SB American News Week Ending 10/30

Vol. 50 No. 27

October 24, 2019 - October 30, 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)

Child Law Penalizes Moms for Abusive Partners Published on October 16, 2019 By Angelika Albaladejo

Ingrid Archie (Photo by Joanne Kim Ingrid Archie thought she was doing everything right to protect her children. She got a restraining order against her abusive partner and moved into a domestic violence shelter with her kids. Then Archie got arrested for child endangerment. It had been only a month since she’d left the relationship and she was struggling to get back on her feet. She was stressed out and trying to run errands with her two youngest daughters. One of the kids had fallen asleep in the car, so Archie cracked open the windows and ran inside a store with just her baby. She returned to find Los Angeles police officers with her child in the car. Archie’s daughters were taken away, including her oldest, who wasn’t with her at the time of her arrest. At the police station, Archie told a social worker about the steps she’d taken to separate from her abuser and find safety for herself and the girls. She explained that she had postpartum depression and was having trouble finding child care and a steady job. It made no difference; Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) charged Archie with “failure to protect” her children from domestic violence, on top of child

endangerment. “I thought you get a ‘failure to protect’ charge when you’re still in the relationship, not when you go to a place to protect you from the relationship,” Archie said. Archie’s experience is an extreme example of how California’s failure-to-protect law gives social workers and courts incredible leeway to penalize domestic violence victims with children whether they do or do not take action to stop their partners’ abuse. The law’s impacts on the lives of victims and their kids have remained obscured behind the complexity of these cases. Archie is far from the only domestic violence survivor to be held responsible for an abuser’s actions by California’s complicated web of child welfare and justice systems. Some parents who experience abuse at home are being dragged through the courts, losing custody of their children and being incarcerated—all for not stopping their partners’ abuse. How many domestic violence victims are being charged with “failure to protect”? What are the long-term effects for them and their children? Remarkably, no California institution queried for this story seems to know. More

than two-dozen domestic violence advocates and service providers who work with survivors and their children were interviewed for this story, as well as social workers and court officials tasked with handling these cases in Los Angeles and across the state of California. They all describe how a vaguely worded law meant to keep kids safe is casting a wide net that’s capturing abuse victims and holding them accountable for their batterers’ behavior. The institutions handling these complex and sensitive cases— from child welfare agencies to the courts—have been aware of the issue for more than a decade, but little has been done to track or address it. Oftentimes, misunderstandings of domestic violence dynamics translate into the blaming of abused parents and prioritization of the immediate safety of the child, without consideration for the long-term welfare of the whole family. The law’s cruelest irony is that the threat of being punished actually stops many victims from seeking help in the first place. “A Very Wide Net” Archie had followed the playbook for seeking safety from an abuser by getting a restraining order and moving to a shelter,

actions that are often recommended or required by social services and courts in California. “I did all of those things and I still got a ‘failure to protect’ charge. So what does that tell you?” Archie asks. California’s failure-to-protect statute—Welfare and Institutions Code 300(b)—broadly holds parents responsible for “willful or negligent failure” to safeguard their children from harm or the risk of harm. The language of the law is very imprecise, and unlike federal law, it makes no mention of how domestic violence fits in. This gives counties across the state lots of leeway for interpreting and applying it. In practice it becomes even more complicated because domestic violence cases involving children can straddle a multilayered system of child welfare, public health, dependency and family courts, and criminal justice institutions. “If you don’t see the bigger picture, you blame the victim,” said Mary Alvin Nichols, a retired DCFS social worker who focused on best practices for handling domestic violence cases during her nearly three decades on the job. Alvin Nichols explained that the state and, as a result, most California counties, interpret the law to mean that if a battered parent, usually a mother, doesn’t leave the abusive relationship, they’re “unwilling or unable” to protect their child. This “standard approach” doesn’t recognize the many reasons why a victim might be unable to leave and thus makes it “very tricky” for even well-trained social workers to convince their supervisors, administrators and the courts of the nuances in domestic violence situations. Oftentimes, victims stay in the relationship as a way to protect their kids and maintain stability in housing and schooling, (continued on page 6)

HUD's Ben Carson charges California city with discrimination The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging the city of Hesperia, Calif., and San Bernardino County with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against black and Latino residents, according to HUD officials. By KATY O'DONNELL

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. | Zach Gibson/Getty Images Updated: 10/19/2019 05:26 PM The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging the city of Hesperia, Calif., and San Bernardino County with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against black and Latino residents, according to HUD officials. The complaint — only the second initiated by Secretary Ben Carson during his tenure — charges that Hesperia’s city council enacted an ordinance in 2015 intended to drive out minority residents. The ordinance

required landlords to incorporate a crime-free clause into leases that mandated the eviction of an entire household for a single instance of criminal activity by a resident or guest. The ordinance also mandated unannounced annual inspections and criminal-background screenings by the sheriff ’s department. The county sheriff’s department enforced the ordinance in a way that targeted minorities and evicted some residents who were the victims of crimes, including people who had

called the police, HUD alleges. Between January and December 2016, at least 137 households, comprising 258 people, lost housing because of the ordinance, according to HUD’s investigation, and at least 75 applicants failed the new mandatory tenant screening. “In enacting and enforcing the Ordinance, Respondents intentionally targeted Hesperia’s Black and Hispanic residents,” HUD alleges, according to a copy of the charge obtained by POLITICO. It says that “during the City Council hearings on the Ordinance, City officials made disparaging statements targeting groups that are predominantly minority and more likely to live in majority-minority areas.” A council member allegedly said that while “not all people in Section 8 are bad people,” Hesperia had “issues with a lot of the Section 8 housing” and the ordinance would “straighten things out,” according to HUD. Low-income tenants can rent from private landlords with housing vouchers under HUD’s Section 8

program. “HUD is committed to ensuring that people can live where they choose free from discrimination,” Carson said in an e-mail. “We are not going to allow minorities to be denied a place to call home simply because of how they appear. HUD will hold local communities accountable if they allow or create loopholes that evade our country’s fair housing laws.” Hesperia officials and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Carson has come under fire in the past for his handling of fair housing issues. Civil rights groups unsuccessfully sued him last year over his decision to delay implementation of an Obama-era anti-discrimination rule, which Carson had previously likened to “social engineering” in a 2015 op-ed. HUD also proposed a rule in August that would make it more difficult to bring discrimination (continued on page 8)

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Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at 68 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and a titan of the U.S. Congress, Representative Elijah Cummings (DMD-7). (Photo: Twitter.com) The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and a titan of the U.S. Congress, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), died early Thursday morning. He was 68. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the congressman’s wife and chairman of the Maryland Democratic Committee, said Cummings died at 2:45 a.m. at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mrs. Cummings said her husband’s death resulted from complications concerning longstanding health challenges. In recent years, Cummings had been in and out of the hospital. “Dr. Elijah Saunders and I took care of Congressman Cummings for [years] for his blood pressure,” said Cummings’ longtime nurse, Barbara “B.J.” Shaneman. “He always called me the boss because he told his team I was a short woman with a big voice. I would fuss at him about watching his blood pressure. His health was my concern. I screamed when I heard the news. I said, ‘this can’t happen.’ I said they [Cummings and Saunders, who died in 2015] were the last of the old guard,” Shaneman said. Recently, and in increasingly rare sightings of the congressman, Cummings was seen using a walker. He underwent an undisclosed medical procedure, and his office expected that he would only miss about one week of work. “He was an honorable man who proudly served his district and the nation with dignity, integrity, compassion, and humility,” Mrs. Cummings said. Cummings obtained his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Howard University, serving as Student Government President and graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. The recipient of 13 honorary doctoral degrees, Cummings dedicated his life of service to uplifting and empowering the people he was sworn to represent, according to his biography.

He began his career in public service in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he served for 14 years, becoming the first African American in Maryland history to ascend to the position of Speaker Pro Tem. Since 1996, Cummings has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cummings was committed to ensuring that the next generation has access to quality healthcare and education, clean air and water, and a strong economy defined by fiscal responsibility. Children “are the living messages that we send to a future we will never see,” he often said. In addition to the contributions he made to improve the lives of all Americans, the congressman was a passionate advocate for his beloved Baltimore, where he was born and raised. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump disparaged the city – particularly parts of Cummings’ district — labeling the city as a “rodent-infested mess where no human being would want to live.” Cummings immediately responded: “Those in the highest levels of government must stop making hateful, incendiary comments that only serve to divide and distract the nation from its real problems, including mass shootings and white supremacy.” “Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language and encouraging reprehensible behavior,” Cummings added. “He was a champion of the people, a soldier and a warrior for his city, the state, and the nation,” said Baltimore Times Publisher Joy Bramble. “Elijah Cummings made Baltimore and all of those who came across better.” The congressman told a local reporter that he and Trump had just one face-to-face conversation since the president took office in 2016. “I said, ‘Mr. President, you’re now 70-something, I’m 60something. Very soon, you and I will be dancing with the angels. (continued on page 3)

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October 24, 2019

COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

Formerly Homeless Youth San Bernardino City Unified Empowers Students To Reduce Accepted into Universities School Bullying Community Education News Educational News

Roland, a formerly homeless youth, has been accepted into CSU SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - In 2016, Roland was a young man sleeping on the streets of Victorville. The effects of Roland's untreated mental illness and his substance use disorder resulted in broken relationships and homelessness. His life changed the day he decided to visit the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) High Desert Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Center. Behavioral health staff conducted an assessment and guided him into treatment. Today, Roland, 24, is not only celebrating his recovery from a mental health and substance use disorder, but his graduation from San Bernardino Valley College and acceptance into California State University San Bernardino School of Nursing. Perhaps even more inspiring is that although Roland's story may be extraordinary, it is not unique. This year alone San Bernardino County celebrated the recovery of two other formerly homeless youth who participated in TAY programs and have since graduated from community college and been accepted into four-year universities. Amir, 25, is attending Cal State San Bernardino and Wolfie, 21, is attending the University of California, Riverside. The success of these programs is due in part to their ability to provide intensive behavioral health services, case management services, and in

many instances, permanent supportive housing, all of which are funded in part by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Other services and supports include peer support groups, medication, housing, employment, and reduced- to nocollege tuition. "MHSA allows counties like San Bernardino to develop programs like TAY that are specifically tailored to the unique needs of the community and those we serve," said DBH Director Veronica Kelley. "TAY programs engage youth into appropriate treatment, reduce hospitalizations and/or involvement in the criminal justice system, reduces homelessness, and supports the next generation through personal connections that build and strengthen the resilience needed to succeed in life." TAY services are provided in coordination with the San Bernardino County Department of Children's and Family Services, Probation, contractor providers, and other community partners. For more information on TAY services, call (909) 387-7194 (dial 7-1-1 for TTY users). DBH envisions a county where all persons have the opportunity to enjoy optimum wellness, whether they have experienced mental illness or substance use disorders. Learn more about DBH behavioral health services by visiting www.sbcounty.gov/dbh. Article from InlandEmpire.US

