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massive $ 3 trillion infrastructure plan, it is highly likely that the history books will credit him as the political leader who managed to save the country from health chaos and an economic crisis.

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ace 103 años, la humanidad confrontó la amenaza de la pandemia de “flu” de 1918-1919 que contagió a una tercera parte de la población mundial y dejó un saldo letal de hasta 50 millones de personas, unas 675,000 de las cuales murieron en los Estados Unidos. Pocos recuerdan al presidente estadounidense de aquella época, Woodrow Wilson, por haber liderado al país en esos tiempos aciagos.

Pero si el presidente Joe Biden logra que el país supere la pandemia de COVID-19 y además consigue la entrada en vigor de su masivo plan de infraestructura de 3 millones de millones de dólares, es muy probable que los libros de historia lo acrediten como el líder político que logró salvar al país del caos sanitario y de una crisis económica.

Por supuesto eso no quiere decir que la mención honorífica en las enciclopedias de historia esté asegurada. Aunque Biden haya decidido que el combate a la pandemia y el impulso económico son las dos más altas prioridades de su administración, el desenlace depende en gran medida de factores fuera de su control: las reglas sanitarias de los 50 estados del país y el comportamiento individual de más de 300 millones de residentes de los Estados Unidos.

A poco más de un año de los primeros casos identificados en los Estados Unidos y a pesar de que se han administrado más de 143 millones de dosis de las vacunas, se ha registrado en la última semana un aumento de 12% de casos a nivel nacional, a pesar de un incremento sistemático de la elegibilidad para la vacunación. Sólo un estado, Michigan, reportó un alza de 57% de nuevos casos y un repunte de más de 47% en hospitalizaciones.

En cuanto al plan de infraestructura de la Casa Blanca, su arquitectura refleja dos áreas bien delimitadas. El primer edificio alberga iniciativas tradicionales para detonar inversiones y creación de empleos en carreteras, puentes, transportación, acceso a Internet y energías “verdes”. El segundo contiene programas sociales cómo garantizar ayuda mensual a familias de bajos ingresos y acceso gratuito a los colegios públicos comunitarios, entre otros.

La estrategia es más o menos clara: La Casa Blanca y los demócratas buscarían un consenso bipartidista para construir el primer edificio y, de ser necesario, arrollarán a los republicanos para aprobar la construcción del segundo inmueble de políticas sociales, tal como lo hicieron para aprobar el masivo paquete de alivio por la pandemia de COVID-19, a través del proceso de reconciliación legislativa que requiere sólo de mayoría simple en el Senado.

Por supuesto la gran pregunta es cómo se va a financiar un masivo paquete de infraestructura sin generar nueva deuda.

La respuesta es más o menos clara: con un alza de impuestos, especialmente a las empresas y a las familias más adineradas. La Casa Blanca ha dejado en

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claro que ninguna familia con ingresos menores a $400,000 anuales debe esperar incremento en sus impuestos federales.

Si el presidente Biden logra cerrar esa pinza sanitaria y económica, lo menos importante será su cédula en los libros de historia, sino haber logrado evitar una catástrofe de proporciones históricas y haber creado las condiciones para aliviar la desigualdad y la pobreza que han sido profundizadas por la pandemia. Es una deuda moral que todos debemos ayudar a saldar.

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03 years ago, humanity faced the threat of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic that infected a third of the world's population and left a fatal toll of up to 50 million people, some 675,000 of whom died in the USA. Few remember the American president of that time, Woodrow Wilson, for having led the country in those dark times.

But if President Joe Biden succeeds in getting the country through the COVID-19 pandemic and further enforces his

Of course, that does not mean that the honorable mention in the encyclopedias of history is assured. Although Biden has decided that fighting the pandemic and boosting the economy are the two highest priorities of his administration, the outcome depends largely on factors beyond his control: the sanitary regulations of the 50 states of the country, and individual behavior of more than 300 million residents of the United States.

Now, a little over a year after the first cases identified in the United States, and despite the fact that more than 143 million doses of the vaccines have been administered, in the last week there has been an increase of 12% in cases nationwide, despite a systematic increase in eligibility for vaccination. Only one state, Michigan, reported a 57% rise in new cases and a more than 47% spike in hospitalizations.

As for the infrastructure plan of the White House, its architecture reflects two well-defined areas. The first building houses traditional initiatives to spark investment and job creation in roads, bridges, transportation, Internet access, and green energy. The second contains social programs on how to guarantee monthly aid to low-income families and free access to public community colleges, among others.

The strategy is more or less clear: The White House and the Democrats would seek a bipartisan consensus to build the first building and, if necessary, they will overwhelm the Republicans to approve the construction of the second social policy building, just as they did to approve the massive relief package for the COVID-19 pandemic, through the legislative reconciliation process that requires only a simple majority in the Senate.

Of course, the big question is how a massive infrastructure package is to be financed without generating new debt.

The answer is more or less clear: with a tax hike, especially for the wealthiest companies and families. The White House has made it clear that no family with incomes less than $ 400,000 a year should expect an increase in their federal taxes.

If President Biden manages to close that health and economic clamp, the least important thing will be his name in the history books, but rather having managed to avoid a catastrophe of historic proportions and have created the conditions to alleviate the inequality and poverty that have been deepened by the pandemic. It is a moral debt that we must all help pay off.

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para nuestra comunidad En Bank of America, seguimos invirtiendo en nuestras comunidades locales para ayudar a generar empleo e impulsar oportunidades económicas.

Lo estamos logrando al colaborar con otras compañías, al identificar necesidades y trabajar junto a instituciones que se centran en el desarrollo de habilidades.

Además, este esfuerzo incluye nuestra reciente inversión de $25 millones en 21 instituciones de educación superior, incluidos centros universitarios comunitarios, universidades históricamente afroamericanas, y universidades e instituciones que atienden a hispanos.

Nuestro enfoque conjunto se centra en la educación, el desarrollo y actualización de habilidades para tener más talento disponible, y en un mayor compromiso para contratar por parte de los principales empleadores.

Aquí en el Área de la Bahía, mis compañeros y yo estamos complacidos de ayudar a generar más oportunidades para los miembros de nuestra comunidad.

Apoyamos a las organizaciones locales que aumentan el acceso a programas y recursos para el desarrollo de habilidades, incluidas: • Year Up • San José Works • JobTrain

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LAS DISCUSIONES SOBRE EL ESPACIAMIENTO DE ESCRITORIOS HACEN FUROR MIENTRAS LOS GRANDES DISTRITOS ESCOLARES PLANEAN LA REAPERTURA EN ABRIL RICARDO CANO CalMatters

lar 2021-22, Franklin prevé que las escuelas continuarán operando con muchas de las mismas medidas: todos usan máscaras, se lavan las manos, recorren los pasillos en una dirección. Aún no está claro si las reglas permitirán un regreso a tiempo completo.

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a mayoría de los distritos escolares más grandes de California planean traer de regreso a los estudiantes y maestros a los campus a principios de abril, incluso cuando los funcionarios locales lidian con los requisitos estatales de distanciamiento social que, según dicen, no están claros y limitan las opciones en persona de los niños.

Las tasas de casos en rápida disminución y las vacunas de los maestros han cambiado drásticamente el panorama de reapertura de California después de un año de que la mayoría de los campus K-12 permanecieron cerrados. El gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo el martes que 9.000 de las escuelas del estado, una “abrumadora mayoría”, están abiertas para recibir instrucción en persona o lo estarán el próximo mes. Hasta el martes, 88% de californianos vivían en condados que ahora permiten instrucción en persona para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria.

Pero si las escuelas del estado se expandirán para ofrecer instrucción en persona de tiempo completo esta primavera o en el otoño, dependerá en gran medida de los requisitos de distanciamiento del estado que, según los funcionarios escolares, impiden efectivamente que la mayoría de las escuelas operen horarios en persona a tiempo completo, particularmente para los de nivel medio y grados de secundaria.

Requisitos de espaciado Las reglas de California para la reapertura, actualizadas a fines de enero, permiten que las escuelas reabran físicamente si siguen estrictas medidas de seguridad, que incluyen escritorios con un espacio no menor a cuatro pies mientras se hace un “esfuerzo de buena fe” para

“Lo que es un poco frustrante es que cuando hablamos con los funcionarios de salud, ellos hablan de hacer la distancia tanto como sea posible, pero no menos de 4 (pies)”, dijo Franklin.

“Aún tenemos que hablar con un funcionario de salud que pueda explicar por qué 4 pies es diferente a 3 pies. No estoy seguro de cuánta ciencia está involucrada en esas decisiones sobre el distanciamiento “.

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Photo Credit: Andy Falconer / Unsplash mantener un espacio de seis pies. Estudios recientes han sugerido que las escuelas pueden operar de manera segura con tres pies de distancia frente a seis pies. Los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades recomendaron seis pies de distancia en su última guía de febrero, pero no establecen un estándar mínimo. El CDC dijo esta semana que reconsideraría flexibilizar su guía de espaciamiento.

Ahora, los expertos en salud, los padres y los administradores quieren que California aclare sus requisitos de distanciamiento para la reapertura de los campus.

“Seis pies (de distancia) no es difícil para un modelo híbrido”, dijo John Malloy, superintendente del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Ramon Valley. “Pero no creemos que el modelo híbrido, en el que los niños solo están en el campus la mitad del tiempo, sea propicio para todos. Queremos que nuestros hijos asistan a la escuela a tiempo completo, cinco días a la semana “.

El distrito escolar del condado de Contra Costa trajo a estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria de regreso al campus el miércoles bajo un modelo híbrido, similar a cómo la mayoría de las otras escuelas de California han reabierto físicamente hasta ahora. En una carta del 11 de marzo al gobernador pidiendo una aclaración sobre la orientación estatal, la junta escolar del Valle de San Ramón dijo que quiere poder ofrecer a los estudiantes y familias instrucción en persona a tiempo completo este otoño, y señaló que el distanciamiento “es el más crítico factor a la hora de determinar cómo se verá la escuela en el otoño “.

“Necesitamos desesperadamente una comunicación y pautas claras y coherentes del estado”, escribió la junta escolar a Newsom.

Hablando en una escuela primaria en Alameda, Newsom dijo que el estado revisaría sus propias reglas para la reapertura de escuelas en función de si el CDC actualiza su guía mientras pro-

mociona el progreso del estado en la reapertura de escuelas.

Padres de Carlsbad y partidario de la demanda.

“Esperamos trabajar en eso en tiempo real una vez que tengamos más claridad por parte de los federales”, dijo Newsom a los periodistas.

El Distrito Unificado de Tustin en el Condado de Orange comenzó a ofrecer instrucción en persona a través de un horario híbrido para todos los grados a partir de septiembre pasado y no ha experimentado ningún caso de transmisión dentro de la escuela, según Gregory A. Franklin, superintendente de Tustin. Seis de cada 10 estudiantes asisten a la escuela en persona en Tustin, y la mayoría de los campus funcionan a capacidad 30%.

Los padres demandan El mes pasado, los defensores de los padres en el condado de San Diego demandaron al estado en un intento de deshacer las reglas de reapertura de escuelas que, según ellos, han impedido arbitrariamente que las escuelas ofrezcan instrucción en persona a tiempo completo. Un juez emitió una orden de restricción temporal el lunes. “(El juez) esencialmente acusó al aprendizaje remoto como un modelo de aprendizaje fallido y criticó al estado por crear reglas que forzaron arbitrariamente a algunos estudiantes al aprendizaje remoto mientras permitían que otros asistieran en persona”, dijo Scott Davison, codirector de la Asociación de

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Los maestros están instruyendo a los estudiantes que optaron por permanecer en línea mientras también dirigen a los estudiantes en sus aulas físicas.

Involucrar a los estudiantes bajo instrucción híbrida sigue siendo un desafío, dijo Franklin, porque “es mucho más fácil para un niño luchar de forma anónima en línea”, sin interacciones continuas con los educadores.

Cuando comience el año esco-

La Legislatura decidirá esta primavera hasta qué punto permitirá que los distritos escolares operen bajo el aprendizaje híbrido y a distancia el próximo año escolar, pero las escuelas están ansiosas por recibir orientación sobre el espaciamiento; algunas escuelas de todo el año comienzan sus períodos en julio.

“El distanciamiento físico es una barrera enorme para reabrir las escuelas con horarios completos de cinco días a la semana”, dijo la Dra. Jeanne Noble, directora de respuesta COVID-19 para el departamento de emergencias de UC San Francisco.

“Así que es realmente el momento de mirar de cerca los datos y decir si es necesario, porque mantendrá a millones de niños fuera de la escuela a tiempo completo. Los datos nos dicen que no es necesario, que el enmascaramiento es realmente la clave para esto”.

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DESK SPACING ARGUMENTS RAGE AS BIG SCHOOL DISTRICTS PLAN APRIL REOPENING RICARDO CANO CalMatters

in-person instruction. A judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday.

majority of California’s largest school districts plan on bringing students and teachers back on campuses by early April, even as local officials grapple with state social distancing requirements they say are unclear and limit kids’ in-person options.

“(The judge) essentially indicted remote learning as a failed learning model and slammed the state for creating rules that arbitrarily forced some students into remote learning while allowing others to attend inperson,” said Scott Davison, co-director of the Parent Association of Carlsbad and a supporter of the suit.

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Rapidly declining case rates and teacher vaccinations have drastically changed California’s reopening landscape after a year of most K-12 campuses staying closed. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that 9,000 of the state’s schools — an “overwhelming majority” — are either open for some in-person instruction or will be by next month. As of Tuesday, 88% of Californians lived in counties that now allow in-person instruction for middle and high school students.

But whether the state’s schools will expand to offer full-time in-person instruction this spring or in the fall will largely depend on state distancing requirements that school officials say effectively prevents most schools from operating full-time in-person schedules, particularly for middle and high school grades.

Spacing requirements California’s rules for reopening, updated in late January, allow schools to physically reopen if they follow strict safety measures, which includes spacing desks no less than four feet while making a “good-faith effort” to maintain six feet of spacing. Recent studies have suggested schools can safely operate with three feet of distancing versus six feet.

The Centers for Disease Control recommended six feet of distance in its latest February guidance, but doesn’t set a minimum standard. The CDC said this week that it would reconsider easing its spacing guidance.

Tustin Unified in Orange County began offering in-person instruction via hybrid scheduling for all grades starting last September and has not experienced any cases of in-school transmission, according to Gregory A. Franklin, Tustin’s superintendent. Six in 10 students are attending school in person in Tustin, with most campuses operating at 30% capacity.

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“We desperately need clear and consistent communication and guidelines from the state,” the school board wrote to Newsom.

“We look forward to working through that in real time once we have more clarity from the feds,” Newsom told reporters.

Speaking at an elementary school in Alameda, Newsom said the state would revisit its own rules for reopening schools based on whether the CDC updates its guidance while touting the state’s progress in reopening schools.

