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BIDEN'S TAX JUSTICE

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José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

era tax cuts, but have a myriad of mechanisms to lower their real tax rate.

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l Oráculo de Omaha, uno de los inversionistas más exitosos de todos los tiempos y uno de los hombres más ricos de Estados Unidos, Warren Buffet, conmovió a las conciencias del país cuando declaró que su secretaria pagaba más impuestos que él, proporcionalmente hablando.

Han pasado casi 10 años de aquella célebre declaración y su contenido continúa siendo sustancialmente verdadero. Los multimillonarios en Estados Unidos no sólo se beneficiaron de los recortes de impuestos de la era Trump, sino que cuentan con una infinidad de mecanismos para reducir su tasa impositiva real.

Durante los últimos años, el sector más progresista del partido Demócrata, encarnado en las figuras de Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders y Ron Wyden, ha buscado corregir esa situación a través de un nuevo esquema fiscal que garantice una mayor carga fiscal Al 1% de los estadounidenses más adinerados.

Aunque inicialmente el presidente Biden se distanció de esos planteamientos durante la campaña presidencial del 2020, esta semana develó un inédito plan fiscal para aumentar la carga impositiva del 1% de los estadounidenses más acaudalados, es decir, aquellas personas que tienen ingresos por más de 100 millones de dólares al año.

Su propuesta, que está incluida en el proyecto de presupuesto del año fiscal 2023 y que aún requiere ser aprobado por el congreso, es que los multimillonarios pagarían una tasa de renta mínima de 20%, y por primera vez, se gravarían sus “ganancias no realizadas”, es decir, aquellos incrementos de sus ingresos en papel, como acciones y valores que han aumentado de precio, aun cuando no hayan sido convertidos en dinero en efectivo.

A diferencia de otras propuestas demócratas, que se basaban en la idea de cobrar más impuestos a la riqueza, algunos expertos creen que la propuesta del presidente tiene más probabilidades de no ser impugnada ni en el Congreso ni en la Suprema Corte debido a que técnicamente no castiga la riqueza, sino que cobra una tasa efectiva mínima por el aumento de ingresos.

La clase media por supuesto no tiene nada de qué preocuparse. Ningún estadounidense con ingresos menores a los $400,000 al año pagaría un solo dólar adicional de impuestos, de acuerdo con el plan presidencial.

El concepto de una política de distribución de la riqueza es sumamente apetecible para los sectores progresistas del partido demócrata, que son tradicionalmente muy activos en política y cuyo apoyo es crucial para las próximas elecciones legislativas del mes de noviembre, donde los demócratas podrían perder el control de la cámara

In recent years, the most progressive sector of the Democratic party, embodied in the figures of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden, has sought to correct this situation through a new tax scheme that guarantees a higher tax burden to the 1% of wealthier Americans.

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de representantes y del Senado, tomando en cuenta que la popularidad del presidente se encuentra en uno de los niveles más bajos de su mandato.

José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

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he Oracle of Omaha, one of the most successful investors of all time and one of the richest men in the United States, Warren Buffet, shocked the conscience of the country when he declared that his secretary paid more taxes than No sólo se trata de un padecimiento crónico, sino que fue agravado a raíz he did, proportionally speaking. de la pandemia y afectó desproporAlmost 10 years have passed since cionadamente a los más vulnerables, las minorías étnicas y los pobres, que that famous declaration and its concomo siempre pagan los platos rotos tent continues to be substantially por la incapacidad de los políticos de true. Billionaires in the United States ponerse de acuerdo. have not only benefited from TrumpMás allá si el plan presidencial puede ser aprobado en un año electoral, el tema de la justicia distributiva es una asignatura pendiente inaplazable en Estados Unidos.

Although President Biden initially distanced himself from those approaches during the 2020 presidential campaign, this week he unveiled an unprecedented tax plan to increase the tax burden of the wealthiest 1% of Americans, that is, those who have incomes of more than 100 million dollars a year.

His proposal, which is included in the fiscal year 2023 budget proposal and still needs to be approved by Congress, is that billionaires would pay a minimum income rate of 20%, and for the first time, “unrealized gains” would be taxed, meaning increases in your other assets such as stocks and securities that have increased in price, even if they haven't been converted to cash.

Unlike other Democratic proposals, which were based on the idea of taxing more wealth, some experts believe that the president's proposal is more likely not to be challenged in Congress or the Supreme Court because it technically does not punish wealth, but charges a minimum effective rate for increased income.

The middle class of course has nothing to worry about. No American earning less than $400,000 a year would pay a single extra dollar in taxes, according to the presidential plan.

The concept of a policy of wealth distribution is highly appealing to the progressive sectors of the Democratic Party, which are traditionally very active in politics and whose support is crucial for the upcoming legislative elections in November, where the Democrats could lose control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, taking into account that the president's popularity is at one of the lowest levels of his term.

Beyond if the presidential plan can be approved in an election year, the issue of distributive justice is a pending issue that cannot be postponed in the United States.

Not only is it a chronic condition, but it was aggravated as a result of the pandemic and disproportionately affected the most vulnerable, ethnic minorities and the poor, who, as always, pay the price for the inability of politicians to agree.

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UKRAINE CHARITY SCAMS ON THE RISE

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EN AUMENTO ESTAFAS DE ORGANIZACIONES BENÉFICAS PARA AYUDAR A UCRANIA

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las personas que investiguen la organización a la que planea donar, utilizando sitios como Charity Watch o Charity Navigator. Strat Maloma de AARP California dice que las personas deben tener cuidado con las llamadas, los correos electrónicos o los mensajes de las redes sociales que utilizan tácticas de alta presión.

s the Russian invasion of Ukraine generates suffering for millions, many in California naturally want to do what they can to support the refugees. But now, scammers are working overtime to try to divert those funds.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advises people to research the organization you plan to give to, using sites like Charity Watch or Charity Navigator.

"Cuando te piden que actúes con urgencia, de inmediato, cuando no hay tiempo que perder, expreso Maloma, eso realmente debería ser una señal de alerta: cuando no se da tiempo para investigar, es hora de pensar en ello."

Strat Maloma, associate director of advocacy and community engagement for AARP California, said people should watch out for calls, emails or social-media messages using highpressure tactics.

Maloma dice que es útil incluso desarrollar un pequeño guion para que sepa como rechazar a un abogado persistente, diciendo que primero tendrá que investigar un poco o que ya ha donado.

"When they ask you to act urgently, immediately, when there's no time to waste," Maloma cautioned. "That should really be a red flag - when you're not given time to do your research, time to think about it."

La Comisión Federal de Comercio advierte que muchos estafadores han comenzado a solicitar el pago en criptomoneda. Y Maloma dice que debes evitar hacer una donación usando aplicaciones de pago, como Venmo o Zelle.

Maloma suggested it can be helpful to develop a little script, so you will know how to turn down a persistent solicitor, saying you will have to do some research first, or you have already donated.

The Federal Trade Commission warned many scammers have started asking for payment in cryptocurrency. And Maloma said you should avoid making a donation using payment apps, like Venmo or Zelle.

"If it's something like sending cash, sending gift

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cards, wire money," Maloma outlined. "Those should really be red flags."

Finally, experts warned some scams are not designed to get you to donate money, but rather to divulge your personal information, so they can steal your identity and run up charges on your accounts.

People who have fallen victim to a scam are encouraged to report it to the FTC or the California Attorney General's office.

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ientras la invasión rusa a Ucrania genera sufrimiento para millones, muchos en California naturalmente quieren hacer lo que puedan para apoyar a los refugiados. Pero ahora, los estafadores están trabajando horas extras para tratar de desviar esos fondos.

La Comision Federal de Comercio aconseja a

¿Problemas con los cobradores?

Estamos aquí para usted.

Como regulador financiero de California, otorgamos licencias a los cobradores de deudas y podemos ayudar a proteger a los consumidores de prácticas injustas, engañosas o ilegales.

“Un cobrador de deudas me llamó las 24 horas del día hasta que presenté una queja ante el DFPI”.

Visite dfpi.ca.gov/info o escanee el código QR para presentar una queja.

"Entonces, si se trata de algo como enviar efectivo, enviar tarjetas de regalo, transferir dinero, esas deberían ser realmente señales de alerta", agrego también el representante de AARP. Finalmente, los expertos advierten que algunas estafas no están diseñadas para que usted done dinero, sino para divulgar su información personal, de modo que puedan robar su identidad y acumular cargos en sus cuentas. Se recomienda a las personas que han sido víctimas de una estafa que lo denuncien a la FTC o a la oficina del Fiscal General de California.

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y estudiante universitario de primera generación, dijo que se sentiría más cómodo si hubiera más estudiantes como él en el campus.

os legisladores estatales están considerando una propuesta para aumentar la cantidad de dinero que los estudiantes universitarios privados pueden recibir a través del principal programa de ayuda financiera de California.

“Simplemente no somos muchos”, dijo Villegas.

En Pitzer, la matrícula es un poco más de $57,000, aunque la ayuda de la propia universidad cubre parte de ese costo para aproximadamente la mitad de los estudiantes.

El Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 851 estabilizaría la ayuda estatal para estos estudiantes asegurando que su ayuda no se reduzca si las universidades privadas no aceptan un cierto número de estudiantes transferidos a universidades comunitarias. También permitiría que la ayuda incremente junto con la inflación, y haría posible que los estudiantes universitarios privados reciban hasta $6,000 en ayuda suplementaria si están criando niños o si son jóvenes de crianza temporal actuales o anteriores.

Los partidarios dicen que la medida ayudaría a que las universidades privadas sean más asequibles para los estudiantes de bajos ingresos, aumentaría la diversidad en esas escuelas y aliviaría la escasez de capacidad en las universidades públicas del estado.

Los investigadores de educación superior le dijeron a CalMatters College Journalism Network que es importante considerar el proyecto de ley, ya que tanto el sistema de la Universidad de California y el sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California están repletos de estudiantes . Sin embargo, al menos una organización de defensa advierte que algunos aspectos de la legislación podrían tener el efecto no deseado de reducir la cantidad de estudiantes que se transfieren de colegios comunitarios a colegios privados.

Joshua Elizondo, estudiante de estudios internacionales en la Universidad de Pepperdine, se encuentra entre los que abogan por aumentar la ayuda financiera estatal a los estudiantes de universidades privadas. Elizondo, un joven que estuvo en crianza temporal, dijo que la ayuda estatal, conocida como Cal Grant, ha sido vital para su éxito educativo en Pepperdine, donde la matrícula es de casi $60,000 por año. Los jóvenes de crianza tienen que mantenerse a sí mismos, y “en muchos sentidos, el estado toma el lugar de sus padres”, dijo en una entrevista.

“La ayuda estatal es el acceso a instituciones privadas que los estudiantes históricamente marginados no tendrían”, agregó Elizondo, quien se graduará de Pepperdine en 2024. Tiene doble inscripción en Santa Monica College, donde es presidente del cuerpo estudiantil y uno de los dos estudiantes miembros de la Junta de Gobernadores del Colegio Comunitario de California.

El Comité Senatorial de Educación avanzó con el proyecto de ley —escrito por el Senador Anthony Portantino, demócrata del Valle de San Fernando— por unanimidad el 9 de marzo y lo remitió al Comité de Asignaciones. Los legisladores deben aprobar un presupuesto a mediados de junio.

La Asociación de Colegios y Universidades Independientes de California (AICCU), uno de los partidarios del proyecto de ley , estima que costaría hasta $ 25,8 millones anuales, aunque el precio anual exacto depende de la población y la inscripción de estudiantes. La Universidad del Sur de California y la Escuela de Educación Loyola Marymount también lo han respaldado.

La ayuda estatal a las universidades privadas se estanca El tamaño de una beca Cal Grant depende de la escuela que el estudiante elija para asistir.

Los estudiantes de universidades privadas pueden recibir hasta $9,220 por año para matrícula y cuotas. Eso se compara con $12,570 para es-

Villegas es mentor de la primera generación de estudiantes de Pitzer y pasa su tiempo libre trabajando en proyectos creativos, incluido un mural, para ilustrar la experiencia Latinx en Pitzer. Él y sus compañeros de clase actualmente están recopilando sus experiencias en un libro, que planean publicar y vender. Destinarán las ganancias para una ayuda mutua, dijo.

Reformas más amplias

Diego Villegas, beneficiario de Cal Grant y estudiante universitario de primera generación, en el campus de Pitzer College el 10 de marzo de 2022. Photo Credit: Stella Favaro / CalMatters

tudiantes de la Universidad de California y $5,742 para estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal de California, donde la matrícula es menos costosa.

(Las subvenciones separadas cubren los libros de texto y los gastos de manutención de algunos estudiantes).

“Creo que la tensión que estoy viendo en este momento es, con recursos finitos, ¿cómo priorizamos la ayuda financiera tanto para nuestras universidades públicas como para nuestras universidades privadas sin fines de lucro?”

-JESSIE RYAN, VICEPRESIDENTA EJECUTIVA, CAMPAÑA PARA LA OPORTUNIDAD UNIVERSITARIA En las universidades públicas, el pago aumenta junto con los aumentos de matrícula. Pero el monto de la beca para las universidades privadas se ha mantenido relativamente estancado desde 2001, cuando cubría aproximadamente la mitad de la matrícula y las cuotas. Ahora solo cubre alrededor de una cuarta parte, dijo Zoe Guttman, miembro de políticas en la oficina de Portantino.

Transferir cambios de estudiante El estado también recorta estos pagos de alrededor de $1,100 si el sector de universidades privadas no acepta una cierta cantidad de estudiantes transferidos de colegios comunitarios que hayan obtenido un título de asociado para la transferencia, una credencial especial diseñada para proporcionar una ruta clara para que esos estudiantes obtengan un grado de licenciatura.

El proyecto de ley eliminaría la posibilidad de que el estado pueda reducir los montos de la ayuda si las universidades privadas no cumplen con el objetivo de transferencia. En los años en que sí cumplan con la meta, el pago aumentaría junto con la inflación.

La medida también propone un nuevo método para calcular los objetivos de transferencia, lo que los haría más fáciles de cumplir para las universidades privadas, dijo Portantino. Los partidarios del proyecto de ley dicen que los objetivos deben tener en cuenta las disminuciones de inscripción que las universidades no pueden controlar, como las causadas por la pandemia de COVID-19.

Pero los representantes de Campaign for College Opportunity dijeron que les preocupa que cambiar los objetivos de transferencia podría conducir a que las universidades privadas admitan menos estudiantes de colegios comunitarios. El grupo respaldó la legislación que crea el proceso de

transferencia simplificado.

El grupo aún no ha tomado una postura sobre el proyecto de ley, ya que las conversaciones sobre los objetivos de transferencia continúan con la AICCU, dijo Jessie Ryan, vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la campaña.

“Creo que la tensión que estoy viendo en este momento es, con recursos finitos, ¿cómo priorizamos la ayuda financiera tanto para nuestras universidades públicas como para nuestras universidades privadas sin fines de lucro?” dijo Ryan.

“Creo que el estado, francamente, y los formuladores de políticas tienen que lidiar con esa tensión”.

Apoyando la diversidad Portantino dijo que la medida refleja el hecho de que las universidades privadas del estado están educando a una población diversa de estudiantes.

La mayoría de los estudiantes universitarios en estos campus reciben algún tipo de ayuda financiera, según AICCU, que representa a más de 80 escuelas. Más de 27,000 estudiantes universitarios privados reciben Cal Grants, y la mayoría son estudiantes de color, según datos de 2022 de la asociación.

“Para la movilidad ascendente, estas universidades están jugando un gran papel”, dijo Portantino en una entrevista con CalMatters College Journalism Network.

En Mount Saint Mary’s University, una universidad para mujeres en Los Ángeles, todos los estudiantes de pregrado reciben ayuda financiera. La mayoría son mujeres de color y el 67% son estudiantes universitarios de primera generación.

