San Bernardino American Newspaper June 27- July 4

Vol. 49 No. 10

June 28, 2018 - July 4, 2018

This publication is a Certified DBE/ SBE / MBE in the State of California CUCP #43264 Metro File #7074 & State of Texas File #802505971 Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or words or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)

The Generational Trauma of Separating Families The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history. By Patricia J. Williams

A Salvadoran migrant and his sons outside a shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on June 19, 2018, after the father decided to stay with his children in Mexico because of President Trump’s family-separation policy. (Reuters / Jose Luis Gonzalez) As recently as last year, Republican Congressman Steve King was considered an outlier when he opined that “we can’t restore our civilization with someone else’s babies.” Now the Trump administration has endorsed this politics of blood and soil, full bore. “They’re not innocent,” says our president of children torn from their parents at the border. “These aren’t people” is how he describes adolescents about whom he knows nothing but their nationality. Immigrants “are animals, and we’re taking them out of the country at a level and a rate that’s never happened before,” Trump adds. Their children will be put in “foster care or whatever,” according to the White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly. Those children may come from abroad, but they are our babies. They represent the legacy of American policies that go back decades. After all, it was the United States that financed the infamous US Army School of the Americas and trained genocidal warlords, such as Efraín Ríos Montt, who went on to destabilize all of Central America. If countries like Guatemala and Honduras have fallen into chaos since the 1980s, it’s partly be-

cause those wars took a toll on their social structures: the trauma of families wiped out and entire villages disappeared. The refugees at our southern border are part of the blowback from the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people still seeking safety from US-financed violence. War is one way to kill children; putting them in concentration camps is another. “Casa Padre” is where some of these children have been taken. Once a Walmart in Brownsville, Texas, the building has been converted to house nearly 1,500 boys under the age of 18. In the hallway is a huge graffito of Donald Trump’s head, oddly disembodied, looming larger than a minuscule image of the White House, above which he floats, godlike, in the sky. The mural includes a quote from The Art of the Deal: “Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.” Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III has tried to wrap this barbarity in the sheep’s clothing of not just law but God’s law, invoking the Pauline Epistle of Romans 13. Sessions, whose very name summons two of the most notorious slaveholders of the Confederacy, uses a feint common in the ante-

bellum South: It is God’s law, divine will, the “natural” order of things—not a policy dreamed up by President Trump and enacted at his command—that compels US government agents to treat immigrants like inventory. Over decades, slavery hardened Americans to the tears, pleas, terror, and grief of a trade that put human beings on the auction block, took babies from their mothers and sold them to strangers. That system relied on rationalizations we encounter still: Certain classes of human beings are not “really” human; they do not feel pain to the same degree as “more civilized” classes; these “others” are incorrigibly predisposed to prevarication (or “acting,” as Ann Coulter recently dismissed the images of bereft toddlers). Above all, “they” are always kept at a distance. This “they”-making obliterates due process, equal protection, and individual justice. It justifies racial and ethnic profiling, and punishes people in the plural. We fail to recall America’s dark history at our peril. After the Civil War, juvenile-reform policies encouraged the removal of children from people deemed unfit, “feeble-minded,” “promiscuous,” or epileptic. These parents were disproportionately Irish immi-

grants, people of color, or unmarried women. During the first part of the 20th century, policy-makers championed not only the removal of “defective” black children from their equally “defective” parents, but also the confinement of those children in adult prisons. Until recently, states sterilized thousands of women—and some men—for reasons that included ridding their tax rolls of the undeserving poor. Today, our government has grown indifferent to the cruelties of the so-called school-to-prison pipeline, arresting kindergartners and routinely sentencing very young teenagers as adults. The legacies of these policies are all around us. Still, our government argues that the deliberate separation of parents and children will serve as a disincentive to others seeking to cross the border. That alone is a crime against humanity. The United States is the only member of the United Nations that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child—a text worth reading for anyone who wonders why the world has condemned the Trump administration in recent weeks. Moreover, the construction of detention camps has been

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Victims of Sexual Abuse at Notorious Hutto Immigration Center in Texas Demand PREA Audit National News (SAN ANTONIO, TX) – Two women who say they were sexually abused by guards while detained at a Texas immigration center are demanding an investigation into the mishandling of their cases, according to civil rights attorneys. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of Laura Monterrosa-Flores, and S.G.S, both of whom allege that they suffered abuse while held at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas, according to the letter. The women reported the abuse to officials in late 2017, but the employees were allowed to remain working among the immigrants at the facility despite the complaints. “With the ongoing efforts and successes of the ‘me too’ movement, we must ensure that those in immigration detention are protected as well,” said Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF president and general counsel. “In detention facilities that are consciously secluded from significant public view, immigrant women face serious threats, and our nation must act to ensure that they are protected from predators with significant power to intimidate and violate.” In its letter to DHS, MALDEF says Hutto officials ignored detention standards and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), a law imposing standards on jails and federal detention centers as a way to detect, prevent, and respond to sexual abuse. The violations outlined in the letter include the failure to prevent or adequately address the sexual abuse, and the failure to take appropriate steps to prevent sexual abuse of other detainees. MALDEF is demanding that DHS re-open the cases and conduct a PREA audit of the facility. “Hutto has no business remaining open as long as our govern-

ment continues to detain women that it is unwilling or unable to protect,” said Celina Moreno, MALDEF’s interim Southwest Regional Counsel. “Not only is the Trump administration terrorizing mothers by tearing them apart from their children, it is locking them up in facilities like Hutto that have a long history of abuse.” Monterrosa-Flores, an asylum seeker, was detained at Hutto from May 2017 to March 2018. She said an employee at the facility engaged in a sexual act with her and then threatened her into maintaining her silence, according to the letter. S.G.S., a woman who did not want her name used, was detained at Hutto from June to October 2017. She was repeatedly subjected to unwanted sexual comments and actions by an employee, the letter states. After she reported the abuse, she was transferred to another facility but never provided information about U visas available to victims of crimes. Hutto has a notorious history of mistreating detainees. A former state prison, it was repurposed as a family detention center that was the subject of a lawsuit for failing, among other claims, to provide adequate health care and educational opportunities for children. That suit resulted in a settlement, and Hutto was later converted to house only adult women. However, the abuse of detainees continued at Hutto. A federal immigration agent was fired in 2007 for having sex with a female detainee in her cell, and widespread allegations of sexual assault surfaced after a guard was charged in 2009 with assaulting women he was transporting. MALDEF has filed similar complaints against other Texas detention centers. In 2014, attorneys demanded an investigation into sexual abuse complaints filed by mothers and children against employees at a detention facility in Karnes City, Texas.

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Youth Action Project Receives $30,000 Grant From Bank Of America Community News

San Bernardino, CA –Youth Action Project will be able to provide increased job training opportunities to our youth. “I’m happy to accept a $30,000 contribution from Bank of America, on behalf of Youth Action Project (YAP). The contribution will allow YAP provide education & employment opportunities to more than 100 “out of school youth”, helping to drive economic opportunity for the most vulnerable in the Inland Empire.” Said Joseph Williams, chief executive officer. Youth Action Project was one of eleven San Bernardino area organizations to receive funding from Bank of America. Funds from Bank of America will be used to match a recent workforce development grant awarded to YAP by the San Ber-

nardino County Workforce Development Board. YAP will help the County implement the GenerationGo program by providing work-based learning opportunities to out of school youth, ages 16 to 24. Youth will have access a variety of career and educational services through Youth Action Project. YAP workforce services are designed to help enhance job skills, develop leadership qualities, explore career options, participate in adult and peer mentoring opportunities, and take advantage of work experiences. Bank of America aims to remove the barriers to economic mobility and likes to partner with organizations that are really having an impact in the region”, said Al Arguello, Inland Empire Market President for Bank of America. “Bank of America is

Our Values, Mission, & Vision Statement

Reena Mitchell, Bank of America representative; Matt Burns, Bank of America representative; Joseph Williams, CEO Youth Action Project; Al Arguello, Bank of America Inland Empire Market president; Stephanie Drago, Alejandro Escobar, Leslie Cubias, Clarisse Austria (YAP Site Coordinators) committed to working with organizations that put those who have served on the path to economic self-sufficiency.”

Bank of America made the check presentations at its San Bernardino branch during a short ceremony on Tuesday, June 19.

Our Values: Treat all people with care, respect, honor, and dignity. Tell it as it is with love, truth and integrity. Promote the interests of advertisers and sponsors along their strategic interest for the betterment of the community and beyond. Speak truth to power. Our Mission: To continuously improve communication between all people of the world. Our Vision: To be the best community newspaper in our region and the nation. Provider of: A voice for the poor, the underserved, those that are marginalized, Positive and edifying news about people, places and businesses. Keep San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties informed about global trends while retaining the consciousness of local events and processes. Memberships and Associations: The San Bernardino American Newspaper is a member of the California Newspaper Publishers Association, National Newspaper Association and addociated with California Black Media.

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June 28, 2018

COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

How Do Districts Plan to Use Their ESSA Block Grant Money? Andrew Ujifusa Education Week, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act

Chemist Receives Department of Energy Award Early Career Research Program award will support Ming Lee Tang’s research on developing hybrid organic-inorganic materials

Missing Florida soldier found dead after intense search, police say Community News

Community Education News

Many districts are about to get a big boost in funding for the most flexible piece of the Every Student Succeeds Act: the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants, better known as Title IV of the law. The program just got a big, $700 million boost from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2018, bringing its total funding to $1.1 billion. And it could get even more money next year, because the House appropriations subcommittee in control of federal education spending is seeking $1.2 billion for the program in new legislation. Districts can use Title IV funding for a wide range of activities that help students become safer and healthier, more well-rounded,

or make better use of technology. And districts have a lot of leeway to customize Title IV to their needs. However, districts that get $30,000 or more must do a needs assessment, and spend at least 20 percent on an activity that makes students safer, and 20 percent on something that makes kids more well-rounded. So how do districts plan to spend the money? Three education groups—AASA, the School Superintendents Association, the National Association of Federal Program Administrators, and Whiteboard Advisors—surveyed districts to find out. Since May, 622 districts have responded to the survey…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Ming Lee Tang, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue her work on developing hybrid organic-inorganic materials that have applications in healthcare and the solar industry. Tang is one of 84 scientists from across the nation selected for the grant through the DOE’s Office of Science Early Career Research Program. She will receive approximately $150,000 each year over the next five years for her project titled “Splitting photons: Singlet fission in nanocrystalmolecule hybrid structures.” Tang, who has been at UC Riverside since 2012, is working to design, make and characterize hybrid organic-inorganic

What Black Parents Must Do This Summer By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Beat the Heat at Fontana's Cooling Facilities Community News Fontana, Calif. - The City of Fontana offers five designated cooling facility locations throughout the community for the public to get relief from the heat this summer. Each facility has seating areas, air conditioning and drinking water for residents to use and enjoy. Fontana’s cooling facilities are located at the following centers: Cypress Neighborhood Center (8380 Cypress Ave.) Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to noon. (909) 3496988 Don Day Neighborhood Center (14501 Live Oak Ave). Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (909) 349-6997

Jack Bulik Neighborhood Center (16581 Filbert St.) Open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - noon. (909) 349-6984 Heritage Neighborhood Center (7350 W. Liberty Pkwy.) Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (909) 349-6968 Jessie Turner Health & Fitness Center (15556 Summit Ave.) Open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (909) 854-5100. For more information on Fontana’s cooling facilities, please contact the Community Services Department at (909) 349-6900.