Parents sue Last month, parent advocates in San Diego County sued the state in an attempt to undo school-reopening rules they argued has arbitrarily kept schools from offering full-time

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Teachers are instructing students who opted to remain online while also directing the students in their physical classrooms. Engaging students under hybrid instruction remains a challenge, Franklin said, because “it’s much easier for a kid to struggle anonymously online,” without continuous interactions with educators.

“What’s a little frustrating is when we talk to the health officials, they talk about doing distance as much as practicable but not less than 4 (feet),” Franklin said. “We have yet to talk to a health official who’s able to explain why 4 feet is different than 3 feet. I’m not sure how much science is involved in those decisions about the distancing.”

What’s next The Legislature will decide this spring to what extent it will allow school districts to operate under hybrid and distance learning next school year, but schools are anxious for guidance on spacing; some year-round schools begin their terms in July.

“We look forward to working through that in real time once we have more clarity from the feds.”

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM The Contra Costa County school district brought middle and high school students back on campus Wednesday under a hybrid model — similar to how most other California schools have so far physically reopened. In a March 11 letter to the governor pleading for clarification on state guidance, the San Ramon Valley school board said it wants to be able to offer students and families full-time in-person instruction this fall, noting that distancing “is the most critical factor when determining what school will look like in the fall.”

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When the 2021-22 school year begins, Franklin envisions schools will continue operating with many of the same measures — everyone wears masks, washes their hands, travels hallways in one direction. Unclear yet is whether the rules will allow for a full-time return.

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Now, health experts, parents and administrators want California to clarify its distancing requirements for reopening campuses.

“Six feet (of distancing) is not difficult for a hybrid model,” said John Malloy, superintendent of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. “But we don’t think the hybrid model, where kids are only on campus half the time, is conducive for everyone. We want our kids in school full time, five days a week.”

“We have yet to talk to a health official who’s able to explain why 4 feet is different than 3 feet. I’m not sure how much science is involved in those decisions about the distancing.”

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“Physical distancing is a huge barrier to reopening schools for full five-day-a-week schedules,” said Dr. Jeanne Noble, director of COVID-19 response for UC San Francisco’s emergency department.

“So it’s really time to look closely at the data and say is it necessary, because it’s going to keep millions of kids out of full time school.

The data tells us it’s not necessary, that masking is really the key to this.”

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EIP cards issued for any of the three rounds of payments are not reloadable.

Recipients will receive a separate card and will not be able to reload funds onto an existing card.

l IRS continúa emitiendo la tercera ronda de pagos de impacto económico a individuos elegibles, con pagos emitidos como depósito directo o por correo como cheque en papel o tarjeta de débito EIP prepagada. La mayoría de las personas elegibles no necesitan tomar ninguna acción para recibir un tercer pago de impacto económico automáticamente.

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People can check to see if the their third payment has been scheduled using the Get My Payment tool on IRS.gov. The tool does not show the amount of the third Economic Impact Payment.

These cards provide certain protections against fraud, loss, and other errors. They can be used to make purchases online or in stores anywhere Visa® Debit Cards are accepted.

Las personas pueden comprobar si el tercer pago se programó con la herramienta Obtener mi pago en IRS.gov. La herramienta no muestra la cantidad del tercer pago de impacto económico.

The form of payment for the third EIP may be different than earlier stimulus payments. More people are receiving direct deposits, while those receiving a payment in the mail may get a paper check or an EIP Card. IRS and the Treasury Department urge eligible people to check Get My Payment and see whether their payment has been scheduled for delivery as a direct deposit or by mail as a check or EIP card.

Cardholders can use the cards to do any of the following without paying a fee:

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he IRS continues to issue the third round of Economic Impact Payments to eligible individuals, with payments being issued as a direct deposit or by mail as a paper check or prepaid EIP debit card. No action is needed by most eligible people to receive a third Economic Impact Payment automatically.

Paper checks will arrive by mail in a white envelope from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. For those taxpayers who received their tax refund by mail, this paper check will look similar, but will have Economic Impact Payment in the memo field.

The EIP Card will also come in a white envelope prominently displaying the seal of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The card has the Visa name on the front and the issuing bank, MetaBank, N.A. on the back. Information included with the card

pacto económico. Cada correspondencia de correo incluirá instrucciones acerca de cómo activar y usar la tarjeta.

Las tarjetas EIP emitidas para cualquiera de las tres rondas de pagos no son recargables. Los destinatarios recibirán una tarjeta separada y no podrán recargar fondos en una tarjeta existente.

Las tarjetas EIP son convenientes, fáciles y seguras Estas tarjetas proporcionan ciertas protecciones contra fraude, pérdida y otros errores. Se pueden usar para realizar compras en línea o en tiendas en cualquier lugar donde se acepten tarjetas de débito Visa®.

Los titulares de la tarjeta pueden usar las tarjetas para realizar cualquiera de las siguientes acciones sin pagar una tarifa:

• Make signature or PIN-debit purchases anywhere Visa Debit Cards are accepted — in stores, online or by phone

La forma de pago del tercer EIP puede ser diferente de los pagos de estímulo anteriores. Más personas reciben depósitos directos, mientras que aquellos que reciben un pago por correo pueden recibir un cheque en papel o una tarjeta EIP. El IRS y el Departamento del Tesoro instan a las personas elegibles a visitar Obtener mi pago y ver si su pago se ha programado para su entrega como depósito directo o por correo como cheque o tarjeta EIP.

• Get cash back with a PIN debit purchase where available

Vigilar el correo para cheques en papel y tarjetas EIP

• Obtener dinero en efectivo de cajeros automáticos

• Get cash from in-network ATMs

Los cheques en papel llegarán por correo en un sobre blanco del Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. Para aquellos contribuyentes que recibieron su reembolso de impuestos por correo, este cheque en papel se verá similar, pero tendrá escrito pago de impacto económico en el campo de la nota.

• Obtener una tarjeta EIP de reemplazo, si es necesario

• Transfer funds to a personal bank account

• Get a replacement EIP Card, if needed • Check their card balance online, through a mobile app or by phone The EIP Card is sponsored by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and is issued

by Treasury's financial agent, MetaBank, N.A. The IRS does not determine who receives a prepaid debit card.

For more information about these cards people can visit EIPcard.com. The latest details about the third round of Economic Impact Payments are available on IRS.gov

La tarjeta EIP vendrá en un sobre blanco que muestra prominentemente el sello del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. La tarjeta tiene el nombre de Visa en la parte delantera de la tarjeta y el banco emisor, MetaBank, N.A. en la parte posterior de la tarjeta. La información incluida con la tarjeta explicará que se trata de un pago de im-

• Transferir fondos a una cuenta bancaria personal • Realizar compras de firma o débito PIN en cualquier lugar donde se acepten tarjetas de débito Visa, en tiendas, en línea o por teléfono • Obtener dinero en efectivo con una compra de débito PIN cuando esté disponible

• Comprobar el saldo de su tarjeta en línea, a través de una aplicación móvil o por teléfono La Tarjeta EIP es patrocinada por la Oficina del Servicio Fiscal y es emitida por el agente financiero del Departamento del Tesoro, MetaBank, N.A. El IRS no determina quién recibe una tarjeta de débito prepagada.

Para obtener más información acerca de estas tarjetas, las personas pueden visitar EIPcard.com. Los últimos detalles acerca de la tercera ronda de pagos de impacto económico están disponibles en IRS.gov.

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NEW RENT RELIEF PROGRAM TRIES TO HELP SMALL LANDLORDS “I talk about this spectrum of housing providers because I think it speaks to our response to COVID,” Wong said.

He added that mom-and-pop landlords tend to know their tenants personally.

“The relationships have typically been very, very amicable,” he said.

Rent relief programs like the $2 trillion CARES Act have primarily benefited larger, wealthier real estate corporations, leaving behind mom-and-pop landlords.

“The policy choices that the state has made have just made no distinction between large landlords and small landlords,” Brown said. “State policy choices have squarely placed the burden of nonpayment of rent on the shoulders of small landlords — of small, affordable housing providers.”

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ie Wang owns three rental properties in Oakland. Her whole family relies on income from tenants paying their rent.

Many have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Eviction moratoriums protect tenants who can’t pay part or all of their rent. But small housing providers like Wang still have mortgages, utilities and other expenses. A lack of government support puts pressure on them to sell their properties.

“Nobody can escape from this coronavirus,” Wang said. “I have a very good relationship with all my tenants. I try to help them.”

Wang spoke on a recent panel hosted by Ethnic Media Services along with other housing rights advocates and researchers. The panel discussed the risk of treating all landlords the same.

The word “landlord” stirs up connotations of large real estate corporations, wealthy enough to maintain their properties through the pandemic. However, small landlords, often referred to as momand-pop landlords, have been hit hard by losses in income due to tenants who have been at least partially unable to pay their rent during the pandemic.

According to the Urban Institute, individual investors like Wang rather than large conglomerates own more than 75% of one-to-four-unit rental properties. In addition, mom-and-pop landlords of color are more likely to own duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Their rent rates tend to be cheaper, so they’re also more likely to draw minority tenants.

Maeve Brown is the executive director and founder of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, a statewide nonprofit law office that provides free legal services to low- and moderate-income Californians. She works with many people of color who have never had any training on how to manage their properties and consistently charge below-market rent rates.

“Another key part of the story here is our failure to appreciate what small landlords are actually providing — our failure systemically to recognize that they really are affordable housing providers,” Brown said.

“If localities and our state government actually recognized the truth of that, that should have an impact on the policy choices that they make.”

Mom-and-pop landlords often are also more connected to their communities and tenants.

John Wong, the founding chairman of the Asian Real Estate Association of America, has lived in San Francisco for nearly 67 years and been a realtor for over 40. In the briefing, he described the relationships he’s experienced and witnessed between mom-and-pop landlords and their tenants.

The danger with placing that burden on mom-andpop housing providers is that it pressures them into selling their properties to investors and real estate conglomerates. The result is that California will lose more and more of its affordable housing.

“If they lose their property, they’re probably going to lose it to an investor who will charge as much money as the market can possibly bear,” Brown said.

Landlords of color are also more likely to have a mortgage and lower income, so the pressure to sell during the pandemic is higher, according to Urban Institute.

There may be new hope for mom-and-pop landlords and their tenants in the form of a new rental assistance program, but it comes with a caveat.

The new California rental relief program intended to help the state’s most vulnerable renters and landlords opened March 15. The program, which comes from Senate Bill 91, extends the eviction moratorium to June 30 and draws from $2.6 billion in federal funds for rent relief.

“The SB 91 moratorium and the state rental assistance program, in my opinion, is the most important thing to have for smaller mom-and-pop housing providers,” Wong said.

Tenants and landlords both have to fill out certain parts of the online application, available on the California state website Housing is Key. The first group of eligible renters are those with greatest need — households making 50% or less of the area’s median income, or anyone who has been unemployed for at least 90 days.

The next group includes households making 80% or below the area’s median income. Undocumented tenants are also eligible.

Data from Urban Institute shows that, throughout the U.S., less than a third of tenants and less than half of landlords are aware of federal rental assistance programs. This is why John Wong aims to spread information about rental assistance programs to mom-and-pop landlords, especially those who may be linguistically isolated.

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13, 15 y 27 de abril de 2021 Reunión por teleconferencia a través de Zoom https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/95060012118 Llame al: 1-669-900-9128 15 de abril de 2021: Evento abierto a todo el público (se centra en el Sur del Condado) Reunión por teleconferencia a través de Zoom https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/99875795135 Llame al: 1-669-900-9128 Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) ha preparado un informe anual sobre la Protección y el Aumento de los Suministros de Agua en el que documentó la información financiera y de suministro de agua, la cual proporciona las bases para la producción de agua subterránea recomendada y los cargos por agua superficial para el año fiscal 2021/2022.

El informe incluye análisis financieros del sistema de suministro de agua de Valley Water; pronósticos de suministro y demanda; requisitos futuros de mejora del capital, mantenimiento y operación; y método para financiar dichos requisitos.

Valley Water celebrará una audiencia pública para obtener los comentarios del público sobre el informe, el cual estará disponible en la audiencia.

A partir de las conclusiones y determinaciones realizadas en la audiencia pública, incluidos los resultados del procedimiento de protesta por las aguas superficiales, la Junta Directiva de Valley Water decidirá si la producción de agua subterránea y los cargos por aguas superficiales deben aumentarse o no; y de ser así, a qué nivel, en cada zona o zonas de cargos para el año fiscal que comienza el 1.º de julio de 2021. Todos los operadores de instalaciones productoras de agua dentro de la jurisdicción de Valley Water o cualquier persona interesada en las actividades de Valley Water con respecto a la protección y el aumento de suministro de agua pueden presentarse, en persona o por medio de un representante, y aportar comentarios sobre el tema.

“I personally have a heavy focus on making sure that individuals who have English as not their primary language have access to information that these funds are available,” Wong said.

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The way the rent relief works is 80% of a tenant’s rent owed between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, will be paid directly to the landlord, so long as the landlord agrees to forgive the remaining 20% of the back rent.

Se harán todos los esfuerzos posibles para acomodar a las personas con discapacidad que deseen asistir a esta audiencia pública. Si desea obtener información adicional para asistir a esta audiencia, incluida la solicitud de comodidades para discapacitados o la asistencia de un intérprete, comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta al (408) 630-2277, al menos tres días hábiles antes de la audiencia.

But this new rental assistance program doesn’t distinguish between small and corporate landlords. For mom-and-pop landlords like Jie Wang, absorbing the remaining 20% of unpaid rent can be a crippling blow after a year of unpaid rent.

“I’m open to the low-income renter,” Jie Wang said.

“As long as I can survive, I will receive all the tools to help me and to survive this very difficult situation.”

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tatal de ayuda para el pago del alquiler, en mi opinión, es lo más importante para los pequeños propietarios particulares que son proveedores de viviendas familiares", dijo Wong.

ie Wang es propietaria de tres viviendas de alquiler en Oakland. Toda su familia depende de los ingresos de los inquilinos que pagan su alquiler.

Tanto los inquilinos como los propietarios tienen que rellenar ciertas partes de la solicitud en internet, disponible en el sitio web del estado de California Housing is Key.

Muchos han perdido sus empleos durante la pandemia. Las moratorias de desalojos protegen a los inquilinos que no pueden pagar parte o la totalidad de su alquiler. Pero los pequeños proveedores de vivienda, como Wang, siguen teniendo que pagar hipotecas, servicios públicos y otros gastos. La falta de apoyo del gobierno ha creado presión sobre ellos para que vendan sus propiedades.

"Nadie puede escapar de este coronavirus", dijo Wang. "Tengo muy buena relación con todos mis inquilinos. Intento ayudarles".

Wang participó en un reciente panel informativo organizado por Ethnic Media Services junto con otros defensores del derecho a la vivienda e investigadores sobre el tema. El panel tuvo un debate sobre el riesgo de tratar a todos los propietarios por igual.