Los fondos estatales y federales cierran la brecha entre la ayuda que necesitan los estudiantes y lo que proporciona la escuela, dijo la presidenta Ann McElaney-Johnson, quien testificó en la audiencia.

“Trabajamos con muchos estudiantes que muchas instituciones considerarían un riesgo”, dijo McElaney-Johnson en una entrevista. “Vienen aquí, y debido a las experiencias educativas personalizadas, el tamaño más pequeño de las clases y la tutoría que reciben, pueden tener éxito, graduarse y luego ir a prestigiosas escuelas de posgrado u obtener excelentes trabajos”.

Diego Villegas, estudiante de segundo año de Pitzer College, beneficiario de una beca Cal Grant

El proyecto de ley llega en un momento en que los legisladores también están considerando una revisión más amplia de Cal Grant. AB 1746 aumentaría el número de estudiantes elegibles de bajos ingresos al alinear los requisitos de elegibilidad de la subvención con los de la Beca Pell federal.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom vetó una medida similar en el otoño, diciendo que debería haber sido parte del proceso presupuestario estatal, dado su monto. Newsom dijo en su veto que resultaría en “presiones de costos significativas para el estado, probablemente en cientos de millones de dólares anuales”.

Medidas como la propuesta de la universidad privada podrían ser un paso para hacer que esas escuelas sean tan asequibles para los estudiantes de bajos ingresos como las universidades públicas del estado, dijo Michal Kurlaender, profesor de educación en UC Davis.

“Para la movilidad ascendente, estas universidades están jugando un gran papel”.

-SENADOR ESTATAL ANTHONY PORTANTINO, DEMÓCRATA DEL VALLE DE SAN FERNANDO Eso es especialmente relevante dada la preocupación apremiante sobre la capacidad y la expansión de las universidades en el estado , dijo.

El porcentaje de estudiantes de secundaria de California que solicitan ingreso a las universidades públicas del estado ha aumentado constantemente durante años. Pero el porcentaje de inscripción se ha mantenido relativamente estable desde 2001 hasta 2020, según datos de Campaign for College Opportunity.

Aún así, Kurlaender cuestionó si aumentar la ayuda a la población relativamente pequeña de beneficiarios de Cal Grant en universidades privadas marcará una gran diferencia en la meta más amplia del estado de aumentar las tasas de graduación para estudiantes históricamente subrepresentados.

En 2020-21, a 34 533 estudiantes de instituciones privadas sin fines de lucro se les ofreció una beca Cal Grant, solo el 6 % de todas las becas ofrecidas . Varios intentos anteriores de aumentar las becas Cal Grant para estudiantes universitarios privados se han estancado en la Legislatura.

“Simplemente no hay una olla infinita de dinero”, dijo Kurlaender. “Y entonces, realmente te pones a meditar en, ¿de qué es de donde se va a quitar el dinero adicional aquí?”

Kuimelis es colaborador de CalMatters College Journalism Network , una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California. Esta historia y otra cobertura de educación superior cuentan con el apoyo de College Futures Foundation.

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tate lawmakers are considering a proposal to increase the amount of money private college students can receive through California’s main financial aid program.

Senate Bill 851 would stabilize state aid for these students by ensuring their award won’t be reduced if private colleges fail to accept a certain number of community college transfer students. It would also allow the award to grow with inflation — and make it possible for private college students to receive as much as $6,000 in supplemental aid if they are raising children or if they are current or former foster youth.

Supporters say the measure would help make private college more affordable for lowincome students, increase diversity at those schools, and ease the capacity crunch in the state’s public universities.

Higher education researchers told the CalMatters College Journalism Network the bill is important to consider, as the University of California system and California State University system are overflowing with students. At least one advocacy organization warns, however, that aspects of the legislation could have the unintended effect of reducing the number of students who transfer from community colleges to private colleges.

Joshua Elizondo, an international studies major at Pepperdine University, is among those advocating for increasing state financial aid to private college students. A former foster youth, Elizondo said that the state aid, known as the Cal Grant, has been vital to his educational success at Pepperdine, where tuition is nearly $60,000 per year. Foster youth have to support themselves, and “in a lot of ways, the state is their parents,” he said in an interview.

“For upward mobility, these colleges are playing a great role,” Portantino said in an interview with the CalMatters College Journalism Network.

by mid-June.

The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), one of the bill’s supporters, estimates that it would cost up to $25.8 million annually, though the exact annual price tag depends on the student enrollment and population. The University of Southern California and the Loyola Marymount School of Education have also endorsed it.

State aid to private colleges stagnant The size of a Cal Grant award depends on the school a student chooses to attend.

Private college students can receive as much as $9,220 per year towards tuition and fees. That’s compared with as much as $12,570 for students at the University of California and $5,742 for students at California State University, where tuition is less expensive. (Separate grants cover textbooks and living expenses for some students.)

“I think the tension that I’m seeing right now is, with finite resources, how do we prioritize financial aid for both our public colleges and universities and our private not-for-profit colleges?”

-JESSIE RYAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY At the public universities, the award increases along with tuition hikes. But the award amount for private colleges has remained relatively stagnant since 2001, when it covered about half of tuition and fees. It now only covers about a quarter, Portantino’s office said.

Transfer student changes The state also cuts these

At Mount Saint Mary’s University, a women’s college in Los Angeles, all undergraduate students receive financial aid. Most are women of color, and 67% are first-generation college students.

Joshua Elizondo, a student at Pepperdine University, says state aid has been vital to his educational success. March 10, 2022.

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awards by about $1,100 if the private college sector doesn’t accept a certain number of community college transfer students who have earned an associate degree for transfer, a special credential designed to provide a clear route for those students to attain bachelor’s degrees.

The bill would remove the possibility that the state could lower aid amounts if private colleges don’t meet the transfer target.

In years when they do meet the goal, the award would increase along with inflation.

The measure also proposes a new method of calculating transfer targets, which would make them easier for private colleges to meet, Portantino said. Supporters of the bill say the targets have to account for enrollment declines that colleges can’t control, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

But representatives of the Campaign for College Opportunity said they worry changing the transfer targets could potentially lead to private colleges admitting fewer community college students. The group backed legislation creating the

simplified transfer process.

The group hasn’t taken a stance on the bill yet, as talks about the transfer targets are continuing with the AICCU, said Jessie Ryan, the campaign’s executive vice president.

“I think the tension that I’m seeing right now is, with finite resources, how do we prioritize financial aid for both our public colleges and universities and our private not-for-profit colleges?” Ryan said. “I think that the state, frankly, and policymakers have to grapple with that tension.”

Supporting diversity Portantino said the measure reflects the fact that private colleges in the state are educating a diverse population of students.

The majority of undergraduates on these campuses receive some form of financial aid, according to the AICCU, which represents more than 80 schools. More than 27,000 private college students receive Cal Grants, and the majority are students of color, according to 2022 data from the association.

State and federal funds close the gap between the aid students need and what the school provides, said President Ann McElaney-Johnson, who testified at the hearing.

“We do work with a lot of students who many institutions would consider a risk,” McElaney-Johnson said in an interview. “They come here, and because of the personalized educational experiences, the smaller class size and the mentoring they receive, they are able to succeed, graduate and then go on to prestigious graduate schools or get great jobs.”

Pitzer College sophomore Diego Villegas, a Cal Grant recipient and first-generation college student, said he would feel more comfortable if there were more students like him on campus.

“There’s just not a lot of us,” Villegas said. At Pitzer, tuition is just over $57,000, though aid from the college itself covers some of that cost for about half of students.

Villegas mentors first-generation Pitzer students and spends his free time working on creative projects, including a mural, to illustrate the Latinx experience at Pitzer. He and his classmates are currently compiling their experiences into a book, which they plan to publish and sell. They’ll put profits toward mutual aid, he said.

Broader reforms The bill comes at a time when lawmakers are also considering a broader overhaul of the Cal Grant. AB 1746 would increase the number of eligible lowincome students by lining the grant’s eligibility requirements up with those of the federal Pell Grant.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar measure in the fall, saying it should have been part of the state budget process, given its price tag. Newsom said in his veto that it would result in “significant cost pressures to the state, likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually.”

Measures like the private college proposal could be a step toward making those schools as affordable for low-income students as the state’s public universities, said Michal Kurlaender, an education professor at UC Davis.

“For upward mobility, these colleges are playing a great role.”

-STATE SEN. ANTHONY PORTANTINO, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DEMOCRAT That’s especially relevant given the pressing concern about colleges’ capacity and expansion in the state, she said.

The percentage of California high school students applying to the state’s public universities has been increasing steadily for years. But the percent enrolling has stayed relatively flat from 2001 to 2020, according to data from the Campaign for College Opportunity.

Still, Kurlaender questioned whether increasing aid to the relatively small population of Cal Grant recipients at private colleges will make a big difference in the state’s broader goal of increasing graduation rates for historically underrepresented students.

In 2020-21, 34,533 students at private nonprofit institutions were offered a Cal Grant — only 6% of all grants offered. Several previous attempts to increase Cal Grants for private college students have stalled in the Legislature.

“State aid is the access to private institutions that historically marginalized students wouldn’t have,” added Elizondo, who is set to graduate from Pepperdine in 2024. He is dual-enrolled at Santa Monica College, where he is the student body president and one of two student members of the California Community College Board of Governors.

“There’s just not an infinite pot of money,” Kurlaender said.

“And so, you really want to think about, what is additional money here going to take away from?”

Kuimelis is a contributor to the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. This story and other higher education coverage are supported by the College Futures Foundation.

The Senate Education Committee advanced the bill — which was authored by Sen. Anthony Portantino, a San Fernando Valley Democrat — unanimously on March 9 and referred it to the Appropriations Committee.

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tritos, en vecindarios donde las familias enfrentan la falta de transporte o tasas más altas de asma y, más recientemente, COVID. California es uno de los seis estados que utiliza una formula basada en la asistencia.

eaders in education across the state are debating the merits of a bill to change the way schools in California are funded.

Senate Bill 830, introduced by State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, would stop the current system of funding schools based on average daily attendance (ADA) and count enrollment instead.

Erin Simon, assistant superintendent of school support services for the Long Beach Unified School District and president-elect of the Association of California School Administrators, said the current system penalizes low-income school districts where attendance is lower.

"Those districts are already receiving a lesser amount of money for a population that has more needs," Simon asserted. "I think we need to do better."

Experts attribute the lower attendance rates to things out of the districts' control, in neighborhoods where families are dealing with a lack of transportation, or higher rates of asthma, and, more recently, COVID. California is one of only six states to use an attendance-based formula.

Carrie Hahnel, senior director of policy and strategy at the nonprofit Opportunity Institute in Berkeley, said the debate over how to fund schools ignores the bigger picture.

"Making a switch from ADA to enrollment is not a solution to the declining enrollment crisis,"

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Hahnel argued. "It could provide a short-term band-aid for some school districts that are really feeling the fiscal pain that comes with enrollment loss."

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The State Department of Finance projects a 9% decline in enrollment between now and 2031, a drop of half a million students, a phenomenon linked to the high cost of living in the Golden State.

Julien Lafortune, research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, said Los Angeles has been hit the hardest. "(Los Angeles) County, for example, has seen a 12% drop over the last decade and actually projects an even larger decline, about 20%, over the next decade," Lafortune observed.

He noted parts of the Central Valley, Bay Area and Sacramento Valley which saw growth in recent years are now projecting slight declines.

Districts in the Sierras and northern Sacramento Valley are projecting modest increases in enrollment.

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ideres en educación de todo el estado están debatiendo los méritos de un proyecto de ley para cambiar la forma en que se financian las escuelas en California. El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 830, presentado por el Superintendente de Escuelas del Estado, Tony Thurmond, detendría el sistema actual de financiación de las escuelas en función del promedio de asistencia diaria y, en su lugar, contaría la inscripción.

La Dra. Erin Simon del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Long Beach es presidenta electa de la Asociación de Administradores Escolares de California. Ella dice que el sistema actual penaliza a los distritos escolares de bajos ingresos donde la asistencia es menor.

"Esos distritos ya están recibiendo menos dinero para una población que tiene más necesidades.

Creo que tenemos que hacerlo mejor", aseguro Simon.

Los expertos atribuyen las tasas de asistencia más bajas a cosas que están fuera del control de los dis-

Sin embargo, Carrie Hahnel, del Instituto de Oportunidades, organización sin fines de lucro en Berkeley, dice que el debate sobre cómo hacer financiar las escuelas ignora el panorama general.

"Cambiar de ADA a inscripción no es una solución a la crisis de inscripción en declive. Podría proporcionar una venda a corto plazo para algunos distritos escolares que realmente están sintiendo el dolor fiscal que conlleva la perdida de inscripciones", comento además Hahnel.

El Departamento de Finanzas del Estado proyecta una disminución del 9% en la inscripción entre ahora y 2031, una caída de medio millón de estudiantes, un fenómeno relacionado con el alto costo de vida en el Estado Dorado.

Julien Lafortune es investigador en el Instituto de Políticas Públicas de California. Él dice que Los Angeles ha sido el más afectado.

Lafortune menciono que "el condado de (Los Angeles), por ejemplo, experimento una caída del 12% durante la última década y, de hecho, proyecta una disminución aun mayor, alrededor del 20%, durante la próxima década."

Señala que partes del Valle Central, el Área de la Bahía y el Valle de Sacramento que experimentaron un crecimiento en los últimos anos ahora están proyectando ligeras disminuciones. Los distritos en las Sierras y el norte del Valle de Sacramento están proyectando aumentos modestos en la inscripción.

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dijo que no adoptar un enfoque basado en el linaje “agraviaría a las víctimas de la esclavitud”.

Otros, como la abogada de derechos civiles de Los Ángeles, Lisa Holder, argumentaron en contra de un enfoque de linaje estricto. “Debemos asegurarnos de incluir los daños actuales y futuros”, dijo Holder.

“El sistema por el que aboga la gente aquí, donde empalmamos las cosas, donde solo se beneficia una pequeña porción, no disminuirá los daños del racismo”.

fter more than six hours of debate Tuesday March 29th, California’s reparations task force voted that only Black Californians who can prove a direct lineage to enslaved ancestors will be eligible for the statewide — and first-in-the nation — initiative to address the harms and enduring legacy of slavery.

Cheryl Grills, miembro del comité y psicóloga clínica de la Universidad Loyola Marymount, también dijo que un enfoque basado en el linaje sería "divisivo" y "otra victoria para la supremacía blanca".

The nine-member task force voted 5-4 in favor of defining eligibility for reparations based on lineage “determined by an individual being an African American descendant of a chattel enslaved person or the descendant of a free Black person living in the US prior to the end of the 19th century,” the motion read.

Don Tamaki, el único miembro no negro del Grupo de Trabajo de Reparaciones, dijo que durante el Movimiento de Reparación Japonés Americano, que buscaba reparaciones y una disculpa por el internamiento de japoneses durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los organizadores enfrentaron preguntas similares sobre cómo determinar la elegibilidad.

An earlier amendment to the motion pushed for a broader definition of eligibility that would have included all 2.6 million African Americans in California, with “special consideration” for those with direct lineage to enslaved persons. That amendment failed.

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation giving “special consideration” to Black Americans who are direct descendants to enslaved people. Authored by former Assemblymember Shirley Weber, now the California secretary of state, the bill also established a two-year reparations task force to study and develop a plan on what reparations may look like.

The task force is expected to release a reparations proposal in June 2023 with recommendations for the Legislature.

While the scope of reparations will be determined in the coming months, many task force members said they expect cash payments to be one part of the proposal as well as a formal apology. The task force said this eligibility determination will help economists tasked with quantifying the amount of reparations owed.

“The system that folks are advocating for here, where we splice things up, where only one small slice benefits, will not abate the harms of racism.”

-LISA HOLDER, CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER This vote establishes that going forward, only those Black Californians who are able to trace their lineage back to enslaved ancestors will be eligible for the state’s reparations.

Other Black Californians — such as Black immigrants — will not be eligible.

