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Cal’s Smartest Kid’s!

4 California Schools, 1 District Named Recipients of U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Honor

By Desert Star Staff The U.S. Department of Education today released the names of the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees.

In California, four schools

were named U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, including: Carrisa Plains Elementary School, Santa Margarita; Eagle Rock Elementary School, Los Angeles; Quail Lake Environmental Charter School, Clovis; and St. James Academy, Solana

Beach. In addition, the Rialto Unified School District was honored as a District Sustainability Awardee.

Across the country, 35 schools, 14 districts, and four postsecondary institutions are being honored for their innovative efforts to address the three “Pillars”

of the program: reducing environmental impact and utility costs, improving health and wellness, and ensuring effective sustainability education. A state education official is also being recognized for his efforts to advance school sustainability in the state of Minnesota.

“I want to congratulate

this year’s U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School honorees,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “They have truly embraced the challenge to create healthy, safe, sustainable and efficient learning environments for Continues on Page 3

Rep. Takano releases report on heavy burden of rent in Riverside More than 30 percent of renters in Riverside County are still severely rent burdened

By Desert Star Staff Riverside, CA – Rep. Takano (D-Calif.) released an updated version of his 2014 report examining rent costs, household income trends, and housing availability in Riverside County.

The report found that about one in three households in the Inland Empire are severely rent burdened, with 30.2 percent of all Riverside County renters spending more than half of their annual income on rent.

Since 2007, Riverside County’s median annual income has decreased by 7.2 percent while rent has gone up by 3.8 percent,

bringing severe and far-reaching negative consequences for families and communities.

“Homeownership is often seen as a stepping stone into the middle class, an investment for a secure retirement, and a pathway to upward economic mobility,” said Rep. Mark Takano. “Unfortunately, homeownership is out of reach for families in our community and across the country, and families are renting more. The lack of affordable housing is becoming burdensome for many Continues on Page 3

Mueller wanted to be FBI Director, I said no – Trump

By Desert Star Staff President Donald Trump has lashed out at recently retired Special Counsel Robert Mueller, accusing the ‘Russiagate’ investigator of a conflict of interest, after Trump turned him down for a

job at the head of the FBI. “Robert Mueller came to the Oval Office (along with other potential candidates) seeking to be named the Director of the FBI,” Trump tweeted on Thursday. “He had already been in that position

By Desert Star Staff SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois state leaders are making moves this week to ensure women’s rights to reproductive health care are protected.

Senate Bill 25, known as the Reproductive Health Act, is in the hands of the Senate Public Health Committee after the House version was passed this week.

The measure would establish a fundamental right to reproductive health, including access to contraception and abortion care.

Julie Lynn, manager of external affairs for Planned Parenthood of Illinois, says the bill also calls for insurance companies to cover services related to abortion, and rescinds what she describes as outdated and unconstitutional prohibitions on reproductive health care.

“By repealing the current Illinois abortion law, it will remove old restrictions that are on the books that are dangerous, that if Roe were overturned those could go back into effect one day,” explains Lynn. “We do not want to take any chances, and passing the RHA is a critical step.”

Opponents call the legislation “radical,” and contend it removes even minor protections for unborn babies and medical professionals who object to performing an abortion.

Also this week, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 other states in an amicus brief urging a Texas federal district court to defend the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act. In the pending case in Texas, the plaintiffs contend

the ACA’s requirement that employer-provided insurance includes birthcontrol coverage is a violation of religious freedom.

Lynn contends it is just another attack on women’s health care and reproductive health care at large.

“Birth control has been legal since the mid-’60s; abortion has been legal since the early ‘70s,” Lynn states. “It is 2019, and we need to stop attacking reproductive health care. It is time. It is past time.”

More than 290 antiabortion bills have been filed in 45 states this year, and laws have been passed in several states restricting or banning the procedure. Lynn says patients need to know that abortions still are legal.

for 12 years, I told him NO. The next day he was named Special Counsel - A total Conflict of Interest. NICE!” Days after firing James Comey, Trump interviewed Mueller as a potential replacement on May 16,

2017. After being passed over, Mueller was appointed special counsel a day later.

Trump would go on to nominate Christopher Wray as FBI director. Before his appointment as special counsel, Mueller served as FBI Director from 2001 to 2013.

