Vol 65 No. 45 Thursday, November 6, 2025

AllHonoring Who Served HAPPY VETERANS DAY

HALFWAY TO CHAINS: WHAT’S ALREADY BEEN ENFORCED UNDER PROJECT 2025

By Stacy M. Brown

They said it would never happen here. Yet here we are. Forty-eight percent of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s fascist playbook for dismantling American democracy, has already been put into motion. Nearly half of this regime’s roadmap to erase civil rights, gut public programs, and reimpose racial hierarchy has been realized, with Black America once again standing at the edge of the abyss.

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Covered California kicked off its open-enrollment period for 2026 coverage on Nov. 1 amid uncertainty surrounding the enhanced premium tax credits that have delivered greater affordability and record enrollment across the nation.

This marks the 13th open-enrollment period under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which since its inception has helped tens of millions of Americans access health insurance, including a record nearly 2 million Californians heading into 2026. Today, more than 24 million Americans are insured through a marketplace plan. Open enrollment, which runs through Jan. 31, 2026, is when Californians can sign up for, renew or shop for a new health insurance plan. Since 2021, the federal government has helped millions of Americans afford health insurance through enhanced premium tax credits that reduce the cost of monthly premiums. The federal government made premium tax credits for lower-income enrollees more generous and provided tax credits to middle income consumers for the first time, putting money directly back in the pockets of consumers.

Those enhanced tax credits are set to expire at the end of this year without Congressional action and have been the key point of debate in the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Without an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits, monthly premiums are projected to rise by 97 percent on average for more than 1.7 million Californians enrolled and receiving financial assistance through Covered California. This includes more than 160,000 middle-income consumers who currently receive the federal enhanced premium tax credits but would lose eligibility in 2026. Faced with the full premium cost of coverage without financial help, they would be at risk of dropping health insurance.

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By Dr. John E. Warren PUBLISHER, SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSPAPER

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NNPA

On November 11, 2025 Americans will honor those brave men and women who have served in the military. As a reminder, it all started on November 11, 1918, when an Armistice between the Allied forces of World War I and Germany went into effect. In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11th Armistice Day, in recognition of the end of the War that was to end all Wars. In 1938, the U.S. Congress passed an Act declaring November 11, Armistice Day, a national holiday. In 1954, after World War II, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed and the Congress approved changing the name Armistice Day to Veterans Day, honoring all Americans who had served in all wars.

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DELAYS CALFRESH BENEFITS

The federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, 2025, will now delay CalFresh benefits being issued regardless of whether a budget deal is reached this week.

The length of the delay for people to receive November benefits is unknown at this time.

It will depend on when the government reopens and the amount of time to restart

the federal funding of benefits.

CalFresh beneficiaries who have a balance on their EBT card from prior months [are] still able to use their benefits on Nov. 1 and after.

CalFresh is the federal food assistance program known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and also commonly referred to as EBT or Food Stamps.

CalFresh benefits are 100 percent federally funded. People can stay informed by checking both the County’s CalFresh website, and the BenefitsCal website for updates. CalFresh beneficiaries can check their balance by calling the number on the back of the EBT card.

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MILLIONS FACE THREATS TO THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE, EXPERTS OFFER PRACTICAL ADVICE

By Edward Henderson CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA

For years, Los Angeles-based painter Mia Gardner has relied on side jobs and part-time work to keep her art career afloat. But lately, her biggest challenge hasn’t been finding inspiration — it’s finding

“I looked at the marketplace last month, and the lowest plan I could find was nearly $500 a month,” Gardner said. “That’s half my share of rent. I’ve had to skip checkups and just hope nothing major happens.”

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION chains

Project 2025 was never just a “policy plan.” It was a declaration of war on pluralism itself. A promise by Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller to chain the machinery of government to white nationalism, Christian dominance, and patriarchal control. The American Civil Liberties Union warned that it would replace the rule of law with right-wing ideals, reviving 19th-century bans on abortion, dismantling civil rights enforcement, and weaponizing federal agencies against immigrants and protestors. Now, the chains are tightening.

The Center for Progressive Reform reports that 251 of the 532 Project 2025 actions have been executed. Entire agencies that were once meant to serve and protect have been hollowed out, their missions inverted. Within the Department of Justice, Trump’s appointees have revived the death penalty, reinstated the racist China Initiative, and authorized aggressive prosecutions of local officials who refuse to enforce his version of “law and order.” Civil rights enforcement has been stripped bare; instead of protecting citizens from discrimination, the DOJ now protects power from dissent.

OPEN ENROLLMENT

California Is Taking Steps to Protect the Most Vulnerable From Increasing Costs

In 2025, Gov. Newsom and the California Legislature increased state funding available for the enhanced cost-sharing reduction program, appropriating $165 million to expand eligibility. This allowed Californians with incomes above 200 percent of the federal poverty level to enroll in an Enhanced Silver 73 plan with no deductibles and reduced out-of-pocket costs.

At the Department of Education, Title IX protections for women and LGBTQ students have been rolled back, and the Office for Civil Rights dismantled. Public education is being replaced with privatized indoctrination, pushing “parental rights” that serve as a Trojan horse for white Christian control. Even special education programs have been gutted, leaving millions of disabled children abandoned in the name of “efficiency.”

The Department of Health and Human Services, which was once a guardian of public welfare, has been turned into a moral police force. Abortion access is being criminalized, Planned Parenthood defunded, and data on gender identity erased from health surveys. The new public health priorities are “fertility awareness” and “family discipline,” language straight from the Heritage Foundation’s patriarchal gospel. In housing, Trump’s HUD has repealed fair housing protections and reintroduced policies that penalize single mothers while rewarding “marriage stability.” The echoes of Jim Crow are unmistakable. Homes and neighborhoods once opened through decades of civil rights struggle are being closed again under the pretext of “local control.”