Kamilah Moore, task force chairperson, said that not going with a lineage-based approach would “aggrieve the victims of slavery.”

Others, like Los Angeles-based civil rights lawyer Lisa Holder, argued against a strict lineage approach. “We must make sure we include present day and future harms,” Holder said. “The system that folks are advocating for here, where we splice things up, where only one small slice benefits, will not abate the harms of racism.”

Cheryl Grills, a committee member and a clinical psychologist at Loyola Marymount University, also said a lineage-based approach would be “divisive” and “another win for white supremacy.”

Don Tamaki, the only non-Black member of the Reparations Task Force, said that during the Japanese American Redress Movement – which sought reparations and an apology for Japanese internment during World War II – organizers faced similar questions about determining eligibility.

“It’s rough justice,” Tamaki said. “We had to exclude groups too within our community … practical and very difficult decisions were made.”

Today’s decision will mean that a fraction of the state’s 2.6 million Black residents — who make up 6.5% of the population — will benefit from repara-

From left, Reneisha Davis, Camaree Barr, and Samia Jones raise their fists during a moment of silence at a protest against police violence in the wake of George Floyd's murder by Minnesota Police. June 5, 2020.

Photo Credit: Aaron Guy Leroux / Sipa USA tions. While Black people are a minority in the state, they are overrepresented in the state’s carceral system, with Black men making up 28.5% of the state’s prison population, and nearly 40% of the state’s unhoused population.

Excluded will be Black immigrants in California — many of whom come from East and West Africa and the Caribbean and make up roughly 178,000 people, according to 2014 data from the Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

California’s fugitive slave law allowed enslaved people to remain under bondage as long as they were later deported to the South.

Tuesday’s task force also heard from 10 genealogists about why a lineage-based model is significant and how individuals might go about establishing their relationship with enslaved ancestors.

Evelyn McDowell, the chairperson of the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, said that it is “absolutely possible” for Black Californians to trace their lineage by determining the birth year of a great or great-great grandparent in the South — and that would likely be sufficient evidence for eligibility.

Other genealogists, such as Hollis Gentry, also support a lineage-based approach, but Gentry cautions that this process will be time consuming and costly and suggests enlisting public, state, and private libraries for assistance.

Jessica Aiwuyor, the founder of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, also warns against methods of establishing lineage that are “invasive,” such as DNA testing and worries that those with limited access to technology and those with disabilities may have trouble participating.

Last month Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of UC Berkeley’s law school, testified that establishing lineage in a “race-neutral fashion” is less likely to be struck down by the courts. Many people that called in for public comment, who identified themselves as direct descendants of chattel slavery, also supported this approach.

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espués de más de seis horas de debate el martes 29 de marzo, el Grupo de Trabajo de Reparaciones de California votó que solo los californianos negros que puedan demostrar un linaje directo de antepasados esclavizados serán elegibles para la iniciativa estatal - y la primera en la nación para abordar los daños y el legado duradero de la esclavitud.

El grupo de trabajo de nueve miembros votó 5-4 a favor de definir la elegibilidad para las reparaciones basadas en el linaje “determinada por un individuo que es afroamericano descendiente de una persona esclavizada o el descendiente de una persona negra libre que vivía en los EE. UU. A finales del siglo XIX”, decía la moción.

Una enmienda anterior a la moción impulsó una definición más amplia de elegibilidad que habría incluido a los 2,6 millones de afroamericanos en California, con “consideración especial” para aquellos con linaje directo de personas esclavizadas. Esa enmienda fracasó.

Hace dos años, el gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó una ley que otorgaba una “consideración especial” a los afroamericanos que son descendientes directos de personas esclavizadas. Escrito por la ex asambleísta Shirley Weber, ahora secretaria de estado de California, el proyecto de ley también estableció un grupo de trabajo de reparaciones de dos años para estudiar y desarrollar un plan sobre cómo podrían ser las reparaciones.

Se espera que el grupo de trabajo publique una propuesta de reparaciones en junio de 2023 con recomendaciones para la Legislatura.

Si bien el alcance de las reparaciones se determinará en los próximos meses, muchos miembros del grupo de trabajo dijeron que esperan que los pagos en efectivo sean una parte de la propuesta, así como una disculpa formal. El grupo de trabajo dijo que esta determinación de elegibilidad ayudará a los economistas encargados de cuantificar el monto de las reparaciones adeudadas.

“El sistema por el que aboga la gente aquí, donde empalmamos las cosas, donde solo se beneficia una pequeña porción, no disminuirá los daños del racismo”.

Over the last 10 months, the task force has discussed how the legacy of Jim Crow laws, redlining and housing discrimination, police brutality, environmental racism, and many other factors have led to systemic discrimination towards Black people in California.

-LISA HOLDER, ABOGADA DE DERECHOS CIVILES

Though California joined the Union as a “free state” under the Compromise of 1850, the state’s fugitive slave law allowed enslaved people to remain under bondage as long as they were later deported to the South.

Otros californianos negros, como los inmigrantes negros, no serán elegibles.

Esta votación establece que, en el futuro, solo aquellos californianos negros que puedan rastrear su linaje hasta los antepasados esclavizados serán elegibles para las reparaciones del estado.

Kamilah Moore, presidenta del grupo de trabajo,

“Es una justicia dura”, dijo Tamaki. “Tuvimos que excluir grupos también dentro de nuestra comunidad… se tomaron decisiones prácticas y muy difíciles”.

La decisión de hoy significará que una fracción de los 2,6 millones de residentes negros del estado - que representan el 6,5% de la población - se beneficiará de las reparaciones. Si bien los negros son una minoría en el estado, están sobrerrepresentados en el sistema penitenciario del estado, con hombres negros que representan el 28.5% de la población carcelaria del estado y casi el 40% de la población sin hogar del estado.

Quedarán excluidos los inmigrantes negros en California, muchos de los cuales provienen del este y oeste de África y el Caribe y representan aproximadamente 178,000 personas, según datos de 2014 de Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

La ley de esclavos fugitivos de California permitía que las personas esclavizadas permanecieran en cautiverio siempre que fueran deportadas al sur.

El grupo de trabajo del martes también escuchó a 10 genealogistas sobre por qué un modelo basado en el linaje es significativo y cómo las personas podrían establecer su relación con los antepasados esclavizados.

Evelyn McDowell, presidenta de Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, dijo que es "absolutamente posible" que los californianos negros rastreen su linaje determinando el año de nacimiento de un bisabuelo o tatarabuelo en el sur, y eso probablemente sería evidencia suficiente para la elegibilidad.

Otros genealogistas, como Hollis Gentry, también apoyan un enfoque basado en el linaje, pero Gentry advierte que este proceso llevará mucho tiempo y será costoso, y sugiere solicitar ayuda a las bibliotecas públicas, estatales y privadas.

Jessica Aiwuyor, fundadora del National Black Cultural Information Trust, también advierte contra los métodos para establecer el linaje que son "invasivos", como las pruebas de ADN y la preocupación de que las personas con acceso limitado a la tecnología y las personas con discapacidades puedan tener problemas para participar.

El mes pasado, Erwin Chemerinsky, decano de la facultad de derecho de UC Berkeley, testificó que es menos probable que los tribunales anulen establecer el linaje de una “moda neutral en cuanto a la raza”. Muchas personas que pidieron comentarios públicos, que se identificaron como descendientes directos de la esclavitud, también apoyaron este enfoque.

Durante los últimos 10 meses, el grupo de trabajo ha discutido cómo el legado de las leyes de Jim Crow, la discriminación en la vivienda y las líneas rojas, la brutalidad policial, el racismo ambiental y muchos otros factores han llevado a la discriminación sistémica hacia los negros en California.

Aunque California se unió a la Unión como un "estado libre" bajo el Compromiso de 1850, la ley de esclavos fugitivos del estado permitía que las personas esclavizadas permanecieran en cautiverio siempre que fueran deportadas al sur.

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estilo”, dijo Merz.

Aún así, Merz cree que es importante que los estudiantes atletas obtengan educación sobre NIL directamente de las universidades porque “no hay una agenda allí”, agregó.

“Una empresa a la que le pagas para educar a tus atletas tiene una agenda porque quieren que les sigan pagando, pero nuestros profesores ya están aquí”.

oco después de comenzar la universidad el otoño pasado, la estudiante de Fresno State, Yasmin Roman, descubrió en el departamento de atletismo de su escuela que podía obtener acuerdos de patrocinio en una plataforma llamada Opendorse, que conecta a las empresas con los atletas. Roman se inscribió a principios de la primavera, emocionada de compensar algunos de los costos asociados con ser un estudiante de otro estado en un deporte costoso. Desde entonces, gana $30 por subir una historia en Instagram patrocinando una aplicación de entrega de alimentos a domicilio.

En el otro lado del espectro están jugadores como el mariscal de campo de UCLA, Chase Griffin, quien ha aprovechado una base de seguidores de 30,000 en Instagram para firmar acuerdos con marcas importantes como Discord, Duffl, Degree Deodorant, Clear Cover Car Insurance y Shell.

Desde que las nuevas reglas de la NCAA y una ley estatal entraron en vigencia el año pasado, el programa conocido como NIL ha ayudado a los estudiantes atletas en California a beneficiarse económicamente con su nombre e imagen, pero dichos acuerdos ya están evolucionando hacia un mercado nacional estimado de $500 millones de dólares en ganancias. Algunas universidades de California ofrecen educación financiera diseñada para preparar a los atletas a navegar por el nuevo panorama. Los defensores del entrenamiento dicen que puede facilitar más tratos, hacer que más atletas participen y ayudar a los atletas a evitar acuerdos que pueden costarles dinero a largo plazo.

Roman, por ejemplo, todavía tiene preguntas que el personal de su universidad no ha respondido: ¿Cómo puede atraer el interés de las empresas mientras practica un deporte que no atrae a una audiencia tan grande como el fútbol o el baloncesto? ¿Y cómo debería saber si un trato vale la pena, o cómo negociar un contrato?

“Definitivamente sigue siendo una curva de aprendizaje, y todavía estoy trabajando para ver qué tipo de oportunidades hay para mí para ganar algo de dinero a través de mi deporte”, dijo Roman.

El entrenamiento especializado puede ayudar a responder esas preguntas a los aproximadamente 500,000 estudiantes atletas que participan en la NCAA, explicó Rashad Campbell, socio de Team Altemus, una firma consultora que brinda educación sobre NIL y educación financiera a los programas de la División I, incluidos San Diego State y Ohio State.

“Entre más rápido podamos educar y hacer que esto sea una realidad, mejor será para todos”, agregó Campbell.

Las universidades tratan de llenar el vacío Si bien los acuerdos NIL más lucrativos acaparan los titulares, la mayoría son más humildes, según Opendorse e INFLCR, empresas que conectan a los atletas con las marcas.

Desde el 1 de julio hasta finales de 2021, IN-

El departamento de atletismo de la universidad, dijo Merz, ahora está trabajando con la facultad de derecho y negocios para crear una especialización que se centre en la gestión de marcas, el marketing, la responsabilidad financiera y los impuestos.

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FLCR dijo que su valor medio de transacción fue de $51. Los jugadores de fútbol aportaron la mayor cantidad de dólares de patrocinio en Opendorse desde julio hasta finales de febrero, lo que representa aproximadamente la mitad de las ganancias totales, seguidos por el baloncesto femenino con un 19% y el baloncesto masculino con un 15%.

Las universidades de California varían en la educación financiera que ofrecen a los estudiantes deportistas. A diferencia de Florida, que aprobó una ley que exige que las escuelas ofrezcan capacitación financiera a los jugadores, California fue el primero en legalizar acuerdos con NIL, pero no exige tales talleres.

La Universidad Estatal de San Diego se movió rápidamente para desarrollar un plan de estudios después de que 60 jugadores del equipo de fútbol de la universidad firmaran un acuerdo con la empresa de mudanzas College HUNKS Hauling Junk.

En noviembre, la escuela contrató a Michelle Meyer, ex entrenadora de voleibol de playa y fundadora de NIL Network como coordinadora de nombre e imagen. NIL Network es un sitio web donde los atletas, administradores y entrenadores pueden aprender más sobre el tema. Meyer dijo que planea reunirse con cada equipo en la lista de la universidad. Antes de que los atletas busquen firmar acuerdos, Meyer les pregunta primero qué quieren obtener de ellos. “¿Quieres ganar dinero rápido o algo de efectivo? ¿Se trata de construir una red, construir un currículum, adquirir algunas de esas habilidades para la vida como el espíritu empresarial?”, cuestionó Meyer.

Team Altemus también ofrecerá educación financiera en San Diego State sobre temas como la toma de decisiones, diligencia debida, dinero y contratos. Campbell dijo que quiere que los atletas entiendan cómo manejar su dinero y los riesgos asociados con la adquisición de un contrato para que puedan protegerse.

Los atletas pueden tener experiencia en la elección de una universidad o la especialidad que quieren obtener, pero tienen poca

experiencia en sopesar los muchos factores involucrados en un negocio, dijo Campbell.

“Los educamos para que realmente evalúen el riesgo y tomen decisiones informadas con las que se sientan cómodos”, agregó.

Este tipo de programas serían útiles para Roman, la atleta de Fresno State, quien también hizo un trato para obtener bebidas gratis de Liquid IV a cambio de publicaciones en las redes sociales. Incluso pequeñas cantidades de dólares pueden ayudar a sufragar los costos de competir como ecuestre, dijo.

“Nuestras apretadas agendas realmente no nos dejan mucho tiempo para preparar comida en casa”, comentó Roman. “Así que es mucho más fácil comer fuera. Y debido a que somos tan exigidos físicamente en nuestro deporte, debemos ser conscientes de lo que comemos. Eso tiende a tener un mayor costo”.

Roman dijo que analiza las ofertas por su cuenta. A veces le pide a su hermano, que está cursando una maestría en administración de empresas, una segunda opinión.

Por lo general, ella pregunta: “¿Qué harías en una situación similar? ¿Qué piensas que es mejor? ¿Crees que vale la pena?”

En muchas escuelas, los oficiales de cumplimiento de atletismo se han convertido en el personal que responde ese tipo de preguntas, aunque algunos no tienen todas las respuestas. En Sacramento State, por ejemplo, el director Matt Vincent dijo que asesora a los estudiantes sobre si están obteniendo un valor justo de mercado en función de las tarifas estándar para atletas profesionales que firman autógrafos o hacen apariciones promocionales.

El director de cumplimiento de la Universidad de Santa Clara, Ryan Merz, ayuda a los atletas a analizar ofertas y ha realizado presentaciones mostrando ejemplos de ofertas que salieron mal.

Las oficinas de cumplimiento están limitadas en la orientación que pueden ofrecer. “No soy abogado. No soy un profesional de impuestos. Así que no puedo dar ningún tipo de asesoramiento legal, fiscal ni nada por el

Expertos fueron entrevistados por College Journalism Network y ofrecieron algunos consejos para los estudiantes atletas: primero, deben evitar dar a una empresa los derechos de su nombre e imagen para siempre, explicó Matthew Mitten, profesor de derecho deportivo en la Universidad de Marquette. También agregó que una empresa puede ofrecerle una suma de dinero que suena exorbitante, como $20,000, “pero lo que sea que hayan arriesgado podría valer mucho más que eso”.

Los atletas también deben abordar los acuerdos como una prueba, comentó Campbell, evitando optar por acuerdos a largo plazo hasta que adquieran más experiencia.

Y deben considerar la reputación de una empresa antes de firmar, dijo.

“Hacer dinero y pagar las facturas siempre ha sido un ajetreo, así que es como si realmente tuvieras que resolverlo por tu cuenta o de lo contrario será un fracaso”.

-GIANNI GALAVIZ , JUGADOR DE FÚTBOL DE LANEY COLLEGE Aunque muchos atletas de colegios comunitarios no están recibiendo acuerdos NIL, John Beam, director atlético y entrenador principal de fútbol americano en Laney College en Oakland, ve esto como un momento para impulsar una mayor educación financiera. Beam llama a conferencistas semanalmente, incluidos jugadores de la NFL y AthLife, para hablar con el equipo de fútbol americano de Laney sobre los conceptos básicos de NIL. AthLife es una compañía que ayuda a los atletas profesionales a alcanzar metas deportivas y profesionales.