Cal State San Bernardino museum to host annual Ancient Egypt workshop for kids Community Education News SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at Cal State San Bernardino will host its annual two-day summer workshop, “Kids Discover Egypt,” for children ages 9-12. The first workshop will be on Monday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 17. A second workshop will take place Wednesday, July 18, and Thursday, July 19. Both sessions are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During the workshops, participants will explore the rich history and culture of Ancient Egypt. Students will get hands-on experiences by creating their own art projects and learning the science beyond Egyptology with a mockarchaeological dig. Participants will also receive a special tour of RAFFMA’s collection. General price is $40; price of children of CSUSB affiliates, students, faculty and staff is $30; and those with a family-level RAFFMA membership are free. Cost includes lunch. To register, visit the RAFFMA website at raffma.csusb.edu. For questions regarding your RAFFMA membership level or status, contact Stephanie MacLean, RAFFMA membership coordinator, at (909) 5373373. For more information about the workshop, contact Emily Sack, RAFFMA education coordinator, at (909) 537-7783 or emily.sack@csusb.edu. About RAFFMA The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art is a nationally recognized museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The only accredited art museum in San Bernardino, RAFFMA has accumulated a permanent collection of nearly 1,200

objects focusing on Egyptian antiquities, ceramics and contemporary art. Located at Cal State San Bernardino, RAFFMA houses the largest permanent and public display of Egyptian art in Southern California. General admission to the museum is free. Suggested donation is $3. Parking at Cal State San Bernardino is $6 per vehicle. The museum’s summer hours are June 18–July 31, Monday– Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed Friday–Sunday. For more information, call (909) 537-7373 or visit the RAFFMA website at http://raffma.csusb.edu. About Cal State San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually. The university offers more than 70 traditional baccalaureate and master’s degree programs, education credential and certificate programs, and a doctorate program in educational leadership. Every one of its academic programs that is eligible has earned national accreditation. CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. More than 80 percent of those who graduate are the first in their families to do so. For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 5375007 and visit inside.csusb.edu.

nanocrystal-based materials that have applications in biomedical imaging and the solar industry. “I am excited about exploring the possibility of using quantum dots and organics to extract as much energy as possible from sunlight and circumvent the losses in existing solar cells. I want to thank my research group for all their hard work leading up to this award,” Tang said. The 84 awardees—including 30 from DOE’s national laboratories and 54 from U.S. universities— were selected from a large pool of applicants based on peer review by outside scientific experts. A list of the awardees, their institutions, and titles of research projects is available on the Early Career Research Program webpage. Read the full release here: https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/54187

There is a 3 year gap between Black and White students. Many people love to believe it’s due to income, fatherlessness, educational attainment of the parent and lack of parental involvement. I believe a major reason for the gap is we continue to close schools for the summer as if we are an agrarian economy. Very few Black youth will be farming this summer. If you multiply 3 months by 12 years you will see the 3 year gap. There is nothing wrong with Black youth if their schools remained open during the summer

and/or their parents kept them academically engaged. Middle-income parents who value education enroll their children in some type of academic experience during the summer. They also visit libraries, museums, zoos and colleges. Other parents allow their children to sleep longer, play more video games, watch more television and play basketball until they can’t see the hoop. These students will have to review the same work they had mastered in May in September. Black parents cannot allow their child to lose 3 months every year. Black parents cannot say they cannot afford the library. It’s free! Most museums have discounted days. A male friend of mine shared his experience with me when he took his family to the museum. He wondered why so many people (continued in last 2 columns)

How Washington D.C.’s public schools went from success story to cautionary tale By NNPA/ESSA

WASHINGTON — As recently as a year ago, the public school system in the nation’s capital was being hailed as a shining example of successful urban education reform and a template for districts across the country. Now the situation in the District of Columbia could not be more different. After a series of rapidfire scandals, including one about rigged graduation rates, Washington’s school system has gone from a point of pride to perhaps the largest public embarrassment of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s tenure. This stunning reversal has left school administrators and city officials scrambling for answers and pledging to regain the public’s trust. A decade after a restructuring that stripped the decision-making powers of the board of education and placed the system under mayoral control, city schools in 2017 were boasting rising test scores and a record graduation rate for high schools of 73 percent, compared with 53 percent in 2011. Glowing news articles cited examples such as Ballou High School, a campus in a low-income neighborhood where the entire 2017 graduating class applied for college. Then everything unraveled…

An investigation by WAMU, the local NPR station, revealed that about half of those Ballou graduates had missed more than three months of school and should not have graduated due to chronic truancy. A subsequent inquiry revealed a systemwide culture that pressured teachers to favor graduation rates over all else — with salaries and job security tied to specific metrics. The internal investigation concluded that more than one-third of the 2017 graduating class should not have received diplomas due to truancy or improper steps taken by teachers or administrators to cover the absences. In one egregious example, investigators found that attendance records at Dunbar High School had been altered 4,000 times to mark absent students as present. The school system is now being investigated by both the FBI and the U.S. Education Department, while the D.C. Council has repeatedly called for answers and accountability. “We’ve seen a lot of dishonesty and a lot of people fudging the numbers,” said Council member David Grosso, head of the education committee, during a hearing last week. “Was it completely make-believe last year?”

Calyn McLemore was found dead on June 22, 2018, in a wooded area of Camp Blanding, Florida. Facebook/ Clay County Sheriff's Office

A soldier who disappeared earlier this week from a Florida National Guard base has been found dead, the Clay County Sheriff's Office said Friday. The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that Specialist Cayln McLemore's death is now being investigated as an "undetermined death investigation." McLemore was found in a wooded area of Camp Blanding, police said. McLemor of the Alabama Army Reserve was participating in a land navigation assignment on Wednesday at 11

a.m., but did not return, CBS Gainesville affiliate WGFL reports. Rescue agencies across the state joined in the search effort for McLemore, including the Ocala Fire Rescue and Marion County Fire Rescue. The Clay County Sheriff's Office told WGFL that over 450 men and women had volunteered to help in the search. Officials said earlier they believe he may have become disoriented and dehydrated in the heat, WGFL reports.

What Black Parents Must Do This Summer...continued were staring at him. His wife and children had to tell him he was the only Black man in the building! I am appealing to every father to take his children this summer to the library, museum, and the zoo. I am appealing to every mother if he won’t, you will. We need every parent to make sure their child reads at least one book per week and to write a book report. I am reminded of the formula Sonya Carson used to develop Ben Carson to become the best pediatric neurosurgeon. This low-income single parent, with a third grade education, had enough sense to tell her sons to turn off the television, read a book and write a report that her sister would grade! I have a theory that I can go into your house and within 5 minutes tell you the type of student who lives there and predict their future. I believe that engineers, doctors, lawyers, accountants etc. need different items in their house than ballplayers, rappers, and crimi-

nals. I am very concerned when I visit a house that has more cd’s and downloads than books. My company African American Images has designed a special collection of books for boys. Research shows one of the major reasons boys dislike reading is because of the content. The set is titled Best Books for Boys. We also have one for girls, parents and teachers. Enjoy your summer. Let’s close the gap. I look forward to your child’s teacher asking your child what did you do for the summer? And your child answering we went to the library, museum, zoo, colleges and other great educational places. Author of “There is Nothing Wrong With Black Students, Changing School Culture For Black Males, Raising Black Boys And Raising Black Girls”

The San Bernardino AMERICAN News Staff Samuel Martin Sr.-Founder Clifton Harris/Editor in Chief/Investigative Reporter Mary Martin-Harris/Editor Clifton B. Harris/Audio Engineering Editor Legal /Display Advertising & Sales (909) 889-7677 The San Bernardino American News was established May 8,1969. A legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation on September 30, 1971, case number 153913 by the Superior Court, of San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News, a division of Don Roberto Group, Inc. is published every Thursday by Mary Martin-Harris and Clifton Harris P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393, Telephone (909)889-7677, Emails: msbamericannews@gmail.com sbamericannews@gmail.com The San Bernardino AMERICAN News subscription rate is $58.00 per year. The San Bernardino AMERICAN New is committed to serving its readers by presenting news, unbiased and objective, trusting in the mature judgment of the readers and, in so doing strive to achieve a united community. News releases appearing in the San Bernardino AMERICAN News do not necessarily express the policy nor the opinion of the publishers. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News reserves the right to edit or rewrite all news releases.

