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April 7, 2022 Thursday Edition
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Alzheimer’s Drugs Decision Has Deeper Impact on Health of Blacks, Other Minorities Sen. Isadore Hall | Special to California Black Media Partners Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new Alzheimer’s disease therapy since 2003. For the six million-plus people living with the fatal disease in the United States, the availability of a medicine designed to treat the underlying cause of their ailment was a significant breakthrough. However, it appears very few of those six million Alzheimer’s patients will receive this promising new treatment because of regulators at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is the federal government office that oversees health coverage of more than 100 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. One of the agency’s main functions is strengthening and modernizing the Nation’s health care system to provide access to high quality care at lower costs. In January, the CMS launched a process called a National Coverage Determination (NCD) to decide whether Medicare would pay for this newly approved Alzheimer’s therapy or not. Their draft decision: Medicare, as the insurer of roughly 62 million Americans, would not cover this medicine. The proposed NCD applies to an entire class of Alzheimer’s drugs, which could impact the current FDA approved drugs, aducanumab, as well as future drug therapies in this class. Given the regulatory governance granted to the FDA by Congressional order, it is my opinion this element of the NCD is over-reaching and creates a divisive relationship between two of the most critical federal agencies in the country, FDA and
CMS. This decision would also require certain Alzheimer drugs already in development (which may have different demographic and efficacy profiles) to be subjected to a CED process that lacks its own data and does not take into consideration diversity, inclusion, and efficacy. Further more, and most important, the proposed NCD bet rays the com mitment articulated by President Biden in his Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. “Equal opportunity is the bedrock of American democracy, and our diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths. But for too many, the American Dream remains out of reach. Entrenched disparities in our laws and public policies, and in our public and private institutions, have often denied that equal opportunity to
individuals and communities,” Biden states in the document. “Our country faces converging economic, health, and climate crises that have exposed and exacerbated inequities, while a historic movement for justice has highlighted the unbearable human costs of systemic racism,” the president’s statement continued. “Our Nation deserves an ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda that matches the scale of the opportunities and challenges that we face. It is therefore the policy of my Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.” I know that CMS is fully aware that Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating disease that affects more than six million
Americans, 80% of who are Medicare beneficiaries. Among Americans 65 and older, Blacks have the highest percentage of Alzheimer’s Disease, 13.8 %, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, the Alzheimer’s Association reports that older Blacks are twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s Disease than Whites. African Americans are also mostly likely to be undiagnosed for Alzheimer’s Disease, according to the National Institutes of Health. Therefore, we are also most likely to be untreated. This issue is very personal for me. My grandmother lost her fight to Alzheimer’s Disease in 2017. I often watched her feeling helpless as she suffered from this horrifying and painful disease. Like my grandma, millions of other grandparents, parents and loved ones bear the burdens of this disease and die from it every day. What would it take for us to do right by them? For us to make sure that as we search for a cure, people who are living with it are receiving the best possible treatments? CMS must modify its proposed determination to cover all FDAapproved Alzheimer therapies. This would give patients, social workers and physicians the ability to make collaborative decisions in the best interests of those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.
About the Author Isadore Hall is a former California State Senator and Assemblymember from the Los Angeles Area. He currently sits on the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Tanu Henry | California Black Media worsening drought conditions in the state showed up in rainfall that didn’t. Low levels of rain during the month, prompted concerned authorities at the state Department of Water Resources (DWR) to cut delivery from the State Water Project, a storage facility, down to 5 % of the supplies that had been requested. Reacting to those and other developments indicating a need to begin preserving water, last week, Gov.
News om a s ke d lo c a l water authorities to “move to Level 2 of their Water
SB County News SA N BER NA R DI NO -- APRIL 4, 2022 -- The San Ber nardino Cou nt y Democratic Party on March 24, 2022 unanimously accepted the endorsement recommendations of the Endorsement Committee. The Endorsement Committee, headed by Third Vice-Chair Kareema AbdulK h a bi r, recommended endorsement in four races on the primary ballot: San Bernardino City Mayor; County Board of Super visors District 2; County Board of Supervisors Dist rict 4; and Sheriff. The endorsed candidates are: ● DeJonaé Shaw, Board
of Supervisors District 2 ● State Senator Connie Leyva, Board of Supervisors District 4 ● Helen Tran, Mayor of San Bernardino ● Clifton Harris, Sheriff We look forward to helping elect these fine candidates to office and increasing Democratic represent at ion i n Sa n Bernardino C o u n t y. The San Bernardino County Democratic Party meets on the 4th Thursday of each month (via Zoom for the duration of the pandemic). To learn more about the Party and how you can participate, visit our website at https://www. sanbernardinodemocrats.org.
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Black Water Leaders: Outreach “Critically Important” in Gov. Newsom’s Conservation Plan If it were not for the news headlines, you probably would not know California is under a state of emergency due to continuing drought conditions affecting more than 95% of state residents. Last summer was the hottest recorded in Western states. And in a 128year stretch, 2022 has so far been the driest in Golden State history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad minist ration ( NOA A). Then, in March, evidence of
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Shortage Contingency Plans.” Newsom did not recommend specific actions, leaving regional and municipal authorities open to take “locally-appropriate actions.” “Today, I am calling on local water agencies to implement more aggressive water conservation measures, including having the Water Board evaluate a ban on watering ornamental grass on commercial properties, which will drive water use savings at continued on page 3
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SBCUSD Teacher Named California League of Schools State High School Educator of the Year Community /Education News
Keith Brockie, California League of Schools State High School Educator of the Year Sa n Be r n a rd i no Cit y Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) Keith Brockie is the California League of Schools (CLS) State High School Educator of the Year for 2022. Brockie is a classroom art teacher, a demonstration teacher, a teacher induction coach, and the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) department chair at Arroyo Valley High School, and that’s just a taste of what he does. Brockie also teaches at California State University, San Bernardino, is a frequent presenter at the SBCUSD New Teacher Academy, and created an entire website just to showcase student artwork during the pandemic. Brockie outshone experienced educators from 11 other regions in California to earn this important recognition. Nominees may be teachers, administrators, counselors, or other certificated personnel. Prior to that, Brockie had been selected from among 11 of the top educators in CLS Region 10, which includes Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, as the Region 10 High School Educator of the Year. Even before earning the prestigious regional and State
Educator of the Year award, Brockie was a mentor to other teachers. In his position as a demonstration art teacher at Arroyo Valley High, Brockie was someone other educators across SBCUSD could look to for guidance and inspiration. “Keith has been an exceptional educator in our District for 25 plus years and has done so much for his students before, during and after distance learning,” said SBCUSD Demonstration Teacher Program Lead Morgan Pellettera. During his speech at the CLS Conference, Brockie spoke not about what he taught his students during his more than 25-year teaching career, but what his students have taught him. “Very early on in my career, my students began to impress on me something that would be life changing. They began to teach me how important it was to meet them where they are and not to expect them to see the world the way I did,” Brockie said in his speech. He added, “I soon realized that this gift of perspective was the gateway to compassion, to understanding diversit y, empathy, and acceptance. These lessons would serve me well for decades to come.
