tangled in power lines — about 50 feet from the onthe-pole linemen. “The wind was kind of banging them together where I heard a thumping noise,” said Saiz. “They were halfway between where we were working and the next pole. In fact, one of the customers said she saw them go right
4A’s Issues Fair Play Charter For Minority-Owned And Minority-Targeted Media NNPA Newswire (New York City)—The 4A’s recently issued a Fair Play Charter to its members, asking media agencies, and media departments within agencies, to recommit to fair and equitable treatment of minority media owners. The charter, written by the 4A’s Media Leadership Council (MLC), was inspired by discussions with Kizart Media Partners and the multicultural media owner community to address questions around perceived “no Hispanic”/ “no urban” dictates in the mediabuying process. It asks agencies to commit to the charter or to incorporate the charter into agency policies and procedures. “No Hispanic”/“no urban” dictates describe a practice in which agencies and the brands they represent make media-buying decisions that are noninclusive of media owned by or targeted to African Americans or Latinos. The Fair Play Charter also extends to include targeted media of other special-interest communities. Louis Jones, EVP of Media & Data at the 4A’s, said of the charter: “It’s important that we match the conversations and policies around fairness and equality in the work space with equal attention, energy and action around being fair in how we choose our media partners. This diversity and equality issue surfaces from time to time, and it is important that we remain cognizant of unfair treatment and not let it let affect industry practices or societal perception. This is a great step to-
ward raising the bar in the media community.” Sherman Kizart, managing director at Kizart Media Partners, commented: “It has been a privilege to work with the 4A’s executive leadership team and their Media Leadership Council to develop Fair Play and work toward creating equal-opportunity access and equal consideration for all media. It’s an important step toward helping to create a level playing field in the trillion-dollar media landscape.” Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, added, “I support and commend the efforts of the 4As, Kizart Media Partners, and minority media advocates to address discrimination in the media industry head-on. Everyone deserves a level playing field, and Fair Play is a crucial step towards achieving equal access and treatment for all, including eliminating discrimination.” In 2008, the FCC released a Report and Order on diversity requiring that all broadcasters’ advertising contracts contain clauses ensuring that there is no discrimination based on race or gender in the sale of advertising time. ABOUT THE 4A’s The 4A’s, founded in 1917, is the leading authority representing the marketing communications agency business. It provides leadership, advocacy and training that empower agencies to (continued in next 2 columns)
past her window.” Thinking safety first, Saiz had Yolla and Copp immediately climb down, made sure his workers and any other people were not in danger and called for an SCE troubleman to de-energize the lines to safely remove the balloons. But, the balloons didn’t cooperate. “Shortly after, maybe 10 to 15 minutes, [the balloons] worked their way to the pole we were working on and then the explosion occurred,” said Saiz, calling it the worst balloon incident he has experienced in his 20 years on electrical crews. The blast engulfed the top 10 feet of the pole — including where the linemen had been working — and resulted in two downed power lines. “After seeing it, the crew was in awe over how loud and how big the explosion actually was,” said Saiz. “My thoughts were that I’m really glad we took precautions to get the guys off the pole.” A pole that Saiz’s crew, with the help of another Hampton Tedder crew, ended up replacing as part of the overall repair work in restoring power that went into the
night. Saiz now says the incident has had a lasting effect on his crew, adding, “It’s funny like every time we pull up to a job now, the crew notices [the balloons] right away hanging on the lines, whether they’ve been burned, melted or whatever. The crew notices them a lot more now than previously.” Which only reinforces Saiz’s long-held thoughts on their release. “I definitely don’t think any should ever be released,” he said. “Sooner or later, those balloons will find their way to the ground, and who knows whether or not they’re going to end up in a power line.” Metallic Balloons Safety Tips Metallic balloons should always be tied to a weight. Stores and vendors should only sell properly weighted balloons. Balloon owners should never remove the weight Balloons should never be released outdoors. Do not try to retrieve balloons tangled in power lines. Puncture balloons before disposing of them.
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Tyra Metoyer, the external mobilization manager for the American Petroleum Institute You’ve got to find your champions in the industry. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) As industry insiders tout the growing opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in the oil and natural gas sector, breaking into the industry can still present challenges. From access to capital and understanding the industry jargon to knowing how and when to pursue business opportunities, the learning curve can be steep. The industry’s impact on the U.S. labor force is undeniable. The natural gas industry supported more than 4 million jobs across the U.S. in 2015, from production to end uses such as manufacturing, according to the State of American Energy 2018 report. That number is expected to rise to 6 million jobs by 2040. When it comes to hourly wages, Black workers also fare better in the oil and natural gas (ONG) industry. Blacks in non-ONG industries make $20.18 in hourly wages compared to Blacks that work in the ONG industry that earn $24.87 in hourly wages. Whites in nonONG industries make about $27.77 in hourly wages compared to $32.58 in hourly wages inside the industry. Blacks with STEM degrees earn about $17 more in hourly wages in the oil and natural gas industry, than they earn outside of the industry, according to a recent RAND report. Whether you’re looking for a career or business opportunities, it pays to be prepared. Do your research and learn the business. Tyra Metoyer, the external mobilization manager for the American Petroleum Institute (API), said that it’s essential for business owners looking to break into the oil and natural gas industry, to learn as much as they can about the industry, before they start going after contracts. Being knowledgeable about the supply chain, payment cycles and staying up-to-date about industry-related innovation can really separate new business owners from their competition.
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She said that companies also need to think about how they can supply ancillary services to the oil and natural gas industry like financial services, transportation, catering and custodial services. Networking is important in the oil and natural gas industry. Metoyer said that job seekers and small business owners have to network at conferences, at trade shows and online. “Keep talking to people and asking questions,” said Metoyer. “You’ve got to find your champi-
ons in the industry. Sometimes your champion isn’t necessarily the one that opens the door; your champion might be the one that explains something to you— that is the key to finding the right opportunity or connecting to the right person.” Metoyer continued: “The relationships are critically important; so, network, network, network.” Avoid the pitfalls. One of the worse things that can happen is for a business to land a big contract, then fail to deliver the goods. To avoid that mistake, Metoyer recommended that minority and women business owners partner with other companies to go after the more complex contracts. Metoyer also warned against business owners focusing only on “Tier 1” direct-to-client business relationships, especially, when they can gain more experience and credibility as a subcontractor. As the external mobilization manager for API, Metoyer said that she knows that the work she does every single day makes a difference as she connects women, African Americans, Hispanics, young professionals and other diverse communities to opportunities in the oil and natural gas industry whether that’s for a job or a business. API plans to work with its member companies to develop an industry specific supplier diversity education program that will include an “oil and gas 101” that will help participants understand the supply chain better and learn additional steps of identifying goods and services that might fit within industry. Partnering with community groups like the local urban league affiliate or the local chambers of commerce, officials with API said that they also want to establish relationships with community stakeholders to provide training about the ins-and-outs of the oil and natural gas industry and to address some of the challenges that minority and women-owned businesses face. “In addition to the work that we do every day, we spend millions of dollars on research, because we want to make energy cleaner and more efficient,” Metoyer said. “We’re also looking to be safer.” Metoyer said that the ONG industry thrives on innovation. “There are tremendous opportunities especially, when you can bring innovation to us. That’s the challenge,” said Metoyer. “If you can learn the business and bring innovation to the industry, you can find your place and really make a difference.”