Vol. 50 No. 5
May 23, 2019 - May 29, 2019
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)
U.S. Black-Owned Law Firm Expands Its Practice to Africa Representing Persons Before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania National News
Nationwide — The Law Office of Zulu Ali (ZuluAliLaw.com), a Black-owned law firm based in Riverside, California, has announced that it has expanded its practice to Africa representing Persons before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a continental court established by African countries to ensure protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa. The firm’s expansion follows the admission of its Principal, Attorney Zulu Ali, to the registry of counsel to the African Court. Attorney Ali also plans to establish a Pan African Legal Institute in Africa to focus on the unification of all African states under continental law and reparations for African Americans and other victims in the African diaspora under international law. The law firm was founded by its owner and principal attorney, Zulu Ali, a Tennessee native, former police officer, and U.S. marine veteran, who was inspired by the work and legacy of civil rights attorneys Thurgood Marshall, Avon Williams, Jr., Charles Hamilton Houston; and other advocates and leaders of the civil rights movement. The mission and philosophy of the firm is to advocate for changes in the law when the law is unjust with a focus on representing persons accused of crimes and seeking criminal justice, immigrants, victims of discrimination, persons seeking civil justice in state and federal courts. Attorney Ali earned a Juris Doctorate (law degree) from Trinity International University Law School and a liberal arts degree with an emphasis in African Studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University. Attorney Ali has been admitted to the California State Bar; United
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Slavery and the Law in Virginia Historical News The Growth of the Black Population: 1625 23 1648 300 1671 2,000 1680 3,000 1700 16,390 1720 26,559 1730 30,000 1740 60,000 1775 210,000
SLAVE LAWS PASSED IN VIRGINIA: 1640 — 1660: The Critical Period: Custom to Law when Status Changed to "Servant for Life"
Attorney Zulu Ali States District Courts for the districts of Central California, Southern California, Northern California, and Colorado; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits; United States Supreme Court; and the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. In addition to its’ trial practice before state and federal courts in the United States, the Law Office of Zulu Ali maintains a practice in the Netherlands representing suspects and victims before the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Although the mission and diverse makeup of the law firm subjects it to immense scrutiny, the firm continues to be inspired by its mission to preserve and fulfill the legacy of those leaders and advocates of the past who sacrificed in order to make a more just society. “I believe the mission of a lawyer should be to strive for change and challenge the courts when there is injustice. In our firm, we put it on the line despite the im-
mense scrutiny and consequences we may face. But for brave attorneys and advocates who are willing to step out the box, we would still be in segregation or servitude if the laws and courts were not challenged. Many attorneys and advocates are chilled and neutralized because they are usually targeted, ridiculed, and subjected to reprimand or worst when they test the status quo, but it is necessary despite the risks,” Principal Attorney Zulu Ali adds. In 2017, Attorney Ali was recognized as one of the most influential African American Leaders in Los Angeles by the National Action Network founded by Reverend Al Sharpton. The firm’s founder and principal attorney, Zulu Ali, been named Top 100 Lawyers by the National Black Lawyers – Top 100; Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers; Premier 100 Trial Attorneys by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys, also known as the National Academy of Jurisprudence; Top 10 Best
Lawyers by the American Institute of Legal Counsel in the areas of Criminal Defense, Immigrations, and Personal Injury; Top 10 Lawyers by the American Jurist Institute in the areas of Criminal Defense, Immigrations, and Personal Injury; Rue Ratings Best Lawyer in America; and Top 10 Attorney in Criminal Defense, Immigration, and Personal Injury by Attorney and Practice Magazine. Attorney Ali is the subject of the documentary Purpose and Freedom and hosts a weekly syndicated radio show, Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali, on NBC Radio News affiliate KCAA in Redlands, California, WCGO in Chicago, KSHP Las Vegas, and via satellite on GAB Radio Network. Attorney Ali has been married to his spouse, Charito, for over 32 years; and resides in Southern California with their four daughters and three grandchildren. For more details about Zulu Ali Law Firm, visit www.ZuluAliLaw.com
Letting The “Cat” Out Of The Bag Shirley Ann Shirrells, daughter of the late Anne E. Shirrells, civic leader in San On Sacramento PD Special to California Black Media Partners
Bernardino, has died
“Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier n’ puttin’ it back in.”—-Will Rogers
Shirley Ann Shirrells
Sacramento PD officer restrains young man from a still shot from the video captured by a bystander that has been seen on the Sacramento Black Lives Matter’s Facebook page. Shocking. Shameful. Unconscionable. Intolerable. These are just a few of the terms used by those in reaction to word that a 12 year-old child was restrained by Sacramento police officers who then placed a white plastic
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bag over his head and shoulders. Let’s review recent events in the City of Sacramento, who many are now referring to as “SacraSelma” in reference to the civil rights struggles that emanated from (continued on page 8)
Shirley Ann Shirrells, daughter of the late Anne E. Shirrells, civic leader in San Bernardino, died peacefully after a long illness at her home in Pasadena, CA, April 8th, 2019, at the age of 83. With her were her son and daughter. Shirley moved to San Bernardino as a child with her mother and sister, the late Marguerette Howard. After marriage, Shirley moved from the city to live overseas for several years, eventually settling in central California for many years. Shirley was retired from Allan Hancock College, in Santa Maria, California, where she was the director of the Job Placement and Career Center for 30 years. She had a successful career there, and
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had been recognized by the community for her innovative leadership in service to over 20,000 community college students during her tenure. She also delighted people singing jazz in many local venues in and around Santa Maria and performing in musical productions at the college. After retirement, Shirley lived for a while in Palm Desert, and then moved to Pasadena, CA, to live near her family. Shirley is survived by her daughter, Cecile Anderson, her son, Maurece Chesse, her sonin-law, George Anderson, and her cherished granddaughter, Perry Anderson. Shirley was a free spirit, a jazzy humanist, and charming nurturer to those who she was drawn to support and cultivate. Her remains will rest near her mother and sister at Green Acres Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington, Ca. A reception is planned outdoors at the Anne Shirrells park in San Bernardino, CA, at 1:30pm on Tuesday, May 28th.
1639/40 - The General Assembly of Virginia specifically excludes blacks from the requirement of possessing arms 1642 - Black women are deemed tithables (taxable), creating a distinction between African and English women. 1662 - Blacks face the possibility of life servitude. The General Assembly of Virginia decides that any child born to an enslaved woman will also be a slave. 1660 — 1680: Slave Laws Further Restrict Freedom of Blacks and Legalize Different Treatment for Blacks and Whites 1667 - Virginia lawmakers say baptism does not bring freedom to blacks. The statute is passed because some slaves used their status as a Christian in the 1640s and 1650s to argue for their freedom or for freedom for a child. Legislators also encourage slave owners to Christianize their enslaved men, women and children. 1668 - Free black women, like enslaved females over the age of 16, are deemed tithable. The Virginia General Assembly says freedom does not exempt black women from taxation. 1669 - An act about the "casual killing of slaves" says that if a slave dies while resisting his master, the act will not be presumed to have occurred with “prepensed malice.” 1670 - Free blacks and Native Americans who had been baptized are forbidden to buy Christian servants. 1672 - It becomes legal to wound or kill an enslaved person who resists arrest. Legislators also deem that the owner of any slave killed as he resisted arrest will receive financial compensation for the loss of an enslaved laborer. Legislators also offer a reward to Indians who capture escaped slaves and return them to a justice of the peace. 1680 — 1705: Slave Laws Reflect Racism and the Deliberate Separation of Blacks and Whites. Color becomes the Determining Factor. Conscious Efforts to Rigidly Police Slave Conduct. 1680 - Virginia’s General Assembly restricts the ability of slaves to meet at gatherings, including funerals. It becomes legal for a white person or person to kill an
escaped slave who resists capture. Slaves also are forbidden to: arm themselves for either offensive or defensive purposes. Punishment: 20 lashes on one’s bare back. leave the plantation without the written permission of one’s master, mistress or overseer. Punishment: 20 lashes on one’s bare back. “…lift up his hand against any Christian." Punishment: 30 lashes on one’s bare back. 1691 - Any white person married to a black or mulatto is banished and a systematic plan is established to capture "outlying slaves." If an outlying slave is killed while resisting capture, the owner receives financial compensation for the laborer. Partners in an interracial marriage cannot stay in the colony for more than three months after they married. A fine of 15 pounds sterling is levied on an English woman who gives birth to a mulatto child. The fine is to be paid within a month of the child’s birth. If a woman cannot pay the fine, she is to serve five years as an indentured servant. If the mother is an indentured servant, she faces an additional five years of servitude after the completion of her indenture. A mulatto child born to a white indentured servant will serve a 30-year indenture. A master must transport an emancipated slave out of Virginia within six months of receiving his or her freedom. 1692 - Slaves are denied the right to a jury trial for capital offenses. A minimum of four justices of the peace hear evidence and determine the fate of the accused. Legislators also decide that enslaved individuals are not permitted to own horses, cattle and hogs after December 31 of that year. 1705 - Free men of color lose the right to hold public office. 1705 - Blacks — free and enslaved — are denied the right to testify as witnesses in court cases. 1705 - All black, mulatto, and Indian slaves are considered real property. 1705 - Enslaved men are not allowed to serve in the militia. 1705 - In An act concerning Servants and Slaves, Virginia’s lawmakers: Increase the indenture of a mulatto child born to a white woman to 31 years. Determine that if a white man or white woman marries a black partner, the white individual will be sent to jail for six months and fined 10 pounds current money of Virginia. Determine that any minister who marries an interracial couple will be assessed a fine of 10,000 pounds of tobacco. Determine that any escaped slave who is unwilling or unable to name his or her owner will be sent to the public jail.
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Parents Demand Firing of Principal After She Shares Photo of Teachers Posing With Noose By Defender News Service A California principal is suspended amid backlash over a photo showing a few teachers posing and smiling with a noose — an image she shared with the school staff. Linda Brandt, who heads Summerwind Elementary School in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale, California, reportedly shared the photo in an email blast to staff, along with a separate photo of the noose hanging in an office, an unnamed teacher told FOX 11. The email contained no text. “We want her gone from this school and that’s just it,” angry parent Darrin Harper told the station after seeing the picture. “We want her out of here. I do personally! Because I know what she about. The pictures prove it, that’s what she about and that’s what she allow to go on. So she need to go.” Harper argued the image proved Brandt “hates them little black babies … all them minorities.” Palmdale School District Super-
The photo was included in a mass email to staff sent by Principal Linda Brandt. (FOX 11 / video screenshot) intendent Raul Maldonado addressed the incident in a statement Thursday. “This afternoon it’s been brought to the Palmdale School District’s attention that an incident involving the discovery of a noose and possibly inappropriate responses to that discovery occurred at Summerwind Elementary School,” it read. “The Principal has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the matter.” According to FOX 11, Brandt is
Torres Helps Inland Empire Students Access Higher Education, Lower Student Loan Debt Los Angeles area residents owe nearly $51 billion in student loan debt, according to a recent study by Experian Appropriations bill increases funding for federal student aid programs by $492 million Educational News
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced that the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Related Agencies Appropriations Bill contains her priorities to provide Inland Empire students with financial support to pursue higher education. A 2018 study by Experian found that California student debt has more than doubled over the last 10 years. The legislation increases funding for federal student financial assistance programs by $492 million for a total of $24.9 billion. Federal student financial assistance programs like grants do not need to be repaid, while work-study programs allow students to earn money to help pay for school. “We cannot allow high costs and a crippling student loan crisis to keep the dream of a college education out of reach for Inland Empire students. Federal student financial assistance programs make it possible for low-income and first-generation students, not just a privileged few, to pay for
college without being buried under debt that they’ll have to repay for the rest of their lives,” said Torres. “This increased funding will lessen the financial burden on students, allowing them to focus on their studies and preparing for a career.” Specifically, the legislation increases: The maximum award for Pell Grants to $6,345, an increase of $150, to help keep pace with inflation. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program by $188 million for a total of $1 billion. The President had proposed eliminating this program. Federal Work Study by $304 million for a total of $1.4 billion. Torres has long been a strong supporter of federal student financial aid programs. She is a cosponsor of H.R.2084, Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, which would make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year.