“Entonces, nuestros niños reciben el mismo entrenamiento, básicamente, que los jugadores de la NFL o la NBA”, agregó Beam.

Es muy importante [la educación financiera], dijo Beam, porque muchos de los estudiantes con los que trabaja no tienen acceso fácil al apoyo de planificación financiera.

“Si pertenecen a un grupo marginado que ha sido excluido del sistema educativo o del sistema financiero, ¿cómo aprenden a crear, generar y preservar la riqueza?”.

Gianni Galaviz, quien juega fútbol en Laney, se considera miembro de esos grupos marginados. El creció en Rodeo y se transfirió a la escuela secundaria porque su madre quería que tuviera una mejor educación

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“Hacer dinero y pagar las facturas siempre ha sido un ajetreo, así que es como si realmente tuvieras que resolverlo por tu cuenta”, comentó Galaviz. “Si no lo haces será un fracaso”.

Los propios atletas se encuentran entre los que presionan para que las universidades desarrollen planes de estudios en torno a las nuevas reglas de la NCAA. Tray Maddox Jr., un jugador de baloncesto masculino en Cal State Fullerton, dijo que contemplaba cambiar su especialización de sociología a finanzas y cree que los atletas deberían poder tomar clases de finanzas.

Maddox Jr. sabía que tenía el potencial para ganar dinero con su imagen dado que tenía más de 40,000 seguidores en TikTok y más de 15,000 en Instagram. E incluso antes de que las reglas de la NCAA se lo permitieran, varias compañías enviaron mensajes preguntando sobre ofertas de patrocinio.

Cuando se le permitió responder esos mensajes, uno de sus entrenadores escaneó los contratos en busca de detalles ocultos. “Todos mis entrenadores han estado rodeados de atletas profesionales y han visto el tipo de acuerdos con los que la gente firma”, agregó Maddox Jr. Pero le gustaría aprender esas habilidades él mismo, dijo.

Griffin, el mariscal de campo de UCLA, ha aprovechado su seguimiento en las redes sociales y su personalidad para asegurar oportunidades a pesar de ser un jugador de tercera línea. Su experiencia previa con marcas y la experiencia en publicidad de su padre lo ayudaron a examinar los acuerdos, explicó.

“Siendo joven y nuevo en el negocio es fácil ver un contrato y pensar que es suficiente dinero, pero en realidad no lo es”, agregó Griffin. “O vemos una oportunidad que nos gusta, pero no pensamos realmente en cómo esa marca afectará nuestra reputación”.

Griffin dijo que ahora evalúa las oportunidades de tres maneras: ¿La marca o el acuerdo se alinean con sus valores personales, crea valor económico para él y

cómo puede usar el acuerdo para ayudar a su comunidad?

Griffin ha apartado parte de sus ganancias para beneficiar al Banco Regional de Alimentos de Los Ángeles y escuchó cuando su padre le aconsejó que invirtiera su dinero en lugar de gastarlo.

“Sé que tengo mucho más dinero gracias al programa NIL”, explicó. “Ahora estoy ahorrando todo ese dinero porque el día que lo necesite me puede cambiar la vida”.

UCLA, el lugar donde nació del movimiento NIL, lanzó el verano pasado un programa llamado “Westwood Ascent”, que reunió a la escuela de negocios de posgrado de UCLA y al Centro de Medios, Entretenimiento y Deportes para cuatro talleres sobre temas relevantes sobre NIL, como finanzas personales, redes sociales, medios de comunicación y la construcción de una marca personal.

La universidad también ofrecerá una clase de educación financiera durante la próxima sesión de verano que permitirá a los atletas hacer preguntas específicas y desarrollar relaciones con expertos que pueden ofrecer consejos individuales, dijo Jay Tucker, director ejecutivo del Centro de Medios, Entretenimiento y Deportes de UCLA. Creado por el departamento de atletismo, las facultades de derecho y de negocios de UCLA, el curso estará abierto a cualquier estudiante atleta, agregó Tucker.

jetas de crédito para contar cuánto están gastando. Una vez que hayan hecho eso, dijo que es importante establecer metas financieras a corto, mediano y largo plazo, que pueden incluir salir de la deuda de la tarjeta de crédito, ahorrar para la jubilación o comprar una casa.

Ahora que tiene algo de capacitación financiera, la gran pregunta de Galaviz es: ¿Cómo conseguir los contratos? “¿Qué se necesita… y qué debo hacer como estudiante atleta para que eso sea posible para mí?”.

Shaikh es miembro de la Red de Periodismo Universitario de CalMatters, una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California. Esta historia y otra cobertura de educación superior cuentan con el apoyo de College Futures Foundation.

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hortly after starting college last fall, Fresno State equestrian Yasmin Roman found out from her school’s athletic department that she could get endorsement deals on a platform called Opendorse, which connects companies to athletes.

Roman signed up early in the spring, excited to offset some

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Aunque muchos estudiantes atletas no ganarán mucho dinero con NIL, el surgimiento de este nuevo mercado ha aumentado su interés en temas financieros, dijeron algunos expertos.

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Galaviz, el jugador de fútbol americano de Laney College, dijo que se interesó más en la educación financiera cuando los acuerdos NIL se convirtieron en una opción. Galaviz busca patrocinios no tanto por el dinero, sino por las conexiones que puede obtener y que le pueden ayudar para que los cazatalentos lo noten y lo lleven a un programa de la División I o a la NFL.

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Kara Jo Wietrzykowski, asesora financiera de Morgan Stanley y ex tenista de Ohio State, visitó universidades y habló con estudiantes atletas sobre los conceptos básicos de las finanzas personales. Dijo que cuando se graduó en 2013, las finanzas no eran un tema común de conversación, pero ahora, cuando visita universidades, los estudiantes atletas prestan atención “porque hoy ven la oportunidad de ganar dinero”.

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of the costs associated with being an out-of-state student in an expensive sport. Since then she’s earned $30 on a paid Instagram story for a food delivery service on the app.

On the other side of the spectrum are players like UCLA quarterback Chase Griffin, who has leveraged a fanbase of 30,000 followers on Instagram to sign deals with major brands such as Discord, Duffl, Degree Deodorant, Clearcover Car Insurance and Shell.

Student athletes in California have only been able to profit off their name, image, and likeness — known as NIL — since new NCAA rules and a state law took effect last year, but such agreements are already evolving into an estimated $500 million dollar market nationally. Some California colleges are offering financial education designed to prepare athletes to navigate the new landscape. Advocates for the training say it can facilitate further deals, get more athletes to participate, and help athletes avoid agreements that can cost them money in the long run.

Roman, for example, still has questions that her college’s staff haven’t answered: How can she garner interest from companies while playing a sport that doesn’t attract as big an audience as football or basketball? And how should she know if a deal is worth her time, or how to negotiate a contract?

“It’s definitely still a learning curve, and I’m still working through it to see what kind of opportunities there are for me to make some money throughout my sport,” she

said.

Specialized training can help answer those questions for the roughly 500,000 student athletes who participate in the NCAA, said Rashad Campbell, a partner at Team Altemus, a consulting firm that provides education on NIL and financial literacy to Division I programs including San Diego State and Ohio State.

“The sooner we can educate, the sooner we can make this a real thing, the better off everybody will be,” Campbell said.

Colleges try to fill the gap While the most lucrative NIL deals earn headlines, most are more humble, according to Opendorse and INFLCR, another company that connects athletes to brands. From July 1 to the end of 2021, INFLCR said its median transaction value was $51. Football players brought in the most endorsement dollars on Opendorse from July to the end of February, accounting for about half of total NIL earnings, followed by women’s basketball at 19% and men’s basketball at 15%.

California colleges vary in the financial education they offer to student athletes. Unlike Florida, which passed a law requiring schools to offer financial literacy training to players, California was the first to legalize NIL deals, but doesn’t require such workshops.

San Diego State University moved quickly to develop a curriculum in NIL after 60 players on the university’s football team signed a deal with the College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk moving company.

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In November, the school hired a name, image, and likeness coordinator, Michelle Meyer, a former beach volleyball coach and founder of NIL Network, a website where athletes, administrators and coaches can learn more about the topic. Meyer said she plans to meet with each team on the university’s roster.

Before athletes look to sign deals, Meyer asks them first what they want to get out of it.

“Do you want to make a quick buck or some cash? Is it about building your network, building your resume, picking up some of those life skills like entrepreneurship?”

Team Altemus will also offer financial education at San Diego State on topics such as decision making, due-diligence, money and contracts.

Campbell said he wants athletes to understand both how to handle their money and the risks associated with entering a contract, so they can protect themselves.

Athletes might have experience with choosing a college or a major, but little background in weighing the many factors involved in a business deal, Campbell said.

“We educate them to really assess risk and make informed decisions that they’re comfortable with,” he said.

These kinds of programs would be helpful for Roman, the Fresno State athlete, who also secured a deal for free drinks from Liquid IV in exchange for social media posts.

Even small dollar amounts can help defray the costs of competing as an equestrian, she said.

“Our busy schedules don’t really leave us with much time to make meals at home,” she said. “So it’s a lot more eating out. And because we are so physically demanding in our sport, we do need to be conscious of what we’re eating.

That tends to come with more of a cost.”

standard rates for professional athletes who sign autographs or do promotional appearances.

Santa Clara University compliance director Ryan Merz helps athletes analyze offers and has given team presentations, pulling online examples of deals gone wrong.

Compliance offices are limited in the guidance they can offer.

“I’m not a lawyer. I’m not a tax professional. So I can’t give any kind of legal advice, tax advice or anything like that,” Merz said.

Still, Merz believes it’s important that student athletes get education about NIL directly from universities because there’s “not an agenda there,” Merz said. “A company that you’re paying to educate your athletes has an agenda because they want to keep getting paid, but our professors are here already.”

The university’s athletic department, Merz said, is now working with the law and business school to create a minor that focuses on brand management, marketing, financial responsibility and taxes.

Tips for athletes Experts interviewed by the College Journalism Network offered some tips for student athletes: First, they should avoid giving a company rights to their name, image and likeness forever, said Matthew Mitten, a sports law professor at Marquette University.

He said a company may offer you an exorbitant-sounding sum of money, like $20,000, “but whatever you gave up

might be worth well in excess of that.”

to preserve wealth and to grow?”

Athletes should also approach agreements as a trial, Campbell said, avoiding opting into longer term arrangements until they gain more experience.

And they need to consider the reputation of a company before signing, he said.

Gianni Galaviz, who plays football at Laney, counts himself a member of those marginalized groups. Growing up in Rodeo, Galaviz transferred high schools because his mother wanted him to get a better education, and was surrounded by students wealthier than his family. But he didn’t learn much about how to make and keep money, he said.

“It’s always been a hustle to make money and pay bills, so it’s like you really have to figure it out on your own.

Or if not, it’s pretty much failure.”

-GIANNI GALAVIZ, LANEY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER Although many community college athletes are not receiving NIL deals, John Beam, the athletic director and head football coach at Oakland’s Laney College, sees this as a moment to push for more financial literacy. He brings in speakers to talk to Laney’s football team weekly, including NFL players and AthLife, a company that helps professional athletes meet athletic and career goals, to talk about the basics of NIL. “So our kids are getting the same training, basically, as NFL or NBA players,” Beam said.

It’s especially important, Beam said, because many of the students he works with do not have easy access to financial planning support.

“If you’re from a marginalized group that has been shut out of the educational system or the finance system, how do you ever learn how to create wealth, generate wealth, and

“It’s always been a hustle to make money and pay bills, so it’s like you really have to figure it out on your own,” Galaviz said. “Or if not, it’s pretty much failure.”

Athletes themselves are among those pushing for colleges to develop curricula around the new NCAA rules.

Tray Maddox Jr., a senior men’s basketball player at Cal State Fullerton, said he contemplated switching his major from sociology to finance and believes that athletes should be able to take classes in NIL. Because Maddox Jr. had more than 40,000 followers on TikTok and 15,000-plus on Instagram, he knew he had the potential to make money off his likeness. And even before NCAA rules allowed him to, several companies messaged inquiring about deals.

When he was allowed to answer those messages, one of his coaches scanned contracts for any hidden details.

“All my coaches have been around pro athletes and have seen the type of deals that people sign with,” Maddox Jr. said. But he’d like to learn

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Roman said she mostly analyzes offers on her own.

Sometimes she will ask her brother, who is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration, for a second opinion. Typically she asks, “What would you do in this situation? What do you think is better? Do you think it’s worth it?”

At many schools, athletics compliance officers have become the de facto staff to field those kinds of questions, even though some don’t have all the answers. At Sacramento State, for example, compliance director Matt Vincent said he advises students on whether they’re getting fair market value based on the

those skills himself, he said.

Griffin, the UCLA quarterback, has leveraged his social media following and personality to secure opportunities despite being a third-string player.

His previous experience with brands and his father’s advertising expertise helped him vet the deals, he said.

As a young person new to the space, “it’s easy to see a deal… that pays you less than what your time is worth and think that that’s enough money,” Griffin said. “Or see an opportunity that you like, but not really think about how that brand will impact your reputation.”

Griffin said he now evaluates opportunities in three ways: Does the brand or deal align with his personal values, does it create economic value for himself, and how can he use the deal to help his community?

He has set aside part of his earnings to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and listened when his father advised him to invest his NIL money instead of spending it.

“I know that I have a lot more money than I would have had without NIL,” he said. “And while I’m saving all of that now, in the days that come where I have to spend that, that can be life changing.”

UCLA, the birthplace of the NIL movement, last summer launched an NIL program called “Westwood Ascent,” bringing together UCLA’s graduate business school and the Center for Media, Entertainment and Sports for four

workshops on topics relevant to NIL such as personal finance, social media and building a personal brand.

The university will also offer an NIL class during the upcoming summer session that will allow athletes to ask specific questions and develop relationships with experts who can offer individual advice, said Jay Tucker, the executive director of UCLA’s Center for Media, Entertainment and Sports. Created by UCLA’s athletic department, business and law schools, it will be open to any student athlete, Tucker said.

A growing interest in financial literacy Even though many student athletes won’t make much money from NIL, the rise of this new market has increased their interest in financial topics, some experts said.

Kara Jo Wietrzykowski, a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley and former Ohio State tennis player, has visited colleges and spoken to student athletes about the basics of personal finance. She said when she graduated in 2013, finances were not a common topic of conversation, but now when she visits colleges, student athletes pay attention “because they see the opportunity to make money today.”

Wietrzykowski tells athletes to audit their spending and pull their credit card statements for the past two months to tally how much they’re spending. Once they’ve done that, she said it’s important to set short-, mid- and long-term financial goals, which can include getting out of credit card debt, saving for retirement or purchasing a home.

Galaviz, the Laney College football player, said he became more interested in financial literacy when NIL deals became an option. Galaviz is after endorsements for the networking more than the money, hoping he’ll be noticed by scouts who can take him to a Division I program or the NFL. Now that he has some of the financial training he needs, Galaviz’s big question is: How does he get the deals?

“What does it take … and what as a student athlete do I have to do to make that possible for me?”

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Wei, del grupo Realtors, dijo que creía que las familias de raza negra y latinas podrían haberse mudado a partes más asequibles del estado durante la pandemia en comparación con otros grupos étnicos. Este movimiento podría resultar en una mayor segregación en el estado, particularmente en los condados más caros California, agregó.

omeownership has long been considered a path to the middle class. But just 17% of Black and Latino households could afford a median-priced home in California last year, down from the prior two years, according to a new report.

