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En el caso de los Estados Unidos, los Padres Fundadores se inspiraron en el pensamiento francés y concibieron al Senado como un oráculo de ilustrados con la venerable misión de prevalecer sobre las pasiones del pueblo, salvaguardar los derechos de los estados individuales de la Unión, incluidos los más pequeños o despoblados, pero también proteger a los ciudadanos de las acciones de sus gobernantes.

Hoy en día los Estados Unidos son reflejo de los pesos y contrapesos que idearon los Padres Fundadores.

Un partido gobierna al ejecutivo, el poder legislativo está compartido, y el máximo órgano judicial, la Suprema Corte de Justicia ha mostrado que es impredecible aún con una inclinación conservadora.

Para muchos, el actual Senado bajo control de los republicanos, ha claudicado en su responsabilidad de ser un contrapeso al ejecutivo, toda vez que el líder de los senadores de ese partido se ha rehusado a poner a voto aquellos proyectos de ley que no tengan la bendición presidencial.

Todo esto viene a colación porque la Cámara de Representantes, bajo control de los demócratas, pasó el viernes un nuevo proyecto de ley de 3 millones de millones de dólares para auxiliar a las personas más afectadas por la pandemia del COVID-19 y ayudar a encender los motores de la economía.

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Al final de la votación, los partidarios de apoyar a la comunidad de inmigrantes ganaron y la iniciativa general fue aprobada por 208 votos a favor y 199 en contra. Ahora la Casa Blanca amenaza vetarla. Algunos senadores republicanos dicen que no tienen prisa por votar por el momento y otros simplemente ya le expidieron un certificado de defunción.

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José López Zamorano s común referirse al Senado de las democracias modernas como un “Cementerio de los Elefantes”, una metáfora del mítico lugar de África que simboliza la última morada de los longevos paquidermos. La alusión es pertinente porque, en más de un país, el Senado se ha convertido en el Camposanto donde quedan sepultadas muchas de las iniciativas de ley de gran envergadura.

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Today the United States is a reflection of the weights and counterweights devised by the Founding Fathers. A party rules the executive, the legislature is shared, and the highest judicial body, the Supreme Court of Justice, has shown that it is unpredictable even with a conservative bent.

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Aún si aceptamos que los demócratas pueden haber incluido el apoyo a los migrantes como un guiño a sus simpatizantes o una carta de negociación con los republicanos que desean más alivio fiscal a las empresas, sería de elemental justicia apoyar en momentos de una auténtica emergencia a quienes colectivamente pagan unos $12,000 millones de dólares anuales en impuestos, según estimaciones independientes.

Ojalá el Senado se quite el mote del cementerio de elefantes y se vea conmovido a actuar en favor de quienes en este momento de crisis son considerados “trabajadores esenciales” para servir al resto de la sociedad, y que reciban la más elemental reciprocidad y justicia en momentos que más lo necesitan.

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t is common to refer to the Senate of modern democracies as an "Elephant Cemetery", a metaphor for the mythical place of Africa that symbolizes the last dwelling place of long-lived pachyderms. The allusion is pertinent because, in more than one country, the Senate has become the Cemetery where many of the major law initiatives are buried.

In the case of the United States, the Founding Fathers were inspired by French thought and conceived of the Senate as an oracle of enlightenment with the venerable mission of prevailing over the passions of the people, safeguarding the rights of the individual states of the Union, including the smallest or most depopulated, but

For many, the current Senate, under Republican control, has wavered in its responsibility to be a counterweight to the executive, since the leader of that party's senators has refused to vote on those bills that do not have the presidential blessing.

All of this comes up because the House of Representatives, under the control of Democrats, passed a new $ 3 billion bill on Friday to help those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and help ignite the engines of the economy.

Republicans forced a vote on one of the conservatives' most controversial clauses, the disbursement of a $ 1,200 check for families of undocumented immigrants, who were sidelined from previous pandemic economic relief efforts.

At the end of the vote, supporters of supporting the immigrant community won, and the overall initiative was approved by 208 votes in favor and 199 against. Now the White House threatens to veto it. Some Republican senators say they are in no rush to vote now and others have simply issued the bill a death certificate from the start.

Even if we accept that Democrats may have included supporting migrants as a nod to their supporters or a negotiating letter with Republicans who want more tax relief for businesses, it would be elemental justice to support those in times of real emergency for those they collectively pay about $ 12 billion annually in taxes, according to independent estimates.