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June 28, 2018

GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

Chicago Reader Now Black-Owned Thanks to Dorothy Leavell By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell said that she wants to expand the Chicago Reader’s long-form, investigative reporting. (Worsom Robinson/NNPA) Dorothy Leavell, the fiery and fearless chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers, announced that she has led a group in purchasing the “Chicago Reader.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it’s a historic purchase that brings the alternative newspaper with an audited weekly circulation of about 85,000 into the NNPA family of 220 African American newspapers and media companies. The paper had most recently been owned by the Chicago SunTimes, which reportedly will maintain a 15 percent stake in the Reader after the sale closes later this month. ”I see this as an opportunity to enhance the value of the Black Press through the [Chicago

Reader],” Leavell told NNPA Newswire. “It is [now] definitely Black-owned.” Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath joined Leavell at the Rainbow PUSH Convention in Chicago to first reveal the sale. ”We love the Reader and have worked hard to be sure it has a foundation for the future. All of us at the Sun-Times are thrilled that the Reader’s future is in such good hands,” Eisendrath said. Such a marriage perhaps had less than a small chance of being consummated 25 years ago when the Reader staff poked fun at the NNPA and Leavell after Civil Rights Leader Nelson Mandela failed to attend a Black Press convention when he toured America after being released from prison in 1993. In an article headlined, “Black Press Feels Neglected,” the

Senate Public Safety Committee Approves Continuation of Bill Restricting Use of Force Video Clip of the hearing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42nXATuUzo By Manny Otiko | California Black Media

After more than an hour of heated comments and testimony last week, the Senate Public Safety Committee voted to allow Assembly Bill 931 to proceed. AB 931 restricts police officers from using deadly force only when a life is at stake. Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), one of the authors of the bill, said police legislation needed to be updated because they were currently working on a law that was written in 1872. She also presented some startling statistics. According to Weber, last year police killed 162 people in California and half of them were unarmed. California also led the nation in police killings. Another person who testified in favor of AB 931 was Les Simmons, a pastor and member of Sacramento ACT. Simmons said he went to St. Louis, Mo. to minister to the people after Michael Brown was killed in 2014, only to see the same kind of thing was happening in his town. Simmons said that he used to be a police chaplain, but he had to quit that role. “I can no longer be a chaplain to a faulty system,” he said. About 30 minutes of the hearing was taken up by testimony from people supporting AB 931. Several people who gave testimony were family members of people killed by police officers. Supporters also included representatives from the National Action Network (NAN,) the ACLU, Amnesty International, the NAACP and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR.) Several members of law enforcement organizations, such as the California Peace Officers’ Association, also testified against AB 931. They claimed that the legislation could put officers lives

in danger and open them up to liability. David P. Mastagni, use of force expert representing the California Peace Officers’ Association, said that SB 931 might be unconstitutional because it prevents officers from the right to self-defense. “This puts officers at danger and the public at danger,” he said. He added that any legislation on police use of force should be handled at the local level. Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Temecula) also said he couldn’t support the bill. He suggested that if officers feared they may be held liable for shootings, it would only reduce the number of applicants for police positions. He also said that police needed additional training in de-escalation techniques. And recommend that people “respect police officers and obey commands.” However, Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara,) said she was concerned about the number of Californians being killed by police officers and black families who worry about their children coming home. She supported the bill and added police need to have better training on how to deal with suspects. “It’s going to force us to put more money into (police) training,” she said. Sen. Steve Bradford (DGardena), one of the principal coauthors of the bill, said AB 931 was a small solution to a more significant problem. He said the real problem was police attitudes to people of color. “Black and brown people don’t ever get to go to jail,” he said. “We don’t have a law enforcement problem, we have a problem with racism in this country.” AB 931 now proceeds to the Senate Appropriations Committee and if approved, will go to the Senate floor for a full vote.

Reader noted how Mandela found time for Ted Koppel, The New York Times and The Washington Post, but not the NNPA, which held its annual convention in Chicago at that time. ”The NNPA, which is the nation’s principal Black Press organization, was deeply insulted,” according to the article, which quoted Leavell, then Secretary of the NNPA. Leavell and then-NNPA Executive Director Steve Davis jointly told the media that it wasn’t Mandela’s fault but those who scheduled him. “The visit has brought us to the realization that we must insist on the right to participate in all decisions involving the welfare of Black people,” they declared. Now a quarter of a century later, Leavell has purchased the Reader. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on October 23, 1944, Leavell attended Roosevelt University. She was first elected president of the NNPA in June of 1995 for a two-year term and was reelected in June 1997 ending her term in 1999. Leavell was credited with increasing the visibility and international stature of the trade organization. In June of 2006, Leavell was elected Chairman of the NNPA Foundation. She was voted in as national chairman again in 2017. ”The NNPA resolutely congratulates our esteemed chair-

man, Dorothy R. Leavell, the publisher of the Chicago Crusader and the Gary Crusader, on her acquisition of the legendary Chicago Reader publication,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA. “This acquisition comes at a strategic national moment when the Black Press in America is growing, expanding, innovating and increasing market share across the United States.” Further, the NNPA is experiencing significant increase in readership and engagement of African-American millennials in both out print and digital products, Chavis said. ”The Black Press has consistently maintained its trustworthy status with Black America at a time when there has been an erosion of trust in so-called mainstream media,” Chavis said. “For all of these contemporary reasons the future of the Black Press is reassured and affirmed by 47 million African Americans and millions of others throughout the world.” Leavell said that she’d like to see the Reader’s long-form, investigative reporting expanded. ”We are going to broaden that scope,” Leavell said. “We want to be in every community to bring you the news that you enjoy already. We’re going to be expanding. We will increase our cultural information. You want to know what’s happening in Chicago? You gotta read the Reader.”

The Generational Trauma of Separating Families...continued from page 1 outsourced to profiteers who have snatched babies away so carelessly that their identities have been lost in the shuffle. Joan Walsh We know that children subjected to this kind of trauma suffer catastrophic damage to the very architecture of their brains. Children who were abandoned in Romanian orphanages, for example, were found to have grown up with less cerebral white and gray matter than their peers raised by parents. Or look at our own foster-care system: It is deeply scarring, even when children are separated from their families to protect them from danger. Forty to 50 percent of children who age out of foster care become homeless within 18 months. And fully half of the nation’s homeless population were foster children at some point.

We understand all of these things, and yet we are not supposed to scrutinize this manufactured tragedy as it unfolds. The camps are off-limits to the public. Even members of Congress have been denied entry without two weeks’ notice—and the locations of many of the detention centers have been withheld, making them hard to inspect or hold accountable. We go about our daily business, not looking because we do not want to know. We pass the abandoned Walmart, this parking lot for disposable despair, this factory for future fury. And we quarantine this all-American banality of evil as the problem of “someone else’s babies,” whose torture we disown. Patricia J. Williams is the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law and a columnist for The Nation.

AFGE Files Next Wave of Legal Action Challenging Trump Executive Orders Lawsuit charges that Trump Executive Orders constitute executive overreach, violate separation of powers Government News

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a second lawsuit challenging two executive orders issued by President Trump that would curtail the rights of federal workers. [The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal government workers, has filed a second lawsuit challenging executive orders issued by President Trump that would curtail the rights of federal workers.] "These executive orders are clearly at odds with what Congress has mandated by law," said AFGE General Counsel David Borer. "These directives from the White House display a shocking lack of respect for the Constitution and represent a serious overreach of the president's executive powers." The lawsuits challenge President Trump's executive orders on the grounds that they exceed the president's authority under the U.S. Constitution by violating the separation of powers and exceeding current law.

"We will not allow this or any administration to trample on the rights of federal workers," said Borer. This lawsuit is the second filed by AFGE against President Trump's recent executive orders. AFGE's first lawsuit challenged the executive order on official time as a violation of the right to freedom of association guaranteed by the First Amendment, and as exceeding the president's authority. A number of other unions have joined or been consolidated into AFGE's first lawsuit. "AFGE is leading the fight to stop these unconstitutional and illegal attacks on the rights of federal workers. We're going to continue to fight these attacks every step of the way: we're fighting for our hardworking employees, we're fighting to preserve government services, and we're fighting for our democracy," added AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. For more information, visit www.afge.org/FightBack. The American Federation of (continued in next 2 columns)

AFGE Files Next Wave of Legal Action Challenging Trump Executive Orders...continued Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 700,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia. For the latest AFGE news and

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Aguilar Announces Over $48 Million in Federal Funding For San Bernardino County Preschool Services SB County News

San Bernardino, CA— Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that the San Bernardino County Preschool Services Department will receive over $48 million from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The award of $48,821,894 will help fund early education programs for children from disadvantaged families throughout San Bernardino County. “Affordable early education programs are not only essential for our kids’ school readiness, but for families who are looking for low cost options to ensure their children are receiving high quality education, nutrition and care at a young age. Head Start plays a major role in making sure that all students, no matter their economic background, have a chance to succeed. I’m proud to announce this investment from the federal government into the futures of Inland Empire families,” said Rep. Aguilar.

“We are so pleased that the current administration has shown their bi-partisan support for early childhood education by providing additional funds to Head Start nationwide so that we can continue to provide high quality education, nutrition, and behavioral services to children 0 – 5, and educational and job services for their parents,” said Diana Alexander, Director of the San Bernardino County Preschool Services Department. The funding is the result of an annual renewal from a grant that Rep. Aguilar announced in 2015, but is a roughly $6 million increase from previous years. The additional funding stems from Rep. Aguilar’s successful efforts to increase funding levels for the Head Start program as a Member of the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Aguilar is a longtime supporter of early education programs, and served as a Head Start Teacher’s Aide while attending the University of Redlands.

Statement of The Sentencing Project on the Incarceration of Migrant Children State Government News

At this moment of painful developments regarding how migrant children are being treated by the United States government, The Sentencing Project lends its voice to the millions of Americans who are rising up to challenge these abhorrent policies. The punitive orientation of these policies to address social problems is an extension of historical practices that have resulted in mass incarceration. These include such notorious policies as the Black Codes, internment of Japanese American residents during World War II, and the ongoing War on Drugs. The illogical claim that these practices will serve as a deterrent to border crossing ignores the fundamental problems of poverty, violence, and injustice that fuel this migration. We know as well that the trauma experienced by the children caught up in this politically-inspired web will have lifelong consequences for them,

their families, and their communities. We call on the Trump Administration, Congress, and federal agencies to act urgently to: Reunite all children who have been detained separately from their families and permanently desist from this practice going forward. Revoke the zero-tolerance policy of criminally prosecuting all possible border crossings. Reject an expanded policy of family detention. Above all, these developments are fundamentally inhumane and uncivilized for a democratic nation in the 21st century. We vow to continue to work with all those who strive for a society that challenges injustice with a broad vision of fairness and equality.