Trump’s latest broadside came a day after Mueller held a rare press conference to discuss the ‘Russiagate’ investigation and announce his retirement as special counsel. Mueller stated that his final report - which cleared Trump of colluding with Russia in the runup to the 2016 election, and found insufficient evidence to prosecute him for obstruction - “speaks for itself.”

Mueller did, however, emphasize that the lack of evidence did not clear Trump of any crime. He also pointed out that a sitting president cannot be indicted for a

crime. Though this has long been Justice Department policy, some Democrats and pundits interpreted Mueller’s statement as a call for further investigations and impeachment.

Trump has accused Mueller of bias before, calling the special counsel’s team of prosecutors “angry Democrats,” and the investigation itself a “witch hunt.” However, since the release of Mueller’s final report in March, the president has been content to hold the report up as proof of his innocence.

That changed following Mueller’s public appearance on Wednesday. “I think Mueller is a true never-Trumper,” the president told reporters on Thursday morning, after calling the two-year investigation against him “the greatest presidential harassment in history.”

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More than 290 anti-abortion bills have been filed in 45 states this year. (traci1/Adobe Stock) “It is scary that these laws are being signed, but what is even scarier is that patients do not know where they can go,” she says. “Abortion is still

legal in all 50 states, but the ability to access abortion care is getting harder and harder.”

In Congress, the Women’s Health Protection

Act was introduced last week, that would block medically unnecessary abortion restrictions being passed by states.

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Funds for Crisis Pregnancy Centers Blocked from AZ Budget

By Desert Star Staff PHOENIX - Women’s health advocates say they’ve defeated two bills in the Arizona Legislature aimed at attacking reproductive rights.

The measures would have used $2.5 million of the state budget to fund so-called “crisis pregnancy centers.” Planned Parenthood and other groups have voiced concerns about the centers advertising that they provide “unbiased” information and options for women facing unwanted pregnancies.

Tayler Tucker, media relations manager for Planned Parenthood of Arizona, said untrained staff at the centers pressure women to make decisions based on incomplete information.

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“To give money away to biased organizations that often don’t have medical experts on staff; to mislead people into believing that they do not have the option, or the safe and legal right, to access abortion care is, frankly, unconscionable and cruel,” she said.

The legislation sought to create a “family-planning pilot project,” with the purposes of “encouraging healthy childbirth and supporting childbirth as an alternative to abortion.”

Tucker noted that most crisis pregnancy centers are operated by anti-abortion or conservative religious groups.

She said the centers are set up as nonprofit charities that often advertise online as a source of free reproductive health advice, and added that providing them state funding would have bolstered their efforts to deny women the right to make an informed decision.

“The majority of the people that are on these boards are not medical experts,” she said.

“These sort of 501(c)(3)s pop up everywhere and, because they

are unlicensed and unaccredited and unregulated, they are able to continue to operate.”

Tucker said Planned Parenthood and other women’s groups worked to mobilize constituents in legislative districts across the state to convince lawmakers to vote against the plan.

“I think it is a victory for

some of the most vulnerable people here that end up going on Google and end up being redirected to these centers that do not give them the information they need to make an informed decision,” she said.

Tucker added that this issue is one of several that women’s groups are facing in Arizona and other states in the face of a

growing movement to challenge access to safe, legal abortion.

Women’s health advocates say they have defeated two bills at the Arizona Legislature aimed at attacking reproductive rights. Mark Richardson explains. The texts of House Bill 2759 and Senate Bill 1574 are online at legiscan.com.

Cal’s Smartest Kid’s! them, three magnet schools and two charter schools students, faculty, and staff.

– as well as 10 nonpublic Their innovative approaches schools. Thirty-six percent of to learning will help students the 2019 honorees serve a prepare for the opportunities and disadvantaged student body. challenges of the 21st Century.”

The list of all selected The honorees were named schools, districts, colleges from a pool of candidates and universities, as well as nominated by 28 states. their nomination packages, The selectees include 25 can be found here. A report public schools – among with highlights on the 53 Continued from Page 1

Sustainability Award honorees for California are: California • Carrisa Plains honorees can be found here.

Elementary School More information on the federal Santa Margarita, CA recognition award can be found • Eagle Rock Elementary School here. Resources for all schools Los Angeles, CA to move toward the three Pillars • Quail Lake Environmental can be found here. (Please note Charter School that the links above will go live Clovis, CA at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday.)