Part-Time Instructors File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Minimum Wage Violations at Long Beach City College...continued performance of these instructors based on their teaching-related work outside of the classroom. However, many colleges do not pay instructors anything for those hours worked. Because these faculty members are not exempt from minimum wage laws, today’s filing states they should be paid at least the minimum wage (currently $15/hour) for each of those uncompensated hours. “Adjunct instr uctors at community colleges have the same qualifications as their fulltime colleagues and need to be paid accordingly. They should not be expected to perform the same required work for free,” said Karen Roberts, who has taught Art History at Long Beach City College for more than 20 years. “This lawsuit will force the college to comply with the law and hold them accountable to creating an equitable working environment." CTA President E. Toby Boyd said that what is happening at Long Beach City College is not unique. “Most part-time faculty have to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. Those who find parttime employment on multiple campuses often endure brutal commutes, which of course, they aren’t compensated for either. The lawsuit being filed today is also emblematic of the wider-spread issue of the lack of parity between part-time and full-time faculty on community college campuses.” Their suit is seeking backpay plus interest, missing retirement system contributions for unpaid wages, a court declaration and injunction requiring LBCC to pay its part-time faculty for all hours worked, and any other penalties available under law. Long Beach City College employs approximately 650 parttime instructors each semester. While the suit filed today is specific to Long Beach City College, the lack of pay parity on California’s Community College System is a widespread, systemic issue. CTA and its affiliates are investigating potential minimum wage violations in a number of college districts. CTA is also co-sponsoring new legislation, AB 1752 (Santiago),
which would address pay parity on California community college campuses and require the colleges to pay their part-time faculty in a proportional manner equal to the way they compensate their full-time instructors. “It is way past time that the California Community College (CCC) system fairly compensate their part-time faculty, who are the backbone of the CCC system,” said Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles). “For decades, part-time faculty have been overworked and underpaid while making up 40% of CCC faculty and teaching 50% of classes. With AB 1752, part-time faculty will finally reach pay parity by requiring community college districts to compensate part-time faculty at least the same ratio to the full-time faculty for comparable duties.” Com munit y College Association (CCA) leaders have been meeting with lawmakers urging their support when AB 1752 goes before the Assembly Higher Education Committee Tuesday. “We’re grateful for Assembly member Santiago and our partners supporting AB 1752. We’re looking forward to the committee meeting tomorrow and beyond until we can get right this wrong,” said Eric Kaljumägi, CCA President. “We urge members of that committee to support AB 1752 and we thank the hundreds who have sent emails and called committee members and their own lawmakers urging support for this important legislation. California Federation of Teacher President Jeff Freitas is concerned for the impact of this exploitation on part-time faculty and their loved ones. “Every day part-time faculty in our community colleges go above and beyond for California students. But part-time faculty are exploited across the state, hurting not only their ability to provide for themselves and their families, but their ability to be there for their students and communities as well. AB 1752 is critical to ensure that these valuable educators receive the pay and respect they deserve to do their important work.”
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Part-Time Instructors File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Minimum Wage Violations of School Meals Program at Long Beach City College National School Lunch Program Still Important Part of Safety Net Case Has Statewide Implications; New Legislation Would Address Pay Parity on Community College Campuses Community /Education News
LOS ANGELES — In a news conference this morning, two Long Beach City College (LBCC) part-time faculty members announced they have filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) over failure to compensate them and hundreds of other adjunct faculty at the minimum wage as required by law. Art History instructors Karen Roberts and Seija Rohkea described the many additional duties their teaching assignments require beyond the time in front of students for which they are actually paid, as well as unsuccessful attempts to get LBCC to address this issue in the past through collective bargaining efforts. "My hope is this lawsuit will not just rectify the situation for
my colleagues at Long Beach City College, but that it will raise awareness of a systemic problem that impacts thousands of part-time community college instructors throughout the state," said Seija Rohkea, an Art History instructor at both Long Beach City College and Cypress College. "It's long past time for adjunct faculty to be treated fairly and compensated for all the work that goes into teaching a community college class." LBCC and other community colleges require part-time instructors to work many hours performing teaching-related work outside of the classroom, work which includes time spent planning lectures, grading, and performing other instructional activities that are necessary to teach a class. Colleges also evaluate the work continued in next 2 columns
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APRIL 04, 2022 Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) shows that in 2019, prior to the pandemic, roughly 33.2 million children received school meals, including about 21.3 million who received free school lunches. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States a year later, it disrupted many facets of life, including closing schools for many and jeopardizing access to school meals. As new policies were enacted in response to COVID-19, such as expanded eligibility for school lunch programs, food insecurity in households with children declined. According to the Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS), roughly 20% of at-risk households with children reported being food insecure —
defined as sometimes or often not having enough to eat — in the early weeks of the pandemic, when many schools were closed. But as new policies were enacted in response to COVID-19, such as expanded eligibility for school lunch programs, food insecurity in households with children declined. New School Meal Policies During COVID There were many policy
changes designed to compensate for the loss of school meals due to pandemic-related school closures. Among them: Many school districts offered meals that could be picked up or delivered via school bus transportation during this period. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program (P-EBT) provided emergency funds for nutritional benefits that were directly loaded on EBT cards
for households with children that would normally receive free or reduced cost lunch if their schools were not partially or fully closed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) waived the eligibility requirements for free lunch to allow school meal programs to provide safe, free healthy meals to all children and these flexibilities were extended through June of this year. As these policies were implemented throughout the pandemic, food insecurity in households with children declined. The decline is likely due in part to improving economic circumstances over the course of the pandemic (as well as the Child Tax Credit and stimulus payments). But our research shows that the change in food security still holds true when we control for economic variables. continued on page 4
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Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. Announces 2022’s Recognized HealthCare Workers in Honor of HealthCare Workers Week State/Government News
San Bernardino, CA. - San Bernardino County Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. is happy to announce the 2022 HealthCare Workers Week recipients who were recognized for all their efforts in our healthcare community. The HealthCare workers selected work right here in our Fifth District and have dedicated years of experience and efforts to heal, protect, and save the lives of many individuals who live in our neighborhood and
beyond. The HealthCare workers who have been chosen to be the recipients of the 2022 HealthCare Workers Week Recognition are: Doctor Mehar Gill, M.D.: Psychiatrists at the Department of Behavioral Health at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. M ichel le Dav id , R N: Correctional Nurse, II at West Valley Detention Center. Doctor Amir Rahnemai A z a r, M.D.: O n c olog y
Black Water Leaders: Outreach “Critically Important” in Gov. Newsom’s Conservation Plan...continued from page 1 this critical time,” said Newsom who has invested more than $1 billion in state efforts aimed at tackling the drought. Last month, Newsom invested $22.5 million in immediate funds to address the state’s drought emergency. That amount included $8.25 million for outreach efforts educating Californians on wate r con se r vat ion. Dale Hunter is executive director of the California African American Water Education Foundation (CAAWEF). He says he applauds the governor’s decision to invest in outreach, but he also emphasized how important education will be for this campaign because of the seriousness of this ongoing drought. CAAWEF is a statewide nonprofit that raises awareness about water issues concerning African Americans and educates the Black community about them. “ We m u s t e m b r a c e conservation. It will become a way of life for us,” says Hunter. “We have to give people practical tips to drive this stuff home - so that people know they are a part of it. For example, the next time you wash that T-shirt, you have to make sure you have some other stuff in the washer to save water.” Hunter said a lot of people hear about water conservation in the media, but they do not know what it involves. Hunter says funding for out reach would suppor t efforts by organizations like his that educate consumers. The governor’s executive order
last week called on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to consider asking commercial consumers to ban irrigation of “non-functional” grass on their properties. However, Newsom’s proposed ban would not affect residential customers or recreational spaces and parks. DWR estimates the plan could save water equal to “several hundred thousand acre-feet.” One acre-foot is the estimated amount of water three households need to last them for one year. In California, 85% of public water systems source their supply from groundwater, which, under normal circumstances, accounts for 41% of water delivered to homes, businesses and public facilities. But during droughts like the current one, as much as 58 % of those water authorities may rely on groundwater. Hunter says he understands why Newsom didn’t push any mandates or laws but opted instead to make recommendations to local author ities. “Water is always a local issue,” he explained. “Always.” Hunter says increasing awareness about water and getting people to become stakeholders in conservation will not happen overnight. “It takes a while to percolate down to the average person,” says Hunter. “It might hit us when folks in one Zip Code can only water their yards on certain days. Water is the lifeblood of our state. We have to make sure we get it right.”
Su rge on at A r rowhe a d Regional Medical Center. SEUI2015 San Bernardino Group- Homecare/ Nursing Home C a r e P rov ide r s Region 2: The Inland Empire. St e pha n ie A r y MSN, R N , C D C E S: I n t e r i m Diabetes Instructor at the Department of Public Health Ch r istopher De Las Alas: Hospit al Secu r it y Off icer I, at Arrowhead
Regional Medical Center. “Those that were chosen as this year’s recipients are just a small handful of healthcare workers who have saved and cared for the lives of thousands of individuals around us. We honor these healthcare workers today and every day. Thank you for putting your patients first and for positively changing the lives of those around you for the better.” -Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr.