2020 Census Offers Big Benefit - $988 Per Person Counted, Expert Says By Khalil Abdullah RALEIGH, N.C. - Like a massive Atlantic wave quietly swelling, then forcefully breaking on the shores of the Outer Banks, controversies about the 2020 Census are disrupting North Carolina's status quo well before the final count results two years from now. "I feel an undercount coming," said Octavia Rainey, "a national undercount, as well as one in North Carolina, certainly one in Raleigh because of an undercount of the Black community and other minorities." Undercounts occur for a variety of reasons and they matter because federal money and its subsequent disbursement to states, counties and cities, flow as a result of the collective responses to those individual census inquiries. The costs of nonparticipation will be high, according to Dr. Rebecca Tippett, founding director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill. "The estimated average loss in federal dollars, annually, for every individual missed in North Carolina is $988. Those people are still showing up in programs and they still need to be served." Unfortunately, by law, people who don't respond to the Census cannot be added in later through estimated counts, Tippett said. The Census Bureau uses HTC,

Hard to Count, as shorthand to designate subsets of the population that often present obstacles that impede census accuracy. Rural communities, communities where English is the second language, or those that lack access to the Internet at a time when selfreporting over the internet is being allowed for the first time, are among examples of areas likely to have diminished Census participation. "In North Carolina, 16 percent of African Americans, 17 percent of Latinos and 14 percent of Asians live in Hard-To-Count areas, according to the Census Bureau," wrote Adam Sotak in a 2017 article on North Carolina's stake in the Census. Sotak, the public engagement director for NC Child, a children's advocacy organization, attended a recent media briefing on the Census held in Raleigh and sponsored by the Leadership Conference Education Fund in partnership with Ethic Media Services and the N.C. Counts Coalition. The event brought together media from North Carolina's diverse communities with advocates and experts on Census issues. Octavia Rainey, a Raleigh native, is a reporter for The Carolinian, an African Americanowned newspaper that has been championing its readers' concerns (continued on page 7)

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Joe Jackson, Father Of Michael Jackson, Dies At 89 Barry Anderson, BDO Contributing Writer

(Photo credit: YouTube Joe Jackson, the music manager and father of 11, died early Wednesday morning, TMZ reports. He was 89. Joe’s death eerily comes nearly nine years to the date that Michael Jackson died (June 25, 2009). A few days ago, we reported on the Jackson family patriarch had been battling terminal pancreatic cancer and was “not doing well” as of late. Grandsons Randy Jackson Jr. and Taj Jackson confirmed the news in tweets Wednesday afternoon, writing, “RIP to the king that made everything possible! I love you grandpa” and “Joe was loved by the entire family and our hearts are in pain. Let us grieve.” Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly to nearby organs. It is seldom detected in its early stages. But for people with pancreatic cysts or a family history of pancreatic cancer, some screening steps might help detect a problem early. One sign of pancreatic cancer is diabetes, especially when it occurs with weight loss, jaundice or pain in the upper abdomen that spreads to the back. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or a combination of these. Signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer often don’t occur until the disease is advanced. They may include: – Pain in the upper abdomen that radiates to your back – Loss of appetite or unintended weight loss – Depression – New-onset diabetes – Blood clots – Fatigue – Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)

Over the years, Jackson — who was born on July 26, 1928, in Fountain Hill, Arkansas — had a series of health problems. In November 2012, he recovered from a minor stroke at his Las Vegas home. Three years later, daughter Janet had to put rehearsals for her Unbreakable World Tour on hold when he suffered another stroke and heart arrhythmia in Brazil on his 87th birthday in July 2015. In May 2016, he was hospitalized due to a high fever and in June 2017, he was released from the hospital after a car accident in Las Vegas. Joe Jackson’s legacy is the shaping and promotion of the Jackson 5, comprising his sons Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, and later Randy. The young family band from Gary, Indiana, became a phenomenon in the late 1960s and 70s, with their first four singles, I Want You Back in 1969, and ABC, The Love You Save and I’ll Be There in 1970, topping the Billboard charts. But Jackson’s legacy is also been marred one of physical abuse. If you remember the hugely popular miniseries… “The Jacksons” many found out that the Joe has been physically abusive to his children. In 2003, he admitted to the BBC that he whipped Michael as a child. In 2010, he told Oprah Winfrey that he beat his children with a strap and didn’t regret doing so. “It kept them out of jail and kept them right,” he said. In the 2003 ITV documentary Living With Michael Jackson, the singer told interviewer Martin Bashir that his father would oversee the Jackson 5’s intense rehearsals “with a belt in his hand” and “tear you up, really get you” if one of the brothers missed a step. Regardless of how you feel about Joe or what people know or don’t know about his parenting and business practices, Joe still raised one of the greatest musical groups and musical families ever. Rest in peace.

House Passes Rep. Bass Measure to Ensure Health Coverage For Foster Youth Until Age 26...continued That’s why I introduced the Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. Last month, more than 100 former foster youth were on the hill to shadow their Member of Congress. We celebrated that many of the young adults had been accepted into college, some out of state. This bill will ensure that when former foster age out of the system, that they can keep their coverage until they’re 26 – no matter where they live. This is about fairness. Former foster youth should be treated the same way we treat all young

Recent Celebrity Deaths Can Be An Opportunity to Help Others Manage Isolation and Suicidal Feelings, Mental Health Experts Say Health/Fitness News

Riverside County, CA.—In the wake of recent high-profile celebrity suicides, behavioral health experts at Riverside University Health System are encouraging community members to educate themselves about resources available to those struggling with feelings of isolation and hopelessness. “The deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain provide all of us with an opportunity to have a conversation about suicide and to learn more about the help and support available to anyone in distress,” said Angela Igrisan, deputy director of RUHS Behavioral Health. Igrisan advises friends and families to listen to their loved ones and to pay attention to sudden changes in behavior or increasing isolation “Pain isn’t always obvious,” Igrisan says. “There are trained, compassionate people who are here to help. Please, find a link to resources that will help overcome the isolation that often accompanies suicidal feelings” · 2 – 1 – 1 for referrals for health and social services ·

CDPH Releases Annual End of Life Option Act Report

people. I’m grateful to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for including my bill in this bipartisan opioid package. Just this week, The Hill reported that states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic have seen the number of children in foster or state care increase dramatically. Again, I thank my colleagues for working with me to clarify the law and I thank Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone for your leadership on this issue. I yield the remainder of my time.

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Patrice A. Harris, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

Moms, Help is on the Way — Black Doula Pens Essential Guide to Postpartum Support Navigating Body, Baby, Breastfeeding & Support

Naima Beckles Naima Beckles, Childbirth Educator, Birth & Postpartum Doula New York, NY — Four years ago, Naima Beckles and Michele Arrieta, joined forces and started, For Your Birth, a doula agency based in Harlem. With increase postpartum complications, guilt, concerns and letters from mothers, For Your Birth, recently created, The Essential Guide to PostPartum Support, (an ebook for $4) available exclusively online at www.foryourbirth.com. The mission at For Your Birth is to lovingly educate families and mothers about the journey and stages of childbirth, pre, and post. The real work begins once the baby is delivered and mothers are in a fragile state mentally, spiritually and physically. “Mothers must trust and rely on their voice, body and support team to ensure a successful pregnancy, delivery and at home care. Doulas are a second set of eyes, ears, and support. We hope that our guide will navigate and answer a mother’s questions post-delivery, about her baby, body, emotions. Simultaneously, using our checklist to assemble a dynamite support team for wellness,” states Beckles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 900 women die each year in the United States, as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications. Team For Your Birth, consists of 7 amazing doulas along with Beckles and Arrieta at the helm.

All doulas at FYB are Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators, DONA certified birth doulas and lactation counselors with specialties in: Postpartum support; Twins: IVF conceived birth; Women over 40; Single mothers; Adoption; Queer Childbirth Education; and, supporting clients who’ve experienced loss. For Your Birth is now a proud elite partner of City Births, (voted “best in Manhattan” four years in a row); selected as City Birth’s only trusted in-house doula agency. “We are excited to change the narrative, stir the pot, and empower women to take control of their livelihood with doula care and support. Women and families have choices. Regardless of socio-economics, post-delivery complications are common amongst black and Hispanic women. Women know when something does not feel right, it’s our mission to educate and work with doctors and families to decrease the stress and high maternal death rate,” says Michele Arrieta. For Your Birth has been featured in numerous media outlets – educating and advocating about the work of doula care and support. Appearances include several radio interviews plus Black Enterprise, Tom Joyner Morning Show, Sirius XM Karen Hunter Show, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, Amsterdam News, MadameNoire, Philadelphia Tribune, Hello Beautiful and popular public access show, BronxNet and NY City Lens. To receive a complimentary copy of The Essential Guide to PostPartum Support and schedule an interview contact, Karen Taylor Bass, TaylorMade Media, 917-509-3061. And, to learn more about For Your Birth, visit their website at www.foryourbirth.com.

Study Confirms Denser Breasts Are More Prone to Cancer By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter

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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the 2017 End of Life Option Act (Act) Annual Report. The Act, which became law June 9, 2016, allows qualified individuals diagnosed with a terminal disease to obtain and self-administer aid-indying drugs. The Act requires CDPH to provide annual reports, including information on the number of prescriptions written and the number of known individuals who died using aid-indying drugs. Additionally, the report includes demographic information on these individuals, including age and underlying illness. In this report, for the year Janu-

ary 1 – December 31, 2017, 577 individuals received aid-in-dying drugs under the Act, and 374 people died following ingestion of the prescribed drugs. Of the 374 individuals, 90.4 percent were more than 60 years of age, 95.2 percent were insured and 83.4 percent were receiving hospice and/or palliative care. Data in the report comes from Act-mandated physician reporting forms and California death certificates. This is the first full year of data reported. The first report contained data from June 9, 2016 – December 31, 2016. For more information about the End of Life Option Act and to read the report, visit CDPH’s website.

House Passes Rep. Bass Measure to Ensure Health Coverage For Foster Youth Until Age 26 Health/Fitness News

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018, which included legislation drafted by Rep. Karen Bass (DCalif.) to clarify that states do not have the option to deny health coverage to former foster youth who aged out of the foster care system in a different state. Yocan watch her remarks regarding her bill below. Full Remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bill and the foster youth who will benefit from its passage. One of the most popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their parent’s health insurance

until they turn 26. It’s only fair that young adults who age out of foster care should keep their coverage until they turn 26, too. But when ACA was implemented, the Department of Health and Human Services gave states the option of covering young adults who aged out of the foster care system in a different state. For example, if a young adult aged out of the system with coverage in California, but then moved to New York, New York would have the option to cover them under Medicaid until they turn 26 – or not. This extended coverage was never supposed to be optional. After all, former foster youth should have every opportunity to move freely without fear of losing life-saving health insurance. (continued in next 2 columns)

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Atlanta psychiatrist Patrice A. Harris will take the helm of American Medical Association after being elected president Tuesday at the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates in Chicago. Harris, who is the chief health officer for Fulton County, becomes the first African-American woman to hold the office. Following a year-long term as AMA president-elect, she will be installed as president in June 2019. Harris has experience as a private practicing physician, public health administrator, patient advocate and physician spokesperson. She currently works in private practice and consults with both public and private organizations on health service delivery and emerging trends in practice and health policy, according to an AMA news release. Harris is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. “It will be my honor to represent the nation’s physicians at the forefront of discussions when policymaker and lawmakers search for practical solutions to the challenges in our nation’s health system,” Harris said in the release. “I am committed to pre-

serving the central role of the physician-patient relationship in our healing art. The American Medical Association has well-crafted policy concerning the changing health care environment in this country and I look forward to using my voice to help improve health care for patients and their physicians.” Harris was first elected to the AMA Board of Trustees in 2011, and has held the executive offices of AMA board secretary and AMA board chair. As Fulton County’s chief health officer, Harris spearheaded efforts to integrate public health, behavioral health and primary care services. She also served as medical director for the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Prior to her AMA service, she was elected to the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees and president of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association. She was also the founding president of the Georgia Psychiatry Political Action Committee. In 2007, she was selected Psychiatrist of the Year by the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association.

TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Using automated breast density measurements, Norwegian researchers were able to more precisely confirm that women with dense breasts have a higher risk of breast cancer. The study included more than 100,000 women and more than 300,000 screening exams. "We found that screening examinations of women having dense breasts showed higher rates of recall and biopsy, and higher odds of screen-detected and interval breast cancers than women with non-dense breasts," said the study's senior author, Solveig Hofvind. She is a researcher and head of BreastScreen Norway for the Cancer Registry of Norway. Dense breasts pose a challenge when it comes to cancer screening, because dense tissue shows up white on a mammogram. That's also how breast tumors look on a mammogram. Dense breast tissue can actually hide or mask cancers, according to Hofvind. The findings were published June 26 in Radiology. Dr. Liane Philpotts wrote an accompanying editorial. She is chief of breast imaging at the Yale School of Medicine. "Dense breasts are not something that a patient feels. You can only tell if someone has dense breast tissue on a mammogram," Philpotts said. Radiologists identify breast density using a standardized scoring technique from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The

scoring system runs from A to D. A woman with an A or B doesn't have dense breasts, but someone with a C or D does, she explained. About half of American women who are screened for breast cancer have dense breast tissue. As women age, their breasts often become less dense, Philpotts said. Instead of using the ACR technique, which relies on a radiologist's subjective judgment, the new study used automated software -- known as automated volumetric analysis -- to classify breast density. The Norwegian women in the study were between 50 and 69 years old. The automated software found dense breasts in 28 percent of their screening tests. The rates of cancer were 6.7 per 1,000 exams for women with dense breasts and 5.5 for women with non-dense breasts, according to the findings. "This study really shows that women with dense breasts did have more cancers. It wasn't a huge amount. It was a small increase, but it was an increase," Philpotts said. In addition, women with dense breasts had more interval cancers. These are cancers found between screenings -- for example, when a woman feels a lump in her breast. The study found that women with dense breasts were called back for more testing due to suspicious findings and were more likely to have a biopsy to check tissue for cancer than women without dense breasts.

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SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180006533 Date Filed: 6/05/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/05/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): RC ALL PROS MOBILE DETAIL County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1228 W. ROSEWOOD CT. APT. A ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: ELISEO RODRIGUEZ 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: 1228 W. ROSEWOOD CT. APT. A ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Eliseo Rodriguez 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 June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180007361 Date Filed: 6/22/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/ 22/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4790 CHINO AVE., STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C3436413 Residence Street Address: 4790 CHINO AVE. STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/23/2012 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Rudy Gutierrez, President, CEO 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 June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180006078 Date Filed: 5/23/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/23/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): DEL TACO #144 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 57736 TWENTY NINE PALMS HWY YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 126 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 Name of Individual Registrant: HOSSEIN MOALEJ Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ARHM RESTAURANT GROUP State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 881 ALMA REAL DRIVE SUITE #104 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Hossein Moalej, CEO 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 June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180006077 Date Filed: 5/23/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/ 23/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): DEL TACO #321 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 56748 TWENTY NINE PALMS HWY YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 126 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ARHM RESTAURANT GROUP State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 881 ALMA REAL DRIVE SUITE #104 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Hossein Moalej/CEO 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

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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 June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006336 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/30/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/30/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): CALZONA ENTERPRISES Business Address: 15689 VALLEY BL. FONTANA, CA 92335 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: SCOTT M. SMITH 7378 SVL BOX VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 ANTHONY SAVARESE 7378 SVL BOX VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Signature/Officer Title: Scott M. Smith/General 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 June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006594 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/06/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/06/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): WEST MOBILE REPAIR AND TOW SERVICES Business Address: 17316 EL MOLINO RD. BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 2725 SANTIAGO RD. #B FULLERTON, CA 92835 Registrant(s)Address: JACAVO MUNOZ 2725 SANTIAGO RD. #B FULLERTON, CA 92835 RENE MADRID 4026 KATSURA WAY SAN BERNARDINO, CA 00000 Signature/Officer Title: Jacavo Munoz, General 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 June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006982 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/14/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/14/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): PREEMINENT APPRAISAL Business Address: 5492 WITHERS AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JOHN Y. IBRAHIM 10659 REDWOOD AVE.HESPERIA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: John Y. Ibrahim, 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 June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180007327 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/21/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/21/2023 Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple Fictitious Business Name(s): AMCAST CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Business Address: 10770 MESQUITE ST. OAK HILLS, CA 92344 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: MICHAEL A. CASTILLO 10770 MESQUITE OAK HILLS, CA 92344 ANGELA J. CASTILLO 10770 MESQUITE OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Signature/Officer Title: Angela J. Castillo 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 June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814620 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY to Proposed name: NICOLE SPADY ROBERTS 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: 07/24/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third St. San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 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: June 14, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1800308 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SUMMER MARIE ROACH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. SUMMER MARIE ROACH to Proposed name: SUMMER MARIE ZEREF 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: 7/27/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 14455 Civic Dr. Victorville, CA 92392 Victorville Branch 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: May 30, 2018 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1813602 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: AMANDA PIERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. FAITH PICHARDO to Proposed name: FAITH PENTZ 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: 7/11/18 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 JUSTICE CENTERCIVIL DIVISION 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: May 30, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814972 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEHDI ETEHADIEH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MEHDI ETEHADIEH to Proposed name: CYRUS TAFT 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: 07/30/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino East Gilbert St. 860 East Gilbert St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 Juvenile 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: June 15, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814020 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: EDDIE CALDERA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. EDDIE CALDERA to Proposed name: EDDIE EDMUNDO CALDERA 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: 07/19/18 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: June 7, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): JEFFREY M. WHARTON 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 1801015 (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, Dana N. Meyers, 272640, James E. Delaney, 292600. 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.553513) Date: January 11, 2018 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Daisy Mondragon, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: LOYAL LEIVER MEFFERD

appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form 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: Candice A. Garcia-Rodrigo 3350 Shelby Street, Suite 345 Ontario, CA 91764 Telephone: (909) 212-0320 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, 2018.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TINA

BROOKANN HARTE Case Number: PROPS 1800525 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : TINA

BROOKANN HARTE aka TINA HARTE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: KYLE HARTE & CORINA HARTE in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that KYLE HARTE & ROBERT KELLY HARTE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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:

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Date: 07/16/2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 Central Branch If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form 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: Matthew Donahue 3890 11th Street, Ste. 219 Riverside, CA 92501 ( 909) 979.9728 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

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LEIVER MEFFERD aka LOYAL LEIVER MEFFERD, JR. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ERIKA MUNGUIA in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that: ERIKA MUNGUIA 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: July 23, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 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

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LIFESTYLE NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/RELIGION

'Grey's Anatomy's' Jesse Williams Reflects on Sarah Drew's Exit: 'It's Unfortunate' (Exclusive)

Meek Mill Denied New Trial By Same Judge By CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press

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One month after Grey's Anatomy said goodbye to Sarah Drew, star Jesse Williams is looking back on her emotional final day. In the Grey's season 14 finale that aired on May 17, Drew's April revealed she was leaving Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as an attending trauma surgeon for a new career helping the less fortunate. She also walked down the aisle in an impromptu wedding with rekindled flame Matthew (Justin Bruening), as her exhusband, Jackson (Williams), happily stood by her side. Drew's exit was announced in March; she had been on the series for nine seasons. ET caught up with Williams at the NBA Awards red carpet

on Monday, where he reflected on Drew's surprising departure, calling the entire situation "sad." "I mean, the whole thing is sad. It’s unfortunate," Williams, 36, told ET at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. "That’s my partner, my road dog, so it was unpleasant, but she’s such a professional and did such incredible work down to the last frame and I’m really proud to have had our time together." Williams, who joined Grey's in season six (the same season as Drew), hinted that he fought hard for Drew to stay on past season 14. "Well, I always make my opinion known. I’ll leave it at that!" he said.

UCC leadership sickened, angered by Supreme Court ruling upholding Muslim travel ban Written by Connie Larkman

When news broke in March that Drew and fellow longtime star Jessica Capshaw would be leaving at the end of the season, Williams made his feelings known in a series of candid tweets. "Sarah and Jessica are easily among my very favorite people and coworkers, so this news f**kin sucks. Their immense talent speaks for itself but it’s them as people that I’m so grateful to know, privileged to have worked with and learned from," Williams wrote in one of the tweets after their exits were made official. But not to worry, April and Jackson will live on. Asked if he's kept in touch with Drew recently, Williams confirmed in the affirmative. "Always," he as-

sured. "We spoke yesterday [Sunday]." A new romance may be in the air for Williams. Amid rumblings that he has started up a new romance with sports anchor Taylor Rooks, the two kept their distance at the NBA Awards, though both walked the carpet separately. This notso-joint appearance from Williams and Rooks took place a month after rumors first started circulating that he was reportedly dating the SportsNet New York anchor. The pair were reportedly seen together as they attended Kevin Hart's stand-up comedy performance at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, over the Memorial Day weekend.

UCC leadership sickened, angered by Supreme Court ruling upholding Muslim travel ban...continued deeper understandings of how love works, to build deeper acceptance of our differences, to embrace our diversity, and to create commitments to build a just world for all – is eroded by white men who feel like their power and privilege is being taken away." Church leaders say the travel ban is a signal that we are closing the door to our neighbors who are fleeing vio-

lence and persecution, and that our faith calls us to do otherwise. As people of faith, we understand that God has no "other" and the immorality of such acts are not made righteous by the legalization of them," Blackmon said. "In such matters, we stand with our kindred in the Abrahamic faith. We stand with the teachings of our sacred text. We stand with the God who is God of all."

