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ONE OF THE LESSONS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE

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Almost 8 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced and more than 6 million civilians, mainly women and children, have fled the country, the vast majority seeking refuge with neighboring countries Poland, Moldova, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, according to the Institute of immigration policy (MPI).

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a marca del primer aniversario de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania nos recuerda lo mejor y lo peor de la humanidad.

Rusia actuó, nuevamente, no sólo en flagrante violación del derecho internacional, sino atacó sin provocación y de manera desproporcionada, a la población civil ucraniana en ciudades densamente pobladas.

Casi 8 millones de ucranianos han sido desplazados internamente y más de 6 millones de civiles, principalmente mujeres y niños, han huido del país, la gran mayoría buscando refugio en los vecinos Polonia, Moldavia y Rumania, Hungría y Eslovaquia, de acuerdo con el Instituto de Política Migratoria (MPI).

Ante la agresión rusa y sus secuelas humanitarias, la vasta mayoría de la comunidad internacional reaccionaron de manera ejemplar, no sólo con apoyo económico y militar, sino con generosas políticas de asilo a las familias ucranianas desplazadas, muchas de las cuales huyeron de su patria con el alma deshecha y los bolsillos vacíos. Sólo Polonia aceptó a 1.5 millones de asilados.

Estados Unidos no se quedó atrás. La administración del presidente Biden correctamente otorgó el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) por 18 meses para ciertos ucranianos ya presentes en los Estados Unidos, beneficiando a unas 60,000 personas ucranianos que ya se encontraban en territorio estadounidense.

Para los desplazados, Estados Unidos acogió inicialmente a 20,000 ucranianos que habían llegado a la frontera con México y más adelante anunció la bienvenida a otros 100,000 a través del programa temporal de patrocinio Unidos por Ucrania.

Hoy, la pujante diáspora de ucranianos en los Estados Unidos asciende a más de un millón de personas, una tercera parte nacieron en Ucrania y el resto fueron nacidos en los Estados Unidos o en otros países, aunque se consideran nacionales de Ucrania.

Una de las peores crisis humanitarias del siglo se convirtió así en una lección dignificante de solidaridad y generosidad.

Hay que reconocer a la administración Biden por aplicar un programa similar de patrocinio a 30,000 migrantes procedentes de Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua y Haití.

Llama la atención que 20 estados gobernados por republicanos iniciaron una demanda para invalidar el programa latinoamericano, no así el ucraniano. Aunque las circunstancias de los cubanos, venezolanos, nicaragüenses y haitianos, se merecen protección porque huyen de dictaduras en ciernes o de la extrema pobreza en el caso de Haití.

Los republicanos han boicoteado la reforma migratoria, han respaldado la construcción de un muro, se callaron cuando Donald Trump separó a padres

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e hijos en la frontera y ahora quieren dinamitar un programa generoso para migrantes latinoamericanos. ¿Con qué cara van a pedir que la comunidad latina de Estados Unidos los apoye a la hora de votar? ¿O para ellos los inmigrantes blancos europeos son aceptables, pero no así los solicitantes de refugio de América Latina? Y después se quejan cuando surgen las críticas por políticas muy cercanas al racismo.

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he passing of the first anniversary of the Russian War in Ukraine reminds us of the best and worst of humanity.

Russia acted, again, not only in flagrant violation of international law, but attacked without provocation and disproportionately, to the Ukrainian civilian population in densely populated cities.

Among Russian aggression and its humanitarian sequelae, the vast majority of the international community reacted in an exemplary way, not only with economic and military support, but with generous asylum policies to displaced Ukrainian families, many of which fled their homeland with their souls undone and empty pockets. Only Poland accepted 1.5 million asylum seekers.

The United States was not far behind.

The administration of President Biden correctly granted the temporary protection status (TPS) for 18 months for certain Ukrainians already present in the United States, benefiting some 60,000 Ukrainian people who were already in US territory.

For the displaced, the United States initially hosted 20,000 Ukrainians who had reached the border with Mexico and later announced the welcome to another 100,000 through the temporary sponsorship program United by Ukraine.

Today, the thriving diaspora of Ukrainians in the United States amounts to more than one million people, a third were born in Ukraine and the rest were born in the United States or in other countries, although they are considered nationals of Ukraine.

One of the worst humanitarian crises of the century thus became a dignifying lesson of solidarity and generosity.

The Biden Administration must be recognized for applying a similar program of sponsorship to 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti.

It is striking that 20 states governed by Republicans initiated a lawsuit to invalidate the Latin American program, but not the Ukrainian. Although the circumstances of Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians deserve protection because they flee dictatorships or extreme poverty in the case of Haiti.

Republicans have boycotted migratory reform, have supported the construction of walls, shut up when Donald Trump separated parents and children on the border and now want to dynamite a generous program for Latin American migrants. With what face are they going to ask that the Latin community of the United States support them when voting?

For them, white European refugees are acceptable, but not Latin America's applicants? And then they complain when criticisms arise for their policies that teeter close to racism.

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'JÓVENES INVENCIBLES' LUCHAN POR EL ACCESO A LA ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR EN CA

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a direct barrier to students being able to build financial security through finding jobs to applying for graduate school once they graduate," she said.

os jóvenes adultos de California se enfrentan a importantes obstáculos para acceder a la educación superior, la vivienda asequible y la atención médica, según una organización sin fines de lucro que lucha por defender sus intereses. El grupo Young Invincibles acaba de publicar su agenda política para 2023, y lo primero de la lista es mejorar las protecciones de los consumidores en torno a la deuda estudiantil.

La directora de defensa de Young Invincibles, Sarah Bouabibsa, afirma que están trabajando, para convencer a las universidades de que dejen de retener títulos o expedientes académicos por pequeños deudas contraídas con la propia institución.

"Queremos que las escuelas dejen de retener diplomas porque los estudiantes deben tasas de biblioteca pendientes," dice Bouabibsa.

"Porque eso es una barrera directa para que los estudiantes puedan construir su seguridad financiera a través de la búsqueda de empleo y la solicitud de estudios de postgrado una vez que se gradúen."

La agenda política también pide a los centros educativos que construyan viviendas más asequibles para los estudiantes, aumenten el número de profesionales de la salud mental en los campus y eliminen las primas de los planes de seguro médico plateados de Covered California.

El grupo también quiere que California financie por completo su Sistema de Datos Cradle to Career, un centro en línea actualmente en

Los defensores piden que se amplíe el Crédito Fiscal por Ingresos del Trabajo de California para los adultos jóvenes, a fin de que puedan costearse mejor los gastos de manutención mientras cursan estudios superiores. Photo Credit: Pixabay

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desarrollo.

Bouabibsa afirma que el panel de control del sitio proporcionara a los estudiantes las herramientas que necesitan para tener éxito.

"Esto ayudara a los estudiantes a planificar a que universidades quieren ir," afirma Bouabibsa.

"Ayudara a responder preguntas sobre la ayuda financiera y las oportunidades profesionales que pueden seguir si se centran en un área específica de su educación."

En la actualidad, todos los colegios comunitarios de California deben contar con "centros de necesidades básicas" que pongan en contacto a los estudiantes con programas de asistencia para alimentación, vivienda y atención sanitaria.

La agenda exige la plena financiación de estos centros y el desarrollo de una herramienta de evaluación para identificar las tendencias en las necesidades de los estudiantes.

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alifornia's young adults face significant barriers to accessing higher education, affordable housing, and health care - according to a nonprofit that is fighting to advance their interests. The group Young Invincibles has just released its 2023 policy agenda, and top of the list is improving consumer protections around student debt.

Sarah Bouabibsa, west advocacy manager for Young Invincibles, said they are working to convince colleges and universities to stop withholding degrees or transcripts over small debts owed to the school itself, for example.

"We're looking for schools to stop withholding diplomas because students owe, let's say, outstanding library fees. Because that is

The policy agenda also calls on schools to build more affordable student housing, increase the number of mental health professionals on campus, and eliminate premiums on standard silver Covered California health insurance plans.

The group also wants California to fully fund its Cradle to Career Data System, an online hub currently in development. Bouabibsa said the site's dashboard will give students the tools they need to succeed.

"This will help students plan out what colleges they want to go to," she said. "It'll help answer questions around financial aid as well as career opportunities they can pursue if they go toward a specific area of focus in their education. " All California community colleges are now required to have student "basic needs centers" that connect students with assistance programs for food, housing, and health care. The agenda calls for fully funding these centers and for the development of an assessment tool to identify trends in student needs.

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¿ESTÁ CALIFORNIA ROMPIENDO SU PROMESA DE REDUCIR LOS COSTOS DE ATENCIÓN MÉDICA? California estableció un fondo para reducir los gastos de las personas inscritas en Covered California, pero el presupuesto propuesto por el gobernador Gavin Newsom traslada ese dinero a otros gastos.

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más barato que lo que ofrece su empleador.

Aunque es más estable que el mercado nacional de seguros, Covered California no ha sido inmune a los crecientes costos de atención médica que afectan a la industria. Las primas de los seguros de salud han aumentado cada año desde que el estado ofreció por primera vez Covered California. Ese crecimiento es menos obvio que los deducibles para los afiliados porque los subsidios federales mantienen las primas de bolsillo relativamente estables para la mayoría de los afiliados. Pero los subsidios federales se basan en los límites de ingresos federales y los niveles de pobreza, que no toman en cuenta el alto costo de vida de California.

rian Iv trabaja en una fábrica en el condado de Orange y gana alrededor de $26 por hora.

Sufre dolor crónico por toda una vida de trabajos manuales y lesiones laborales anteriores, pero a menudo trata el dolor con remedios caseros o prácticas camboyanas tradicionales. Ir al médico es demasiado caro, dijo.

Iv recientemente obtuvo un aumento y pudo comprar un seguro de salud a través de su compañía, pero durante mucho tiempo tuvo un plan Covered California Silver, un plan de nivel medio bajo la versión estatal del mercado federal de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Costo. Una visita a un médico de atención primaria costaba casi $50, y cada vez que Iv recogía una receta, costaba entre $10 y $15 adicionales. Era mucho para alguien que vivía de cheque en cheque con poco margen de maniobra en el presupuesto.

“En este momento, después de COVID-19, todo es caro”, dijo Iv. “A veces cuando te enfermas evitas ese (gasto). Tienes que quedarte con el dinero para pagar el alquiler, pagar las cuentas, pagar el auto”.

La cobertura de salud de nivel medio, como el Plan Silver de Iv, se considera ampliamente como el mejor valor para las personas que tienen seguro a través de Covered California. Pero en los últimos nueve años, los deducibles del Plan Plata han aumentado casi un 88% después de ajustarse a la inflación, lo que aumenta los gastos para los afiliados. En cifras brutas, los deducibles del año pasado aumentaron de $3,700 para un individuo y $7,400 para una familia con un Plan Silver a $4,750 y $9,500, respectivamente.

Es por eso que los defensores de la atención médica están molestos porque la propuesta de presupuesto del gobernador Gavin Newsom eliminaría $333.4 millones reservados hace un par de años para que el estado sufrague los costos de atención médica para los residentes de ingresos medios, transfiriendo el dinero al fondo general. La propuesta de sacar dinero del Fondo de Reserva de Asequibilidad de la Atención Médica es temporal, con planes para restaurarlo en 2025 cuando expiren los subsidios federales actuales. Pero los defensores dicen que las presiones inflacionarias y el aumento de los costos de atención médica son razones para usar ese dinero ahora mismo para ayudar a los californianos que luchan por pagar las cuentas.

“Reconocemos que no hay mucho espacio para nuevos gastos en la situación presupuestaria actual, pero no vemos esto como nuevos gastos.

Vemos esto como el compromiso existente”, dijo Diana Douglas, directora de políticas de Health Access California, que patrocinó la legislación para crear el fondo de reserva.

La idea de la transferencia presupuestaria es parte de la estrategia de Newsom para abordar un déficit proyectado de $22.5 mil millones este año, un déficit que la Oficina del Analista Legislativo no partidista predice que puede ser aún peor en mayo, cuando el presupuesto se revisará en función de los ingresos estatales reales.

Los portavoces de Newsom ignoraron múltiples solicitudes de comentarios.

“Lo que creemos que ha estado sucediendo, y realmente no hay mucha transparencia en esto, es que a medida que se pone dinero en la reserva, se retira al año siguiente”.

-DIANA DOUGLAS, DIRECTORA DE POLÍTICAS DE HEALTH ACCESS CALIFORNIA Dada la presión inflacionaria que enfrentan personas como Iv, la propuesta del gobernador de transferir el dinero al fondo general es “desconcertante”, dijo Scott Graves, director de investigación del Centro de Políticas y Presupuesto de California, un grupo de investigación de políticas sin fines de lucro. “¿Por qué el gobernador toma prestado de un fondo especial que se creó específicamente para ayu-

Iv y su familia alquilan una habitación individual en una casa en Garden Grove por $900 al mes. En el último año, dijo, los gastos se triplicaron con la inflación, y solo la gasolina cuesta alrededor de $300 por mes.

Brian IV en Santa Ana. Photo Credit: Foto cortesía de la familia dar a que la cobertura de salud a través de Covered California sea más asequible, verdad?” dijo Graves.

“Este es dinero por el cual cada centavo en la cuenta podría usarse en este momento para reducir el costo de la atención médica para los californianos, pero en cambio, el gobernador está optando por sacar ese dinero de la cuenta”.

Historias como la de Iv son comunes, dijo Jaquelinne Molina, asistente social en The Cambodian Family, un centro de servicios sociales donde Iv recibe administración de casos para asuntos de atención médica y ayuda financiera. La mayoría de las personas a las que atiende trabajan en almacenes y fábricas por salarios bajos y sin beneficios.

“Han pasado tres años después de COVID, pero la gente todavía está atrasada en sus facturas de luz, sus facturas de agua de 2020 porque no pudieron trabajar debido a COVID”, dijo Molina. “En este momento todo está apretado y se vuelve más y más difícil cada año”. ¿Promesa rota?

Los defensores de la atención médica dicen que la última propuesta de presupuesto de Newsom sigue un patrón de oportunidades perdidas para hacer que los seguros sean más asequibles bajo Covered California.

En 2020, la Legislatura votó para restablecer una sanción fiscal a los residentes sin seguro médico en un esfuerzo por reducir los costos. La teoría económica dice: la sanción incentiva a las personas a comprar un seguro de salud, y cuantas más personas participen en el mercado de atención médica, menores serán los costos porque el riesgo se distribuye entre una combinación de consumidores sanos y menos sanos.

Pero esa medida fue aprobada a pesar de la preocupación de los defensores y legisladores de obligar a las personas que no pueden pagar un seguro a comprarlo. La mayoría de las personas que renuncian al seguro citan el alto costo como la principal barrera.