Nikki A. Beasley, directora ejecutiva de Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services, una organización de vivienda asequible que ayuda a los compradores primerizos, dijo que su organización ha ayudado a muchas personas en la ciudad natal de la organización, Richmond, así como en toda el Área de la Bahía. Calificar para una hipoteca en los últimos años no ha sido una barrera tan grande como lo ha sido la baja disponibilidad de viviendas para la venta, dijo.

All Californians faced a high-barrier market in 2021. Only 26% of California households earned the minimum annual income of $144,400 needed to afford the monthly payments of a home priced at $786,750, the report by the California Association of Realtors said. That was down from 28% in 2020 and 30% in 2019.

The median home price is the point at which half the homes in the state are sold for more and half for less. In an ideal market, half of Californians would be able to afford a median-priced home, said Oscar Wei, deputy chief economist at the Realtors group.

Thirty-four percent of white households in the state could afford a median priced home, down from 38% in 2020. And 40% of Asian homebuyers could afford the median-priced home last year down from 43% in 2020.

Such racial inequities are likely to grow in 2022 if interest rates continue their expected upward climb, even as the labor market has driven wages higher for many workers, said Wei, the economist.

“When you see interest rates rising — and mortgage payments rising faster than income — that means affordability overall should decline in 2022,” Wei said. “The housing affordability gap between ethnic groups … could widen.”

California’s Black and Latino families earned median incomes less than those of the state’s white and Asian families. And higher housing prices would likely make it harder for Black and Latino families to save for down payments, Wei said.

The pandemic pushed California home prices into overdrive last year, spurring demand for single-family homes as families sought more space and were able to move further away from their places of employment given the rise of remote work. In Southern California, for instance, the million-dollar home became ubiquitous in a growing number of neighborhoods, an analysis

by The Los Angeles Times found.

Wei, of the Realtors group, said he believed Black and Latino families may have moved to more affordable parts of the state during the pandemic in comparison to other ethnic groups. This movement could result in further segregation in the state, particularly in the state’s more expensive counties, he added.

Nikki A. Beasley, the executive director of Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services, an affordable housing organization that helps firsttime buyers, said her organization has helped many people in the organization’s hometown of Richmond, as well as throughout the greater Bay Area. Qualifying for a mortgage in recent years has not been as big of a barrier as has the low availability of homes for sale, she said.

The nonprofit is itself a property manager, advocate and urban developer currently working on a West Oakland project of nine, single-family homes with accessory dwelling units, she said.

They also are working to acquire and rehabilitate dormant or blighted properties around the Bay Area to be converted into homes for people, Beasley said, and they are partnering with the Realtors on a program that provides up to

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$10,000 toward closing costs for low and moderate income first-time homebuyers.

Sacramento lawmakers and advocates have sought to boost the homeownership rate for Black Californians. Across the state, several programs seek to increase homeownership through downpayment assistance. The largest program is overseen by the California Housing Finance Agency, which provides as much as $11,000 of down payment assistance to qualifying first-time homebuyers.

Last year, Senate Democrats proposed a “California Dream for All” plan in which the state might pay up to 45% of the purchasing price of a home.

The state treasurer is studying the proposal and is expected to report back to the legislature with more details.

Beasley, the director of the Richmond-based organization, works with many Black families. She tells them homeownership is possible, even in a frenzied Bay Area market.

“There is affordability in the Bay Area, you just have to make a decision of where you want to live,” Beasley said. “You may have to get innovative and creative: Maybe you look for a fixerupper.”

Assistance programs can only do so much to counterbalance a broader economic system that has left Black families and other communities of color on an unequal footing, she said. That’s why her organization promotes models outside of the traditional mortgage market, she said, including community and cooperative ownership models, as well as community land trust options.

When it comes to California home prices, Black families often face challenges including large student debt loads and pay discrimination, Beasley said. Possible solutions include student loan forgiveness and pay equity.

“The reality with a mortgage, or with financing, is you have to have income, you have to be able to manage your debt, and the only way you can combat that is either make more money or reduce debt,” she said. “So either get more people of color higher-paying jobs, or figure out how to mitigate some of this debt.”

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l ser propietario de una vivienda se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo un camino hacia la clase media. Pero solo el 17% de los hogares de personas de raza negra y latinos podían pagar una casa de precio medio en California el año pasado, menos que durante los dos años anteriores, según un nuevo informe.

Todos los californianos enfrentaron un mercado con altas barreras en 2021. Solo el 26 % de los hogares de California obtuvieron el ingreso anual mínimo de $144,400 necesarios para pagar los pagos mensuales de una casa con un precio de $786,750, según el informe de la Asociación de Agentes Inmobiliarios de California. Eso fue inferior al 28% en 2020 y al 30% en 2019.

El precio medio de la vivienda es el punto en el que la mitad de las viviendas en el estado se venden y de ahí hacia arriba y la otra mitad por menos de esa cantidad. En un mercado ideal, la mitad de los californianos podrían pagar una casa de precio medio, dijo Oscar Wei, Economista jefe adjunto del grupo Realtors.

El treinta y cuatro por ciento de los hogares blancos en el estado podrían pagar una casa de precio medio, frente al 38% en 2020. Y el 40% de los compradores de vivienda asiáticos podrían pagar la casa de precio medio el año pasado, frente al 43% en 2020.

Es probable que tales desigualdades raciales crezcan en 2022 si las tasas de interés continúan su alza esperada, incluso cuando el mercado laboral ha elevado los salarios de muchos trabajadores, dijo Wei, el economista.

“Cuando ve que las tasas de interés aumentan, y los pagos de la hipoteca aumentan más rápido que los ingresos, eso significa que la asequibilidad en general debería disminuir en 2022”, dijo Wei. “La brecha de asequibilidad de la vivienda entre los grupos étnicos… podría ampliarse”.

Las familias de raza negra y latinas de California obtuvieron ingresos medios inferiores a los de las familias blancas y asiáticas del estado. Y los precios más altos de la vivienda probablemente dificultarían que las familias de bajos ingresos ahorren para el pago inicial, dijo Wei. La pandemia elevó los precios de las viviendas de California a toda velocidad el año pasado , lo que estimuló la demanda de viviendas unifamiliares a medida que las familias buscaban más espacio y podían alejarse más de sus lugares de trabajo debido al aumento de la política del trabajo remoto. En el sur de California, por ejemplo, la casa de un millón de dólares se volvió omnipresente en un número creciente de vecindarios, según encontró un análisis de Los Angeles Times.

La organización sin fines de lucro es en sí misma administradora de propiedades, defensora y desarrolladora urbana que actualmente trabaja en un proyecto de West Oakland de nueve viviendas unifamiliares con unidades de vivienda accesorias, dijo.

También están trabajando para adquirir y rehabilitar propiedades inactivas o deterioradas alrededor del Área de la Bahía para convertirlas en hogares para personas, dijo Beasley, y se están asociando con los agentes inmobiliarios en un programa que proporciona hasta $10,000 dólares para los costos de cierre para familias de ingresos bajos y moderados que sean compradores de vivienda por primera vez.

Los legisladores y defensores de Sacramento han buscado aumentar la tasa de propiedad de vivienda para los californianos de raza negra. En todo el estado, varios programas buscan aumentar el porcentaje de personas que son dueñas de viviendas a través de la asistencia para el pago inicial. El programa más grande es supervisado por la Agencia de Financiamiento de la Vivienda de California , que brinda hasta $11,000 de asistencia para el pago inicial a los compradores de vivienda primerizos que califican.

El año pasado, los demócratas del Senado propusieron un plan de “California Dream for All” en el que el estado podría pagar hasta el 45 % del precio de compra de una vivienda. El tesorero del estado está estudiando la propuesta y se espera que informe a la legislatura con más detalles.

Beasley, el director de la organización con sede en Richmond, trabaja con muchas familias de raza negra. Ella les dice que la propiedad de vivienda es posible, incluso en un mercado frenético del Área de la Bahía.

“Hay asequibilidad en el Área de la Bahía, solo tienes que tomar una decisión sobre dónde quieres vivir”, dijo Beasley. “Es posible que tenga que ser innovador y creativo: tal vez se tenga que buscar un reparador muy bueno”.

Los programas de asistencia solo pueden actuar hasta cierto punto para contrarrestar un sistema económico más amplio que ha dejado a las familias de raza negra y otras comunidades de color en una situación de desigualdad, indico. Es por eso que su organización promueve modelos fuera del mercado hipotecario tradicional, dijo, incluidos modelos de propiedad comunitaria y cooperativa, así como opciones de fideicomisos de tierras comunitarias.

Cuando se trata de los precios de las viviendas en California, las familias de raza negra a menudo enfrentan desafíos que incluyen grandes deudas estudiantiles y discriminación salarial, dijo Beasley.

Las posibles soluciones incluyen la condonación de préstamos estudiantiles y la equidad salarial.

“La realidad con una hipoteca, o con el financiamiento, es que debe tener ingresos, debe poder administrar su deuda, y la única forma de combatir eso es ganar más dinero o reducir la deuda”, dijo. “Entonces, o se debe conseguir más empleos mejor pagados para personas de color, o se debe descubrir cómo mitigar parte de esta deuda”.

Este artículo es parte del proyecto California Divide , una colaboración entre salas de redacción que examinan la desigualdad de ingresos y la supervivencia económica en California.

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involved in the process in all 50 states.

Garzon also cited the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redistricting 101,” and the National Conference of State Legislatures’ “Redistricting Glossary.”

oo often in the United States, the government allegedly “of, by, and for the people” seems to ignore certain communities. That the political “inside game” called redistricting is too little understood, voting advocates say, is a big part of the problem.

Manuel Mejia, of Democracy NC, cheered Hurtado’s interest in an Independent Redistricting Commission and discussed issues particular to his work in the state’s fast-growing rural regions, more populous and diverse than is sometimes assumed.

Advocates, elected officials, and lawyers are grappling with how to make redistricting a rallying cry for community-based organizations.

“You hear it across racial categories, but especially in the Latino community. You just get this sense of ‘well, I guess I don’t matter. I’m forgotten, I don’t matter, it doesn’t matter.’”

“Redistricting is perhaps the most important thing any state legislature does,” North Carolina State Congressman Ricky Hurtado said.

To reach those communities, he said, it’s important to respect the work already under way and meet people where they’re at, for instance, churches.

He was speaking at a recent panel discussion, “Drawing the Line: How Redistricting Impacts Latino Communities in North Carolina,” hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and the Hispanic Federation.

Going door-to-door is more difficult here, Mejia said, and churches, too, are likely to be resistant to engaging in political work, so persistence and patience is important.

“It’s supposed to be a practice and exercise of democracy and representation, everything that is great about American government,” Hurtado continued.

“When you start to look at the process more closely,” however, it becomes apparent that “the checks and balances that we have in other parts of our government” are insufficient. Politicians inevitably abuse redistricting to stay in power.

“We’re seeing a lot of politicians in non-competitive districts where it doesn’t matter if they don’t show up for work, it doesn’t matter if they say crazy things on TV, it doesn’t matter if they aren’t responding to the needs of the people that elected them to serve them,” Hurtado said.

“I’ve always been a big proponent of independent redistricting and getting this process away from state legislators that have so much to gain and a lot to lose,” Hurtado said, reflecting a growing impulse across the country, pioneered in California, to create “Independent Redistricting Commissions” that make it harder to “game” the system.

North Carolina, where registered voters are almost equally Democrats and Republicans, has a particularly messy redistricting history.

Fatima Diop, of the International Advisory Committee of Greensboro, described how demoralizing unfair redistricting is in her community, and also endorsed DemocracyNC.org as an organizing resource.

Photo Credit: StockSnap / Pixabay Even though the state’s population is now 11% Latino, Hurtado is the only Latino in North Carolina’s 120-member state assembly.

Without a series of court battles over its redistricting process, he might never have been elected and the state might still not have any Latino representatives, Hurtado said.

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El Pueblo, she said, focused on “looping in all of our community members … grassroots groups doing amazing work,” and ultimately submitted 4,000 public comments into the process.

“We need to get involved,” she said, “because this can impact us. We’re going to be able to choose the people who understand our needs, come to us and make sure our voices are heard, make sure we’re part of decision-making.”

“Many people may think this process doesn’t impact them,” Lariza Garzon, Hispanic Federation’s North Carolina coordinator said.

A recent Supreme Court decision probably means North Carolina’s maps for this year are mostly set, but the outcomes of upcoming local elections will influence future redistricting.

Redistricting “is so complex; people don’t understand what it is, how it impacts us,” said Iliana Santillan, of El Pueblo, a Raleigh, N.C., nonprofit developing Latinx leaders.

So, community-based organizations “have the responsibility to help explain,” anywhere they meet the public, how redistricting decisions “ultimately determine if a community is or is not represented in government.”

“If you care that in 2023 congressional maps are going to get redrawn, then the people who draw them matter,” Hurtado said, including judges, who rule on disputes.

El Pueblo made a point of showing up at every public hearing on new district maps, though they were often held at inconvenient times, without translations for non-English speakers, and sometimes seemed

She recommended her organization’s website, RedistrictingAcademy.org, that offers a course of informational videos and printed materials in English and Spanish and then provides a conduit for people to get

Keeping redistricting at the forefront of community concerns is a challenge, advocates agreed.

“I think for Latinos, immigrants, anyone that cares about good, effective, responsive government, who believes in the American experiment of democracy, participating in the elections that will choose people who will draw these maps is very, very important.”

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¿LISTO PARA VIAJAR? ¡SACA TU REAL ID! ESPAÑOL El DMV de California sugiere actualizar la licencia de manejar o la tarjeta de identificación por una REAL ID. Esto es porque a partir del 3 de mayo de 2023 va a ser un requisito tener el pasaporte, una REAL ID u otras formas de identificación aceptadas a nivel federal para poder viajar nacionalmente, visitar a seres queridos en bases militares o entrar en edificios federales.

Aplicar para la REAL ID es fácil y se puede empezar el proceso de forma conveniente visitando www.dmv.ca.gov. Complete la aplicación, suba los documentos requeridos y organice su visita al DMV para terminar el proceso. No se olvide de sus documentos y el código de confirmación - los necesitará para su visita.

No importa si estás aplicando por una licencia de manejar o tarjeta de identificación de California por primera vez o, si la estás renovando, la REAL ID puede ser la mejor opción sobre todo si planeas viajar pronto.

Vuelve a crear esos recuerdos con tu familia.

Ahora es el momento perfecto para iniciar el proceso para obtener la REAL ID, esto es muy sencillo y adelantarte hará que ahorres tiempo. Así, puedes estar listo para viajar cuando llegue el momento.

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a pascua y spring break están a la vuelta de la esquina y después de tanto tiempo, todos están deseando volver a celebrar en familia. La pandemia nos ha obligado a postergar innumerables celebraciones y fiestas que han sido parte de la tradición de muchas familias durante generaciones.

Para nuestra comunidad, la pascua es muy importante. Por eso, invito a aquellas familias que vayan a viajar durante estas fiestas de pascua y spring break, a que consideren actualizar sus licencias a la REAL ID a la hora de preparar su viaje.

A medida que vamos recuperándonos de la pandemia, muchas cosas están cambiando en nuestras vidas. En nuestra comunidad, muchos han iniciado sus propios negocios, cambiado su estilo de vida para mejor y encontrado nuevas pasiones. Todo lo que te ayude a superar estos tiempos complicados, también es parte del proceso hacia una nueva normalidad. Haz que la REAL ID forme parte de esa nueva normalidad.

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aster and Spring Break are right around the corner, and, after a long time, families are ready to get together and celebrate. The pandemic has forced us to postpone countless events and gatherings that have been a tradition for many families for generations. For our community, Easter is a very important celebration. Therefore, I encourage families who will be traveling this Easter and Spring Break to consider adding a REAL ID upgrade to their checklist when making travel plans.

The California DMV suggests changing your driver’s license or identification card to a REAL ID as soon as possible, as starting May 3, 2023, federal law will make it necessary to have either a passport, REAL ID, or another federally accepted form of identification to board local flights, visit loved ones on military bases, and to enter federal buildings. Though getting a REAL ID isn't required, it will make it easier to continue using your driver's license to enter secure federal facilities such as those mentioned above.