October is Bullying Prevention Month, and San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) credits its innovative undercover anti-bullying teams with reducing student-on-student harassment. The District’s Positive Youth Development Department, in collaboration with university professors, designed an effective, holistic system to respond to incidents of bullying centered around empowering students to encourage kindness and respect. Known as the Bullying Intervention Team, the system involves a reporting process, tracking system, and a team of experts that assist school sites in conducting a Restorative Justice Practice called the Undercover Anti-Bullying Team (UABT) from start to finish. In place at more

than half of the 72 SBCUSD schools, the UABTs have experienced success rates not seen with other bullyingintervention efforts. “The traditional responses to school bullying, including suspensions, bullying contracts, or school policing, can make matters worse for the student being bullied,” said Marlene Bicondova, a former middle school principal who now leads the District’s Positive Youth Development Department. “What is very unique about this approach in particular is that influential students are empowered to do the work that has been deemed almost impossible for adults. Once the bullying issue is completely resolved, the team celebrates the success.” Since the beginning of the

OPINION: Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students...continued classroom — we must provide clear pathways for these teachers to pursue school leadership. Second, school leaders and education policymakers of all colors must be committed to seeing and promoting diversity as an asset, not a deficit; an opportunity, not an obstacle. Imagine how better prepared our children will be for the world of tomorrow if they have been taught the history behind their identity, the language behind their culture, and the geography behind their journey. While nearly all schools struggle with activating this principle for the benefit of our students, our report demonstrates that public charter schools are making substantial progress where traditional public schools haven’t. Third, achievement and demonstrated success — not myths, preconceptions, and inherited political biases — must be the basis upon which we support the best educational opportunities for all our children. For example, by their design, public charter schools have the flexibility to create and finetune

curricula, teaching methods, and optimal outcomes that traditional public schools do not. So, why would we ever consider putting obstacles in any educational paths that are showing real achievement? Race and identity of both our educators and students is only one factor in the holistic successes we are all working towards. However, it’s also true that all schools across our country in every community have historically not valued students’ diversity and identity as assets to enrich the education they receive. Public charter schools are making real progress to expose this blind spot and make the needed course corrections to ensure the success we’ve seen for some students are the norm for all. Ron Rice Jr. is a former two term Newark, NJ city councilman, chief advisor to the New Jersey Department of Education, and is currently Senior Director, Government Relations at the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools.

OPINION: Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Is There More to Teaching and Learning Than Testing? By Barbara D. Parks-Lee, Phd Brown Students By Ron Rice, Senior Director, Government Relations at the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools

I have been a Black student, education policymaker, and now an advocate for providing the best educational opportunities for all our children. One reality that I’ve had to face and embrace through each of these stages in my life and career is that the prevalence of leaders of color like me is a major contributor to educational success and whose lack thereof stifles that potential. As a student of color, those examples helped me thrive; and today they inform my advocacy. This month, my organization, the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools released its highly-anticipated report, “Identity and Charter School Leadership: Profiles of Leaders of Color Building an Effective Staff” which examined the ways that school leaders of color’s experiences and perspectives influence how they build school culture, parent and community relationships, and effective staff. This needed report affirmed what I and many fellow school leaders of color have witnessed firsthand in schools from New Jersey (where I advised the state Department of Education) to Massachusetts, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, where school leaders of color were studied. The report’s finding is clear: our children of color thrive with diverse and experienced teachers

who understand their challenges and have a personal, unwavering dedication to their success. Most importantly, our report is instructive as well because it sheds light — through the profiles of three public charter school leaders of color from Louisiana, North Carolina, and California — on the principles that can help match our best current and future teachers with our nation’s students. Three of those principles that resonated with my two decades in education policy are: First, fill our school leadership pipeline with talented educators of color who come from nontraditional backgrounds and fields of study. But how do we dispel the myth that there are not enough qualified and passionate people of color who can and want to fill this educational pipeline? One way to do this comes from Eric Sanchez, co-founder of Henderson Collegiate — a network of three schools serving elementary, middle and high school in Henderson, North Carolina. Instead of only recruiting future educators from traditional education programs, Eric also recruits graduates from university programs focusing on social justice and ethnic studies. And this encouragement doesn’t end once the teachers reach the (continued in next 2 columns)

Teaching is a multi-faceted calling for many and an occupation for some, but how can teaching and learning effectiveness be measured without testing? There must be some way—or ways—to measure what and whether students are learning, and teachers are teaching. Rigor, high standards, curriculum design, learning and teaching styles, and external demands all must be considered in any teaching and learning situation, regardless of location and resources. As the teaching population becomes more monocultural and the school-aged population becomes more multicultural, teaching materials, beliefs, and techniques tend to rely too heavily on standardized tests and testing materials. In order for education to capitalize on the strengths and talents of learners and the skills and professionalism of their teachers, what kinds of additional progress measures might be employed? Different kinds of professional development programs and materials may be needed to provide more sufficient and culturally responsive information about the teaching and learning process. One way of assessing whether students are actively engaged in learning on a high level might be using multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary materials such as those in an original textbook of poems, shorts stories, and essays. The book, Connections: A Collection of Poems, Short Stories, and Essays with Lessons,became part of a study in the Washington, D. C. schools and surrounding Metropolitan areas of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia, from 1996-2001. (ParksLee, 1995)

It addresses some of the challenges Gloria Ladson-Billings pointed out when she quoted Jonathan Kozol, saying that “…Pedagogic problems in our cities are not chiefly matters of injustice, inequality, or segregation, but of insufficient information about teaching strategies.”(Ladson-Billings*, 1994, p. 128) Both neophyte and experienced teachers participated in a study that provided them with information, materials, and teaching strategies to employ with urban, poor, and predominantly, but not exclusively, African American youth. The idea for the study originated with a concern that an increasingly middle class or suburban teaching force often seems unable to meet the needs of diverse students who are different from them in class, socioeconomic status, geography, ethnicity, and/or culture. The Connections materials were intended to help address ways to foster a positive impact upon all children, but particularly upon children of color. In addition, teachers using these materials might also feel more empowered to think creatively and to utilize students’ strengths and talents as they incorporate high and rigorous interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary lessons and higher order thinking skills in order to increase academic achievement. Effective teachers believe that we must produce and use materials that encourage students (continued in last 2 columns)

UABT, 48 cases across the District have been resolved through this approach, while many more have been concluded at schools where counselors are trained to use the UABT intervention. Cal State San Bernardino professor Dr. John Winslade and Michael Williams, authors of the book Safe and Peaceful Schools, have been the catalysts in this groundbreaking

work. Although Bicondova and her team of experts agree that no single strategy is 100 percent effective, not one of the UABT efforts have failed to date. In fact, the Bullying Intervention Team has a bank of video testimonials from principals, parents, teachers, counselors, and students to prove that this is a highly effective and positive approach to eliminate bullying and restore relationships. Join SBCUSD and the Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center in celebrating Unity Day on Wednesday, October 23 by wearing orange. Unity Day is about standing together against bullying and uniting for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Learn more at https://www.pacer.org/ bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp

Is There More to Teaching and Learning Than Testing?...continued to be able to read, to write, to speak, to be creative, to understand, and to interpret what they hear and read. If students can develop these proficiencies, they may experience greater success on standardized tests. Success breeds success, and if our students are to be involved learners and thinkers, we cannot keep doing the same things the same ways and then blaming students and teachers if standardized test scores are not optimal. There must be more inclusive ways of tapping into and measuring what is taught and what is learned. Standardized tests are but one wayand should not be the onlyway to validate the teaching and learning processes. There are three domains to teaching, the cognitive, the affective, and the psychomotor. The one that is not easily addressed by standardized testing is the affective domain.

As Sharon M. Draper says, “You must reach a child before you can teach a child.” (Draper, S., November 2002). The challenge comes when trying to measure the affective domain. However, affective success is often reflected in student attendance and behaviors that are involved, on-task, and diligent. There is often a spirit of collaboration and cooperation between the teacher and the students. Fewer discipline problems are observed when there is a positive classroom community involved. When diverse students are allowed to utilize their talents and skills, they often become selfmotivated, because they feel affirmed, valued, and respected. *Ladson-Billings, G. (1999). (Notes from speech delivered at Howard University). This article originally appeared in New York Amsterdam News.

Long Beach Ronald McDonald House Hosts Sixth Annual “A Few Good Men” Gala Benefiting Families With Critically Ill Children On Tuesday, October 29 Community News Twelve Honorees will be Recognized for their Generous Contributions to the Long Beach Community WHAT: On Tuesday, October 29, the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House (LBRMH) will host the sixth annual “A Few Good Men” Gala honoring twelve esteemed gentlemen from throughout the region who have made a positive impact on the communities they serve. The gala aims to raise funds to support the organization’s mission to enable families with sick children to stay together and near the medical care they need. A program of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, LBRMH provides a “home away from home” for families with critically ill children undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals and medical facilities. The Long Beach Ronald McDonald House is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. No eligible family is ever turned away due to inability to pay. WHO: Fred Abdelnour, community relations, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Craig Barto, president and CEO, Signal Hill Petroleum

Michael Brascia, owner, Brascia Builders, Inc. Lindsay Hughes, owner, McDonald’s Southern California Alan Knipe, head coach, California State University, Long Beach Men’s Volleyball Kevin Malloy, president, Trench Shoring Company Thomas E. Malloy, founder, Trench Shoring Company Sheriff Jim McDonnell (ret’d) Nasir Tejani, M.D. Chris Wacker, CEO, Laserfiche Randy Wilson, founder, Norm Wilson and Sons, Inc. Don Wylie, former senior vice president, Ports America WHEN: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Pacific Room at the Long Beach Arena 300 East Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 MEDIA CONTACT: Briana Claiborne | 908.930.0669 | brianac@mrktco.com

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October 24, 2019

WORLD GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

Black News Channel Introduces Its Primetime News Anchor Team Business News Mason Highlights Expansion Of Tax Relief Program SB County News

San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County AuditorC o n t r o l l e r / Tr e a s u r e r / Ta x Collector (ATC) Ensen Mason today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom for signing AB 133 last weekend. This measure will expand eligibility beginning July 1, 2020, for the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program, thus benefitting eligible San Bernardino County seniors, the blind, and disabled persons. The PTP Program allows vulnerable, low income taxpayers to stay in their homes by financing taxes at a low rate of interest. The tax bill is eventually paid when the taxpayer is in a better financial situation or when the property is sold. The bill increases the household income limit for eligibility from $35,000 annually to $45,000, and lowers the program interest rate from 7% to 5%. “This common sense legislation reduces the interest rate to reflect modern day realities of the real estate market, and accounts for inflation by increasing the amount of money an applicant can earn annually and still qualify for the program,” noted Mason. “This is a rare example of a government program that financially assists taxpayers without additional cost to the taxpaying public. I actively supported AB 133 and sent the Governor a letter urging his signature. Low-income seniors, the blind, and disabled persons

deserve help from their government in meeting their property tax obligations. I will do everything within my power to help them continue to live in their own homes.” Mason was elected last year as a Taxpayer Advocate/CPA stressing greater accountability to taxpayers and improved transparency with county government in general and the ATC in specific. Under his leadership, ATC published its first ever Annual Report on Fraud, Waste and Abuse; greatly expanded the ATC presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; published a quarterly newsletter on happenings within the Department; and created a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping collaboration application based presentation entitled “Where Do My Property Tax Dollars Go?” that provided taxpayers with detailed information on every portion of their property tax payment and where it is spent. The San Bernardino County ATC Office was honored with three Achievement Awards this year by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its Cashiering System, Remittance System, and Property Tax Refund Enhancement Project. ATC Mason is already working on complying with AB 133 within his Department on its first day of effectiveness, July 1, 2020.

Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at 68...continued from page 1 The thing that you and I need to do is figure out what we can do – what present can we bring to generations unborn?” His last act in Congress came on Oct. 8, when he joined three others from a bipartisan group to introduce legislation called “The Family Asthma Act.” The bill seeks to expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for

individuals with asthma. “Long live the freedom-fighting spirit of Brother Leader Congressman Elijah Cummings,” National Newspaper Publishers Association President, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., said. “On behalf of the Black Press of America, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Cummings and to the Cummings family.”

Tallahassee, Florida—October 21, 2019--Black News Channel (BNC), the nation’s only African American news network, announced today who will fill the shoes of its primetime news anchor team. BNC’s primetime evening news team are the Emmy Award-winning journalists Fred Hickman, Laverne McGee, and Anthony Amey.

Fred Hickman comes to BNC with more than four decades of experience in broadcasting and television endeavors. He began his career working in radio while in high school in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois. After graduating from college, he began working in television at WICS in central Illinois. Two years later, Hickman got the call to help launch the fledgling network known as CNN. He has been part of launches and relaunches of networks and television stations ever since, including the awardwinning CNN Sports Tonight program that Hickman coanchored with Nick Charles for two decades. Other launches included critically acclaimed shows such as NBA on TNT, Sunday Night Football on TNT, and the YES Network, flagship station of the New York Yankees and, later, the New Jersey Nets. Hickman also hosted ESPN Sports centers and NBA Kia Shoot

Around before seamlessly transitioning into a primetime news anchor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While there, Hickman co-moderated two political debates of statewide and national importance. He also reported on the Alton Sterling shooting and the firestorm of subsequent racial tension that included the ambush-style shooting and killing of several Baton Rouge police officers. Hickman joins BNC from the Washington, D.C. market where he was able to both anchor primetime newscasts and mentor up-and-coming broadcast journalists. Hickman has earned countless awards, including two Emmys and two Cable Ace awards, among others.

Laverne McGee is also an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has been an anchor, reporter, and host for several well-known media outlets, both in the United States and Canada. These include CBS News, EXTRA, MY 9 (New York City/New Jersey), CTV News (Canadian Television Network), CHCH TV Canada, FOX 35 Orlando, and Radio Disney. She has covered major news stories from hurricanes to celebrity red carpets. Working both full-time and freelance in broadcast news has allowed McGee to interview high-profile people from Rudy Giuliani to Beyoncé and everyone

New State Law Restricts Payday, Other “Debt Trap” Loans...continued largest group taking out payday loans and more than 400,000 consumers in the state took out 10 payday loans in 2016. A third of those high-cost loans ended up in default. Not everyone is cheering the passage of AB 539. Those opponents say the bill is restrictive and undermines the values of free-market capitalism. The California-Hawaii chapter of the NAACP opposed the bill,

arguing that it limits options for poor African Americans who need to borrow money in emergencies. “We are deeply concerned about the impact AB 539 will have on small businesses and consumers. As proposed, AB 539 will limit lenders’ ability to provide a variety of short-term credit options to borrowers in need.” said the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in an interview with California Globe.

New State Law Restricts Payday, After Blackouts, No One’s Feeling Other “Debt Trap” Loans Empowered – Not Frustrated By Manny Otiko | California Black Media On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 539. The legislation puts restrictions on predatory lending practices in California he says “creates debt traps for families already struggling financially.” Critics say lenders who offer these high-interest loans target disadvantaged people, large numbers of them Black and Brown consumers living in some of the most underserved census tracts in the state. These are Californians who are typically denied traditional bank loans because of poor credit or lack of collateral. However, the high interest rates on these loans can be crippling. According to documents provided to California Black Media, a LoanMe Inc. loan for around $5,000 would require a payback of $42,000 over seven years at a 115 percent annual percentage rate! Tacking interest rates on loans as high as 200 percent sometimes, in addition to hidden fees, predatory lenders, critics tell us, typically structure their loans in ways that force people who sign up for them to constantly re-borrow money to pay off the mounting debts they already owe. “Many Californians living paycheck to paycheck are exploited by predatory lending practices each year,” said Newsom. “Defaulting on highcost, high-interest rate installment loans push families further into poverty instead of pulling them out. These families deserve better, and this industry must be held to account.” The new legislation restricts the amount of interest that can be levied on loans ranging from

$2,500-10,000 to 36 percent, plus the federal funds rate. “Gov. Newsom’s signature on AB 539 sends a strong message that California will not allow lenders to thrive on high-cost loans that often leave consumers worse off than when they started,” said Assemblymember Monique Lim?n (D-Santa Barbara,) co-author of the bill. “I am grateful to the broad coalition of community groups, faith leaders, local governments, and responsible lenders who supported this historic achievement and helped us achieve strong bipartisan support of this legislation.” Limon has been campaigning for the passage of AB 539 for more than two years now. She is also a champion for financial education that informs consumers about the dangers of high-interest loans. Assemblymember Timothy Grayson (D-Concord), a coauthor of the bill, says the governor signing the bill signals the end of the worst kinds of abusive loans in the state. “Californians deserve real access to capital, not exploitative loans that trap them in perpetual payments and compounding debt,” said Grayson. “We must do more to protect financially vulnerable, hardworking families from predatory lenders who profit off their devastation.” Figures from the California Department of Business Oversight (CBO) reveal that in 2016 the total dollar amount for payday loans in the state was $3.14 billion. The CBO also stated that seniors now represent the (continued in next 2 columns)

Customers, Nor State Officials – Nor Cash-Strapped Utilities By Tanu Henry | California Black Media In third world countries – let’s take Nigeria and Haiti as examples – electricity blackouts are routine. Power outages sometimes last for more than a week in Haiti, where only about 25 percent of the Caribbean nation’s 10.9 million people are connected to the power grid. And in Nigeria, a country more than 200 million people call home, power companies provide electricity to only 45 percent of households. Losing power about once a day in the West African nation is the norm. But in the United States, 100 percent of households have access to electricity. More than 95 percent of power outages are weather-related – and they only last, on average, between 4 to 7 hours, according to the United States Department of Energy. That’s one reason, the recent massive, pre-planned Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) blackout two weeks ago in California, the wealthiest state in the nation, was not only upsetting to most people, but also hard to accept and widely criticized. “For years, PG&E has done a poor job on maintenance and tree clearing, and they’re still not even close to where they need to be,” said Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), whose district was impacted by the blackout. “That fact, along with breakdowns in communication, are unacceptable. Sadly, poor performance by PG&E is par for the course, so it’s not surprising.”

The company is the largest electricity and natural gas power provider in the state serving some 16 million people from Santa Barbara and Kern counties in the South, up north to the Oregon state line, and east to the Nevada and Arizona borders. The P&G power outage, which lasted from Oct. 9 through Oct. 12, has been linked to three deaths. It affected more than 700,000 Californians in 35 counties and cost residents, businesses and the public sector over $2 billion dollars. The blackout, the seventh scheduled one this year, impacted 39 hospitals, too. PG&E resorted to cutting power, company spokespeople and executives explain, in designated areas of the state. Because the National Weather Service predicted heavy winds, high temperatures and dry air, the company feared those conditions would lead to disastrous wildfires if power lines - many of them supported by aging, worn-out transmission towers - were downed. They could spark, setting the dry vegetation ablaze, which could result in deaths and the destruction of property. Last week, Gov. Newsom called the power outage “unacceptable.” “Californians should not pay the price for decades of PG&E’s greed and neglect,” said Governor Newsom last week, slamming the investor-owned utility. “We will continue to hold (continued on page 6)

in between. She has met several US presidents, as well as the Queen of England, and McGee has covered most major award shows, including the Grammys, Emmys, and Tony awards. McGee began her career in Toronto hosting a news and lifestyle show. Later, while working in New York City, she earned a small role in rapper Jay Z and Damon Dash's cult film "Death of a Dynasty" playing herself as a reporter. McGee’s versatility with both news and entertainment allows her to handle hard-hitting investigative reporting, as well as to get celebrity scoops. She is passionate about news, entertainment and fashion, and all things social media, which led McGee to create a lifestyle blog. Although she is a YouTube and Instagram junkie, McGee is also an avid writer; and she has hosted several webinars. A humanitarian at heart, McGee was awarded a State of New York Proclamation for community service.

Anthony Amey is an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster with more than two decades of experience. He is a native of Washington, DC and began his broadcasting journey as a 17-year-old work study student at WTTG-TV in his hometown. Winning the Emma

Bowen Foundation scholarship offered Amey the chance to be part of a work study program and learn every nuance of the local television business during the summer before his senior year of high school. After graduating from college, Amey put his skills and knowledge to work as he began his on-air career at WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Next, Amey worked at WPMI, the NBC affiliate in Mobile, Alabama, where he won Associated Press Best Sports Anchor honors for the year 2000. The next stop on Amey’s career journey was Sacramento, California, where he worked for more than two years. He was fortunate enough to cover one of the epic NBA playoff series of the last century, the Sacramento Kings verses the Los Angeles Lakers epic seven-game Western Conference Finals, as well as all seven games of the 2002 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and then-Anaheim Angels. At the age of 27, Amey returned to the East Coast to work for the worldwide leader in sports, ESPN, for four years. Amey spent nine years as a sports anchor/reporter at WSB-TV, the number one station in Atlanta, where he was part of an Emmy Award-winning Monday night football pregame show in 2010. “We are thrilled with the level of professionalism and experience represented by our primetime news team,” says Gary Wordlaw, vice president of news and programming for BNC. “With this team, we really feel like we have hit a homerun.”