“Los defensores, incluidos nosotros mismos, declaramos claramente que no apoyamos el restablecimiento de la pena sin asistencia adicional”, dijo Linda Nguy, cabildera del Centro Occidental para la Ley y la Pobreza.

Al principio, ese era el plan. De hecho, en su primer día en el cargo, Newsom propuso usar el dinero para bajar los precios para las personas con Covered California.

“El gobernador, para su crédito, propuso esta idea de proporcionar subsidios estatales en Covered California, aumentando los dólares federales, y propuso el mandato individual como fuente de financiamiento”, dijo el director ejecutivo de Health Access, Anthony Wright.

“En casa, a veces no sabemos qué cocinar y no tenemos comida. Luego comemos Cup Noodles”, dijo Iv.

Grupos de defensa influyentes apoyaron el restablecimiento de la sanción del seguro médico, y el presupuesto de 2019-2020 incluyó más de $1,400 millones durante tres años para reducir los gastos de bolsillo de los afiliados a Covered California.

Molina, la asistente social de The Cambodian Family, dijo que sus clientes que tienen deducibles y copagos usan su seguro menos que los clientes con Medi-Cal, que normalmente no tienen que pagar nada de su bolsillo.

Hasta ahora, el estado solo ha cumplido esa promesa una vez, gastando aproximadamente $355 millones en 2020 para mejorar los subsidios de Covered California para los residentes de ingresos medios. Esto significó que una persona que gane hasta $74,940 y una familia de cuatro integrantes que gane hasta $154,500 calificaron para asistencia financiera adicional. Pero cuando el gobierno federal aumentó los subsidios a la atención médica en el año 2021 como parte de su paquete de ayuda para la pandemia de COVID-19, el estado dejó de canalizar el dinero de las multas hacia la reducción de costos.

“He conocido familias con niños que se rompen o tuercen los dedos de las manos y los pies, y no se dan cuenta durante meses porque no pueden ir al médico”, dijo Molina.

Kaiser Health News informó en noviembre que el estado ha generado aproximadamente $1.3 mil millones en multas de residentes del estado sin seguro. Por ley, ese dinero siempre ha ido directamente al fondo general, y de allí podría pasar al fondo de reserva.

“Se debe argumentar que esas multas realmente deberían reinvertirse en el sistema, especialmente para las personas de bajos ingresos”, dijo el exsenador estatal Richard Pan, un médico que presidía el comité de salud en el momento en que se impuso la reintegración de la sanción.

Los mil millones de dólares restantes originalmente presupuestados para subsidios en 2021 y 2022, aproximadamente la misma cantidad generada por la sanción, nunca se gastaron en reducir los costos de atención médica. En cambio, se ha quedado en el fondo general.

“Lo que creemos que ha estado sucediendo, y realmente no hay mucha transparencia en esto, es que a medida que se deposita dinero en la reserva, se retira al año siguiente”, dijo Douglas de Health Access. ¿Quién confía en Covered California?

La mayoría de las personas que compran un seguro a través de Covered California son californianos de ingresos bajos a medios, es decir, personas que ganan aproximadamente entre $21,000 y $87,000 al año o familias de cuatro integrantes que ganan entre $45,000 y $180,000 al año.

Con ese nivel de ingresos, los afiliados ganan demasiado dinero para calificar para Medi-Cal, el seguro público del estado para residentes de muy bajos ingresos, pero por una variedad de razones no tienen seguro médico proporcionado por el empleador. Pueden ser autónomos, trabajadores temporales o de medio tiempo, o trabajar para una pequeña empresa. Incluso pueden optar por comprar un seguro de forma independiente porque es

El plan de ayuda del gobierno federal ayudó a las personas a pagar Covered California. Redujo las primas mensuales en un 20% y más del 90% de los afiliados eran elegibles para recibir ayuda financiera.

El resultado fue un número récord de personas que se inscribieron en un seguro de salud el año pasado: 1.8 millones, un aumento del 9% respecto al año anterior.

Pero cuando el American Rescue Plan estuvo en riesgo de expirar en 2022, los legisladores y reguladores vieron la oportunidad de reducir los asombrosos costos del seguro médico que enfrentarían los afiliados: el doble de lo que pagaron el año anterior. Propusieron reinyectar el dinero de la multa en el mercado de Covered California, como prometieron, por primera vez desde 2020.

“Conozco familias con niños que se rompen o tuercen los dedos de las manos y los pies, y no se dan cuenta durante meses porque no pueden ir al médico”.

-JAQUELINNE MOLINA, ASISTENTE SOCIAL EN THE CAMBODIAN FAMILY En junio, la junta de Covered California aprobó un plan de reducción de costos de $300 millones: si los subsidios federales no se renovaran, el dinero se usaría para ayudar a aliviar los picos de primas de desembolso resultantes. Si se extendieran los subsidios, el dinero se usaría para eliminar los deducibles de todos los Planes Silver.

De cualquier manera, el dinero haría que la atención médica fuera más asequible. Cuando el gobierno federal optó por extender la asistencia para las primas hasta 2025, los defensores de la asequibilidad se entusiasmaron con la posibilidad de eliminar otras barreras de costos.

“Vamos a deshacernos de los deducibles”, dijo Pan. “Porque ¿qué es un deducible? Realmente es una barrera para que las personas puedan recibir atención”.

Para hacer cumplir el plan, Pan llevó a cabo y Health Access patrocinó un proyecto de ley que habría requerido que el estado redujera los costos para los afiliados a Covered California. Newsom vetó el proyecto de ley, citando una “recesión en los ingresos” a pesar de que el presupuesto estatal ya incluye más de $300 millones para implementar el plan.

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IS CALIFORNIA BREAKING ITS PROMISE TO CUT HEALTH CARE COSTS? California set up a fund to cut out-of-pocket costs for those enrolled in Covered California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget shifts that money to other expenses.

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rian Iv works in a factory in Orange County, earning around $26 per hour. He suffers chronic pain from a lifetime of manual labor jobs and previous workplace injuries, but often treats the pain with home remedies or traditional Cambodian practices. Going to the doctor is too expensive, he said.

Iv recently got a raise and was able to purchase health insurance through his company, but for a long time he had a Covered California Silver Plan, a mid-tier plan under the state’s version of the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace. A visit to a primary care doctor cost nearly $50, and every time Iv picked up a prescription it was an additional $10 to $15. It was a lot for someone living paycheck-to-paycheck with little wiggle room in the budget.

“Right now, after COVID-19, everything is expensive,” Iv said. “Sometimes when you get sick you avoid that (expense). You have to keep the money to pay the rent, pay the bills, pay the car.”

Mid-tier health coverage like Iv’s Silver Plan is widely considered the best value for people who have insurance through Covered California. But in the past nine years, deductibles for the Silver Plan have grown nearly 88% after adjusting for inflation, increasing out-of-pocket costs for enrollees. In raw numbers, last year deductibles grew from $3,700 for an individual and $7,400 for a family with a Silver Plan to $4,750 and $9,500, respectively.

That’s why health care advocates are miffed that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal would sweep away $333.4 million set aside a couple of years ago for the state to defray health care costs for middle-income residents, transferring the money to the general fund.

The proposal to move money out of the Health Care Affordability Reserve Fund is temporary, with plans to restore it in 2025 when current federal subsidies expire.

But advocates say inflationary pressures and rising health care costs are reasons to use that money right now to help Californians struggling to pay the bills.

“We recognize there’s not a lot of room for new spending in the current budget situation, but we don’t see this as new spending. We see this as the existing commitment,” said Diana Douglas, policy director for Health Access California, which sponsored legislation to create the reserve fund.

The budget transfer idea is part of Newsom’s strategy to address a projected $22.5 billion deficit this year, a deficit that the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office predicts may be even worse come May when the budget will be revised based on actual state revenue.

Newsom’s spokespeople ignored multiple requests for comment.

“What we think has been happening, and there truly is not a lot of transparency on this, is that as money is put into the reserve, it is taken out the following year.”

-DIANA DOUGLAS, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH C ACCESS CALIFORNIA Given the inflationary pressure people like Iv face, theM governor’s proposal to transfer the money into the general fund is “mystifying,” said Scott Graves, director ofY research at the California Budget and Policy Center, a CM nonprofit policy research group.

“Why is the governor borrowing from a special fund that was set up specifically to help make health covCY erage through Covered California more affordable, right?” Graves said. “This is money for which every CMY penny in the account could right now be used to bring down the cost of health care for Californians, but instead the governor is choosing to sweep that moneyK out of the account.”

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Stories like Iv’s are common, said Jaquelinne Molina, a caseworker at The Cambodian Family, a social services center where Iv receives case management for health care and financial aid issues. Most of the people she serves work in warehouses and factories for low pay and no benefits.

In 2020, the Legislature voted to reinstate a tax penalty on residents without health insurance in an effort to bring costs down. The economic theory goes: The penalty incentivizes people to buy health insurance, and the more people who participate in the health care marketplace, the lower the costs because risk is spread out among a mix of healthy and less-healthy consumers.

to qualify for Medi-Cal, the state’s public insurance for very low-income residents, but for a variety of reasons don’t have employer-based health insurance. They may be self-employed, a gig or part-time worker, or work for a small business. They may even opt to purchase insurance independently because it’s cheaper than what their employer offers.

But that measure passed despite concern from advocates and legislators about forcing people who can’t afford insurance to purchase it. Most people who forego insurance cite high cost as the primary barrier.

Although more stable than the national insurance marketplace, Covered California has not been immune to the rising health care costs that plague the industry.

Health insurance premiums have grown every year since the state first offered Covered California. That growth is less obvious than deductibles to enrollees because federal subsidies keep out-of-pocket premiums relatively stable for most enrollees. But federal subsidies are based on federal income limits and poverty levels, which don’t take into account California’s high cost of living.

“Advocates, including ourselves, clearly stated that we do not support the reinstatement of the penalty without additional assistance,” said Linda Nguy, a lobbyist for the Western Center for Law and Poverty.

Early on, that was the plan. In fact, on his first day in office, Newsom proposed using the money to bring down prices for people with Covered California.

“The governor, to his credit, proposed this idea of providing state subsidies in Covered California, augmenting the federal dollars, and proposed the individual mandate as a funding source for it,” Health Access Executive Director Anthony Wright said.

Influential advocacy groups supported reinstating the health insurance penalty, and the 2019-2020 budget included more than $1.4 billion over three years to bring down out-of-pocket costs for Covered California enrollees.

So far, the state has only kept that promise once, spending approximately $355 million in 2020 to enhance Covered California subsidies for middle-income residents.

This meant an individual making up to $74,940 and a family of four earning up to $154,500 qualified for additional financial assistance. But when the federal government increased health care subsidies in 2021 as part of its COVID-19 pandemic relief package, the state stopped funneling penalty money toward cost reduction.

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money has always gone directly into the general fund, and from there could be moved into the reserve fund.

“There’s an argument to be made that those fines really should be plowed back into the system, especially for people who are low-income,” said former state Sen. Richard Pan, a doctor who chaired the health committee at the time the penalty was reinstated.

The remaining $1 billion originally budgeted for subsidies in 2021 and 2022 — roughly the same amount generated by the penalty — has never been spent on bringing down health care costs. Instead, it has stayed in the general fund.

“What we think has been happening, and there truly is not a lot of transparency on this, is that as money is put into the reserve, it is taken out the following year,” Douglas with Health Access said.

Who relies on Covered California?

Most people who purchase insurance through Covered California are low- to middle-income Californians, meaning individuals who earn roughly between $21,000 and $87,000 a year or families of four earning $45,000 to $180,000 per year.

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Iv and his family rent a single room in a house in Garden Grove for $900 a month. In the past year, he said, expenses have tripled with inflation, with gas alone costing around $300 per month.

“At home, sometimes we don’t know what to cook and we don’t have food. Then we eat Cup Noodles,” Iv said.

Molina, the case worker from The Cambodian Family, said her clients who have deductibles and co-pays use their insurance less than clients with Medi-Cal, who typically don’t have to pay anything out-of-pocket.

“I’ve known families with kids who break or sprain their fingers and feet, and they don’t know for months because they can’t go to the doctor,” Molina said.

The federal government’s relief plan helped people afford Covered California. It lowered monthly premiums by 20%, and more than 90% of enrollees were eligible for financial help. The result was a record number of people signing up for health insurance last year: 1.8 million, a 9% bump from the previous year.

But when the American Rescue Plan was at risk of expiring in 2022, legislators and regulators saw an opportunity to lessen the staggering health insurance costs enrollees would face — double what they paid the year before. They proposed reinjecting penalty money back into the Covered California marketplace, as promised, for the first time since 2020.

“I’ve known families with kids who break or sprain their fingers and feet, and they don’t know for months because they can’t go to the doctor.”

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In June, the Covered California board approved a $300-million cost-reduction plan: If the federal subsidies were not renewed, the money would be used to help alleviate the resulting out-of-pocket premium spikes. If subsidies were extended, the money would be used to eliminate deductibles for all Silver Plans.

Either way, the money would make health care more affordable. When the federal government opted to extend premium assistance until 2025, affordability advocates were excited by the chance to remove other cost barriers.

“Let’s get rid of deductibles,” Pan said. “Because what is a deductible? It’s just really a barrier to people being able to get care.”

To enforce the plan, Pan carried and Health Access sponsored a bill that would have required the state to bring down costs for Covered California enrollees.

Newsom vetoed the bill, citing a “downturn in revenues” despite the state budget already including more than $300 million to implement the plan.

When the bill died, Covered California lost the ability to implement the plan, said James Scullary, spokesperson for the program. Instead, Silver Plan deductibles that would have been eliminated jumped about 20%.

“Covered California’s position is we are always looking for ways to make health care more affordable,” Scullary said. While deductibles have climbed, pharmacy costs decreased and out-of-pocket maximums remained relatively stable.

Broken promise?

Some advocacy groups say they’re dismayed that increased cost-sharing is “not a priority for Gov. Newsom.”

The majority of small business owners are middleincome Californians who often have trouble affording health insurance and find it too expensive to offer to their employees, said Bianca Blomquist, California policy and outreach director for the Small Business Majority.

Health care advocates say Newsom’s latest budget proposal follows a pattern of missed opportunities to make insurance more affordable under Covered California.

“We are super disappointed,” Blomquist said. “If we’re talking about small businesses’ ability to recover from the pandemic, these are the kinds of programs that might not be obvious, but really help.”

“It’s three years after COVID, but people are still behind on their light bills, their water bills from 2020 because they weren’t able to work due to COVID,” Molina said.

“Right now everything is tight and it gets harder and harder every year.”

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¿POR QUÉ TODOS LOS LATINOS DEBEMOS HONRAR EL MES DE LA HISTORIA AFROAMERICANA?