“In Church Lusting After the Pastor!” By: Lou Yeboah

The national leadership of the United Church of Christ is condemning the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds President Trump's September travel ban, which restricts citizens from predominantly Muslim countries from traveling to this country. The deeply divided court, ruling 54 on Trump v Hawai'i, reversed a series of lower court decisions which struck down the ban as illegal or unconstitutional. The Court Justices decided that the travel ban is a legitimate exercise of the authority of the executive branch of U.S. government. UCC leadership continues to denounce the restrictions as evil. "Let it be known that people of faith did not join the crowd, wave their flags, and acquiesce to a government bent on re-establishing white power and white supremacy and white privilege as the law of the land," said the Rev. John Dorhauer, general minister and president of the United Church of Christ. "The United Church of Christ will not stop fighting this. It is wrong and it is evil and it must be resisted." "A little over 50 years ago, while caged in a Birmingham jail, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King penned these words to White Southern Pastors who were uncomfortable with Dr. King's presence and public outcry for justice: 'One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws,'" said the Rev. Traci Blackmon, executive minister, UCC Justice & Local Church Ministries. "The evils of racism and Islamophobia have been given fertile breeding ground by an administration that seeks the solidi-

fication of power with the targeted separation of the 'other.'" NoMuslimIslamaphobia.jpegChief Justice John Roberts issued the opinion, supported by the court's other four conservatives, writing that entry restrictions were limited to countries that had been designated by Congress or prior administrations as national security risks. He rejected claims that the ban was religiously biased. "The [order] is expressly premised on legitimate purposes: preventing entry of nationals who cannot be adequately vetted and inducing other nations to improve their practices," Roberts wrote. "The text says nothing about religion." "The proclamation is squarely within the scope of presidential authority," the chief justice wrote. He added that claims of religious bias against Muslims did not hold up against "a sufficient national security justification." However, he said, "We express no view on the soundness of the policy." "Along with the Dred Scott decision which perpetuated slavery and the Korematsu case which sanctioned the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the Supreme Court's ruling which upholds the administration's Muslim ban is an offense to our inclusive faith and will go down in history as a violation of the highest ideals of our nation," said the Rev. Jim Moos, executive minister, UCC Global Engagement & Operations. "Bigotry in the name of national security will not make us more secure, but less so." "I am sick," Dorhauer continued. "Every day, the work so many have committed to over decades – to build (continued in next 2 columns)

Lou Yeboah You harlot.... you are just as treacherous as Israel sister Judah who went and played the whore. [Jeremiah 3:8-10]. I tell you, you are an embarrassment to God and the church. You have trangressed against the Lord your God and have scattered your charms to alien deties under every green tree... says the Lord. [Jeremiah 3:8-13]. Tell me, what was the sin that got Sodom and Gomarrah utterly destroyed? What was the sin that got David’s kingdom taken away? What was the sin that led to Samson getting his eyes gauged out, put into prison, and then death? Tell me, what was it? You see, Jesus said in [Matthew 5:27-30] that, “You have heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery; but I [Jesus] says, that whosoever looks at a woman [man] with lust for her [him] has already committed adultery with them in their heart. Listen, if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out an cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your

right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. [Matthew 5:27-30; Matthew 8: 8-9]. Understand that your eternal destiny hangs in the balance of whether you fight lust or settle down and live in it. I tell you, only if you repent, and show you’re repentance by brokeness, is there any hope that God can change you from what you are to what he desires for you to be. Return, backslider, says the Lord; I will not cause My anger to fall on you for I am merciful, says the Lord; I will not remain angry forever. Only acknowledge your iniquity “... for this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” [Ephesians 5: 36]. I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. [Galatians 5:16-17].

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge denied rapper Meek Mill’s petition for a new trial in his decade-old drug and gun convictions Monday despite support for the request by the district attorney’s office. Mill’s attorneys had asked for a new trial based on credibility issues with former Philadelphia police officer Reginald Graham, who was the only officer to testify at Mill’s original trial on his 2007 arrest. The Philadelphia district attorney’s office supported the request after placing Graham on a list of unreliable police witnesses. Judge Genece Brinkley said late Monday she was not convinced that Graham was not a credible witness in Mill’s case. She wrote that if evidence that the former officer may have lied or stolen money was presented at his original trial, she believed it would not have changed the verdict. Mill had waived his right to a jury trial and opted to let Brinkley decide his case in 2007. Brinkley sentenced Mill in November to two to four years in prison for violating probation. Mill served five months before the state Supreme Court ordered his release on bail. Mill’s attorneys tried unsuccessfully to have Brinkley removed from his case, but said they plan to again seek to have her removed based on issues with the opinion and her conduct at the new trial request hearing. Attorneys for Mill said Brinkley indicated during the hearing that she planned to rule against Mill, noting she said she was entering things

into the record for appeal. “Well, the only way something goes to an appeal is if she denies our motion,” said Jordan Siev, one of Mill’s attorneys. “It’s obvious by the way this whole thing was conducted, that it was a sham. She came at this with a thesis and she twisted the evidence to fit the outcome she wanted.” Prosecutors and the defense attorneys stipulated that another judge had granted similar requests for new trials in three other cases involving Graham. Siev noted what he said were other issues in Brinkley’s ruling, including a footnote that said the judge felt the attorneys were pitting her against the other female judge who had granted retrials. Siev also pointed to a footnote where Brinkley compared their argument that evidentiary hearings are unusual in these requests to an argument that slavery was accepted until someone said it wasn’t right. “In what world do you draw this conclusion? It literally has no basis in reality. I have no idea why she would feel the need to put any of that in there,” Siev said. Brinkley also raised concern that new District Attorney Larry Krasner, who had been involved in cases involving police corruption issues previously, might have a conflict of interest in deciding the officer’s testimony was not credible. Ben Waxman, a spokesman for Krasner’s office, declined to comment on the opinion, saying the office respects the independence of the judiciary.

Witness For Justice #899

Collective Responsibility Tracey Howe Wispelwey Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement Thousands of migrant families have been separated and children put into cages and funneled into detention centers, tents in the sweltering desert or foster care thousands of miles away from parents. We now know the death toll in Puerto Rico is estimated at nearly 5,000 people. Flint still does not have clean water. Teachers are still not paid living wages in many states. We are all responsible and our faith calls us to respond and act. However, if we do not do it collectively and intersectionally, we will not impact the systems perpetuating the violence and injustice. The lectionary this Sunday is Mark, chapter 5, in which a young girl is dying and her father begs Jesus to come and help. He arrives after the girl has died. He restores life to her then commands those gathered, “Give her something to eat.” It echoes the same call to the disciples when more than 5,000 people are gathered listening to Jesus and are hungry and tired. The disciples want them to take care of themselves but Jesus says, “You give them something to eat.” We are responsible for one another. Nationalism and individualism have rejected outright the idea of collective responsibility. “We take care of our own.” This rhetoric as it converges with militarism, racism, environmental degradation and exploitative economics drives global migration as well as human trafficking, climate change, devastating mining and extraction, and the rising tide of poverty and health crises within our own borders. Nothing about these things sustains collective life. We can always opt out of charity and good deeds, but responsibility entangles us in relationship

and there are consequences when we don’t act. If we hear this within the individualist framework, our first response might be paralysis and despair. Everything is too far gone; there is too much injustice and suffering and I can’t do anything about it all. But if we realize that we too need liberation from selfishness and fear and are invited into a beloved community full of the power of life and all that sustains life in Christ, we might see that an acceptance of collective responsibility activates our collective response-ability. The Poor People’s Campaign just finished an astonishing 40 days of collective action where tens of thousands of people across the country united and raised their voices for everything from an end to environmental degradation to immigration reform to a living wage. People are risking arrest, documenting, organizing calls to legislators, mobilizing faith communities to speak and preach about the issues, and celebrating this collective effort and resilience through art, music and cultural work. Organizers are meeting separated children at airports to track their locations and document their stories and treatment. More are surrounding detention centers in vigils and being unrelenting with their pressure on lawmakers. Individual response-ability is easily thwarted in the machinations of the state, but our collective response-ability might bring about a collective liberation from it all. Because injustice is everywhere, we can, in our own neighborhoods and circles of community, with our money and creativity, our faith and resources, create collective responses to all that comes against life and what sustains life.

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How a McDonald's receipt crippled an elite drug-fighting team

California Participates in a National Awareness and Enforcement Campaign to Reduce Alcoholand Drug-Related Accidents...continued

Beth Warren | Louisville Courier Journal 0.08 percent or more. A person with a BAC less than 0.08 percent may be arrested if conditions are deemed unsafe. BUI convictions can result in up to six months in jail and/or fines of up to $1,000. Two convictions within seven years could add a jail term of up to one year. Boaters caught operating under the influence may also have their voyage terminated and their vessel impounded. This year’s Operation Dry Water participants include:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Englebright Lake (Yuba and Nevada counties) U.S. Coast Guard Stations Bodega Bay Channel Islands Harbor Golden Gate Humboldt Bay Lake Tahoe Los Angeles-Long Beach

California State Parks Narcotics Detective Kyle Willett made the 10-minute drive to a McDonald's drive-thru for sweet tea and cheeseburgers before returning to work — and doing something no one expected. Alone in his white Chevrolet Tahoe — outside the UPS global shipping hub where he worked with an elite task force to intercept drug shipments — Willett tore the packing tape off a box, pried open a metal safe and stole piles of cash totaling about $40,000. But the Louisville Metro Police veteran, well trained in exposing criminals' missteps, made an elementary mistake of his own. He used his credit card for the $4.76 McDonald's meal and then forgot to remove the receipt from the fast-food bag he crumpled and stuffed inside the box before sending the package on its path to Oakland, California. Willett didn't know that a West Coast drug interdiction task force anxiously awaited its delivery. A judge had already signed a search warrant to allow investigators to open the package, as it was expected to contain valuable evidence. The box should have helped investigators snag a drug trafficker. Instead, it netted a cop. It also exposed questionable practices by two other detectives and for 19 months sidelined a task force charged with interrupting a major drug pipeline during the nation's worst drug crisis — blamed for more than 400 deaths in Louisville last year. "We were missing a lot of drugs with this task force not up and running," said Russell Coleman, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. 'Bad guys had a lot of success' Many narcotics detectives trusted Willett. Lauded as one of Louisville Metro Police's most accomplished detectives, Willett was once featured on the true crime TV show "The First 48," discussing key evidence seized in a

double homicide. And sometimes when the task force supervisor couldn't be on site, he was left in charge. But in June 2016, the phone rang at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. California police were on the other line with details about how their drug investigation hit a snag when the $40,000 in cash, their evidence, was stolen. Investigators in Louisville tracked the last four digits of the credit card printed on the McDonald's receipt to Willett. And a restaurant security camera showed his white Tahoe, bought by the police department, pulling out of the drive-thru at the same time printed on the receipt. Federal agents hid surveillance cameras inside Willett's SUV that August and began watching the task force's movements at UPS Worldport. The next time Willett stole cash from a box — and there was a next time — it was captured on video. The felony theft case against Willett was mounting as the FBI and Louisville police's Public Integrity Unit teamed up to investigate. The probe into one man's actions soon spread to an inspection of an entire task force charged with keeping drugs off the streets. The team had worked hard to earn a coveted federal designation in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, which provides money, training and resources to those policing the most saturated areas. It united five members from LMPD, one from Kentucky State Police, three from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and one part-time agent from Homeland Security Investigations. They hunted for drugs in packages flown through UPS, Fed-Ex and the United States Postal Service — intercepting many poisons in 2016, including 50 pounds of (continued in last 2 columns)