Applying for a REAL ID is easy and can be

started conveniently online at www.dmv. ca.gov. Complete your application, upload the required forms, and plan your DMV office visit to finish. Don’t forget your documents and confirmation code– they will be needed for your visit.

Whether you are applying for a first-time California driver’s license or identification card or are up for renewal, a REAL ID may be the best option, especially if you plan to travel soon. Get back to creating those memories with your family. With shorter wait periods and an easy application process, now is the perfect time to start your REAL ID application so you’re ready to go when the time is right.

As we continue to recover from the pandemic, many things in our lives are changing.

In our community, many have started businesses, changed their lifestyles for the better and found new passions in life. Whatever has helped you get through these rough times may also play a part in figuring out your new normal. Make the REAL ID part of that new normal.

Carrie Stanton is Regional Administrator (Region 2, Bay Area) of the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Sección del proyecto de San José a Merced e Informe Final de Impacto Ambiental/Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (EIR/EIS) Reunión de la Junta de la Autoridad

AVISO PÚBLICO DEL CAMBIO DE FECHA DE LA REUNIÓN DE LA JUNTA DE LA AUTORIDAD La reunión de la Junta de la Autoridad se celebrará ahora los días 27 y 28 de abril de 2022. Para obtener más información, el lugar de la reunión y el formato, visite el sitio web de la Autoridad (www.hsr.ca.gov) o llame al (800) 455-8166.

La Autoridad del Tren de Alta Velocidad de California (Autoridad) le notifica que la fecha de la Reunión de la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad originalmente programada para el 20 y 21 de abril de 2022, ha sido cambiada al 27 y 28 de abril de 2022. La Junta Directiva de la Autoridad celebrará esta reunión de dos días para considerar si se certifica el EIR/EIS Final de la Sección del Proyecto de San José a Merced y se aprueba la Alternativa Preferida, de acuerdo con la CEQA. La Junta Directiva de la Autoridad, en su función de organismo principal en el marco de la NEPA, también considerará la posibilidad de ordenar al Director General de la Autoridad que emita un Registro de Decisión para el tramo del proyecto de San José a Merced en el que se seleccione la alternativa preferida. Los documentos, materiales y cualquier actualización que apoye las acciones propuestas por la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad estarán disponibles antes de la reunión en la página web de la Junta en https://hsr.ca.gov/ about/board-of-directors/schedule/. El EIR/EIS definitivo está disponible en formato electrónico en la página web de la Autoridad (www.hsr.ca.gov). If you need help translating or interpreting this letter, English-speaking staff are available to help you.

Please call (800) 455-8166. 如果您需要有人幫助您翻譯或口譯本信函，會說 中文的工作人員將會幫助您。請撥打 (800) 455-8166。Nếu bạn cần trợ giúp phiên dịch hoặc diễn giải bức thư này, nhân viên nói tiếng Việt sẽ có sẵn để hỗ trợ bạn. Vui lòng gọi (800) 455-8166.

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escapa y se encuentra en el Intermedio, la tierra de los antepasados. Mientras está allí, conoce a un colorido elenco de personajes, que incluyen un búho pícaro, una tortuga emocional, un perrito de las praderas que canta, una serpiente honorable y un ciempiés travieso, que ayudan a Mariela a apreciar la belleza y el poder de su propia esencia única.

he Mayfair neighborhood takes center stage in Teatro Visión’s upcoming production, Becoming (MAR). Performed by an amazing cast of local youth and teens, Becoming (MAR) is a world premiere by San José playwright Maribel Martínez. It is directed by Bay Area theater luminary Wilma Bonet, whose last directing credit with Teatro Visión was the 2018 youth production of The House on Mango Street.

The play follows the journey of Mariela, a gender expansive 9-year-old who attends Sofia Mendoza Elementary, a fictional elementary school named for prominent San José activist Sofia Mendoza. Feeling out of place at her school, Mariela runs away and finds herself in the In Between, the land of ancestors. While there, she meets a colorful cast of characters, including a sassy owl, an emotional tortoise, a singing prairie dog, an honorable snake, and a mischievous centipede, who help Mariela to appreciate the beauty and power of her own unique escencia.

Martínez, who grew up near Story and King, chose to set the play in the Mayfair because she wanted to honor the place where she grew up and its local community heroes. Martínez explains, “you’ll see the story that takes place in East San José, in the Mayfair neighborhood.

So there’ll be references to San José, to Alum Rock, to Sofia Mendoza.”

Martínez also had some very special help in refining the script for Becoming (MAR), thanks to a series of script development workshops that Teatro Visión held with local youth and teen actors. “These are rock star young people,” says Martínez, “They just had wonderful insights.”

Stage Director Wilma Bonet, whose resume includes working with major theatre companies such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Magic Theatre, Lorraine Hasnberry, San Francisco Mime Troupe, Mark Taper Forum, San José Stage Company, San José Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, and Teatro Visión among many, is a director known for artfully taking the audience on a journey of visual delight and a sincere connection with the characters’ own transformation. In Becoming (MAR), Bonet, along with a cast of talented local

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youth, creates the worlds where 9 years old Mariela discovers her own power in a heartwarming and amusing way. Becoming (MAR) is a story told by youth for people of all ages.

Performances of Becoming (MAR) will take place April 7-10 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San José, CA. Tickets start at just $10 and are available online at www.teatrovision.org/becomingmar, by phone at 408-294-6621, and can be purchased at the box office before each performance.

Becoming (MAR) is performed bilingually in English and Spanish with English and Spanish supertitles. The show is perfect for audiences of all ages, but attendees must be fully vaccinated and masked.

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l barrio de Mayfair ocupa un lugar central en la próxima producción de Teatro Visión, Becoming (MAR) / Convertirse en (MAR). Interpretada por un increíble elenco de jóvenes y adolescentes locales, Becoming (MAR) es un estreno mundial de la dramaturga de San José Maribel Martínez, y dirigida por la luminaria de teatro del Área de la Bahía Wilma Bonet, cuyo último crédito como directora con Teatro Visión fue la producción juvenil de 2018 de La Casa en la Calle Mango.

La obra sigue el viaje de Mariela, una niña de 9 años de género expansivo que asiste a la escuela primaria Sofia Mendoza, una escuela primaria ficticia que lleva el nombre de la destacada activista de San José, Sofia Mendoza. Sintiéndose fuera de lugar en su escuela, Mariela se

Martínez, que creció cerca de Story y King, eligió ambientar la obra en Mayfair porque quería honrar el lugar donde creció y los héroes de la comunidad local.

Martínez explica, “van a ver la historia que se desarrolla en el este de San José, en el barrio de Mayfair. Así que habrá referencias de San José, de Alum Rock, de Sofía Mendoza”.

Martínez también tuvo una ayuda muy especial para refinar el guión de Becoming (MAR), gracias a una serie de talleres para el desarrollo del guión que Teatro Visión realizó con actores jóvenes y adolescentes locales. “Estos son jóvenes geniales”, dice Martínez, “Simplemente tuvieron ideas maravillosas”.

La directora de escena, Wilma Bonet, cuyo currículum incluye trabajar con importantes compañías de teatro como el Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Magic Theatre, Lorraine Hasnberry, San Francisco Mime Troupe, Mark Taper Forum, San José Stage Company, San José Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, y Teatro Visión entre muchas otras, es una director conocida por llevar ingeniosamente a la audiencia en un viaje de deleite visual y una conexión sincera con la propia transformación de los personajes. En Becoming (MAR), Bonet junto con un elenco de talentosos jóvenes locales, crean los mundos donde Mariela, de 9 años, descubre su propio poder, de una manera conmovedora y divertida.

Becoming (MAR) es una historia contada por jóvenes para personas de todas las edades.

Las funciones de Becoming (MAR) se llevarán a cabo del 7 al 10 de abril en el Teatro Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San José, CA. Los boletos comienzan a solo $10 y están disponibles en línea en www.teatrovision. org/becomingmar, por teléfono al 408294-6621 y se pueden comprar en la taquilla antes de cada función. Becoming (MAR) se presenta bilingüe en inglés y español con supertítulos en inglés y español. El espectáculo es perfecto para público de todas las edades, pero los asistentes deben estar completamente vacunados y usar mascarillas en todo momento. Becoming (MAR) también estará disponible por pedido en línea del 1 al 31 de mayo.

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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that PPE waste is a growing environmental burden these days. Is anyone working on ways to solve this problem? -- B. Jackson, Jewett City, MD

Querido EarthTalk:Escuché que los desechos EPP son una carga ambiental creciente en estos días. ¿Alguien está buscando maneras de resolver este problema? -- B. Jackson, Jewett City, MD

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Luckily, the problem has not gone unnoticed. In the medical community, the case for reusable PPE has gained traction as institutions have developed methods and materials to lengthen the lifecycle of protective gear. Burlington Medical, a maker of durable, reusable medical garments, increased production of their healthcare clothing supplies by 500 percent during the pandemic.

They use sustainable materials in their process and operate an on-site medical laundry facility to sterilize PPE. Studies on mask filtration by the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State led to a partnership with NatureWorks to develop new technology that allows for mask reuse even after chemical cleaning. Globally, companies are testing science-backed efforts to improve mask viability without compromising safety.

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The most sustainable option is undoubtedly reusable PPE, but the use of plastic and other disposable protective gear isn’t going away anytime soon. Rather than tossing in the garbage, there is a way to recycle some of these items. TerraCycle offers paid recycling services that collect, inspect and repurpose PPE through a detailed process available through their website, and Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) out of Wales has developed a process that re-engineers specific PPE to resell to the plastics industry.

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Aquellos fuera de la comunidad médica tienen acceso a una variedad de opciones de EPP sostenibles. La empresa francesa Geochanvre fabrica mascarillas faciales 100 % biodegradables hechas de cáñamo, incluida una banda reciclable. Change Plastic for Good desarrolló un aditivo para hacer que el plástico sea biodegradable, que ahora se usa para crear máscaras, y MEDU Protection ofrece PPE médico lavable que se puede devolver para desinfectar y convertir en batas y bolsas. EcoGreen Communities ofrece mascarillas compostables, guantes reutilizables y delantales médicos reducidos en carbono.

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Por suerte, el problema no ha pasado desapercibido. En la comunidad médica, el caso de los EPP reutilizables ha cobrado fuerza a medida que las instituciones han desarrollado métodos y materiales para alargar el ciclo de vida de los equipos de protección.

Burlington Medical, un fabricante de prendas médicas duraderas y reutilizables, aumentó la producción de sus suministros de ropa para el cuidado de la salud en un 500 % durante la pandemia. Utilizan materiales sostenibles en su proceso y operan una instalación de lavandería médica en el lugar para esterilizar el EPP. Los estudios sobre la filtración de máscaras realizados por el Nonwovens Institute (NWI) en el estado de Carolina del Norte llevaron a una asociación con NatureWorks para desarrollar una nueva tecnología que permita la reutilización de máscaras incluso después de la limpieza química. A nivel mundial, las empresas están probando iniciativas respaldadas por la ciencia para mejorar la viabilidad de las máscaras sin comprometer la seguridad.

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“Plastics are not the problem; the way the human race discards plastic remains the issue,” says Tim Hourahine, compliance manager at TCG. With PPE becoming part of our daily routine, we have alternative solutions to sustain both our health and the environment.

esde trabajadores de la salud, maestros, empleados de supermercados y estudiantes, nadie se ha escapado de la creciente necesidad de equipo de protección personal (EPP) en los últimos dos años.

Aunque indiscutiblemente es un agente crítico en la prevención de la propagación de enfermedades, el EPP ha creado inadvertidamente una nueva "pandemia en la sombra" — Miles de millones de estos artículos de un solo uso ahora cubren las calles y estacionamientos y contaminan los océanos. A nivel mundial, se estima que cada mes se desechan 129 mil millones de mascarillas y 65 millones de pares de guantes. “Aparte de quemar [EPP], realmente no hay nada que podamos hacer”, dice Sander Defruyt, jefe del equipo de plásticos de la Fundación Ellen MacArthur, una organización benéfica cuyo objetivo es eliminar los desechos y la contaminación. "Está diseñado para ser basura".

El problema no es el EPP en sí mismo; son EPP de un solo uso fabricados con materiales no reutilizables. Diseñado para ser a prueba de fugas y resistente al desgarro, el EPP desechable no se puede lavar ni reutilizar, ya que el proceso de limpieza comprometería la integridad protectora. Profundizando un problema de mala gestión de desechos ya asombroso, estos artículos terminan como desechos

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Those outside the medical community have access to a variety of sustainable PPE options.

French company Geochanvre makes 100 percent biodegradable face masks from hemp, including a recyclable band. Change Plastic for Good developed an additive to make plastic biodegradable, now used to create masks, and MEDU Protection offers washable medical PPE that can be returned for disinfecting and conversion into scrubs and bags. EcoGreen Communities offers compostable face masks, reusable gloves and reduced carbon medical aprons.

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Though inarguably a critical agent in preventing the spread of disease, PPE has inadvertently created a new “shadow pandemic”—billions of these single-use items now line streets and parking lots and pollute oceans. Globally, it is estimated that 129 billion facemasks and 65 million pairs of gloves are disposed of each month.

“Other than burning [PPE], there is really nothing we can do,” says Sander Defruyt, head of the plastics team at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a charity aimed at eliminating waste and pollution. “It’s designed to be waste.”

The issue isn’t PPE itself; it’s single-use PPE made from non-reusable materials. Designed to be leak-proof and tear-resistant, disposable PPE can’t be washed and reused, since the cleaning process would compromise the protective integrity. Deepening an already astounding waste mismanagement problem, these throwaway items end up as potentially contaminated pollution simply because they have to.

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La opción más sostenible es, sin duda, el EPP reutilizable, pero el uso de plástico y otros equipos de protección desechables no desaparecerán pronto. En lugar de tirarlos a la basura, hay una manera de reciclar algunos de estos artículos. TerraCycle ofrece servicios de reciclaje pagados que recolectan, inspeccionan y reutilizan PPE a través de un proceso detallado disponible a través de su sitio web, y Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) de Gales ha desarrollado un proceso que rediseña PPE específico para revenderlo a la industria del plástico.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682742 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUPE’S CAROUSEL CHILD CARE, INC. 533 University Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LUPE’S CAROUSEL CHILD CARE, INC., 533 University Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/19/2001. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN607748. “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/ Guadalupe Mendoza Lupe’s Carousel Child Care, Inc. Owner Article/Reg#: C4125062 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/28/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683656 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683011 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: G-GAL BOUTIQUE, 267 Lewis Street, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by

an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gisselle Cisneros, 267 Lewis Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/17/2022. 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/ Gisselle Cisneros This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/9/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683011 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683656 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: APPLIED ENGINEERING, 6341 San Ignacio Ave Suite 10, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ELECTRONIC INTERFACE COMPANY, INC., 6341 San Ignacio Ave Suite 10, San Jose, CA 95119. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/14/1980.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN629526. “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/ Jack Yao ELECTRONIC INTERFACE COMPANY, INC. President Article/Reg#: C0966890 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/29/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 683656 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683662 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GLANCHE, 4405 Pinon Pl, 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): Hong Minh Bui, 4405 Pinon Pl, San Jose, CA 95136. 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/ Hong Minh Bui This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/29/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 683662 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT NO. 683663 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: POLENTA BAR, 201 Prague Drive, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): POLENTA BAR LLC, 201 Prague Drive, San Jose, CA 95119.