• St. James Academy U.S. Department of Solana Beach, CA Education Green Ribbon • Rialto Unified School District Schools, District Sustainability Rialto, CA Award, and Postsecondary

Rep. Takano releases report on burden of rent in Riverside Continued from Page 1

in Riverside County. We need to support vulnerable renters and assist aspiring homeowners in this current housing market if we want our economy to prosper and our community to thrive.”

To help alleviate this crisis, Rep. Takano proposed a series of solutions that can be addressed at the federal level, including: Lowering the cost of rent by increasing the inventory of affordable housing Preventing landlords from using credit scores to deny tenant applications Making rent more affordable by expanding access to housing assistance programs Putting a check on Wall Street’s presence in the single-family rental market Defeating President Trump’s plan to raise rent on millions of vulnerable households The full report can be found https://takano.house.gov/ download/2019-rent-report May 31, 2019

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“Bite Me,” A Love Song To Weirdos Tours USA

By Desert Star Staff The team behind the award-winning independent feature film, Bite Me – a subversive romantic comedy about a real-life vampire and the IRS agent who audits her – is partnering with the Palm Springs Cultural Center for a special one-night screening, Q+A, and Joyful Vampire Ball as part of the film’s 51-screening, 40-city, 3-month Joyful Vampire Tour of America, bringing with it unforgettable events full of hope, joy, and acceptance for outsiders of all kinds.

Bite Me’s writer/producer/ star Naomi McDougall Jones was 14 years old when she went to see The Princess Diaries in her home state of Colorado with her best friend. “It may sound stupid, but watching that movie was a genuinely devastating experience for me,” Naomi recalls. “As you may remember, a very young Anne Hathaway was supposed to be a ‘mega-nerd.’ You knew this because they had frizzed up her hair and given her glasses and braces, which, in Hollywood-speak equals ‘mega-nerd.’ Over the course of the movie, she falls in love with a super-hot, popular guy who doesn’t know that she exists until someone gives her a makeover and he, finally, sees through to her winning personality. Of course, the problem is that, if you put frizz up Anne Hathaway’s hair...she still looks like Anne Hathaway.”

Naomi, who, by description, was “a genuinely strange kid; strange in a way that no kind of makeover would change” remembers her skin turning cold watching that movie. “I can remember so clearly thinking, ‘Oh my god. If she’s a weirdo.

I’m not even on the charts.’”

As a grown filmmaker, Naomi became determined to make a film for the world’s true outsiders -a film where the girl gets to keep her glasses on at the end of the movie. Thus, Bite Me was born, a story that centers on two very different kinds of outsiders – Sarah, with her blue hair, facial tattoo, who identifies as a vampire and James, a seemingly normal IRS agent, who has spent his entire life afraid to make any strong life choice for fear that others would make fun of him – who,

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over the course of the movie, eventually find the courage to open themselves up fully to the courageous, terrifying step of falling in love and ultimately find full acceptance just as they are.

To bring the audience even further into the film’s messages of acceptance and the bravery

of self-expression – which extends in the film to a colorful cast of supporting characters, including a Muslim-vampire who teaches kindergarten and James’ zealous Christian coworker and roommate (played by the legendary Annie Golden) who has her own victory with

self-expression by the end of the film – the team behind Bite Me follows each screening with A Joyful Vampire Ball, part-party, part-event, part-celebration, but most importantly a space where everyone is welcome, nobody is judged, and every uniqueness, large and small, is given room to be expressed.

Audience members are invited to come dressed in whatever makes them feel most joyful, which certainly could be a vampire outfit, but could also be a tiara, wings, a Viking dress, a Christmas sweater they’ve never been brave enough to wear in public – whatever makes them feel fabulous and joyful.

The Palm Springs screening on June 14th falls in the middle of the team’s Joyful Vampire Tour of America, which began on May 6th with three sold-out screenings in New York City, and is circumnavigating the US before ending back in NYC

on August 1st. Major cities on the tour include New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, Tucson, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Aspen, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and others. A full list of dates/venues can be found at https://www. bitemethefilm.com/screenings The Palm Springs Cultural Center will host on June 14th a 7pm screening and Q&A with the film’s writer/ star Naomi McDougall Jones, followed by a Joyful Vampire Ball. The evening will be at The Camelot Theater, 2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs.

CA. Tickets are $20 for the full evening and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/bite-me-vampire-balltickets-60314607615.

More information is available at www.BiteMeTheFilm.com.