San Bernardino Law Enforcement Opposes Ventura County Judge's Order to Drop Ventura County Rapist Into San Bernardino County SB County News

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Ross Leo Wollschlager is a convicted rapist and child molester from Ventura County, California. A Ventura County judge now proposes to drop this declared sexually violent predator into San Bernardino County. San Bernardino County DA Jason Anderson, Sheriff John McMahon, and county law enforcement strongly objects to Joshua Tree being a dumping site for a sexual predator with no connections to our county. A final determination of this predator's placement will be made in Ventura County Superior Court, Courtroom 13, on November 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. The Ventura County Superior Court is located at 800 South Victoria Road, Ventura, California. San Bernardino County law enforcement has been notified that a Sexually Violent Predator from Ventura County may be released in Joshua Tree. This person, Ross Leo Wollschlager, has no ties to San Bernardino County. His crimes were committed in Ventura County. His prior grants of outpatient treatment and subsequent revocations of his outpatient status occurred in Ventura County. If he is to be released, San Bernardino County law enforcement thinks he should remain in Ventura County. Ross Leo Wollschlager committed multiple rapes and child molestation. He has crept into homes of his victims late at night after first peeping in on them. Once inside, he would find his prey sleeping, and then commit rape. In 1983, Wollschlager was charged with four counts of rape, and convicted by his guilty plea of two counts of rape. After serving his sentence, he was paroled in 1987. After his release from prison for rape, Wollschlager sexually assaulted a child, a 10-year-old girl asleep in her bed in her family's home. Her 9-year-old niece slept nearby. The girls tried to stop the sexual assault without success. Their screams awoke family members. They drove Wollschlager away. He was

caught and convicted of committing lewd acts on a child. A Ventura County judge returned him to state prison. Thereafter, because of his record, he was formally declared a Sexually Violent Predator under the state Welfare & Institutions Code in Ventura County and committed to the Department of State Hospitals for treatment from Ventura County. On January 31, 2019, however, Judge Nancy Ayers of Ventura County Superior Court ordered Liberty Healthcare to assist in the conditional release of Ross Wollschlager into the community. (Liberty Healthcare is the organization contracted with the Department of State Hospitals to find housing for and provide outpatient treatment and supervision of Sexually Violent Predators.) On March 28, 2019, Judge Ayers found "extraordinary circumstances" existed to authorize placing Wollschlager outside of Ventura County. He was first scheduled to be sent to Sacramento County. After unsuccessfully attempting to place Wollschlager in Sacramento County, Judge Ayres then ordered Liberty Healthcare to consider additional counties, including San Bernardino County. On September 19, 2019, Judge Ayers tentatively ordered Wollschlager be placed at a residence located in Joshua Tree. Law enforcement in San Bernardino County was recently informed of this, and strongly opposes taking responsibility for this Ventura County sexually violent predator. San Bernardino County DA Jason Anderson has ordered deputies of his own SVP Unit to go to Ventura County on November 7 and oppose Wollschlager's release to our community. Any further inquiries should be directed to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Public Affairs Division at paffairs@sbcsd.org Contact: Kimberly Fuller, Executive Secretary by phone at (909) 382-7714 or by email at kfuller@sbcda.org

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Earthquakes Occur Without Warning: Important Tim Rhatigan, Preparedness Tips By: UnitedHealthcare of California house you are in, take cover in a doorway, or crawl under a heavy piece of furniture, such as a desk or table. If you are outside, get away from anything that could fall on you, such as trees, powerlines, buildings and houses. If you are in a car, pull over to a spot that is away from trees, powerlines and buildings. Wait in the car until the shaking stops.

After an Earthquake

Earthquakes are unfortunately a common occurrence, especially in places with high seismicity, such as California. Because earthquakes occur without warning, it’s important to take steps to prepare. The Red Cross and FEMA offer tips for a safety checklist to know what to do before, during and after an earthquake. Here are additional reminders of what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.

Before an Earthquake

Create an earthquake readiness plan with your household. Everyone in your family should know what to do and where to go as soon as they feel the vibrations of an earthquake, as well as a common place to reunite after an earthquake in case there is limited or no means of communication.

Be prepared with an earthquake kit comprised of water, food, medications, a first-aid kit, bandages for injuries, a flashlight, batteries, a radio, blankets, a pair of sturdy shoes, a change of clothes and other personal items. Because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake occurs, prepare a kit for your home, workplace and your car. In your emergency kit, include copies of important documents – such as insurance policies, financial records, credit card numbers, medical insurance cards, a list of medications and prescriptions, plus phone numbers and addresses for key contacts. Also include a small amount of cash, as ATMs, banks, and credit card systems may not be operating. Be sure you know how to turn off the water, gas and electricity in your home. A multi-function tool may be needed.

Choose an “earthquake safe location” to take cover in every room of your house, office, school or any place that you go to on a regular basis. This location should be away from windows and any furniture that could fall on you.

What to Do During an Earthquake

Drop down to your knees and cover your head and neck with your arms or an object so that you are protected from any debris or furniture falling during the earthquake. Stay away from windows and furniture that can fall on you, such as book cases and televisions. If possible, go to your identified “safe location” or find a wall near the center of the building or

Once the shaking has stopped, if you are in an unsafe area (ceiling has collapsed, exposed electrical wires, broken glass, gas or smoke odor), find the safest way to evacuate to an open space or take shelter in another area of the building. Check your water, gas and electric lines for any damage. If they are damaged, shut off the valves. If you can smell gas, open all your doors and windows and leave your home immediately. Report a broken gas line to the authorities as soon as possible. Do not use candles, matches or any open flames as a source of light. Earthquakes often result in broken gas lines, which should not be mixed with open flames. Only use your phone for emergencies. You will want to save your battery for as long as possible. Be prepared to repeat everything in the likely event of aftershocks, which usually happen within the first few days following an earthquake.

County announces childhood lead poisoning awareness campaign Health/Fitness News The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (DPH) will commemorate Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 20-26. The theme this year is "Dust and dirt with lead can hurt. Keep kids away from lead where they play.” The week-long campaign will educate families and community members about ways to prevent lead poisoning and the importance of testing children for lead. To educate and encourage families to get their children tested for lead, DPH will run public service announcements on local city channels, display lead awareness posters in local OmniTrans buses, partner with cities to promote lead awareness and participate in outreach events to reach communitybased organizations, medical providers and schools. Lead poisoning can seriously affect a child’s brain and nervous system and can cause learning and behavioral problems. A blood lead test is the only way to identify and confirm lead poisoning in children. “The purpose of this campaign is to remind parents that lead poisoning can be detrimental to young children’s health and development,” said Dr. Maxwell

Ohikhuare, San Bernardino County Health Officer. “It is important for parents to ask their child’s doctor about lead testing.” In California, children can be exposed to lead by ingesting leadcontaminated dust, paint chips from deteriorating lead-based paint and lead-contaminated soil. Other sources of lead poisoning include lead dust brought home on parents’ work clothes, certain imported ceramic pottery, painted objects traditional home remedies and imported spices, candies and other food products. Additionally, activities that involve lead products such as soldering, making stained glass and handling bullets or fishing sinkers can put children at risk for lead exposure. To schedule a free home lead inspection, please call (909) 3833052. If lead-based paint hazards are identified during the inspection, the inspector will review abatement options and provide available resources for lead hazard control services. All parents and caregivers of young children are invited to visit www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ clppb for more information and ways to protect their children from this silent and serious environmental disease.

How Do-It-Yourself Braces Can Leave Gaps In Treatment Health/Fitness News

In an age when consumers are looking for ways to reduce costs and gain convenience, direct-toconsumer orthodontics have increased in popularity. But in some cases, bypassing traditional orthodontic care for mail-order/do-it-yourself aligners can cause problems, dental professionals say. And legislation in California was passed recently with those issues in mind. The bill includes measures designed to protect patients who undergo direct-to-consumer orthodontic treatment. “Direct-to-consumer aligners are designed to eliminate visits to an orthodontist by allowing treatment to be completed from home,” says Dr. Ana Castilla (www.dranacastilla.com), an orthodontist and the author of the

book Smile of Your Life: Everything You Need to Know for Your Orthodontic Journey. “While this may seem very convenient, there’s much more to creating straight teeth and a great smile than simply moving the teeth. “Effective orthodontic treatment includes considerations about your jaw alignment, bite, and mouth as a whole, and many direct-toconsumer treatments can’t properly assess all the features of your oral and dental health. And if orthodontic treatment isn’t done correctly, irreversible and costly damage can result, such as tooth loss and a misaligned bite.” Castilla explains the potential (continued in last 2 columns)

Todd Walthall named Chief Operating Officer of Blue Shield of California with New Executive Changes to Support Growth and Customer Experience Health/Fitness News

Todd Walthall Blue Shield of California Chief Operating Officer (COO) LOS ANGELES (October 7, 2019) – Blue Shield of California has named Todd Walthall as the nonprofit health plan’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) as part of a number of strategic organizational moves to enhance services to its plan members and position itself to drive health reform and growth initiatives. The new COO role will oversee Blue Shield’s sales and marketing teams, as well as its Customer Experience and Information Technology organizations. The COO is responsible for managing the company’s $20 billion annual revenues and its services to 4.3 million plan members. Walthall reports to President & CEO Paul Markovich. Markovich also announced that Michael Mathias, executive vice president Customer Experience and Chief Information Officer, will move into a new role supporting growth initiatives reporting to the CEO. “We are organizing to fulfill our mission and create a health care system worthy of our family and friends, and sustainably affordable,” Markovich said. Walthall currently serves as Blue Shield’s executive vice

president of Markets, managing the company’s commercial, individual and government markets. He joined the company in 2014 as senior vice president of Customer Experience, where he led all aspects of business operations, from enrollment to claims processing. He was responsible for developing the company’s highly personalized digital solutions to enhance customer engagement. “Our new structure will help us execute and build an operating model that fuels growth and ensures our members have a differentiated experience,” Walthall said.

About Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California strives to create a health care system worthy of our family and friends that is sustainably affordable. We are a not for profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with care for four million members, 6,800 employees and more than $20 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare health care service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have an impact on California communities. For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.

SCAN Health Plan Earns Medicare CMS 4.5-Star Rating for Third Consecutive Year Not-for-Profit Named One of the Best Medicare Advantage Insurance Companies in California by U.S. News & World Report Health News

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Oct. 21, 2019—SCAN Health Plan®, one of the nation’s largest not-forprofit Medicare Advantage plans, has earned a 4.5-star rating* on a five-point scale from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the third consecutive year. As a result, the company has also been named to U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage” for the second straight year. In addition, SCAN received a 90 percent member satisfaction rating. “We’re extremely proud to once again receive a 4.5-star rating, which reflects the commitment our employees and provider partners have to supporting our members with the highest quality care and service,” said Chris Wing, CEO of SCAN Health Plan. “Our 90 percent member satisfaction is meaningful because it’s based on members’ experience with the plan. Their feedback is what helps us to continually improve and continue to deliver the benefits and services that keep seniors healthy and independent.” On the heels of legislative and regulatory changes affecting Medicare Advantage, SCAN has developed plan options to meet individual member needs and is one of only two plans in California to maintain its 4.5 star rating or better for three years in a row. Established by CMS to enable consumers to compare Medicare Advantage insurance plans on objective criteria, the Star Rating system assigns a one- to five-star score to plans annually. The system weighs factors including clinical outcomes, access to preventive services, management of chronic conditions and member satisfaction. Member satisfaction rating is based on plan member responses to the annual CMS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (CAHPS) survey; results are published each fall. SCAN recently announced its 2020 health plan benefits in Northern California and Southern California. Benefit enhancements for next year include reduced out of pocket costs, expanded geographic reach with SCAN

Health Plan’s debut in Stanislaus County. Also in 2020, many SCAN plans include a number of $0 services such as doctor visits, preventive care, hospitalizations, telehealth and transportation; many plans also feature extras like FitBit, dental, SilverSneakers gym membership and emergency response systems. The annual enrollment period for selecting a Medicare Advantage plan for 2019 runs Oct. 15-Dec. 7, 2019. In 2020 SCAN will continue to be available to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in 11 California counties: Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Sonoma, San Francisco, Napa, Santa Clara and now Stanislaus. For more information about plan benefits and enrollment details, please visit www.scan2020.com. SCAN Health Plan is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in SCAN Health Plan depends on contract renewal. *The 4.5 star rating applies to all plans offered by SCAN Health Plan in 2020 except SCAN Healthy at Home (HMO SNP) and VillageHealth (HMO-POS SNP) plans. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. About SCAN Health Plan SCAN Health Plan is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, serving more than 200,000 members in California. Since its founding in 1977, SCAN has been a mission-driven organization dedicated to keeping seniors healthy and independent. Independence at Home, a SCAN community service, provides vitally needed services and support to seniors and their caregivers. SCAN also offers education programs, community funding, volunteer opportunities and other community services throughout our California service area. To learn more, visit scanhealthplan.com or facebook.com/scanhealthplan or follow us on Twitter @scanhealthplan.