Project 2025’s architects have already unleashed the machinery of cruelty on immigrants and communities of color. Thousands have been

For 2026, the state has allocated $190 million to provide state-funded tax credits for individuals earning up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level. This support will help keep monthly premiums consistent with 2025 levels for those with an annual income of up to $23,475 for an individual or $48,225 for a family of four. It will extend partial additional assistance to those earning up to $25,823 for an individual or $53,048 for a family of four.

While this funding offers a meaningful lifeline for the lowest-income Covered California enrollees, it cannot replace the nearly $2.5 billion in enhanced premium tax credits that Californians receive from the federal government annually. However, if Congress takes action to extend the federal enhanced premium

rounded up under ICE raids that blur the line between citizen and foreigner. It’s a calculated terror tactic meant to normalize the surveillance and detention of Black and brown bodies. Families have been separated again. Birthright citizenship is under attack. ICE, that iron emblem of modern slavery, now casts a shadow over the same soil where slave patrols once hunted the enslaved.

This is not accidental. It is the vision of Russell Vought, who co-authored the 900-page “Mandate for Leadership,” the Project 2025 manifesto. As Trump’s budget director and now his ideological enforcer, Vought believes in purging the federal government of “unfaithful” employees, which means anyone who resists his religious and racial orthodoxy. Stephen Miller, the same architect of family separation and Muslim bans, is back to oversee deportations, surveillance, and the silencing of dissent. Their fingerprints are everywhere, from the federal hiring purges to the empowerment of police forces granted immunity from prosecution.

Nearly half of the Project 2025 vision has already been achieved, and it is remaking America into a parody of its democratic promise. The Environmental Protection Agency has reversed greenhouse gas regulations, the Department of Agriculture has reinstated draconian work

tax credits, Covered California will be able to maintain the current state enhanced benefit program, which would allow most Covered California enrollees to purchase health plans with lower out-of-pocket costs.

Get Help Signing up for Coverage

Enrollment help is always free, confidential, and available in multiple languages through thousands of certified insurance agents and community organizations statewide. Consumers can learn more about their options at CoveredCA.com. Californians can also:

• Get free and confidential assistance by phone, in a variety of languages, from more

calfresh

To provide additional support and information on food resources to impacted CalFresh beneficiaries, the County’s Self-Sufficiency Services

Access Customer Service Call Center — 1-866262-9881– will be open Saturday, Nov. 1, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The federal government shut down began Oct. 1, 2025, because Congress has not passed a new funding bill. CalFresh is a federal program, managed by the State and administered by counties.

Benefits are fully funded through the federal government. Without new funds, the federal government cannot continue funding CalFresh benefits.

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Gardner’s struggle reflects a growing crisis for Californians who buy their own health insurance. With the introduction of House Resolution (H.R.)1, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and passed by Congressional Republicans, millions could soon face higher premiums or lose coverage entirely.

Rhonda Smith, Executive Director of the California Black Health Network (CBHN), said H.R.1 poses an especially serious threat to people who fall between employer-based and government-sponsored coverage — freelancers, gig workers, and small business owners like Gardner.

CBHN hosted a digital webinar on Oct. 22, the final in a five-part series titled ‘Financing Your Health Care’. Dr. Melissa Clarke, a public health physician and policy analyst, led the session which focused on the issues H.R.1 creates along with possible solutions for individuals at risk of losing their coverage.

“The Affordable Care Act created a mechanism for people to buy insurance as individuals, on a sliding scale based on income,” Clarke said. “That opened access for millions. The ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ by contrast, makes it harder for people to qualify for Medicaid and harder to afford insurance on the Obamacare marketplace.”

Under H.R.1, federal funding cuts of up to $800 billion to Medicaid would shift more costs onto states, leading to stricter eligibility limits and frequent income verifications. Simultaneously, marketplace subsidies that make individual plans affordable are set to be rolled back.

requirements for food aid, and the White House itself now dictates loyalty tests for every federal employee. This is not governance, it is occupation.

The Center for Progressive Reform notes that Trump’s government shutdown in October 2025 was not a failure of management but a strategy. A deliberate effort to dismantle public programs while blaming “big government” for their collapse. He used the shutdown, as the report states, “as an excuse to advance his goals of slashing programs that benefit millions of Americans.” In this America, cruelty has become the operating principle. The poor are starved to feed the rich, the immigrant is caged to comfort the fearful, and truth itself is outlawed. He once warned that if we do not confront the truth of who we are, we will be consumed by it.

Project 2025 is the truth of America unmasked. A nation willing to trade freedom for dominance, justice for vengeance, and compassion for control. Nearly half of the chains have already been forged. They rattle in our schools, our hospitals, our courts, our homes. And while they may not yet bind every wrist, they are ready. The architects of Project 2025 have made their intention plain. To enslave the will of a free people through law, bureaucracy, and fear.

We are halfway to chains.

than 14,000 certified agents and community-based organizations throughout the state that provide free, confidential help in whatever language or dialect consumers prefer.

• Request a call from a certified enroller for personalized help, at no cost.

• Call Covered California directly at (800) 300 -1506.

To ensure coverage for all of 2026, consumers must select a health plan by Dec. 31. Read the full article online at www.sdvoice.info

The County of San Diego is encouraging local CalFresh beneficiaries to access local food resources. Information on food resources is available through the 211 San Diego webpage or by calling 211 San Diego.

Additional resources including, food banks and pantries located throughout the region can be accessed using the Feeding San Diego interactive map or San Diego Food Bank interactive map.