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/ Bogdan Dumitrescu POLENTA BAR LLC Member Article/Reg#: 202204510315 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/29/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 683663 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683675 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CHAMPIONS COMPANY, 940 Saratoga Ave Ste 238, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jordan Moreno Rico, 6520 Gamma Way Unit 306, San Jose, CA 95129.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/07/2022. 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/ Jordan Moreno Rico This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/29/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683675 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683531 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HISAIL GLOBAL CO., 843 Hanover Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned

by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): GEMKANG NIEH, 843 Hanover Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/28/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN596150. “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/ GEMKANG NIEH Owner Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/24/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683531 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683450 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AURA PERFUMERY, 22560 Alcalde Road, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): BREV DAVID PATTERSON, 22560 Alcalde Road, Cupertino, CA 95014. 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 #: FBN667483. “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/ Brev David Patterson This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/23/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 683450 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683485 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PENINSULA ENDODONTICS DENTAL GROUP, 505 South Dr. Ste. 10, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): KINGSTONE C. SHIH, DDS, INC, 505 South Dr

Ste. 10, Mountain View, CA 94040 and Michelle C. Olsen, DDS, INC, 505 South Dr Ste. 10, Mountain View, CA 94040.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/24/2007. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN628288. “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/ Michelle C Olsen, DDS, Inc., General Partner This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/24/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 683485 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683540 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Under the Sky Home Daycare, 3367 Victoria Ave, 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): Evelyn Roxana Ruiz Torres, 3367 Victoria Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/11/2022. 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/ Evelyn R. Ruiz Torres This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/25/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683540 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): ECONOMY TIRES & WHEELS, 866 South First St, San Jose CA, 95110. Filed in Santa Clara County on 11/03/17 under file no. FBN635666.

SUPER CHEAP HAULING & TIRE RECYCLING, LLC, 558 Windlass Lane, Foster City CA, 94404.

This business was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. “I declare that all information

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 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/ Alexandra M. Rodriguez Prieto This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/22/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683416 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): ECONOMY HAULING & TIRE RECYCLING, 866 S 1st St, San Jose CA, 95110. Filed in Santa Clara County on 04/05/18 under file no.

FBN640900.

SUPER CHEAP HAULING & TIRE RECYCLING, LLC, 558 Windlass Lane, Foster City CA, 94404.

This business was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. “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/ Alexandra M. Rodriguez Prieto This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/22/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683417 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683506 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KC & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE AGENCY, 5339 PROSPECT ROAD, STE. 318, SAN JOSE, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): KYLE CHUANG INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., 5339 PROSPECT RD. #318, SAN JOSE, CA 95129. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/17/2012.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN627507. “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/ KYLE CHUANG KYLE CHUANG INSUR-

ANCE AGENCY, INC. President Article/Reg#: C3441914 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/24/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683506 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396131 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: JOANTHAN HUN OH. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) JOANTHAN HUN OH has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. JOANTHAN HUN OH to JONATHAN HUN OH 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: 06/28/2022 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.

Mar 25, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395977 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Manuel Coronado.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Manuel Coronado has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Manuel Coronado to Manuel

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 Ortega 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: 06/28/2022 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.

Mar 22, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396243 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Patricia Perez Gaeta.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Patricia Perez Gaeta has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xavier Adan Resendiz Perez to Xavier Adan Perez 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: 06/28/2022 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.

Mar 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396248 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jessica M. Townsend.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jessica M. Townsend has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jessica M. Townsend to Jessica M. Siart 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: 07/05/2022 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.

Mar 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396275 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: KE SIA PO BUI. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) KE SIA PO BUI has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. KE SIA PO BUI to KESIA PO BUI 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 07/05/2022 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.

Mar 29, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396274 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Soo Chan Hahn. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Soo Chan Hahn has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Soo Chan Hahn to Steve Soo Hahn 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: 07/05/2022 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.

Mar 29, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo

Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396104 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ching Yong Hong & Azusa Shimizu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Ching Yong Hong & Azusa Shimizu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Eugene Hong to Eugene Huey Shimizu Hong b. Sean Hong to Sean Shoto Shimizu Hong 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: 06/28/2022 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.

Mar 24, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ARTHUR JEROME LYLES Case No. 22PR191694 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ARTHUR JEROME LYLES. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed

by Tia Lyles in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

3.The Petition for Probate requests that Tia Lyles 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: April 21, 2022, 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: Tia Lyles 7206 Via Maria San Jose, CA 95139 (408)482-5697 Run Date: April 1, 8, 15, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ABERETON TAMUNO DIKIBO Case No. 22PR191890 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries,

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA AUTORIDAD DE ESPACIOS ABIERTOS DE SANTA CLARA VALLEY POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad de Espacios Abiertos de Santa Clara Valley llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para recibir aportes y testimonios públicos sobre la reorganización propuesta de los distritos electorales para la elección de la Junta (divisiones de directores). La Junta considerará los planes basados en el Censo de 2020, presentados por el consultor demográfico de la Autoridad, así como cualquier plan adicional que el público pueda presentar.

La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo el 14 de abril de 2022 y se llevará a cabo como parte de una reunión regular de la Junta Directiva, que comienza a las 6:30 p.m. La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo por teleconferencia de conformidad con el Proyecto de Ley 361 de la Asamblea. Consulte el orden del día en el sitio web de la Autoridad, https:// www.openspaceauthority.org/public-information/public-meetings.html, para obtener información sobre cómo participar.

La Junta anticipa tomar medidas al cierre de la audiencia pública el 14 de abril para seleccionar un plan de división de director preferido para su adopción final por la Junta. La fecha límite legal para completar el proceso es el 17 de abril de 2022.

Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de redistritación de la Autoridad, por favor visite el sitio web de la Autoridad en https://news. openspaceauthority.org/redistricting2022 o comuníquese con Kellie Guerra al (408) 224-7476. (PN-197) 4/1/22 CNS-3565663# EL OBSERVADOR creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ABERETON TAMUNO DIKIBO. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Linda Dikibo in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Linda Dikibo 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: April 18, 2022, 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. Attorney: Himat Singh Bainiwal 2797 Park Avenue, Suite 201 Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408)646-1661 Run Date: April 1, 8, 15, 2022 NOTICE OF DEATH OF ERIK R. SOLYST To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Erik R. Solyst, who was a resident of March County,

State of California, and died on September 12, 2022, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

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 DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683203 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NOEL MORA MOTORSPORTS, 471 PERRYMONT AVE, B, 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): NOEL MORA, 33044 CORNING CT, UNION CITY, CA 94587. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/22/2022.

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/ NOEL MORA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-

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Recorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683203 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683198 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Flexnet IT, 4473 Palisade Dr, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Efrain Gomez-Velazquez, 4473 Palisade Dr, San Jose, CA 95111. Julio Cesar Herrera, 2388 Madden Ave Unit #410, San Jose, CA 95116. 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/ Efrain GomezVelazquez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683198 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683332 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE COMMUTER SPECIALIST, 1900 Camden Ave, #206, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Andrew Bocanegra, 1900 Camden Ave, #206, San Jose, CA 95124. Andrew Bocanegra, 1900 Camden Ave, #206, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2022. 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/ Andrew Bocanegra This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/18/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader,

Deputy File No. FBN 683332 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682925 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BAY AREA PAINTING AND OPERATIONS, 110 Graham Ave Apt 14, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): BAY AREA PAINTING AND OPERATIONS INC., 110 Graham Ave Apt 14, 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/ Cruz Antonio ZepedaVasquez BAY AREA PAINTING AND OPERATIONS Secretary Article/Reg#: C4836446 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/04/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682925 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683182 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: From the Heart Vegan Cuisine, 49 Sunol Street, 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): Katia Rebeca Peters, 49 Sunol St, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/15/2022. 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/ Katia Rebeca Peters This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683182

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683164 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NAIL MINUIT, 1082 E El Camino Real #4, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gianna Soyul Park, 70 Mihalakis St Unit 302, Milpitas, CA 95035.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/01/2022. 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/ Gianna Soyul Park This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683164 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683181 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Avila Fire Protection, 105 N 1st Unit 1862, San Jose, CA 95109, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gilberto Avila, 105 N 1st St Unit 1862, San Jose, CA 95109. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/16/2022. 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/ Gilberto Avila This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683181 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683064 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BAY AREAS FINEST, 101 Keyes Street, 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): Danny Daoud, 3193 Calzar Dr, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/02/2016.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN623111. “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/ Danny Daoud This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/11/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683064 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683189 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LA GARNACHA MEXICANA, 4200 The Woods Dr, 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): Jose Luis Espinoza Arceo, 4200 The Woods Dr, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/16/2022. 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/ Jose Luis Espinoza Arceo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683189 March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394590 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: CLAUDIA VIRIDIANA SANCHEZ BALVANEDA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) CLAUDIA VIRIDIANA SANCHEZ BALVANEDA has filed a petition for Change of Name with

the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. JOHANA MORALES to JOHANA DELGADO b. ISABELLA MORALES to ISABELLA DELGADO 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: 05/24/2022 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.

Mar 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395635 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NIDHI PRADIP CHAMPANERIA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) NIDHI PRADIP CHAMPANERIA has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NIDHI PRADIP CHAMPANERIA to NIDHI CHITANSHU CHAUHAN 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:

06/14/2022 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.

Mar 16, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395499 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thu Suong Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Thu Suong Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thu Suong Nguyen to Sara Nguyen 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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395706 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jennifer Truong. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Jennifer Truong has filed a petition for Change of Name

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jennifer Truong to Serena Jennifer Truong 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: 06/21/2022 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.

Mar 17, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392356 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NO NAME GIVEN TANNU. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) NO NAME GIVEN TANNU has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NO NAME GIVEN TANNU to TANNU KADIYAN 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: 04/26/2022 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.

Mar 18, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395275 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anne Elizabeth Juliana Lockman.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anne Elizabeth Juliana Lockman has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anne Elizabeth Juliana Lockman to Anne Juliana Lockman 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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 11, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395633 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kiera Elaine Pietrangelo.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kiera Elaine Pietrangelo has filed a petition for

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kiera Elaine Pietrangelo to Valira Pietrangelo 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: 06/14/2022 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.

Mar 16, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395572 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ngoc Giau Nguyen.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ngoc Giau Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ngoc Giau Thi Nguyen AKA Samantha Nguyen AKA Giau Nguyen to Giau Thi Thompson 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: 06/14/2022 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.

Mar 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395949 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dmitry A. Shchemelinin.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Dmitry A. Shchemelinin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Dmitry A Shchemelinin to Felix Schemel b. Valeria Leonido Shchemelinina to Valery Schemel c. Margarita D. Shchemelinina to Margaret Schemel. d.

Mark D Shchemelinin to Mark Schemel 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: 06/28/2022 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.

Mar 21, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395704 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com application of: CHETAN. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) CHETAN has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. CHETAN AKA UNKNOWN CHETAN AKA FNU CHETAN AKA NO NAME GIVEN CHETAN to CHETAN GUDISAGAR 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: 06/21/2022 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.

Mar 17, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

File No. FBN 683069

March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683072 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GALVANS TRUCKING, 13236 Depot St, San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Omar Galvan, 13236 Depot St, San Martin, CA 95046.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/17/2022. 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/ Omar Galvan This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/14/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683072

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683069 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Devine Grace, 1425 Kingman Avenue Apt 4, 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): Kainday Sanu, 1425 Kingman Avenue Apt 4, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/01/2022. 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/ Kainday Sanu This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/11/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy

March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682981 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHERPA SOLE, OLD SOLE, SHERPA TEE, 1111 W. El Camino Real #133113, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SHERPA SOLE LLC, 1111 W. El Camino Real #133113, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/09/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN629653. “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/ Tashi N. Sherpa SHERPA SOLE LLC President Article/Reg#: 201703910403 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/08/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682981 March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022

March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683005 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FIRST FIVE MONTESSORI FAMILY CHILD CARE, 2096 Old Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mayeli Perez, 2096 Old Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA 95132. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/21/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN637039. “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/ Mayeli Perez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/09/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683005 March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682980 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: E Solutions, 9227 Orinda Way, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eduardo A. Meneses-Diaz, 9227 Orinda Way, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/19/2022. 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/ Eduardo A MenesesDiaz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/08/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682980 March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682666 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING, 16885 Barnell Ave Apt C, Morgan Hill, CA 95037,

Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Pascual Leon Martinez, 16885 Barnell Ave Apt C, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/19/2017. 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/ Pascual Leon Martinez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/24/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682666 March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395205 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yuliya Vladimirovna Filiu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yuliya Vladimirovna Filiu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yuliya Vladimirovna Filiu AKA Yuliya Filiu Rafferty to Yael Fruma Rapopovich 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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 10, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394306 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chih-Ning Liu and Hai-Ning Wu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chih-Ning Liu and HaiNing Wu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Blake Wu to Blake Bowei Liu Wu 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: 05/17/2022 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 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395028 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lisa Marcella Ramirez Toledo.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Lisa Marcella Ramirez Toledo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lisa Marcella Ramirez Toledo to Lisa Marcella Elizabeth Hayward 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

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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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 07, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395027 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ruth Rivera/Jesus Gutierrez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ruth Rivera/Jesus Gutierrez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jesus Aron Gutierrez to Aron Jesus Gutierrez 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: 05/31/2022 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

2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395199 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sandra Grace Kang & Matthew Lee Allen.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sandra Grace Kang & Matthew Lee Allen have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sandra Grace Kang to Sandra Grace Allen-Kang b. Matthew Lee Allen to Matthew Lee Allen-Kang 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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 10, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395626 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Greyson Christopher Contag.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Greyson Christopher Contag has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Greyson Christopher Contag to Greyson Conall Reilly. 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.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com

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: 06/14/2022 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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your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2022

¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes California (www. sucorteca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca.

Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Additional Parties Attachment form is attached YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CLAUDIA GARCIA, and individual CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO) 2021-00009883-CUOE-NC NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and

sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorteca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

Case Number (Número de caso):37-202100009883-CU-OENC The name and address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081 (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of San Diego (North County) 325 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. 400 S. Melrose Drive, Suite #111 Vista, CA 92081 (760)705-1334 Date (Fecha): 08/20/2021 Clerk of Court. Clerk by (Secretario) A. Cauni, Deputy (Adjunto) Short Title: Claudia Garcia v. Hillcrest Care Home. LLC, et. al.

Case No: 2021-00009883-CUOE-NC ADDITIONAL PARTIES ATTACHMENT Attachment to Summons SUM-200(A) List additional parties: HILLCREST CARE HOME, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, dba COUNTRY GARDENS, ANGEL OF LOVE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, EVERSAILING MANAGEMENT, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, GOLDEN VISTA MANOR, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, LAVITA NUOVA MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC., a California

Corporation, CHENG ZHE GUO, an individual, JENNY CASTELLANOS, an individual, THIAN T. TAN, an individual, AILA JENNICA SARAPAT, an individual, MING WANG, an individual, LI KINGSBERG, an individual, JUN LI, an individual Run Dates: March 18, 25, April 1 and 8, 2022 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES Superior Court, County of San Diego37-202100009883-CU-OE-NC Garcia v. Hillcrest Care Home, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, et. al.

NOTICE TO CHENG ZHE GUO Plaintiff, Claudia Garcia (“Plaintiff”), reserves the right to seek five million dollars ($5,000,000) in punitive damages against you when Plaintiff seeks a judgment in the suit filed against you.

Dated: March 15, 2022 Respectfully submitted, THOMAS & BELNAP /s/ Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff, Claudia Garcia SUMMONS (Family Law) (FL-110) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Rodolfo Alvaro Escamilla Valenzuela AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre):

You have been sued.

Read the information below.

Lo han demandado.

Lea ia información en la pagina siguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: Marcya Eunice Garibay Nombre del demandante: Case Number (Número de caso): 20FL002491 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children.

You may be ordered to pay support and attorney

fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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

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

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

NOTICE; The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO; Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes.

Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

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

Exención De Cuotas: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas.

La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court is (el nombre y dirección de la corte son): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Family Justice Center Courthouse Street Address: 201 N. First Street.

Mailing Address: 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Rodolfo Alvaro Escamill Valenzuela 1500 Almaden Expressway, Apt. 201 San Jose, CA 95125 Telephone: (408)4176854 Date (Fecha): August 11, 2020 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) R. GUEVARA, Deputy (Asistente): STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children: 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate

transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or you own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www. coveredca.com Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506.

WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido: 1. Llevarse del estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes,

APR 01 - APR 07, 2022 o solicitar un pasaporte nuevo o de repuesto para los hijos menores, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o sin una orden de la corte; 2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); 3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, excepto en el curso habitual de actividades personal o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y 4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte la asignación de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte.

Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte.

Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.

AVISO-ACCESO A SEGURO DE SALUD MÁS ECONÓMICO: ¿Necesita seguro de salud a un costo asequible, ya sea para usted o alguien en su hogar? Si es as¡, puede presentar una solicitud con Covered California. Covered California lo puede ayudar a reducir el costo que paga por seguro de salud asequible y de alta calidad. Para obtener mas información, visite www.coveredca.com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-300-0213.

ADVERTENCIA – IN-

FORMACION IMPORTANTE De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedades adquiridas por las partes durante su matrimonio o pareja de hecho en forma conjunta se consideran propiedad comunitaria para los fines de la división de bienes que ocurre cuando se produce una disolución o separación legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de este caso llega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedad comunitaria de tenencia conjunta, el destino de la misma quedará determinado por las cláusulas de la escritura correspondiente que describen su tenencia (por ej. tenencia conjunta, tenencia en común o propiedad comunitaria) y no por la presunción de propiedad comunitaria.

Si quiere que la presunción comunitaria que registrada en la escritura de la propiedad, debería consultar con un abogado.

March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682939 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELITE TIRES AND CUSTOM WHEELS, 1841 Monterey Hwy, 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): Jose Misael Diaz, 3496 Mount Saint Helena Dr, 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/ Jose Misael Diaz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/07/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682939 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682948 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CM SOLUTIONS, 565 Escuela Avenue Apt 3, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Calida Violeta Guzman, 565 Escuela Avenue Apt

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 3, Mountain View, CA 94040. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2019.

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/ Calida Violeta Guzman This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/07/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682948 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682923 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CG Interior Design, 4056 Petulla Ct, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Carolina Galindo, 4056 Petulla Ct, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/04/2022.

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/ Maria Carolina Galindo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/04/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682923 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682528 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bombshell Beauty

by Denise, 1700 Park 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): Denise Cueto, 1101 Bonino Way, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/15/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN681460. “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/ Denise Cueto This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682528 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682821 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REAL POWER WASH LLC, 2174 Royal Dr Apt 16, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): REAL POWER WASH LLC, 2174 Royal Dr Apt 16, Santa Clara, CA 95050.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/10/2022. 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/ Hugo Adiel Recinos Davila REAL POWER WASH LLC President Article/Reg#: 202204510053 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/02/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 682821 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682841 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: URBINA TRUCKING, 1200 Ranchero Way #35, 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): Roger Urbina, 1200 Ranchero Wy #35, San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/03/2022. 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/ Roger Urbina This statement was

filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/03/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 682841 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682493 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Angels Truck Inc, 1603 Trieste Way, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angels Truck Inc, 1603 Trieste Way, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/11/2021. 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/ Enrique Arial Angels Truck Inc President Article/Reg#: 4799441 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/15/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682493 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683002 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Arteaga’s Network, 940 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 238, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Bertha Alicia Artega-Rodriguez, 463 Wooster Avenue, Apt. I-4, San Jose, CA 95116, and Lawrence J. Verastegui, 463 Wooster Avenue, Apt. I-4, San Jose, CA 95116 . The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/9/2022. 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/ Bertha Alicia ArteagaRodriguez Angels Truck Inc President Article/Reg Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/9/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 683002 March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394666 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tuan Bui Pham. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tuan Bui Pham have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Pham Bui Tuan to Tuan Bui 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: 05/31/2022 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 28, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394990 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Herbert Hsuanho Lai and Shin I Fu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Herbert Hsuanho Lai and Shin I Fu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tobe Deshaun Lai to Tobe Deshaun Life b. Bellneu Suri Lai to Bellneu Suri Life c. Bewinwin Joann Lai to Bewinwin Joy Life

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS d. Beliv Wynny Lai to Beliv Wynny Life 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: 05/31/2022 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.

Mar 04, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394994 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chi Ngoc Mai Nguyen.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chi Ngoc Mai Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chi Ngoc Mai Nguyen to Cecelia Mai Chi Nguyen 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: 05/31/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3.

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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.

Mar 04, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395196 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maritona Garcia.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Maritona Garcia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maritona Garcia to Jessica Garcia. 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: 06/07/2022 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.

Mar 10, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2022

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ARIES No sufras ni te mortifiques por pequeñeces, mejor utiliza esa energía para ponerte en forma y en buen estado de salud. Este año sucederán situaciones de las que tú saldrás beneficiado. Júpiter visitará tu signo y trae consigo una merecida recompensa. Yes! Números de la suerte: 16-19-22-3134-38 TAURO Los aires primaverales te fortalecerán espiritualmente. Habrá situaciones que resolver y otras que mejorar, especialmente en tu sector afectivo y en el área familiar. Deberás tomar una decisión muy importante, escucha sugerencias y pide una guía a tu Ángel guardián.

Números de la suerte: 5-32-41-4445-60 GÉMINIS La vitalidad que trae esta temporada será buena si la sabes aprovechar.

De pronto, sentirás una energía diferente en tu interior, la cual te hará gozar, y apreciar cosas y situaciones que antes no disfrutabas. Asistirás a eventos y reuniones, tu popularidad aumentará.

Números de la suerte: 9-11-24-2529-38 CÁNCER Durante esta primavera gozarás de los placeres del amor. Serás totalmente correspondido. Pero no intentes querer cambiar la manera de ser de la persona que amas. Si lo haces, pondrías la relación en riesgo. El sector salud será beneficiado.

Habrá alivio y paz en tu corazón.

etapa de recuperación tanto física como financiera. Lograrás eliminar una patología o un padecimiento de la piel. A pesar de la inflación que vivimos, tu economía tenderá a crecer. Échale buena vibra.

Números de la suerte: 2-29-30-3640-50 VIRGO La posición de los astros ahora se concentra en tu sector de romance, matrimonio y amistades, es presagio que tendrás muchas sorpresas agradables; y al mismo tiempo, podrás darte cuenta que mucha gente te aprecia por tu nobleza y buenos sentimientos.

Números de la suerte: 22-31-33-3742-47

po a la espiritualidad. Los mantras y las oraciones religiosas se convertirán en tus mejores aliados. Habrá oportunidad para ganar más dinero.

Un proyecto o negocio particular puede convertirse en una minita de oro. ¡Aleluya!

Números de la suerte: 15-31-35-3752-53 ESCORPIÓN Durante los meses anteriores enfrentaste muchos desafíos y más de alguien te sacó de tus casillas. Este mes de abril será benéfico para que fortalezcas tu energía, y así resuelvas pendientes que no pudiste resolver en meses anteriores. Si te enfocas en un solo objetivo, lo lograrás con relativa facilidad

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Números de la suerte: 8-17-26-3544-53

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Muy pronto Júpiter tu planeta regente navegará en otro signo de fuego. Esto significa una dosis extra de suerte y de energía para ti. Aprende a canalizar tu fuerza y busca el equilibrio de tu aura. Desecha el mal carácter que en ocasiones te agobia. Conviértete en un cordero de paz.

Números de la suerte: 13-22-33-4351-69 CAPRICORNIO Siempre existe una oportunidad para mejorar algunos aspectos en nuestra personalidad, éste es tu momento para evolucionar y convertirte en un ser lleno de virtudes.

Haz las paces con las personas con las que has enfrentado rencillas o disgustos. El mes de abril trae para ti una bendición..

Números de la suerte: 19-20-30-4554-64 ACUARIO Si sientes una energía extraña o adversa a tu alrededor, no dudes en realizarte un ritual espiritual. Los astros indican que debes limpiar tu vibra y tu aura. Los enjuagues con hiervas junto a los inciensos serán tus mejores aliados. Saturno continuará moldeando tu futuro.

Números de la suerte: 7-10-15-2829-62 PISCIS

LEO

El planeta Venus hará acto de presencia en tu signo, los augurios son muy prometedores. La energía de Venus traerá una mejoría a tu vida.

Lograrás entablar nuevamente lazos amistosos y afectivos, con personas con las cuales enfrentaste problemas en el pasado.

El Sol en fuego es un aspecto magnífico para ti. Viene en camino una

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LGBTQ ADVOCATES PLAN LEGAL CHALLENGE TO FL 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

DEFENSORES LGBTQ PLANEAN DESAFÍO LEGAL AL PROYECTO DE LEY "NO DIGAS GAY" DE FL

Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday, also gives parents an option to sue a school district if a teacher holds classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity. Photo Credit: Pixabay

El proyecto de ley "No digas gay" de Florida, que el gobernador Ron DeSantis promulgó el lunes, también brinda a los padres la opción de demandar a un distrito escolar si un maestro imparte instrucción en el aula sobre orientación sexual o identidad de género. Photo Credit: Pixabay

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ublic schoolteachers in Florida are now prohibited from giving classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, or what critics dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Critics accuse DeSantis, a likely 2024 Republican presidential candidate, of playing politics at the expense of vulnerable LGBTQ youths. During Monday's bill-signing news conference, DeSantis said teaching kindergarten-aged kids "they can be whatever they want to be" was "inappropriate" for children.

Rep. Michele Rayner, D-St. Petersburg, who is openly gay, said during a counter news conference by Equality Florida she's wondering about the children.

"All the other adults on this call will be able to navigate this, but it's our babies that I am concerned about," Rayner asserted. "It's our babies who may not be in supportive environments at home and then now are no longer going to be able to have that supportive environment at school."

Equality Florida, which advocates for the LGBTQ community, announced "swift and fierce" litigation to fight against the bill. They are creating a legal-defense fund to support LGBTQ youths and their families who feel the bill violates their rights.

Joe Saunders, senior political director for Equality Florida, said the legal defense fund is necessary after seeing children be bullied for speaking up and against the bill. He warned the law already has caused significant damage.

"Chills efforts to create inclusive school environments and isolates LGBTQ young people who are already at staggeringly higher risk of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation," Saunders explained.

DeSantis and some other Republicans said the measure is reasonable and parents, not teachers, should be managing subjects about sexual orientation and gender identity.

Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, said the bill is based on a falsehood, denying claims kids are being taught inappropriate topics. The move comes as even the Walt Disney Company, an influential player in Florida politics, continues to face backlash for its slow response to speak against the bill which is now law.

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os maestros de escuelas públicas en Florida ahora tienen prohibido dar instrucción en el aula sobre orientación sexual o identidad de género después de que el gobernador Ron DeSantis firmo el controvertido proyecto de ley "Derechos de los

CONDADO DE SANTA CLARA DEPARTAMENTO DE VIVIENDAS (Office of Supportive Housing) AVISO DE PERIODO DE REVISIÓN Y COMENTARIOS DEL PÚBLICO PLAN DE ACCIÓN ANUAL PARA EL AÑO FISCAL 2022-23 El Departamento de Viviendas (Office of Supportive Housing) del Condado de Santa Clara ha completado un borrador del Plan de Acción Anual (Annual Action Plan, AAP) para el año fiscal 2022-23, que cubre el periodo del 1 de julio de 2022 al 30 de junio de 2023. El borrador del AAP para el año fiscal 2022-23 es el tercero de cinco incrementos de un año al Plan consolidado de cinco años 2020-2025, que fue adoptado por la Junta de Supervisores el 2 de junio de 2020.

El borrador del Plan de acción anual establece metas y estrategias para el uso de recursos de viviendas, tanto federales como estatales, y locales para la asistencia de viviendas para personas de ingresos extremadamente bajos, muy bajos y bajos, como también establece otras necesidades de desarrollo comunitario, como proyectos de construcción, y servicios públicos.

El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE. UU. (U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development) requiere la preparación y adopción del AAP cada año para que el condado pueda solicitar y administrar fondos federales de ayuda para la vivienda a los programas CDBG y HOME. El condado de Santa Clara administra el programa CDBG para las áreas no incorporadas del condado y las ciudades de Campbell, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill y Saratoga.

El consorcio HOME del condado incluye las ciudades de Cupertino, Gilroy y Palo Alto.

Este aviso informa al público sobre una audiencia pública y la oportunidad de recibir comentarios del público sobre el borrador del Plan de Acción Anual.

PERIODO DE REVISIÓN PÚBLICA y COMENTARIOS: El borrador del AAP para el año fiscal 2022-23 estará disponible para revisión del público por un periodo de 30 días a partir del 1 de abril de 2022, y concluirá en la audiencia pública que se realizará el martes, 3 de mayo de 2022, en la reunión de la Junta de Supervisores del condado. Los comentarios escritos sobre el AAP se recibirán hasta el 3 de mayo de 2022. Estos comentarios se pueden enviar a la atención de Alejandra Herrera Chávez: Office of Supportive Housing, 2310 N. First Street, #201, San Jose, CA 95131 o a través de correo electrónico a alejandra.herrera@hhs.sccgov.org. Personas que quieran asistir a la audiencia pública tendrán la oportunidad de compartir comentarios escritos u orales y sugerencias sobre el borrador del AAP. Estos comentarios se incluirán en el AAP del año fiscal 2022-23 presentado al HUD. De conformidad con las Leyes de Derechos de Discapacitados y la Ley Brown (American with Disabilities Act and The Brown Act), personas que requieran adaptaciones para estas reuniones deberían ponerse en contacto con la oficina del Clerk of the Board del condado 24 horas antes de la junta al (408) 299-5001 o boardoperations@cob.sccgov.org.

Se pueden solicitar copias del borrador del Plan de acción 1- enviando un email a Alejandra.

Herrera@hhs.sccgov.org; 2 llamando al (408) 278-6400; o 3- visitando el sitio web: https://osh. sccgov.org/home. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Alejandra Herrera Chávez llamando al (408) 278- 6400.

padres en la educación", o lo que los críticos denominan el proyecto de ley "No digas gay".

Los críticos acusan a DeSantis, un probable candidato presidencial republicano para 2024, de hacer política a expensas de los jóvenes LGBTQ vulnerables. Durante la conferencia de prensa del lunes, DeSantis dijo que ensenar a los niños en edad preescolar que "pueden ser lo que quieran ser" era "inapropiado" para los infantes. La representante estatal demócrata Michelle Rayner, que es abiertamente homosexual, dijo durante una conferencia de prensa respuesta sostenida por Igualdad Florida que se pregunta por los niños.

"Todos los demás adultos en esta llamada podrán navegar por esto, pero son nuestros bebes los que me preocupan. Son nuestros hijos los que pueden no estar en entornos de apoyo en el hogar y luego ya no podrán tener ese entorno de apoyo en la escuela", menciono también Rayner.

Igualdad Florida, que aboga por la comunidad LGBTQ, anuncio un litigio "rápido y feroz" para luchar contra el proyecto de ley. Están creando un fondo de defensa legal para apoyar a los jóvenes LGBTQ y sus familias que sienten que el proyecto de ley viola sus derechos.

El director político de Igualdad Florida, Joe Saunders, dice que el fondo de defensa legal es necesario después de ver que los niños son intimidados por hablar en contra del proyecto de ley. Advierte que la ley ya ha causado danos importantes.

"Enfría los esfuerzos para crear entornos escolares inclusivos y aísla a los jóvenes LGBTQ que ya corren un riesgo asombrosamente mayor de depresión, ansiedad y pensamientos suicidas", agrego Saunders.

DeSantis y algunos otros republicanos dijeron que la medida es razonable y que los padres, no los maestros, deberían manejar temas sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género.

El presidente de la Asociación de Educación de Florida, Andrew Spar, dijo que el proyecto de ley se basa en una falsedad: niega las afirmaciones de que a los niños se les ensenan temas inapropiados. Esto ocurre cuando incluso Walt Disney Company, un actor influyente en la política de Florida, continúa enfrentando reacciones por su lenta respuesta para hablar en contra del proyecto de ley que ahora es ley.

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