Cuando se habla del “dueño de la propiedad” muchas personas usualmente se imaginan que son grandes corporaciones inmobiliarias, dueñas de muchas propiedades de inversión en bienes raíces, lo suficientemente ricas como para mantener sus propiedades durante la pandemia. Sin embargo, los pequeños propietarios particulares de viviendas de alquiler, a quienes se les llama también “caseros particulares" o "pequeños propietarios inmobiliarios", se han visto muy afectados por las pérdidas de ingresos puesto que los inquilinos no han podido pagar su alquiler durante la pandemia, al menos parcialmente.

Según el Urban Institute, los inversionistas particulares como Wang, y no los grandes conglomerados, son los propietarios de más del 75% de las propiedades de alquiler de 1 a 4 unidades.

Además, es usual que los propietarios particulares de color sean dueños de propiedades de dos, tres o cuatro unidades familiares.

Sus tarifas de alquiler suelen ser más baratas, por lo que es más probable que atraigan a inquilinos de minorías.

Maeve Brown es la directora ejecutiva y fundadora de Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (Defensores de los Derechos Económicos y de la Vivienda), un bufete de abogados sin fines de lucro a nivel estatal que brinda servicios legales gratuitos a los californianos de ingresos bajos y moderados. Trabaja con muchas personas de color que nunca han reci-

El primer grupo de inquilinos elegibles son los más necesitados: los hogares que ganan el 50% o menos de los ingresos medios de la zona, o cualquier persona que haya estado desempleada durante al menos 90 días.

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bido formación sobre cómo administrar sus propiedades y que usualmente cobran alquileres por debajo del mercado.

"Otra parte clave de la historia es nuestra incapacidad para comprender y apreciar lo que los pequeños propietarios están realmente ofreciendo: nuestra incapacidad para reconocer que ellos realmente son proveedores de viviendas asequibles", dijo Brown. "Si las localidades y nuestro gobierno estatal francamente reconocieran la realidad de esa situación, entonces eso debería tener un impacto en las decisiones políticas que toman".

Los pequeños propietarios particulares suelen estar más conectados con sus comunidades e inquilinos.

John Wong, presidente fundador de la Asian Real Estate Association of America, lleva casi 67 años viviendo en San Francisco y más de 40 años como agente de bienes raíces. En la sesión informativa, John describió las relaciones que ha tenido y las que ha observado entre los propietarios particulares y sus inquilinos.

"Hablo de este grupo de proveedores de vivienda porque creo que tiene que ver con nuestra respuesta al COVID", dijo Wong.

Añadió que los propietarios particulares suelen conocer personalmente a sus inquilinos.

"Las relaciones suelen ser muy, muy amistosas", dijo.

Los programas de ayuda a los alquileres, como la Ley CARES, de $2 billones de dólares, han beneficiado principalmente a las empresas inmobiliarias más grandes y ricas, dejando de lado a los propietarios particulares.

"Las decisiones políticas que ha tomado el Estado no han distinguido en-

tre grandes corporaciones y pequeños propietarios", dijo Brown. "Las opciones políticas del Estado han colocado directamente el peso de la falta de pago del alquiler sobre los hombros de los pequeños propietarios particulares, que son los pequeños proveedores de viviendas asequibles".

El peligro de permitir que ese costo recaiga sobre los proveedores de viviendas que son propietarios particulares es que los presiona para que vendan sus propiedades a inversionistas corporativos y conglomerados inmobiliarios. El resultado es que California perderá cada vez más viviendas asequibles.

"Si ellos pierden su propiedad, probablemente la perderán a manos de un inversionista corporativo que cobrará tanto dinero como el mercado pueda soportar", dijo Brown.

Los propietarios de color también tienen más probabilidades de tener una hipoteca y unos ingresos más bajos, por lo que la presión para vender durante la pandemia es mayor, según el Urban Institute.

Puede que haya una nueva esperanza para los propietarios particulares y sus inquilinos por medio de un nuevo programa de ayuda para el pago del alquiler, pero viene con una advertencia.

El nuevo programa de ayuda para el pago del alquiler de California, destinado a ayudar a los inquilinos y propietarios particulares más vulnerables del estado, se inauguró el 15 de marzo. El programa, que procede del Proyecto de Ley del Senado SB 91, extiende la moratoria de desalojos hasta el 30 de junio y destina $2,600 millones de dólares de fondos federales para la ayuda con el pago del alquiler.

"La moratoria del SB 91 y el programa es-

El siguiente grupo incluye a los hogares que ganan el 80% o menos de los ingresos medios de la zona. Los inquilinos indocumentados también son elegibles.

Los datos del Urban Institute muestran que, en todo Estados Unidos, menos de un tercio de los inquilinos y menos de la mitad de los propietarios particulares conocen los programas federales de ayuda para el pago del alquiler. Por ello, John Wong se propone difundir información sobre los programas de ayuda para el pago del alquiler entre los propietarios particulares, especialmente los que pueden estar aislados debido a su poco conocimiento del idioma.

"Personalmente, me enfoco mucho en asegurarme de que las personas que no hablan inglés como lengua materna tengan acceso a la información de que estos fondos están disponibles", dijo Wong.

La forma en que funciona la ayuda para el pago del alquiler es que el 80% del alquiler que el inquilino debe entre el 1 de abril de 2020 y el 31 de marzo de 2021 se pagará directamente al propietario particular, siempre que éste acepte perdonar el 20% restante del alquiler atrasado.

Pero este nuevo programa de ayuda para el pago del alquiler no distingue entre pequeños propietarios particulares y grandes propietarios corporativos.

Para los propietarios particulares como Jie Wang, tener que absorber ese 20% restante de los alquileres que no fueron pagados puede ser un golpe demoledor tras un año de no haber recibido los pagos del alquiler.

"Estoy dispuesta a alquilarle a inquilinos de bajos ingresos", dijo Jie Wang. "siempre y cuando yo pueda sobrevivir, recibiré todas las herramientas para ayudarme y para sobrevivir a esta situación tan difícil".

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Extremism), los delitos de odio contra los asiáticos aumentaron en casi un 150 por ciento el año pasado. La escala sin precedentes de estos incidentes es tan dramática que recientemente el Presidente Biden condenó la violencia contra los AAPI en su primer discurso nacional en horario estelar, afirmando que “en este mismo momento, muchos de ellos, nuestros compatriotas, están en la primera línea de esta pandemia tratando de salvar vidas y todavía - todavía se ven obligados a vivir temiendo por sus vidas simplemente caminando por las calles de América. Está mal, es antiamericana y debe terminar."

asadena, CA –The East West Bank Foundation is committed to supporting diversity and anti-discrimination efforts. To help stem the rash of violence against AAPIs, the East West Bank Foundation is contributing to nonprofit organizations which are on the frontlines responding to the hate.

The East West Bank Foundation is supported through East West Bank, one of the top 25 largest banks in the U.S, and the largest minority depository institution in the nation. Founded in Los Angeles Chinatown in 1973, East West Bank was created with a mission to serve the banking and financial needs of Asian Americans and other underserved communities.

La Fundación East West Bank proveerá contribuciones financieras a las organizaciones que lideran la lucha para detener el odio y promover los derechos civiles y humanos de los AAPI en todo Estados Unidos, incluyendo: Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation; Asian Pacific Community Fund; OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates capítulos in California, Nueva York, Texas, y Georgia; y ek Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment, entre otros. La promoción de la diversidad y la lucha contra la discriminación han sido un enfoque de donaciones de la Fundación East West Bank desde su fundación, y estas contribuciones son una continuación de ese enfoque.

The recent rash of violence and hate crimes is tragic and particularly alarming as the victims are from the communities that East West Bank serves. “When our customers, co-workers, family, friends, and innocent members of our community are being attacked and are the victims of hate, we must stand together and support each other,” stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank.

“East West Bank has a long-standing history and commitment to the AAPI community, and they are a great corporate citizen. Their willingness to provide assistance and stand with us is a testament to their leadership and that of their CEO Dominic Ng,” said California Assemblymember Evan Low, Vice Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.

Violent incidents are occurring throughout the country, and the AAPI community needs resources to stem the rising tide of hate. According to an analysis released by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, anti- Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150 percent last year. The unprecedented scale of these incidents is so dramatic, President Biden recently condemned the violence against AAPIs in his first national primetime address, stating that “at this very moment, so many of them, our fellow Americans, are on the front lines of this pandemic trying to save lives and still — still are forced to live in fear for their lives just walking down streets in America. It’s wrong, it’s un-American, and it must stop.”

The East West Bank Foundation will provide financial contributions to organizations leading the fight to stop the hate and advance the civil and human rights of AAPIs throughout America, including: Stop AAPI Hate; Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation; Asian Pacific Community Fund; OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates chapters in California, New York, Texas, and Georgia; and Center for Asian Americans United for SelfEmpowerment, among others. Promoting diversity and fighting discrimination have been a focus of giving by the East West Bank Foundation since its founding, and these contributions are a continuation of that focus.

Stop AAPI Hate was founded in March of 2020 to track and respond to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, and child bullying against AAPIs in the United States. “Violence against AAPIs is an ugly stain on America and unfortunately is part of our country’s history. We are outraged by the sheer number of incidents across our country, and East West Bank’s generous support goes a long way to support our grassroots efforts,” said Vincent Pan, Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, a founding organization of Stop

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) has created the Stand Against Hatred platform to empower AAPIs to share their stories and "document hate" to educate, inform and motivate action. “East West Bank’s contribution is consistent with the bank’s history and involvement in the community.

Their support will enable us to expand our reach throughout America to help address the hatred and institutional racism that plague every community,” said Connie Chung Joe, CEO, and Stewart Kwoh, President Emeritus, of AAAJ-Los Angeles.

Leadership is important in setting the proper tone for the nation. When leaders embrace diversity and inclusion, it makes for a better America. The Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation was founded in 2004 to foster leadership and civic engagement among AAPIs. “Until we have leaders that look like us across America, we will always be second-class citizens in our own home. Our elected leaders have the power to enact policies, create new anti-discrimination laws and help enforce our laws. We applaud East West Bank for their corporate leadership – they are a model for other companies to follow,” said James Lau, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation.

To combat hate and make America more just, corporate and community leaders must work with government on solutions. California Assemblymember Rob Bonta recently introduced Assembly Bill 886, which seeks to fund community-based organizations that provide culturally competent mental health services for victims of hate violence. Assemblymember Bonta said “all leaders have a role in creating a safer and more just world.

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Para ayudar a detener la ola de violencia contra la comunidad americanos- asiáticos y los isleños del Pacífico (por sus siglas en inglés, AAPI), la Fundación East West Bank está contribuyendo a organizaciones sin fines de lucro que están en primera línea respondiendo al odio.

La Fundación East West Bank cuenta con el apoyo de East West Bank, uno de los 25 bancos más grandes de los Estados Unidos, y la institución de depósito minoritaria más grande del país. Fundada en Chinatown en Los Ángeles 1973, East West Bank se creó con la misión de atender las necesidades bancarias y financieras de los estadounidenses de origen asiático y otras comunidades desatendidas.

La reciente ola de violencia y crímenes de odio es trágica y particularmente alarmante ya que las víctimas provienen de las comunidades a las que sirve East West Bank. “Cuando nuestros clientes, compañeros de trabajo, familiares, amigos y miembros inocentes de nuestra comunidad están siendo atacados y son víctimas del odio, debemos unirnos y apoyarnos unos a otros”, declaró Dominic Ng, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de East West Bank.

“East West Bank tiene una larga historia y un compromiso con la comunidad AAPI, y son un gran ciudadano corporativo. Su disposición para brindar asistencia y apoyarnos es un testimonio de su liderazgo y el de su Director Ejecutivo Dominic Ng”, dijo el Asambleísta de California Evan Low, Vicepresidente del Caucus Legislativo de Isleños del Pacífico Asiático.

Se están produciendo incidentes violentos en todo el país y la comunidad AAPI necesita recursos para detener la creciente ola de odio. Según un análisis publicado por el Centro para el Estudio del Odio y el Extremismo (Center for the Study of Hate and

Stop AAPI Hate se fundó en marzo de 2020 para rastrear y responder a incidentes de odio, violencia, acoso, discriminación e intimidación de niños contra los AAPI en los Estados Unidos. “La violencia contra los AAPI es una mancha fea en América y, lamentablemente, es parte de la historia de nuestro país. Estamos indignados por la gran cantidad de incidentes en nuestro país, y el generoso apoyo de East West Bank es de gran ayuda para nuestros esfuerzos de base”, dijo Vincent Pan, Codirector Ejecutivo de Chinese for Affirmative Action, una organización fundadora de Stop AAPI Hate.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) ha creado la plataforma Stand Against Hatred para empoderar a los AAPI a compartir sus historias y "documentar el odio" para educar, informar y motivar la acción. “La contribución de East West Bank es consistente con la historia del banco y su participación en la comunidad. Su apoyo nos permitirá expandir nuestro alcance en todo Estados Unidos para ayudar a abordar el odio y el racismo institucional que azotan a todas las comunidades”, dijo Connie Chung Joe, Directora Ejecutiva, y Stewart Kwoh, Presidente Emérito de AAAJ-Los Ángeles.

El liderazgo es importante para establecer el tono adecuado para la nación. Cuando los líderes adoptan la diversidad y la inclusión, se convierte en un América mejor. La Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation se fundó en 2004 para fomentar el liderazgo y el compromiso cívico entre los AAPI. “Hasta que tengamos líderes que se parezcan a nosotros en todo Estados Unidos, siempre seremos ciudadanos de segunda clase en nuestro propio hogar. Nuestros líderes electos tienen el poder de promulgar políticas, crear nuevas leyes contra la discriminación y ayudar a hacer cumplir nuestras leyes. Aplaudimos a East West Bank por su liderazgo corporativo; son un modelo por seguir para otras empresas”, dijo James Lau, Director Ejecutivo de la Asian Pacific American Leadership Foundation.

Para combatir el odio y hacer que América sea más justo, los líderes corporativos y comunitarios deben trabajar con el gobierno para encontrar soluciones.

El Asambleísta de California Rob Bonta presentó recientemente AB886, que busca financiar organizaciones comunitarias que brindan servicios de salud mental culturalmente competentes para las víctimas de la violencia por odio. El Asambleísta Bonta dijo que “todos los líderes tienen un papel en la creación de un mundo más seguro y más justo.

Este anuncio de East West Bank y el Director Ejecutivo Dominic Ng es una gran noticia, y espero que más personas puedan seguir su ejemplo."

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more active role in rooting out misconduct.

aced with a looming recall threat, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblymember Rob Bonta Wednesday March 24th, as California’s next attorney general, handing one of the state’s most powerful offices to a trusted political ally who will make history as the first Filipino American to hold the position.

Newsom said he had discussed the attorney general nomination with law enforcement leaders and that he believes Bonta will “keep an open mind” in working with them. Bonta said he respects police and will dialogue with their leaders, but also anticipated some “respectful disagreements.” He made clear he is committed to what he sees as urgent reforms.

“This is an incredibly important office in the cause of, yes, racial justice, social justice, economic justice, environmental justice,” Newsom said, adding that Bonta “has been on the forefront” of those causes.