Patty Favela to receive the 2022 Ramos Family Spirit of Compassion Award TFCF News
Time for Change Foundation’s (TFCF) 20th Anniversary Awards Gala, “Once Upon A Time” will honor outstanding individuals and organizations
that go above and beyond for our community and continue to make a difference in the lives of others. Time for Change Foundation continued on page 4
Appeals Court Orders San Bernardino County to Print Measure Z on June Ballot 4th District Court of Appeals May Rule For or Against Measure Z State/Government News On Wednesday, March 30th 4th District Court of Appeals Judge Art W. McKinster stayed proceedings associated with San Bernardino County Measure Z. The Appeals Court ordered “The proceedings are STAYED pending determination of the petition on its merits or further order of this court.” Further legal machinations through the end of the week resulted in direction from the Appeals Court to print Measure Z on the June ballot. However, the Appeals Court has yet to rule on the merits of
the case. Both parties anticipate a ruling by Monday, April 11th. Measure Z, an effort to place repeal of the Fire Protection Service Zone Five (FP-5) before fire district voters in the June election, was side-tracked by a ruling from the San Bernardino County Superior Court. In a tentative ruling, later affirmed in court, Judge David Cohn rendered judgment that the initiative petition contained “false and misleading information.” In continued in next 2 columns
Appeals Court Orders San Bernardino County to Print Measure Z on June Ballot...continued consequence, the court granted the San Bernardino County Fire District’s request to prohibit the Registrar of Voters from placing the measure on the June ballot. However, in an Emergency Writ submitted to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday March 30th, Alexander Frank counsel for proponents of Measure Z, argued the “Superior Court Erred in Granting the District’s Petition.” Frank wrote that the Superior Court ruling “…is starkly wrong because it ignores the plain language of Elections Code Section 18600.” In response, the Appeals Court ordered proceedings stayed on Wednesday, March 30th. 15218 Summit Ave #300-723 Fontana, CA 92336 (909) 206-2826 Deputy County Counsel Jolena A. Grider weighed in via papers submitted to the Appeals court on Thursday, March 31st. On behalf of the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, Grider asked for clarification to the Appeals Court order. “The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters requests clarification from the Court on whether the Order issued on March 30, 2022 is intended to stay the printing of ballots for the June 7, 2022 statewide election. If the Order was not intended to stay the printing of ballots, the Registrar is requesting clarification as to whether the Court of Appeal is ordering
that the Initiative to Repeal the Special Tax Associated with Fire Protection Service Zone Five should or should not be included in the ballot and associated materials (such as the Voter Information Guide) for the June 7, 2022 statewide election.” In addition, Mr. Bradley Hertz, counsel for the Fire Protection District, turned in a 29 page brief as an opening salvo against the proponents’ Measure Z appeals brief. Unofficial word late Friday indicated the Appeals Court directed the County Registrar of Voter to include Measure Z on the June ballot. However, the court has yet to rule on the merits of the brief. This could yield the unusual situation where Measure Z is on the ballot in June, but the court has ruled the underlying petition as moot. Tom Murphy, spokesman for The Red Brennan Group stated “With the help of the California Court of appeals, it appears Measure Z survived the poor treatment it received in Judge Cohn’s courtroom. With any luck, pending the merits resolution, it will be presented to the voters this June – where it rightfully belongs.” Contact Info: Tom Murphy President The Red Brennan Group 15218 Summit Ave #300-723 Fontana, CA 92336 https://redbrennan.org/fireprevention-zone-five-expansion
California Launches Updated Climate Adaptation Strategy to Protect Communities from Accelerating Impacts Strategy sets key priorities and calls for outcomes with accountability Climate Adaptation Strategy launched via interactive website State/Government News SACRAMENTO — Following the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s release of its latest report on efforts to combat the climate crisis, the Newsom Administration today launched the state’s Climate Adaptation Strategy outlining the all-hands-on-deck approach to building climate resilience across California. The strategy positions California as an international leader protecting people and natural places from accelerating climate threats. Today’s announcement comes on the heels of the latest snow survey conducted on April 1, which found that the statewide snowpack has dropped to 38 percent following three straight months of record dry conditions. “California is on the frontlines of the climate crisis with a vanishing Sierra snowpack, life-threatening heat waves, and record-breaking wildfires,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “This strategy strengthens our resilience efforts by identifying key priorities and outcomes that should guide every action we take to protect vulnerable communities, the environment, and the state’s economy from climate impacts." The Climate Adaptation Strategy elevates six key priorities that must drive all resilience actions in California: Strengthen protections for climate-vulnerable communities Bolster public health and safety efforts to protect against increasing climate r isks Build a climate-resilient economy Accelerate nature-based climate solutions and strengthen climate resilience of natural systems
Make decisions based on the best available climate science Partner and collaborate t o l e ve r a g e r e s o u r c e s It also brings together in one place nearly 150 climate adaptation actions from existing state plans and strategies, and for the first time, introduces success metrics and timeframes for each action. This strategy has also been developed to guide and link several sector-based efforts already underway to address climate-driven threats, such as the state’s Water Resilience Portfolio and Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. It also connects region-based efforts in progress across the state. California’s Climate Adaptation Strategy is being made available in an interactive website rather than a traditional hard copy report. This website will provide an ongoing hub for information on climate resilience and will make it easier for Californians to understand and shape climate action. The website will be updated to track progress and adjustments, and integrate emerging, best-available science. The Climate Adaptation Strategy is updated every three years under state law. It has been developed through a range of public input and guided by leaders from across the Administration. This public input process helped to identify and fill key gaps in adaptation actions, for example recognizing the need for an updated, integrated approach to addressing climate-driven extreme heat and driving the release of a draft Extreme Heat Action Plan in January.
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Marcus and Drew are like Cain and Abel. Two brothers both loving and jealous. In the bible, only Cain survived. Should one of them be worried? Producer (Sons of Anarchy), writer (Luke Cage), director (Things Never Said) Charles Murray’s home turf is television. The limitations of his small screen producing, writing and directing style may become apparent to theater audiences expecting big idea filmmaking on a widescreen format. Moviegoers may be underwhelmed by the few locations, dull action scenes and overabundant interior shots. Regardless, Murray paints a warmhearted family portrait, with relatable working-class people and casts respected actors and Black B-movie staples (e.g., Michael Ealy). The mildly intriguing storyline starts with an intriguing murder, segues into a very personal rehab narrative, a budding romance, betrayals and a family unit that gets challenged day-by-day. Fortyish Marcus Cowans (Omar Epps, Love & Basketball) has just gotten out of prison and is on the road to redemption. He attends AA meetings to shake his alcohol dependence. His dad (Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s
Black Bottom) has wrangled a bus driver job for him. At a family dinner, his sister Tisha (Keisha Epps) sets him up on a blind date with a kind nurse named Eva (Erica Tazel). The two hit it off. Mom (Vanessa Bell Calloway), sister Loren (Ashley Williams), young preacher brother Terry (Vaughn W. Hebron), older brother Anthony (Curtiss Cook) and sullen brother Drew (William Catlett, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) support him. He is loved. The rest is up to him. Meanwhile Drew, who’s life looked far more stable than Marcus’, has been hanging around dubious types. Stacey (B.J. Britt, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Al (Theo Rossi, Sons of Anarchy) run a local barbershop and live a life of crime. It’s almost as if Marcus and Drew are changing personas. One walking out of trouble, the other walking in. The Cowans are generic but likable folks. Most are on the straight and narrow, a few are wayward, and that imperfection makes them even more relatable. The four-brother setup might be two too many. Anthony and Terry seem superfluous. Drew and Marcus are enough. And if their parts had been developed fully, with a more intense rivalry
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and fierce competition for their father’s attention, the drama on view would be biblical and could have elevated this project to a theatrical-release worthy film. Turman is quite adept at portraying the loving family patriarch, in ways only an actor of his caliber could. Pity the script didn’t make him an overbearing dad lording over his two sons— that would have added an edge. Halloway brings a natural tone to her role as mom. Jovial, pushy, nurturing—it’s almost like you know her. The rest of the supporting family member cast blends into the background. Britt and Rossi are just evil enough to be hardened sociopaths and Tazel’s kindness and understanding is affecting. Catlett dials up his envy and resentment to monstrous proportions as the film progresses. Epps has established a long-respected career as the quintessential everyman actor. His characters tend to be accessible even if they’re imperfect. He’s so likable. Nondescript tech elements also contribute to the film’s indistinct feel. Nothing stands out. Not the cinematography (Ludovica Isiddori), production design (Adriana Serrano),
costumes, (Makysha Barksdale), editing (Geofrey Hildrew, Scott Pellet) or musical score. Murray’s direction and writing are safe and not as risky as one would hope. The violence is tame, the love scenes G-rated, curse words are few. There’s barely enough drama for a soap opera. Just enough criminality for a Law & Order episode. However, he does instill spiritual overtones and his take on romance is compelling too: Eva: “I kind of gave up on brothers trying to get themselves together. But now I realize we’re all trying to get ourselves together.” Cable or st rea m i ng programming may be more in The Devil You Know’s future than film fans thronging to the cineplex for a view. Pity the Cain and Abel aspects of this fable didn’t go further. Pity Drew wasn’t a more evil antagonist. Where’s the real devil when you need him? In theaters April 1st. Tr a i l e r : h t t p s: // w w w. yout ube.com /watch?v=eb_ Z pN98 pg8 & t =15s Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at Dwig htBrow n I n k.com and Black PressUSA.com.