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dignidad, vivir en paz. Al reconocer y comprender nuestras historias, podemos unirnos, levantarnos y hablar los unos por los otros con confianza, valentía y solidaridad.

ebrero es el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana y a pesar de que las comunidades afrolatinas existían incluso antes de la fundación de los Estados Unidos, a menudo se han omitido como parte de su memoria histórica.

Honremos y celebremos historia afrolatina

Debemos honrar los logros y sacrificios de las comunidad afroamericanas y afrolatinas, y reconocer los horrores que soportaron para luchar por los derechos que no solo tienen la libertad de ejercer hoy, sino derechos que continúan beneficiando a todos los grupos, incluyendo toda nuestra comunidad latina.

Solo en América Latina, se estima que entre el 20% y el 30% de la población es afro. La comunidad afro representa la minoría más invisibilizada, formada por unas 133 millones de personas, mayormente concentradas en Brasil, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, México y Ecuador.

Esto significa que, en su conjunto, América Latina tiene la mayor población de personas afro del mundo, fuera del continente africano. Solo 400,000 de los 10.7 millones de africanos esclavizados fueron traídos a los Estados Unidos.

Actualmente en el país, unas seis millones de personas se identifican como afrolatinos. Muchos no saben que su presencia en América del Norte se remonta a mediados del siglo XVI y a pesar de ello, generalmente no forman parte de los reconocimientos del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana.

Es por esto que TODOS los latinos debemos comprender la importancia de reconocer JUNTOS la invaluable influencia e historia de la comunidad afrolatina.

El desafío de ser afrolatino en los Estados Unidos Todavía existe una opinión generalizada de que los latinos somos una raza de personas, en lugar de una diversa mezcla de grupos africanos, asiáticos, europeos e indígenas que se encuentran aquí en los Estados Unidos.

Existe una preocupación común entre los afrolatinos que migran a los Estados Unidos e intentan encontrar una manera de encajar en la sociedad estadounidense. La comunidad afrolatina es un grupo atrapado en medio de los dos principales grupos étnicos de los Estados Unidos: los afroamericanos y los latinos.

Debido a que son hispanos, los afrolatinos se enfrentan a algunos prejuicios anti latinos internos que han proyectado algunos miembros de la comunidad afroamericana. Esto además de enfrentarse a la propia discriminación de los mismos latinos de diferentes etnias.

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La comunidad afrolatina enfrentó terribles desafíos Después de ser esclavizados, desarraigados y forzados a aprender el español, los afrolatinos en los Estados Unidos enfrentaron grandes desafíos.

Soportaron la crueldad y terribles condiciones de vida con la llegada de los colonos ingleses. Es importante que reconozcamos esta parte inhumana de la historia, la honremos y la visibilicemos en nuestra comunidad.

El legado cultural de la comunidad afrolatina La diáspora africana y afrolatina ha contribuido su inagotable riqueza cultural a la sociedad estadounidense.

Sus aportes no solo llevan la clara ascendencia africana, sino también la herencia de los españoles, así como sus propias tradiciones y su diversidad de idiomas.

El mangú dominicano y el mofongo puertorriqueño son el perfecto ejemplo (entre muchos) de la influencia africana en nuestra gastronomía. Nuestra cultura culinaria la formaron las millones de personas esclavizadas africanas que llegaron a toda América Latina, muchos de los cuales tenían que alimentarse a sí mismos ya sus familias con lo muy poco que tenían.

La historia afrolatina también es la historia latina Muchos de nosotros crecimos sin conocer nuestra historia completa. Nos identificamos como latinos, o mexicanos, puertorriqueños, guatemaltecos, etc., sin comprender completamente la evolución de esas identidades y la diversidad de razas y etnias.

Durante muchas décadas, y a causa del racismo y la ignorancia, pensamos que algo como el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana realmente no tenía que ver con nosotros.

Casi todos los géneros latinoamericanos musicales exitosos tienen un ritmo de origen afro: salsa, merengue, samba, rumba, guaguancó, bossa nova, cumbia, tamborito, joropo, chiqui chiqui, saya, candombe, entre otros.

Podemos decir que ahora hay una conciencia nueva de la diferencia entre raza y etnia, y hemos visibilizado cada vez más las implicaciones del colorismo dentro de nuestras propias comunidades.

Grandes representantes de la literatura, los deportes, la política y la gastronomía han hecho historia en el país. Fueron los afrolatinos quienes trajeron y mezclaron cultivos en los Estados Unidos, utilizando la sabiduría de la agricultura tropical que conocían en América del Sur y el Caribe.

La identidad afrolatina está cobrando fuerza entre los hispanos, pero aún queda un largo camino por recorrer. Lo bueno es que hemos llegado a aprender las muchas formas en que la historia afrolatina también es la historia latina y viceversa.

Casi todos los géneros latinoamericanos musicales exitosos tienen un ritmo de origen afro

Todos los latinos, de todas las razas y etnias, luchamos por lo mismo

Los deliciosos y diversos sabores de nuestra comida

Todos trabajamos y luchamos por las mismas cosas: justicia, igualdad de oportunidades, igualdad salarial, respeto,

Celebremos con orgullo el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana y las raíces de nuestros afrolatinos. Necesitamos dejar de diferenciarnos porque todos somos parte de una comunidad diversa y colorida.

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The Afro-Latino identity is gaining strength among Hispanics, but there is still a long way to go. The good thing is that we have come to learn the many ways in which Afro-Latino history is also Latino history and vice versa.

ebruary is Black History Month and even though Afro-Latino communities existed even before the founding of the United States, they have often been omitted as part of their historical memory.

All Latinos, of all races and ethnicities, fight for the same thing

In Latin America alone, it is estimated that between 20% and 30% of the population is Afro.

The Afro community represents the most invisible minority, made up of some 133 million people, mostly concentrated in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Ecuador.

This means that, as a whole, Latin America has the largest population of Afro people in the world, outside of the African continent.

Only 400,000 of the 10.7 million enslaved Africans were brought to the United States.

Currently in the country, some six million people identify themselves as Afro-Latinos. Many are unaware that their presence in North America dates back to the mid-16th century, yet they are generally not part of the Black History Month recognitions.

This is why ALL Latinos must understand the importance of recognizing TOGETHER the invaluable influence and history of the AfroLatino community.

The challenge of being Afro-Latino in the United States There is still a widespread view that Latinos are one race of people, rather than a diverse mix of African, Asian, European, and indigenous groups found here in the United States.

There is a common concern among AfroLatinos migrating to the United States and trying to find a way to fit into American society.

The Afro-Latino community is a group caught in the middle of the two main ethnic groups in the United States: African Americans and Latinos.

Because they are Hispanic, Afro-Latinos face some internal anti-Latino prejudices that have been projected by some members of the African-American community. This in addition to facing the very discrimination of the same Latinos of different ethnic groups.

5 Reasons to Honor Black History Month The Afro-Latino community faced terrible challenges After being enslaved, uprooted, and forced to learn Spanish, Afro-Latinos in the United States faced great challenges. They endured cruelty and terrible living conditions with the arrival of the English colonists. It is important that we recognize this inhumane part of history, honor it, and make it visible in our community.

The cultural legacy of the Afro-Latino community The African and Afro-Latino diaspora have contributed their inexhaustible cultural wealth to American society. Their contributions not only carry the clear African ancestry, but also the heritage of the Spanish, as well as their own traditions and their diversity of languag-

We all work and fight for the same things: justice, equal opportunities, equal pay, respect, dignity, living in peace. By acknowledging and understanding our stories, we can come together, stand up, and speak for each other with confidence, courage, and solidarity.

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Almost all successful Latin American musical genres have a rhythm of Afro origin: salsa, merengue, samba, rumba, guaguancó, bossa nova, cumbia, tamborito, joropo, chiqui chiqui, saya, candombe, among others.

Great representatives of literature, sports, politics and gastronomy have made history in the country. It was the Afro-Latinos who brought and mixed crops in the United States, using the wisdom of tropical agriculture that they knew in South America and the Caribbean.

Almost all successful Latin American musical genres have a rhythm of Afro origin.

The delicious and diverse flavors of our food The Dominican mangú and the Puerto Rican mofongo are the perfect example (among many) of the African influence in our gastron-

omy. Our culinary culture was shaped by the millions of enslaved Africans who came to all of Latin America, many of whom had to feed themselves and their families with what little they had.

Afro-Latino history is also Latino history Many of us grew up not knowing our full story.

We identify as Latino, or Mexican, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, etc., without fully understanding the evolution of those identities and the diversity of races and ethnicities.

For many decades, and because of racism and ignorance, we thought that something like Black History Month really had nothing to do with us.

We can say that there is now a new awareness of the difference between race and ethnicity, and we have increasingly made visible the implications of colorism within our own communities.

We must honor the achievements and sacrifices of the African American and Afro-Latino communities, and acknowledge the horrors they endured to fight for the rights that they are not only free to exercise today, but rights that continue to benefit all groups, including our entire Latino community.

Let's proudly celebrate Black History Month and the roots of our Afro-Latinos. We need to stop differentiating ourselves because we are all part of a diverse and colorful community.

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‘SIN LUZ AL FINAL DEL TÚNEL’: LA PÉRDIDA INMINENTE DE LOS AUMENTOS DE CALFRESH DURANTE LA PANDEMIA PODRÍA DESENCADENAR UN AUMENTO DE LA HAMBRUNA Durante casi tres años, un aumento en la ayuda federal ha permitido que California emita cantidades más altas de lo habitual en cupones de alimentos. Eso termina en abril.

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organizaciones contra la pobreza han propuesto que el estado gaste más de $2,000 millones para proporcionar una “reducción gradual” de los beneficios adicionales durante cinco meses después de que finalicen los aumentos federales. Pero no está claro si la Legislatura y la administración del gobernador Gavin Newsom acordarían nuevos gastos mientras buscan cerrar un déficit presupuestario de $23 mil millones .

os bancos de alimentos de California se preparan para un temido aumento de la hambruna en medio de precios inflados después de que finalice en abril un aumento de la ayuda alimentaria durante la era de la pandemia.

Marzo es el último mes en que los beneficiarios de CalFresh obtendrán los beneficios adicionales, ya que el gobierno federal canceló las “asignaciones de emergencia” que han mantenido las asignaciones de cupones para alimentos más altas de lo habitual durante casi tres años.

“Simplemente no voy a poder comprar comida. Es así de simple.”

-TOM MCSPEDDEN, BENEFICIARIO DE CITRUS HEIGHTS CALFRESH

El hogar promedio con CalFresh perderá alrededor de $200 al mes, dijo Becky Silva, directora de relaciones gubernamentales de la Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de California.

Un hogar de una sola persona, por ejemplo, podría bajar de $281 al mes en ayuda alimentaria a tan solo $23 en abril.

Los documentos del Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU. muestran que desde noviembre, los aumentos de la pandemia han ascendido a más de $500 millones al mes en cupones de alimentos adicionales que ingresan a los presupuestos de los californianos de bajos ingresos.

“No hay forma de exagerar lo devastador que va a ser esto”, dijo Silva. “Las familias van a ver una caída dramática y repentina en sus beneficios de alimentos en un momento en que la inflación de los precios de los alimentos y el costo de vida en California, especialmente, están por las nubes”.

Los cupones para alimentos son financiados por el gobierno federal, que determina los montos de los beneficios anualmente según el costo de vida a nivel nacional, así como el tamaño del hogar y los ingresos de los beneficiarios.

“No hay forma de exagerar lo devastador que va a ser esto”.

-BECKY SILVA, ASOCIACIÓN DE BANCOS DE ALIMENTOS DE CALIFORNIA En marzo de 2020, el Congreso permitió que la USDA otorgara fondos a los estados para aumentar la ayuda de todos los beneficiarios a los beneficios máximos permitidos para el tamaño de su hogar, o agregar $95 adicionales para aquellos que ya reciben el máximo. El reciente proyecto de ley de gastos del Congreso aprobado en diciembre corta eso esta primavera a cambio de fondos para ayuda alimentaria adicional para niños en edad escolar durante los meses de verano.

Más de 2.9 millones de hogares de California reciben asistencia alimentaria a través de CalFresh, un número que ha aumentado constantemente durante la pandemia.

El departamento de servicios sociales del estado atribuye el aumento en parte a un proceso de solicitud más flexible durante la pandemia, mientras que defensores como Silva también sugieren que el aumento en la ayuda hizo que la solicitud valiera más la pena para los residentes elegibles.

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ayuda alimentaria después de un aumento inflacionario histórico en los cheques del Seguro Social en enero. Además de los salarios, el Seguro Social, las prestaciones por desempleo y los pagos por discapacidad cuentan como ingresos para la persona que recibe ayuda alimentaria.

Tom McSpedden, un residente de Citrus Heights de 69 años con diabetes tipo II, vio una disminución de casi $60 en su asignación normal de CalFresh el mes pasado después de recibir un aumento de $109 en sus cheques mensuales del Seguro Social.

Pero siguió recibiendo los aumentos pandémicos de CalFresh, que mantuvieron el total de cupones de alimentos en su tarjeta de beneficios en $281 ese mes, la ayuda máxima permitida para un hogar de una sola persona.

En abril, los beneficios mensuales de CalFresh de McSpedden se reducirán a aproximadamente $50.

Casi la mitad del cheque mensual del Seguro Social de $1,368 de McSpedden se destina al alquiler de una habitación; el resto está meticulosamente presupuestado para su teléfono, seguro de automóvil, gasolina, la porción de insulina y medicamentos que Medicare no cubre y pagos de bancarrota.

“No tengo los $230 que me sobran cada mes para compensar” la caída de la ayuda, dijo.

“Simplemente no voy a poder comprar comida. Es así de simple.”

No hay ningún plan para compensar inmediatamente la pérdida.

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Los defensores también piden que el estado agregue sus propios fondos al programa regular de cupones para alimentos, para aumentar la subvención mínima de ayuda alimentaria de $23 a $50 con los aumentos inflacionarios correspondientes. Otras ideas incluyen la expansión de los programas especiales de CalFresh que brindan dólares adicionales para aquellos que compran productos agrícolas cultivados en California, o para ciertos hogares del Valle Central que carecen de agua potable limpia en sus hogares.

Esas propuestas “no se acercan ni de lejos a los $500 millones al mes que estarán ausentes de los presupuestos de las personas, las mesas y los minoristas de California también”, dijo Jared Call, defensor principal de la organización de políticas alimentarias Nourish California. “Pero nuestro enfoque es que ninguna herramienta de la caja de herramientas debe quedar sin usar”.

El Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California dice que está advirtiendo a los hogares sobre la próxima disminución de la ayuda y dirigiendo a los beneficiarios de CalFresh a los bancos de alimentos, que han recibido fondos adicionales de los gobiernos estatal y federal en los últimos años.