“Too many Californians have faced unfairness in the many broken parts of our criminal justice system,” Bonta said at Wednesday’s press conference. “And they deserve more compassion, more humanity and a second chance.”

Bonta, 49, a Democrat from Alameda, developed a record as one of the Assembly’s most liberal members during his eight years in the Legislature and had backing from prominent civil rights advocates as he sought the post often called the state’s “top cop.” His selection, which requires confirmation by the Legislature, will likely play well with progressives who are hoping to see the attorney general take a more active role in holding police accountable for misconduct — something former Attorney General Xavier Becerra was reluctant to do.

Police groups responded with polite statements that masked any sense of rejection they might feel from Newsom picking a top law enforcement officer who is a critic of their profession.

Eric R. Nunez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said in a statement, “We stand ready to collaborate and assist the new Attorney General and wish him shared success in safeguarding victims and keeping California safe.”

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Becerra was confirmed last week as President Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary, handing Newsom the opportunity to fill what’s normally an elected office with his own pick. It’s the third such opportunity Newsom has had in recent months, as political dominoes fall following the 2020 election — a rapid run of topflight appointments a California governor hasn’t enjoyed since the 1950s.

In December, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President Kamala Harris, and Shirley Weber to fill Padilla’s prior role as secretary of state. With all three picks, Newsom diversified the highest ranks of California politics, choosing barrierbusting Democrats who make history as the first person of their ethnic group to hold the position.

Padilla is the son of Mexican immigrants, Weber is the daughter of an Arkansas sharecropper and Bonta emigrated to California from the Philippines as a baby.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Assemblymember Rob Bonta bump elbows during a press conference announcing Bonta’s nomination for Attorney General at the International Hotel Manilatown Center in San Francisco on March 24, 2021. Photo Credit: Wernikoff / CalMatters

orities will be protecting people from “the forces of hate” and holding perpetrators accountable.

He blamed former President Donald Trump for attacks on Asian Americans because Trump described the coronavirus with terms such as “Kung flu” and “Chinese virus” — similar to rhetoric organizers of the recall campaign recently came under attack for using.

Bonta has been a loyal lieutenant in Newsom’s early fight against the recall. He recently organized a group of Asian American Democrats to blast the campaign to oust Newsom from office, one of several events Democrats have held as they work to portray unity.

The California GOP, which is backing the recall, dismissed Bonta as “soft on criminals” and a “loyal friend to unions” and called his nomination “another failed decision by the worst governor in California history.”

Selecting Bonta helps Newsom shore up support from his liberal base heading into the recall.

Prominent civil rights advocates, including Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza and attorney/CNN personality Van Jones, endorsed his candidacy. Several progressive interest groups — including powerful labor unions, plaintiffs attorneys and criminal justice reform advocates — immediately praised his selection.

But it could cause tensions in Newsom’s relationships with law enforcement. As a lawmaker, Bonta wrote bills friendly to the marijuana industry, gave more rights to immigrants in interactions with federal immigration agents and attempted to abolish cash bail. After Newsom called for an end to California’s use of private prisons in his 2019 inaugural speech, Bonta wrote it up as a bill that Newsom signed into law.

Under a new law signed last year, the new attorney general also will be tasked with investigating all deadly police shootings of unarmed civilians — one reason civil rights advocates pressured Newsom to appoint someone who will take a

Newsom’s power to shape Democratic politics in the Golden State is an opportunity to build allies and unite Democrats as he works to beat back a likely recall election later this year. He faced pressure from numerous ethnic advocacy groups to pick an Asian American attorney general, both in recognition of California’s growing Asian American population and in response to a recent rise in hate crimes.

Bonta spoke out against “the sting of hate and discrimination” and said that one of his top pri-

Bonta is a Yale-educated lawyer who previously worked as a deputy city attorney in San Francisco. His wife, Mialisa Bonta, serves on the Alameda school board and is the head of Oakland Promise, a group that helps children get into college. Ethics attorneys have questioned Bonta’s pattern of raising money for groups that employ his wife. A CalMatters investigation found that he helped his wife’s nonprofits raise more than $560,000, largely by soliciting donations from companies that lobby the Legislature. He also asked interest groups to donate to a foundation he created, which in turn loaned $25,000 to his wife’s employer. The arrangement is legal but controversial.

Regulating charities is part of the attorney general’s portfolio of responsibilities, along with consumer protection, gambling and firearms regulation, internet privacy enforcement and criminal investigations. While California’s last attorney general made headlines for suing the Trump administration more than 100 times, Bonta is likely to keep the focus closer to home.

Newsom drew attention to Bonta’s heritage by holding the press conference announcing his choice at the International Hotel in San Francisco, which was a residential hotel for Filipino and Chinese families and the site of a large protest amid evictions in the 1970s.

“Forty-five years ago, my mother Cynthia was one of those great activists who stood outside the International Hotel, linked arms and formed a circle to protect those who were inside from being evicted,” Bonta said, nearly choking back tears. “And now my mother, Cynthia, and my father, Warren… will see a governor nominate their son to be the first Filipino American attorney general.”

The Peace Officers Research Association of California, a powerful lobbying group, said it looked forward to working with Bonta on “improved policies that will raise recruitment standards, increase transparency and place officers in the best possible position to serve Californians.”

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Attorney general is widely seen as the secondmost powerful office in state government, and has historically been a launching pad for higher office. Harris went from attorney general to U.S senator to the nation’s first female vice president, and Jerry Brown went from attorney general to his second stint as governor, cementing his position as California’s longest-serving governor.

Bonta said that he plans to run for the office in 2022 — the same year Newsom will be up for re-election, if he survives the recall — and that he will be “moving from day one with the re-election in mind.” He almost treated the nomination process like a campaign, hiring Newsom’s former press secretary to help build visibility for his support. Other Democrats who angled for the position included Rep. Adam Schiff of Los Angeles and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg.

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proyectos de ley favorables a la industria de la marihuana, otorgó más derechos a los inmigrantes en las interacciones con los agentes federales de inmigración e intentó poner fin al uso de la fianza en efectivo. Después de que Newsom pidiera el fin de la uso de prisiones privadas en su discurso inaugural de 2019, Bonta lo redactó como un proyecto de ley que Newsom convirtió en ley.

nte una amenaza inminente de destitución, el gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció el miércoles 24 de marzo que había elegido al asambleísta Rob Bonta como el próximo fiscal general de California, entregando una de las oficinas más poderosas del estado a un aliado político de confianza que hará historia como el primer filipino estadounidense en ocupar la posición.

Bonta, un demócrata de Alameda, desarrolló un récord como uno de los demócratas más liberales de la Asamblea durante sus ocho años en la Legislatura y contó con el respaldo de destacados defensores de los derechos civiles mientras buscaba el puesto a menudo llamado “policía principal” del estado. Su selección, que requiere confirmación por parte de la Legislatura, probablemente funcionará bien con los progresistas que esperan que el fiscal general tome un papel más activo en responsabilizar a la policía por mala conducta, algo que el ex fiscal general Xavier Becerra se mostró reacio a hacer.

Después de un intenso cabildeo, el gobernador Gavin Newsom eligió a Rob Bonta, un legislador a menudo en desacuerdo con la policía, para ser el "principal policía" de California. En esta foto de archivo, el Asambleísta demócrata habla durante una conferencia de prensa en una escuela de su distrito: Ruby Bridges Elementary en Alameda. Photo Credit: Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters

fiscal general asiático-estadounidense, tanto en reconocimiento de la creciente población asiático-estadounidense de California como en respuesta al reciente aumento de los delitos de odio.

destacados defensores de los derechos civiles, incluido el cofundador de Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza y abogado/personalidad de CNN Van Jones, respaldó su candidatura.

Seleccionar a Bonta ayuda a Newsom a apuntalar el apoyo de su base liberal que se dirige a la elección revocatoria:

Pero podría causar tensiones en las relaciones de Newsom con las fuerzas del orden. Como legislador, Bonta redactó

Becerra fue confirmado la semana pasada como secretario de salud y servicios humanos del presidente Joe Biden, lo que le dio a Newsom la oportunidad de ocupar lo que normalmente es un cargo electo con su propia elección. Es la tercera oportunidad de este tipo que ha tenido Newsom en los últimos meses, ya que las fichas de dominó políticas caen tras las elecciones de 2020.

En diciembre, Newsom nombró a Alex Padilla para ocupar el escaño en el Senado de los Estados Unidos que dejó vacante la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, y Shirley Weber para ocupar el puesto anterior de Padilla como secretaria de Estado. Con las tres elecciones, Newsom diversificó los rangos más altos de la política de California, eligiendo demócratas que rompen barreras que hacen historia como la primera persona de su grupo étnico en ocupar el puesto. Padilla es hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, Weber es hija de un aparcero de Arkansas y Bonta emigró a California desde las Filipinas cuando era un bebé.

El poder de Newsom para dar forma a la política demócrata en el Estado Dorado es una oportunidad para construir aliados y unir a los demócratas mientras trabaja para hacer retroceder una probable elección revocatoria a finales de este año.

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Bonta es un abogado educado en Yale que anteriormente trabajó como fiscal adjunta de la ciudad de San Francisco. Su esposa, Mialisa Bonta, es miembro de la junta escolar de Alameda y es la directora de Oakland Promise, un grupo que ayuda a los niños a ingresar a la universidad. Los abogados de ética han cuestionado el patrón de Bonta de recaudar dinero para grupos que emplean a su esposa. Una investigación de CalMatters descubrió que ayudó a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro de su esposa a recaudar más de $560,000, principalmente solicitando donaciones de compañías que presionan a la Legislatura. También pidió a los grupos de interés que donaran a una fundación que él creó, que a su vez prestó $25,000 al empleador de su esposa. El arreglo es legal pero controvertido.

La regulación de las organizaciones benéficas es parte de las responsabilidades del fiscal general, junto con la protección del consumidor, la regulación de los juegos de azar y las armas de fuego, la aplicación de la privacidad en Internet y las investigaciones penales.

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Debajo de una nueva ley firmado el año pasado, Bonta también tendrá la tarea de investigar todos los disparos policiales mortales de civiles desarmados, una de las razones por las que los defensores de los derechos civiles presionaron a Newsom para que nombrara a alguien que asumiera un papel más activo en la erradicación de la mala conducta.

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El fiscal general es ampliamente visto como la segunda oficina más poderosa del gobierno estatal e históricamente ha sido una plataforma de lanzamiento para cargos superiores. Harris pasó de fiscal general a senador de Estados Unidos, y Jerry Brown pasó de fiscal general a su segundo mandato como gobernador, consolidando su posición como el gobernador con más años de servicio en California.

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hile many of us thought Ronald Reagan sounded crazy back in 1981 when he told America that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do,” the then-President may have been on to something.

Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley recently unveiled the results of a study in which they determined that certain trees and plants common in Southern California off-gas natural yet nevertheless harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—to attract pollinators, protect against environmental stressors, and repel herbivores—especially during the hottest months of the year. This so-called particulate matter pollution is not only dangerous in and of itself to breathe in as the tiny molecules can get lodged in the lungs, but it also leads to the formation of ground-level ozone and smog.

While Reagan’s comment may have been an utter falsehood back then, who knew it would take the electrification of the transport sector to make it actually ring true today? The only way researchers could have any way of knowing that these plants are a significant contributor to air pollution would be by the elimination of the vast majority of fossil-fuel-derived “background noise” that we are no longer subject to as we breathe in the air around the streets of California—where the nation’s strictest automotive fuel efficiency standards have driven many to Teslas, Bolts, Volts, Leafs, Polestars, e-Trons, Priuses and other green rides—and elsewhere.

The researchers found that over the past two decades, concentrations of these VOCs fell by 50 percent between 1999 and 2012, and then to undetectable levels during the cooler months thereafter.

But when the mercury rose, even without additional automotive emissions, so did concentrations of airborne VOCs. Four out of five excessive heat days (with air temps topping 100℉) led to unsafe VOC levels outside.

With transportation emissions off the hook as the culprit, researchers looked to the plant community for answers. One of the worst offenders is the iconic and ubiquitous fan palm, but sycamores, poplars, willows and many oaks and pines also off-gas their fair share of VOCs when the weather heats up — which will be happening more frequently as we warm the atmosphere with greenhouse gases.

Backyard planners and landscape designers concerned about air quality and the environment might want to steer clear of these species when choosing plants.

“I am not suggesting that we get rid of plants, but I want people who are thinking about large-scale planting to pick the right trees,” says Ronald Cohen, the Berkeley atmospheric chemist who led the research effort. “They should pick low-emitting trees instead of high-emitting trees.” If you have the luxury of choosing which trees to plant and/or replace, and you care about your community’s air quality, some good choices include alders, magnolias, manzanitas, birches, hazelnuts, gingkos, apples and elms.

CONTACTS: “With drop in LA's vehicular aerosol pollution, vegetation emerges as major source,” sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210323150822. htm; “Urban trees and ozone formation,” cekern. ucanr.edu/files/169131.pdf.

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ientras muchos de nosotros pensamos que Ronald Reagan sonaba como loco en 1981 cuando le dijo a América que “los árboles causan más contaminación que los automóviles”, el entonces presidente a lo mejor tenía razón.

Investigadores de la Universidad de California en Berkeley, recientemente revelaron los resultados de un estudio, en el cual determinaron que ciertos árboles y plantas comunes en el Sur de California emiten compuestos orgánicos volátiles (VOCs) naturales, pero sin embargo, dañinos – su función es atraer polinizadores, proteger contra factores de estrés ambiental, y repeler herbívoros – especialmente durante los meses más calientes del año. Esta llamada contaminación por partículas finas de materia no solamente es peligrosa por sí misma cuando la respiramos, ya que las diminutas moléculas se pueden implantar en los pulmones, sino que además contribuye a la formación de ozono a nivel de suelo y smog.

Aunque el comentario de Reagan haya sido una falacia en ese entonces, ¿Quién se hubiera imaginado que a causa de la electrificación del sector transporte ésta se convirtiera en verdad? Para los investigadores, la única manera de haberse enterado de que estas plantas contribuyen significativamente a la contaminación del aire, fue a través de la eliminación de la gran mayoría de “ruidos de fondo” derivados de combustibles fósiles a los que ya no estamos sujetos cuando respiramos el aire en las calles de California y otros lugares donde los estándares de eficiencia de combustible más estrictos del país han llevado a muchos a comprar Teslas, Bolts, Volts, Leafs, Polestar, e-Trons, Priuses y otros vehículos ecológicos.

Los investigadores encontraron que durante la última década, las concentraciones de estos VOC´s disminuyeron en un 50 por ciento entre 1999 y 2012 y después llegaron a niveles indetectables durante los

meses más fríos. Pero con el aumento de mercurio, incluso sin emisiones automovilísticas adicionales, también aumentaron las concentraciones de VOC´s atmosféricos. Cuatro de cinco días de calor excesivo (con temperaturas del aire por encima de los 100°) llevaron a niveles inseguros de VOC en el exterior.