In San Diego County, about 395,000 individuals in nearly 240,000 households receive CalFresh benefits, based on their income. For example, a family of four must make less than $5,360 a month to qualify.

At this time, CalWORKs benefits for the month of November 2025 are not impacted.

“Without those subsidies,” she said, “the average person simply won’t be able to afford coverage. People make choices based on their pocketbook — and if coverage becomes too expensive, they’ll go without.

For working-class Californians, especially those earning too much to qualify for Medi-Cal but too little to afford private insurance, the consequences are personal and immediate.

Gardner said she’s already started rationing her asthma inhalers and skipping preventive care.

Clarke emphasized that there are still real options for people navigating this new landscape. Her top recommendation: community health centers, which operate in nearly every county and provide primary care on a sliding scale based on income.

You can find community care centers in your area on the California Social Services website.

She also urged patients to look into medication assistance programs, such as NeedyMeds. org or manufacturer discount cards, which can help lower prescription costs for chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma. The CancerCare Copayment Assistance Foundation is another outlet Dr. Clarke mentioned to provide assistance.

Finally, for those losing Medicaid or Medi-Cal coverage, Clarke encouraged appealing the decision. She mentioned that at times the decision is based on missing paperwork or outdated income information, but patients need to act quickly to avoid a lapse in coverage. She also encouraged attendees to negotiate hospital fees even if you

REMEMBERING AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS WITH HONOR

But the celebrations we have today do not do justice to the African Americans who have fought and died for America, in spite of the racism and segregated practices that have denied us full and equal treatment. Consider the following Hall of Fame of African Americans who have served and in many instances, died for this country:

Crispus Attucks, son of a slave, first American casualty of the Revolutionary War. March 5, 1770; Nurse Susie King Taylor, who in the 1800s, when it was illegal for African Americans to be educated, snuck in lessons at an underground school which she built with her passion to help others. She met and worked alongside Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.

By Dr. Frances Murphy Draper CEO AND PUBLISHER OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

As Americans worry whether they’ll get their next paycheck, keep the lights on, or afford dinner tonight, an internal email dated October 31, 2025, from the halls of the U.S. Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense) lands — addressed to “Policy Colleagues,” wishing them a “Happy Halloween” and announcing that the 59-minute early-departure rule is in effect so everyone can get home for trick-or-treating.

During the Civil War; Lewis Martin of the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry, who lost a leg and an arm following the Battle of the Crater in July 1864; the Buffalo Soldiers, as the Colored Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry became known, who fought both in the Civil War and the Indian Wars where they got the name “Buffalo” from Native Americans; and Corporal Freddie Stowers, who led the allBlack 371st Infantry Regiment in France in a successful battle against German troops and was recommended for the Medal of Honor which was not given to him until 70 years later and awarded posthumously to his family. We also remember Corporal John T. Van Rensalier of the 350th HQ Battalion who was awarded the French Legion of Honor in WWI; Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Mess Stewart in the U.S. Navy, who became the first African American to win the Navy Cross based on service at Pearl Harbor in WWII. Let us not forget African American women like Colonel Margaret Barley serving in WWI and fighting for integrated military housing when Blacks were still fighting and living in a segregated army.

Let us remember Colonel Charles Young, the 3rd African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy and the first African American to reach the rank of "Colonel" in the U.S. Army; or the Tuskegee Airmen, Colored fighter pilots who never lost a plane they were escorting during WWII and paved the way for more than 1.2 million African Americans to enter the service during and following that war.

We have seen from history that African Americans who fought for the freedom of others on distant shores, came home to disenfranchisement, segregation, and subhuman treatment on every front where they should have re-

the most vulnerable are pleading for relief — what message does it send to grant time off for trick-or-treating?

ceived respect and equality for having served. We have seen from a historical point that a Black soldier named Charles Lewis, recently discharged from the military, was lynched in uniform in Hichman, Kentucky; in 1944, four Black soldiers after a white store owner claimed they tried to take over his place; in 1947, we repeat, how Joe Nathan Roberts, a Black Navy Veteran studying at Temple University on the G.I. Bill was abducted and shot because he wouldn’t say “Sir” to white men.

We remember with pride our pioneering Black generals like General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., U.S. Army, the first African American to obtain that rank in the U.S. Army, and his son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., U.S. Air Force, as well as General Daniel “Chappy” James, fighter pilot, U.S. Air Force and General Colin Powell, City College of New York ROTC graduate who rose to become a four-star general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, twice, as well as the first African American Secretary of State under President George Bush.

Of the 3547 Medals of Honor given out since the beginning of this award, 96 have been given to African Americans, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The first African American to receive the medal was William Carney on July 18, 1863.

So, this Veterans Day, all African Americans have a very special and proud history to celebrate, recognizing that among those we honor and remember are our own countless “Band of Brothers and Sisters” that must not be forgotten in the first of parades and holiday sales.

“And still we rise.”

COMPASSION HAS LEFT THE BUILDING LEGALLY WRITTEN: THE MISSING VOICE IN AMERICA’S ACCESS TO JUSTICE

The message is loud and clear: “Our comfort matters more than your hardship.”

Hypocrisy is easy. Indifference takes practice. But moral blindness — the kind that allows a nation’s leaders to lavish themselves with luxury while ignoring hunger in the streets — that’s something else entirely.

By Kisha Brown SPECIAL TO THE AFRO

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The sender? Elbridge A. Colby, Under Secretary of War for Policy.

Let that sink in.

People are being laid off. Budgets are frozen. Contractors are waiting months for payment. Air traffic controllers and TSA officers — the people who keep our skies safe and our airports functioning — are working without pay during this shutdown, trying to stay focused while wondering how to feed their families. Morale across the federal workforce is scraping bottom. And yet, in the corridors of power, someone thought it appropriate to celebrate a secular holiday with early dismissal. The symbolism couldn’t be clearer.