La red estatal de bancos de alimentos sigue atendiendo en promedio 1,5 veces más clientes que antes de la pandemia, dijo Silva.

El Banco de Alimentos y Servicios Familiares de Sacramento, que proporciona alimentos en el condado de McSpedden, tenía un promedio de 150,000 clientes un mes antes de la pandemia, dijo la administradora de recursos comunitarios Lorena Carranza. En los últimos meses, ese número ha sido de unos 275.000.

Pero las distribuciones de alimentos no pueden reemplazar la flexibilidad de los cupones de alimentos en los que confían muchos residentes.

Con una dieta especial para controlar su diabetes, McSpedden dijo que las cajas de distribución de alimentos generalmente solo contienen algunos artículos que puede comer. Él detesta tomar una caja llena cuando otros podrían usarla, dijo.

McSpedden trabajó durante casi tres décadas como camionero de larga distancia hasta hace unos 15 años, cuando una serie de ataques cardíacos terminaron con esa carrera y lo llevaron a una hospitalización que acabó con sus ahorros y cuentas de jubilación.

“He estado en problemas antes”, dijo. “Pero esto de los cupones de alimentos adicionales, no tengo ni idea. Estoy mirando dentro de un túnel sin luz al final”.

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‘NO LIGHT AT THE OTHER END’: IMPENDING LOSS OF PANDEMIC CALFRESH BOOSTS COULD TRIGGER HUNGER SPIKE For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April.

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five months after the federal boosts end.

But it’s unclear whether the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration would agree on new spending as they seek to close a $23 billion budget deficit.

ood banks across California are bracing for a feared spike in hunger amid inflated prices after a pandemic-era boost in food aid ends in April.

“I’m just not going to be able to afford food. It’s that simple.”

March is the last month CalFresh recipients will get the additional benefits, as the federal government cuts off the “emergency allotments” that have kept food stamp allowances higher than usual for nearly three years now.

-TOM MCSPEDDEN, CITRUS HEIGHTS CALFRESH RECIPIENT Advocates are also calling for the state to add its own funds to the regular food stamps program, to boost the minimum food aid grant from $23 to $50 with corresponding inflationary increases. Other ideas include expanding special CalFresh programs that provide extra dollars for those purchasing California-grown produce, or for certain Central Valley households who lack clean drinking water in their homes.

The average household on CalFresh will lose about $200 a month, said Becky Silva, government relations director at the California Association of Food Banks. A singleperson household, for instance, could drop from $281 a month in food aid to as low as $23 in April.

U.S. Department of Agriculture documents show that since November, the pandemic boosts have amounted to more than $500 million a month in additional food stamps coming into low-income Californians’ budgets.

“There’s no way to overstate how devastating this is going to be,” Silva said. “Families are going to see a dramatic and sudden drop in their food benefits at a time when food price inflation and the cost of living in California especially is through the roof.”

Food stamps are funded by the federal government, which determines benefit amounts annually based on the nationwide cost of living as well as recipients’ household size and income.

“There’s no way to overstate how devastating this is going to be.”

-BECKY SILVA, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS In March 2020, Congress allowed the USDA to give states funding to boost all recipients’ aid to the maximum allowable benefits for their household size, or add $95 on top for those already receiving the maximum. The recent Congressional spending bill passed in December cuts that off this spring in exchange for funding for extra food aid for school children during the summer months.

More than 2.9 million California households receive food assistance through CalFresh, a number that has risen steadily throughout the pandemic.

The state social services department attributes the increase partially to a more flexible application process during the pandemic, while advocates like Silva also suggest the boost in aid made going through an application more worthwhile for eligible residents.

The loss of emergency allotments will be felt particularly hard by older and disabled people, many of whom have already seen their food aid eligibility reduced after a historic inflationary bump in Social Security

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checks in January. In addition to wages, Social Security, unemployment benefits and disability payments all count as income for the person receiving food aid.

Tom McSpedden, a 69-year-old Citrus Heights resident with Type II diabetes, saw a nearly $60 decrease in his normal CalFresh allowance last month after getting a $109 increase in his monthly Social Security checks.

But he continued to get the pandemic CalFresh boosts, which kept the total food stamps on his benefits card at $281 that month – the maximum allowable aid for a single-person household.

In April, McSpedden’s monthly CalFresh benefits will drop to roughly $50.

Nearly half of McSpedden’s monthly $1,368 Social Security check goes toward renting a room; the rest is meticulously budgeted for his phone, car insurance, gas, the portion of insulin and medications that Medicare doesn’t cover and bankruptcy payments.

“I don’t have the $230 left over each month to compensate” for the drop in aid, he said.

“I’m just not going to be able to afford food.

It’s that simple.”

Those proposals are “nowhere near approaching the $500 million a month that will be absent from people’s budgets, dinner tables and California retailers as well,” said Jared Call, senior advocate at the food policy organization Nourish California.

“But our approach is, no tool in the toolbox should be unused.”

There isn’t any plan to immediately backfill the loss.

The California Department of Social Services says it’s warning households of the upcoming decline in aid and directing CalFresh recipients to food banks, which have received additional funding from both the state and federal governments in recent years.

The food banks association and other antipoverty organizations have proposed that the state spend more than $2 billion providing a “ramp-down” of the extra benefits for

The state’s network of food banks continues to serve on average 1.5 times the number of clients as before the pandemic, Silva said.

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The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, which provides food in the county McSpedden lives, averaged 150,000 clients a month before the pandemic, said community resource manager Lorena Carranza. In recent months, that number has been about 275,000.

But food distributions can’t replace the flexibility of food stamps that many residents rely on.

With a special diet to manage his diabetes, McSpedden said food distribution boxes usually only contain a few items he can eat.

He’s loath to take a full box when others could use it, he said.

McSpedden worked for nearly three decades as a long-haul trucker until about 15 years ago, when a series of heart attacks ended that career and landed him in a hospital stay that wiped out his savings and retirement accounts.

“I’ve been in predicaments before,” he said.

“But this thing here with the extra food stamps, I have no idea. I’m looking into a tunnel with no light at the other end.”

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wo San Jose companies, City Lights Theater Company and Teatro Visión, are coming together at the Mexican Heritage Plaza this weekend only, Feb. 23-26, for an exciting co-production of Miss You Like Hell.

When Beatriz shows up at her 16-year-old daughter Olivia’s house at 4 a.m. and invites her on an epic road trip, they haven’t seen each other in four years. But Beatriz is an undocumented immigrant facing deportation to Mexico, and time is running out.

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From Philadelphia to California, from estranged to reunited, Beatriz and Olivia take a transformative journey, meeting an array of Americans with their own stories to tell. An important, intimate new musical rich with family, humor and heart, the show features book & lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes and music & lyrics by Erin McKeown.

Teatro Visión Artistic Director Rodrigo García is director and choreographer, with music direction by Samuel Cisneros. Tickets are available at cltc.org or by phone at (408)294-6621.

“Miss You Like Hell is a musical with rhythm and rock as a guiding energy in this contrasting narrative of a mother and a daughter who embark on a road trip in search of each other,” García said. “The play sheds light onto the issue of family separation due to our broken immigration system, but despite the adversity, these two women defy the odds to get closer than ever.”

Teatro Visión and City Lights have been partners for decades. Before Teatro Visión found a home at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, the company performed many of its productions in City Lights' intimate 2nd Street theater, including ¿No se paga? ¡No se paga! by Dario Fo (1988), Rosario's Barrio by Rodrigo Duarte Clarke (1995), and Santos y Santos by Octavio Solis (1997).

Now, the two companies are reuniting for this co-production, which unites Teatro Visión veterans with City Lights favorites. Ugho Badú, Ricardo Cortés, and Lazarita Sapien, who all

performed in Teatro Visión’s 2022 production of Macario, return to the stage in Miss You Like Hell.

Miss You Like Hell began at City Lights’ theater in late January, and transferred to the Mexican Heritage Plaza just this week, for a one-weekend-only run.

“We’re thrilled to put this beautiful, important story on our stage,” CLTC executive artistic director Lisa Mallette added. “Our friends and colleagues at Teatro center the culture of these characters in their work, so we’re grateful for the partnership.”

Teatro Visión is also proud to partner with the DeAnza College HEFAS program for this production. Students from HEFAS, the Higher Education for AB540 Students program, will lead a workshop on the importance of undocumented student storytelling.

As part of Teatro Visión’s College Night, the workshop will take place at 6:30pm on Thursday, Feb. 23 in the theater lobby, before the show. The discussion explores the impact on relationships caused by immigration and borders, as well as how undocumented students control the narrative of their own stories.

Tickets are choose-your-own-price, $10-40, to make sure that anyone who wants to can experience the show. No matter what price you choose to pay, you get the same general admission ticket and you see the same exciting show.

The show runs Feb. 23-26 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave. All performances are in English with English and Spanish supertitles. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

ASL interpretation will be provided at the Saturday, Feb. 25 2:00pm performance.

Tickets and more information: www.teatrovision.org, www.cltc.org, by phone at (408) 294661, and by email at teatro@teatrovision.org.

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HEALTHY SOIL CAN BE A CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION “Not only are we sequestering carbon, I'm recharging the aquifer far more than the neighbor is,” she says. “And the water filtering through my soil is clean, has no glyphosates, has no Roundup, it has none of that.”

In drought-ridden Southern California, Engelhardt’s soil is better at soaking up whatever water it gets. After the giant storms last month, her dirt roads were flooded but her plots were just soft and damp.

The future of farming?

Mollie Englehardt started her farm four years ago to support her local vegan restaurant chain, Sage. Photo Credit: Sow a Heart Farms

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ildlife crossings save lives, both human and animal, by allowing migrating species to avoid oncoming traffic and move over or under roads and freeways instead.

Now a coalition of scientists, nonprofits and government agencies are highlighting their potential to help us adapt to climate change. The partnership has just published an open letter, calling on policymakers to prioritize climate resilience as roads and bridges are built or repaired using the funds from the 2021 infrastructure bill.

Renee Callahan, executive director of ARC Solutions, cowrote the letter.

but we can also think about how these culverts and bridges can accommodate terrestrial wildlife movement as well," Skroch explained.

Supporters broke ground last year on a state-of-the-art wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, primarily to facilitate the movement of cougars. Data show properly sited and built wildlife crossings can reduce mortality by 97%.

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"Why don't we take advantage of this once-in-a-generation window of opportunity to not only rebuild one of the world's greatest transportation networks?" Callahan asked. "And why don't we build it even better, so that it works for people, wildlife, and also in the face of our changing climate?"

“The neighbors' farms are perfect rows of the exact same thing with bare soil underneath.

The trees are managed by spraying herbicides,” Engelhardt says. “You can see that every inch of my farm is covered.”

The chaos is all by design.

This farm is an experiment in regenerative agriculture, intended to grow healthier food at the same time as tackling climate change.

This is still far from the norm in farming – less than 1% of American farmland uses regenerative ag techniques. But this year the Farm Bill, a major piece of U.S. agriculture legislation, is up for renewal, and regenerative agriculture practitioners hope that could change.

“Folks in D.C. are already starting to think about what they want to see changed in the Farm Bill,” says regenerative agriculture expert Arohi Sharma with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The fact that we're talking about soil health, the fact that we're having hearings on regenerative agriculture, is a huge step in the right direction.”

The world’s oldest carbon capture technology The term regenerative agriculture refers to a handful of practices that create healthy soil. The most visible is the wild mix of plants in Englehardt’s lush, chaotic plots. She carefully picks what grows where so the plants work together to thrive.

“Fennel is actually an insectary. So the fennel is keeping the bugs off of the kale without spraying any pesticides or anything,” she says.

Callahan said transportation projects should be engineered to add extra decks over bridges and to widen culverts under roads to benefit wildlife. The open letter called for greater cooperation between tribes and local agencies.

She grew corn next to young avocado trees a few years ago, so the tall stalks could provide shade during a hot autumn. When she harvested the corn, she planted fava beans, since they’re good at restoring nitrogen in the soil Englehardt’s also keeping the ground covered and hand-harvesting her crops. All of that makes the soil healthier.

Matt Skroch, project director of U.S. public lands and rivers conservation for the Pew Charitable Trusts, said wider culverts would improve biodiversity by allowing animals large and small to migrate, from elk to toads. And the culverts would improve resiliency during extreme weather events.

"We can design those structures to not only facilitate the passage of water as flooding continues to occur in the future,

Every inch of Sow a Heart Farm in Fillmore, Calif., is growing one of more than 300 types of plants. In between the rows of fruit trees, Engelhardt has got organic peppers, garlic, broccoli, and cauliflower, all covered with a thin layer of grass or clover. On a recently harvested plot, chickens and sheep are eating the scraps, churning the soil so it’ll be ready to plant again.

“By diversifying what you grow, you're providing different kinds of nutrients to the soil. It’s like diversifying our human diets,” Sharma says.

Better dirt means more plants photosynthesizing, sucking carbon out of the atmosphere, pulling it into their roots, and shoving it into the ground. That makes it a useful climate change tool. Sharma estimates if every farm in the U.S. operated this way, it would remove as much carbon as shuttering 64 coal plants.

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Englehardt says the climate benefits don’t stop with carbon capture.

Making regenerative agriculture a mainstream practice has been an uphill battle.

“It's an overhaul of our food and agricultural system, which is rooted so deeply in our commodities, in our subsidies, in our insurance policies, in our financial system,” says Jesse Smith with the White Buffalo Land Trust just north of Santa Barbara, which does trainings and courses on regenerative agriculture.

Sharma agrees: “From the 1970s onwards, decades of agricultural policy have prioritized unsustainable farming practices over regenerative ones,” she says.

Take the way crop insurance is structured. Right now, a corn farmer who had a bad year can claim the loss on that crop, and the government helps them out. A farmer growing corn and soy would write two claims. But what if you, like Englehardt, grow 300 different crops?

“It's a lot harder for them to write an insurance policy or claim insurance rewards because of just the number of crops that they have to keep track of,” Sharma says.

Plus, farmers using these techniques need to pay for more labor, because mechanical harvesting harms the soil.

Englehardt says she grows more food per acre than the conventional farms next door, but four years in she still hasn’t turned a profit.

“You can't expect to be making money right away in any business. The guy down the street? The first four years, he had lemons and avocados planted, he certainly wasn't making money either,” she says.

But convincing a farmer who’s currently turning a profit to change their practices even though they won’t make money for a few years is a tough sell.

Still, Smith says he’s seen an increase in people coming to the farm for their regenerative agriculture trainings and courses.

“We’ve had cowboys from the Midwest, young up-and-coming farmers from the inner cities, to grandparents looking to figure out what to do with their property, to people who don't have land looking to get into agriculture, to people who are in computer programming, figuring out how to put their skills in service of natural ecosystems,” he says. ”It’s such a broad range of people.”