In Charter School Fight, Urban League and National Action Network Ask NAACP: “Did You See the Numbers?” By Tanu Henry | California Black Media Black civil rights groups in California are knuckled up in a battle of principles as the state Assembly and Senate prepare to vote on a set of three charter school bills this week. The state chapters of the National Urban League (NUL) and the National Action Network (NAN) have teamed up to oppose the bills. They say the proposals amount to a “step backward” for African-American charter school parents and their children. While the California chapter of the NAACP has publicly expressed its support for all three pieces of legislation; two of them in the Assembly - AB 1505 and AB 1506 - and one in the Senate, SB 756. Members of the California chapter of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, came to the State Capitol Monday to lobby the legislature on several issues, including the charter school bills. If passed, the laws would put a moratorium on authorizing any new charter schools in the state for the next five years. Critics of the law say they would also significantly restrict the operations and roll back some legal rights the taxpayer-funded independent public schools currently have.
“I ask my friends at the NAACP, ‘did you see the numbers?’” Dr. Tecoy Porter, president of the Sacramento chapter of the NAN, told California Black Media. For both the NUL and the NAN, they say, their difference of opinion with the NAACP boils down to one fact: Black students across California are failing in the state’s district public schools at rates that should cause national concern. Advocates say many of the schools on the frontline that have begun to help Black students improve their literacy, score higher on state standardized tests, and prepare for college and jobs, are charter schools. “African-American children are not doing well in California public schools. There is a severe and persistent Black achievement gap throughout the state of California in both English Language arts and math,” the NAN and the NUL wrote in an open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, which the organizations shared with California Black Media. “Seven out of eight AfricanAmerican public school students are enrolled in district run schools,” the letter to the gover(continued in next 2 columns)
in consideration to become the district’s next superintendent. Parents say racism has been an ongoing issue at the California school, where Black children account for17 percent of the student population. “I’ve requested that my kid be taken out of one classroom because [one] teacher, in particular, has shown prejudice discrimination against my kid and when I requested the black teacher I got grief for that,” Breyon Clemmons told the station.
Shaka Phillipps, a former teacher and educational consultant, told Yahoo News she pulled her niece from class Thursday morning after learning the four teachers seen in the offensive photo were allowed to resume their lessons. It’s unclear whether they’ve been suspended as well. “They had the audacity to show up today,” said Phillipps. “The integrity of the school is completely compromised. To the black community, a noose is a weapon, a symbol of slavery and lynching.” The concerned aunt said she plans to keep her niece out of school until Summerwind enacts new policies and takes disciplinary action against the teachers involved. Michele Lemaire, who teaches at the school, told FOX 11 that while the student body is diverse, the mostly white teaching staff is a “huge issue.” “But apparently it’s not being addressed,” she told the station. “There seems to be a sorting of who should be working here.” This article originally appeared in the Defender News Network.
Three programs providing community support recognized...continued tend a state-led project and improve coordinated care for the most vulnerable and frail populations. The goal is to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations. “The most effective way we’ve been able to reach more vulnerable clients is by partnering with our community service providers and to use technology to increase our efficiency,” said Jennifer Claar, Assistant Director of ASD. When Claar speaks about technology, she’s referring to this year’s homeless count where volunteers used a new mobile app. The new technology helped communities in several ways, including: Specifically locating veterans requesting services Creating an up-to-date geo-
Identifying areas not covered for services on the day of the count Just as the homeless mapping program helped reach vulnerable customers, so did the CARE Team program. ASD partnered with multiple agencies to more efficiently prosecute elder abuse cases and quickly identify and overcome service barriers. The National Association of Counties (NACo) has selected the three ASD programs for NACo Achievement Awards. “The NACo Achievement Awards affirm we are heading in the right direction,” Claar said. Riverside County will be recognized at NACo’s 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition July 12-15 in Clark County, Nevada.
In Charter School Fight, Urban League and National Action Network Ask NAACP: “Did You See the Numbers?”...continued nor continued. “Many AfricanAmerican parents respond to this failure by choosing to send their kids to public charter schools.” This week, local leaders of both the NAN and the NUL are requesting a meeting with Gov. Newsom to share their concerns about the bills. In California, about 80 percent of Black students score below the state standard in math and 68 percent fail to meet the English Language Arts requirement. AfricanAmerican children are also next to the lowest performing subgroup in the state, scoring only above students with disabilities. Last week, the Assembly passed another charter school bill, AB 1507. It required charter schools to be physically located in the boundaries of the school district that licenses it. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), who is African American and a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), sponsored that bill, along with the other two bills his colleagues will hear this week. Other sponsors of the charter school bills are Assemblymembers Patrick O’Donnell (D-Los Angeles) and Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita). Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) sponsored the Senate bill. O’Donnell, who is chair of the Assembly Education committee, shelved another bill Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the CLBC, introduced. That bill would have designated lowest performing subgroup students a high risk category under California’s Local Control Funding Formula. “Historically, the NAACP has been in strong support of public education and has denounced movements toward privatization,” the California chapter of the NAACP wrote in that statement. “Considering this, we are concerned that charter schools in California are increasingly causing the underfunding of neighborhood schools.” Julian Heilig-Vasquez, Education Chair of the California NAACP, argues that increased independent and private control of charter schools will lead to the resegregation of America’s public schools and “The California NAACP and other community-based activists
have called upon education reforms to refocus on inequities rather than privatization and private control of education,” he says. Porter says he understands that the NAACP stated its opposition to charter schools long before these bills became an issue in California. But the arguments they are using to support their stance, have not evolved and are mostly out-of-touch with the needs of the majority of AfricanAmerican families across the state. “How are they promoting segregation when they make up less than 5 percent of all public schools in the state?” Asked Porter. “Also, by law, charter schools have to be judged on their performance every five years. District-run public schools can go on failing forever.” He said since Gov. Newsom signed SB 126 earlier this year, the state now requires charter schools to be more accountable and transparent in their operations. On Wednesday, May 22, the California Teachers Association (CTA), one of the largest unions in the state, is holding a rally in Sacramento on the steps of the State Capitol in support of the bills. They say, the event is being held “to fix the broken laws that govern charter schools.” But NAN and the NUL disagree with the NAACP and the CTA. Porter says many Black families who live in communities where traditional public schools have failed their children for decades don’t have the means to get up and move to a better school district or enroll their kids in private schools. Porter says he is thankful that he had a choice. His son, who attended a mix of private, public charter and traditional public schools is graduating from high school this year. He has accepted a full ride to Harvey Mudd college in Claremont. “I had a choice. I want all parents in California to have choices of where they can send their children to school for the best education for them,” he says. “I know there are some bad apples who have abused the charter school system, but its Black and Brown kids that end up getting the short end of the stick. They deserve better.”
Three programs providing community support recognized Community News Three key programs aimed at providing services to elderly, disabled and homeless individuals received national recognition this month. From providing coordinated healthcare to better mapping homelessness to higher prosecutions of elder abuse, the National Association of Counties (NACo) acknowledged how these programs improve the lives
of Riverside County residents. Riverside is the tenth most populous county nationwide and is seeing its aging and disabled population grow significantly. That’s partly why DPSS’ Adult Services Division (ASD) signed a new agreement in 2018 with two managed care health plans to ex(continued in next 2 columns)
Hennessey Fellows Program Commits $10 million to HBCU’s By S.E. Williams
Photo by: blackvoicenews.com Washington, D.C. – Last month, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Hennessy & Co., introduced the Hennessy Fellows Program. The new initiative commits an unprecedented $10M to be awarded to high-achieving graduate students. The fellowship awards will be available to students in a variety of undergraduate majors from liberal arts to sciences and engineering. To apply students must be from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Participating fellows will receive curated corporate development experiences, as well as financial assistance. The experiences will include online training forums, an immersive boot camp, and networking opportunities to enhance the exchange of ideas and provide direct exposure to interrelated corporate, social and economic systems. Selected fellows will also receive a scholarship up to $20,000 per academic year in addition to a $10,000 stipend. Students in their first year of an MBA program currently enrolled
at an HBCU with a minimum GPA of 3.25, and who has leadership experience, strong ethical and moral character, academic excellence, and cultural awareness are encouraged to apply. According to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, “Hennessy has demonstrated its progressive vision and leadership in support of underserved communities since the 1800s.” The corporation was involved early on in what would become the National Urban League, it was the first corporate sponsor of the NAACP, and the only company in its industry to be a founding corporate donor of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC, Hennessy has a rich history of assisting in the growth of African-American business and socioeconomic status. To learn more about the Hennessey Fellows Program and/ or to apply visit https:// www.tmcf.org/our-programs/career-preparation/tmcf-hennessyfellows-program. This article originally appeared in Black Voice News.
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'We Need Numbers to Tell Our Story' – Reversing Census Undercount in Indian Country By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services
ACLU Files Sexual Harassment Charges on Byron Allen Expands Empire with Purchase of Fox Regional Sports Networks...continued Behalf of McDonald’s Workers...continued Minouche Kandel. “McDonald’s should lead in preventing and responding to sexual harassment, not tolerate harassment and punish workers who come forward to say #MeToo.” The workers are demanding McDonald’s executives sit down with them to chart a path forward to end sexual harassment at the company’s restaurants once and for all. The EEOC specifically recognizes the value of worker involvement in designing systems
to prevent and remediate sexual harassment. Workers are also calling on McDonald’s to effectively implement and enforce the zero-tolerance policy against sexual harassment outlined in its manual and in its franchisees’ policies. They’re demanding the company hold mandatory trainings for managers and employees and to create a safe and effective system for receiving and responding to complaints.
Senate Passes Leyva Bill Ensuring College Students’ Access to Medication Abortion SB 24 Would Remove Barriers to Abortion Care for UC and CSU Students Assemblyman James Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first Native American elected to the California State Assembly, addressed a gathering of Native American media and state workers ahead of the upcoming 2020 Census at a meeting in the governor’s conference room on April 4. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Fear, distrust and even anger at the federal government are among the obstacles the 2020 Census must overcome to reach an accurate count, especially of immigrants and communities of color, most experts agree. For Native Americans, the ethnic group with the highest undercount of any defined by the Census Bureau, these obstacles are compounded by diversity and isolation. So concluded a group of Native American media representatives who met recently in Sacramento with state officials, a Native American legislator and members of the governor’s staff to brainstorm how to reverse the undercount in 2020. Those media in attendance were: Hoopa Radio, Indian Country Today, Indian Voices, News from Native California, the Two Rivers Tribune, the Quechan Indian Tribe’s KUAV-FM, KPRI-FM from the Pala Indian Reservation and FNX-TV. Also on hand were state government and Ethnic Media Services staff. There’s no one-size-fits-all message on the census for Indian Country, Ditas Katague, director of CA Complete Count Census 2020, the state’s complete count committee, acknowledged. She pointed out how in 2010, the Two Rivers Tribune had to reject two consecutive ads as culturally inappropriate, one showed Plains Indians walking through fields towards teepees, the other depicted an Indian man in front of a Los Angeles skyscraper.