The Cruelty Is the Point

While ordinary Americans face economic whiplash and mounting uncertainty, government insiders are handing out candy — not compassion. And even as the nation tightens its belt, #47 has already demolished the historic East Wing of the White House to build a sprawling ballroom fit for royalty. A ballroom. While millions struggle to make rent.

This isn’t just tone-deaf. It’s heartless.

Leadership should model sacrifice, not spectacle. True public service calls for empathy, not excess. When government workers are going unpaid, when families are skipping meals, when

And let’s be clear: only Congress has the constitutional authority to create, dissolve, or formally rename a federal department. The president’s September 5, 2025, executive order allows “Department of War” as a secondary or official styling, but the legal name remains the Department of Defense unless Congress changes it.

When Democracy Becomes a Dirty Word

Whatever happened to “government of the people, by the people, for the people”? It’s been looking more like government above the people, apart from the people, against the people — ever since #47 was sworn in.

And now, even the word democracy itself has become suspect — quietly dropped from philanthropic mission statements and placed on “avoid lists” alongside diversity, equity, inclusion, and even Black. When the ideals that define our shared humanity are treated as liabilities, we are in dangerous territory indeed.

Bring Back Compassion and Courage

It’s time to bring compassion back into public service — and courage back into civic life. Leadership is not about privilege, but about responsibility. Until that happens, the rest of us — the people who still believe in justice, empathy, and truth — will keep holding up the mirror.

Because someone must remind those in power what service really means — that they exist to serve the people, not the other way around.

“Access to justice” is a term of art and action in legal and policy circles — a call for better inclusion and participation in our legal system. That system of course is not relegated to just the courts; it includes nearly every facet of life from healthcare to education to housing to business. However, without a holistic look at access to justice, the conversation often skips over the personal realities facing one of the most marginalized groups in America—Black people.

For our community, the issue isn’t simply about pro bono hours or right to counsel theories. Albeit important to the legal system, neither are guaranteed to move the needle and more often just feed the nonprofit industrial complex with more feel good efforts.

For Black people to find, trust and afford legal counsel that sees us fully and fights for our interests before crisis strikes is paramount to our success and survival. That’s why I spend so much time building Justis Connection: The Black Lawyer Directory as a comprehensive one stop resource to help

The ability to navigate smoothly through the inevitable challenges of life is critical to maximizing one’s time and resources for earning a living and leisure.

In the midst of advancements, we are living in a time when the racial wealth gap continues to widen and the lack of legal counsel plays a huge role in stalling and stunting any advancements. Think- the erosion of housing equity from racially motivated appraisal devaluations that have robbed majority Black jurisdictions, like Baltimore City and Prince George’s County, of tax dollars and Black homeowners of equity rich homes.

So when we talk about access to justice we’re not just talking about whether Tyrone has a good public defender or whether there’s a good prosecutor on the other side. Access to justice in the context of legal counsel is mostly about the first-generation business owner to the seasoned yet isolated professionals to retirees navigating estate planning who often have more at stake and less legal guidance.

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IN MORE NEWS HEALTH

Have You Checked Your Mood Recently?

Every October, the County reminds San Diegans to ask themselves how they’re feeling as part of Check your Mood, an initiative to promote mental health screenings.

Check Your Mood encourages residents to take a quick online self-assessment to determine whether they are experiencing normal levels of stress and are being mindful of their mental health. The assessment is not diagnostic, but a great way to help monitor mood and overall emotional well-being.

While October serves as a reminder, behavioral health professionals recommend people perform a mental health check-in year-round.

People who experience mental illness like depression are not alone. The national Department of Health and Human Services says one in five U.S. adults experiences a mental illness each year.

Symptoms of depression can include lack of energy, sadness, loss of interest in activities that previously brought joy, and trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Ways to Feel Better

Self-care tips like connecting with friends and family, going for a walk outside, mediating, eating health nutritious meals and listening to music and dancing can help.

No-cost resources are available to help people experiencing a mental health challenge that can affect thinking, emotions, behaviors or mood.

The County’s 30-D ay Mental Wellness Practice, is a free and friendly way to engage in daily self-care activities like developing a nighttime routine, trying a new recipe, calling a loved one, doing a one-day digital detox, coloring or watching the sunset. For the younger crowd, a new Youth Mental Wellness Practice is available.

The County’s Up2SD.org and OwnYourMindset.org w ebsites also have resources for adults and youth to take control of their mental health.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health challenge, call the San Diego Access and Crisis Line at 1-888-724-7240 or 988 . Calls are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by experienced counselors, and offer help in more than 200 languages.

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Mr. Thomas Bell, an original not to be imitated, one of a kind. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1944, he was the fifth of six children, five brothers and one sister, to Essemenia and Richard Bell.

Thomas attended Corpus Christi High School in Chicago and after graduation, the La Salette Seminary in Jefferson City, Missouri, for two years. He returned to Chicago and worked for Western Electric in the drafting department.

He was drafted into the Army, was trained as an MP (Military Police), and was stationed at the DMZ in Korea. After his discharge, he enrolled in Lincoln University of Missouri and graduated

Mitri's Delights, a dessert shop, hosted its one-year anniversary/grand reopening at Mission Valley Mall on June 8, 2025, proudly standing as the only Black women-owned storefront in the mall. The reopening brings an array of new features designed to enhance the customer experience. Known for its delectable desserts, Mitri's Delights is expanding its offerings to include a vibrant beverage menu, featuring exotic lemonades, refreshing smoothies, and a delightful tea bar.