California Participates in a National Awareness and Enforcement Campaign to Reduce Alcohol- and Drug-Related Accidents Message to avoid alcohol use is key for the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday Local/National News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) announced today the participation of more than 40 California marine law enforcement agencies in the national boating under the influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign dubbed “Operation Dry Water.” From Friday, June 29 to Sunday, July 1, law enforcement agencies across the United States will increase patrols and/or carry out BUI checkpoints to help reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related accidents and fatalities and foster a stronger, more visible deterrent to their use on the water. Launching Operation Dry Water before the Fourth of July holiday is key to preventing accidents and saving lives. California and U.S. Coast Guard recreational boating statistics repeatedly show the Fourth of July as the deadliest holiday for accidents. Alcohol was a contributing factor in 31 percent of California’s boating fatalities over the past five years where testing was conducted. Nationally, alcohol is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents. “California’s waterways during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday will be crowded,” stated Di-

vision of Boating and Waterways Acting Deputy Director/Boating Law Administrator Ramona Fernandez. “It is critical that boat operators be sober and attentive of their surroundings to safely react to unforeseen circumstances. Designating a sober passenger to help check unsafe behaviors is helpful. It is also important to know that even drunken passengers are at risk. They can easily fall overboard, swim near a propeller or lean over the side.” Everyone onboard a boat is at risk when using alcohol and/or drugs and this may: Impair a boater’s judgment, balance, vision and reaction time. Increase fatigue and susceptibility to the effect of cold-water immersion. Intensify common boating “stressors” of sun, wind, noise and vibration. Intensify the side effects of alcohol, drugs and some prescription medications. It is important to note that there is no open container law for recreational boaters, but it is against the law in California to operate a boat or water ski with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of (continued in next 2 columns)

Folsom Lake (within Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties) Lake Oroville (Butte County)

Monterey Morro Bay Noyo River Rio Vista San Francisco Vallejo

Millerton Lake (Fresno County) City Police Departments Sausalito South Lake Tahoe Suisun County Sheriff Departments Butte Calaveras Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Imperial Lake Los Angeles Madera Mariposa Mono Napa Placer Plumas Sacramento San Bernardino* San Joaquin Shasta Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Yolo Yuba

A map of participating agencies with their contact information can be found at: www.OperationDryWater.org/ agencies. California specific boating laws and safety tips may be found at: www.BoatCalifornia.com. Launched in 2009 by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, Operation Dry Water has been a highly successful campaign, drawing public attention to the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Since the inception of the campaign, law enforcement officers have removed 3,038 BUI operators from the nation’s waterways and made contact with over 1.1 million boaters during the annual three-day weekend.

*In an Operation Dry Water 2017 Annual Report, NASBLA named California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office the “Top Agency Award - Small Category” for deploying 10 officers and making 13 boating under the influence arrests during last year’s campaign.

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2020 Census Offers Big Benefit - $988 Per Person Counted, Expert Says...continued from page 3 for nearly 80 years. Her perspective on the Census is informed by her battles to preserve home ownership and to promote affordable housing. She has strongly held opinions about the city's failure to contain the wave of gentrification that is displacing low- and middle-income residents, often African Americans, with new homeowners and renters, "mostly White," she says. "Where is the money?" Rainey pointedly asked, referring to the current underfunding of the cost of counting. Typically, funds are available to hire locals to assist in the doorto-door canvassing to reach those who otherwise would be missed or those who failed to respond to other forms of outreach. Rainey detects a growing disquiet among African Americans in the promises of the better quality of life Census revenue is supposed to bring. Such allocations funnel money to schools, hospitals, clinics and infrastructure, but Rainey said people often don't think they have benefited enough from the $16 billion funneled to North Carolina due to 2010 Census results. That sense of unease is shared by Wanda Hunter, who, like Rainey, is an African American born and raised in Raleigh. "The same attitudes stop people from voting: 'How is this going to help me,' or 'It never changes anything,' are the same attitudes that are going to make it hard to get people to participate in the Census," Hunter said. "And how are they going to count those people who lost their homes to gentrification, the people who are living in a homeless shelter or under a bridge?" Hunter worked as a school food server before providing bookkeeping services to Blueprint NC, another NC Counts Coalition member. She said that learning

that the number of homeless children in Raleigh's public schools is on the rise has been especially upsetting. Hunter is now financial manager of the organization's Raleigh office and has been demanding police accountability, an issue that has been in the spotlight lately. "I'm a single mother with three children. I want my children to know that I was on the battlefield for them," Hunter said. She has been insistent about the need for African Americans to vote to reach their social and political goals and understands the importance of them being counted in the Census. Full participation, however, will be difficult to achieve, she believes, partly because of the pressing demands of daily survival. And now, if a question about one's citizenship status is added, she fears that many Latinos and Asian Americans will not participate as well. Rainey and Hunter support advocates from Latino and Asian American communities who oppose adding the question about U.S. citizenship on the next Census form. "We've really seen an increase in fear [in our communities], an increase in the experience of hostility under the current administration," said Angeline Echeverria, executive director of El Pueblo Inc. that works to improve conditions for Latinos in Raleigh's Wake County. "We know that there are always challenges in getting community members who live in mixed-status families, who might have friends and family members who are undocumented, to participate in anything that the government is initiating, including the Census," she said. But adding the untested question into an anti-immigrant climate racheted up by the adminis(continued in next 2 columns)

2020 Census Offers Big Benefit - $988 Per Person Counted, Expert Says...continued tration, prompted El Pueblo to join the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund's lawsuit against the Trump administration. At the briefing, skeptics of the lawsuit's potential to succeed believe that, regardless of the court's ruling, the trust between immigrant communities and the federal government has been irreparably damaged. Cynics went one step further, arguing that the purpose of adding the citizenship question was to politicize the immigration debate. "People aren't stupid," one attendee said. Chavi Koneru, executive director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together, said that adding the citizenship question will make her organization's job harder to convince people to participate because some, particularly non-citizens, will wonder if they will become a target. "Asian Americans have been the fastest growing racial group in North Carolina," Koneru said, but the breadth of its diversity includes "20 different ethnicities, including several significant refugee populations from Southeast Asia." The net result is a vast range of cultural and societal experiences where understanding the objectives of the Census and its functions can be misunderstood. Consequently, Koneru explained that the myth "that all Asian Americans are affluent and well-educated" is a misconception that underestimates the very real needs for services that will

not be delivered to those in need unless there is an accurate count from the Census. North Carolina's population growth will likely result in the addition of another seat in the House of Representatives, bringing the state's total to 14 members. As the Census is used to reapportion congressional districts and redraw district lines inside states, Carolina Demography Director Tippett explained that political power and the allocation of federal dollars are only two of the critical outcomes of the Census count. Another is the private sector's use of Census data to make decisions about expansion, for example, by taking into consideration the size and education of a potential workforce or a state's capacity to underwrite the cost of supporting needed infrastructure. Stacey Carless, born and raised in Raleigh by a Jamaican immigrant family, reminded attendees that the first Census in 1790 was exclusionary in intent and by design. Indians were not counted and African Americans in bondage were counted only as threefifths of a person. Carless, the executive director of NC Counts Coalition and a lawyer, is dedicated to bringing as many North Carolinians into the Census as possible. Despite all the challenges the expanding coalition faces, she reminds everyone that come April 1, 2020, there will be an enumeration. "Those who are not counted are essentially invisible," she said. "We can't let that happen."

How a McDonald's receipt crippled an elite drugfighting team...continued heroin — about a day's supply for 22,500 addicts. They also found 197 pounds of cocaine and 190 pounds of meth. Under scrutiny, the Louisville police pulled the task force out of Worldport in September 2016 and withdrew from the federal program that had given it $200,000 a year. After news of the scandal leaked to the Courier Journal and other reporters, Louisville police issued a public statement that a federal investigation was underway. The task force remained shut down for 19 months. "Bad guys had a lot of success during that time, no doubt," said Vic Brown, executive director of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. While looking into Willett's actions, agents also noticed something else that seemed odd. Two other task force members took packages to their vehicles. Surveillance footage captured another Louisville Metro Police detective — who is also a canine handler — and a KSP trooper taking packages to their vehicles, Coleman said. They didn't steal money or drugs, but they conducted searches without warrants, he said. If they found evidence, they would reseal the package and seek a search warrant. John Kuhn, then the U.S. Attorney with the Western District of Kentucky, opted not to prosecute anyone but Willett, telling the Courier Journal last year: "What we have here is a rogue cop. It's exceedingly rare." But some legal experts say the searches without warrants also were criminal — a clear violation of civil rights, since the Fourth Amendment offers protection from unreasonable searches. "It's not legal," said defense attorney Josh Schneider, a former narcotics prosecutor. "All the narcotics cops I worked with knew if they wanted to get inside a house, a box, they needed a warrant." University of Louisville law professor Luke Milligan agreed. "It's a clear constitutional violation to have opened those packages without a warrant." An exception would apply during an "exigent circumstance," such as a reason to believe the package contained a bomb. Some cops dubbed the searches "sneak-n-peeks." They became "accepted practice" by some members of the task force, but the practice wasn't endorsed by the chains of command, Coleman

said. Kentucky State Police Commissioner Rick Sanders said he only learned of the practice through the FBI investigation. "I didn't know that was going on, obviously," he said. "Why they took them to a car, it really doesn't make sense to me." Coleman said law enforcement officers shouldn't have taken packages to their cars for inspection. "There's no gray in that." State and Louisville police investigated but didn't find criminal wrongdoing by their employees. The trooper, with the task force for about a year, "did not receive formal training and had been conducting these investigations commensurate with instruction provided by other veteran task force members," Sanders said. The Louisville detective, who was on the task force with Willett when it began earning federal funding in 2011, also said he was trained that it was acceptable to search packages without warrants, Deputy Chief Mike Sullivan said. But when asked who provided that training, Sullivan said he "couldn't speculate on that." Sullivan said he didn't know how or when warrant-less searches began. "Once it was discovered this practice was not the preferred method, it was stopped," he said. Brown, in charge of High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area designations in four states, said Louisville police led the task force, and "it would have been up to them to set the protocol." Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Joe Dennis, who supervised the task force on site, has since retired and couldn't be reached for comment. "I think we all, looking back, think there was a lack of formal training and adequate checks and balances,” Sanders said. Short prison sentence 'disturbing' For Willett, punishment came swiftly. After FBI agents questioned him, he left the police force in October 2016. The evidence was hard to refute. So he didn't try. He pleaded guilty two months later in a federal courtroom to theft from an interstate shipment, a felony, for stealing more than $74,400 between January and August 2016. Investigators found most of the money in Willett's home and car. Prosecutors pushed for a year (continued on page 8)