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In her first public sighting since the tragic death of her son Ian Alexander Jr., Regina King was sighted on set filming a biopic on Shirley Chisholm in her hometown of Cincinnati. The 50-year-old Oscar winner is channeling her grief to portray the first AfricanAmerican congresswoman and presidential candidate who passed away in 2005 at age 80. Shirley follows Chisholm's historic presidential campaign, which began in 1972. According to Deadline, the filmmakers reached
an exclusive agreement for her life story rights with the Chisholm Estate, allowing the feature to give audiences a more intimate portrait of the pioneer's life during her groundbreaking campaign. Oscar nominee Terrence Howard will portray her husband private investigator Conrad Chisholm. John Ridley, who won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for 12 Years a Slave, wrote and will direct the feature. King will produce, with Jeff Skoll and Anikah McLaren serving as executive producers.
A picture or video is worth a thousand words. There are no secrets in the social media world. Singer/Songwriter Ciara ran into some fans recently and the fans posted a video on TikTok as they called each other beautiful and it went viral. The proud mother of three, looked very pregnant, and followers/ fans called out the TikTok user for ruining Ciara's privacy. Recently Ciara guest-hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show and quarterback husband Russell Wilson "proposed" to his wife asking her for baby No. 4.
Wilson got down on one knee saying, "I've got a question for you. A serious question. Can we have more babies? I mean, that would be perfect. Just give me one more at least. Is that a yes?" Ciara replied, "We definitely can, but (I just need ) a little time before we get there." At a Vanity Fair afterparty, the couple is seen being affectionate with Russell holding Ciara from behind, kissing her, and rubbing her belly. I s t he r e a n of f icia l announcement coming soon?
Patty Favela to receive the 2022 Ramos Family Spirit of Compassion Award... continued from page 3 is proud to announce that Patty Favela will be honored with the Ramos Family Spirit of Compassion Award for her continued growth and heart of compassion while facing many obstacles in her life. As a former TFCF client, Patty has remained self-sufficient and sober for over 15 years! Patty came to TFCF in 2006 in search of a way to overcome a life of homelessness, dr ug abuse and prison. Patty embodies the spirit of compassion daily, “I see people from my past and they say they want to be like me. I tell them, you can do it, but you have to do the work!” Prior to the pandemic, Patty and her children returned the compassion that TFCF poured into them by volunteering in any capacity needed, including driving the Time for Change Foundation van and assisting staff. Today Patty holds a position as forklift operator at Amazon, is the proud mother of six successful children and fourteen beautiful grandchildren and a member of The Way World Outreach Church.
Other Award Honorees include: Susan Burton of A New Way of Life Reentry Project with the Harriet Tubman Legacy Award, Vickie Lobo of Knock Knock Angels with the Nancy Varner Angel Award, Carmen Perez-Jordan of The Gathering for Justice, and Jay Jordan of Time Done with the Dynamic Duo Award. Time for Change Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala will be held virtually on April 28th, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. To support the work of Time for Change Foundation, you can become a sponsor, purchase an ad in the event program book, or purchase a Gala ticket. To purchase tickets for the event or to become a sponsor and increase your business’ visibility in the community, please visit their website at www. TimeForChangeFoundation.org, or contact Vanessa Perez at (909) 886-2994 or by email at vperez@ timeforchangefoundation.org.
Press releases and legals Submission Deadline MONDAYS by 5pm Press Releases can be emailed to: mary@sb-american submit legals on website: sb-american.com Less Hunger in At-Risk Households During Pandemic Expansion of School Meals Program...continued from page 2 Among households with children facing economic insecurity — defined here as those in which an adult indicated concern about their ability to pay the next month’s rent or mortgage — food insecurity fell by about 7 percentage points between the start of the pandemic (21.3% in April/May of 2020) and summer 2021 (14.2% in July/August 2021) when the most recent USDA policy changes were implemented. Between summer 2021 and the back-to-school period in the fall, food insecurity levels among these at-risk households were not significantly different. Free Meals for All Changed Who Receives Meals When most kids returned to school last fall, school meal receipt looked more like it did pre-pandemic. HPS data collected December 1-13, 2021, show that 18.3 million school-enrolled children were reported to be receiving free meals at school. However, expanded eligibility and availability changed who received school meals in the fall of 2021, which included some higher income households. For example, roughly 58% of HPS households that received free school meals owned their homes in December, 2021, compared to 47% of SIPP householders in homes receiving free or reduced-price meals in 2019. School Meals Still Part of Safety Net These same HPS data show that although more households had access to free school meals during the pandemic, receipt was still higher in households that
demonstrated financial need. For example, roughly 39% of all households with children in school reported their child was receiving free school meals in December. However, 54% of households with kids that received funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, a means-tested food assistance program, reported receiving school meals. Roughly half of adults in households with kids that reported difficulty meeting expenses reported receiving free school meals. The same was true of households with kids in which adults reported borrowing from friends and family to make ends meet. Note that the estimates for SNAP households and households that borrowed to make ends meet was not significantly different. Households With SchoolEnrolled Kids Receiving Free School Meals Families Benefit From Program Expansions HPS data also show the extent to which families continued to rely on pandemic-related expanded national school meals programs. In December 2021: Roughly 15 million children ate meals on-site, at school or other locations. Over 5 million children picked up meals at school or other locations. Roughly 12 million schoolenrolled children ages 5-18 received assistance through the expanded SNAP/P-EBT program.