In a commitment to supporting local businesses and fostering community, Mitri's Delights showcases an assortment of products from fellow women and Black-owned dessert companies. Customers can indulge in the sweet creations from ‘Hey Sugar,’ ‘Sweets By Thick,’ and ‘Pastry's by Jazmyne,’ allowing guests to enjoy a diverse range of treats while uplifting local entrepreneurs.

Additionally, the newly introduced flower bar transforms Mitri's Delights

into a one-stop shop for gifting needs. Customers can now find beautifully arranged flowers alongside their favorite desserts, reminiscent of beloved brands like Shari’s Berries and Pro Flowers, all in one convenient location.

Thomas

By Matt Brown

The coalition of New York NAACP chapters had just begun its annual state convention when Letitia James, a longtime member and the state’s attorney general, canceled her appearance. James had just been indicted by the Justice Department for alleged mortgage fraud, a charge which she called “baseless” and “a grave violation of our constitutional order.”

For the New York convention’s organizers, the moment was alarming and underscored the gathering’s importance, which featured multiple sessions on building political power at the state level in response to what NAACP leaders called federal attacks on social welfare, civil rights and the rule of law.

The indictment of James, who had previously prosecuted the Trump Organization for business fraud, immediately sparked debate over whether the justice system had been politicized for President Donald Trump’s personal grievances. It also drew many parallels with the recent effort by Trump to remove a Federal Reserve Board governor, Lisa Cook, from her post over similar allegations.

Claims Against James And Cook Carry Symbolic Weight

The claims also have symbolic weight

to Black families, Arline-Bradley said, where property ownership has historically been restricted by the legal system through o utright and implicit discrimination. Homeownership has since become a disproportionate — and sometimes sole — avenue of wealth creation for Black Americans. And a recent national survey shows a widening of the racial wealth gap between white and Black individuals, even as income has increased for Black workers.

The Trump administration contends its prosecution of James over alleged mortgage fraud is justified and impartial. “No one is above the law,” Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said in a statement.

Critics of the administration have countered that the administration’s actions amount to political retribution and an attempt to unlawfully consolidate power. Black leaders have further argued that the administration’s ac tions have come at the expense of trailblazing Black leaders and Black communities.

“President Trump has made clear through his own public comments against Attorney General James that the goal of this indictment is simply to exact retribution against his political opponents,” Yvette Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in a statement.

Case Against James ‘Very Uncommon,’ Legal Expert Says

In addition to James, the Trump Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for making a false statement and obstruction of justice related to a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee testimony.

Experts question the merits and motives of the mortgage fraud inquiries. “It is very uncommon for prosecutors to bring these sorts of claims absent a pattern of malicious activity or evidence that the individual has actually harmed the bank by not paying their mortgage or if it’s part of a much larger fraudulent scheme,” said Paul Schiff Berman, a professor of law at the George Washington University School of Law.

Regardless of the ensuing legal debates, allies of James say they are ready to support her in whatever manner is needed. Organizers at the New York conference say she is welcome to return to the event when ready.

AMERICA’S LONG HISTORY OF BLACK VOTER SUPPRESSION

A timeline of new and old efforts to limit the political power of Black Americans and other voters of color

By Brandon Tensley CNN, WITH UPDATES BY CNN EDITORIAL RESEARCH AND V&V STAFF

“We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we’ve ever seen since the Jim Crow era. This is Jim Crow in new clothes.” That was newly elected Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, giving his maiden floor speech in March 2021. His focus on the past — on how racial hierarchies persist — makes good sense.

Much of the legislative blitz, which followed Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the November 2020 presidential election, disproportionately targets voters of color — in particular Black voters The assault on participatory democracy is consistent with a long US history of political machinations intended to ensure power for White men and keep it at a distance for everyone else, most especially Black Americans who historically play a critical role in elections.

The timeline below lays out some important dates in this history, as well as dates that mark significant advancements in voting rights.

The Reign of Jim Crow

Around the turn of the 20th century, Southern lawmakers, aware of the fact that chise Black voters, began to impose an elaborate mix of, among other things, registration literacy tests and understanding clauses designed to underpin a new racial regime.

According to Columbia University history professor Eric Foner, the Reconstruction era began more than a year before the end of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln, the country’s first Republican president, “announced a plan to establish governments in the South loyal to the Union.”

These governments backed legislation guaranteeing Black Americans’ rights and were vehemently opposed by the counter-revolutionary “Redemption” movement that swept the South. December 1863

April 9, 1865 August 12, 1890

Civil War effectively ends Mississippi constitutional convention begins

Democratic President Andrew Johnson gives his annual message to Congress

In his message, Johnson’s racist remarks illuminated the controversy that still raged over Black Americans’ hardfought rights during the tumultuous period following the Civil War.

The goal was to suppress turnout among Black voters (and anyone who supported Reconstruction efforts) — earlier that year, Louisiana voters had ratified a state constitution that enfranchised Black men.

The massacre showed “the lengths to which some opponents of Reconstruction would go to regain their accustomed authority,” Foner documents in his 1988 book, “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877.”

The first of the three Reconstruction amendments, the 13th Amendment ended slavery “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Delegates convened to rewrite Mississippi’s constitution — to skirt the 15th Amendment and functionally disenfranchise Black voters.

3, 1944

Court decides in Smith v. Allwright

The 8-1 decision overturned (Grovey v. Townsend, 1935), concluding that it was in violation of the 14th and 15th Amendments for the Texas Democratic Party to prohibit Black Americans from voting in the Democratic primary, signalling the beginning of the Second Reconstruction, the modern civil rights movement and political and social advances for Black Americans.