The farms trying it so far are small, Smith says, not like the thousands of acres devoted to Smuckers jam or Cuties mandarin oranges.

While some farmers wait on the government to make regenerative agriculture more profitable, Smith says it’s catching on with people like Englehardt prioritizing their positive impact.

“There is a misconception that this is a fringe niche movement. And it's not. People are transitioning large, large swaths of land,” Smith says. “It may not be a windfall, but in the hearts and minds of people who are watching, what is being demonstrated is greatly impactful and will set the stage for the coming decades of agricultural production in this country.”

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Q&A: DISNEY100 CELEBRA UN SIGLO DE MAGIA, INNOVACIÓN Y MICKEY MOUSE Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, "World of Color - ONE" y "Wondrous Journeys" destacan las nuevas incorporaciones al "lugar más feliz de la Tierra"

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¿Podría darnos el razonamiento detrás de la celebración de Disney100?

100 años es mucho tiempo, especialmente en años de ratón. Han pasado noventa y nueve años y contando desde que Walt Disney Animation Studios comenzó como The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio el 16 de octubre de 1923 en una pequeña oficina en Los Ángeles por alrededor de $ 10 en alquiler.

Estamos aquí para celebrar los 100 años de The Walt Disney Company. Esta es la compañía que inició Walt Disney con su hermano en 1923. En aquel entonces se llamaba Disney Brothers Studio y la compañía pasó por varios cambios de nombre hasta 1986, cuando se estableció el nombre The Walt Disney Animation Studios. Así que eso es lo que estamos celebrando, la fundación de esta compañía, que incluye los parques temáticos, que incluye los estudios de las películas.

Los hermanos Walt y Roy comenzaron a producir películas animadas en blanco y negro en el pequeño estudio, y en 1928 una cara familiar cobró vida en una página, Mickey Mouse. Esto consolidaría el comienzo de su legado como una de las entidades mediáticas globales de mayor alcance, que continúa entreteniendo, inspirando y brindando alegría a quienes miran los programas y películas, y a quienes recorren sus parques temáticos.

El Disneyland Resort está celebrando el trascendental centenario de Walt Disney Animation Studios con una decoración con infusión de platino en todo el parque, ofertas de mercadería, alimentos y bebidas por tiempo limitado, dos nuevos espectáculos nocturnos en Disneyland y Disneyland California Adventure, la reapertura del el nuevo y mejorado Mickey's Toontown y su nuevo atracción central, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, a un recorrido histórico que presenta el arte y la tecnología de animación de la compañía a lo largo de los años.

Cuando Walt Disney Studios inició las celebraciones en el famoso parque de diversiones original a fines de enero, tuvimos la oportunidad de entrevistar a varios miembros del elenco que hablaron sobre sus experiencias trabajando para Disney y las diferentes ofertas nuevas que ahora están en Disneyland Resort para celebrar el Disney100.

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La razón por la cual lo estamos celebrando aquí en Disneyland Park y en el Disneyland Resort es porque este parque fue muy importante para Walt Disney, porque aquí fue donde se llevó a cabo un sueño que él tenía, que él quería tener un lugar donde las familias se pudieran juntar, pudieran divertirse, pudieran estar seguros en un lugar limpio.

Y principalmente, algo que él quería era que tuviera un lugar donde sus personajes que él tenía en sus películas animadas pudieran cobrar vida y pudieran estar con los visitantes, con las familias. Así que por esa razón él construyó este parque. Y para él fue muy importante. ¿Puedes hablar sobre la nueva atracción, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway?

Si pueden estar aquí, van a ver que durante esa celebración tenemos diferentes colores y tenemos diferentes decoraciones, verdad? Y algo que es muy importante es que tenemos a Mickey Mouse en el centro de esta celebración, porque él cuando se cumplieron los diez años del parque Disneyland durante un discurso, Walt dijo "Espero que no olviden una cosa, que todo empezó con un ratón", que era Mickey Mouse.

Y por eso estamos lanzando en este parque.

En estas fechas estamos lanzando la atracción, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway que es la primera atracción donde los

protagonistas son Mickey y Minnie Mouse.

Así que por eso tenemos esta atracción y esa atracción es bonita y es algo especial, porque cuando las personas están en línea para subirse a la atracción, pueden ver todo lo que es la historia del personaje.

Tenemos a Mickey de los años 1920, el Mickey de los 1930, 40, 50, hasta el Mickey del presente, así que todo eso se puede ver en la atracción. Pero en esta celebración también tenemos como es la historia de la animación de todos los dibujos animados de Walt Disney. ¿Podría hablar de los nuevos espectáculos nocturnos?

Tenemos dos espectáculos que son nocturnos. Uno en el parque Disneyland y el otro en el parque Disney California Adventure, en California Adventure se llama. “World of Color - ONE” y ese el uno hace referencia a que un evento puede causar que ocurran muchas cosas. Así que es como una gota de agua cuando cae en el agua, crea estas ondas y esas ondas se pueden convertir en una ola.

Entonces Mickey Mouse es el personaje que inició toda esa ola y ahora tenemos todo lo que lo que se le presenta.

“World of Color - ONE” también es especial porque es la primera presentación que tenemos fuentes de muchos colores, tenemos unas pantallas de agua donde se refleja estas imágenes de las películas, pero esa es la primera vez que se ve que vamos a tener personajes de Walt Disney Animation Studios, vamos a tener personajes de las películas animadas de Disney, de las películas de Pixar, de las películas de Marvel, de los Avengers y de Star Wars. Así que todo eso va a estar en una presentación. Y tenemos toda la emoción, tenemos la música, eso es parte de esta presentación.

Así que todas van a estar aquí y tenemos la música y tenemos devoción. Así que cuando vemos las. Películas. A uno le toco el

corazón y hay unas personas que se les sale una lágrima y eso es lo que estamos haciendo aquí. Estamos teniendo una celebración con esos espectáculos nocturnos.

Tenemos la atracción, pero también tenemos comida, tenemos a los personajes, tenemos todo, todo, todo lo que la gente se puede imaginar. Y algo que es muy bonito es que todas las personas tienen acceso a esta información en español en disneylandespañol.com.

Así que ahí pueden ver toda la información, pueden hacer sus reservaciones, comprar sus boletos e informarse de todo lo que necesitan para hacer el viaje, para venir aquí a Disneyland y disfrutar de todo lo que estamos haciendo durante esa celebración.

Ya que va a cumplir 20 años de empleo con Disney, ¿qué es lo que le gusta más de celebrar estos momentos aquí en su trabajo?

Pues lo bonito de estar aquí es que siempre hay algo nuevo, y es parte de la filosofía de Walt Disney. Porque una de las cosas que también él dijo, "Disneyland nunca va a estar completo mientras haya imaginación en el mundo." Así que eso es parte de la filosofía de que siempre estamos cambiando, siempre estamos trayendo cosas nuevas.

Así que uno aquí no se aburre porque siempre hay algo nuevo y todo como la idea es que la gente se divierta y que todo sea feliz.

Este es el lugar más feliz del mundo, verdad? Entonces uno no puede estar enojado, no puede sentirse mal porque lo único que tiene que uno que hacer si está en la oficina y está muy atareado, es darse una vuelta al parque y ver la gente, ver a los niños que se están divirtiendo y uno se alegra.

Y eso es lo bonito de estar aquí, de que uno nunca tiene un momento malo porque es porque siempre hay alegría y hay cosas nuevas y bonitas que uno puede experimentar.

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de “It's A Small World”.

Y cada uno tiene su lista de películas específicas que van a mostrar.

¿Y cuáles son unas de las partes técnicas que son nuevas esta vez?

Durante el tiempo, van a ver cómo se especializa la animación a cada área. Pero si quieren ver un poquito de cada película, van a tener que venir muchas veces y ver todas las fachadas. Pero también otra cosa muy especial es que una figura de Baymax de Big Hero 6 va a volar por encima del castillo y para mí es como una representación de lo que es el futuro, lo que es a la unidad que tenemos aquí en Disney.

“World of Color - ONE” es un impresionante programa a mí me encanta porque utilizando luces, agua, fuego, neblina, fuentes de agua que disparan agua hasta 200 pies de altura cobra vida unos personajes de Star Wars, Avengers, Disney Animation, Pixar Animation, para que la gente tenga unos recuerdos que jamás, nunca se han hecho aquí.

Hay partes en las que parece que las fuentes están tocando la música, específicamente la canción "Start A Wave", y esa es una canción original que es parte del nuevo programa. Y "Start A Wave" habla sobre como una gota de agua puede ser una onda y esa onda se puede hacer una ola y esa ola será el cambio, puede cambiar el mundo. Es casi diciendo igual que Walt Disney, un jovencito con un dibujo de Mickey Mouse, hizo el futuro que tenemos ahorita, que es el Walt Disney Company. Entonces este programa “World of Color - ONE” está celebrando el legado de la narración que empezó Walt Disney hace un siglo y es algo muy bonito.

La gente viene aquí para hacer recuerdos y aquí Disney trata de sacar la emoción de todos, jovencitos, ancianos, todos parejos, porque todos los que vamos a ver en el programa el espectáculo nos vamos a tener algo conectado con eso.

Y eso es lo bonito de “World of Color - ONE”, porque igual que Walt Disney fue un hombre que cambió el mundo con su dibujo este programa y la canción "Start A Wave" puede ser cualquier persona puede ser la próxima persona que va a hacer cambio.

Usted puede ser esa persona.

Disney100 celebra los 100 años de Walt Disney Animation Studios con una nueva decoración de platino, dos nuevos espectáculos nocturnos y el nuevo Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway.

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Y para mí lo más especial de lo que es “Wondrous Journeys” es de que estamos celebrando 100 años de películas, 100 años de creaciones y es más bien la narración de las películas, que es lo que bueno, hasta ahorita estoy sintiendo las lágrimas y en pensar en lo que es la jornada de los personajes que se les rompe el corazón, ríen, lloran, enfrentan muchos retos para hacer sus sueños realidad y eso es lo que representa para mí.

Y van a ver en el proyectado en los diferentes lugares, como un lienzo, como un papel en blanco donde los artistas empiezan a dibujar, empezando con borradores, y va a ser algo donde vamos a sentirnos como

que somos parte de ese borrador, parte de la creación de todas estas películas.

Y a pesar de que son 100 años de películas, van a ver una cosita de cada película que se ha hecho. Puede ser Moana, puede ser Coco, puede ser Encanto, Frozen, Big Hero Six. Entonces va a ser de todas las películas.

Y este es el reto que les voy a dar, vengan a verlo y vayan contando haciendo rayitas de cuántas películas son representadas.

Va a ser en cuatro áreas aquí en frente del castillo de Sleeping Beauty, también en las aguas de Rivers of America y Main Street USA en las fachadas y también la fachada

¿Qué es el mensaje que quiere usted dar sobre Disney100 en Disneyland Park?

Y el mensaje más especial que tenemos para ahorita, donde estamos nosotros aquí sentados, estamos en frente de El Castillo de la Bella Durmiente y este es uno de los lugares donde pueden ver a las proyecciones de un espectáculo nocturno para celebrar estos 100 años.

Lo hacemos de una manera que no la hace ninguna otra con ninguna otra persona, entidad, compañía, como lo hace Disney, lo hemos todo en grande.

Aquí específicamente estamos hablando de lo que es “Wondrous Journeys”. Es un espectáculo nocturno que va a durar todo el año, va a ser diario, y vamos a tener noches selectas, cuando también incluye fuegos artificiales.

Hablando de las emociones de las películas de Disney, cuál película fue el momento donde dijiste “Esto es magia, y esto es mío. Algo para mí”?

Para mí fue Coco. Ah, porque en el personaje de Coco veo a mi mamá.

Uno piensa, "ah conocieron a mi mamá cuando escribieron esto." Pero la verdad es, yo no soy la única que dice eso. Mucha gente dice que "conocieron a mi abuelita" porque obviamente Coco es la abuelita. Y no sé cómo lo hicieron. Entonces es magia como esa que hace Disney muy especial y que es muy importante.

Por eso es que los 100 años de Walt Disney Animation Studios debe ser celebrado y que es celebrado aquí en este parque, que fue el original parque de nuestro fundador Walt Disney, donde todo empezó. Sus películas se empezaron a desdoblar aquí y luego en atracciones que se hicieron aquí, empezaron a desdoblarse en sus películas.

Entonces es como que uno le da al otro y el otro le devuelve, los dos mundos.

Laura Bustamante, Disneyland Resort Entertainment Host

Estamos celebrando los 100 años de Walt Disney Animation Studios. Y este siendo el primer parque el reino mágico original de Walt Disney es el lugar perfecto para poder hacer esta celebración de 100 años que celebran las películas, los artistas, los creadores de lo que han sido todas estas películas en 100 años que se pueden imaginar lo que es.

Y entonces la esperanza es que los que están aquí, para los adultos, pues reviviendo en ese momento donde la magia fue algo real para ellos, y para los niños, esperando experimentar las escenas.

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Disney está dando más esfuerzo ahorita para asegurar que exista la representación de nuestra gente, de la cultura Latina. Entonces qué tan importante es eso para ellos, para seguir con esa meta, con estos espectáculos?

Si hay que representar a todos. Para mí como, latinoamericana, pues Coco y Encanto fueron algo maravilloso y sé que para muchas otras culturas verse representados ha sido algo fabuloso y algo que a Disney es muy importante que sigamos adelante con esos tipos de metas, de cómo vamos a seguir representando y ampliar la representación de lo que son las diferentes culturas.

Y con culturas digo etnicidades, orientación sexual, gente de todo. Que haya la representación de todos. Y eso es una de las cosas que más me emociona también.

Las celebraciones de Disney100 ahora están pasando en Disneyland Resort.

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Q&A: DISNEY100 CELEBRATES A CENTURY OF MAGIC, INNOVATION AND MICKEY MOUSE Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, "World of Color - ONE" and "Wondrous Journeys" highlight new additions to the "happiest place on Earth"

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Well, the beauty of being here is that there is always something new, and it is part of the Walt Disney philosophy. Because one of the things that he also said, "Disneyland is never going to be complete as long as there is imagination in the world."

So that's part of the philosophy that we're always changing, we're always bringing new things.

100 years is a long time, especially in mouse years. Ninety-nine years and counting have passed since Walt Disney Animation Studios began as The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on October 16, 1923 in a small office in Los Angeles for around $10 in rent.

The brothers Walt and Roy began producing black-and-white animated films in the small studio, and in 1928 a familiar face came to life on a page, Mickey Mouse. This would cement the beginning of its legacy as one of the most farreaching global media entities, continuing to entertain, inspire and bring joy to those who watch the shows and movies, and to those who tour its theme parks.