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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002884 Date Filed 04/01/2022 Filing Expires On: 04/01/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ALOHA SOBER LIVING HOME County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11932 CHAMBERLAINE WAY ADELANTO, CA 92301 Number of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: STEVE L. SELKE 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: 11932 CHAMBERLAINE WAY 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: Not Applicable Steve L. Selke, 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 April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002338 Date Filed 03/14/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/14/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): FAMILY FURNITURE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 5789 CABROSA PL. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 Mailing Address: PO BOX 8654 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 Number of Employees: 1 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: RESIDENTIAL REHAB, INC. State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.:C2109043 Residence Street Address: 5789 CABROSA PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 01, 2022 Saundra Stapp, Secretary, 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 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001908 Date Filed 03/04/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/04/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CALIFORNIA DUMP TRUCK OWNERS ASSOCIATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 224 N EUCLID AVE UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: WESTERN STATES TRUCKING ASSOCIATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C0188202 Residence Street Address: 334 N EUCLID AVE UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 24, 1967 Lee Brown, Chief Operating Officer, 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 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002434 Date Filed 03/16/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/16/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): STATEWIDE AUTO BROKERS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1680 SOUTH E STREET SUITE B250 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: LUXURY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202206810670 Residence Street Address: 1680 SOUTH E STREET SUITE B250 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 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: Not Applicable LudyN Lopez, Officer Manager, 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 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002069 Date Filed 03/08/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/08/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): A. SWAN CREATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN
BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11530 PEPPER LANE APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: ANGELA D. SWAN 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: 11530 PEPPER LANE APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 13, 2022 Angela D. Swan, 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 March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002714 Date Filed 03/28/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/28/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ROUTE 66 VAPE AND SMOKE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 640 W. MAIN STREET BARSTOW, CA 92311 Mailing Address: 10449 VIA APOLINA MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557 Number of Employees: 3 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: FLY HIGH 14TH LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202120810495 Residence Street Address: 540 EAST VIRGINIA WAY SUITE 102 BARSTOW, CA 92311 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: Not Applicable Massab Hamzeh Abbas, Managing Member, 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 April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002670 Date Filed 03/25/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/25/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SOLAMONTE APARTMENTS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9200 MILLIKEN AVE. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: 8 EXECUTIVE CIRCLE IRVINE, CALIF 92614 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SOLAMONTE OWNER, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DE Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300W BETHESDA, MD 20814 Name of Individual Registrant: Residence Street Address: 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: Sep 01, 2021 Rex Delong, Manager, 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 April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002374 Date Filed 03/15/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/15/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LENWOOD VAPE AND SMOKE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 25619 W MAIN STREET BARSTOW, CA 92311 Mailing Address: 10449 VIA APOLINA MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557 Number of Employees: 3 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: FLY HIGH 14TH LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202120810495 Residence Street Address: 540 EAST VIRGINIA WAY, SUITE 102 BARSTOW, CA 92311 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: Not Applicable Massab Hamzeh Abbas, Managing Member, 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 March, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002342 Date Filed: 03/14/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/14/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 1. CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS, INC. 2. CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS 3. CALIFORNIA PATIO BUILDERS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9778 ORANGE STREET RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 Number of Employees: 2 Name of corporation or limited liability company
as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS, INC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4549768 Residence Street Address: 9778 ORANGE STREET RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 06, 2020 Lisa Massagli, Secretary, 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 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002473 Date Filed 03/17/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/17/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BASELINE AUTO REGISTRATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 675 E. BASELINE ST STE D SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 Name of Individual Registrant: CLAUDIA E. ALVAREZ 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: 675 E BASELINE ST STE D SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 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 Claudia E. Alvarez, 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 March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 2022.
Deadline To Submit Legals and Press Releases Is Mondays By 5pm FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002026 Date Filed 03/07/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/07/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LUNAPIC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1334 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD., APT. 10B UPLAND, CA 91786 Mailing Address: 1334 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD., APT. 10B UPLAND, CA 91786 Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: LUIS E. VIVAR 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: 1334 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD., APT. 10B UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jun 01, 2019 Luis E. Vivar, 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 April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002565 Date Filed 03/24/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/24/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): EDUCATIONAL TUTORING SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1468 ORANGE AVENUE #66 REDLANDS, CA 92373 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 10704 HIGHLAND, CA 92346 Number of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: LAZARO L. SERNA 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: 1468 ORANGE AVENUE #66 REDLANDS, CA 92373 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 10, 2022 Lazaro L. Serna, 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 April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVBA 2200093 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEGAN JULIE CARRILLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. HEATHER GEISHA LEE to JULIE DESCHANEL CARRILLO Proposed name: 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: 4/18/22 Time 1:30 p.m. Dept.: B2 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 235 East Mountain View Street Barstow, CA 92311 Barstow District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: March 08, 2022 James R. Baxter Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2022.
PETITION/PROBATE
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CONNIE GONZALEZ MACIAS aka CONNIE MACIAS CASE NO : PROSB 2200429
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:
CONNIE GONZALEZ MACIAS aka CONNIE M. MACIAS aka CONNIE MACIAS
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DORA R. SPOERLE in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: DORA R. SPOERLE 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: May 02, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District- Probate Division 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: Dora R. Spoerle 1913 Topeka Way Colton, CA 92324 (909)213-7243 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 7,14,21, 2021.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:GARY MICHAEL POISALL aka GARY M. POISALL aka GARY POISALL CASE NO: PROSB 2200261 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:
GARY MICHAEL POISALL aka GARY M. POISALL aka GARY POISALL A Petition For Probate has been filed by: NATHAN POISALL in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. The Petition For Probate requests that: NATHAN POISALL 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: June 9, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S-35 Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District-Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: William M. Nassar 1461 Ford Street, Suite 203 Redlands, CA 92373 (909)307-2000 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 31, April 7, 14, 2022
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANNA BERNICE BROADWAY CASE NO: PROSB 2200260
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ANNA
BERNICE BROADWAY
A Petition For Probate has been filed by: KARLA A. BROADWAY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. The Petition For Probate requests that: KARLA A. BROADWAY 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: 05/04/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S36 Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District-Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Lee J. Petrohilos 1851 E 1st St., Ste 840 Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714)542-3110 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 31, April 7, 14, 2022
SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): KEVIN PEREZ, GILBERTO PEREZ, AND DOES 1-10 YOU AR E BEI NG SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ
DEM A N DA N D O EL DEMANDANTE): MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY 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. lawhelpcalifor nia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp 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 DÍ AS 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 ser vicios 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 T he na me, a dd ress, a nd 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, Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq. Bar #312481, 3168 Lionshead Ave Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No. 289102) DATE (Fecha): DEC 28, 2020 Clerk (Secretario), by ANDREA PLACENCIA, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 To: KEVIN PEREZ Plaintiff: M E RC U RY INSURANCE COMPANY seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: General damages a. Pain, suffering and nconvenience $1500.00 c. Property damage $9,087.50 Date: December 16, 20 S/ Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq., Attorney for the PLAINTIFF STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death)
CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 To: GILBERTO PEREZ Plaintiff: M E RC U RY INSURANCE COMPANY seeks damages in the aboveentitled action, as follows: General damages Pain, suffering, and incovenience
$1,500.00 Special damages Property damage $9,087.50 Date: December 16, 2020 by:/s/ Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq., Attorney for the PLAINTIFF 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7/22 CNS-3564049# THE SAN BERNAR DI NO AMERICAN
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“Too Little Concern About Hell!” By: Lou Yeboah
Lou Yeboah Well, Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida, says the Lord. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you [Luke 10:13-15] Over and over again, I have sent My warnings to you, but they have gone unheard. How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? How long will you keep ignoring the warning signs and live for your own ways and desires as if there are no consequences for doing so? I’ve warned you, Repent before it is too late! “And in Hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.” [Luke 16:27-28]. A lesson for all of us. “Being in torment” – “He cried” – “Have mercy on me.” That tells us two things; one, there is no mercy in Hell; second, there is torture, pain and suffering in Hell. He asked for just one drop of water on his tongue. I am tormented in this flame. There is no water in Hell. A great gulf is fixed so there will be no leaving it once a person gets there. No way to escape after arriving there. How could anyone ignore such a place as Hell? How could anyone not be concerned about their soul and the fact that they will be in Hell someday unless they come to the
Savior? Every lost person – lost without Christ will someday be in Hell for all eternity. They are headed for Hell as sure as if they were already there. For [John 3:18] says, He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. The word “believeth” used here means to have placed your trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. Those who have not done that are already condemned to Hell. “Too Little Concern About Hell!” Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. [Romans 1:28-32]. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. [Galatians 5:19-21]. A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name.” To Little Concern About Hell What tragedy!
WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1093
Sustained Attention Rachel Hackenberg
A dinner was held for Jesus in Bethany, the home of Lazarus. Martha served, and Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus. Mary took a pound of costly perfume— its fragrance filling the whole house—and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, then wiped his feet with her hair. Judas Iscariot watched disapprovingly and said, “This perfume was worth 300 denarii! I’m sure the poor would be dismayed if they knew good money was being wasted in this way.” Of course, Judas didn’t really care about the poor. (John 12:1-6, retold) To love is to give attention to, to focus in on, to commit energy to, to desire the best for another. To
love is to understand the power of selflessness and support. To love is to give and to receive, to reach out and to invite in. To love is to hope. To love is to bless and honor not only someone’s esteemed head but also their calloused feet. And not just once, but continually. Love repeatedly guards the well-being of the other, the self, and the community. Love knows and drinks from an eternal wellspring of hope. Love is not a fleeting affection; it is an undistracted commitment. Love is sustained attention. If my soliloquy on love is six weeks too late for Valentine’s continued in next 2 columns
Sustained Attention...continued Day, its challenge is daily: • The 24-hour news cycle and the media’s scattered focus on marketable headlines have the impact of dividing and diminishing our attention span. • The ploy of Oppression Olympics undermines focused, impactful attention to injustice by pitting all injustices against one another on a scale of leastto-most worthy of attention. • The anti-homelessness laws implemented across U.S. cities obstruct our attention to the crises of housing and poverty by removing unhoused people from public view. • The display of outrage, racism, sexism, and grandstanding from the Senate Judiciary Committee
last week was an event defined by interruption, disallowing sustained attention to the well-being (and dysfunction) of the judicial system. With so many distractions and disruptions every day, the question begs to be asked: Is sustained attention even possible? Do we possess the wisdom, the peace, the love to be unrushed in attending to one another? To be undistracted as we wrap our perfumes, our hair, our blessings around each other’s well-being? Do we know how to serve one meal at a time, like Martha? To listen to one teacher at a time, like Lazarus? To love on one dying man at a time, like Mary? For the sake of Love, I pray we do. The Rev. Rachel Hackenberg is the Managing Editor for The Pilgrim Press and FaithForming Publications for the United Church of Christ.
Calculating the Costs: Reparations Task Force Approves Expert Team to Determine Compensation Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
A day after the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans decided who would be eligible for compensation, the nine-member panel approved a framework for calculating how much should be paid -- and for which offenses -- to individuals who are Black descendants of enslaved people in the United States. The task force voted 8-0 to consider a blueprint of 13 “harms,” titled “Model 2: State Specif ic Harms/Atrocities Framework,” presented by an expert team it appointed. “The Task Force will give us some directions and what to pursue to use this framework to figure out a procedure to have calculations,” said Dr. Kaycea Campbell, a member of the expert team. “(It) will allow us to identify specific atrocities or harms for which California should compensate.” The expert panel reported that a “conservative estimate” of two million African Americans in California have ancestors who were enslaved in the United States. According to the US 2020, there are about 2.6 million Black Californians in a state that has a total population of nearly 40 million residents. The expert team identified 13 “categories” that would be the “methodology” and “procedure to calculate damages” to determine what constitutes harms and atrocities, Campbell said. Those harms include unjust property taking by eminent domain, intellectual property deprivation; homelessness; unwarranted police violence; segregated education; denial of representation on estate commissions; and housing discr imination; labor discrimination; environmental harm; mass incarceration; and sentencing; public health har ms; t ransgenerational
ef fe c t s; a mong ot he r s. The inflictions are prioritized to establish the case for compensation, with specificity to California, based on evidence gathered during witness testimonies over a course of nine months. “The list is in no way final, can be expanded, and can be shrunk,” Campbell told the task force on March 30. “But we wanted to give an idea of these particular atrocities, as they are identified, and have the task force direct us as to what we should be looking at.” Campbell, who is based on Long Beach, is an experienced career economist specializing in economic theory, analysis, and policy. The Chief Executive Officer for Ventana Capital Advisors and Associate Professor of Economics, Los Angeles Pierce College, she has a Ph.D. degree in Economics-Management from Claremont Graduate University. Campbell says the five-member unit is tasked with providing an economic perspective of the work the task force is doing, helping to quantify past economic injustices African Americans faced in the state and elsewhere, and determining what or how much compensation should be for Black people living in California. The expert team includes Williams Spriggs (former Chair of the Department of Economics at Howard University. He currently serves as chief economist for the AFL-CIO), and Thomas Craemer (Public Policy Professor at the University of Connecticut). Spriggs and Craemer testified in front of the task force last October. Rounding out the panel of experts are William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, and Kirsten Mullen, a writer, and lecturer whose work focuses on continued in next 2 columns
Calculating the Costs: Reparations Task Force Approves Expert Team to Determine Compensation...continued race, art, history, and politics. Darity is a Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy, African and African American studies, and economics at Duke University. His research focuses on racial, class and ethnic inequality and stratification economics; education and the racial achievement gap; North-South theories of trade and development; and the economics of reparations. Darity and Mullen co-authored the book, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century.” They testified before the task force during the first meeting in June 2021. The task force chose the Model 2 framework over Model 1, called the “National Reparations Framework.” The first option captures all the “opportunities and losses” linked to enslavement, Jim Crow laws, elements of lost wages, and others. The expert team expressed their concerns about the national model because many of the atrocities, discrimination, and wage gap only relate to southern territories that did not happen in California. “The national strategy of attempting to eliminate the racial wealth gap is something that is not replicated at the state level given the resources that the state of California currently possesses,” Darity said. “The second issue is the condition of racial wealth and equality in the state of California is not exclusively a consequence of a chain of events that took place solely in the state.” On March 29, the task force voted 5-4 in favor of lineage over race as the determining
factor for compensation. The members of the expert team suggested that a “reparations tribunal” would be one approach where individuals and families could establish residency and file claims of harm based on lineage. Task Force chair Kamilah Moore said the community eligibility portion will be based on lineage “determined by an individual being African American, the descendant of a (person enslaved as chattel) or descendant of a free-Black person living in the United States prior to the end of the 19th century.” By statute, the task force will issue a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2022, which will be available to the public. Model 2 of the Framework for Reparations and Calculations could “potentially” arrive with modifications when the expert team reports back to the task force during the next meeting, Moore said. After the expert team’s presentation, testimonials were provided on the “War on Drugs'' and the crack-cocaine epidemic during the March meeting. Those harms could be added to one of the categories. “I am just putting that on our radar as a potential and distinct harm,” Moore said of the injuries not currently listed in Model 2. The Task Force will hold its next meeting at San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 13 at 9 a.m. and Thursday, April 14 at 9 a.m. Third Baptist Church is at 1399 McAllister in San Francisco.
After Biden Announces Release Of Oil Reserves, Gas Prices Start to Drop Across U.S. National News In case you missed it, gas prices across the country have started to drop after President Biden announced the largest release of oil reserves in history to help American families who are paying more at the pump due to Putin’s Price Hike. Here’s a look at some of the coverage in states from Florida to California of how President Biden’s actions are helping lead Americans to pay less at the pump. In Louisiana: Minden PressHerald: Gas prices fall after US dips into Strategic Petroleum Reserve In California: KTLA: L.A.-area gas prices drop as Biden taps into petroleum reserve In Arkansas: KNOE: Arkansas gas prices fall upon Biden announcement In Florida: News4Jax: Florida gas prices decline after oil price
drop, AAA says In Texas: ABC13: Houston drivers hope to feel relief as President Biden releases plan to combat high gas prices In North Carolina: WBTV: Gas prices in the Carolinas trending downward over past week In Nevada: Las Vegas ReviewJournal: Las Vegas gas prices start April with slight decrease In Michigan: ABC12: MidMichigan drivers see slight drop in gas prices In Mississippi: WTOK: Gas prices in Miss., Ala. down from last week In South Carolina: WBTW: South Carolina gas prices continue to fall, now average $3.82 In Tennessee: NewsChannel5: Tennessee gas price average dips below $4 per gallon across the state
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Friendship Is Good for Our Mental Health “One of the things we learn in Adult Mental Health First Aid, is that spending time with your friends is good for your mental health,” said Ceseña.