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

‘Isn’t It Romantic’ Is A Fun Rom-Com Romp There is a song lyric that suggests “What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love.” And that’s not all we need. We could also use some laughs to lighten the effects of all the sad, disturbing news we see every night on TV, from horrible rainstorms and tornadoes to potential world conflict and chaos. Eeek!

So if you feel down and want a little pick-me-up, check out the sweet rom-com “Isn’t It Romantic” starring Aussie funny lady Rebel Wilson (the “Pitch Perfect” films), Adam Devine (“The Intern,” “Pitch Perfect”) and handsome Liam Hemsworth (“The Hunger Games” and younger brother of actor Chris Hemsworth). While not as charismatic as classic Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn screwball comedies, this film is pleasant fun with song and dance thrown in for good measure.

We first meet Natalie (Rebel) at work in New York.

She is a young architect, but the men in the firm don’t listen to her ideas (which are excellent.) Instead, she is the

go-to-girl they send out to get coffee and donuts. The only colleague who always praises her in front of the others is Josh. It’s apparent that he really likes her. The only one without a clue is Natalie.

Her other supporter is her assistant Whitney (Betty Gilpin) who loves to watch romantic movies on a small TV and on the job. In one scene, they get into a heated, but friendly, dispute over romantic comedies like “Pretty Woman.” Whitney loves them, but Natalie describes them as “rubbish.”

This disdain wasn’t always the case. In a flashback, we see a teenaged Natalie glued to the TV set watching “Pretty Woman.” As she fantasizes, her mother says the only way a guy like “Richard Geer” would propose to her as if he needed a way to immigrate--and when he did he’d leave her. Ouch!

Cut to the present-Natalie’s whole life changes after she’s mugged in the subway and lands on her head. When she recovers every man who sees her seems to be infatuated by her,

including a very handsome Aussie client (Hemsley). Even her naughty little dog obeys her. What is happening! And does it make her happy?

Not really. In fact, all this attention gets on her nerves, especially when her best pal Josh seems to be smitten with a pretty swimsuit model (Priyanka Chopra).

Natalie is now a fashion

plate with the aid of her very gay next door neighbor (Brandon Scott Jones, the bookstore owner in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”).

Unfortunately, his performance is totally over the top--even for a screwball comedy. Less would have been more.

Todd Strauss-Schulson directed from a screenplay

by Erin Cardillo. Donna Fox

and Katie Silberman. The film is rated PG-13 for language and some sexual material.

Running time is 88 minutes.

“Isn’t it Romantic” is now available on DVD and Bluray. The blu-ray combo pack contains deleted scenes and a featurette “I Wanna Dance” that details how the musical numbers were created.

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through Thursday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM). QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES regarding this matter or to review information for the above-described project: Contact Person: Patricia Villagomez Mailing Address: Phone: (760) 329-6411, Ext. 243 Email: Pvillagomez@ cityofdhs.org Community Development Department 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 329-6411 or via email at jsoriano@cityofdhs. org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting(s) will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility.

Publish May 31, 2019 DSW19-5084

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing to consider a Time Extension (TE) for Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP 22-14).

The Public Hearing will be held as follows: DATE: Tuesday, 11 June 2019 TIME: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) LOCATION: Carl May Community Center 11711 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240. LOCATION: The project site is located on a 0.34 acres (14,810 square feet) developed property at 11940 Palm Drive, at the northeast corner of Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard. The Assessor’s Parcel Number for the project site is 639-293-029.

APPLICANT / REPRESENTATIVE: Stephanie Bodde / DHS Dispensary PROPOSAL: Consideration of one-year Time Extension for good cause for Conditional Use Permit No. 22-14 approving the operation of a marijuana dispensary, with ancillary cultivation not to exceed 99 mature plants in an existing two-story commercial office building on an approximately 0.34 acre (14,810 square foot) site in accordance with Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code 5.50 and 7.180.78. The proposed two story facility will contain space for retail sales, office, storage, cultivation, and light manufacturing. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Applicant proposes to occupy and improve an existing commercial building; only interior and cosmetic exterior improvements are proposed and these will result in no significant environmental impacts. In accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq, and the CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of California Code of Regulations, the project may be found to be Categorically Exempt from further environmental review as a Class 1 (Existing Facility) Categorical Exemption of Section 15301 of CEQA. On 11 June 2019, the Planning Commission, at the public hearing or during deliberations, may recommend approval or denial, or may propose changes to the project or to the environmental determination.

INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing(s). Written comments will be made a part of the public record. If this matter should at some future date go to court, court testimony may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Desert Hot Springs, at or prior to, the public hearing.

All information regarding the proposed project is available for public review at the City of Desert Hot Springs City Hall, 65950 Pierson Boulevard, during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM). QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES regarding this matter or to review information for the above-described project: Contact Person: Judy Deertrack, Planner Mailing Address: Phone: (760) 329-6411, Ext. 251 Community Development Department Email: jdeertrack@cityofdhs.org 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 329-6411 or via email at jsoriano@cityofdhs.org.

Notification at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting(s) will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. Publish May 31, 2019 DSW19-5085 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION No. 02-19. The Public Hearing will be held as follows: DATE: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 TIME: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) LOCATION: Carl May Community Center 11711 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240 CASE(S): Conditional Use Permit No. 02-19 LOCATION: The project site is located on the west side of Palm Drive north of the I-10 freeway at 22755 Palm Drive within property lines of an already existing business (ampm) in the General Retail C-R zoning district APN: 660-160-012.

APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: J5 Infrastructure Partners, LLC PROPOSAL: The applicant has filed a Conditional Use Permit application for a 75-foot monopalm AT&T cell tower within property lines of an already existing commercial business (ampm). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: In accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq, and the CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of California Code of Regulations, the project is found to be Categorical Exemption of Section 15303 of CEQA. This project meets all the requirements of Class Three which is new construction of an accessory structure.

On June 11, 2019, the Planning Commission, at the public hearing or during deliberation, may approve, deny, or propose changes to the project or to the environmental determination. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing(s). Written comments will be made a part of the public record. If this matter should at some future date go to court, court testimony may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Desert Hot Springs, at or prior to, the public hearing. All information regarding the proposed project is available for public review at the City of Desert Hot Springs City Hall, 65950 Pierson Boulevard, during regular business hours (Monday

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is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: DEBRA JEANNE VANCE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on April 24, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201905921. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish May 17, 24, 31, PUBLIC HEARING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING June 7, 2019. DSW19-5076 CHAPTER 5.52, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.136, AND ADDING SECTION 17.12.390 OF THE MU- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NICIPAL CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIthe Planning Commission of the City of Desert Hot NESS AS: ONE STOP, 84051 INDIO BLVD, INDIO, Springs will conduct a Public Hearing to consider CA 92201. Riverside County; 507 N CHIQUITA recommendation to the City Council of the follow- CIR., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Full name of ing Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY registrant LINDA SUE DERVISHI, 507 N CHIQUITA COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS CIR., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Business is AMENDING CHAPTER 5.52 PERMITTING AND conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not REGULATING MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES, yet begun to transact business under the fictitious AMENDING CHAPTER 17.136 TEMPORARY USE business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the PERMITS, AND ADDING SECTION 17.12.390 information in this statement is true and correct. (A MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLE PARKS OF THE registrant, who declares as true, information which DESERT HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE The he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime).

Public Hearing will be held as follows: Location: Carl Signed: LINDA SUE DERVISHI. This statement May Center/Council Chamber 11-711 West Drive, was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Date: Tuesday, June on MAY 3, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County 11, 2019 Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as Clerk Recorder File No. R-201906458. NOTICE — the matter may be heard) INTERESTED PERSONS THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MAY appear and be heard, or written comments EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS may be sent to the Planning Commission prior to FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. the hearing. Written comments may be mailed or A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEdelivered prior to 4:30 p.m. on June 11, 2019 to: MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE Office of the City Clerk City of Desert Hot Springs 11999 Palm Drive Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES may be addressed to Rebecca Deming at (760) 329-6411 ext. 240 or via email to rdeming@cityofdhs.org Upon request and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to Jerryl Soriano, City Clerk at (760) 329-6411 ext. 107 herein at least 48 hours before the meeting. The 48-hour notification will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. \S\ Jerryl Soriano, CMC City Clerk. Publish May 31, 2019 DSW19-5081 Mission Springs Water District Notice of Public HearingS WATER & Sewer Standby Assessments On Monday, June 17, 2019 at 3 p.m. the Board of Directors of Mission Springs Water District will conduct a public hearing on its annual water and sewer standby assessments for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year, which are collected on property tax bills of affected properties. The Board will hear and consider all comments regarding this assessment at this public hearing. These annual assessments finance the ongoing cost of maintaining and operating the water distribution lines and sewer collection lines, which provide water and sewer service access to certain properties and are based upon the proximity of those properties to water and/or sewer lines. No change is recommended from last year’s assessment criteria. A report showing the proposed assessment and methodology will be available for viewing fourteen days (14 days) prior to the public hearings, at the district offices located at 66575 2nd St., Desert Hot Springs CA, or information may be obtained by calling 760-329-6448 ext. 116. /s/ Arden Wallum Secretary, Mission Springs Water District PUB: 5/24, 5/31. DSW19-5080 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CTS4TAXES, 69411 RAMON ROAD #651, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County: PO BOX 2257, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92235. Full name of registrant LARRY ALAN REYNOLDS, 69411 RAMON ROAD #651, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2019. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime).