Cuando las emisiones del transporte quedaron libres de culpa, los investigadores buscaron respuestas en la comunidad de plantas. Una de las más culpables es la icónica y ubicua “palma de escoba”, pero también los sicomoros, los álamos, los sauces y muchos robles y pinos emiten una buena cantidad de VOC´s cuando el clima se calienta – lo que pasará con más frecuencia a medida que calentamos la atmósfera con gases invernadero. Los jardineros y diseñadores de paisaje, preocupados por la calidad del aire y el medio ambiente, deberían evitar esas especies cuando escogen las plantas.

“No estoy sugiriendo que nos deshagamos de las plantas, pero quiero que la gente que está pensando en una plantación a gran escala escoja los árboles correctos”, dice Ronald Cohen, el químico atmosférico de Berkley, quien dirigió el trabajo de investigación.

“Deberían escoger árboles de baja emisión en vez de árboles de alta emisión.” Si te puedes dar el lujo de escoger qué arboles plantar/o cambiar, y te importa la calidad del aire de tu comunidad, unas buenas opciones son por ejemplo los alisos, las magnolias, manzanitas, abedules, avellanas, gingkos, manzanas y olmos.

CONTACTS: “Con la disminución de la contaminación vehicular aerosol de LA, la vegetación emerge como causa mayor,” sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210323150822.htm; “Urban trees and ozone formation,” cekern.ucanr.edu/files/169131.pdf.

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Los residentes del condado de Santa Clara están descubriendo los numerosos beneficios de reemplazar jardines con el Programa de Reembolso para jardines del Distrito del Agua del Valle de Santa Clara. ¡De hecho, casi 10,000 residentes y comerciantes ya han participado en el programa!

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ICHMOND, Va. - President Joe Biden announced this week his infrastructure stimulus plan to boost the pandemic Recovery.

“No podemos salir de una pandemia, de otra pandemia, sin hacer algunos cambios estructurales,” dijo ella, “y sin honrar a las personas que nos ayudaron a pasar por esto – sobre todo los trabajadores esenciales y los trabajadores de primera línea que siguen yendo al trabajo todos los días, arriesgando su propia salud, muchas veces sin la garantía de un solo día de permiso pagado.”

Advocates for working families say the pandemic has underscored the need in states such as Virginia that have no state-level leave policy. Organizers of the Paid Leave for All campaign have said only 19% of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave. This has been devastating to essential workers in the pandemic, said campaign director Dawn Huckelbridge. She said she thinks the new stimulus aid offers a window to establish a national policy.

"We can't come out of a pandemic, another pandemic, without making some structural changes," she said, "and without honoring the people who really carried us through this -- particularly the essential workers and front-line workers who continue going into work every day, at risk to their own health, often without the guarantee of a single paid day of leave."

In Virginia, even unpaid leave isn't an option for 55% of workers. But lawmakers against a paidleave requirement say it could hurt small-business owners, and that these types of policies should be set by employers.

Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for the National Partnership for Women and Families, disagreed, saying the lack of paid leave is doing real harm to families across the country. In the last year, many Virginians have been caught between caregiving

En Virginia, para el 55% de los trabajadores ni siquiera existe la opción de permiso sin sueldo. Pero los legisladores en contra del requisito del permiso pagado dicen que esto podría perjudicar a los dueños de pequeños negocios, y que este tipo de políticas deberían ser establecidas por los empresarios.

Lack of paid leave has hurt many families during the pandemic, when child-care facilities closed.

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responsibilities and economic security. Reddy pointed out that many child-care facilities closed during the pandemic, leaving families in a bind.

"Those folks," she said, "have been put in this impossible situation of figuring out, 'What am I going to do, because I don't have access to this really commonsense policy that would really help at this moment?'"

A study from her organization showed that 79% of voters in 2020 supported a permanent paid family and medical leave program. Virginia's General Assembly is considering a bill to guarantee paid sick leave to essential employees, which Reddy said is a step forward.

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Los defensores de las familias trabajadoras dicen que la pandemia ha descubierto la necesidad en estados como Virginia que no tienen un régimen de permisos a nivel estatal. Los organizadores de la campaña Permiso Pagado Para Todos han dicho que sólo el 19% de los trabajadores estadounidenses tienen acceso al permiso familiar pagado. Durante la pandemia, esto ha sido devastador para los trabajadores esenciales, dijo el director de campaña,

Vasu Reddy, asesor senior de política para el National Partnership for Women and Families, difirió, diciendo que la falta de permisos pagados les hace mucho daño a las familias en todo el país. El año pasado, mucha gente de Virginia se ha visto inmersa en el conflicto entre las responsabilidades del cuidado de sus hijos y la seguridad económica. Reddy señaló que muchas guarderías están cerradas durante la pandemia, lo que representa un desafío para muchas familias.

“A esa gente”, dijo ella, “la han puesto en esta situación imposible de resolver, ‘¿Qué voy a hacer, por qué no tengo acceso a esta política tan común que me serviría de mucho en este momento?’”

Un estudio de su organización reveló que el 79% de los votantes en el 2020 apoyaron un programa de permiso familiar pagado y licencia médica permanente. La Asamblea General de Virginia está considerando un proyecto de ley para garantizar el permiso pagado a trabajadores esenciales, lo que según Reddy, es un paso adelante.

JUNTOS SÍ PODEMOS Porque las vacunas ya están aquí y no debemos dar ni un paso atrás contra el COVID y otras variantes del virus.

Pero es importante seguir usando mascarillas bien ajustadas que nos cubran la nariz y la boca, mantener una distancia de al menos 6 pies de otras personas y evitar multitudes.

Y cuando sea nuestro turno, vamos a ponernos la vacuna.

Infórmate en cdc.gov/coronavirus-es

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Los grupos que realizan manifestaciones del juicio de Derek Chauvin dicen que no solo quieren una condena por el asesinato de George Floyd. Dicen que los líderes de la ciudad y el estado aún tienen que adoptar reformas policiales significativas. Photo Credit: RODNAE Productions / Pexels

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INNEAPOLIS - Los primeros testigos han testificado en el juicio de Derek Chauvin, el ex oficial de policía de Minneapolis acusado de matar a George Floyd.

Los grupos de responsabilidad policial dijeron que a pesar de la atención que ha recibido el caso, hasta ahora no están satisfechos con la acción política. El asesinato de Floyd provocó protestas masivas en todo el mundo por el maltrato policial a las personas negras.

sores de la policía que afirman que los grupos reformistas no quieren ningún tipo de autoridad, una afirmación que los activistas dicen que no es cierta.

Michelle Gross, presidenta y cofundadora de Communities United Against Police Brutality, dijo que su grupo cree que la aplicación de la ley todavía es necesaria para las víctimas de ciertos delitos.

Pero argumentó que es hora de tomarse en serio la reorientación de una buena parte de los fondos policiales y su uso para los servicios sociales.

En Minneapolis y en el Capitolio estatal, los esfuerzos de reforma han sido adoptados y presentados durante el año pasado.

"Cualquier tipo de cosa que no requiera una respuesta policial, ya sabes, controles de bienestar", sugirió Gross. "Hay todo tipo de cosas que la policía no necesita hacer; lidiar con la falta de vivienda".

Jae Yates, organizador de la Coalición de Ciudades Gemelas por la Justicia 4 Jamar, dijo que seguirán realizando manifestaciones y buscando otras vías con la esperanza de que un departamento de policía de Minneapolis sea supervisado por un consejo ciudadano.

Agregó que un incidente reciente que involucró a un oficial de policía de Minneapolis, bajo investigación después de ser captado en un video golpeando a un adolescente negro, muestra que no ha cambiado mucho desde la muerte de Floyd.

"No habrá nada que nos aplaque con medias tintas o con promesas sin sentido de cambios de nombre u otras reformas inútiles", prometió Yates.

Gross reconoció que algunas reformas adoptadas por el estado el año pasado son un paso en la dirección correcta, incluida la prohibición del llamado entrenamiento de guerreros, pero siente que todavía no hay suficientes cambios para prevenir otro incidente como el asesinato de Floyd.

A nivel estatal, los activistas quieren que la Legislatura vaya más lejos de lo que hizo el año pasado cuando aprobó un proyecto de ley de reforma policial. Si bien la medida tuvo apoyo bipartidista, algunos dijeron que carecía de sustancia real.

Las llamadas se producen en medio de contraargumentos de algunos defen-

Los grupos son parte de una coalición más amplia que pide a los legisladores de Minnesota que adopten nueve propuestas legislativas, incluida la eliminación de la inmunidad calificada para los oficiales y más supervisión civil.

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forcement is still needed for victims of certain crimes.

INNEAPOLIS -- The first witnesses have testified in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd.

But she argued it's time to get serious about redirecting a good portion of police funding and using it for social services.

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Police accountability groups said despite the attention the case has received, they're not satisfied with policy action so far. Floyd's killing sparked massive protests around the world over police mistreatment of Black individuals.

In Minneapolis and at the state Capitol, reform efforts have been adopted and floated over the past year.

Jae Yates, organizer of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, said they'll keep holding demonstrations and pursuing other avenues in hopes of getting a Minneapolis police department overseen by a citizen council.

"There's not going to be any placating us with half-measures or with meaningless promises of name changes or other useless reforms," Yates vowed.

At the state level, activists want the Legislature to go further than it did last year when it approved a police reform bill.

While the measure had bipartisan support, some said it lacked real substance.

The calls come amid counter-arguments from some police advocates who claim the reform groups don't want any kind of authority, a claim activists say isn't true.

Michelle Gross, president and co-founder of Communities United Against Police Brutality, said her group thinks law en-

"Any kind of thing that doesn't require police response, you know, wellness checks," Gross suggested. "There's all kinds of things police don't need to be doing; dealing with homelessness."

She added a recent incident involving a Minneapolis police officer, under investigation after being caught on video punching a Black teenager, shows not much has changed since Floyd's death.

Gross acknowledged some reforms adopted by the state last year are a step in the right direction, including a ban on socalled warrior training, but she feels there are still not enough changes to prevent another incident like Floyd's killing.

The groups are part of a broader coalition calling on Minnesota lawmakers to adopt nine legislative proposals, including ending qualified immunity for officers and more civilian oversight.

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J BALVIN AND KAROL G DOMINATE THE LIST OF NOMI- J BALVIN Y KAROL G DOMINAN LAS NOMINACIONES A LOS PRENEES TO THE 2021 “LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” MIOS “LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” 2021 DE TELEMUNDO Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Anuel AA, Camilo, Banda MS, Black Eyed Peas, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, Natanael Cano, Maluma, Reik, Shakira and Snoop Dog Are Also Among the Most Nominated

Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Anuel AA, Camilo, Banda MS, Black Eyed Peas, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, Natanael Cano, Maluma, Reik, Shakira, y Snoop Dogg se encuentran entre los más nominados

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iami, FL - Colombian artists J Balvin and Karol G dominate the list of nominees for the 2021 "Latin American Music Awards" (Latin AMAs) announced in March by Telemundo The ceremony, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 15 starting at 7pm/6c at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, will honor today's most influential and iconic Latin artists as voted by fans in 25 categories including Pop, Urban, Tropical, Regional Mexican, as well as Favorite Artist - Crossover, Collaboration of the Year, Social Artist of the Year, Favorite Video, and the new addition of Favorite Virtual Concert. Fans can vote up to 25 times per category per day on LatinAMAs.com/vota and on Twitter @LatinAMAS by using the hashtag #LatinAMAs. Thanks to his album Colores and his hit collaboration "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)," with multiaward-winning group Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin holds nine nominations, including Artist, Album, Song, Collaboration and Social Artist of the Year.

Sharing the honor is fellow Colombian artist Karol G, also with nine nominations, including Artist, Song, Social Artist and Collaboration of the Year, thanks to her collaborations in "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj and "Caramelo" with Ozuna and Myke Towers.

Puerto Rico's Bad Bunny, who follows with eight nominations, including Artist, Song, Album and Social Collaboration of the Year, is recognized primarily for his album YHLQMDLG and the song "Yo perreo sola," while Ozuna, is recognized with seven nominations including Artist and Collaboration of the Year, Favorite Video and Virtual Concert, thanks to his song "Caramelo," his video "Del Mar" C and his virtual concert "#LatiM nosunidos."

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Recipients of one nomination include: Alex Bueno, Alejandro Sanz, Becky G, Banda Los Se-

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bastianes, Carin Leon, Cardi B, Carrie Underwood, Doja Cat, David Bisbal, Dua Lipa, Enrique Iglesias, El Fantasma, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Jowell & Randy, J. Rey Soul, Juan Luis Guerra, Kali Uchis, Kyen?Es?, Lali, Leonardo Aguilar, Los Ángeles Azules, Luis Fonsi, Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solís, Natti Natasha, Ne-Yo, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Pedro Capó, Pepe Aquilar, Rauw Alejandro, RBD, Rosalía, Sebastián Yatra, Sech, Sia, Silvestre Dangond, Travis Scott, Víctor Manuelle, Wisin and Yandel.

The 2021 “Latin AMAs” nominees are based on key fan interactions with music, including streaming, sales, airplay, and social activity tracked by Billboard through its data partners MRC Data and Next Big Sound for data covering the periods of January 17, 2020 through January 21, 2021.

The Favorite Video and Favorite Virtual Concert of the Year categories are based on videos submitted by record labels and independent producers, ultimately selected by a committee of industry professionals which consider the quality, content and creativity of the music video and virtual concert.

Eyed Peas, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, y Natanael Cano (5); Maluma, Reik, Shakira, y Snoop Dogg (4); Carlos Vives, Lenin Ramírez, Los Dos Carnales, Myke Towers, Nicki Minaj, Prince Royce, y The Weeknd (3); Ángela Aguilar, Anitta, Daddy Yankee, Farruko, Grupo Firme, Juanes, Junior H, Ricky Martin, Romeo Santos y Selena Gomez (2).

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The “Latin AMAs” will celebrate the best in Latin music and feature exciting performances.

The 2021 “Latin AMAs” will also broadcast simultaneously on Spanish entertainment cable network, Universo and throughout the Americas on Telemundo Internacional.

For more information, be sure to follow the “Latin AMAs” on social media and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #LatinAMAs.

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La ceremonia, que está programada para el jueves, 15 de abril a partir de las 7pm/6c en el BB&T Center de Sunrise, Florida, rendirá homenaje a los artistas latinos más influyentes e icónicos de la actualidad, según la votación de los fans en 25 categorías que incluyen los géneros de música Pop, Urbana, Tropical, Regional Mexicana, así como Artista Favorito Crossover, Colaboración del Año, Artista Social del Año, Video Favorito y la nueva adición de Concierto Virtual Favorito. Los fans pueden votar hasta 25 veces por categoría cada día a través de LatinAMAs. com/vota y en Twitter @LatinAMAS usando la etiqueta #LatinAMAs.

• Facebook: @LatinAMAs • Twitter: @LatinAMAs • Instagram: @LatinAMAs The three-hour Telemundo • Snapchat: TeamTelemundo special will be hosted by inter- • TiKTok: @Telemundo nationally acclaimed actress • Join the Conversation: and host Jacqueline Bra- #LatinAMAs STS_El_Observador_Ad_PDF-X1a.pdf 1 Now 3/15/21 AM Gracias a su disco Colores y a su camontes, who returns to host Fans Can Vote at10:43 LatinAthe show for a second time.