Two Rivers Tribune’s readership of Hoopa Indians have lived in the redwood forests of Northern California for 20,000 years. Native media embedded in their communities are key to customizing the message for each tribe, Katague pointed out. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The 2010 Census, considered the most accurate of any decennial census taken since 1790, still missed almost 5% of Native Americans living on reservations and almost 12% of those off the rez. As a result, the native community has lost out on at least 4.9% of its share of hundreds of billions in government allocations based on census data. The undercount has a national effect. George Washington University’s “Counting for Dollars 2020” study estimates that for the 16 large federal programs that together spend $589 billion annually based on census data, the loss comes to $1,838 per person. For California, the same study pegs that amount at $1,958 per person. Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, says for the Native American population, the number is closer to $3,000 each. “Indian Country is so diverse in general, but in California the state with the largest population of Native Americans in the country that diversity increases exponentially,” said Jourdan BennettBegaye, a reporter with Indian Country Today. “California has 109 recognized tribes, and there (continued on page 6)
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State/Government News
SACRAMENTO – As other states continue to ban or severely restrict abortion, the California State Senate today approved the “College Student Right to Access Act” by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will ensure access to medication abortion on California public university campuses for students who seek to end their pregnancy during the first ten weeks. Specifically, Senate Bill 24 will require that public universities with on-campus student health centers offer medication abortion on campus by January 1, 2023. Student health centers at many public universities in California already offer reproductive health services, including contraception, pregnancy options counseling and other health related services. Disproportionately impacting students of color and low-income students, the lack of access to comprehensive and accessible reproductive care can hinder the well-being and academic success of college students. “Recent efforts across our country make it absolutely clear that women’s rights, particularly access to abortion, are under attack,” Senator Leyva said. “While other states are taking a giant step back to the days of outright misogyny and forced pregnancy, California continues to lead the nation by reaffirming the constitutional right to access abortion care without delay, including at student health centers on public university campuses.
All Californians—including college students—should have access to the full range of choices for reproductive health care services so that they can plan their futures and achieve their personal and professional goals. When SB 24 becomes law, California will be the first state in the nation to approve such forward-thinking legislation, reaffirming California’s commitment to women’s rights, women’s health care and abortion access.” Medication abortion, commonly called ‘the abortion pill,' is a noninvasive, non-surgical process for ending a pregnancy by taking prescription medication that blocks hormones needed for a pregnancy to continue. Research shows that medication abortion is safe and effective and has a success rate of over 95 percent and serious adverse events occur in only 0.3 percent of instances. Now advancing to the Assembly for consideration, SB 24 is sponsored jointly by ACCESS Women’s Health Justice, ACLU of California, ACT for Women and Girls, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, NARAL ProChoice California, Students United for Reproductive Justice at UC Berkeley and Women’s Foundation of California / Women’s Policy Institute. The measure is also supported by over one hundred student, faculty, health care, reproductive rights, women’s rights, equality and other organizations.
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Board of Supervisors installs new risk management controls Riverside County News The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved new risk management controls aimed at driving down legal fees. The move will reduce the county’s future exposure to lawsuits, increase accountability and improve transparency to residents. Last May, the Risk Management Steering Committee was created to manage the county’s risk by evaluating lawsuits and making corrective action recommendations for departments. Since the formation of this committee, the average cost per claim has declined by more than 15 percent in fiscal year 2017/18. Following today’s Board action, the steering committee will take on greater responsibility through the implementation of corrective action controls with county departments. With these new controls, accountability will rise and legal costs will continue to fall. “All county departments have a role to play in the safety and security of our employees and community members,” said County Executive Officer George Johnson. “These new risk management controls will reduce the county’s legal costs and create a safer environment in which we conduct county business.” Once a claim is determined to require mitigation, a root cause analysis will be conducted, and corrective action will be shared with the department to prevent similar lawsuits. Corrective actions often include training, policy changes, or new equip-
ment. Costs associated with the claim will now only be paid from an appropriate insurance fund once corrective actions have been taken. Without corrective actions, claim costs will impact the department’s operating budget. To increase transparency in the costs associated with lawsuit settlements and judgments, the county will produce a risk management annual report. The first of which will be presented by the end of September. Information comparing the County of Riverside’s legal costs to other counties has been publicly shared from other sources. Inaccuracies presented in these comparisons painted a flawed picture of the county’s legal costs as drastically greater than neighboring counties. The following graph from the county’s insurance carrier shows that all government agencies in California are experiencing significant increases in general liability costs. In addition, the County of Riverside receives an average of 1,100 new claims annually – 85 percent of which are resolved without any payout. During the past five years, the county prevailed in 17 dismissed lawsuits – all without payment and saving millions of dollars in settlement costs. The actions taken today will expand on these efforts and push down the costs associated with lawsuits.
Byron Allen Expands Empire with Purchase of Fox Regional Sports Racist Voter Suppression Made Alabama's Networks Abortion Ban Possible “I’ve always thought of business as a contact sport. I’m not going to play just in the Negro Leagues. I’m always going to play in the global leagues,” said Byron Allen.
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for filing complaints. The filings are the latest actions in a multiyear effort by McDonald’s cooks and cashiers to press the company to address widespread harassment. “The employees of McDonalds are what make it the most profitable fast food chain in the world, and we deserve a safe and respectful workplace,” Flores said. “I suffered sexual harassment on a daily basis, and when I complained, my hours were cut.” Workers at McDonald’s are particularly vulnerable as they are mostly front line, non-managerial employees, who live at the economic margins, unable to risk losing a shift or a job by filing a complaint. A protest rally will be held this morning outside McDonald’s Chicago headquarters to call attention to the charges and lawsuits. Television host, author, and activist Padma Lakshmi will join workers to show her support. McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting will be held Thursday. “McDonald’s restaurants in Los Angeles tolerated, and in some cases encouraged, a workplace replete with sexual harassment, and then retaliated against workers who spoke up,” said ACLU SoCal senior staff attorney
tunities to grow our global media company through strategic acquisitions,” he said. Allen’s new purchase marks an expansion for Entertainment Studios, which already operates nine cable channels and serves nearly 160 million subscribers. The company has a film production and distribution arm as well. “I’ve always thought of business as a contact sport. I’m not going to play just in the Negro Leagues. I’m always going to play in the global leagues,” Allen said. “And I want kids who look like me to not put themselves in a box. I want them to see what I do as a beacon,” he said.
Policy change made to reduce future payouts in lawsuits
Charges and Lawsuits Filed This Week Allege Illegal Conduct Against Workers in 15 Cities
LOS ANGELES— Emmanuel Flores has been working as a cashier at a McDonald’s in the San Gabriel Valley since 2015 and was told by a supervisor that he was one of the most valuable employees. He worked close to 40 hours a week. Until he filed reports of sexual harassment, including two propositions for sex from another supervisor and a near-daily barrage of sexually implicit comments. His reports were mostly ignored, but Flores found his work hours cut by more than half. It’s far from an isolated case. This week the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California filed charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Flores and three other McDonald’s workers in the state who allege sexual harassment. It was part of a nationwide filing of sexual harassment EEOC charges and lawsuits this week against McDonald’s in 15 cities. The filings — supported by the Fight for $15 organization, the ACLU, and the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund — were made on behalf of a total of 25 workers. Charges in the ACLU SoCal filings include sexual propositions, repeated exposure to sexually explicit comments, and retaliations
through his 3-on-3 basketball league, Big3, with the backing of Magic Johnson, LL Cool J, and Serena Williams. In a statement, Allen praised Bayou City owner DuJuan McCoy in announcing the new deal. “DuJuan McCoy is an outstanding broadcaster and he has done a phenomenal job of assembling a strong management team to operate these network affiliate stations,” Allen said. “This is another milestone for our company, as we have now agreed to purchase our very first broadcast television stations and continue to look for other oppor-
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia One year ago, Byron Allen made a historic purchase of The Weather Channel for $300 million along with The Weather Channel’s streaming service, Local Now. However, the businessman, comedian, and executive, was just getting started. A week ago, it was announced that Allen joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group as a minority investor in its purchase of 21 Fox regional sports networks from Walt Disney Company. “With that purchase [The Weather Channel], we were able to break the color barrier as the first general market cable network ever owned by an African American,” Allen said in a recent interview published in Black Enterprise Magazine. As a result of the $10.6 billion acquisition deal, Allen’s company, Entertainment Studios, announced that it will buy four local stations from Bayou City Broadcasting for $165 million, according to Variety.
Black Enterprise reported that the acquisition gives Allen ownership of CBS affiliate station WEVV, NBC affiliate KLAF, and Fox affiliates WEEV and KADN. “This is a very exciting transaction for Sinclair to be able to acquire highly complementary assets,” said Chris Ripley, president and CEO of Sinclair, in the statement. “While consumer viewing habits have shifted, the tradition of watching live sports and news remains ingrained in our culture,” Ripley said. To acquire the sports networks, Sinclair reportedly formed an indirect subsidiary called Diamond Sports Group L.L.C. with Allen, who will operate as an equity and content partner in Diamond. The deal is expected to be completed by February 2020. The Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reportedly outbid a collection of other high-profile bidders, including O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson Sr. who tried to buy the RSNs (continued in next 2 columns)
By Sabrina Joy Stevens, Truthout I was devastated when I saw the news that Alabama passed a near-total abortion ban set to take effect in six months if not challenged. My husband is from Alabama, and it’s a place I’ve come to love as well. Yet it’s impossible not to consider how different our lives would be right now if the difficult pregnancy I experienced at the beginning of our romantic relationship had happened in his home state instead of my own, New York. A little less than six years ago, I found myself excitedly holding a positive pregnancy test. Though the timing was sooner than expected, we were fortunate to have the emotional and economic security that allowed us to look forward to welcoming a new baby into our family the following spring. That excitement was soon tempered by more anxiety and pain than I would ever have predicted. As a healthy woman in my late 20s, I somewhat naively expected everything to go smoothly. So I was terrified when I experienced a threatened miscarriage in my first trimester, and crushed when I made it through that only to experience even more problems in my second. At 19 weeks, during a bloody and intensely traumatic emergency room visit, we learned that there was virtually no chance I’d be able to successfully continue the pregnancy. So, like one in four women in the U.S., I had an abortion. Though heartbroken, I was also lucky to be able to seamlessly transfer to the hospital’s family
Labor unions and progressive organizations protest on Capitol Hill, September 16, 2015, for the restoration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. planning unit and have the procedure I needed to preserve my future fertility and avoid potentially life-threatening infections or complications. There were no protesters, arbitrary delays or out-of-pocket costs; I simply received competent medical care as well as the love and support of my partner and family while I healed. Exactly as it should be. Months later, I was thrilled to learn that I was pregnant again. Giving birth to my now four-yearold son was the most powerful and joyful experience of my life, and it almost certainly wouldn’t have been possible without the abortion I had in my first pregnancy. My experiences as a mother have only strengthened my belief that everyone, regardless of income or circumstance, should exercise their basic human right to decide if, when and how to welcome children into their families. Everyone deserves access to competent, compassionate health care for their whole bodies, which includes the parts of our bodies involved in reproduction. That means everyone must have ac(continued on page 6)
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5 Ways Climate Change Affects The Mental Health Of Young People
New College Grads May Now Qualify for Covered California Health Plans...continued
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* Losing health coverage because you have lost or changed jobs. * Turning 26-years-old. * Getting married or entering a domestic partnership. * Having a baby or adopting a child. * Moving and gaining access to new Covered California health insurance plans that were not available where you previously lived. * Becoming a citizen, a U.S. national or a lawfully present individual. If you qualify under any of these conditions, you are eligible to get health insurance coverage and join your fellow Californians in having one less thing to worry about. Make sure you take advantage of the financial help available to you and your family. For more information on special-enrollment rules, visit http:// www.CoveredCA.com/individu-
Photo by: Jaymantri | Pexels.com The European Parliament’s recent ban on single-use plastic products was hailed as a positive step in the world’s battle against climate change.Yet at the same time, younger generations around the world want to see more government action. Deeply concerned about their future as dire forecasts of a worsening environment continue, students from across the globe keep protesting. And while the threats often associated with climate change are to physical health, homes, the air, water, and economy, psychologists says the toll it takes on young people’s mental health can’t be ignored. “The impact that all the aspects of climate change have on mental health is far-reaching,” says Leslie Landis (www.chendell.com), a family therapist and author of Chendell: A Natural Warrior, a fantasy novel with environmental themes. “It’s especially profound after natural disasters on teens, children and young adults – stress, depression, anxiety, and strains on relationships. “On the other hand, the activism many young people are engaging in due to climate change is very mentally healthy. They’re inspiring others and trying to bring about action by getting people to take climate change seriously.” Landis outlines some positive and negative impacts that climate change is having on the mental health of young people: Positives Activism. Young people are leading the way to fight climate change by forming mass protests around the globe. ”Climate justice is a fight for the future,” Landis says. “Despite rising sea levels, wildfires, extreme weather events and dire warnings from scientists, politicians globally haven’t responded as needed. And young people are enraged; they know that doing nothing, sitting silently, severely threatens their future.” Innovation. In Congress, 29year-old Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez of New York has put cli-
mate change solutions at the forefront with her proposed legislation, the “Green New Deal.” Young entrepreneurs are growing profitable businesses by focusing on environmentally friendly innovations. “Each project is an inspiring example of how young people are taking creative approaches to combating climate change,” Landis says. “In each there’s some solidarity, which is key to progress being made.” Negatives Anxiety, stress. “Fear of extreme weather, changing weather patterns, or worrying about what the future will look like because of climate change increases stress and anxiety,” Landis says. “That in turn can cause depression, sleep disorders and weaken the immune system.” One report says young people with depression and anxiety might be disproportionately more at risk for worsening symptoms due to climate change. Trauma, shock. Natural disasters caused by climate change bring a high potential for severe psychological trauma from personal injury, the injury or death of a loved one, loss of personal property, and loss of pets. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can result when feelings of helplessness and despair last for long periods. Strained relationships. “Disasters can not only hit the structure of the home hard, but also the infrastructure of family relationships,” Landis says. “Relocations or just missing the usual conveniences can result in constant tension. Children may have to attend a different school, and the safe world revolving around their home doesn’t exist anymore.” “We keep hearing the warnings about catastrophic conditions in the coming years, which add to lost hope among a lot of young people,” Landis says. “But the activism and ideas they engage in provide hope. And confronting a problem head-on is a wonderful way to achieve mental wellness.” This article originally appeared in the Dallas Post Tribune.