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Getting Kicked Out of Restaurant Wasn’t Just Because She’s a Republican Trump's immigration policies go beyond political lines By Alana Winns June 25, 2018

Coming off the heels of political chaos at the border, Americans are still feeling emotionally affected by Trump's family separation immigration policy. According to the Washington Post, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, called the Red Hen, while out to dinner with friends. "The cheese course was already on the table" when the owner pulled her to the side and asked that she leave because of her political party's policies. The Post reported that the owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, politely refused to serve Sanders because "Sanders works for and defends an inhumane and unethical administration." "I'm not a huge fan of confrontation," Wilkinson said. "I have a business, and I want the business to thrive. This feels like the moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals." However, the decision to ask Sanders to leave seems to boil down to basic human ethics rather than because of her being simply a conservative. Just last week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen was heckled by a crowd of protesters while eating

at a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C. According to CNN, Nielsen was sitting quietly in back of the MXDC Cocina Mexicana restaurant, not too far from the White House, when she began getting booed and sarcastically questioned: "Aren't you a mother too?" "How do you sleep at night?" "Do you hear the babies crying?" "If the kids don't eat in peace, you don't eat in peace." Those are many examples of statements that seem to have less to do with being a Republican, and more to do with being undoubtedly immoral. Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney and political op-ed contributor for CNN, expressed similar observations regarding recent oppositions. "Let's make it clear, this is not about asking someone to leave or heckling them simply because they are Republicans or conservatives," he wrote. "That would be wrong. This is about targeting people who are very publicly involved in formulating and defending Trump's immoral policies." Obeidallah pointed out that people didn't yell, "Get out of here because you're a Republican" but

instead made chants that were specific to Trump's family separation immigration policy literally, "speaking truth to power." Additionally, Trump is just a percentage point away from former President Richard Nixon when it comes to the total of Americans who want him impeached, according to Newsweek. And though Sanders was offended by Wilkinson requesting that she leave by – ironically – writing, "I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so. Her actions say far more about her than about me," Wilkinson has no regrets. "I would have done the same thing again," Wilkinson said. "We just felt there are moments in time when people need to live their convictions. This appeared to be one." Trump: ‘No Judges or Court Cases’ for Immigrants — Even Though Many Are Fleeing Drug Violence Related to U.S. Drug Consumption "Zero tolerance" rages on even for those seeking refuge from nations plagued with violence thanks to drug wars — but the white American drug user crisis continues. Returning to his racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, President Trump wrote on Twitter Sunday: Detainees report that the socalled "well coordinated" process requires them to sign away any chance of citizenship. Roughly one quarter of children who have been torn from their families at the border have been reunited with their loved ones. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security issued a vague — and reportedly conditioned — way to bring all of the separated families back to-

gether. From dining at Mexican restaurants to wearing clothing with messages, the Trump administration is leveraging hateful communications for political success. Despite the backlash against the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy regarding immigrants, President Trump boosted his approval ratings among Republicans to 90 percent, higher than Ronald Reagan at this point in his presidency. The rise in Trump support "suggests a level of unity among Republicans that could help mitigate Mr. Trump's low overall approval ratings and aid his party's chances of keeping control of the House of Representatives in November," The New York Times reported on Saturday. The number of people identifying as Republican since 2016 has dropped and the Democrats have an 8 percentage point advantage, up slightly from when they won the popular vote by 3 million. Trump's approval rating amongst non-Republicans is at 15 percent, lower than any other president in recent history, including George W. Bush. The key for the November congressional elections is going to be voter turn out – and it appears that the Republicans have a decisive advantage after last week's apparently coordinated hate communications campaign. Immigrants Will 'Infest' America After backlash from politicians and the general public, Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday saying immigrant families will no longer be separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The separation was a result of the "zero tolerance" policy. (continued in last 3 columns)

How a McDonald's receipt crippled an elite drug-fighting team...continued from page 7 in prison, but U.S. District Court Judge Thomas B. Russell shaved that time in half. Willett has already served his five months in a federal prison and five months home detention. He remains on supervised probation for two years and is barred from owning a firearm, meaning he can't work in law enforcement again. Willett and his attorney, Brian Butler, declined to comment for this story. Butler told reporters after Willett's sentencing that his client didn't steal from innocent people as the money was believed to be headed from local dealers to large-scale drug distributors. Coleman said it doesn't matter who the money was stolen from. "Willett tarnished his badge ... abandoned his oath." Sanders called Willett's brief prison stint "disturbing," considering the impact of his actions. "All of this was brought about by a dishonest cop who none of us have any sympathy for," the KSP commissioner said. Reviving an elite drug-fighting team It would take a year and a half to revive the drug task force. Jim Scott, resident-agent-incharge with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Louisville Division, agreed to take the helm as commander. Scott stood firm on perhaps the most contested change — none of the former task force members were allowed to return even

though the weeks-long surveillance found no questionable actions by most of them. Coleman, a former FBI agent, supported the DEA's decision to start with all new members. "We had some systemic issues with the task force last time, so we needed to clean house completely," Coleman said. The new team includes five members from LMPD, one from KSP and one from the sheriff's office, Scott said. The new task force, which Coleman calls the 2.0 version, launched in April with increased protocols and oversight. One rule clearly stated up front: no opening of packages in cars, alone or without warrants. When packages are open, security personnel at UPS, Fed-Ex or post offices must be present. That should have been the practice all along, according to UPS policy, Coleman said. Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Eric Black will serve as the onsite supervisor. He isn't allowed to delegate that authority to an acting supervisor, as had been done with Willett. Black also must be present when a task force member opens a package — after getting a judge to issue a search warrant, Scott said. Drug agents across Kentucky have been anxious to see the task force back in action. "We wanted to do this right," Coleman said. "I own it now."

DNC on Supreme Court Attacking Women’s Reproductive Rights Local/National News

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in NIFLA v. Becerra, ruling that antichoice "crisis pregnancy centers" do not have to post information about the availability of free or low-cost abortion services: “This is a brazen assault on women’s rights and health. Once again, Republicans and their allies are turning back the clock and telling women what they can and can’t

do with their bodies. Democrats believe that women have the right to make their own decisions about their reproductive health. We believe in making it easier, not harder, for women to get the information they need when making these decisions. We believe that no woman should be denied her basic rights based on income, race, or geography. And we will fight tooth and nail to protect a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Getting Kicked Out of Restaurant Wasn’t Just Because She’s a Republican...continued On Tuesday, he said immigrants would infest America: I Really Don't Care, Do You? On Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump made an unexpected trip to Texas to visit a shelter for immigrant children. She wore a short trench coat with a message written on the back: "I Really Don't Care, Do U?" Melania Trump wore the jacket boarding the plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and when she returned. Social media users posted about the irony of what the first lady chose to wear to visit kids separated from their families. East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham said there was "no hidden message" behind the jacket. Meanwhile, President Trump tweeted that the statement was against the "fake news media": Dining at Mexican Restaurants In the middle of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, Stephen Miller — the senior White House adviser who orchestrated the "zero-tolerance" policy — had dinner on June 17 at Espita Mezcaleria in Washington, D.C. "Hey look guys, whoever thought we'd be in a restaurant with a real-life fascist begging [for] money for new cages?" a customer at the restaurant said to Miller, according to The New York Post. Miller didn't respond and left quickly, a witness said. Homeland Security Trump Minister Kirstjen Nielsen then went to another Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for dinner. A group called the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America approached Nielsen in MXDC Cocina Mexicana. "If kids don't eat in peace, you don't eat in peace!" protesters chanted. They also shouted, "Shame!" "Have you listened to it? Have you heard the babies crying? Do

you hear them crying?" activists asked, regarding a tape leaked earlier in the week of young children taken at the border crying. "No borders, no walls, sanctuary for all," they said. Dining at Red Hen White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders took an almost 200-mile drive from the White House to rural Virginia on Friday night to eat at a tiny, 26seat restaurant in Lexington, where residents overwhelmingly voted against Trump in the 2016 presidential election, despite the rest of the county voting for him. Huckabee was at the Red Hen with "her husband, three or four men and women of roughly similar ages, and an older couple," according to The Washington Post. The chef contacted the coowner, Stephanie Wilkinson, to let her know Huckabee was present and that the staff was concerned. When Wilkinson arrived, she asked her employees if they'd like Huckabee to leave and they agreed. Many of her gay employees were upset by Sanders' defense for the administration's ban on transgender service members and her praise of a Supreme Court ruling that sided with an anti-gay baker. And earlier in the week, she defended the administration separating migrants from their children at the southern border. Wilkinson asked Sanders to leave the establishment. On Saturday morning, Sanders used her official press secretary account to tweet about being asked to leave because she works in the Trump administration: organizational misbehavior NFL Owners Prove They Are Still Trump’s Racist Cronies "These injustices are so widespread as to seem practically writ-

ten into our nation's DNA," said Doug Baldwin, Anquan Boldin, Malcolm Jenkins and Benjamin Watson. Kaitlyn D'Onofrio June 22, 2018 President Trump recently suggested that NFL players give him a list of people they believe were wronged by the justice system. If Trump agrees, he said earlier this month, he will "pardon them or at least let them out." How did NFL owners respond? They didn't. The Oregon Department of Transportation has received phone calls from people around the world demanding the firing of Lori McAllen. Sheryl Estrada June 22, 2018 The Oregon Department of Transportation (DOT) is internationally under fire as a DMV employee's racist comment on Facebook calling for immigrants who arrive at the U.S. border to be shot has gone viral. "You cannot make assumptions that people are going to commit a crime based on how they look," said Delta Sigma Theta sister Chante Spencer. BAHAMA BREEZE WEBSITE Kaitlyn D'Onofrio June 22, 2018 Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta sorority were racially profiled by police and restaurant workers at a Bahama Breeze restaurant. The group was targeted even though no crime was committed. ‘Woke’ news and career advice from people who look like you. The suit is seeking $1 billion in damages for local D.C. residents. Alana Winns June 22, 2018 While gentrification continues to grow throughout cities in the U.S., a D.C. lawyer has decided to take action by filing a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of at least 23 people.