Signed: LARRY ALAN REYNOLDS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on May 29, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201907766. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Publish May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2019. DSW19-5083 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT BILLING, 81777 AVE 48 G204, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County; 42335 WASHINGTON STREET, F125, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Full name of registrant SHELLY RAE HOFFER, 81777 AVE 48 G204, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: SHELLY RAE HOFFER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MAY 20, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201907304. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2019. DSW19-5079 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DND PLUMBING, 77200 CALLE ARROBA, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant DAVID MICHAEL JR RAMOS, 77200 CALLE ARROBA, LA QUINTA, CA 92253.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: DAVID MICHAEL JR RAMOS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MAY 14, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201907040. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2019. DSW19-5077 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DEB’S DOG DAYS, 28481 CALLE DE REMO, MENIFEE, CA 92585. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant DEBRA JEANNE VANCE, 28481 CALLE DE REMO, MENIFEE, CA 92585.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/30/2019. I declare that all the information in this statement

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FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Publish May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2019. DSW19-5075 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PALM DESERT DELIVERY CO., 43900 CULEBRA LANE, BERMUDA DUNES, CA 92203.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant SILVANO CORTES GALINDO, 43900 CULEBRA LANE, BERMUDA DUNES, CA 92203. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2014. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: SILVANO CORTES GALINDO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MAY 9, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201906823. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Publish May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2019. DSW19-5074 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NUTRACEUTICAL MARKETING, 15500 BUBBLING WELLS RD SPACE 222, DESERT HOT

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SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant JULIA DEE HAHN, 15500 BUBBLING WELLS RD SPACE 222, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5-8-2019. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JULIA DEE HAHN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MAY 8, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201906757. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019. DSW19-5071 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MISSING LINK SOCAL, 82606 GRASS FLAT LANE, INDIO, CA 92203. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant READY 4 LIFE LLC, 82606 GRASS FLAT LANE, INDIO, CA 92203. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: KATHERINE KIM WILLIAMS, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County

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on MAY 2, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201906411. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Publish May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019. DSW19-5070 APN: 641-171-048-8 TS No: CA07001196-16-4 TO No: 8744841 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED December 15, 2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 20, 2019 at 09:00 AM, at the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 19, 2014 as Instrument No. 20140486463, and Default Judgement recorded on April 4, 2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0114854, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by GARY DOUGLAS KIDNEY, TRUSTEE OF THE KIDNEY FAMILY TRUST DATED 3/23/10, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: LOT 48 OF BLOCK 19 OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS TRACT NO. 5, IN THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 21, PAGE 64 OF MAPS, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. APN: 641-171-048-8. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street

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address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 66760 GRANADA AVENUE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $79,023.46 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee.

In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

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You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-6597766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0700119616-4. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: April 30, 2019 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07001196-16-4 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-6604288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

Order Number 59608, Pub Dates: 05/17/2019, 05/24/2019, 05/31/2019, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW 19-5073 T.S. No. 13-2468-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本 文件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서 에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL

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CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: LAURA CORDOVA MONTOYA, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 6/14/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0427777 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 13387 JULIAN DRIVE DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA A.P.N.: 641-193-012-3 Date of Sale: 6/11/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $9,967.27, estimated The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property

Retools Mental-Health Plan for Next Decade

The 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health data showed that as many as one in six U.S. children ages 6-17 has a treatable mental-health disorder, such as depression, anxiety or Attention Deficit Disorder. (aafp.org)

By Desert Star Staff CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire is taking on

children’s mental health in a bigger way in the next decade, focusing on earlier intervention

and a mobile crisis service for children. Those are just two areas the state has said will

By Desert Star Staff OAKLAND, Calif. – When a juvenile is accused of a crime, making them face the victim, take responsibility and make amends works better than prosecution and jail time, according to a new report.