The second of the three Reconstruction amendments, the 14th Amendment extended citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States” and also secured all citizens “equal protection under the laws.”

The third of the three Reconstruction amendments, the 15th Amendment prohibited states from taking away the right to vote “on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” But states could still impose voter qualifications. And in time, many former Confederate states did exactly that.

Settling the disputed 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, Democrats agreed to give Hayes the presidency on the understanding that the federal government would remove its troops from the former Confederate states. This compromise — or as some historians have it, betrayal — marked the end of Reconstruction.

7, 1965

In Alabama, up to 600 activists march from Selma to Montgomery to protest for Black voting rights. They were attacked by state troopers with billy clubs and tear gas when they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The images of the assault accelerated the passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965.

27, 2006

Post-Shelby County

Following the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in the Shelby County v. Holder case, states in the South and beyond began to unleash a wave of election changes to take advantage of the Court’s erosion of the VRA’s protections. These changes continue to this day.

SUPPRESSION

The 5-4 decision defanged the VRA by freeing jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination in voting from having to gain federal approval, called “preclearance,” before changing their election laws.

that they couldn’t explicitly disenfranregistration requirements, poll taxes, regime.

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that Oklahoma’s grandfather exemption to literacy tests violated the 15th and helped establish the National for the Advancement of Colored (NAACP) as a key voting rights advocate Americans.

A Confederate flag-waving mob laid siege to the US Capitol. Rioters sought to overturn Biden’s victory in the November election. Observers pointed out how the attack echoed previous instances of White backlash to racial equality, given the pivotal role that Black voters played in the 2020 contest and the prevalence of White supremacist and extremist symbols among the rioters.

Also called the Voting Rights Advancement Act, HR 4 would revise parts of the VRA that were gutted as a result of the 2013 Shelby County decision.

cities that are majority Black or have significant Black populations.

prohibits employment discrimination based religion, sex and national origin, and expanded to protect against discrimination sexual orientation and gender identity.

SB 90 imposes stricter voter identification requirements for voting by mail, limits who can pick up and return a voter’s ballot, and prohibits private funding for elections, among other things.

The US Supreme Court decides (6-3) two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast do not violate the Voting Rights Act that bars regulations that result in racial discrimination. The ruling by the conservative-majority court will limit the ability of minorities to challenge state laws in the future that they say are discriminatory under the Voting Rights Act.

In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court allows a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to remain in place, freezing a lower court ruling that said the map likely violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of African American voters.

In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court upholds a key section of the Voting Rights Act, ordering Alabama officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals narrows the scope of the Voting Rights Act for redistricting cases in a large swath of the South, ruling against the Justice Department and voters of color who had challenged Galveston, Texas’ county commission map for how it had been redrawn to dismantle a district where minorities made up a majority of the population.

SB 202 imposes new voter identification requirements for absentee ballots, allows state officials to take over local election boards, curbs the use of ballot drop boxes and makes it a crime for people who aren’t poll workers to approach voters in line to give them food and water.

Democrat Stacey Abrams — who founded Fair Fight after losing to Kemp in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, a race choked with controversy — has been vocal in her opposition to Georgia Republicans’ antidemocratic maneuvering.

The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals shuts down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights

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By Bo Tefu California Black Media

Gov. Newsom: USDA Needs to Release All Available SNAP Funds

Gov. Gavin Newsom applauded two federal court rulings that found the Trump Administration illegally withheld Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds amid the ongoing government shutdown, calling the decisions a “major win for all Americans.”

“I’m proud to see courts agree that the Trump Administration has a legal responsibility to support the SNAP program. The USDA needs to release all available funding for this critical program immediately, said Newsom. “We’re not going to sit idly by while families go hungry. It’s cruel, it’s immoral, and it’s beneath us as a nation. California will keep fighting to make sure people get the food assistance they need and deserve.”

In separate cases brought by coalitions of states, nonprofits, and local governments, federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use previously appropriated contingency and reserve funds to continue SNAP operations. The courts affirmed that the federal government has both the authority and obligation to release billions of dollars in available funds, including $6 billion in SNAP contingency reserves and an additional $23 billion in Section 32 funds.

Although the rulings do not immediately restore benefits, they mark the first step toward requiring the federal government to resume payments for the program that supports over 42 million Americans — including 5.5 million Californians — who rely on SNAP/CalFresh to avoid hunger.

California joined 22 other states in suing the Trump Administration for refusing to fund SNAP despite available reserves. In the mean -

time, Newsom has fast-tracked $80 million in state funds to strengthen food banks and mobilized the California National Guard and California Volunteers to distribute food to families in need.

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As AP News reported on Monday, November 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.

California Moves to Reclaim Control of State National Guard

California is escalating its legal battle against President Donald Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion this week asking a federal judge to lift a stay and return the federally controlled California National Guard to the Governor’s command.

“The Trump Administration believes it can keep California’s National Guard federalized and deployed wherever, forever, and for any purpose—no further justification necessary,” said Bonta. “That is simply not true, and we’re asking the court to issue a ruling that says as much without delay. The Ninth Circuit’s recent order made clear that this remains a live issue, and we are confident that when we make our case, we will prevail.”

In June, Trump’s order transferred 4,000 members of California’s Guard—one-third of its active force—to federal control for domestic law enforcement in Los Angeles and other areas, despite the state’s objections. A federal judge ruled in August 2025 that the move violated federal law, but that ruling remains on hold pending appeal.

“President Trump turned the National Guard against the communities

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they swore to serve. This is unlawful and immoral,” said Newsom. “The National Guard deserves better than being treated like Trump’s toy soldiers – and when they’re returned to California command, we’ll get them back to doing the real work they signed up to do.”