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Boys For Life)” con el multipremiado grupo Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin tiene nueve nominaciones, que incluyen Artista, Álbum, Sencillo, Colaboración y Artista Social del Año. Compartiendo el honor se encuentra su compatriota Karol G, también con nueve nominaciones, que incluyen Artista, Sencillo, Artista Social y Colaboración del Año, gracias a sus colaboraciones en “Tusa” con Nicki Minaj y “Caramelo” junto a Ozuna y Myke Towers.

El puertorriqueño Bad Bunny, quien le sigue con ocho nominaciones que incluyen Artista, Sencillo, Álbum y Colaboración Social del Año, ha sido reconocido principalmente por su álbum YHLQMDLG y por el tema “Yo perreo sola”, mientras que su compatriota Ozuna tiene siete nominaciones que incluyen Artista y Colaboración del Año, Video y Concierto Virtual Favorito, gracias a su tema “Caramelo”, su video “Del Mar” y su concierto virtual “#Latinosunidos”.

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Con una nominación están: Alex Bueno, Alejandro Sanz, Becky G, Banda Los Sebastianes, Carin Leon, Cardi B, Carrie Underwood, Doja Cat, David Bisbal, Dua Lipa, Enrique Iglesias, El Fantasma, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Jowell & Randy, J. Rey Soul, Juan Luis Guerra, Kali Uchis, Kyen?Es?, Lali, Leonardo Aguilar, Los Ángeles Azules, Luis Fonsi, Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solís, Natti Natasha, Ne-Yo, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Pedro Capó, Pepe Aguilar, Rauw Alejandro, RBD, Rosalía, Sebastián Yatra, Sech, Sia, Silvestre Dangond, Travis Scott, Víctor Manuelle, Wisin, y Yandel.

Los nominados a los "Latin AMAs" 2021 se basan en interacciones claves de los fans con la música, incluyendo el streaming, las ventas, la difusión y la actividad social según los análisis de Billboard a través de sus aliados de datos de MRC Data y Next Big Sound desde el 17 de enero, 2020 hasta el 21 de enero, 2021.

La selección de las categorías de Video Favorito y Concierto Virtual Favorito del Año se basa en videos presentados por sellos disqueros y productores independientes, y son seleccionados por un comité de profesionales de la industria que consideran la calidad, el contenido, y la creatividad del video musical y concierto virtual.

El especial de Telemundo de tres horas de duración será conducido por la internacionalmente reconocida actriz y conductora mexicana Jacqueline Bracamontes, quien regresa a presentar la premiación por segunda vez.

Los “Latin AMAs” celebrarán lo mejor de la música latina y destacarán emocionantes interpretaciones musicales que serán anunciadas más adelante. Los “Latin AMAs” 2021 también se transmitirán simultáneamente por el canal de cable de entretenimiento en español, Universo, y a través de las Américas por Telemundo Internacional. Para obtener las últimas noticias, sigue los “Latin AMAs” en las redes sociales y únete a la conversación usando #LatinAMAs. Los fans pueden votar ya a través de LatinAMAs.com/vota • Facebook: @LatinAMAs • Twitter: @LatinAMAs • Instagram: @LatinAMAs • Snapchat: TeamTelemundo • TiKTok: @Telemundo • Únete a la conversación: #LatinAMAs

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIAS Y REUNIONES PÚBLICAS PARA EL PLAN DE ACCIÓN ANUAL DEL AÑO FISCAL 2021-22 LA CIUDAD DE SAN JOSÉ ESTÁ DESARROLLANDO SU PLAN DE ACCIÓN ANUAL (AAP) DEL AÑO FISCAL FEDERAL (AÑO FISCAL) 2021-22. ESTE AVISO PROPORCIONA UN CALENDARIO DE AUDIENCIAS PÚBLICAS Y OPORTUNIDADES PARA COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS SOBRE LAS PRIORIDADES DE FINANCIACIÓN Y EL PLAN ESTRATÉGICO. Plan de Acción Anual (AAP) – El AAP incluye prioridades de financiamiento para el desarrollo de la comunidad federal de la Ciudad y subvenciones para la vivienda. Estos foros brindarán la oportunidad de confirmar las prioridades para el próximo año, garantizar la coherencia con el plan estratégico de 5 años y proporcionar comentarios sobre los servicios públicos y las mejoras de capital. Todos los fondos federales deben beneficiar a los residentes o comunidades de bajos ingresos.

En la reunión del HCDC del 8 de abril de 2021, el Personal presentará las prioridades de financiamiento propuestas para la asignación anual de fondos federales de la Ciudad, incluyendo, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) y Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), que promedian aproximadamente $14 millones anuales dependiendo del presupuesto federal. La elaboración de estos Planes está significativamente informada por la retroalimentación del público. El proyecto de prioridades de financiación se puede encontrar en el sitio web del Departamento de Vivienda a continuación.

El 9 de abril de 2021 el proyecto de AAP se publicará en el sitio web de los Departamentos de Vivienda para su revisión pública y comentario hasta el 11 de mayo de 2021. Los comentarios públicos pueden ser compartidos por: 1) Provisión de comentarios en una de las tres audiencias virtuales enumeradas a continuación; 2) Enviar comentarios por correo electrónico a housing.csj@sanjoseca.gov 3) Enviar comentarios por escrito a través del corres de EE.UU. City of San Jose Housing Department, ATENCIÓN: Grants Management, 200 E. Santa Clara St, 12th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378909 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Turan Son Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Turan Son Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Turan Son Nguyen to Turan Son Devietsah 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: 6/01/2021 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.

March 30, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378660 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree

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changing names as follows: a. MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO to MICHAEL ANGEL CAMPOS 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378845 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elliott Stanley Gulley.

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

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If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/25/2021 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.

March 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378659 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alexis Krystel Guerrero.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alexis Krystel Guerrero has filed a petition

for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alexis Krystel Guerrero to Alexis Krystel Gaoteote 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: 5/25/2021 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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Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378627 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amaya Silvas. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Amaya Silvas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Amaya Isabelle Silvas to Amaya Isabelle Celaya 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378842 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Erika Marlene Herros Aguayo.

TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Erika Marlene Herros Aguayo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Eli David Olivas to Eli David Herros Olivas 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378636 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Luis J. Sidayen Jr. & Leya Panganiban.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Luis J. Sidayen Jr. has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juniyah Luisa Marie Sidayen to Juniyah Luisa Marie Panganiban Sidayen 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.

APR 02 - APR 08, 2021 If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/25/2021 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.

March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378628 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Honey Dinesh Engineer.

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

Honey Dinesh Engineer to Honey Pragnesh Panchal 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 20CV368195 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Paul Zuniga. Petitioner(s) Paul Zuniga has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Paul Zuniga to Pablo Coello Zuniga. 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 on 4/13/21 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

April 1, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 2021 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.673627 The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Sensory Balancing, 516 Granger Ter #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. Neta Shani, 516 Granger Ter #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 10/24/2019 under file no. 660031 Neta Shani April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/23/2021 Notice of Motion and Motion To Be Relieved As CounselCivil (MC-051) Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v.

Michaela Manzano Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21 To: Michael Manzano, 1750 Fanwood Court

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com San Jose, CA 95133 1. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lynda Jacobs moves under California Code of Civil Procedure section 284(2) and California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362, for an order permitting the attorney to be relieved as attorney of record in this action or proceeding.

2. A hearing on this motion to be relieved as counsel will be held as follows: a.

Date; 5/18/21 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: 2 3. This motion is supported by the accompanying declaration, the papers and records Filed in this action or proceeding, and the following additional documents or evidence.

4. The client presently represented by the attorney is an individual.

NOTICE TO CLIENT If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, your present attorney will no longer be representing you. You many not in most cases represent yourself if you are one of the parties on the following that: . A guardian . A Conservator . A trustee . A personal representative . A probate fiduciary . A corporation . A guardian ad litem . An unincorporated association If you are one of these parties, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL R E P R E E N TAT I O N .

Failure to retain an attorney may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a default judgment.

5. If this motion is granted and a client is representing himself or herself, the client will be solely responsible for the case.

NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, you will not have an attorney representing you.

You may wish to seek legal assistance. If you do not have a new attorney to represent you in this action or proceeding, and you are legally permitted to do so, you will be representing yourself. It will be your responsibility to comply with all court rules and applicable laws. If you fail to ap-

pear at hearings, action may be taken against you. You may lose your case.

6. If this motion is granted, the client must keep the court informed of the client’s current address.

NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, the court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court and other parties informed of your current address and telephone number, they will not be able to send you notices of actions they may affect you , including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in your losing the case.

Date: 11/23/2020 /S/ Lynda Jacobs Attorney for Defendant

hearing.

4. The next hearing scheduled in this action or proceeding b. is set as followsTrial-7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept. 22 of this court.

5. The following additional hearings and other proceedings (including discovery matters) are presently scheduled in this case: Trial – 7/6/2021, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 of this court; however, Counsel respectfully requests this court to continue out the Trial in light of this pending motion.

6. Trial in this action or proceeding is b. is set as follows: Trial- 7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 of this Court.

If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, the court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court and other parties informed of your current address and telephone number, they will not be able to send you notices of actions they may affect you , including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in your losing the case.

9 The trial is this action or proceeding: b. is set for Trial on 7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 Of this court.

If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, your present attorney will no longer be representing you. You many not in most cases represent yourself if you are one of the parties on the following that: . A guardian . A Conservator . A trustee . A personal representative . A probate fiduciary . A corporation . A guardian ad litem . An unincorporated association

Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21

1. Attorney and Represented Party. Attorney Lunda Jacobs, American Debt Law is presently counsel of record for Michaela Manzano in the above-captioned action or proceeding.

1. The motion of Lunda Jacobs, American Debt Law to be relieved as counsel of record for Michaela Manzano, a party to this action or proceeding, came on regularly for hearing at the date, time and placed indicated above.

3. Service a. Attorney has personally served the client with copies of the motion papers filed with this declaration. A copy of the proof of service will be filed with the court at least 5 days before the

7. A. The next scheduled hearing in this action or proceeding is set for a.

Trial 7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 of this Court. b.

The hearing will concern: TRIAL.

Date: 11/23/2020 /s/ Lynda Jacobs

Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21

Counsel has attempted to contact Defendant to sign a Substitution of Attorney form, but she has not done so. As a result, Counsel is unable to adequately represent Defendant in this case any longer or negotiate settlement on her behalf prior to trial.

you. You may lose your case.

10. The client presently represented by the attorney is an individual.

ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY’S MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL-CIVIL (MC-053) Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v.

Michaela Manzano

2. Reasons for Motion.

Attorney makes this motion to be relieved as counsel under Code of Civil Procedure section 264(2) instead of filing a consent under section 284(1) for the following reasons: Defendant has stopped paying legal fees and canceled counsel’s services.

address is known, service on the client must hereafter be made at that address unless otherwise ordered in item 13.

If the current address is not known, service must be made according to Code of Civil Procedure section 1011(b) and rule 3.252 of the California Rules of Court.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF ATTORNEY’S MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL-CIVIL (MC-052) Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v. Michaela Manzano

FINDINGS 3. Attorney has personally served the client with papers in support of this action.

4. Attorney has shown sufficient reasons why the motion to be relieved as counsel should be granted and why the attorney has brough a motion under Code of Civil Procedure 284(2) instead of filing a consent under section 284(1).

ORDER 5. Attorney is relieved as counsel of record for client a. effective upon the filing of the proof of service of this signed order upon the client.

6. The client’s last known address and telephone number: 1750 Fanwood Court, San Jose, CA 95133; #408-784-6346.

If the client’s current

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NOTICE TO CLIENT

If you are one of these parties, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL R E P R E E N TAT I O N .

Failure to retain an attorney may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a default judgment.

11. If this motion is granted and a client is representing himself or herself, the client will be solely responsible for the case.

NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, you will not have an attorney representing you.

You may wish to seek legal assistance. If you do not have a new attorney to represent you in this action or proceeding, and you are legally permitted to do so, you will be representing yourself. It will be your responsibility to comply with all court rules and applicable laws. If you fail to appear at hearings, action may be taken against

12. If this motion is granted, the client must keep the court informed of the client’s current address.

NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED

Date: Judge of The Superior Court FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673019 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The 4 Rivers Packaging & Crating, 1780 Old Bayshore Hwy Unit B, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ricardo Rios Rodrigues, 2912 Moss Point Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. Maria Trejo Rojas, 2912 Moss Point Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/26/21. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN671843. “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/ Ricardo Rios Rodrigues This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/02/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 673019 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673506 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Graphix Ink., 1442 Palmview Wy, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa

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Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Karina Aragón-Sanchez, 1442 Palmview Wy, San Jose, CA 95122. 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 #: FBN666663. “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/ Karina AragónSanchez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/18/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Laura Luna, Deputy File No. FBN 673506 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672694 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WSV, INC., WESTSTONE PARTNERS, 1141 Ringwood Ct #80, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): WSV, INC., 1141 Ringwood Ct #80, San Jose, CA 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/11/21. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN660306. “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/ Trung Bach This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/24/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 672694 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673457 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: O.K. FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, 132 E Kennedy Ave, Campbell, CA 95008,

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Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Joseph F Pizzo, 18400 Capistrano Way, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/21/1980. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN596684. “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/ Joseph F Pizzo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/17/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 673457 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673347 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Dragonfly Consultants, 1815 Newport Avenue, 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): Deborah Jean Behrman, 1815 Newport Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 7/30/01. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN617322. “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/ Daborah Jean Behrman This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 673347 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673357 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Timeless Skin Spa, Inside Needle Knowledge, I.N.K., 413 B Monterey Ave, Los

Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): California Spa Boutique Inc., 413 B Monterey Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 12/06/06. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN668459. “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/ Jill Hoyer California Spa Boutique Inc. Ownder Article/Reg#: C2936367 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 673357 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672798 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J&J ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL SERVICES, 877 Salt Lake Dr, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Chiani Jau, 7903 Belknap Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/21. 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/ Chiani Jau This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/25/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 672798 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673346 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SIMPLY INTERNET,

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 16235 Short Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dana Sohn Topping, 16235 Short Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/25/21. 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/ Dana Topping This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 673346 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673434 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rodas Handyman, 1050 South 12th St Apt 13B, 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): Jessica Gallardo, 1050 South 12th St 13B, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 11/20/20. 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/ Jessica Gallardo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/17/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 673434 March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378565 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hsinchia Chen and Yiling Chiang.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hsinchia Chen and Yiling Chiang have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree

changing names as follows: a. Ihsuan Chen to Rebecca Ihsuan Chen b.

Yungchieh Chen to Olivia Yungchieh Chen 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378081 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Guadalupe Ramirez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Guadalupe Ramirez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Oscar Santiago Ramirez to Santiago Ortiz b. Guadalupe Ramirez to Guadalupe Ortiz 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 12, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377616 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juhi Jain.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Juhi Jain has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juhi Jain to Juuhi S Dedhia 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378570 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Manuel Jacinto and

Olvia Fregoso Jacinto.