The Oakland area adopted a restorative-justice approach 9 years ago, and in just the first two years, 102 youths were diverted from the criminal-justice system, giving them a second chance to get back on track.

Community Works West administers the program in Alameda County. Its conference coordinator, Jenna Kress,

noted that kids who took part were almost 44% less likely to commit another crime within 12 months. “[The program] showed an 18.4% recidivism rate in Alameda County, where the traditional juvenile legal system shows a 32.1% recidivism rate with a control group,” said Kress.

The process works like this: if the district attorney and the victim agree, the young person accused of a crime goes through a restorativejustice program and takes responsibility for the crime.

He or she will often face the victim, apologize and agree

to make amends. This might include going through an anger-management program, paying the victim back in the case of a theft, or performing community service.

If successful, the charges are dropped.

The nonprofit Impact Justice has worked with community groups, police, the district attorney and probation officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles and San Francisco counties, to implement this approach.

According to Senior Program Associate Sia Henry, the current system is unfair to young people of color,

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get more attention to ensure that adults, children and youths get the appropriate support services, where and when they’re needed.

Erica Ungarelli, director of the state Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health, said she believes the state’s new 10year plan will provide better outcomes for everyone seeking mental-health services.

“The needs of children and children’s behavioral health are definitely in the forefront of this plan,” she said. “We talk a lot about prevention strategies in this plan, for kids and for adults.”

This month, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill aimed at reducing the backlog of patients seeking mental-health services by allocating more money for hospital beds.

In the next few years, said Julianne Carbin, director of the state Bureau of Mental Health Services, New Hampshire will build a system that emphasizes family-driven,

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may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case 132468-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 5/10/2019 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0353432 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 05/17/2019, 05/24/2019, 05/31/2019. DSW19-5072

community-based services.

“I think New Hampshire is experiencing similar struggles that other states around the country are experiencing, and the initial recommendations look at the first two years,” she said, “and if we’re able to accomplish those recommendations, it sets a really strong foundation to build upon in future years.”

Ungarelli said a new element of the 10-year plan is expansion of the mobile crisis service to include children.

“It’s a model that has a team design to it, that is responsive and can go out where the individual is, at any time of the day or night, to address that immediate crisis issue,” she said.

State officials hope that by making mobile crisis services available to children, situations can be addressed more quickly, which would help families avoid emergency-room trips or acute psychiatric hospitalization.

The mental-health plan is online at dhhs.nh.gov, and the text of Senate Bill 11 is at legiscan.com.

Restorative Justice for Juveniles Works Better Than Jail Time leaving a disproportionate number behind bars or expelled from school.

As Henry put it, “It’s a great alternative to suspensions and expulsions, and a great way to lead to police-free schools.”

The report also found that victims have a 91% satisfaction

rate with the program, and cited a huge cost savings.

For example, the Restorative Community Conference program in Oakland averages about $4,500 per case, compared to Alameda County probation costs, which average $23,000 per year.

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Residents Collect Their Own Air-Pollution Data

By Desert Star Staff CHARLOTTE, N. C. – A Mecklenburg County community air-pollution monitoring project is highlighting how housing discrimination affects the health of predominantly African-American residents.

For the past three years, people living in Charlotte’s West End have been using sensors that measure air-pollution in real time. As part of the AirKeepers program, they’ve discovered spikes in air pollution after such events as rush-hour traffic, construction and street paving.

Resident Ronald Ross says historically, African-American neighborhoods in Charlotte were concentrated on the west side of town, close to railroad lines and factories.

Now, these neighborhoods are wedged between major highways and industrial zoning.

“Our communities are experiencing lots of interactions with COPD, asthma, heart disease and so forth, and a lot of that is caused through the air that we’re breathing,”

says Ross, who is president of the Northwood Estates Community Organization.

Living in areas with poor air quality has been linked to chronic health conditions – from asthma and allergies to mental-health issues – and among pregnant women, it has been associated with birth defects, premature births and miscarriages.

West End residents now are petitioning for the city to reduce vehicle emissions in the area, tighten air-quality permitting and zoning for businesses, and plant more trees.

Calvin Cupini, program manager at Clean Air Carolina – the nonprofit organization spearheading the citizen science project – says the problem is statewide.