Coalition Calls on the United States Preventative Services Task Force to Review its Recommendation Against Testicular Self-Exams...continued lives, and early treatment raises chances of survival and often lessens the severity of cancer treatment required.
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Andy Quintana and Perry Madison in a Dameron Communicaitons commercial for the Men's Mental Health Foundation filmed to run until November 2022. Directed by Shani Renee Hamilton, written and produced by Carl Dameron. (San Bernardino, Calif.) “It’s one of those ‘everybody knows’ things, that men tend to be reluctant to ask for help when they need it. To counter the negative stigma that’s attached to the whole mental health industry, we now offer classes for people who have friends or family that may be going through some tough times,” said Inland Empire Men’s Mental Health Program Manager Gerzon Ceseña. The Making Hope Happen Foundation offers free classes through its Inland Empire Men’s Mental Health program for people who would like to help adults and youngsters who may be having a tough time. Ceseña says, “We have three classes that teach about the warning signs for things ranging from aggressive acting-out to panic attacks, from depression to suicidal thoughts, and the right and wrong ways to approach those who are going through a rough patch and help them.” “One of the things we learn in Adult Mental Health First Aid, is that spending time with your friends is good for your mental health,” said Ceseña. The three classes are: QPR
(Question / Persuade / Refer) Gatekeeper, Adult Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid. The QPR Gatekeeper course is the shortest of the three, taking only about an hour to 90 minutes, depending on how many people are enrolled and the number of questions that are raised during the training. It covers the essentials of recognizing problem symptoms and how to help. The Adult Mental Health First Aid class has seven sections and includes videos, role-playing and descriptive scenarios so participants can rehearse realistic situations with a knowledgeable instructor and be prepared to help someone who might be reluctant to open up to mental health professional but will talk with a friend. Youth Mental Health First Aid has a self-paced opening section, followed by four more sections that cover various aspects of how to be an effective friend to a youth having problems. Ceseña recommends the QPR Gatekeeper course as a first step for people who are interested in the training. “From there, QPR grads can go on to either the
The new Bus Shelter Ad for Making Hope Happen's Inland Empire Men’s Mental Health Program's campaign: Friendship is good for our mental health. Adult or Youth First Aid class, depending on their individual focus,” he notes. Classes are delivered online via the Zoom Video Conference tool. For more information, visit: https://www.mhhfmentalhealth. org/adult.htm or call (909) 3477234. Class schedules are updated monthly. About Making Hope Happen Foundation Making Hope Happen is a nonprofit foundation linked with the San Bernardino City Unified School District. The nonprofit is based on the philosophy of Gallop Senior Scientist Dr. Shane J. Lopez. Hope allows people to envision a better future, design a path toward that future, and take
purposeful steps toward it. As a result of a deep commitment to this quest, the San Bernardino Community and School Alliance (CASA was reorganized and renamed the Making Hope Happen Foundation). The Foundation’s Inland Empire Men’s Mental Health program offers free mental health training for people who would like to be able to help friends or family members that would like to learn effective ways to approach friends or family members who seem to he has emotional or mental health problems but aren’t sure about what to say or do. For more information on The IE Men’s Mental Health Program go to the group’s web page at IEMensMentalHealth.org or call (909) 347-7234.
Coalition Calls on the United States Preventative Services Task Force to Review its Recommendation Against Testicular Self-Exams April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month World /Health News WASHINGTON — Several organizations are calling for the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to reconsider its recommendation against screening for testicular cancer, which includes a recommendation against selfexams. The coalition is also calling for increased research and greater awareness of the challenges facing testicular cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones. The coalition, which includes the Men’s Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association, Men’s Health Network, The Male Wellness Collective, the Testicular Cancer Foundation, the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation, the Testicular Cancer Society, Save the Doodads, and the University of Central Florida’s Testicular Cancer Research Collaborative, continues to rally around improving the quality of life for testicular cancer patients and survivors while bringing awareness to their issues and calling on stronger tools to assess their health and wellbeing. “This is an important time to raise awareness about testicular
cancer," said Brandon Leonard, chair of the Men’s Health Caucus of the APHA. “Testicular cancer survival rates are very high with appropriate treatment, but early detection is essential to reducing both the physical and mental impact of testicular cancer for the thousands of men and boys who are diagnosed each year. A testicular self-exam is a simple tool that men and boys can use to check for anything unusual and discuss with their provider if there is a concern.” In the U.S., males continue to be placed at unnecessary risk due to the USPSTF’s decision to recommend against testicular self-exams and against testicular cancer screening in a clinical setting. Compounding this problem is the failure of the Affordable Care Act to provide a Well Man Visit similar to the annual Well Woman Visit passed as part of the legislation. "The USPSTF continues to give a "D" grading for screening testicular self-exams. That indicates that it should not be performed or recommended and screening has more a detrimental effect for a disease
that is very curable,” said Dr Ajay Nangia, Professor and Vice-Chair of Urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. "However, there is a lack of evidence regarding any of this and the data that supports the "D" recommendation is extremely, extremely poor. We recommend and urge that the USPSTF do the right thing based on the lack of longitudinal or natural history of disease data and at least give screening testicular self-exams an indeterminate ‘I’ rating. In the absence of data, there does not mean that there is none" Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men aged between 15 and 35 years old and has the one of the highest survival rates – if found early. Those diagnosed at later stages have increased risks of anxiety, depression, heart disease, short and long-term memory loss, among other health concerns, than those who are diagnosed at earlier stages. This is in addition to issues of impotence, incontinence, or loss of libido, making awareness and early detection critically important. Yet, despite this, the USPSTF still recommends against
screening for testicular cancer in adolescent or adult males. “T he USPST F ad m its previously that there are no randomized, prospective trials on testicular self-examination,” said Michael Craycraft R.Ph., founder of the Testicular Cancer Society, “I agree with them on this point, adding that there never will be, which argues for an I statement. However, new data does show that smaller sized palpable tumors have a lower risk of late-stage diagnosis and mortality. There are also newer algorithms of combining scrotal ultrasounds with tumor markers to reduce false positive ultrasound results.” Craycraft added further that “new patient reported data indicates that testicular selfexamination, knowledge and confidence is protective of later stage diagnosis, where the treatments alone are a substantial component of disease-related mortality.” The USPSTF’s recommendation to not screen for testicular cancer goes against the available data, and the logic of preventative care. Early detection of cancer saves continued in next 2 columns
“Early detection for testicular cancer is absolutely critical. Many years of life from too many men and boys have been lost because of this disease,” said Dr. Michael J. Rovito, Associate Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Central Florida and Founder of Male Wellness Collective, “It’s time males became more aware of the risks and began to take action to become familiar with their bodies.” Rovito further suggested that “males should perform testicular self-examination monthly to monitor if anything abnormal develops. If something out of the ordinary is discovered, males should speak to their healthcare provider immediately.” "Testicular cancer remains the most common malignancy among men 20 - 40 years old. Early detection is critical in its treatment and potential cure.” said
Dr. Justin Loloi, urology resident at Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “Despite the USPSTF's recom mend at ion agai nst screening adolescent or adult males for testicular cancer via patient self-examination, further research and investigation may be warranted to determine whether self-examination plays a role in early detection and subsequent treatment. Nonetheless, we urge young men to seek urologic evaluation if there is concern for a testicular lump or lesion."Tes ticularCancerAwarenessMonth. com website helps educate people about risk factors, warning signs, and treatment options for the disease. The site offers a variety of resources to turn a difficult-todiscuss problem into an interactive and easier-to-approach learning experience, and is a great resource to help promote the importance of early screenings. The site also provides links to the websites of the organizations participating in the coalition.