Congresswoman Beatty Continues Efforts to Increase Stroke Awareness, Research, and Prevention May is National Stroke Awareness Month Health/Fitness News
WASHINGTON D.C.—This month, as millions of individuals and organizations join together to raise awareness on stroke and work to reduce the incidence of stroke, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) is spearheading the effort in Congress to increase stroke research funding and improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of stroke. This year, Beatty—a stroke survivor—has reintroduced two pieces of legislation aimed at increasing stroke awareness; (1) H. Res. 366, which would recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month; and (2) the Return to Work Act, H.R. 2627, a bill to improve the resources and accommodations available to help stroke survivors and individuals affected by other serious health occurrences get back in the workforce. These bills are not Beatty’s first meaningful action to address stroke. During the 115th Congress, she was the lead Democratic sponsor of the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act. The bill was signed into law as part of a broader spending package and helps stroke victims gain access to fast, high quality stroke care. “As a stroke survivor, I understand the magnitude of this disease and its life-changing effects.
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Saul Guevara Photo by: phillytrib.com Guevara will begin working for the federal government this summer and plans to keep his Covered California coverage until he gets a health plan through his employer. Working part-time is a reality for many college graduates, as is getting married and starting your own business. “Congratulations to all of this year’s college graduates for all you have accomplished,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee. “But amidst all the changes in your life, make sure you always know what you will be doing for health care. If you are leaving your coverage behind when you graduate, then you may be eligible to enroll during Covered California’s ongoing special-enrollment period. Taking care of your health gives you the freedom to pursue your dreams.” There are currently more than 336,000 Californians between the ages of 18 and 34 enrolled in a plan through Covered California, and they are receiving quality, name-brand insurance coverage. The following circumstances are among the more common reasons people become eligible for Covered California special enrollment: (continued in next 2 columns)
Stroke touches hundreds of thousands of American families each year,” Beatty said. “As we increase awareness, we must also ensure that strokes and risk-factors are appropriately researched and funded, because stroke can strike anyone at any time.” Currently, stroke affects 800,000 Americans and is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. In an effort to reduce these sobering statistics, Beatty, joined by 24 Members of Congress, sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education requesting $2.5 billion in federal funds for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NINDS). Housed in the National Institutes of Health, NINDS supports groundbreaking research to improve the understanding of the nervous system and harness that knowledge to reduce the effects of neurological disorders, such as stroke. For more information on National Stroke Awareness Month, please visit the American Stroke Association’s website. Also, be sure to visit Congresswoman Beatty’s Facebook and Twitter throughout May for more strokerelated information and resources, and do not forget to join the conversation online by using #StrokeMonth.
Tips to be Fit: Most germs won’t hurt us, but 1,400 can By Vince Faust
New College Grads May Now Qualify for Covered California Health Plans Congratulations — the moment you have worked so hard for is finally here! You are ready to walk across that stage, grab that diploma and begin the rest of your life. But life can be complicated, and it’s imperative to have the important things — like your health — covered. Graduation can mean coming off a school-sponsored health plan, or turning 26, the limit for when you can remain on your parents’ health plan. As an older college student, Saul Guevara had to think about some of those things even before he graduated from the University of Southern California earlier this month in Los Angeles with a Master’s Degree in Communication Management. Now 28, Guevara has been a Covered California consumer for the past two years while finishing work toward his degree. “I chose to become a Covered California consumer because I learned that I qualified for federal subsidies to pay for my monthly health care payment,” Guevara said. “I’m paying $109 a month now instead of $316. Covered California has allowed me to get my medical needs met with the same primary care physician at a fraction of the cost.”
als-and-families/getting-covered/ special-enrollment. Those who qualify for Medi-Cal may enroll through Covered California yearround. Eligible consumers who are interested in signing up should go to www.CoveredCA.com where they can get help to enroll. They can explore their options and find out if they qualify for financial help by using the Shop and Compare Tool. They can also get free and confidential enrollment assistance by visiting www.coveredca.com/find-help/ and searching among 800 storefronts statewide, or more than 17,000 certified enrollers who can assist consumers in understanding their choices and enrolling, including individuals who can assist in other languages. In addition, consumers can reach the Covered California service center by calling (800) 300-1506.
Did you know there are over 65,000 known germs, but only about 1,400 cause disease? The four major types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. They can infect our bodies and cause disease. There is a difference between infection and disease. We can be infected without being diseased. An infection is the first step, which occurs when bacteria, viruses or other microbes that cause disease enter our body and begin to multiply. Disease is when the cells in our body are damaged as a result of the infection, and symptoms of an illness appear. Most germs won’t hurt us. Our immune system protects us against infections. But germs may mutate and breach the immune system. Knowing how germs work will reduce your risk of infection. Bacteria are one-celled organisms. They are visible only with a microscope. Not all bacteria are harmful. Some bacteria live in our body and are helpful, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, which lives in our intestines and helps us digest food, destroys some disease-causing organisms and provides nutrients.
Disease-causing bacteria will produce toxins that can damage cells and make you ill. Some bacteria directly invade and damage cell tissues. Some infections caused by bacteria include strep throat, tuberculosis and urinary tract infections. Viruses are much smaller than our cells. Viruses are organisms that contain only genetic material. To reproduce, viruses invade cells in our bodies and change how our cells work. Most host cells are eventually destroyed during this process, which can kill us. Viruses are responsible for causing numerous diseases, including AIDS, the common cold, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, genital herpes, influenza, measles, chickenpox and shingles. Antibiotics for bacteria have no effect on viruses. There are many varieties of fungi. Fungi are organisms that are reproduced by spores. We eat a number of them, such as mushrooms. The mold that forms the blue or green veins in some types of cheese are also fungi. So is yeast, the ingredient that makes bread rise. Some fungi can also cause illness. Fungi are also responsible for skin conditions such as athlete’s foot and ringworm. Protozoans A protozoan is a single-celled (continued in next 2 columns)
Tips to be Fit: Most germs won’t hurt us, but 1,400 can...continued organism that acts like a tiny animal. Protozoans eat other microbes for food. A few types of protozoans are found in our intestinal tract and are harmless. Protozoans spend part of their life cycle outside the host. Protozoans live in food, soil, water and insects. Some protozoans invade our bodies through food or water we consume. Some cause diseases such as giardia, malaria and toxoplasmosis. The protozoan that causes malaria is transmitted by a mosquito. Infectious diseases An easy way to contract most infectious diseases is by coming in contact with a person, animal or object that has the infection. Three ways infectious diseases can be spread through direct contact are: Person to person: This is the most common way for infectious diseases to spread is when a person infected with the bacterium or virus touches, kisses, coughs on or sneezes on someone who isn’t infected. The germs can also spread through the exchange of body fluids from sexual contact. People who pass germs may have no symptoms of their disease. Animal to person: Getting bitten or scratched by an infected animal can make you sick. It can be fatal in extreme situations. Handling animal waste can make you sick. You can acquire a toxoplasmosis infection by scooping your cat’s litter. Mother to unborn child: A pregnant woman can pass germs that cause infectious diseases to her unborn baby. The germs can pass through the placenta connecting mother and baby. Germs in the vagina can be transmitted to the baby during birth. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa can enter our bodies through:
Stay home when ill. Don’t go to work if you are vomiting, have diarrhea or have a fever. Don’t send your child to school if he or she has these signs and symptoms, either. Prepare food safely. Keep counters and other kitchen surfaces clean when preparing meals. Cook foods to the proper temperature using a food thermometer to check for doneness. For ground meats, that means at least 160 degrees F (71 C); for poultry, 165 F (74 C); and for most other meat, at least 145 F (63 C). In addition, promptly refrigerate leftovers. Don’t let cooked foods remain at room temperature for extended periods of time. Practice safe sex. Always use condoms if you or your partner has a history of sexually transmitted infections or high-risk behavior. Don’t share personal items. Use your own toothbrush, comb and razor. Avoid sharing drinking glasses or dining utensils. Travel wisely. If you’re traveling out of the country, talk to your doctor about any special vaccinations. If you work out in a gym, be careful. You are exposed to a lot of people. You are using equipment that was just used. Clean the padding before you use it. More than 50% of healthy persons have Staphylococcus aureus living in or on their nasal passages, throats, hair and skin. Swimming can be dangerous, too. The average swimmer contributes at least 0.14 grams of fecal material to the water within the first 15 minutes of entering the pool. Showering with soap before swimming helps stop the spread of germs by removing fecal material from the body. You should also make sure your gym has good air circulation. We can’t wash the air in a gym, but the exchange of air should be good. Pets and other animals
Skin contact or injuries. Inhaling airborne germs. Consuming contaminated food or water. Tick or mosquito bites. Sexual contact. You should get medical care if you suspect that you have an infection and you have experienced any of the following: An animal or human bite Difficulty breathing A cough lasting longer than a week. Periods of rapid heartbeat. A rash, especially if accompanied by a fever. Blurred vision or other difficulty seeing. Persistent vomiting. An unusual or severe headache. Reducing risk of infection The CDC recommends the following to help reduce your risk of becoming infected: Wash your hands. This is especially important before and after preparing food or drinks, before eating or drinking, after using the toilet, and after removing soiled clothes or shoes. Try not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands, as that’s a common way germs enter the body. Soap and water work well to kill germs. Wash for at least 20 seconds and rub your hands briskly. Disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers also work well. Gel sanitizers and hand wipes should be 70% alcohol-based. Get vaccinated. Immunization can drastically reduce your chances of contracting many diseases. Make sure to keep up to date on your recommended vaccinations, as well as your children’s.