The Disneyland Resort is celebrating the momentous 100th anniversary of Walt Disney Animation Studios with platinum-infused décor throughout the park, limited-time merchandise, food and beverage offers, two new nightly shows at Disneyland and Disneyland California Adventure, the reopening of the new and improved Mickey's Toontown and its new centerpiece attraction, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, to a historical tour that showcases the company's animation art and technology over the years.

When Walt Disney Studios kicked off the celebrations at the famous original theme park in late January, we had the opportunity to interview several cast members who talked about their experiences working for Disney and the various new offerings now at the Disneyland Resort to celebrate the Disney100.

Evan Palomeque, Disneyland Resort Communications Department Could you give us the reasoning behind the Disney100 celebration?

We are here to celebrate 100 years of The Walt Disney Company. This is the company that Walt Disney started with his brother in 1923. Back then it was called Disney Brothers Studio and the company went through several name changes until 1986, when the name The Walt Disney Animation Studios was established. So that's what we're celebrating, the founding of this company, which includes the theme parks and the movie studios.

The reason why we are celebrating it here at Disneyland Park and at the Disneyland Resort is because this park was very important to Walt Disney, because this is where a dream he had came true, that he wanted to have a place where Families could get together, they could have fun and be safe in a clean place.

Disney100 celebrates 100 years of Walt Disney Animation Studios with new platinum décor, two new nighttime shows and the new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Photo Credit: Disneyland Resort/ Sean Teegarden

So you don't get bored here because there is always something new and the idea is that people have fun and that everything is happy. This is the happiest place in the world, right? So you can't be angry, you can't feel bad because the only thing you have to do if you're in the office and you're very busy, is go for a walk in the park and see the people, see the children who are having fun and one rejoices.

And mainly, something that he wanted was to have a place where his characters that he had in his animated movies could come to life and they could be with the visitors, with the families. So for that reason he built this park. And for him it was very important.

things to happen. So it's like a drop of water when it falls into the water, it creates these ripples and those ripples can become a wave. So Mickey Mouse is the character that started that whole wave and now we have everything that comes his way.

And that is the beauty of being here, that one never has a bad moment because there is always joy and there are new and beautiful things that one can experience.

Can you talk about the new attraction, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway?

"World of Color - ONE" is also special because it is the first presentation that we have fountains of many colors, we have some water screens where these images from the movies are reflected, but this is the first time that we see that we are going to have characters From Walt Disney Animation Studios, we're going to have characters from Disney animated movies, Pixar movies, Marvel movies, Avengers and Star Wars. So all of that is going to be in one show. And we have all the emotion, we have the music, that's part of this presentation.

What are some interesting aspects about “World of Color - ONE”?

If you can be here, you will see that during that celebration we have different colors and we have different decorations, right?

And something that is very important is that we have Mickey Mouse at the center of this celebration, because he, when the Disneyland Park was ten years old, during a speech, Walt said " I hope you don't forget one thing, that it all started with a mouse", which was Mickey Mouse.

And that's why we're pitching in this park.

At this time we are launching the attraction, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, which is the first attraction where the protagonists are Mickey and Minnie Mouse. So that's why we have this ride and that ride is nice and it's something special, because when people are in line to get on the ride, they get to see everything that the character's history is.

We have Mickey from the 1920s, Mickey from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, even present day Mickey, so all of that can be seen on the ride. But in this celebration we also have the animation history of all Walt Disney cartoons.

Could you talk about the new evening shows?

We have two shows that are nightly. One in the Disneyland park and the other in the Disney California Adventure park, in California Adventure it is called “World of Color - ONE” and that ‘one’ refers to the fact that one event can cause many

So they're all going to be here and we have the music and we have devotion. So when we see the Movies, one is touched by the heart and there are some people who shed a tear and that is what we are doing here. We're having a celebration with those nightly shows.

We have the attraction, but we also have food, we have the characters, we have everything, everything, everything that people can imagine. And something that is very nice is that everyone has access to this information in Spanish at disneylandespañol.com.

So there you can see all the information, you can make your reservations, buy your tickets and find out everything you need to make the trip, to come here to Disneyland and enjoy everything we are doing during that celebration.

As you are celebrating 20 years of employment with Disney, what is your favorite thing about celebrating these moments here at work?

Eduardo Orozco, Disneyland Resort Cast Member

"World of Color - ONE" is an impressive program that I love because using lights, water, fire, mist, water fountains that shoot water up to 200 feet high, characters from Star Wars, Avengers, Disney Animation, Pixar Animation come to life, so that people have memories that have never, ever been made here.

There are parts of it that seem like the fountains are playing the music, specifically the song "Start A Wave," and that's an original song that's part of the new show. And "Start A Wave" talks about how a drop of water can be a ripple and that ripple can become a wave and that wave will be the change, it can change the world. It's almost saying the same thing that Walt Disney, a young man with a Mickey Mouse drawing, made the future we have right now, which is the Walt Disney Company. So this show “World of Color - ONE” is celebrating the legacy of storytelling that Walt Disney started a century ago and it's a very nice thing.

People come here to make memories and here Disney tries to get the emotion out of everyone, young, old, all the same, because all of us who are going to see the show are going to have something connected to it.

And that's the beauty of "World of Color - ONE", because just like Walt Disney was a man who changed the world with his drawings, this program and the song "Start A Wave", anyone can be the next person to make a change. You can be

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Laura Bustamante, Disneyland Resort Entertainment Host What is the message you want to give about Disney100 at Disneyland Park?

We are celebrating 100 years of Walt Disney Animation Studios. And this being the first park in Walt Disney's original magical kingdom, it is the perfect place to celebrate this 100-year celebration that celebrates the movies, the artists, the creators of what all these movies have been in 100 years that you can imagine what it is.

And the most special message we have for right now, where we are sitting here, we are in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle and this is one of the places where you can see the projections of a night show to celebrate these 100 years.

We do it in a way that no other one does with any other person, entity, company, like Disney does, we have done it all in a big way.

Here we are specifically talking about what "Wondrous Journeys" is. It's a nighttime show that's going to last all year, it's going to be daily, and we're going to have select nights, when it also includes fireworks.

And for me, the most special thing about

"Wondrous Journeys" is that we are celebrating 100 years of movies, 100 years of creations, and it's more like the narration of the movies, which is good, even now I'm feeling tears and thinking about the journey of the characters that break their hearts, laugh, cry, face many challenges to make their dreams come true and that is what it represents for me.

specialized in each area. But if you want to see a little of each movie, you will have to come many times and see all the facades. But also another very special thing is that a Baymax figure from Big Hero 6 is going to fly above the castle and for me it's like a representation of what the future is, what the unity we have here at Disney is.

And you will see it projected in different places, like a canvas, like a blank piece of paper where the artists begin to draw, beginning with rough drafts and it's going to be something where we're going to feel like we're part of that rough draft, part of the making of all these movies.

And so the hope is that those who are here, for the adults, well, reliving that moment where magic was something real for them, and for the children, hoping to experience the scenes.

And even though it's 100 years of movies, you're going to see a little something from every movie ever made. It can be Moana, it can be Coco, it can be Encanto, Frozen, Big Hero Six. So it's going to be from all the movies. And this is the challenge that I am going to give you, come see it and count how many films are represented by making lines.

It's going to be in four areas here in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle, also in the waters of Rivers of America and Main Street USA on the facades and also the “It's A Small World” facade.

And each one has their list of specific movies that they are going to show.

Over time, you will see how animation is

Speaking of the emotions of Disney movies, which movie was the moment where you said “This is magic, and this is mine. Something for me"?

For me it was Coco. Ah, because in the character of Coco I see my mom.

You think, "Oh they got to know my mom when they wrote this." But the truth is, I'm not the only one saying that. A lot of people say they "met my granny" because obviously Coco is the granny. And I don't know how they did it. So it's magic like that that makes Disney very special and it is very important.

That is why the 100 years of Walt Disney Animation Studios should be celebrated and it is celebrated here in this park, which was the original park of our founder Walt Disney, where it all began.

Their films began to unfold here and then in attractions that were made here, they began to unfold into their films. So it's like one gives to the other and the other gives back, the two worlds.

Disney is making more effort right now to ensure that there is a representation of our people, of the Latino culture. So how important is that for them, to continue with that goal, with these shows?

Yes, you have to represent everyone. For me as a Latin American, well Coco and Encanto were something wonderful and I know that for many other cultures to see themselves represented has been a great thing and something that to Disney it is very important that we continue to move forward with those types of goals, of how we are going to continue to represent and broaden the representation of what different cultures are. And with cultures I mean ethnicities, sexual orientation, people from all over. Let there be representation of all. And that's one of the things that excites me the most as well.

The Disney100 celebrations are now happening at the Disneyland Resort.

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This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jacqueline Carrillo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/04/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691317 Original Publication Dates: January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023 Re-Publication Dates Per County Recorder Notice: February 24, March 3, 10 and 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV411160 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gabriel De Los Santos INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Gabriel De Los Santos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Gabriel De Los Santos to Gabriel Flores Sotelo 2. 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 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: 04/18/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show

cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 16, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV411169 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Antonio Sanchez Flores INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Antonio Sanchez Flores has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonio Sanchez Flores to Antonio Flores Sanchez 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 16, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV411106 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Charity Lenore Brooks INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Charity Lenore Brooks has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. CHARITY LENORE BROOKS to Charity Lenore Brooks 2. 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

FEB 24, 2023 - MAR 02, 2023 changes described above must file 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: 04/18/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 15, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV411164 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hassan Ismail Abdullahi INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hassan Ismail Abdullahi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Hassan Ismail Abdullahi to Jamal (kaynan) Siarag 2. 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 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: 04/18/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 16, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV411343 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cuong Chi Cuong INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cuong Chi Ngo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Cuong Chi Ngo to Kennedy Ngo 2. 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 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: 06/20/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 22, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV408363 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Isaac Rene Allen Carabajal INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Isaac Rene Allen Carabajal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Isaac Rene Allen Carabajal to Isaac Rene Allen Sagastume 2. 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 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: 04/11/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com December 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV409459 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Gomez Gonora INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Juan Gomez Gonora has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juan Gomez Gonora to Jonathan Michael Gomez 2. 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 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: 05/09/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 24, March 3, 10 and 17, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV409141 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yuanfeng Zhou INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yuanfeng Zhou has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tank Yiyan Zhou to Hank Yiyan Zhou 2. 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 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: 05/02/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

Law Offices of Laurel Loomer PO BOX 899 Los Gatos, CA 950310899

at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this 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. 8. If you are a creditor or 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. 9. 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.

10. Petitioner: Dolly Emily Goyal 4815 Pine Forest Pl San Jose, CA 95118 (408)826.1173

February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 2023

Run Dates: February 24, March 3, 10, 2023

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Jason Philip Senior Case No. 22PR193674 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jason Philip Senior. 2.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Dolly Emily Goyal in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

3.The Petition for Probate requests that Dolly Emily Goyal be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any 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 consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 08, 2023,

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Rogeleo Maestas Case No. 23PR194014 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Rogeleo Maestas. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Tony Maestas in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Roy Maestas and Tony Maestas be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any 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 consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 24,

February 24, March 3, 10 and 17, 2023 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Everdine van Loon To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Everdine Van Loon, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on October 22, 2020.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the Law Offices of Laurel Loomer, PO Box 899, Losa Gatos, CA 95031-0899.

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13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this 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.

8. If you are a creditor or 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. 9. 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.

10. Attorney for petitioner: Paul E. Rogers 255 N. Market St. #125 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)641-8803 Run Dates: February 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692225 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FIRME GRAPHICS & TEES, 530 N. 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Rogelio Rojas Lopez, 530 N 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Juan R. Rojas Lopez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/01/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692225 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692605 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EDEN’S LANDSCAP-

ING, 5072 New England Ct, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Rocio Janeth Renteria Alvarez, 5072 New England Ct, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/10/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Rocio Janeth Renteria Alvarez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/10/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 692605 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692745 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gomez Berry Farm, 25 Cohansey Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gregorio Gomez, 1100 Bolsa Rd, San Jose, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/07/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Gregorio Gomez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/15/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692745 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691932 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kinder Cats, 960 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Kinder Cas LLC, 960 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95123.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Khanh D Nguyen Kinder Cats LLC Ownder A r t i c l e / R e g # :

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202354015142 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/24/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691932 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692139 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TELLO MIGUEL AIR DUCT CLEANING, 1515 Martin Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Miguel Tello Lara, 1515 Martin Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/30/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Miguel Tello Lara This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692139 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692246 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OUR SPACE, 16579 Los Gatos Almaden Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Irina Sosnina, 3641 Copperfield Dr, Apt 188, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN691901. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Irina Sosnina This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/01/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692246 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692156 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Breakfast Spot, 2270 Monterey Hwy, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is

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owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lionel Rubalcava LLC, 905 Commercial St, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Lionel Rubalcava Lionel Rubalcava LLC A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202253611461 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692156 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692502 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LA MUÑERA, 1486 Lakeshore Cir, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alicia Sauceda, 1486 Lakeshore Cir, San Jose, CA 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/15/2016. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: 619068. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Alicia Sauceda This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/07/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692502 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692574 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KK HVAC, 3456 Linden oaks Dr, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Pete Tu, 3456 Linden Oaks Dr, San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/01/2023. This filing is a first refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: . “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Pete Tu This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-

Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692574 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692342 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ESCUELA DE FUTBOL OFICIAL CLUB LEON SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA, 2970 Van Sansul Ave Apt 15, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jason Javier Lara Hernandez, 22970 Van Sansul Ave Apt 15, San Jose, CA 95128.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/02/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jason Javier Lara Hernandez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/02/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692342 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692517 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Foxtrot Handyman, 97 Dale Drive, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Filiberto Alvarado Arenas, 97 Dale Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/08/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Filiberto Alvarado Arenas This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/08/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 692517 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692111 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JAIRO TREE SERVICES, 1698 Ruther Place Ct, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jairo Valensuela Solis, 1698 Ruther Place Ct, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jairo Valensuela Solis This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692111 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692373 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JSO Tree Service, 6675 Thames Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Silverio O. Rodriguez, 839 Emory Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008. Juan Olguin Jr, 6675 Thames Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/03/2023.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts form previous filing] of previous file #: FBN635823. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Silverio O. Rodriguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/03/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692373 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692581 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AG SPORTS CLOSED CIRCUIT TV, 3480 Granada Ave #159, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Artemio Gallegos, 3480 Granada Ave #159, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/09/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Artemio Gallegos This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara

County on 02/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692581 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692032 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUDY CHESPY SERVICES, 1800 Civic Center Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Rudecindo Acuna Nunez, 1800 Civic Center Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95050.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/26/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Rudecindo Acuna Nunez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/26/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 692032 February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410929 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Aradhna Rajendran INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Aradhna Rajendran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Aradhna Rajendran AKA Ana Rajendran to Ana Pallares 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 15, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV4101054 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Haley Kae Epperly INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Haley Kae Epperly has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Haley Kae Epperly to Haley Kae Fox 2. 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 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: 04/18/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 14, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV402981 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Benita Vergara INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Benita Vergara has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Benita Vergara to Maria Benita Vergara Diarte 2.