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

Juan Cristobal Jacinto to JuanCristobal Fregoso Jacinto 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: 5/25/2021 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.

March 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV371792 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tracy Capili Datu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Tracy Capili Datu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Tracy Capili Datu to Tracy De Leon Capili 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

APR 02 - APR 08, 2021 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 22, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378207 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ronald Anthony Amaro. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ronald Anthony Amaro has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ronald Anthony Amaro to Ronald Anthony Galloway 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: 5/11/2021 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.

March 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Mitra Sadeghzadeh Case No. 21PR189777 1. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Mitra Sadeghzadeh, Mitra K. Sadeghzadeh.

2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Armin Sadeghzadeh in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3. The Petition for Probate requests that Armin Sadeghzadeh 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: May 24, 2021, 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

APR 02 - APR 08, 2021 creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 March 26, April 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672146 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Customized Clarity, 913 Thackeray Lane, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Fatima Romero, 913 Thackeray Lane, 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/ Fatima Romero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Laura Luna, Deputy File No. FBN 672146 March 19, 26, April 2 and 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673229 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NUMBERONE TECH, 7503 Tiptoe Ln, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Kuochin Chang, 7503 Tiptoe Ln, Cupertino, CA 95014. 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/ Kuochin Chang This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/10/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 673229 March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672383 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TUAN AUTO GLASS, 467 Southside Rd, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Quoc Tuan Tran, 467 Southside Rd, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/08/2021.

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/ Quoc Tuan Tran This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/18/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 672383 March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672188 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REDWOOD APARTMENTS, 3990 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95130, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): UB1 CAPITAL LLC, 11040 Bollinger Canyon Rd. E874, San Ramon, CA 94582. 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/ Sunita Takhar UB1 CAPITAL LLC Manager Article/Reg#:

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 202035810837 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 672188 March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 671503 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE MOPSTERS, 2281 Lansford Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SERBITALY, 2281 Lansford Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 12/26/2020.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file#: FBN581993. “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/ Dragan D Jecic SERBITALY Manager Article/Reg#: 202034510021 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/07/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 671503

information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Mehran Fotovatjah This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/22/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 671171 March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 671089 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CHRISTIANHYMNSHIRTS.COM, 3520 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): CHRISTIANHYMNSHIRTS L.L.C., 3520 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 11/04/2020. 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/ Emily Blake CHRISTIANHYMNSHIRTS L.L.C. Sole Owner Article/Reg#: 202030710790 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/18/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 671089

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 671171 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fotovatjah Endodontics, 1805 El Camino Real, Ste. 201, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The nam e and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mehran Fotovatjah, DDS, Inc., 1805 El Camino Real, DDS, Inc., Palo Alto, CA 94306. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672646 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KIRIN LUNA INTERIORS, 1760 Latham Street, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: N/A. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): KIRIN GUILIN GINN-LUNA, 1760 Latham Street, Mountain View, CA 94041. 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/ Kirin Ginn-Luna This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/23/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 672646 March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377620 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NGOC MY LE. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) NGOC MY LE has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NGOC MY LE to JACQUELINE THAI 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378016 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Henry Yvonne Audon Cifuentes. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Henry Yvonne Audon Cifuentes has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court

for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Henry Yvonne Audon Cifuentes to Henry Giovanni Audon 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 11, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378152 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Eduardo Castaneda Alvarez.

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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 5/11/2021 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.

March 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378197 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nhan Dang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Nhan Dang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nhan Dang to Jason Dang 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/11/2021 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.

March 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378199 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nghia Dang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

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Petitioner(s) Nghia Dang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nghia Dang to Amanda Dang 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/11/2021 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.

March 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378299 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Adam James Jones.

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

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grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/11/2021 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.

March 17, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2021 Notice of Vehicle Lien Sale Sale Date: March 20, 2021 Sale Time: 10:00 AM Sale Location: 860 Civic Center Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Vehicle Information: 2008 Dodge Charger R/T VIN: 2B3KA53H68H135187 Run Date: 3/19/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377601 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anna Draganova and Majid Suljic. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anna Draganova and Majid Suljic has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abigail Suljic to Abigail Sulyeh b. Milena Suljic to Milena Sulyeh. 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: 5/4/2021 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.

March 8, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Jacklyn R. Wulftange No. 21PR189691 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jacklyn R. Wulftange, Jacklyn Wulftange 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Kelly Kulers in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3. The Petition for Probate requests that Kelly Kulers be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. 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. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 19, 2021, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for etitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Avenue, Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 March 12, 19 and 26, 2021

as: Event Architects Group, Event Architects, Event Architects International, Bohemian Glam, 250 Los Gatos Blvd., Apt C1, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Seema Syed, 250 Los Gatos Blvd, Apt C1, Los Gatos, CA 95030.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN661780. “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/ Seema Syed This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/04/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 673120

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672261 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PMGMC, 15559 Union Ave #609, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): PM Global Market Co LLC, 15559 Union Ave #609, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/08/2021. 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/ Pavel Aslanidis PM Global Market Co LLC Owner Article/Reg#: 202036510498 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/17/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 672261

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673079 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Devine Intervention Services, 589 Curie Drive, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Erin Devine, 589 Curie Drive, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/24/2021. 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/ Erin Devine This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/04/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 673079

March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021

March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673120 The following person(s) is (are) doing business

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 672912 The following person(s) is (are) doing business

March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021

as: Lorena’s Creations, 3022 Almond Dr, San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lorena Mendoza, 3022 Almond Dr, San Jose, CA 95148. 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/ Lorena Mendoza This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/01/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 672912 March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673093 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Mati Beauty, 5773 Chandler Ct, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Marisol Velazquez, 5773 Chandler Ct, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/27/2021. 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/ Marisol Velazquez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/04/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 673093 March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377610 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thanh Thuy Thi Ha. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Thanh Thuy Thi Ha has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing

names as follows: a.

Thanh Thuy Thi Ha to Thuy Thanh Ha. 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV376092 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Katy Ruth Cummings. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Katy Ruth Cummings has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Katy Ruth Cummings to Katy Ruth Stone b. Israel Lynn Cummings to Israel Jordan Stone c.

Caroline Ruth Cummings to Caroline Ruth Stone d. Noah Squire Cummings to Noah Squire Stone. 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.

APR 02 - APR 08, 2021 If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 3/16/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

February 11, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377772 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abhishek Jain, Sonali Mahapatra.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Abhishek Jain, Sonali Mahapatra has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ayaan Jain to Ayaansh Jain 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: 5/04/2021 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.

March 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377791 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Manuel Peregrina Jr. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Manuel Peregrina Jr. has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Manuel Peregrina Jr. to Manuel Regalado. 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: 5/04/2021 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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LAS NUEVAS GUÍAS PODRÍAN CAMBIAR LA FORMA EN LA QUE USTED CONTROLA SU ASMA

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l Instituto Nacional del Corazón, los Pulmones y la Sangre (NHLBI por sus siglas en inglés) de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud, recientemente actualizó las guías para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y manejo del asma. Asma es una condición crónica de los pulmones que afecta cerca de 25 millones de americanos, de los cuales 5.5 millones son niños. Las Actualizaciones Enfocadas de las Guías para el Manejo del Asma del 2020 (en inglés) tienen como objetivo mejorar el cuidado de las personas que padecen asma. Juntos, las personas que padecen asma, sus cuidadores y los proveedores de salud pueden tomar decisiones informadas basadas en estas nuevas guías.

Las guías contienen 19 recomendaciones en seis importantes áreas del diagnóstico, manejo y tratamiento del asma. Por ejemplo, sugieren que las personas de 4 años o mayores con asma moderada o persistente usen un único inhalador que contenga un corticoide y el broncodilatador formoterol.

Las guías recomiendan este tratamiento tanto para el control diario del asma como para el alivio rápido. Los corticoides inhalados son medicinas que ayudan a controlar la inflamación en la vía aérea a través del tiempo, y los broncodilatadores ayudan a mantener los músculos de la via aérea relajados. Las guías también sugieren que las personas de 12 años o mayores con asma leve persistente podrían responder bien a corticoides inhalados junto con un tipo de medicación llamado broncodilatador de acción corta para alivio rápido.

Las personas que son sensibles a reacciones alérgicas en ambientes interiores, y se exponen a sustancias como polvo o caspa de animales, podrían experimentar efectos negativos en su asma. Diferentes estrategias usadas en conjunto pueden mejorar sus síntomas. Usar solamente una estrategia usualmente no resulta en mejoría del asma. Por ejemplo, usar una aspiradora con filtro de partículas de aire de alta eficiencia (HEPA, por sus siglas en in-

glés) junto con cubiertas para almohadas y colchones para prevenir que los ácaros del polvo se infiltren en ellos pueden beneficiar a personas sensibles al polvo. El uso de un plan integral para el manejo de pestes podría ayudarle si es alérgico y esta expuesto a cucarachas, ratones o ratas.

Hablar con su proveedor de salud sobre esto y otras actualizaciones a las guías de manejo del asma es una parte importante del cuidado de su asma y puede ayudarle a tomar decisiones informadas sobre su tratamiento. El asma es una condición seria, pero con el tratamiento apropiado, esta se puede controlar. Trabaje con su proveedor de salud para desarrollar un plan de prevención y tratamiento exhaustivo que incluya: • Tomar las medicinas prescritas • Manejar factores ambientales que empeoren los síntomas • Aprender habilidades para manejar su asma por si mismo (como con un plan de acción para el asma) • Monitorear su tratamiento para evaluar si está funcionando, y si es necesario, cómo ajustarlo.

Si tiene asma y está preocupado por el COVID-19, hable con su proveedor de salud. Personas con asma moderada o severa podrían estar más predispuestas a enfermarse severamente con el COVID-19.

COVID-19 puede afectar el tracto respiratorio (nariz, garganta y pulmones), causar un ataque de asma y posiblemente desencadenar una neumonía y enfermedad respiratoria aguda. Para más información sobre COVID-19, visite CDC.gov.

Lea más sobre la actualización a las guías y encuentre recursos e información sobre el asma del programa del NHLBI Learn More Breathe BetterSM (Aprenda más y respire mejor) en www.nhlbi.nih.gov/LMBBasthma (en inglés).

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he National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health recently updated national guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of asthma. Asthma is a chronic lung condition affecting about 25 million Americans, 5.5 million of whom are children. The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines aim to improve the care of people living with asthma. Together, people with asthma, their caregivers and health care providers can make informed decisions about asthma management based on this new guidance.

The guidelines contain 19 new recommendations in six key areas of asthma diagnosis, management and treatment. For example, they suggest that people ages 4 and up with moderate to severe persistent asthma use a single inhaler that contains an inhaled corticosteroid and the bronchodilator formoterol. The guidance recommends this treatment both as a daily asthma controller and as a quick-relief therapy. Inhaled corticosteroids are medicines that help control inflammation in your airways over time, and bronchodilators help keep your airway muscles relaxed. The guidelines also suggest that people ages 12 and up with mild persistent asthma may do well with inhaled corticosteroids along with a type of medication called a short-acting bronchodilator for quick relief.

People who are sensitive and exposed to indoor allergy triggers, such as dust or animal dander, may find that these allergens affect their asthma. A few different strategies, used together, can help reduce symptoms. Using only one strategy often does not improve asthma outcomes. For example, using a high-efficiency particulate

air (HEPA) filtration vacuum cleaner along with pillow and mattress covers that prevent dust mites from going through them could benefit those sensitive to dust. Using an integrated pest management plan may be helpful if you are allergic and exposed to cockroaches, mice or rats.

Talking with your health care provider about these and other updates to the asthma management guidelines is an important part of your asthma care and can help you make informed decisions about your treatment. Asthma is a serious condition, but with the right treatment, it can be controlled.

Work with your health care provider to develop a comprehensive prevention and treatment plan that includes: • Taking prescribed medications • Addressing environmental factors that worsen symptoms • Learning skills to manage your asthma on your own (such as with an asthma action plan) • Monitoring your care to assess how well it’s working and how to adjust, if needed If you have asthma and are concerned about COVID-19, talk to your health care provider. People with moderate to severe asthma may be more likely to get severely ill with COVID-19. COVID-19 can affect the respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs), cause an asthma attack and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease. For more information on COVID-19, visit CDC. gov.

Read more about the updated guidelines and find asthma resources and information from NHLBI’s Learn More Breathe BetterSM program at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/LMBBasthma.

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Los adultos mayores de bajos ingresos pueden solicitar una exención especial del impuesto a la propiedad

WHITE HOUSE LAYS OUT PLAN TO COMBAT ANTI-ASIAN HATE

Usted puede calificar para estar exento del pago del impuesto a la propiedad de Agua Limpia y Segura (Safe, Clean Water property tax)

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ORTLAND, Maine -- With the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate since the pandemic began, Mainers say elected officials have a key role to play in combating discrimination.

¿Tiene 65 años o más de edad? ¿Es propietario de su casa y vive en ella como su residencia principal?

Valley Water les ofrece una exención del impuesto especial a las parcelas de Agua Limpia y Segura para los adultos mayores de bajos ingresos que califiquen*. Los votantes renovaron y aprobaron este impuesto en noviembre de 2020.

El período de solicitud para la exención del 2021 del impuesto de Agua Limpia y Segura para los adultos mayores de bajos ingresos está abierto del 15 de abril de 2021 al 30 de junio de 2021.

Requisitos del programa para el 2021 Usted puede quedar exento del pago del impuesto si cumple todos los criterios detallados a continuación: • Haber nacido antes del 30 de junio de 1957.

• Que el ingreso total del hogar para el 2020 sea inferior a $60,330. El ingreso total del hogar es el ingreso total bruto de cada persona mayor de 18 años que reside en la vivienda. Se excluyen las ganancias de capital.

• Ser propietario y vivir en el hogar sobre el que se aplica el impuesto.

The White House this week unveiled plans to address racism against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community ranging from increasing access to hate-crime data, to requiring law enforcement training on hate crimes.

Tae Chong, member of the Portland City Council, said it's important to show unity in the face of hate crimes in Georgia, New York and even here in Portland, the site of a recent incident where a white man allegedly yelled racist remarks at an Asian woman and her 12-year-old daughter, attacking their car.

"Part of hate being spread is just the language people use to characterize Asian Americans as carriers of COVID, which is absolutely not true," Chong explained. "You know, facts don't seem to matter when you add hate to it, because any kind of hate language is about misinformation."

Las solicitudes se pueden entregar a través del correo postal o a través de correo electrónico por medio una copia legible escaneada.

Para obtener más información sobre la exención del impuesto de Agua Limpia y Segura para los adultos mayores de bajos ingresos, o para solicitar la exención, visite nuestro sitio web en valleywater.org/senior-parcel-tax-exemption. *Los votantes renovaron y aprobaron el Programa de Agua Segura y Limpia y Protección Natural Contra Inundaciones en noviembre de 2020. El programa se basa en seis prioridades comunitarias clave para garantizar el suministro de agua segura y confiable mientras se apoya la salud pública y la seguridad pública de nuestra comunidad. Se puede encontrar más información en línea en: valleywater.org/safecleanwater.