Got a pet? Be careful. To reduce the risk of getting sick from germs your pets may carry, always wash your hands after: • Touching or playing with your pet. • Feeding your pet or handling pet food. • Handling pet habitats or equipment (cages, tanks, toys, food and water dishes, etc.) • Cleaning up after pets. • Leaving areas where animals live (coops, barns, stalls, etc.), even if you did not touch an animal. Going to the zoo this season? Try to make it safe: • Don’t walk and eat. Your hands will touch a lot of contaminated objects. • Don’t let your little one use a pacifier. They touch that pacifier with everything. They may even share it with an animal. • Wipe off any seating or table you use in the zoo. • Don’t feed the animals from your hand. • If you have an open wound, cover it completely. • Try not to come into contact with any animal waste. It’s teaming with germs. This article originally appeared in The Philadelphia Tribune.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005745 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/09/2019 Began Transacting Business: 4/27/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/09/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): MY CHOICE AGENCY Business Address: 19031 US HWY 18 #210 APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: RUBY LYNN BURNHAM 1750 NW 24TH STREET FRUITLAND, ID 83619 Signature/Officer Title: Ruby Lynn Burnham, 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 May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190005104 Date Filed: 4/24/2019 Filing Expires On: 4/24/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): WALLIE DAWGZ MOBILE CATERING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: Mailing Address: 13835 OCHRE LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Name of Individual Registrant: WALTER J. ORELLANA 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: 13835 OCHRE LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394
May 23, 2019
LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS 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 Walter Orellana, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. 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 FORT 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 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005008 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 4/23/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 4/23/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Corporation Fictitious Business Name(s): RIALTO CAR WASH Business Address: 660 E. FOOTHILL BLVD. RIALTO, CA 92376 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: RIALTO 660 8190 MISSION BLVD. STE. B JURUPA VALLEY, CA 92509 A1#: 4248362 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Snehal Patel, President 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 May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2019.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005625 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/07/2019 Began Transacting Business: 5/06/2019 Filing Expires On: 5/07/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): THE BOOTED CHICK Business Address: 25605 ANDERSON AVE. BARSTOW, CA 92311 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: RITA M. NELSON 25605 ANDERSON AVE. BARSTOW, CA 92311 Signature/Officer Title: Rita M. Nelson, 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 May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005095 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 4/24/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 4/22/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Limited Liability Company Fictitious Business Name(s): FLYGHT CANNABIS Business Address: 17130 RACOON AVENUE. SUITE C ADELANTO, CA 92301 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 220 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE #1134 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 Registrant(s)Address: RWC GROUP, LLC 220 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 11348 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 A1# 201811610345 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Jeffrey Dapea, Member 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 May 9, 16, Correction 23, 30, 2019.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005234 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 4/26/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 4/26/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Corporation Fictitious Business Name(s): THE SWEET SPOT Business Address: 1 MILLS CIR. SPACE NO. 114 ONTARIO, CA 91764 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 7236 N. BONADELLE AVE. FRESNO, CA 93720 Registrant(s)Address: AL-GHALEB OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, INC. 7236 N. BONADELLE AVE. FRESNO, CA 93720 A1# C3479729 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Ghaleb Jaber, President 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 May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005370 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/01/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/01/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSULATORS S.C.I Business Address: 134 W. RAMONA DR. RIALTO, CA 92376 Phone Number: 909-277-1901 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JOSE E. GARCIA VILLAFRANCA 134 W. RAMONA DR. RIALTO, CA 92376 Signature/Officer Title: Jose E. Garcia Villafranca, 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 May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005577 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/06/2019 Began Transacting Business: 4/06/2019 Filing Expires On: 5/06/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): MICROBLADING BROWS BY KASSANDRA Business Address: 5533 PHILADELPHIA ST. SUITE 138 CHINO, CA 91710 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 5800 HAMNER AVE. #389 EASTVALE, CA 91752 Registrant(s)Address: SANDRA E. RODRIGUEZ 5800 HAMNER AVE. #389 EASTVALE, CA 91752 Signature/Officer Title: Sandra E. 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 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 May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2019.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005096 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 4/24/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 4/24/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Limited Liability Company Fictitious Business Name(s): FLYGHT LABS Business Address: 17130 RACOON AVENUE, SUITE B ADELANTO, CA 92301 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 220 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE #1134 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 Registrant(s)Address: LANTORGANICS, LLC 220 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 11348 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 A1#: 201811610345 State:CA Signature/Officer Title: Jeffrey Dapea, Member 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 May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190005472 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/02/2019 Began Transacting Business: 9/01/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/02/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): WORKPLACE TRAINING SOLUTIONS CENTER/WTSCENTER Business Address: 18182 HWY 18 SUITE 107 APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: VICTOR KOIVISTO JR. 18182 HWY 18 SUITE 107 APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 Signature/Officer Title: Victor Koivisto Jr., 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 May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2019.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190005288 Date Filed: 4/29/2019 Filing Expires On: 4/29/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BARBERENA AUTO REPAIR County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 595 E. MILL ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of Individual Registrant: ARMANDO BARBERENA 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: 595 E. MILL ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/01/2019 Armando Barberena, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. 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 FORT 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 May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190005606 Date Filed: 5/06/2019 Filing Expires On: 5/06/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): AFFORDABLE AUTO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3998 N. MT. VIEW AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant:Livier E. Vallejo Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: MT. VIEW AUTO CORP. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: C4246139 Residence Street Address: 3998 N. MT. VIEW AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 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 Livier Vallejo, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. 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 FORT 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 May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2019. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1912074 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: EVELYN M. RUIZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. LUNA ELISA VALENZUELA to Proposed name: LUNA ELISA RUIZ 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: June 06, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S16 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, San Bernardino Judicial District 247 West Third Street 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: April 19, 2019 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2019. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1900205 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SAMANTHA PIZZO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. SAMANTHA PIZZO to Proposed name: SAMANTHA SPEAKS 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: 6/12/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 SUPERIOR COURT VICTORVILLE DISTRICT 14455 Civic Drive Ste. 100 Victorville, CA 92392 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: April 26, 2019 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1900207 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: WILLIAM EDWARD NELSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: WILLIAM EDWARD NELSON a. to Proposed name: EDWARD MAXWELL NELLSON II 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: 6/26/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 SUPERIOR COURT VICTORVILLE DISTRICT 14455 Civic Drive Ste. 100 Victorville, CA 92392 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: April 26, 2019 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2019
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVBS 1900036 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MELISSA ANN ANDERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MELISSA ANN ANDERSON to Proposed name: MELISSA ANN CORDOVA 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: 6/17/19 Time: 1:30 p.m. Dept: B4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 235 East Mountain View Street Barstow, CA 92311 Barstow 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: May 6, 2019 Judge Christopher S. Pallone Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2019
PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: JOSEPH G. PARRA Case Number: PROPS 1900392 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOSEPH G.
PARRA A Petition for Probate has been filed by: RALPH PARRA in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that RALPH PARRA 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: 6/25/2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST 3RD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: ARUNA P. RODRIGO 3350 Shelby Street, 345 Ontario, CA 91764 Telephone: (909)212-0320 Published in The San BernardinoAmerican Newspaper May 9, 16, 23, 2 019
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: EDWARD F. KOSS Case Number: PROPS 1900356 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EDWARD F.
KOSS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: EVE M. ARNETT in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that EVE M. ARNETT 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: Date: 6/25/2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S36P SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET Second Floor San Bernardino Justice Center -Probate Division SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 Main/ Central If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Guay P. Wilson 14 N. Eighth St. (P.O.Box 166) Redlands, CA 92373 Telephone: (909)793-2044 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 16, 23, 30, 2019.
SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1833025 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JANE R HAGGARD YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your 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 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación 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 telefónica 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 más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más 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 remisión 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 poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión 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. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección 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 dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Shiv Samtani, Esq., (Bar #320822), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 559061) DATE (Fecha): DEC 13 2018 Clerk (Secretario), by Danielle Paris, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6/19 CNS-3254053# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN
Notice Of Sale Of Real Property At Private Sale IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO-JUSTICE CENTER In re: LUIS F. AVALOS SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST CASE No.: PROPS 1100815 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE (PROBATE CODE §§ 10300, 10304)
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that subject to confirmation by this court, on June 12, 2019, at 8:30 A.M. in Department 36 of the San Bernardino Superior Court located at 247 W. Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, Noreen T. Fontaine, as Trustee of the Luis F. Avalos Trust, will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the terms and conditions stated below all rights, title, and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, California. 2. This real property is commonly referred to as 9320 Frankfort Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 0249-122-02-0000, and is more fully described as follows: Tract 3548 Lot 103 APN No. 0249-122-020000. 3. The property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price. 4. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. 5. The Trustee has given an exclusive listing to Prime Time Real Estate; Listing Agent, Dwayne Richardson, Tel. No. (951) 818 7508; 6. Bids or offers are invited for this property and must be in writing and can be submitted to seller’s attorney, Noreen T. Fontaine, 400 Ramona Ave., Suite 212 N. Corona, CA 92879; Tel. No. (951) 278-8290; Fax (951) 268-9454; Email: Noreen@attyfontaine.com or deliver to Noreen T. Fontaine personally, at any time after first publication of this notice and before any sale is made. 7. The property will be sold on the following terms: Terms of sale cash in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale and acceptable to the court on confirmation of sale, e.g., 10 percent (10%) of the amount of the bid to accompany the offer by certified check, and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the court. 8. Taxes, operating and maintenance expenses, and premiums on insurance acceptable to the purchaser shall be prorated as of the date of recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers 9. The right is reserved to reject any bid. 10. For further information, contact Noreen T. Fontaine at 400 Ramona Avenue Suite 212 N. Corona, CA 92879; Tel. No (951) 278-8290; Fax No. (951) 268-9454 Dated: 05/07/2019 Noreen T. Fontaine Trustee/Attorney Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 9, 16, 23, 2019.
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Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Founding Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health at the NIH, Addresses Graduates of Ross University School of Medicine Local/National News
Leyva Bill Requiring Rape Kit Testing Clears Senate SB 22 Supported by Survivor Rights and Law Enforcement Organizations Local/National News
MIRAMAR, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) today celebrated its commencement ceremony at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, and recognized 789 graduates, who join RUSM alumni practicing medicine in all 50 U.S. states and globally. Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., was the keynote speaker. She was the inaugural full-time director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) beginning in 1991 and associate director of NIH for Women’s Health Research from 1994 until her retirement in 2011. “We are honored to have such a distinguished physician, scientist and researcher as our commencement speaker,” said William F. Owen, Jr., M.D., FACP, dean and chancellor of RUSM. “Over the course of her long career, Dr. Pinn has consistently led the advancement of women’s health research, as well as developed career pathways and opportunities for women in medicine and science. Her own journey through the segregated schools of Lynchburg, Virginia, to earning her M.D. as the only woman and minority in her class at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, to becoming a worldrenowned biomedical researcher is truly inspirational. She is an example to our graduates about the many opportunities that lie ahead.” Dr. Pinn led the implementation of NIH’s research inclusion policies and developed the national strategic plan for women’s health
research. She established many new research funding initiatives and career development programs in collaboration with the NIH Institutes and Centers. During that time, she also established the NIH Committee on Women in Biomedical Careers with the NIH Director. Following her retirement, Dr. Pinn was named as a senior scientist emerita at the NIH Fogarty International Center. “I welcomed the opportunity to be the keynote speaker for Ross University School of Medicine, and to address this diverse group of future physician leaders,” said Dr. Pinn. “RUSM has a strong record of quality academics and over 14,000 alumni who serve their patients and communities with passion and commitment.” Dr. Pinn has held leadership positions in many professional organizations, including as the 88th president of the National Medical Association (NMA) and is currently chair of the NMA Past Presidents Council. She serves on the Board of Trustees/Advisors of Thomas Jefferson University, the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, and Tufts University School of Medicine. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 1995. For more information, please visit medical.rossu.edu and follow RUSM on Twitter (@RossMedSchool), Instagram (@rossmedschool) and Facebook (@RossMedSchool).