How Do-It-Yourself Braces Can Leave Gaps In Treatment...continued pitfalls of do-it-yourself braces: Lack of x-rays. With many direct-to-consumer orthodontic treatments, a patient submits an impression and photo of their teeth using the company’s kit, and the company then sends custom sets of aligners. “Due to the nature of its service, direct-toconsumer companies do not offer any way for x-rays of your teeth and jaws to be taken,” Dr. Castilla says. “Therefore, your doctor is not only planning and monitoring your case remotely, he or she is doing it without any diagnostic information. Thus, conditions that could affect your orthodontic treatment such as bone loss, cavities, extra teeth, impacted teeth, bridges, implants, etc., may be missed. This can result in loose teeth, fractured teeth, gum recession and other unfortunate side effects.” No in-person monitoring. While part of the lure of do-it-yourself braces is avoiding visits to the orthodontist, Dr. Castilla says those visits can be spaced out to every 12 to 15 weeks, and that seeing an orthodontist results in important details not being missed. “An orthodontist will not only take the necessary x-rays to diagnose your case properly, he or she will also continually monitor your progress in person to make sure your aligners fit properly and your treatment is going as planned,” Dr. Castilla says.

Fewer capabilities. “It is important to understand that direct-to-consumer and doctordelivered aligners do not have the same capabilities as traditional orthodontic care,” Dr. Castilla says. “Direct-to-consumer aligners do not offer elastics or attachments, which are bonded or glued to certain teeth that require more difficult movements. Thus, direct-to-consumer treatment is limited to more simple cases where you are mainly improving the alignment of the front teeth and not necessarily fixing the bite. If you are looking for bite correction to get a healthy bite that will help you keep your teeth for a lifetime, then treatment with an in-person orthodontist is the way to go.” Broken communication. “If you have any questions or concerns about your treatment, most directto-consumer companies will provide you with a phone number where they have multiple customer care representatives who can assist you,” Dr. Castilla says. “You can often even email your provider. However, if the concern is with your teeth themselves, it may be very difficult for them to diagnose you and they may just tell you to visit your dentist.” “When deciding on direct-toconsumer aligners,” Dr. Castilla says, “it is important to understand that this type of treatment is not for everyone.”

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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 October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011129 Date Filed: 09/19/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/19/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): YMP STUDIO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 6787 B. CARNELIAN ST. #8 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 Name of Individual Registrant: JUAN R. CHAVEZ 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: 8015 SUMMER PLACE ST. FONTANA, CA Name of Individual Registrant: MARISOL QUIROZ Residence Street Address: 8015 SUMMER PLACE ST. FONTANA, CA 92336 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 18, 2019 Marisol Quiroz, 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 October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011595 Date Filed: 09/30/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/30/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PRETTY GIRL DRIP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 15167 LAKE STREET ADELANTO, CA 92301 Name of Individual Registrant: LAQUITA S. TYSON 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: 15167 LAKE STREET ADELANTO, CA 92301 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business

under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 30, 2019 LaQuita S. Tyson, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010944 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 10737 LAUREL ST. SUITE 102 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010945 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 13768 ROSWELL AVE. SUITE 220 CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011473 Date Filed: 09/25/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/25/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): RHUDS PHOTOGRAPHY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 6958 FILKINS AVE. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: ENRICO L. HUDSPETH JR. 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: 6958 FILKINS AVE. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 24, 2019 Enrico Hudspeth Jr., 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010941 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14360 ST. ANDREWS DRIVE SUITE 8-11 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.:California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010741 Date Filed: 09/10/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/10/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ALL IN ONE AUTO CENTER INC. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 154 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ALL IN ONE AUTO CENTER INC. State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4174828 Residence Street Address: 154 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/07/2019 Christian Arambulo, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010788 Date Filed: 09/11/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/11/2024 Abandonment: County of Current Filing: San Bernardino Date of Current Filing: 09/11/2019 File No.: FBN 20180008773 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ALL IN ONE AUTO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 154 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ALL IN ONE AUTO CENTER INC. State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4174828 Residence Street Address: 154 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 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 Elias Antoun, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010738 Date Filed: 09/10/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/10/2024 Abandonment: County of Current Filing: SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing: File No.:FBN 20190001424 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): M & M IN & OUT TIRES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 333 S. WATERMAN AVE. UNIT F & G SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Mailing Address: 23580 ALESSANDRO BLVD. P.O. BOX 9966 MORENO VALLEY, CA 92533 Name of Individual Registrant: MARIO D. JOHNSON 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: 24285 EUCALYPTUS AVE. MORENO VALLEY, CA 92324 Name of Individual Registrant: MICHAEL Y. MCFADDIN Residence Street Address: 1900 WEST VALLEY BLVD. COLTON, CA 92324 This business is/was conducted by: Copartners Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/01/2019 Mario Johnson, Owner/Partner, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010740 Date Filed: 09/10/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/10/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SAL & SONS AUTO SERVICE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 795 W. 40TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SAL & SON AUTO SERVICE LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 201924710536 Residence Street Address: 795 W. 40TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/07/2019 Salvador Huezo, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011442 Date Filed: 09/25/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/25/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): JERSEY MIKE’S County of Principal Place of Business: RIVERSIDE Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3420 E. ONTARIO RANCH ROAD ONTARIO, CA 91761 Mailing Address: 746 E. 4TH STREET ONTARIO, CA 91764 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: JT BOSS INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: INC. Residence Street Address: 843 CLEVELAND WAY CORONA, CA 92881 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Christine Davis, President, 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 October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010943 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 18077 OUTER HWY 18 SOUTH SUITE 400 APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Mailing Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011535 Date Filed: 09/26/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/26/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): IMAGE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 250 N. LINDEN AVE. SPC 264 RIALTO, CA 92376 Name of Individual Registrant: MARK A. OTERO 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: 250 N. LINDEN AVE. SPC 264 RIALTO, CA 92376 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Mark Otero, 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 October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010942 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011305 Date Filed: 09/23/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/23/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LUXURY EXOTIC MOTORS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2130 N. ARROWHEAD AVE. SUITE 205B-5A SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: BIJAN TAHMASEBPOUR 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: 8990 19TH ST. #294 ALTA LOMA, CA 91701 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 22,2019 Bijan Tahmasebpour,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 October 17, Correction 24, 31, November 7, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190011405 Date Filed: 09/24/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/24/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BIG BEAR OFF ROAD ADVENTURES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 851 JAY BIRD LANE BIG BEAR LAKE, CA 92315 Mailing Address: POST OFFICE BOX 3067 BIG BEAR LAKE, CA 92315 Name of Individual Registrant: JAMES B. LYON 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: 851 JAY BIRD LANE BIG BEAR LAKE, CA 92315 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 24, 2019 James B. Lyon, 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 October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190010940 Date Filed: 09/16/2019 Filing Expires On: 09/16/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 330 NORTH SIXTH ST. SUITE 110 REDLANDS, CA 92374 Mailing Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: NICHOLAS FITTANTE ACT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, PC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: California Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4313376 Residence Street Address: 2545 S. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/16/19 Candace Fittante, Vice President, 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 October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1931051 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: PEDRO ALEJANDRO VAZQUEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: PEDRO ALEJANDRO VAZQUEZ a. to Proposed name: ALEX VAZQUEZ 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: 12/02/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S16 Superior Court Of California County Of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 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: October 17, 2019 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1931019 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ILCE ITZHEL CAMPERO-MENA to Proposed name: ILCE ITZHEL CAMPERO 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: 11/27/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court Of California County Of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 W. 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: October 16, 2019 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2019

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ROBINSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DARNELL H. ROBINSON in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that FLOR EVELYN PEREZ 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: Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT 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. Petitioner: Darnell H.Robinson 1956 Telephone: (760) 799-2830 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 17, Correction 24, 31, 2019.

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ROSENBAUM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: BARBARA KEOUGH in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that BARBARA KEOUGH 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: 11/26 19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 PROBATE 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. Petitioner: Barbara Keough 1228 Jasmine Street Redlands, CA 92374 Telephone: (909) 496-9980 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 24, 31, November 7, 2019.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1909812 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): VICTOR LAMAS 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 Street, 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 Samiani, Esq. Bar#320822, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 560991) DATE (Fecha): MAR 29, 2019 , Clerk (Secretario), by Aradelsi Rizo, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/19 CNS-3301912# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1908132 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): STEPHANIE E LUNA 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, Harlan M. Reese, Esq., (Bar #118226), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 560505) DATE (Fecha): MAR 14 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Danielle Paris, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/19 CNS-3302117# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

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LEGALS/ LOCAL/NATIONAL NEWS SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1901792 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ALEJANDRO HERNANEZ 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, Harlan M. Reese, Esq., (Bar #118226), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 559731) DATE (Fecha): JAN 17 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Michael Welch II, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24/19 CNS-3299426# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1907464 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ASHLEY R KUDRLE 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 Diego, CA 924150210 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. 560557) DATE (Fecha): MAR 08 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by BRIAN GUTIERREZ, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant. 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24/19 CNS-3299438# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1909812 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): VICTOR LAMAS 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 Street, 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 Samiani, Esq. Bar#320822, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 560991) DATE (Fecha): MAR 29, 2019 , Clerk (Secretario), by Aradelsi Rizo, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/19 CNS-3301912# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