Newsom’s office says the federalization has pulled Guard members from key state missions like wildfire management, fentanyl interdiction, and food distribution efforts amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

California’s challenge is part of a broader coalition of states — including Oregon and Illinois — pushing back against Trump’s expansion of federal control over state National Guards.

Gov. Newsom Will Consider Presidential Run After 2026 Midterm Elections

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will consider a presidential run after the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a potential entry into the 2028 presidential race. Newsom, a two-term Democrat whose current governorship ends in January 2027, made the remarks in an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning.

Asked whether he would give “serious thought” to a White House bid once next year’s midterms are over. Newsom responded by saying, “Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise.

I’d just be lying. And I’m not — I can’t do that.”

The governor cautioned that any decision remains years away. “Fate will determine that,” he said. “Who the hell knows? I’m looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and who meets that moment.”

For now, Newsom says his focus is on California and the upcoming election.

Prop 50: How Your Vote Will Be Counted Over the Next Month

California election officials are explaining how votes on Proposition 50 will be counted to ensure all ballots are accurately tallied. The measure, set for a Nov. 4 special election, asked voters whether to temporarily change congressional district maps in response to redistricting efforts in Republicanled states.

With over 22 million registered voters in California, officials stress that final results take time. On Election Night, counties report semi-official totals, which include in-person votes cast on that day, early in-person ballots, and voteby-mail ballots received and processed before Election Day. These results are not final.

The official count continues during a 30-day canvass period, when county elections offices process provisional ballots, conditional bal-

lots from same-day registrants, and vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days. Officials verify signatures on envelopes and contact voters if signatures are missing or do not match records, giving voters up to two days before certification to confirm their ballot.

During the canvass, counties also conduct a public 1% manual audit to verify the accuracy of automated vote counts. Counties must submit official results to the Secretary of State within 30 days, and the statewide results are certified by day 38. Election officials emphasize that while media outlets may “call” the election or candidates may concede on Election Night, the results are only official after the canvass is complete. These procedures ensure that every valid vote for Proposition 50 is counted accurately.

First Partner Launches California Women’s Wealth Advisory Council

California’s First Partner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, announced the launch of the California Women’s Wealth Advisory Council, a new initiative designed to expand access to capital, ownership and financial opportunity for women across the state. The council will bring together leaders in finance, venture capital and government to help close the women’s wealth gap and shape a more inclusive innovation economy.

“I’m proud to launch the California Women’s Wealth Advisory Council to help shape an economy that includes women at every level of decision - making,” said SiebelNewsom.

The council’s launch comes amid what the state describes as the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in modern U.S. history, with an estimated $84 trillion expected to change hands over the next two decades. California, home to the country’s largest public pension systems and a vibrant venture capital ecosystem, aims to play a central role in how that capital is allocated, with a particular focus on women.

Read the full article online at www.sdvoice.info

What to Know About the White South Africans Trump Is Prioritizing

By Gerald Imray Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump is prioritizing white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quota of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year.

Registry. It said the reduction for 2026 was “justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.”

Since Trump took office, the U.S. has said that Afrikaners should be resettled because they are being discriminated against by their Black-led government, are the victims of race-based violence and are having their land seized.

The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugee places to as few as 7,500 from a limit of 125,000 last year under the Biden administration, with the places mostly going to members of the Afrikaner white minority from South Africa.

The figure is for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, and the administration published the news Thursday in a notice on the Federal

The South African government strongly denies those claims, calling them “completely false” and the result of misinformation.

Arrivals to U.S.

The Trump administration had already announced a new program earlier this year to fast-track the relocation of Afrikaner farmers to the U.S. while suspending the refugee program from other parts of the world.

Around 70 white South Africans were relocated to the U.S. in two groups in May and June in what U.S. officials described as the start of the program. Around 400 white South Africans in total have reportedly been moved to the U.S. already.

Afrikaners are the descendants of mainly Dutch and French colonial settlers who first arrived in South Africa in the 17th century. They are just one of South Africa’s

white minorities, which also include South Africans of British descent.

Claims of persecution

Conservative commentators in the U.S. have in recent years amplified complaints by some Afrikaner lobby groups in South Africa that they are being persecuted by their Black-led government. South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has backed those claims and accused the South African government of being racist against whites.

The lobby groups cited South Africa’s long-standing affirmative action laws, which seek to advance opportunities for Black South Africans who were oppressed under apartheid. The groups have also claimed that a small number of violent attacks on white farmers are racially motivated. They say a new law passed by the government allowing it to expropriate land without compensation is further evidence that it wants to remove whites from their land.

South Africa’s government denied the claims, saying farm attacks account for a tiny percentage of the country’s overall high violent crime rates, and that all South Africans are impacted by crime. The government said that the new expropriation law is aimed at redistributing land that isn’t being put to use to poor Black South Africans.

The issue of white South Africans was at the

center of a tense meeting between Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in May, when Trump confronted his counterpart in the Oval Office with baseless claims of widespread violence against white farmers.

Claims of persecution aren’t unanimous among the Afrikaner group, and many Afrikaners in South Africa have also refuted the Trump administration’s claims.

Trump’s executive order

Trump issued an executive order in February — around two weeks after he took office — accusing the South African government of “egregious actions” and rights violations against the Afrikaner minority.

The executive order instructed U.S. agencies, including the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, to prioritize humanitarian relief and the relocation of Afrikaners to the U.S. under the United States Refugee Admissions Program.

It’s not clear how many South Africans have applied for refugee status, and the Afrikaner lobby groups critical of the South African government have called for Afrikaners to stay in their country. The South African government has refused to recognize them as refugees, saying they aren’t being persecuted but it also won’t stop them from leaving.