SACRAMENTO – Without a single ‘No’ vote, the California State Senate passed legislation earlier today authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will require law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories to promptly analyze and test all newly collected rape kit evidence in California. Sponsored jointly by the Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, Joyful Heart Foundation and Natasha’s Justice Project, SB 22 follows federal best practices and ensures that survivors reporting sexual assault across California will have equal access to the swift submission and analysis of forensic evidence associated with their cases. The legislation will require newly collected rape kits to be submitted within 20 days and tested no later than 120 days after receipt, preventing the development of backlogs of rape kits in evidence rooms or laboratories. The prompt testing of DNA evidence in rape kits can identify an unknown assailant, link crimes together, identify serial perpetrators and exonerate the wrongfully convicted. “No survivor should ever have to wait years or even decades for their rape kit to be tested so that we can ensure justice and hold their rapists accountable for their crimes,” Senator
Leyva said. “After a survivor has already endured a thorough and invasive rape kit exam, it is unacceptable that the kit would then sit untested in an evidence room or locker collecting dust while it may hold critical evidence. SB 22 will require that every single new rape kit that is collected is promptly analyzed so that the evidence collected can put rapists behind bars and hopefully prevent future assaults from ever happening. I thank the Senate for its strong support of SB 22 today that will prioritize survivors, ensure safer communities and take dangerous criminals off our streets.” Senator Leyva previously authored legislation signed into law to eliminate the statute of limitations on rape (SB 813) in 2016, to criminalize sextortion (SB 500) in 2017, and to ban secret settlements in cases of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sex discrimination in California (SB 820). SB 22 is supported by the California Police Chiefs Association, Change for Justice, Los Angeles Indivisible, National Association of Social Workers / California Chapter, Riverside Sheriffs’ Association and Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee. The measure now advances to the Assembly for consideration.
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Racist Voter Suppression Made Alabama's Abortion Ban Possible...continued from page 3 cess to birth control and abortion, on demand, without interference or out-of-pocket costs. This really shouldn’t be a debate. For starters, we don’t have to agree about when life begins in order to understand that no person should be forced to have anything in their bodies that they don’t want there, much less at the risk of their health or their lives. In a country with rising maternal mortality rates (particularly for Black mothers like me) and an overall health care system that doesn’t meet all or even most people’s needs, it’s especially unconscionable to force people to bear and birth children under these circumstances. Moreover, seven in 10 people in the U.S. agree that abortion should be safe and legal. Yet here we are, living under the tyranny of the 30 percent who don’t. Antichoice activists and politicians have been working for decades to chip away at Roe v. Wade and now, assisted by Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s outright theft of a Supreme Court seat, and emboldened by Donald Trump’s subsequent appointments to that court, extremist politicians in states including Alabama, Georgia and Ohio are racing to pass laws that could be the springboard to gut or overturn Roe outright. Few issues so starkly illustrate the dire consequences of minority rule like these extreme abortion bans. Few issues so starkly illustrate the dire consequences of minority rule like these extreme abortion bans and the maze of devastating restrictions that preceded them. They are a product of racist voter suppression and partisan gerrymandering; naturally, the people who will be most hurt by these bans are young, low-income people of color whom these same lawmakers work so hard to prevent from voting. This is what happens in a system where a person who loses an election by more than 3 million votes can still
occupy the White House, where Republican senators who received 12 million fewer votes than their Democratic counterparts can still control that chamber and confirm unqualified and dangerous people to lifetime positions on our federal courts. This is also what happens in a political culture where many eligible voters frequently ignore local and state elections, and where too many so-called progressives write off entire states and regions of the country as “backward” and undeserving, simultaneously abandoning our stated values and our people. Every time people argue that we should just “let the South secede again” when laws like Alabama’s abortion ban are passed, they reveal not only their horrifying insensitivity — no one deserves to be forced into pregnancy or die in childbirth because of who their neighbors voted for — but the idea of Southern secession is also politically untenable. For example, the majority of Black Americans — a core constituency of the Democratic Party — live in the South, as do growing numbers of many other people of color. If we are going to successfully beat back these harrowing assaults on our bodies and our lives, we have to stop making the same mistakes that got us here. As Steve Phillips reminds us in Brown is the New White, people of color plus progressive white folks are the majority of the American electorate. There are enough people of color and progressive white people in many swing districts and states to change state and federal election outcomes, but only if campaigns successfully find, appeal to and mobilize them. Instead, too many Democratic strategists continue to ignore the new U.S. majority in order to appeal to a shrinking number of fickle white swing voters, forfeiting millions of votes and wasting billions in campaign contributions. Unless we change course imme-
diately, we are going to repeat the same pattern that created the dystopian nightmare we’re living through right now. Now is the time for us to listen to leaders like Stacey Abrams, who are urging us to get serious about ensuring everyone can vote, no matter where they live or what circumstances they face. Instead of writing off voting as meaningless or obsessively tracking early primary polls that tell us nothing except how many survey respondents recognize a given presidential candidate’s name, we need to prevent the ascension of extremists in these local and state legislatures. The people most hurt by these bans are young, low-income people of color whom these same lawmakers work so hard to prevent from voting. At the same time, we have to strategize about ways to outmaneuver and eventually eliminate the voting restrictions and political structures that have given racist, sexist zealots outsized power over our local, state and federal governments – and in turn, our bodies. It doesn’t matter if we are the majority if the majority of us don’t exercise our full political power. To make our majority matter, we have to stop idly complaining and feeling helpless on the sidelines, and start organizing and mobilizing in deep solidarity with each other, within and across communities, states and regions. We have to think beyond our traditional late election-year get-outthe-vote efforts. Yes, we’ll need to register as many unregistered voters as we can, starting yesterday. We’ll also need to fight new attempts to limit voting access tooth and nail. But most importantly, we need to really look at the landscape of existing voting restrictions and start dreaming up creative solutions to overcome them so we can finally get the political representation we need and deserve.
Luckily, abortion funds — donor-funded organizations that help people overcome the financial and logistical hurdles antichoice politicians impose to block abortion access — offer a useful model for some of the creative solutions we need to employ to connect with and empower people who are typically left behind in our politics. If voter ID restrictions or court fees are functioning as modern-day poll taxes, let’s raise money to pay determined voters’ fees. If long lines at under-resourced polling sites keep underpaid hourly workers from voting, let’s organize solidarity funds to help voters who lose wages and jobs pay their bills. Further, those of us who have the privilege of paid time off or otherwise have flexibility with our time and resources should come forward to support these efforts, doing everything from following the lead of local organizers to build the infrastructure to support this work, to helping monitor voter intimidation, to ensuring that people waiting in hours-long poll lines are hydrated, fed and entertained until they cast their ballots. If some of us aren’t into direct political activism, we can cook meals and provide child care for organizers who are. It’s all valuable and necessary work. There is still time for us to turn things around, in Alabama and across our deeply troubled United States. But that means we’ve got to shed not only the shame and stigma that has stymied so much of the political conversation around abortion, but also the outdated political assumptions and apathy that have allowed a cruel, callous minority of voters and politicians control our bodies and our futures writ large. If we want a choice over any other aspect of our lives, we have no choice but to be as brave and bold in our organizing as we are becoming in sharing the stories that have shaped our lives.
'We Need Numbers to Tell Our Story' – Reversing Census Undercount in Indian Country...continued from page 3 are so many more. Each tribe, each community, is different, with our own identities, our own ways.” Daniel Golding runs KUAV, the radio station serving the Quechan Indian Tribe in the southeastern corner of the state “California’s second-largest tribe you’ve never heard of,” he joked. To underscore the diversity, he recalled seeing a coyote on the road while touring a different reservation. “For one tribe, crossing paths with a coyote brings bad luck. For my tribe, it’s a sign of good fortune.” The sheer isolation of tribal lands makes tallying people a challenge. Eric Ortega, of the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego County, notes that just having a street address, instead of a postoffice box, is a recent innovation. In 2010, the Census Bureau began community outreach efforts two or three years before censustaking started. That was very helpful, according to Brian Golding, Daniel Golding’s brother, head of economic development for the Quechan tribe. Local residents helped enumerators find where people lived, he said, and more importantly, worked alongside enumerators to mitigate a mistrust of strangers that might have led to fewer people being counted. That sort of outreach hasn’t been seen in the run-up to 2020, Golding says. “This go-round, right out the gate, is significantly weaker in outreach to Indian Country.” The Census Bureau has been underfunded throughout the 2010s, affecting its ability to do its typical preparations such as community outreach and thorough field-testing of proposed changes. And, in a new cost-cutting effort, the Census Bureau plans to have people complete their questionnaires online after getting a notice in the mail. But not everybody in Indian Country has ready access to a computer. “The online opportunity may be helpful,” Brian Golding says. “The younger population tends to have smart phones and are generally tech-savvy.” But they also tend to be more mobile and less concerned about responding, he adds. “They’re more likely to use tech, but least likely to respond.” Fully 73% of Native people in California live in cities and smaller towns, presumably making them relatively accessible. But Lorenda Sanchez, who heads the California Indian Manpower Consortium in Sacramento, says it’s actually harder to count Native people in urban communities because they’re dispersed, not clustered in a homogenous community. This is particularly true in cities too small to have strong, sizable
identity groups in their midst but large enough to be diverse. Sanchez, whose organization includes 104 of the state’s tribes and 68 community-based organizations, has worked on census matters for 41 years. She pegs the undercount for Native Americans in California at between 10% and 25% in urban communities, with the larger cities at the lower end of the range. The 2010 Census counted 723,000 Native Americans in California, almost evenly split between full-blooded and mixed-race. Los Angeles has about 140,000, the Bay Area about 75,000. The April 4 meeting, held in the governor’s conference room in the state Capitol, provided a call to action for attendees. “One of my takeaways was that localized media in each of the communities that attended are ready to raise awareness and address concerns in each of their regions,” observed Frank Blanquet of FNX TV, who is producing a segment on the conversation. “We all understand how the census affects us and our communities,” Bennett-Begaye remarked. “We’re figuring out how to communicate that to our diverse audiences.” Allie Hostler, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, says her major challenge is limited resources, a sentiment shared by virtually all attendees. For Terria Smith of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, editor of News from Native California, which covers tribal news statewide, trust is the underlying issue Native media must address. “There is no trust right now for the federal government at all, as far as a lot of people go. Then you’re going to have to combat people’s apathy: What is the benefit of doing all of this?” “I understand people’s distress, but it also affects a lot of our federal programs,” Bennett-Begaye countered. “I’m also thinking about the younger kids. The number one population that’s undercounted are kids 0-5, and Native youth are our largest population in Indian Country.” “If we can get that message back to our people, and we can share that with them, they just may be better involved,” noted Joe Orozco, longtime station manager of the Hoopa reservation’s radio station KIDE, 50 miles north of Eureka. “So I’m looking forward to doing what I can do to make that happen. “Let’s give them some more numbers that they can count on, and just keep adding to our story,” he concluded as the convening ended. “That’s the only thing we have. We need the numbers to tell our story.”