He urged residents to challenge misinformation, even when it may be uncomfortable.

"What we want to do is prevent those tragedies by talking to people in our families at the dinner tables and educating them and being persistent and consistent for it to sink in," Chong emphasized.

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, have reintroduced the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would designate a Justice Department official to facilitate quick review of hate crimes related to the coronavirus.

It also would make online reporting of hate crimes available in multiple languages, and expand culturally-competent public education campaigns.

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Si cumple con los requisitos, complete la solicitud y devuélvala con una prueba de su edad, que puede ser una copia de su licencia de conducir, su certificado de nacimiento, su pasaporte o una credencial médica que muestre su fecha de nacimiento. NO envíe documentación original.

Chong acknowledged vigils and rallies to honor victims and condemn hate help heal communities when tragedies occur, but he contended they're not enough.

LA CASA BLANCA PRESENTA UN PLAN PARA COMBATIR EL ODIO CONTRA LOS ASIÁTICOS

Tenga en cuenta que no son elegibles las casas rodantes en parques y aquellas que estén en un fideicomiso irrevocable.

La solicitud está disponible en línea en valleywater.org/senior-parcel-tax-exemption.

From March 2020 to February of this year, the group Stop AAPI Hate documented roughly 3,800 hate incidents from verbal harassment to shunning and physical assault.

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ORTLAND, Maine - Con el aumento de la violencia y el odio contra los asiáticos desde que comenzó la pandemia, residentes de Maine dicen que los funcionarios electos tienen un papel clave que desempeñar en la lucha contra la discriminación.

Esta semana, la Casa Blanca dio a conocer planes para abordar el racismo contra la comunidad asiático americana e isleña del Pacífico, que van desde aumentar el acceso a datos sobre delitos de odio hasta exigir capacitación policial sobre delitos de odio.

Tae Chong, miembro del Concejo Municipal de Portland, dijo que es importante mostrar unidad frente a los crímenes de odio en Georgia, Nueva York e incluso aquí en Portland, el sitio de un incidente reciente en el que un hombre blanco supuestamente gritó comentarios racistas a una mujer asiática y su hija de 12 años, atacando su automóvil.

"Parte del odio que se propaga es simplemente el lenguaje que la gente usa para caracterizar a los estadounidenses de origen asiático como portadores de COVID, lo cual es absolutamente falso", explicó Chong. "Sabes, los hechos no parecen importar cuando le agregas odio, porque cualquier tipo de lenguaje de odio se trata de desinformación".

Desde marzo de 2020 hasta febrero de este año, el grupo Stop AAPI Hate documentó aproximadamente 3.800 incidentes de odio, desde acoso verbal hasta rechazo y agresión física.

Chong reconoció que las vigilias y mítines para honrar a las víctimas y condenar el odio ayudan a sanar a las comunidades cuando ocurren tragedias, pero afirmó que no son suficientes.

Instó a los residentes a desafiar la información errónea, incluso cuando pueda resultar incómoda.

"Lo que queremos hacer es prevenir esas tragedias hablando con las personas de nuestras familias en las mesas de la cena y educándolas y siendo persistentes y constantes para que se asimilen", enfatizó Chong.

La representante Grace Meng, demócrata por Nueva York, y la senadora Mazie Hirono, demócrata por Hawái, han reintroducido la Ley de delitos de odio COVID-19, que designaría a un funcionario del Departamento de Justicia para facilitar la revisión rápida de los delitos de odio relacionados con el coronavirus.

También haría que los informes en línea sobre delitos de odio estuvieran disponibles en varios idiomas y expandiría las campañas de educación pública culturalmente competentes.

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s California killing the golden goose with taxes and regulations that drive businesses and their jobs to more hospitable states?

That question has been debated for years without a definitive answer, flaring up whenever there’s a high-profile move out of the state.

With the recent relocation of several wellknown firms to Texas, along with one famous billionaire, Tesla’s Elon Musk, the question once again reverberates in political circles.

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Musk first threatened to shift locales last year after his manufacturing facility in the Bay Area was hit with a pandemic shutdown order.

“Frankly, this is the final straw,” he tweeted last May. “Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately.”

“F*ck Elon Musk,” Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, tweeted in response. Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat and the Legislature’s most outspoken proponent of unionization, later added, “California has highly subsidized a company that has always disregarded worker safety & well-being, has engaged in union busting & bullies public servants. I probably could’ve expressed my frustration in a less aggressive way. Of course, no one would’ve cared if I tweeted that.”

In December, Musk announced his personal move to Texas and his plans to expand activities in that state.

Last week, the Center for Jobs and the Economy, an arm of the California Business Roundtable, offered new grist for the debate by launching “CaliFormers,” a running list of companies that have relocated from California or expanded operations elsewhere.

“California policies have created the highest in the nation cost-of-living and strictest in the nation regulatory costs which have caused jobs in key sectors such as manufacturing to start-up, scale or relocate in other lower-cost states, sometimes just across the border

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“As we look to the future of our post-pandemic economy,” it added, “the shift of the tech industry and the movement of its executives and investors will significantly impact the stability and solvency of our general fund since the state’s progressive tax structure relies heavily on taxes paid by California’s highest earners.”

¿California está matando a la gallina de los huevos de oro con impuestos y regulaciones que llevan a las empresas y sus trabajos a estados más hospitalarios?

CaliFormers arrives on the scene not only as the perpetual debate heats up again but as the Legislature considers a new spate of bills that would impose additional costs on business and/or levy new taxes on business or wealthy individuals such as Musk.

CaliFormers gives the perpetual debate a factual underpinning, but it also falls short of a much-needed comprehensive analysis of the issue. Jerry Nickelsburg, who runs the Anderson Forecast, an economic research organization at UCLA, quickly criticized it for lacking context.

“The list does not sort by year or normalize by u-rate or employment,” Nickelsburg tweeted.

“It does not track moves to CA. (e.g if a company adds 200 jobs in CA and moves 100 to TX it appears on the table as a move of jobs to TX). So, a nice graphic, but not very useful as an analysis.”

Nickelsburg makes a valid point. Obviously the issue is an important one. California depends on a vigorous private sector to provide jobs and indirectly provide revenues for the services that Gonzalez and other politicians want to expand. In fact, those one-percenters at the very top of the income ladder, such as Musk, are paying half of the state’s income taxes.

It’s so important that it deserves far more serious analysis. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have immense research capabilities at their command and should order up a comprehensive and independent examination of whether California is becoming toxic to vital business activity. It’s time to settle the argument once and for all.

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Esa pregunta se ha debatido durante años sin una respuesta definitiva, y surge cada vez que hay un movimiento de alto perfil fuera del estado.

Con la reciente reubicación de varias empresas conocidas a Texas, junto con un famoso multimillonario, Elon Musk de Tesla, la pregunta vuelve a resonar en los círculos políticos.

Musk amenazó por primera vez con cambiar de lugar el año pasado después de que su planta de fabricación en el Área de la Bahía fuera afectada por una orden de cierre por la pandemia.

“Francamente, esta es la gota que colmó el vaso”, tuiteó en mayo pasado. “Tesla ahora trasladará su sede y sus programas futuros a Texas / Nevada de inmediato”.

“F * ck Elon Musk”, tuiteó la asambleísta Lorena González en respuesta. González, una demócrata de San Diego y la defensora más abierta de la sindicalización de la Legislatura, agregó más tarde: “California ha subsidiado mucho a una empresa que siempre ha ignorado la seguridad y el bienestar de los trabajadores, se ha involucrado en la represión de los sindicatos y hostiga a los servidores públicos. Probablemente podría haber expresado mi frustración de una manera menos agresiva. Por supuesto, a nadie le habría importado si yo tuiteara eso “.

En diciembre, Musk anunció su mudanza personal a Texas y sus planes para expandir sus actividades en ese estado.

La semana pasada, el Centro de Empleo y Economía, un brazo de la Mesa Redonda de Negocios de California, ofreció una nueva base para el debate al lanzar “CaliFormers”, una lista actualizada de empresas que se han trasladado desde California o ampliado sus operaciones a otros lugares.

“Las políticas de California han creado el costo de vida más alto de la nación y los costos regulatorios más estrictos de la nación, lo que ha provocado que los empleos en sectores clave como la fabricación se inicien, escalen o reu-

biquen en otros estados de menor costo, a veces en la frontera de California”, declaró el anuncio de CaliFormers.

“Mientras miramos hacia el futuro de nuestra economía pospandémica”, agregó, “el cambio de la industria tecnológica y el movimiento de sus ejecutivos e inversionistas impactarán significativamente la estabilidad y solvencia de nuestro fondo general desde la estructura tributaria progresiva del estado depende en gran medida de los impuestos que pagan las personas con mayores ingresos de California “.

CaliFormers llega a la escena no solo cuando el debate perpetuo se calienta nuevamente, sino que la Legislatura considera una nueva serie de proyectos de ley que impondrían costos adicionales a las empresas y/o impondrían nuevos impuestos a las empresas o personas adineradas como Musk.

CaliFormers le da al debate perpetuo un fundamento fáctico, pero tampoco llega a un análisis exhaustivo del tema que tanto se necesita. Jerry Nickelsburg, quien dirige Anderson Forecast, una organización de investigación económica en UCLA, rápidamente lo criticó por carecer de contexto.

“La lista no se ordena por año ni se normaliza por tasa u o empleo”, tuiteó Nickelsburg. “No rastrea los movimientos a CA. (por ejemplo, si una empresa agrega 200 trabajos en CA y mueve 100 a TX, aparece en la tabla como un movimiento de trabajos a TX). Entonces, un gráfico agradable, pero no muy útil como análisis “.

Nickelsburg tiene un punto válido. Evidentemente, la cuestión es importante. California depende de un sector privado vigoroso para generar empleos e indirectamente proporcionar ingresos por los servicios que González y otros políticos quieren expandir. De hecho, esos uno por ciento en la parte superior de la escala de ingresos, como Musk, pagan la mitad de los impuestos sobre la renta del estado.

Es tan importante que merece un análisis mucho más serio. El gobernador Gavin Newsom y la Legislatura tienen inmensas capacidades de investigación a su disposición y deberían ordenar un examen integral e independiente de si California se está volviendo tóxica para la actividad comercial vital. Es hora de resolver la discusión de una vez por todas.

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ARIES Vive a plenitud durante esta primavera, la posición de los astros te es favorable en el trabajo y en el romance.

La salud resintió algunos altibajos, y ahora el augurio es de recuperación total. Come sanamente, practica el ejercicio físico y reza. La vida te tiene reservadas muchas sorpresas gratificantes. Happy Birthday!

Números de la suerte: 2-9-11-33-4255 TAURO Venus el maravilloso planeta del amor, el dinero, la belleza y la juventud; navegará por tu sigo, es agüero de buena suerte, grandes noticias y oportunidades. Deja atrás viejos desencantos y vive con felicidad. Cualquier problema será resuelto y le encontrarás una solución a todo. Busca la luz de Dios.

Números de la suerte: 15-31-37-3952-59

Una nueva vocación y un gran deseo de progresar, se harán presentes en tu camino. Existen oportunidades que debes de aprovechar. Es augurio que tu esfuerzo y tus deseos te harán tener ganancias, tu situación económica mejorará notablemente durante esta época de primavera.

Números de la suerte: 4-25-34-3565-67 VIRGO El perdón y el agradecimiento son virtudes que siempre te han distinguido, es hora de ponerlas en práctica. No permitas que gente poco evolucionada te robe tu vibrante energía. Es presagio que buenas nuevas llenarán tu mundo de optimismo. Porta contigo un amuleto de suerte. Tendrás fortuna en juegos de azar y sorteos.

Números de la suerte: 6-12-18-3444-45 LIBRA

La actual posición y aspecto de los planetas será de satisfacción para tu futuro inmediato. Los planes y proyectos que llevarás a cabo tendrán éxito. Podrás liberarte de un pesar o de un mal recuerdo. Pueden ocurrirte experiencias paranormales, espíritus de luz quieren establecer comunicación contigo.

Números de la suerte: 11-12-22-2434-59 ESCORPIÓN Se augura la reunión con seres queridos y amigos a quienes tenías mucho tiempo sin ver. Los viajes contarán con muy buen augurio. Últimamente has tomado la decisión de quererte y cuidarte más que antes, esto ha elevado tu autoestima y te sientes sumamente saludable. Vas por el camino correcto.

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Números de la suerte: 8-13-21-27-3137 CÁNCER Es probable que tengas asuntos pendientes que resolver y especialmente problemas causados por otras personas, durante este mes de abril verás la luz al final del túnel. Todo tenderá a solucionarse a tu favor. Necesitas una buena dosis de descanso y otra de diversión. Un sueño te revelará parte de tu futuro.

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Puede ser que durante este mes de abril, tengas que tomar una decisión definitiva respecto a una relación aún inconclusa. Medita con el corazón y decide con la cabeza. Es necesario que se dé un cambio en tu entorno más cercano, existen energías de las que te debes de independizar con la mayor brevedad posible.

Números de la suerte: 15-18-22-2842-43 CAPRICORNIO El karma traerá consigo en este mes, una merecida recompensa para ti.

La primavera es presagio de bendiciones, todos tus objetivos lograrán ser cumplidos a cabalidad. Debes de hacer más ejercicio y mejorar tu dieta, una limpieza espiritual te sería conveniente, para que un nuevo y mejor sendero se abra ante tus pasos.

Números de la suerte: 1-19-21-32-3355

GÉMINIS Surgirán en el horizonte algunas opciones para invertir, sé cauteloso y pide referencias y sobre todo, sugerencias. Haz tenido mucho trabajo que hacer y quizá a final de mes te concedas unas merecidas vacaciones. Los astros predicen que ocurrirá un evento muy afortunado en tu seno familiar. ¡Felicidades!

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Ofrecemos un servicio de entrega de comidas en casa Una dieta nutritiva es la base para un estilo de vida saludable, pero eso no es siempre fácil si usted está convaleciente en casa o confinado por la pandemia en el Condado de Santa Clara.

Sourcewise Meals on Wheels puede traerle comidas nutritivas directamente a su casa, independientemente de su situación económica.

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Los caminos de la vida suelen ser insospechados, durante esta época de primavera te ocurrirán sucesos que no imaginas, habrá situaciones que te sorprenderán. Tu vida se volverá más intensa y aventurera. Gozarás de novedades que te harán sentir pleno y dichoso. Ángeles te guiarán por el buen camino.

Números de la suerte: 20-34-45-5657-59 PISCIS Tu sector de comunicaciones, amistades y contactos, se verá muy beneficiado durante este periodo. Debes limar asperezas y disculparte si en el pasado obraste de manera errada.

Habrá recuperación para familiares o amigos que atravesaron por una crisis. Que la buena voluntad y la generosidad sean tus fortalezas.

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