California’s New CARE Court Is Justice Option for People Addicted, Mentally Ill Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
Over the last two months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with some of the state's counties to promote CARE Court. CARE Court – the acronym st a nd s for Com mu n it y, Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment – is a mental health framework the state created to help people who are suffering from mental illness and Substance Use Disorder by providing alternatives to arrests and jail if they have run-ins with the law. Newsom announced the initiative at a press conference in San Jose last month. At the event, the governor said the new statewide initiative will receive funding from his administration’s multi-year mental health budget proposal totaling nearly $10 billion per year in behavioral health programs and services. "CARE Court is about meeting people where they are and acting with compassion to support the thousands of Californians living on our streets with severe mental health and substance use disorders," said Newsom. "We are taking action to break the pattern that leaves people without hope and cycling repeatedly through homelessness and incarceration. This is a new approach to stabilize people with the hardest-to-treat behavioral health conditions." Similar programs called collaborative courts focusing on specific problem-solving solutions for offenders have already been established in a number of counties across the state. Teiahsha Bankhead, Executive Di rector of Restorat ive
Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) said the courts work. “In some counties these courts have demonstrated very positive outcomes. They are most successful in communities that are not obsessed with over-policing and harsh punishment,” said Bankhead. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lawrence G. Brown, who has extensive experience with cases that come through these types of courts, asserted that the model has been helpful in his community. "In our three mental health treatment courts in Sacramento, which serve between 150-200 participants at any given time, it would be a conservative estimate that well over half of those coming into our courts are either homeless or have housing instability," said Brown. “Based on our experience, if a person can be connected to meaningful treatment services, coupled with judicial oversight, there can be a profound impact on recidivism and hospitalizations,” he continued. Rhonda Smith, executive director of the California Black Health Network, is pleased to see the gap that CARE Court is closing but she is concerned about people the criminal justice program might miss. "If someone doesn't pass the screening test, what happens to that person? What kind of safety net is there for them?" Smith asked. Bankhead believes CARE Court is a necessary measure continued on page 8
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Two Suspects, Brothers, Arrested in Sacramento Mass Shooting Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
Simeon Gant, resident and Capitol staffer, posted on Facebook a candle at a candlelit vigil held Monday, April 4, in downtown Sacramento. The Sacramento Police Department (Sac PD) has made two arrests in the mass shooting that happened in the early hours of April 3 in downtown Sacramento. Brothers, Dandre Martin, 26, and Smiley Martin, 27, are in SAC PD custody. Dandre Martin was booked Monday for felony assault and illegal firearm possession charges, according to Sac PD. Charges against Smiley Martin, who was hospitalized after sustaining injuries during the shooting, are for possession of a firearm by a prohibitive person and possession of machine gun.
According to public records, the younger Martin has an outstanding arrest warrant in Riverside County for violating two terms of his probation related to a domestic violence arrest in 2014. Six people died from the shooting. The 12 wounded individuals who survived the incident suffer from minor to critical gunshot wounds. They are all in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing. “We want to thank the community for the overwhelming assistance that has been provided. To date, we have received over 100 videos and/or photo files
provided through the community evidence portal. We continue to encourage the community to use the community evidence portal to directly provide the department with photos and videos,” Sac PD said in a statement Apr. 4 As the investigation progressed, Sac PD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and other detectives served search warrants at three residences in an area that has yet to be disclosed. At least one handgun reportedly related to the shooting has been recovered. The shootings that have made headlines across the state and around the world happened in an area near the California State Capitol known for its restaurants and bars, a popular after-work hangout for politicians, staffers and other government workers. Around 2:00 a.m., Sac PD officers responded to the sounds of shots fired in the busy part of downtown around 10th and K Streets, four blocks east of the Golden 1 Center where the NBA’s Sacramento Kings play. Over 100 rounds were reportedly fired into a crowd. The deceased are Sergio Harris, 38; Melinda Davis, 57; Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21; Johntaya Alexander, 21; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and 29-year-old DeVazia Turner. Stevante Clark, a local activist, told California Black Media two victims, Harris
and Turner, were related. Clark said he was with Harris’s wife Leticia Harris when a Sac PD Captain, at Clark’s insistence, told her about her husband’s death. Clark said Mrs. Harris was “out there all (Sunday) morning,” trying to get information. “This is so sad. It breaks my heart” Clark said. “This is community violence.” The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office will be “reviewing all related evidence in this investigation” to determine appropriate charges, the Sac PD stated. On the afternoon of Apr. 3, Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said a “stolen handgun” was recovered at the scene. Sunday’s mass shooting is the second in Sacramento in under two months. On Feb. 28, five people were shot and killed after a man opened fire at a church in the state’s capital. The man shot and killed his three children and a man who was with them before taking his own life. No link has been established between the mass shooting and organized crime, but gang activity has been on the rise in Sacramento. In November 2021, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the results of a multiagency investigation into Sacramento-based criminal street gang activity that continued in last 2 columns
California’s New CARE Court Is Justice Option for People Addicted, Mentally Ill...continued from page 7 in a society that has been rethinking crime and punishment. “In a humane, civil society members take into consideration disabling health considerations without punishing people for consequences of illnesses beyond their control,” points out Bankhead. "A CARE Court should result in lower costs for custodial care of people who have caused harm as additional resources and treatment alternatives will mean fewer people serving time in county jails and state prisons for charges that are essentially health violations," continued Bankhead. While the US accounts for 5% of the world's population, it accounts for almost 25% of the world's prisoners, according to the American Psychological Association. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Black people make up almost 40% of the nation's incarcerated population, although they are about 13% of the population. In California, the imprisonment rate of Black men alone is almost ten times higher than the rate for White men, according to numbers provided by the Public Policy Institute of California. "Because of the disproportionate incarceration of Black, indigenous and other people of color we would expect overall reductions in incarceration rates with accompanying improvements
in community health and wellbeing," said Bankhead. "I n CA R E Cou r t the criminalization of young Black men and women will hopefully be eliminated, shifted and lifted as seriously mentally ill people of color will be evaluated more comprehensively for mental illness and offered real support, treatment, alternatives and opportunities to heal," she continued. Experts estimate that about 10% to 25% of the nation's prison population suffer from severe mental illness and 42% struggle with substance addiction. According to California Health Policy Strategies, open mental health cases in California increased by 42% between 2009 and 2019. During that period, the yearly average of daily intakes of open mental health cases increased by 62%. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated in 2015 that 45% of the nation's homeless population suffered from mental illness. "There’s nothing compassionate about continuing to allow the current cycle of homelessness and incarceration to continue. My Ad minist ration will continue hosting CA R E Court roundtables across the state listening to impacted Californians and stakeholders about thei r exper iences and needs," Newsom said.
Two Suspects, Brothers, Arrested in Sacramento Mass Shooting...continued resulted in a number of arrests. Gangs in the area are allegedly responsible for a series of violent crimes, including homicides. A total of 26 individuals were arrested, and more than 125 firearms were seized by state agents. Most of the f irear ms conf iscated were assault weapons, including “ghost guns.” Ghost guns are un-serialized and untraceable firearms that can be purchased online and assembled. They are often sold through “ghost gun kits.”
Lester did not provide details of the stolen handgun used in Sacramento’s most recent shooting, but the SAC PD chief said a semi-automatic, highvelocity weapon was used. “What happened is the biggest and most recent example of what we all know,” Lester said at a news conference hours after the deadliest shooting in the city’s history. “Gun violence is truly a crisis in our community, and it has increased not only here in Sacramento but across the nation.”
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Supervisors Approve $10K Reward Offer for Deadly Long Beach Apartment Hitand-Run County/ Political News Los Angeles, CA — Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $10,000 reward offered by Supervisor Janice Hahn for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a Long Beach hit-and-run crash into an apartment building that killed a 42-year-old man and his three-year-old daughter. “The Palacios family has been devastated by this hit-andrun crash that took the lives of a man and his young daughter,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “If you have any information about the whereabouts of the suspect in this crime, I urge you to come forward. This family needs and deserves justice.” On March 1st Jose Palacios Gonzalez and his 3-year-old daughter Samantha Palacios
were in their apartment on Rose Avenue near East Artesia Boulevard when a driver in a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup struck the building at around 10 p.m. Jose was pronounced dead at the scene. Samantha was taken to a hospital, where she later died. The driver has been identified as 24-year-old Octavio Montano, who allegedly ran away from the scene following the collision. Montano was described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and unspecified tattoos on his right forearm. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call LBPD Detective Kevin Johansen at 562-5707355. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.