Black Billionaire Robert Smith Pays Off Student Loan Debt of 400 Morehouse Students By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor
At their graduation on May 19, investor and chemical engineer Robert Smith announced he would pay off the student loan debt of Morehouse’s 2019 graduating class. (Photo: Video Screen capture / washingtonpost.com) During what will likely be seen as one of the most memorable graduation presents for parents and their children — a quiet African American billionaire delivered a welcomed surprise. At their graduation on May 19, investor and chemical engineer Robert Smith announced he would pay off the student loan debt of Morehouse’s 2019 graduating class. Morehouse’s graduating class is 400 strong. Smith’s graduation gift is one that will allow graduates of one of the most storied all-male historically Black college to start their careers with no student loan debt. Given today’s statistics regarding student loan debt, this is no small gift. Morehouse officials estimate Smith es-
timates that his gift is worth over $40 million. “On behalf of the eight generations of my family that have been in this country, we’re gonna put a little fuel in your bus,” Smith said his speech to the class of 2019, their families and Morehouse faculty. “My family is going to create a grant to eliminate your student loans,” Smith added. Smith, who is an investor and tech billionaire, is the founder and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. In 2018 he was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 163rd wealthiest person in the U.S. Smith’s net worth is estimated to be over $4.4 billion. This year, student loan debt in America has topped $1.5 trillion. There are currently more than 44 million student loan borrowers in the U.S. The average tuition at a private college or university is currently $34,000. Nine of ten private student loans now have an adult co-signer, usually the student’s parent. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke
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Los Angeles Rams Return To London In Week 8 of the 2019 Season By Sentinel News Service
Rams running back Todd Gurley (Amanda Scurlock/L.A. Sentinel) The Los Angeles Rams and National Football League announced that the club will return to London and host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Oct. 27
at Wembley Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 10 a.m. Pacific Time. This year’s matchup marks the 14th meeting between the teams, with their last game taking place
Memorial Day: NNPA Celebrates Profiles in Courage 365 Days Each Year
African Americans have proudly served all branches of the armed services. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice in support defense of our freedoms. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Unlike Veterans Day, when we honor all who have served, Memorial Day is when Americans honor persons who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of more than 200 African American-owned newspapers and media companies around the country, celebrates the sacrifices of all of our men and women in uniform, as well as their families, on Memorial Day and every day. We are especially proud to honor our Black veterans; whose sacrifices and accomplishments went beyond the field of battle to include the fields and lots adjacent to where they lived, worked and worshipped. For generations, African Americans returning home from service too often faced discrimination, disrespect, violence, and even death, according to the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative. For instance, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor of the U.S. Air Force, according to the History Channel. Trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II and their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, helping to encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces. However, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, white supremacy was the law and custom throughout the nation, and many whites feared that Black soldiers who had experienced the pride of military service would resist the disenfranchisement, segregation, and second-class citizenship that still characterized the African American experience. In August 1917, U.S. Sen. James Vardaman of Mississippi warned that, once a Black soldier was allowed to see himself as an American hero, it would be “but a short step to the conclusion that his political rights must be respected.” Bringing Black soldiers home to the South with expectations of equality, he predicted, would “inevitably lead to disaster.”
For Sen. Vardaman, Black soldiers’ potential as community leaders was terrifying, and the “disaster” would be a mass movement for African American rights, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Indeed, many African American soldiers returned determined to fight for their freedom and equality at home. Veterans like Hosea Williams and Medgar Evers played central roles in what became the civil rights movement. For Evers, the battle for freedom would eventually cost him his life. The effort to suppress the prospect of potential leadership made Black veterans targets, and many suffered brutal violence for protesting mistreatment or simply wearing their military uniforms. In August 1898, a Black Army private named James Neely was shot to death by a mob of white men in Hampton, Georgia, for protesting a white storekeeper’s refusal to serve him at the soda counter. In Hickman, Kentucky, a recently-discharged Black soldier named Charles Lewis was lynched in uniform in December 1918, just weeks after the end of World War I. Black veterans of World War II also faced violence for the most basic assertions of equality and freedom. In August 1944, the white owner of a small restaurant in Shreveport, Louisiana, shot and wounded four Black soldiers he claimed, “attempted to take over his place.” He faced no charges, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. In June 1947, a Black Navy veteran named Joe Nathan Roberts, studying at Temple University through the G.I. Bill, was visiting family in Sardis, Georgia, when a group of white men became upset because he refused to call them “sir.” Later that night, the men abducted Mr. Roberts from his parents’ home and shot him to death. In November 1942, while stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana, Private Merle Monroe wrote a letter to the Pittsburgh Courier describing the Black soldier’s struggle to maintain a sense of (continued in next 2 columns)
on Nov. 29, 2015 in Cincinnati. Los Angeles will face a Bengals team led by former Rams assistant coach Zac Taylor who was named head coach of the Bengals
this offseason. He served as a member of Rams Head Coach Sean McVay’s staff for two seasons (2017-2018).The Bengals currently lead the Rams in their all-time series, 8-5. Since the NFL launched the London Game Series in 2007, the Rams have made three trips to the United Kingdom. The Rams previously hosted games at Twickenham Stadium in back-toback seasons against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Their first trip across the pond came in 2012 where the club faced the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium. To purchase Rams official London fan packages visit Primesport. Single-game tickets for the London game will go on sale in the coming months. For all Rams ticket information, visit www.therams.com/tickets This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Sentinel.
Memorial Day: NNPA Celebrates Profiles in Courage 365 Days Each Year...continued patriotic pride in the face of lynching. “Paradoxically enough,” he wrote, “our country spends millions annually in effort to build up Negro morale, both in and out of the army, yet, foolishly, destroys the blue print of its program by tolerating brutal killings without even a pretense of a fair trial.” Today, our nation proudly honors the sacrifices of its heroes. “From the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient to current day Soldiers, individuals have made their mark within the history of this nation with their courage, leadership and honor,” reads the lead-in to the Profiles in Courage salute to African Americans on goarmy.com. African Americans have proudly served all branches of the armed services. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice in support defense of our freedoms. Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War when he was killed during the Boston Massacre. On Sept. 28, 1918, while serving as squad leader of Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Freddie Stowers went above
and beyond the call of duty when his company led the attack at Hill 188, Champagne Marne Sector, France. First Lt. Vernon J. Baker received a Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism in action near Viareggio, Italy, during World War II (at the time, holding the rank of second lieutenant). Baker demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in destroying enemy installations, personnel and equipment during his company’s attack against a strongly entrenched enemy in mountainous terrain. The federal government later acknowledged that racism was the reason he didn’t receive the medal until 50 years later. Pfc. Milton Olive III was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor for saving the lives of four other U.S. Army soldiers during a battle early in the Vietnam War. Milton used his body to cover a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. “It was the most incredible display of selfless bravery I ever witnessed,” the platoon commander later told a journalist. In partnership with the NNPA, Wells Fargo remembers and honors African American service members this Memorial Day.
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Black TV shows get the boot By Defender News Service
The 2018-2019 TV season won’t be ending until this August, but the major broadcast networks have already decided on the future of many of their comedy and drama shows. Some of your favorite shows with Black leads are getting the boot. We’ve rounded up several shows we that are ending this year.
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Seasons: 3 Fam (CBS) Seasons: 1 The Fix (ABC) Seasons: 2
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Detroiters (Comedy Central)
Empire (Fox)
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Lou Yeboah I tell you, there is not a moment to lose. We must pray like we’ve never prayed before. We must study God’s Word like never before. We must repent and turn away from our sins. We must seek Christ daily and walk with Him daily. God spoke to me – warn my people the end times are near – to prepare for a time of trouble. “And what I say to you, I say to all: Be on the alert!” [Mark `13:37] Be on the alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man [Luke 21:36]. Yes, many people throughout history have been proclaiming that we were living in the last days and the end of the world was near, but I want you to know that never has there been a time before when all these events were evident in so many diverse places and with such frequency and intensity. The Bible is very clear on that. We just can’t set specific dates for Jesus return. But we can know when the end is near. [Matthew 24:33] You know when Noah and Lot warned their respective people of God’s coming judgment and destruction, the people would not listen. Instead they treated Noah and Lot as “extremists.” Then the destruction that did come found the people unprepared. As in the days of Noah and Lot, the soon return of the Lord will be a snare unto the people who do not heed the warning and give their lives to Christ. [Luke 17:26-30]. I tell you, this world is hearing and seeing the last warning message from God. [Joel 3:14]. PLEASE HEED GOD’S – FINAL WARNING AND CALL OF MERCY! END TIME SIGNS – Increase of Knowledge [Daniel 12:4] – Ability to Enforce the Mark [Revelation 13:17] – Man of Sin
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Revealed [2 Thessalonians 2:3] – Violence and Sexual Immorality [Matthew 24:37] – Rise in Spiritualism [1 Timothy 4:1] – Mass Animal Deaths [Hosea 4:3] – Natural Disasters [Luke 21:25-26]– Earthquakes [Matthew 24:7] – Unsealed Prophecy [Daniel 12:4] – False Christ and Prophets [Matthew 24:4-5, 11] –World Pushing for Peace [1 Thessalonians 5:3] – War [Matthew 24:6-7] – Famine [Matthew 24:7] – Christians being Killed [Matthew 24:9-10] – Increase in Sin [Matthew 24:12] – Christians Turn Away from Truth [2 Timothy 4:3-4] – Gospel Preached to the World [Matthew 24:14] God Destroy those who Destroy the Earth [Revelation 11:18] I hope that you can see from the above Biblical signs of the end times that our generation is truly living in the last days, nearing the second coming of Christ Jesus. We are living in a time like no other. The world is being turned upside down and we need to get ready! If you are not a Christian and you realize that we are living in the end times and are wondering what you need to do, give your heart to Jesus. He is about to return to bring judgment upon the whole world. “So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” [Matthew 24:33-34] “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. Worse time of trouble ever seen on earth.” [Matthew 24:21] “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword [war], and with hunger [famine], and with death [war, earthquakes, mudslides etc], and with the beasts of the earth [Revelation 6:8]. May God be with you and protect you in the final hours.
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2 B R 0 2 B? Michael Neuroth Policy Advocate International Issues Fair Trade and Economic Justice “To be or not to be?” These famous words by William Shakespeare pose an essential question of existence, a question that we face corporately and individually. Three hundred fifty years after Shakespeare, Kurt Vonnegut wrote the dystopian short story 2 B R 0 2 B, in which society has mandated a deadly “cure” for overpopulation. More recently, the Marvel movie, Avengers: Endgame, wrestled with existence through the character Thanos’ use of the Infinity Gauntlet, vaporizing half of the world’s population in pursuit of universal balance. These works of fiction raise the question: How serious are we about creating a future in which all life is sustained?
Star (Fox)
Power(Starz)
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“Warn My People the End Times are near…!” By: Lou Yeboah
At no time in human history have the measurable threats to global extinction been clearer. Last week, the United Nations released a summary report on biodiversity that offers a stark warning of humanity’s impact on the environment. As the population tops 7 billion, activities such as farming, logging, fishing, and mining—combined with global warming—are altering the natural world at an unprecedented rate. A quarter of all species are threatened, and one million species risk extinction in the next decade. Regrettably, climate is not the only existential threat we face. Atomic scientists have moved the “Doomsday Clock” ahead by 30 seconds—to 11:58 p.m. Accord-
ing to these experts, civilization is only two minutes away from destruction. The United States and Russia hold over 14,000 nuclear warheads— enough to destroy each other and the world many times over. The likelihood of a limited nuclear war is higher than ever as “smarter” bombs are developed to address the threat of rogue and non-state actors. Despite dire threats to life that even a small-scale nuclear strike would have, the U.S. and other nations spend millions on weaponry that have the capacity to end humankind. Thankfully, there are many among us who—in the face of Hamlet’s question of whether to die or to dream—have chosen to dream. Last month, Rep. Alexia Ocasio-Cortez released “A Message from the Future” video (google it!) written from an alternative future in which the U.S. implemented environmental protection measures and thereby shifted the future of our planet. It offers a beautiful vision of what could be. The Sunrise Movement and Our Children’s Trust, as well as the Back from the Brink antinuclear campaign, are all efforts to dream and work toward an alternative future of environmental sustainability, justice, and peace. The dystopian future Vonnegut depicts is not inevitable. We are not doomed by our current trajectory. We can change. Such change will require sacrifice, political will, and ultimately, imagination. If we are to be, we must choose to dream together.