After Blackouts, No One’s Feeling Empowered – Not Frustrated Customers, Nor State Officials – Nor Cash-Strapped Utilities...continued from page 3 PG&E accountable to make radical changes – prioritizing the safety of Californians and modernizing its equipment.” Even as the utility company, one of the largest in the country, faces sharp criticism from state officials, it is defending its decision to cut power as a safety measure. PG&E also cautions that it may have to schedule rolling blackouts for the next 10 years while it updates equipment. In a hearing before the California Utilities Commission (CUP) Friday, PG&E CEO Bill Johnson, along with nine other company executives, admitted the company’s shortcomings during the blackout and apologized for them. They also assured state officials that PG&E is taking measures – including updating its equipment, using technology to limit the target area of future blackouts and trimming trees near transmission towers - to minimize outages and prevent wildfires. "We recognize the hardship that the recent public safety power shutoff event caused for millions of people and want to continue working with all key shareholders to lessen this burden going forward," Johnson wrote in a letter to the PUC. "At the same time, we ask our customers, their families, and our local and state leaders to keep in mind that statistic that matters most: there were no catastrophic wildfires." PG&E is currently facing a number of uphill battles in California. The utility provider is taking steps to emerge from bankruptcy after facing more than $30 billion in liabilities for wildfires (far more

than its total revenue in 2017, which was $17.4 billion). The worst was last year’s Camp Fire, the deadliest in the state’s history, which resulted in the deaths of 86 people, gutted more than 18,000 buildings and ravaged more than 150,000 acres of land, including the town of Paradise in Butte County. Under California’s Inverse Condemnation rule, utility providers like PG&E are held fully liable for wildfires or other public or personal damage their equipment may cause whether that company acts negligently or not. And if a power company tries to share the burden of its liability with customers through rate increases, it must prove under California Public Utilities Code 463 that it did not incur those costs because of an “unreasonable error” in its planning, construction or operation. Then, two weeks ago, a California judge ruled that PG&E will no longer have exclusive control over its bankruptcy process, a decision that caused the price of its shares to tank by about 32 percent. In January, when it filed bankruptcy, stocks dropped by about 52 percent. Since the blackout began, Gov. Newsom, state officials and customers have continued to express frustration with how much the blackout has cost customers. In fact, the governor is urging the company to pay each of its residential customers $100 and each small business $250 through automatic credits or rebates. Critics are also blasting the utility company for the way it

handled not only the disruption of service but also its customer service response and public relations activity related to the blackout. At Friday’s hearing, Marybel Batjer, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, echoed the governor’s irritation. "You guys failed on so many levels on pretty simple stuff," Batjer said, pointing out that the company’s website, which many of its customers were relying on for information pertaining to the blackouts, crashed. “What we saw play out by PG&E last week cannot be repeated,” she said. “The loss of power endangers lives.” Many PG&E customers who lost power say the lack of updates from the company was appalling, and they are now worried that blackouts could be more frequent in the state. “I’m not happy with PG&E at all,” Santa Cruz County resident Satya Orion told local KSBW TV News. “We did not get notified after the first warning. What if someone has a medical device that needs to keep running?”

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Child Law Penalizes Moms for Abusive Partners...continued from page 1 according to service providers. For many, leaving can be the most dangerous time in the relationship, and demands by social service agencies and courts to sever ties or file a restraining order can make some victims less safe. Although California’s institutions are aware of these issues, no exceptions have been carved into the law. At least two dozen states dole out harsher sentences than California under their own failure-to-protect laws, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation. However, the top federal agency charged with child protection, the Department of Health & Human Services’ Child Bureau, has advised that failureto-protect “should generally be avoided” in domestic violence cases because it blames survivors, misunderstands their protective efforts and can prevent them “from accepting help because they fear losing their children and being labeled a neglectful parent.” Poor Training & Fear of the Worst It took nearly a year for Ingrid Archie to get her daughters back from foster care. There are few resources available to parents who lose custody of their kids, especially if they’re low income or formerly incarcerated, as Archie was at the time. She had grown up around domestic violence and ended up in the foster care system herself. After falling in with the wrong crowd, she was incarcerated several times. But, Archie was determined to fight for her kids. She diligently took parenting classes while incarcerated for eight months, and upon her release, sought help from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit A New Way of Life Reentry Project. Archie went through therapy and completed all of DCFS’s requirements. A New Way of Life helped her parse through the legal jargon and understand her rights. But getting her children back “was a complete uphill battle.” DCFS never dropped the charges. In fact, the agency slapped Archie with another failure-to-protect charge, this time because her oldest daughter had been sexually abused in foster care while Archie was incarcerated. After a long, winding path, Archie was finally reunited with all three of her daughters. The trauma they had undergone still affects their lives. “When your kids come back into your home after being separated, those are not the same kids,” she said. Many of the problems with how domestic violence cases involving children are handled trace back to inadequate training of social workers and increasing pressure on them to avoid worstcase scenarios. Gail Pincus, a licensed clinical social worker who has directed the Domestic Abuse Center in Los Angeles since 1989, offers domestic violence training to social workers and judges. Many of them are resistant, said Pincus, who added that institutions like DCFS are currently “set up for victims to hate them and fear them,” because when social workers pressure abuse victims, “all they hear is their abuser in their ear.” Most child welfare social workers in California receive little training on domestic violence. More comprehensive training models have been available for decades, including the Greenbook Initiative, which showed promise in San Francisco and Santa Clara counties. But because these models are only suggested and not mandated, most counties haven’t adopted them. A majority of social workers simply focus on establishing immediate safety for children, often by preemptively removing them to foster care. In Los Angeles County in recent years, concerns over protecting children have come to a head after several high-profile murders of children at the hands of abusive parents generated public scrutiny of DCFS’s practices, and encouraged a more reactive response. “Everybody wants to protect children,” said Debra Suh, the executive director of the Center for the Pacific Asian Family, which has provided domestic

violence services in Los Angeles to Asian and Pacific Islander women and their families for more than 40 years. “There’s this incentive to detain more and more children, and not look at what we’re doing with them once we detain them,” she said, noting that there have been no long-term studies of what happens to children relegated into the system in this way, particularly after they age out of foster care. Many of Suh’s clients come to her after DCFS has already removed their children. “That makes our work much harder because now instead of starting from zero, we’re starting from a negative point. We’re having to work with the survivor to build trust, to try to get the children back,” she said. Failure-to-Protect is “Not a Vehicle for Truth Telling” While it’s unclear how many domestic violence survivors are actually being charged with failure-to-protect, and having their children removed as a result, advocates argue that the law’s ramifications are widespread because of its chilling effect, especially in low-income and immigrant communities, and for people of color. Fear of criminalization and family separation discourages many abuse victims and their children from seeking help or reporting what’s happening in their homes, said Jacquie Marroquin, the programs director for the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, the state’s largest coalition of advocacy groups on the issue. “It’s not a vehicle for truthtelling,” Marroquin explained, especially for families that have had run-ins with the criminal justice system or fear immigration consequences. “They know these threats are real. It does not give folks the opportunity to be honest.” Minyong Lee, a staff attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County who focuses on dependency and family cases, said that her clients rarely have their children removed. But, she added, “The threat alone is enough to traumatize our clients not to seek help.” Advocates and providers also told Capital & Main that in some cases abusers actually leverage the law as another control tactic, threatening to report their partners and have the children removed from them if they try to leave. Further complicating the situation, said Debra Suh, is the fact that domestic violence service providers like her are legally required to report cases to child welfare services. Suh works mainly with “hard-to-reach immigrant communities” and believes that mandated reporting requirements like this may be preventing her clients from coming forward with their stories. As a result, traditionally marginalized groups are disproportionately affected. Women, particularly women of color, bear the brunt, whether it means losing custody of their children or ending up incarcerated for being unable to protect them. “Why are mothers held culpable to this superhero degree?” asks Alisa Bierria, co-founder of Survived & Punished, a group that advocates on behalf of incarcerated domestic and sexual violence survivors. Bierria argues that the criminalization of victims is part of a “broader cultural phenomenon.” She believes there is societal “resentment toward survivors” because they’re perceived as allowing domestic violence to continue. And “that kind of blame-ability translates really well to a carceral system dead-set on incarcerating as many people as possible for as long as possible.” “The speed at which change happens is really slow” Ingrid Archie now works with A New Way of Life teaching other formerly incarcerated women how to navigate the child welfare system and regain custody of their kids. The cohort brainstorms ideas for advocating for change and teaches parents about their rights. DCFS is meant to provide services to parents seeking housing, jobs and parenting classes. But Archie said that “laziness” often stops many

social workers from following through. “As a social worker, if you’re failing to provide services, you’re not held accountable. But I’m held accountable for failing to protect my kids. That’s a huge gap,” she said. A culture change and tweaks to the law will be needed moving forward to prevent failure-toprotect from being misused, particularly in domestic violence cases, say advocates and service providers. But it’s difficult to do so without a clear view of who is affected and how. None of the relevant state and county agencies contacted for this story are currently collecting or analyzing data on this issue. The problem is hard to track and address because social services are largely carried out at the county level, which can complicate statewide solutions, said Jessica Merrill, the communications manager for the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. In 2015, the advocacy group attempted to partner with the California Department of Social Services to compile comprehensive data from child welfare agencies and dependency courts, but because there wasn’t a straightforward way to tackle the issue at the state level, the project never moved forward. Social service agencies frequently charge parents with failure-to-protect in a wide range of circumstances, but don’t distinguish among them when compiling data; this makes it nearly impossible to identify domestic violence-related cases. Colby Lenz, an advocate and organizer with Survived & Punished and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, also pointed out that the failureto-protect statute is just one of many laws and prosecutorial theories with similar effects. Abuse victims have also been charged under aiding and abetting murder laws, for example. Lenz said, “If and when good quantitative research happens, it’ll have to be this kind of complex culling of cases.” Capital & Main learned of several early efforts in Los Angeles County to bring together advocates, providers and officials to finally address failure-toprotect, but proposals have not yet been publicly announced. Most participants are considering writing exceptions into the law, boosting collaboration between agencies and providers, funding and mandating further research and improving required training for social workers, attorneys and judges. For about a decade, Los Angeles has been contemplating implementing a model known as the Guide to Effective Response to Domestic Abuse, but it has been stalled by bureaucratic barriers pending protocol and training. In recent years, some DCFS employees have pushed for better approaches to domestic violence, but with frequent leadership changes, the agency hasn’t maintained a consistent system. “The discussions are there, and certainly the need is there,” said service provider Lee. “But the speed at which change happens is really slow.” When it comes to legislative fixes, California state Senator Susan Rubio, who is herself a domestic violence survivor, told Capital & Main in an emailed statement that she “will be exploring ways to rectify this through legislation over the interim.” Rubio recently championed legislation to proclaim October Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to extend the statute of limitations for domestic violence cases. “The system is broken and designed to protect the abusers. It’s outrageous,” said Rubio. “Victims are punished for defending themselves and their children and punished when they don’t.” For Archie, the work continues. As someone who has been impacted herself, she knows full well that “there is not a lot of support that people can readily access.” But she hopes that with advocacy and increased accountability, social service and justice institutions can start, she said, to “provide more resources to families that are threatened with removal as opposed to looking for ways to break the families apart.”