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 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: 03/06/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 03, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410863 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Eugenia Corrales Monte INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Maria Eugenia Corrales Monte has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Maria Eugenia Corrales Monte AKA Maria Eugenia Corrales Bastidas to Maria Eugenia Corrales Bastidas 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 07, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410406 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amy Nicole Hays INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Amy Nicole Hays has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Amy Nicole Hays to Amy Hays Kuxhausen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons

FEB 24, 2023 - MAR 02, 2023 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

January 27, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410665 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kelly Moreo Corona INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kelly Moreno Corona has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jayden Javier Saucedo Corona to Jayden Javier Saucedo Corona Jr 2. 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 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: 06/06/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410974 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Holly-Marie Arce and Robin Yoo INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Holly-Marie Arce and Robin Yoo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Zayden Yehchan Arce Yoo to Zayden Yehchan Yoo 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 09, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410668 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rohit Hooda & Hema Dalal INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Rohit Hooda & Hema Dalal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kiya Hooda to Vedika Hooda 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show

FEB 24, 2023 - MAR 02, 2023 cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410931 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sabrina Leigh Pilipina INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Sabrina Leigh Pilipina has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Arabella Rose Gonzalez to Arabella Rose Pilipina 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 08, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410995 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hagar Yeboah INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hagar Yeboah has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Hagar Yeboah to Haden Owusu-Sekyere 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 09, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410401 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ruben Grigoryevich Suleymanov INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ruben Grigoryevich Suleymanov has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ruben Grigoryevich Suleymanov to Ruben Sullivan b.

Oxana Gennadyevna Suleymanova to Oxana Sullivan c. Maxim Andreevich Arshinov to Max Welburn 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com In the matter of the application of: Magda Grdzelidze INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Magda Grdzelidze has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Magda Grdzelidze to Magda Hall 2. 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 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: 06/06/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692110 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ZOLANOS INSURANCE SERVICES LLC, 1415 N 10th St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ZOLANOS INSURANCE SERVICES LLC, 1493 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Yesenia Solano ZOLANOS INSURANCE SERVICES LLC OWNER A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202250011038 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692110

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV369912 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Jui Chen, Chien INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jui Chen, Chien has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jui Chen, Chien to David Jui Chen, Chien 2. 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 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: 03/14/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation,

February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692237 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: True Force Fitness Wear, 2268 Elkhorn Ct, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Adam Muntez, 2268 Elkhorn Ct, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN638312. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Adam Montez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/01/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692237 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692143 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A & O Lozanos Constuction, 1370 Teryilyn Ave, San Jose, CA 95122,

Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Leoncio Lozano, 1370 Terilyn Ave, San Jose, CA 95122.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/30/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Leoncio Lozano This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692143 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692476 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Carpet Avenue Floors, 971 Stockton Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Balleza Perez, 341 Kentbrook Circle, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/92. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN639167. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jose Balleza Perez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/07/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692476 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692133 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAGPIE AND THE TIGER, 2725 El Camino Real Suite 107, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): BIG PANDA, INC, 79 Bonaventura Dr Unit #1, San Jose, CA 95134. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Mimi S Song BIG PANDA, INC CEO Article/Reg#: 2794675 Above entity was formed

in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692133 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692003 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Carpio Audio Car, 2689 Camino Ecco, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angel Carpio, 2689 Camino Ecco, San Jose, CA 95121.

Maria F. Romero, 2689 Camino Ecco, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/16/2010. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN536859. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Maria F. Romero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/25/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692003 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691686 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TORO TAXES, REYES LEGAL SERVICES, 115 N. 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): REYES TAX CONSULTANTS LLC, 987 Prevost St, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/17/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN691419. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Claudia I Reyes REYES TAX CONSULTANTS LLC President A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202253411126 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691686 February

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March 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692111 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JAIRO TREE SERVICES, 1698 Ruther Place Ct, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jairo Valensuela Solis, 1698 Ruther Place Ct, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jairo Valensuela Solis This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692111 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692273 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JSO Tree Service, 6675 Thames Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Silverio O. Rodriguez, 839 Emory Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008. Juan Olguin Jr, 6675 Thames Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/03/2023.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN635823. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Silverio O. Rodriguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/03/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 692373 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692156 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Breakfast Spot, 2270 Monterey Hwy, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lionel Rubalcava LLC, 905 Commercial St, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed

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above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Lionel Rubalcava Lionel Rubalcava LLC CEO A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202253611461 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 692156 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692409 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLOBBLER, 1182 Calypso Ct, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): MGH VENTURES LLC, 1182 Calypso Ct, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Michael Mehmi MGH VENTURES LLC Member/Owner A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202251014680 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/03/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692409 February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410929 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Aradhna Rajendran INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Aradhna Rajendran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Aradhna Rajendran AKA Ana Rajendran to Ana Miguel 2. 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 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

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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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410931 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sabrina Leigh Pilipina INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Sabrina Leigh Pilipina has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Arabella Rose Gonzalez to Arabella Rose Pilipina 2. 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 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: 06/13/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 08, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV403607 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Carolina Espinoza INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Carolina Espinoza has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-

lows: a. Carolina Espinoza to Carolina HernandezEspinoza 2. 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 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: 03/07/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 06, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV403862 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ha Ngoc Dang INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ha Ngoc Dang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Pham Bao Tran to Tran Bao Pham 2. 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 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: 03/07/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 06, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV406229 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sandrick Elbancol INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sandrick Elbancol has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sandrick Elbancol to Sandrick Elbancol Eclarino 2. 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 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: 03/14/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 07, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV408877 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Caroll Eugene Smith INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Caroll Eugene Smith has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Caroll Eugene Smith to Carroll Eugene Smith 2. 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 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: 04/25/2023 at 8:45

am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 22, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 10, 17, March 3, 2023

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Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ROBERT RONALD LEYDEN aka ROB LEYDEN Case No. 22PR193214 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Rober Ronald Leyden aka Rob Leyden. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Bettea Eslava aka Bettea Giacommelli in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Bettea Eslava aka Bettea Giacommelli be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any 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 consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 20, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept.

2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this 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.

8. If you are a creditor or 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. 9. 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.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Ryan Steburg Steburg Law Firm, P.C. 2001 Gateway Place, Suite 100W, San Jose, CA 95110 (408)573-1122 Rune Date: February 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691541 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAM DUMPSTERS, 1125 Mabury Road, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LAM HAULING, INC, 1125 Mabury Road, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Tinh Lam LAM HAULING, INC Owner Article/Reg#: 3376547 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/11/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691541 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691682 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPARTAN CONSTRUCTORS, 1232 Farringdon Drive, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): FIDELMAR QUIROZ, 1232 Farringdon Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. Grisel Aguilar Zuniga, 1232 Farringdon Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/16/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Grisel Aguilar Zuniga This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691682 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691372 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAID 4U, 5328 Canyone Hills Lane, San Jose, CA 95138, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Diana Carolina Sanchez Alvarez, 5328 Canyon Hills Lane, San Jose, CA 95138.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/05/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Diana Carolina Sanchez Alvarez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691372 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691495 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TIENDA VAQUERA LA CORITA, 1590 Berryessa Rd Spc 310, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): La Vaquera Castro LLC, 27617 Cherry Creek Dr, Santa Clarita, CA 91354.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Maria C Castro Carrillo La Vaquera Castro LLC Manager A r t i c l e / R e g # : 202132410003 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/10/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 691495 February 3, 10, 17, 24,

2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692131 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AREPAS PAL TIESTO, 338 Shadow Run Dr, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ruddy Shneda Ramos Romero, 338 Shadow Run Dr, San Jose, CA 95110. Carol Dalit Castro Cubides, 338 Shadow Run Dr, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Carol Dalit Castro Cubides This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 692131 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692033 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INTERNATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Bldg 16, Sute 105, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Taryk Rouchdy, 5 Woods Street, San Rafael, CA 94109. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Taryk Rouchdy This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/26/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692033 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLEANEATS, 1597 Meridian Ave Unit E, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): HUMBLE HUSTLER MASTERS INC, 3882 Callie Ct, Concord, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed

above on 03/23/2021.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Ronald R. Miller HUMBLE HUSTLER MASTERS INC President Article/Reg#: C4673063 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/26/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692012 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692096 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALEPH Communications, 123 E. San Carlos St. #255, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eric Douglas King, 123 E. San Carlos St 255, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/27/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Eric D. King This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692096 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691936 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MEJIA SERVICES HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, 1210 Tamara Ct, Hollister, CA 95023, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): MEJIA SERVICES HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, 1210 Tamara Ct, Hollister, CA 95023.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Christhian E Mejia Melgar MEJIA SERVICES HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING President Article/Reg#: C5424881

FEB 24, 2023 - MAR 02, 2023 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/24/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691936 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691973 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NEVER STOP KETTLE POP, 7733 Murray Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Joana Elendida Sanchez, 7289 Dowdy St, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/06/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Joana Elendida Sanchez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/25/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691973 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691888 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Peace on Hearth Tree Service, 3383 Payne Ave, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Roberto V. Romero, 3383 Payne Ave, San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Roberto V. Romero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691888 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691849 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Simply Organized SJ., 269 E. Saint James St., San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an

individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Paola Quijada Lossada, 269 E. Saint James St., San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/18/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Maria Paola Quijada Lossada This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/20/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691849 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692085 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FJ Sweeping/Power Wasing Co., 164 Heller Pl, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dolores Lopez, 164 Heller Pl, San Jose, CA 95116.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/27/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Dolores Lopez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692085 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NO. 691758 The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Lolita and Jose’s Daycare, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose CA, 95127. Filed in Santa Clara County on 03/02/2018 under file no. F11066540. Dolores Gutierrez, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose, CA 95127.

Jose Gutierrez, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose, CA 95127. This business was conducted by: Married Couple. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Dolores Gutierrez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/18/2023.

Regina Alcomendras,

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Dolores Gutierrez, Deputy File No. FBN691758 February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410624 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tran Gia Minh Le INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tran Gia Minh Le has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Tran Gia Minh le to Minh Gia Tran 2. 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 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: 06/06/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 31, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410351 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ruochong Fei & Wang Pan INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Ruochong Fei & Wang pan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Celia Fei to Blythe Celia Fei 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 26, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410353 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mitchell Cobarrubias INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mitchell Cobarrubias has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Mitchell Cobarrubias to Mitch Cobarrubias 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 26, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410075 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hyerin Ha INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Hyerin Ha has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hyerin Ha to Hailey Hyerin Ko 2. 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 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: 05/23/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 19, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410182 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Chiunghui Tseng and Huanwan Cheng INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chiunghui Tseng and Huanwen Cheng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Allison Cheng to Allie Yuting Cheng b.

Ariel Cheng to Ariel Yushuan Cheng 2. 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 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: 05/23/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 23, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410403 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the

application of: Anna Lim, Yohan Lee INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anna Lim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Elowyn Lee to Gwyneth Lee 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 27, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410408 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Francis Polansky INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Francis Polansky has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Francis Polansky to Frank Polansky 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410291 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marie Ange Napa INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Marie Ange Napa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Marie Ange Napa AKA Marie Ange Napaa AKA Mona Napa AKA Monalisa Napaa AKA Monalisa Napa AKA Monalisa Napaa AKA Mona Nabaa AKA Mona Nabas AKA Marie Ange Nabaa AKA Marie Ange Naba to Mona Napaa 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 25, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410287 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: FATEMEH AHMADIZENOOZ INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) FATEMEH AHMADIZENOOZ has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. FATEMEH AHMADIZENOOZ to MAHIN BAGHERI 2. 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 written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least

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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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 25, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410281 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nguyet Que Huong Tran, Nguyen Tuong Huy Dang INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nguyet Que Huong Tran, Nguyen Tuong Huy Dang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dang Khoa Dang to Khoa Dang Dang b. Phuc Lai Dang to Lai Phuc Dang 2. 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 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: 05/30/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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However, the slow release of information after the derailment has left many questions unanswered about the risks and longer-term impact. We put five questions about the chemical releases to Andrew Whelton, an environmental engineer who investigates chemical risks during disasters.

Let's start with what was in the train cars. What are the most concerning chemicals for human health and the environment long term, and what's known so far about the impact?

The main concerns now are the contamination of homes, soil and water, primarily from volatile organic compounds and semivolatile organic compounds, known as VOCs and SVOCs. The train had nearly a dozen cars with vinyl chloride and other materials, such as ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate. These chemicals have varying levels of toxicity and different fates in soil and groundwater. Officials have detected some of those chemicals in the nearby waterway and particulate matter in the air from the fire. But so far, the fate of many of the chemicals is not known. A variety of other materials were also released, but discussion about those chemicals has been limited.

State officials disclosed that a plume of contamination released into the nearby creek had made its way into the Ohio River. Other cities get their drinking water from the river, and were warned about the risk. The farther this plume moves downstream, the less concentrated the chemical will be in water, posing less of a risk.

Long term, the greatest risk is closest to the derailment location. And again, there's limited information about what chemicals are present - or were created through chemical reactions during the fire.

It isn't clear yet how much went into storm drains, was flushed down the streams or may have settled to the bottom of waterways.

There was also a lot of combusted particulate matter. The black smoke is a clear indication. It's unclear how much was diluted in the air or fell to the ground.

How long can these chemicals linger in soil and water, and what's their potential long-term risk to humans and wildlife?

The heavier the chemical, often the slower it degrades and the more likely it is to stick to soil. These compounds can remain for years if left unaddressed.

After the Kalamazoo River oil pipeline break in Michigan in 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency excavated a tributary where the oil settled. We've also seen from oil spills on the coasts of Alaska and Alabama that oil chemicals can find their way into soil if it isn't remediated.

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If the heavily contaminated soils and liquids are excavated and removed, the long-term impacts can be reduced. But Y the longer removal takes, the farther the contamination can spread. It's in everyone's best interest to clean this up CM as soon as possible and before the region gets rain.

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Booms in a nearby stream have been deployed to capture chemicals. Air-stripping devices have been deployed CY to remove chemicals from the waterways. Air stripping causes the light chemicals to leave the water and enter CMY the air. This is a common treatment technique and was used after an 2015 oil spill in the Yellowstone River near K Glendive, Montana.

At the derailment site in Ohio, workers are already removing contaminated soil as deep as 7 feet (about 2 meters) near where the rail cars burned.