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New Cellphone Video Deepens Concerns about Sandra Bland’s Death
“Four years after the brutal arrest and death of Sandra Bland, we just now learned that she filmed her arrest,” Journalist and Activist Shaun King wrote on his blog for Black America Web. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Sandra Bland’s own cellphone video of her 2015 arrest in Texas has raised new questions about the evidence in the case and cast even more suspicion on her alleged jail cell suicide. To some, the video confirms what they’ve long suspected: Bland was murdered. “Four years after the brutal arrest and death of Sandra Bland, we just now learned that she filmed her arrest,” Journalist and Activist Shaun King wrote on his blog for Black America Web. “I’ve shared the video, but I want to unpack and explain who hid it, why, and what the video shows us. Because here’s what we know – across the years – too many Black folk have been killed – and the people set free – based on lies – from Emmitt Till on down,” King said. Cheryle Renee Moses, a candidate in the 2020 Georgia District 9 Senate Race, took to Twitter to express her outrage. “The new video released on Sandra Bland’s encounter with a white supremacist confirms the cop was not in fear. Sandra was ready to go to court and I believe she was killed. Period,” Moses said. “There is no way she would take her own life.” Hope Rising wrote, “[Police Officer] Brian Encinia needs to be in prison. Sandra Bland was murdered.” Bland’s cell phone video “has been released and we are forced
to talk about the issues surrounding her tragic death,” wrote @kiloemcee, one of dozens of Twitter users who expressed outrage after seeing the new video. “There is more miscarriage of justice in that part of his plea, the officer was allowed to simply walk away from his job. He committed perjury and false arrest,” @kiloemcee wrote. The video, which surfaced this month and aired on television in Dallas, showed Encinia leaning into the open car door and ordering Bland out of the car. At one point, Encinia points a stun gun and yells that he will “light you up.” The cell phone shows that the incident, which occurred on July 10, 2015, concludes with Bland and Encinia outside of the vehicle and him ordering her to cease recording. Three days later, Bland was found hanging in her cell and authorities ruled her death a suicide. Dashcam and other cellphone recordings were made public in the weeks after Bland’s arrest and death. However, the newest video raised concerns for the attorney who represented Bland’s family in civil cases, he told the Chicago Tribune. Cannon Lambert said he and other attorneys had not seen the video in evidence turned over as part of his civil cases, though he thought it could have been due to simple human error.
Regardless, the new video would not have made much of a difference in his civil cases against the state of Texas and the county jail where Bland died, which he settled for a total of nearly $2 million combined, because of legal limits on the amount of money the public agencies could pay, he said. Rather, the new video raised questions about the special prosecutors’ handling of the criminal charge against Encinia, Lambert said. “To me, what it really underscores is that the special prosecutors, who apparently had the video before they dropped the charge against Encinia, had ample evidence and opportunity to fully prosecute him like they told the family they were going to, but chose to cut bait and cut a deal,” he said. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said in a statement they complied with their evidence requirements as part of the civil lawsuit. The video was referenced in a Texas Ranger report, and the report was made available during the civil lawsuit filed by Bland’s family, they said. Department of Public Safety officials also said they provided the video in 2017 in response to a request from Brian Collister, who then worked for an Austin TV station and who was one of the reporters involved in the story that recently aired on a Dallas TV sta-
tion that revealed the video. Lambert said the video shows there was “no basis” to the officer’s initial claim that he was concerned for his safety. King said the incident all began because of racial profiling. “This stop was never about turn signals or traffic violations – it was about white power – and it burned him up when he got to the window of Sandra’s car, and saw that she was a proud, informed, strong Black woman – he was completely unnerved,” King said. “And immediately, it became about power for him. And as soon as Sandra Bland really understood that this wasn’t just a traffic stop, she did something that we never knew she did – the police knew it. Local prosecutors knew it. And for four years they kept this a secret,” he said. King continued: “When Sandra Bland saw that Officer Brian Encinia had crossed multiple lines, and was there to do much more than simply give her a ticket, she grabbed her phone and began filming him. “The video is just 39 seconds long, but it’s literally the most important piece of evidence in the case not just against Brian Encinia, but against the Waller County jail, and the local prosecutors who concealed it.” While the video doesn’t include her assault, King and others said it’s still painful to watch. King breaks down facts including that the officer opening Bland’s door was illegal because he didn’t have reasonable suspicion of a crime. In Encinia’s report, the officer said that he feared for his life and safety with Bland on multiple occasions. “Of course, that was a lie,” King said. “And when he said so on his official reports, he committed perjury… Brian Encinia never would’ve opened the car door of a white woman for failure to use her turn signal. He never would’ve taken out a stun gun on a white woman, turned it on, stuck it in her face, and told her he was gonna light her up. He never would’ve slammed a white woman on her head. And we know this because he literally never did any such thing to a white woman in his entire career. I checked,” King said.
Paving the Way to Cleaner Fuel and Vehicles Tech startup Keep It Green Tech gets a charge out of vehicle electrification By Susan Cox
Pictured (l-r): Paul Francis, KIGT co-founder and CEO; Brandon Aparico, KIGT engineer; and Jatomis Stevenson, KIGT cofounder and chief tech officer.
Based in Ontario, KIGT is on a mission to “reshape 100 years of human habit” through its smart charging innovations.
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Paul Francis’ inspiration for electric vehicles came while drinking a cup of coffee. “I was sitting outside a coffee shop in San Dimas and saw an automobile converted into an allelectric vehicle that had the capability to give power back to the grid,” he recalled. “I was intrigued and after checking it out further, I was hooked on electric vehicles after that.” Today, Francis is the CEO and co-founder of KIGT - Opens in new window—Keep It Green Tech—an Ontario-based tech startup that manufactures smart charging stations for electric cars. It also designs and develops the software and grid management platforms for them. “The way we see the future at KIGT, we often say, is reshaping 100 years of human habit,” said Francis. “That’s kind of the mantra that we go on when we create and design software and hardware.” He and co-founder and lead engineer Jatomis Stevenson head a core staff and production team committed to providing a clean
and affordable fuel alternative for plug-in car drivers. KIGT is also the first and only black-owned EV charging station manufacturer in North America to design and develop its own software. “We’ll be the company that provides the infrastructure for the future of mobility,” said Francis. “We have to think two to three years ahead with what we’re doing to stay competitive.” In addition to creating smart eChargers for EVs, KIGT’s technology manages charge scheduling for off-peak charging times and driver cost-savings data. There’s also a 220-volt home wall mount eCharger with an interactive touch screen. KIGT’s innovation can be found throughout Southern California Edison’s service area. It’s in homes in the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire, a new housing development in Santa Paula, installed in churches in South Los Angeles, and at colleges and universities like University of California, Riverside - Opens in new window and the University of La Verne - Opens in new window.
Based in Ontario, the green tech startup is on a mission to “reshape 100 years of human habit” through its smart charging innovations. Based in Ontario, KIGT is on a mission to “reshape 100 years of human habit” through its smart charging innovations. Lisa Grater, manager of Transportation and Parking at the University of La Verne, is an advocate for alternative transportation. She has seen an increase in EVs on campus since KIGT installed its smart eChargers on campus in 2017 for students and visitors, including faculty and staff. “I’ve seen the need for them,” she said. “This is the new way, electric charging stations and EVs. We need to be proactive rather than reactive to it. Bringing Paul on board and hopefully installing more [charging stations] and offering this to everybody would be just enormous. We have to do it.” Francis serves as a member of SCE’s Clean Energy Access Working Group - Opens in new window, created to work in partnership with The Greenlining Institute - Opens in new window, environmental and community groups, and faith-based organizations, to ensure access to a healthier, clean energy future for all. “Many residential households within SCE service territory are located in underserved communities that don’t have nearby access to adequate charging,” said Francis. “We’re working to change that by bringing EV awareness to community stake-
holders and make this technology accessible and affordable.” KIGT IS PART OF A NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE HARNESSED MARKET FORCES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT HAVE LED TO TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES IN ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY." Chris Thompson, SCE Vice President Earlier this year, SCE presented KIGT with its “Clean Energy Champion Award” for its transportation electrification advocacy. “KIGT is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs who have harnessed market forces and new technologies to develop products and services that have led to transformative changes in energy storage technology,” said Chris Thompson, SCE vice president of Local Public Affairs. For now, KIGT is on a mission to put an electric charging station in a million homes in California. The plan aligns with SCE’s goal to have 7 million EVs on the road to meet the climate goals set for 2030 by the state. Francis admits it’s a challenge getting car-loving Californians to buy into cleaner, alternative transportation. But he’s optimistic KIGT can make it happen. “If we can get to a million homes that can shift everything,” he said. “The world is watching what California is doing.”
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Letting The “Cat” Out Of The Bag On Sacramento PD...continued from page 1 Selma, Alabama during the civil rights battles of the turbulent 1960’s. First, Sacramento police mysteriously apprehended an unarmed Mr. Daizon Flenaugh, who was detained without any legal basis. He wound up dead within 30 minutes of being detained by sacramento police officers. Next, was the late Mr. Joseph Mann, who was guilty of nothing more than screaming at police officers and throwing a plastic water bottle at them prior to his being gunned down on the streets of Sacramento. Following that was an unarmed Mr. Nandi Cain, Jr. who was beaten by a Sacramento police officer for ostensibly “jaywalking” when it turned out Mr. Cain appropriately crossed the street from one corner to another. Finally, and most dramatically came the assassination of Mr. Stephon Clark, who was the victim of a barrage of Sacramento police gunfire while being guilty of nothing more than entering his grandmother’s home with a cellphone in his hands. Now Sacramento residents are dismayed by word that a 12 yearold child, who stands four feet ten inches tall and weighs fewer than one hundred pounds, was inappropriately constrained by police officers and had a bag placed over his head to “shut him up,” according to witnesses on the scene during the incident. At the time this occurred, the child was pleading for officers to “call (his) mom” and telling officers that he “could not breathe!” The young victim was born with significant upper respiratory complications and according to his mother and grandmother, suffered from breathing difficulties particularly when anxious. It did not help the child’s respiratory condition that officers grasped his neck; placed him on the ground; handcuffed him with his hands behind his
back; placed a knee in his back and forced his face into the asphalt. Many Sacramento residents are wondering when this madness is going to end. We were told that our “new” African-American Chief of Police would be the one to put an end to the oppressive and at times, deadly behavior patterns of what we were told were merely a few rogue “bad apples” in an otherwise fine police department. Let me say this. Our police chief is “blue” and not black. In addition, it appears to many of us that when you have as many incidents of questionable police conduct directed towards one singular demographic group, within an entire community, the “cat needs to be let out of the bag.” The Sacramento police department appears to be representative of a “bad orchard” as opposed to merely comprised of a few “bad apples.” Let there be no mistake. Shooting and killing an unarmed Black woman, who professed to be pregnant in Houston, Texas or “bagging” a small in stature, 12 year-old in Sacramento, must be called out for what it is. These actions are more reflective of the practices of “slave catchers” and “Jim Crow” era law enforcers than of proper urban policing techniques focused on de-escalation and by governments truly committed to empower police officers to “protect and to serve” our entire community. Mark T. Harris is a tenured lecturer and Director of Pre-Law Studies at the University California, Merced. Additionally, Professor Harris heads the Sacramento and Central Valley office of Ben Crump Law and his specialty is civil rights law. Professor Harris can be reached at: mark@bencrump.com