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2019 FIFA World Cup Soccer Champion, Jessica McDonald, Zoe Kravitz gets big role in Signs With Lauderdale Media For PR And All Major Bookings ‘The Batman’ movie By Rolling Out And Appearances Lifestyle/Entertainment News

Jessica McDonald Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - World Cup soccer has caught on fire all over the world and the women of the champion 2019 FIFA World Cup Soccer team are leading the way! In July, the exemplary super women that made up the 2019 FIFA World Cup Soccer team, won their fourth title. In July, fresh from their fourth World Cup victory in Paris, the World Cup team boarded a plane and went to a massive victory parade in NYC; whereby they were given the key to the city. Immediately following that amazing experience, again they

boarded a plane. This time they flew to the West coast, whereby Oscar winner Sandra Bullock presented the 2019 FIFA World Cup Soccer champions "the Best Team Award" at the ESPY's in Los Angeles in front of a star-studded crowd of many excited fans. In August, the accolades continued to pour in for the ladies of the World Cup Soccer team. Wheaties, in partnership with Serena Williams, announced the release of a commemorative limited-edition box featuring the four-time world champion U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT), as they kicked-off

Annual EasterSeals Southern California And Baker’s Drive-Thru Safe Halloween Coupon Book Campaign Is Back Now Throughout Oct. 31 Just $2 buys a coupon book packed with over $400 in savings along with chances to win tickets to an area theme park; all proceeds benefit local Easterseals disability services Lifestyle News

IRVINE, Calif. – (September 24, 2019) – A popular Inland Empire fall tradition is back and bigger than ever: the annual Safe Halloween Coupon Book Campaign, put on by Easterseals Southern California and Baker’s Drive-Thru, now through Oct. 31, 2019. During the campaign, local Baker’s Drive-Thru locations will offer coupon books for a purchase price of $2, which include over $400 in savings at dozens of retail locations in the Inland Empire for food, attractions, products and services. Plus, new to the coupon books this year is an entry form to win one of five prizes of a fourpack of tickets to a Southern California theme park – each prize is valued at up to $800. All proceeds from sales of the coupon books support Easterseals services in the Inland Empire for children and adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs. The

nonprofit organization, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, annually helps more than 13,000 people across Southern California. Since 1989, this campaign has helped raise over $4 million for Easterseals. “We are thrilled to team up with Baker’s Drive-Thru for the 31st Safe Halloween Coupon Book Campaign, as Easterseals celebrates 100 years of providing disability services,” said Mark Whitley, Easterseals Southern California President and CEO. “The partnership of Baker’s Drive-Thru, and all who participate by purchasing a coupon book, directly helps us provide important services in the Inland Empire as we continue our mission to create a future where we are all 100% included and 100% empowered.” Coupon books are available for purchase at area Baker’s Drive(continued in next 2 columns)

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Lou Yeboah What’s wrong with you? Vengenance is mine saith the Lord! “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.” “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the

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Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. [Matthew 5:2838] Yes, it is hard not to desire retaliation when someone has wronged you. It is hard to “let it go” and move on or “forgive and forget.” But you have Me [Jesus] as your example. When I was “reviled, I did not revile in return; when I suffered, I did not threaten” because I trusted completely in My Father, [God], who is the One that can righteously seek vengeance [1 Peter 2:23]. Therefore, “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. And if possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” [Romans 12:17-21]. No more Tic for Tac! Because violence that begets more violence will not eventually end in peace. It will ultimately end in full destruction of all parties involved. So, the next time the serpent’s seed of revenge tries to implant itself in your soul, rebuke it in My name J[esus’] and pray for the one who is persecuting you. It will be healing to your soul, a balm to your heart, and a light to the world. No more Tic for Tac! Vengenance is Mine!

their Victory Tour. According to General Mills, "The USWNT has been the most successful women's team in international soccer history, earning four world championship titles - and this summer in France set a record for the most goals scored with 26 over the seven-game tournament." Currently, the team is on their last leg of the "Victory Tour" around the country and they are boastfully undefeated! Jessica McDonald is a very proud member on that championship team! She is the only mother on the team and is also a member of the North

Carolina Courage; a professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina. Recently the team clinched a playoff berth in the NWSL (National Women Soccer League) over the Utah Royals and just ended their regular season at home with a 3-2 victory (Jessica scored two of those three goals) over the Sky Blue FC. With that last home game victory, the Courage clinched their third straight NWSL shield! After their last victory at home, Jessica was awarded "The Charles Colvard Brilliant Player of the Game". Last year, she was awarded the Championship Game's MVP Award and holds the distinguish as the all-time leading American scorer in the NWSL! With the Olympics taking place in Tokyo in 2020, we can only hope that she will be a part of that amazing punch of women as well. The future is indeed very bright for this amazing athlete! To request an interview with Jessica McDonald, book her for an appearance or speaking engagement, please send an email to jessmcdonald1422.net or jackie@lauderdalemedia.com

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least 18 years old. Complete rules for the drawing are available at w w w. e a s t e r s e a l s . c o m / ESSCdrawing. To learn more about Easterseals Southern California, visit Easterseals.com/SouthernCal. For more information about Baker’s Drive-Thru, visit www.bakersdrivethru.com.

Zoe Kravitz attends the UK premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at Leicester Square in London on Nov. 13, 2018. (Photo credit: Bang Media) Zoe Kravitz has been cast in The Batman movie beating out a short list that included Zazie Beetz, Eiza Gonzalez and Alicia Vikander. The 30-year-old actress will star as Catwoman opposite Robert Pattinson, who will play Batman/ Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ upcoming Warner Bros / DC Comics movie. Anne Hathaway, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Halle Berry have all previously played Catwoman/ Selina Kyle on the big screen. After the casting news was announced, Kravitz’s stepfather Jason Momoa, who plays Aquaman, praised her on Instagram. He wrote: “I’m so proud of u zozo bear. On and off screen OHANA. DC WB ohana Lola and Wolfies big sister is CAT WOMAN. Unbelievable so freaking stoked. Your [sic] going to have so much fun Aloha P bear.” And she replied: “LOVE YOU PAPABEAR! love that aquaman and catwomen spend the

holidays together from now on.” Meanwhile, Reeves is reportedly hoping to include many villains in the film as he plans to make a trilogy. According to Forbes, The Joker, Two-Face and Hugo Strange and Robin will be featured in the film. However, Batman’s archnemesis will not be played by Joaquin Phoenix, who plays Joker in the origin film of the same name. Joker director Todd Phillips ruled out the possibility of Phoenix’s Joker crossing paths with Robert’s Batman. Jonah Hill is in talks to play The Riddler, while Rihanna is reportedly in the running to play to Poison Ivy. Jeffrey Wright is also said to be in talks to play Commissioner James Gordon, the head of Gotham City police. The post Zoe Kravitz gets big role in ‘The Batman’ movie appeared first on Rolling Out. This article originally appeared in RollingOut.com.

Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive By Micha Green

Witness For Justice #965

In Leadership and Life, Trust Matters Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips Executive Associate, Justice & Local Church Ministries During the past weeks, as I have watched the leaves turn to vibrant shades of red, yellow, orange outside my window, I am filled with joy as if kissed by the glory of the universe. Yet as I turn toward the news, politicians await me with their loud debates to move forward, or not, on a vote that could well result in the impeachment the President. With this news, I feel frustration rising. Still, I am not convinced that now is the most opportune time to dwell upon my frustration with dysfunctional leadership, nor that of America’s declining trust in its leadership and institutions. Yet I ask myself, if not now, then when? Obviously, I care and would like to work to make things better. However, there are challenges. How, when, or where do I begin to address this problem? Is this dilemma a sign of a changing political or cultural landscape? Could it be both? Is it even possible that America has lost her soul? If so, who will help her to rediscover her way? In July of 2019, the Pew Research Center (PRC) conducted a poll asking Americans about their trust in the federal government and in one another. In short, “75% of Americans say that their fellow citizens’ trust in the federal government has been shrinking, and 64% believe that about peoples’ trust in each other.” Moreover, “when asked a separate question about the reasons why trust has declined in the past 20 years, people offer a host of reasons in their written answers. … . Some worry the government is doing too much, others say too little, and others mention the government doing the wrong things or nothing at all.” More can be gleaned from the article on the PRC website. Bottomline, trust has been broken. Okay. Now that we have some important data regarding the erosion of trust, what do we do with it? Dictionary.com defines trust (n.) as “reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.”

While many might agree with this definition, is it possible to get consensus, as Americans, on naming a set of community norms or values upon which we rely in order to (re)build trust? Supposing we can achieve this, are there leaders who will agree to such a standard as the most appropriate and viable path forward? One of my favorite leaders, authors, and spiritual teachers, is Don Miguel Ruiz. In 1997, he published The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. More than a decade ago, this book had a strong impact on me. It influenced my daily, simple interactions with people, some known, others not known. More importantly, it redefined my leadership. The four agreements are based in common-sense wisdom principals: • Be impeccable with your word. (Speak with integrity.) • Don't take anything personally. (Nothing others do is because of you.) • Don't make assumptions. (Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.) • Always do your best. (Your best is going to change from moment to moment.) The agreements point to my earlier ponderings: what is my role in making things better, and when do I begin? What is our collective role, and when do we begin? My extensive travels and encounters with everyday people have shown me that one thing is certain. At our core, we all want the same things: love, safety, agency, shelter, food, pleasure, and respect, to name a handful. I believe that if we collectively apply our best efforts, we can courageously and graciously come together to discover a collective set of values in order to achieve an outcome that will offer us greater trust, unity, and harmony. The first step is often the most challenging when embarking on a new path, but I am in it to win it! Are you willing to join me? I certainly hope so.

Musician and the Kennedy Center’s Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran (of Jason Moran & The Bandwagon (pictured above) sat down with the AFRO for an exclusive interview about his career and what’s to come. (Courtesy Photo Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy Center’s jazz programming has been under his tutelage. With such a seasoned career in jazz, Moran, 44, took a moment to reflect on his music, role at the Kennedy Center and overall duty as an artist to contribute to the growth of jazz in the District and beyond. “Every season at the Kennedy Center we have a real duty to recognize how the music has been developed and also a keen responsibility to mark how it is changing, because jazz is a rare American gem- meaning born on the shores here- and it takes a different documentation,” Moran told the AFRO. In his eighth season as the Kennedy Center ’s Artistic Director for Jazz, Moran is continuing to uphold the institution’s jazz legacy, while also bringing a newness of sound and artistry to the beloved artistic gathering place for locals, tourists and international audiences alike. Moran explained that part of the jazz program’s growth is remembering its roots. “My predecessor Dr. Billy Taylor, was from D.C. and also a serious historian, a serious activist and also a serious educator. So that was the kind of programming he set up even before I got there. And once he passed, I felt like it had to continue to be the duty to make sure the jazz programming had a breadth of understanding of how it got to where it is. And we can’t isolate traditions- from Ragtime to Avant Garde and Free Jazz, but that is also an aspect of America that America has to confront too,” Moran said. The 44-year-old musican said that jazz has the ability to serve as the thermostat for the status

of America’s health. “The music always someway forecasts and gives a temperature reading of where the country is. How sick or how well it is,” Moran explained. Through his artistic curation of performances for The Kennedy Center, Moran hopes to expand the breadth of jazz music to which audiences are exposed. “This year we’re bringing the art ensemble of Chicago- a pioneering group [celebrating] their 50th anniversary. Here’s an ensemble that’s been around for 50 years and have never played the Kennedy Center,” Moran said with both surprise and a hint of disappointment. “So there’s still these gaps of programming that I try to make sure we acknowledge as an institution.” The musician, artistic director and entrepreneur, who co-owns YES RECORDS with his wife, mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran, hopes that through the artistry coming to the Kennedy Center, ‘that [people] kind of wake up to what [Americans] have not been dealing with.” As Moran enters his eighth season with the Kennedy Center, he also celebrates the milestone of 20 years of his jazz trio, The Bandwagon. Two decades ago, Moran, who has seamlessly meshed Hip-Hop, rap and jazz, had no idea he’d be part of anaward winning jazz trio. The group was actually part of the rhythm section of another band, yet “we had the best chemistry,’ said Moran. After 20 years of creating with The Bandwagon, Moran also has seen the changes in jazz and its role in feeding the souls of music lovers throughout the world. “[Twenty years ago], much of [the music] sounded like dinner jazz- like you hear at a restaurant, meant to help you digest food,” Moran said only mildly jokingly. He explained that he and The (continued on page 8)