Some of the train cars were intentionally drained and the chemicals set on fire to eliminate them. That fire had thick black smoke. What does that tell you about the chemicals and longer-term risks?

Incineration is one way we dispose of hazardous chemicals, but incomplete chemical destruction creates a host of byproducts. Chemicals can be destroyed when heated

También hubo una gran cantidad de material particulado quemado. El humo negro es una clara indicación. No está claro cuánto se diluyó en el aire o cayó al suelo.

os dolores de cabeza y los olores químicos persistentes del fuerte descarrilamiento de un tren en East Palestine, Ohio, han dejado a los residentes preocupados por su aire y agua, y la información errónea en las redes sociales no ha ayudado.

¿Cuánto tiempo pueden permanecer estos químicos en el suelo y el agua, y cuál es su riesgo potencial a largo plazo para los humanos y la vida silvestre?

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eadaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water - and misinformation on social media hasn't helped.

State officials offered more details of the cleanup process and a timeline of the environmental disaster during a news conference on Feb. 14, 2023. Nearly a dozen cars carrying chemicals, including vinyl chloride, a carcinogen, derailed on the evening of Feb. 3, and fire from the site sent up acrid black smoke. Officials said they had tested over 400 nearby homes for contamination and were tracking a plume of spilled chemicals that had killed 3,500 fish in streams and reached the Ohio River.

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Train cars containing hazardous chemicals burned after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Photo Credit: Jamie Cozza

to extremely high temperatures so they burn thoroughly.

The black smoke plume you saw on TV was incomplete combustion. A number of other chemicals were created. Officials don't necessarily know what these were or where they went until they test for them.

We know ash can pose health risks, which is why we test inside homes after wildfires where structures burn. This is one reason the state's health director told residents with private wells near and downwind of the derailment to use bottled water until they can have their wells tested.

The EPA has been screening homes near the derailment for indoor air-quality concerns. How do these chemicals get into homes and what happens to them in enclosed spaces?

Homes are not airtight, and sometimes dust and other materials get in. It might be through an open door or a window sill. Sometimes people track it in.

So far, the U.S. EPA has reported no evidence of high levels of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride in the 400 or so homes tested. But full transparency has been lacking.

Just because an agency is doing testing doesn't mean it is testing for what it needs to test for.

Media reports talk about four or five chemicals, but the manifest from Norfolk Southern also listed a bunch of other materials in tanks that burned. All those materials create potentially hundreds to thousands of VOCs and SVOCs. Are government officials testing for everything they should?

People in the community have reported headaches, which can be caused by VOCs and other chemicals.

They're understandably concerned.

Ohio and federal officials need to better communicate what they're doing, why, and what they plan to do. It's unclear what questions they are trying to answer. For a disaster this serious, little testing information has been shared.

In the absence of this transparency, misinformation is fillSTS_El_Observador_Ad_2023_PRINT.pdf ing that void. From a homeowner's perspective, it's hard1 to understand the true risk if the data is not shared.

Los funcionarios estatales ofrecieron más detalles del proceso de limpieza y un cronograma del desastre ambiental durante una conferencia de prensa el 14 de febrero de 2023. Casi una docena de vagones que transportaban productos químicos, incluido el cloruro de vinilo, un carcinógeno, descarrilaron la noche del 3 de febrero, y el fuego del lugar despidió humo negro y acre. Las autoridades dijeron que habían examinado más de 400 casas cercanas para detectar contaminación y estaban rastreando una columna de productos químicos derramados que mataron a 3.500 peces en los arroyos y llegaron al río Ohio.

Sin embargo, la liberación lenta de información después del descarrilamiento ha dejado muchas preguntas sin respuesta sobre los riesgos y el impacto a largo plazo. Le hicimos cinco preguntas sobre las emisiones químicas a Andrew Whelton, un ingeniero ambiental que investiga los riesgos químicos durante los desastres.

Comencemos con lo que había en los vagones del tren. ¿Cuáles son los productos químicos más preocupantes para la salud humana y el medio ambiente a largo plazo, y qué se sabe hasta ahora sobre el impacto?

Las principales preocupaciones ahora son la contaminación de los hogares, el suelo y el agua, principalmente por compuestos orgánicos volátiles y compuestos orgánicos semivolátiles, conocidos como VOC y SVOC. El tren tenía casi una docena de vagones con cloruro de vinilo y otros materiales, como acrilato de etilhexilo y acrilato de butilo. Estos productos químicos tienen diferentes niveles de toxicidad y diferentes fatalidades en el suelo y las aguas subterráneas. Las autoridades han detectado algunos de esos productos químicos en la vía fluvial cercana y partículas en el aire del incendio. Pero hasta el momento, se desconoce la fatalidad de muchas de las sustancias químicas. También se publicaron una variedad de otros materiales, pero la discusión sobre esos productos químicos ha sido limitada.

Los funcionarios estatales revelaron que una columna de contaminación liberada en el arroyo cercano había llegado al río Ohio. Otras ciudades obtienen su agua potable del río y fueron advertidas sobre el riesgo. Cuanto más lejos se mueva este penacho río abajo, menos concentrado estará el químico en el agua, lo que representará un riesgo menor.

A largo plazo, el mayor riesgo está más cerca del lugar del descarrilamiento. Y nuevamente, hay información limitada sobre qué químicos están presentes, o se crearon a través de reacciones químicas durante el incendio.

Todavía no está claro cuánto se fue a los desagües pluvia1/11/23 10:31 AM les, se descargó por los arroyos o se depositó en el fondo de las vías fluviales.

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Cuanto más pesado sea el producto químico, más lento se degrada y es más probable que se adhiera al suelo. Estos compuestos pueden permanecer durante años si no se abordan.

Después de la ruptura del oleoducto del río Kalamazoo en Michigan en 2010, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. excavó un afluente donde se asentó el petróleo.

También hemos visto en los derrames de petróleo en las costas de Alaska y Alabama que los productos químicos del petróleo pueden llegar al suelo si no se remedia.

El impacto a largo plazo en Ohio dependerá en parte de la rapidez -- y la profundidad -- de la limpieza.

Si la tierra y los líquidos muy contaminados son excavados y removidos, el impacto a largo plazo puede verse reducido.

Pero cuanto más tarde la eliminación, más lejos se puede propagar la contaminación. Lo mejor para todos es limpiar esto lo antes posible y antes de que llueva en la región.

Se han desplegado barreras en un arroyo cercano para capturar productos químicos. Se han desplegado dispositivos de extracción de aire para eliminar los productos químicos de las vías fluviales. La extracción con aire hace que los productos químicos ligeros abandonen el agua y entren en el aire. Esta es una técnica de tratamiento común y se usó después de un derrame de petróleo en 2015 en el río Yellowstone cerca de Glendive, Montana.

En el sitio del descarrilamiento en Ohio, los trabajadores ya están removiendo tierra contaminada a una profundidad de hasta 7 pies (alrededor de 2 metros) cerca de donde se quemaron los vagones.

Algunos de los vagones del tren se drenaron intencionalmente y se prendió fuego a los productos químicos para eliminarlos. Ese fuego tenía humo negro espeso. ¿Qué le dice eso acerca de los productos químicos y los riesgos a largo plazo?

La incineración es una forma de eliminar los productos químicos peligrosos, pero la destrucción química incompleta crea una gran cantidad de subproductos. Las sustancias químicas pueden destruirse cuando se calientan a temperaturas extremadamente altas, por lo que se queman por completo.

La columna de humo negro que viste en la televisión era una combustión incompleta. Se crearon una serie de productos químicos adicionales. Los funcionarios no necesariamente saben cuáles eran o adónde fueron hasta que les hagan pruebas.

Sabemos que las cenizas pueden presentar riesgos para la salud, por lo que realizamos pruebas dentro de los hogares después de incendios forestales donde se queman las estructuras. Esta es una de las razones por las que el director de salud del estado les dijo a los residentes con pozos privados cerca y en dirección del viento del descarrilamiento que usen agua embotellada hasta que puedan analizar sus pozos.

La EPA ha estado evaluando las casas cercanas al descarrilamiento por problemas de calidad del aire interior. ¿Cómo llegan estos químicos a los hogares y qué les sucede en los espacios cerrados?

Las casas no son herméticas y, a veces, entra polvo y otros materiales. Puede ser a través de una puerta abierta o el alféizar de una ventana. A veces la gente lo trae.

Hasta el momento, la EPA de EE. UU. no ha reportado evidencia de niveles altos de cloruro de vinilo o cloruro de hidrógeno en las aproximadamente 400 viviendas analizadas. Pero ha faltado una transparencia total. El hecho de que una agencia esté haciendo pruebas no significa que esté probando para lo que necesita probar.

Los informes de los medios hablan de cuatro o cinco sustancias químicas, pero el manifiesto de Norfolk Southern también enumera un montón de otros materiales en tanques que se quemaron. Todos esos materiales crean potencialmente de cientos a miles de VOC y SVOC. ¿Los funcionarios del gobierno están haciendo pruebas de todo lo que deberían?

La gente de la comunidad ha reportado dolores de cabeza, que pueden ser causados por COV y otros productos químicos. Es comprensible que estén preocupados.

Los funcionarios federales y de Ohio necesitan comunicar mejor lo que están haciendo, por qué y qué planean hacer.

No está claro qué preguntas están tratando de responder.

Para un desastre, se ha compartido esta información de prueba seria y pequeña.

En ausencia de esta transparencia, la desinformación está llenando ese vacío. Desde la perspectiva del propietario de una vivienda, es difícil comprender el verdadero riesgo si los datos no se comparten.

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COMPATIBILIDAD ROMÁNTICA DE PISCIS Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador Piscis con Aries Para el típico nativo de Aries la ternura y flexibilidad que distinguen a Piscis será una especie de remanso de paz que tanto ha buscado. Piscis, se sentirá atraído por la energía y vitalidad sexual de Aries. A pesar de la gran atracción que existirá entre ellos, sus temperamentos son definitivamente opuestos, situación que marcará grandes diferencias. Sin embargo, cuando el amor es verdadero puede anteponerse a cualquier circunstancia.

Piscis con Tauro El atractivo físico será determinante en esta relación cuando comiencen a conocerse. Los dos aman la vida en pareja, la comodidad, las reuniones sociales y el ambiente familiar. Sexualmente la química será siempre existente y bastante novedosa. Tauro encontrará satisfacción en sus necesidades tanto físicas como sentimentales y Piscis, aprenderá a ser más terrenal apoyándose en la rectitud y determinación que siempre demuestra su pareja.

Piscis con Géminis Piscis tiene siempre grandes inquietudes espirituales, condición que desconcentrará un tanto al práctico nativo de Géminis, quien por naturaleza se guía más por lo que sucede en la realidad. Las necesidades románticas de ambos no serán del todo complementadas, porque sienten, aman y piensan de manera totalmente opuesta. Ésta puede ser una relación con medianas expectativas al futuro, pero si el sentimiento que les une es fuerte, podrán juntos alcanzar la felicidad.

Piscis con Cáncer

Ambos signos se distinguen por ser espirituales, amantes de la fidelidad y de la vida en familia, se entenderán perfectamente en una relación romántica y hasta pueden llegar a conformar un matrimonio sumamente afortunado.

El idilio estará lleno de fantasía y encanto. Solamente se les recomienda prestar más atención al mundo que les rodea porque en ocasiones podrían sentirse aislados y poco entendidos por los demás.

ambos llegar a entenderse totalmente en una relación. Esta combinación puede no ser la más recomendable, pero si el amor que les une es auténtico, entonces sabrán ganarle a las circunstancias.

Piscis con Capricornio

Piscis con Leo Aunque la manera de ver la vida les separa, el amor que les unirá será fuerte y determinante.

Leo con su fortaleza y carácter apasionado, logrará atraer la admiración de Piscis y éste, compartirá con Leo, espiritualidad, imaginación, sensibilidad, romance y el don de seducción que le caracteriza. Si deciden entregarse de lleno a la relación sin que importen las pequeñas diferencias, podrán ser sumamente dichosos.

Piscis con Virgo Aquí existirá una verdadera complementación de cualidades sentimentales además de una profunda atracción física. Lo que uno andará buscando lo tendrá el otro y viceversa. Son signos que se pueden complementar a la perfección. Por supuesto existirán algunas pequeñas diferencias en la manera de pensar y resolver rencillas y conflictos, pero esto será consumido por la chispa del amor que será difícil de extinguir.

Piscis con Libra La nobleza, sensibilidad, alegría y calidad humana que caracterizan al nativo del signo Libra, encontrarán un hogar seguro en el corazón del romántico y apacible nativo de Piscis. Juntos buscarán inspiración y siempre lograrán todas sus aspiraciones y metas que se propongan.

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Sabiendo luchar en contra del conformismo y huyendo de las amistades ficticias, serán una pareja dichosa con un futuro promisorio y muy dichoso.

Piscis con Escorpión Piscis se caracteriza por ser sensible, romántico y soñador, cualidades que también posee Escorpión, sólo que éste último, no lo demuestra en un primer momento. El sexo entre ambos será verdaderamente excitante y aventurero. Lo único es que Escorpión debe tener mucho tacto en sus acciones, y deberá evitar a toda costa, la extremada franqueza al hacer comentarios que pudieran afectar en ocasiones el estado anímico de Piscis.

Piscis con Sagitario En ciertas circunstancias la espontánea franqueza que suele distinguir al nativo de Sagitario, resultará un tanto brusca para la sensibilidad que caracteriza a Piscis. Los dos tienen temperamentos opuestos, y no será fácil para

La unión romántica entre estos dos signos será favorable para ambos a pesar de las diferencias y disparidades emocionales que pueden llegar a existir. El flechazo puede ser total desde un principio. Si Piscis deja a un lado la melancolía que le embarga de vez en cuando, y si Capricornio deja ir los malos recuerdos ocasionados por relaciones anteriores, entonces llegarán a ser los compañeros ideales y los mejores amantes.

Piscis con Acuario Piscis puede mostrarse contrariado y muchas veces confundido ante los rápidos cambios que suelen producirse en la vida del diligente nativo del signo Acuario. Si Piscis está dispuesto a cambiar un poco en su manera de ser y se deja guiar por Acuario, además de encontrar el amor se encontrara a sí mismo. Esta pareja tendrá motivos sólidos y concretos para mantenerse unidos y realmente felices por mucho tiempo.

Piscis con Piscis En esta relación se deberá tener sumo cuidado, porque así como se duplicarán las cualidades más positivas de ambos, también lo harán la divagación, la obsesión y el ocasional mal humor.

Para que todo funcione de manera armoniosa, los dos deberán ser espíritus evolucionados, estar plenamente enamorados y sobre todo, decididos a conformar una pareja estable, si es así, entonces habrán encontrado el amor de sus vidas.

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