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Fictitious business name(s): Mini Nails & Spa 1490 S 43rd St STE B San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: A Corporation

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County of San Diego

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San Diego, CA 92126

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Beverly Lynn Wardlow 1040 Baywood Cir, Unit A Chula Vista, CA 91915

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Fictitious business name(s): Empowered Integrative Medicine

The Radical Self Care Experience

Sacred Womb Medicine

Womb Connection 101 Mizani Healing 1286 University Ave #1100 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Eloisa Little Star LLC 844 Parkbrook St Spring Valley, CA 91977 State of Incorporation/ Organization California

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Fictitious business name(s): Six Bikinis 2718 Worden St San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Rhonda Gale SalisburyMusgrave 7200 Melody Lane #52 La Mesa, CA 91942

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business is conducted by: An

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Jane Bulner 7612 Linda Vista Rd #109 San Diego, CA 92111

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so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL

OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

Case Number 25CU056526C

Petitioner or Attorney: Carolyn Gail Murray

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Carolyn Gail Murray

filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Carolyn Gail Murray

PROPOSED NAME:

Maritza Del Carmen

Ramirez-Murray

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 that includes the reasons for the 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: December 16, 2025 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

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NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 325 S. Melrose Vista, CA 92081 North County Superior Court

Case Number 25CU054021N

Petitioner or Attorney: Jana Elizabeth Kreul

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jana Elizabeth Kreul filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Jana Elizabeth Kreul

PROPOSED NAME: Elizabeth Jana Kreul Roberts

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 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 that includes the reasons for the 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: November 21, 2025 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. N-25

(To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court's website. To find your court's website go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issue the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for the information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT

OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN

OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Vista, CA 92081 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06

Petition For Dissolution

(Divorce) of: Marriage

First Amended Petition Amended

Case Number: 24FL001471C

PETITIONER: Breana Shaw

RESPONDENT: Brett Charles Hiller

1. LEGAL RELATIONSHIP: We are married

3. STATISTICAL FACTS

(1)Date of marriage (specify): July 16, 2017

(2)Date of separation (specify): December 15, 2018

(3)Time from date of marriage to date of separation (specify):

4. MINOR CHILDREN There are no minor children

5. LEGAL GROUNDS (Family Code sections 22002210, 2310-2312):

a. Divorce of the marriage or domestic partnership based on 1.irreconcilable differences

8. SPOUSAL OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SUPPORT

a. Spousal or domestic partner support payable to Petitioner

b. Terminate (end) the court's ability to award support to Respondent

9. SEPARATE PROPERTY

b. Confirm as separate property the assets and debts in Property Declaration (form FL-160)

10. COMMUNITY AND QUASI- COMMUNITY PROPERTY

b. Determine rights to community and quasicommunity assets and debts. All such assets and debts are listed in Property Declartion (form FL-160)

Date Filed: October 18, 2024

By: I. Barnes, Deputy SUMMONS (Family Law)

On First Amended Petition

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO)

Brett Charles Hiller

Petitioner's name is: (Nombre del demandante): Breana Shaw Case Number: 24FL001471C

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL120) at this court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

Tiene 30 días de calendario después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formularlo FL -120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo.

in Department 1603

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www. lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

AVISO-LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier agencia del orden público que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

The name and address of the court is:

(El nombre y dirección de la corte son): Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division

The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, la dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, son): Breana Shaw 6583 Burgundy Street San Diego, CA 92120

T: (619) 337-4721

Date: (Fecha): 10/18/2024

Clerk, by (Secretario, por) I. Barres, Deputy (Asistente) 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Pedro Manuel Dammert Coronado

Case Number: 25PE003068C

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Pedro Dammert, Pedro Dammert Coronado

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Priya C. Singh in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Priya C. Singh 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: November 26, 2025 at 1:30 P.M.

Room 331 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division - Central Courthouse

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: Priya C. Singh 11672 Alderhill Terrace San Diego, CA 92131 11/6, 11/13, 11/20

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Judith Ann Jones aka Judith Ann Clark

Case Number: 25PE003113C

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Judith Ann Jones aka Judith Ann Clark

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Darren Jones in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Darren Jones 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: December 17, 2025 at 1:30 P.M. in Department 502 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division - Central Courthouse

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,

BLACK HISTORY

1858

Samuel Cornish, born free in Delaware in 1795, was an abolitionist, minister, and pioneering journalist. After studying in Philadelphia, he became a Presbyterian minister in 1822 and founded the first Black Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

In 1827, Cornish co-founded Freedom’s Journal, the first African American newspaper in the U.S., declaring, “We wish to plead our own cause.” He later edited The Rights of All and The Colored American, and helped found several major antislavery organizations before his death on November 6, 1858.

1880

GEORGE COLEMAN POAGE IS BORN George Poage, born on November 6, 1880, in Missouri and raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was the first African American to win an Olympic medal. A standout scholarathlete, he graduated second in his high school class and became the first Black graduate there before attending the University of Wisconsin, where he excelled in track and academics.

In 1904, Poage defied segregation boycotts to compete in the St. Louis Olympics, earning bronze in the 220- and 440-yard hurdles. Afterward, he taught, farmed, and later worked as a postal clerk in Chicago until his death in 1962.

1938

JOSEPH MONROE SEGARS IS BORN Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born on November 6, 1938 in Hartsville, South Carolina. After graduating from Butler High School, he joined his parents in Philadelphia and earned a degree in education from Cheyney University in 1961. He taught in Indiana and Philadelphia before joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 1970, becoming the first African American assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria.

Segars later served in South Africa, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Tanzania before being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde in 1993. After retiring in 1996, he worked as a consultant on African affairs until his passing in 2014 at age 75.

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