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NNPA Newswire Special Report: Police Shootings of African Americans White Ex-Officer is Working to Change the Culture By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

“Police shooting policies need to change, not only for minorities but for everyone,” said forensic psychiatrist and expert witness Dr. Carole Lieberman. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) A police officer ’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video games inside her Texas home. Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean, who never identified himself as a cop, and, without warning, fired into Atatiana’s window from outside the home, fatally striking the 28-year-old. Just a week earlier, Ex-Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger received a 10-year prison sentence for unlawfully entering the home of 28-year-old Botham Jean and murdering him. Guyger claimed she had worked a late shift, was tired, and entered an apartment she thought was her own. She said she mistook the successful accountant as an intruder. Both Atatiana and Botham were Black. Dean and Guyger are White. A study conducted earlier this year by researchers at three universities concluded that African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than White people. Researchers found that police will kill roughly 1-in-1,000 Black boys and men during their

lifetime. For White boys and men, the rate is 39 out of 100,000. In the aftermath of the killing of Atatiana, an attorney and former detective spoke with NNPA Newswire about police shootings. Because of the sensitive nature of his current assignment, we will refer to the former officer as Detective Jones. Jones is working with several police departments to find better training solutions, primarily for situations when officers are interacting with individuals of color. DETECTIVE JONES: Among my friends who are police officers, I’m considered one of the more – let’s say liberal, as it were. I’m hoping we can bridge build and repair relations between my brothers and sisters of varying backgrounds. So, that’s where I’m coming from. From the police side of things, I’ve seen racist cops. Unfortunately, a lot of that is because of what the job can do to people. But I think that the key to the current problems, aside from the racial issue, is what the police

chief in Fort Worth said. He used the best possible words when he said we need to hire people with a servant’s heart, not people with a warrior’s heart. A Soldier’s Mentality When I went to the police academy, which was some time ago, a lot of people were coming back from Iraq, and they were looking for jobs. These people were trained killers because they’re soldiers. And, now you’re putting them not just [on the street] and giving them tactical solider-looking gear. And, they feel like they’re back on patrol in frickin’ Ramallah or Bagdad. You know, when the soldiers are sent off to war, one of the ways that the government makes soldiers more effective is by dehumanizing them — calling them names like bugs. It’s a good word to make to dehumanize them, and then they come home. And, it’s not hard for them to jump into things by taking back that concept and using it with minorities. Whatever the minority may be in that community.

The minority could be White people. I know it’s not usually that, but it could be anybody. So then when they use that language that, you know, aggressive and derogatory language against minorities, it’s just what they were trained to do as soldiers. And, one of the things I can tell you from personal experience, and I mean, in the department that I was in when I started my law enforcement career in 1999, it was a small department. And there was only maybe one military guy in there. And he had all the knowledge and the tactical gear and everything. Scary. As soldiers kept returning home, that was easy pickings for police departments, you know, all over the country. They are hiring all of the time. So, then the department starts getting, you know, an increasing number of ex-soldiers. And, now they’ve got their own culture. And, within the department, they’ve almost created their own little thing. And the non-military cops see it, and they want to be part of it. So, they start to adopt the attitude a little bit. It Starts at the Top You know, here’s what it boils down to — the negative aspects of hiring are so much stronger than the positive aspects. If you hire bad apples, it’s so much worse than the good you get from hiring good apples. So, a lot of this focuses on hiring the right people. Because when there’s a hillbilly cracker in the office, guess what? That is your department. On the other side, cops are continually being taunted, and sometimes there are those purposefully agitating elements

HUD's Ben Carson charges California city with discrimination...continued from page 1 claims under the Fair Housing Act by requiring plaintiffs to clear a higher bar to prove unintentional discrimination known as disparate impact. Critics have also noted that Carson uses the secretaryinitiated complaint tool to crack down on discrimination more rarely than his predecessors. He initiated his first complaint in August 2018 — almost a year and a half after he assumed his post — a move that led to HUD charging Facebook with housing discrimination over its advertising practices in March. Yet this isn’t the first time Carson has gone after California government officials for discrimination. The department in July threatened to withhold $80 million in federal funding from Los Angeles over the city’s alleged discrimination against people with disabilities. HUD and L.A. reached a deal in August to improve disability access in city housing. Hesperia’s crime-free ordinance, meanwhile, has already been challenged in court. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California filed suit against the city and San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon in 2016. The group alleged that “rather than participate in statewide efforts to safely reintegrate individuals with criminal records into the community, defendants have enacted and enforced municipal ordinances designed to exclude such individuals from housing in the city.” A year later, the Hesperia City Council amended its “Crime Free Rental Housing Program” to make the program voluntary, the Victorville, Calif., Daily Press reported. Hesperia agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to settle the ACLU suit in April 2018. HUD’s charge, which seeks damages and “the maximum civil penalty,” will be heard by a U.S. administrative law judge.

from the community. And it makes it difficult and sometimes impossible for them to do their job. I think when it comes to hiring, police departments need to pay more attention to bringing in people who are servants. They need to pay more attention to training officers. Another thing, when I was in the police academy, we were trained on how to figure out when to shoot someone as opposed to not shoot someone. That’s a considerable distinction right there. In my career, I had a situation where I would have been justified in shooting and killing someone. If I had done that in that particular situation, it would have been perfectly justifiable. But I also had a way out of it, and I got out of it. I didn’t have to kill anybody. The training would have said, kill, it’s the ABC’s. Pull out your gun and pull the trigger. Training Not One-Size-Fits-All It’s not possible to train all departments across the country the same way. It’s not constitutional. It’s not practical. The challenge is different from community to community. A national policy would not work as a state-by-state policy. And what happens is the communities end up electing their head law enforcement officer, unless they’re appointed by other elected officials. The department should be a reflection of the sentiments of the community. If you’ve got a community that is mostly White and they don’t like Black people or vice versa, then that may well be reflected in the department for sure.

Incompetent Law Enforcement Practices Adversely Impact Us All The overwhelming majority of Americans will never work for a police department or a law enforcement agency. Yet, law enforcement impacts all of us in one way or another. However, African Americans are disproportionately affected. So, everyone has a responsibility to do what we can to not only understand the culture(s) that influence police practices at the local level, but to also raise our voices as impacted citizens when we see problems. The killing of unarmed African Americans by officers that are sworn to serve and protect has reached epidemic proportions. No citizen, regardless of race or background, should fear being killed by police when he or she is sitting innocently in their home, or in any other non-threatening situation. “Police shooting policies need to change, not only for minorities but for everyone,” said forensic psychiatrist and expert witness Dr. Carole Lieberman. “It is shocking that police still aren’t trained more effectively to shoot to disarm and not to kill. Their go-to automatic response seems to be, shoot to kill – especially where it concerns minorities,” Liberman stated. “This is not only tragic for black people and other minorities, but it is dangerous for the police themselves to cause these neighborhoods to become frightened and then act in a selfprotective way which gets misinterpreted by the police. “To shoot anyone in their own home should carry a severe penalty,” Lieberman concluded.

Celebrating Milestones, Keeping the Music Alive...continued from page 7 Bandwagon wanted to get as far away from that kind of jazz music as possible. “So we started building on the language…but also worked with repertoire that dealt with where Black music is- and for many decades, not just the recent ones,” he said. “And then I think overtime it started to form and change where we would position ourselves– whether it was with an art museum or a dance company, or whether it was with a poet. You might hear the band anywhere, in any kind of setting that was more provocative,” Moran added. “As we grew, after 20 years we know a lot about each other. We’re also aging so we’re continuing to figure out what the chapters are to hold. I think a lot of our future continues to revolve around collaboration because that’s what, I think, helps to propel the band.” With Moran as the institution’s artistic director for jazz, the trio will be showcasing 20 years of making music and will continue to collaborate with other artists in this season’s programming at the Kennedy Center. “In a few months we have Ingrid Laubrock, and we’re going to dedicate it to a record we made with a saxophone master called Sam Rivers. But Ingrid will play his part now that he’s passed on. Then finally we’re bringing in Cassandra Wilson… They’re work is groundbreaking and sometimes subtle, and sometimes forceful. And they are forces to be reckoned with that I think The Bandwagon can learn from, and we look forward to learning their music.” With the addition of The Reach, a new multipurpose arts space part of The Kennedy Center, Moran is excited about the potential of expanding artistic programming and introducing new audiences to the world of jazz. “The possibilities of the way I consider the institution can

breathe now, is like a gill on a fish. It has a new way to get oxygen, Moran said. “I’m excited about really curating films for jazz, that covers jazz history, that I think we should be able to see more frequently. I’m loving that we have a space that audiences can stand up and dance, and it’s dedicated to that– with Studio K– and that we can continue to build a more chorus way for the institution to work.” He hopes that through intersectional and educational jazz programming at The Reach, fresh ears can learn the beauty of jazz music. “I think it’s around intersection. Would you just jump on the jazz highway, and get in the third lane and go fast? There has to be an on ramp,” Moran explained. One form of intergenerational programming offered at The Reach will be a Jazz Doodle Jam with Jason Moran & The Bandwagon and host Mo Willems in mid-March. “Parents and children can come and draw for an hour as we lead them through exercises with art and sound. And I think those entry points are really important for us to magnify,” he told the AFRO. The 2019-2020 jazz season kicked off on Oct. 4 with Joe Chambers’ M’boom, and continues until June 6, with programming featuring local, national and international musicians within spaces at The Kennedy Center and The Reach. Jason Moran & The Bandwagon’s next performance at The Kennedy Center is scheduled for Nov. 9 with Ingrid Laubrock in the Family Theater. For more information on jazz programming at The Kennedy Center visit https:// w w w. k e n n e d y - c e n t e r. o r g / calendar/genre/JAZ and to keep up with all things Jason Moran check out his website, http:// www.jasonmoran.com. This article originally appeared in The Afro.