According to Cupini, the state doesn’t have enough stationary air-pollution monitors to measure air quality in every neighborhood or rural area.

He points to the portable sensors, which are connected to a smartphone app, as a

way for communities to collect data that can help residents make informed decisions.

“The traditional paradigms are waning away, and that would be the existing structures of things like the EPA,” Cupini explains. “And its opportunities to actually

intervene in these cases is diminishing, either for political reasons or just resources.”

Clean Air Carolina is now working with the Environmental Protection Agency to put similar, low-cost air-pollution sensors in the hands of other communities, with the

goal of having at least one air monitor in every North Carolina county by year’s end.

Disclosure: Clean Air Carolina contributes to our fund for reporting on Climate Change/Air Quality, Energy Policy, Environment, Environmental Justice.

By Desert Star Staff SUNLAND PARK, N. M. – New Mexico environmental groups say contractors who helped build a nearly milelong wall on private property near the southern border over the weekend should be banned from future business opportunities in the state.

Earlier this week, the mayor of Sunland Park filed a stop-work order to halt a private group from continuing the wall construction, citing

a lack of proper permits. In addition, the group’s 18foot steel bollard wall is taller than city ordinances allow.

Kevin Bixby, executive director of the Southwest Environmental Center, said he believes the group’s action showed disrespect for New Mexico and its laws.

“Honestly, I think, more than anything, this is a Trump campaign stunt,” Bixby asserted. “His supporters want to demonstrate that

he’s actually making progress in building the wall.”

The group, which calls itself We Build the Wall, has promised to finish the project.

It had begun building even after a federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction against construction on sections of the proposed wall. It was a setback for the Trump administration’s move to reallocate funding by emergency declaration in order to build the barrier.

The private group has raised more than $20 million through a crowdfunding campaign. The land chosen for the project is owned by the American Eagle Brick Company, and the company hired to build the wall is identified as Fisher Industries of North Dakota.

Bixby said he thinks both companies should be denied future contracts in New Mexico.

“We will be encouraging the state of New Mexico and local governments in New

Mexico to enact policies that prohibit them from doing business in the future with any contractor involved with the wall construction,” he added.

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, known for his conservatism, is a legal advisor to We Build the Wall. He told the Albuquerque Journal that the Sunland Park project has the “blessing” of President Donald Trump.

steady employment.

Since 1996, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) strips childless adults between ages 18 and 49 of benefits after three months if they don’t work or enroll in job training for at least 80 hours a month.

Elizabeth Lower-Basch, who directs the Income and Work Supports Team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, says current rules ignore challenges faced by low-wage workers.

She cites one common example: “If you work at a retail store, they may schedule you for 20 hours one week, but then only 8 hours the next week. So, if you don’t hit that 20 hours a week, you could lose your nutrition benefits even though you’re working.”

SNAP helps make food affordable for nearly 40 million

low-wage workers, children, seniors and people with disabilities, including more than 175,000 Nebraskans.

The Trump administration has argued that increasing work requirements will help people escape poverty. In February, the administration proposed a rule to limit a state’s ability to waive time limits in areas of high unemployment, which could lead to an estimated 755,000 people losing benefits.

CLASP filed comments objecting to the rule.

Lower-Basch believes time limits and other requirements for SNAP are frequently based on false stereotypes that perpetuate the myth that recipients aren’t working and don’t want to work.

She points to research showing that access to SNAP actually increases the likelihood of employment and self-sufficiency.

Approximately 58% of SNAP recipients work, and 82% were employed immediately prior to or after receiving benefits.

“Not being able to eat doesn’t make anyone more able to find a job,” she observes. “But also, the reality is, most SNAP recipients either are working while they’re getting SNAP, having low wages, or [they] worked in the recent past or will soon.”

Known as the Improving Access to Nutrition Act, House Resolution 2809 was introduced his month by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and has been assigned to the House Agriculture Committee.

According to LowerBasch, the measure would give more than 3 million Americans more time to find employment with predictable hours and better wages, instead of leaving them to find a job on an empty stomach.

Ronald Ross holds an air-pollution monitoring device used in the AirKeepers project. (Clean Air Carolina)

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Some 58% of SNAP recipients have jobs, and 82% worked immediately prior to or after receiving benefits. (U.S. Army Reserve)

By Desert Star Staff LINCOLN, Neb. – New legislation making its way

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through Congress aims to keep food on the tables of people struggling to find

May 31, 2019

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