Los republicanos forzaron un voto sobre una de las cláusulas que los conservadores consideran entre las más polémicas, el desembolso de un cheque de $1,200 dólares para las familias de inmigrantes indocumentados, que quedaron marginadas de las iniciativas previas de alivio económico con motivo de la pandemia.

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Hopefully the Senate will remove the nickname from the elephant cemetery and be moved to act in favor of those who in this moment of crisis are considered "essential workers" to serve the rest of society, and who receive the most elementary reciprocity and justice in moments that need it most.

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CHILDREN'S ADVOCATES PUSH BACK ON PROPOSED CUTS TO KIDS’ PROGRAMS

LOS DEFENSORES DE LOS NIÑOS RECHAZAN LOS RECORTES PROPUESTOS A LOS PROGRAMAS PARA NIÑOS

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fore this pandemic hit, and really exacerbating these disparities," he states.

the state and the federal government will work together to soften the blow.

AC R A M E N TO, Calif. -- Children's groups are speaking out against billions of dollars in state budget cuts being proposed in California, saying programs that benefit children should be a priority.

Kindergarten through grade 12 education is slated for a $19 billion cut over two years. But Gov. Gavin Newsom did set aside $4.4 billion in emergency federal aid, and also has given the schools $2.3 billion that was supposed to be used to bolster the teachers' pension fund.

"Our next step is to work with the legislature to restore some of them and also, of course, pushing the federal government to provide more relief so some of these proposed cuts do not have to take place," he states

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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, California has taken a budget nosedive going from a $5.6 billion budget surplus in January to a $54.3 billion deficit.

Lempert also objects to the idea of eliminating the crisis hotline for foster youth. He says he's hoping

The legislature will have to vote on a final budget in June. The issue will likely return to the forefront in the mid-year budget revision in the fall.

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AC R A M E N TO, California - Los grupos de niños están hablando en contra de miles de millones de dólares en los recortes presupuestarios estatales que se proponen en California, diciendo que los programas que benefician a los niños deberían ser una prioridad.

Como resultado de la pandemia de coronavirus, California ha caído en picada presupuestaria al pasar de un superávit presupuestario de $ 5.6 mil millones en enero a un dé-

ficit de $ 54.3 mil millones.

Nadie argumenta que el estado tendrá que hacer algunos recortes. Pero Ted Lempert, presidente del grupo Children Now, dice que los grandes recortes en el cuidado infantil, el preescolar y la educación K-12 serán devastadores para los niños, especialmente en familias de bajos ingresos.

"Básicamente se trata de niños que no estaban recibiendo los apoyos que necesitaban antes de esta pandemia, y realmente exacerba estas disparidades", afirma.

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No one argues the state is going to have to do some trimming. But Ted Lempert, president of the group Children Now, says big cuts to child care, preschool, and K-through-12 education would be devastating for children, especially in lower-income families.

jardín de infantes hasta el grado 12 está programada para un recorte de $ 19 mil millones en dos años.

Pero el gobernador Gavin Newsom destinó $ 4,4 mil millones en ayuda federal de emergencia, y también le dio a las escuelas $ 2,3 mil millones que se suponía que se utilizarían para reforzar el fondo de pensiones de los maestros.

Lempert también se opone a la idea de eliminar la línea directa de crisis para los jóvenes de crianza. Él dice que espera que el estado y el gobierno federal trabajen juntos para suavizar el golpe.

"Nuestro próximo paso es trabajar con la legislatura para restaurar algunos de ellos y también, por supuesto, presionar al gobierno federal para que brinde más ayuda para que algunos de estos recortes propuestos no tengan que llevarse a cabo", afirma.

La legislatura tendrá que votar sobre un presupuesto final en junio. Es probable que el tema vuelva a la vanguardia en la revisión del presupuesto de mitad de año en el otoño.

"It's basically taking kids who weren't getting the supports they needed be-

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“HELP 4 YOU” JÓVENES QUE PROVEEN AYUDA A LOS MÁS NECESITADOS

“HELP 4 YOU” YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE HELP TO THE MOST NEEDY

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n estos tiempos de pandemia y emergencia que vivimos, lamentablemente, son muchas las personas que están enfrentando problemas financieros, existe un alto índice de desempleo a nivel global. Las ayudas que ofrecen los gobiernos a sus ciudadanos suelen ser mínimas en comparación con la gran necesidad que enfrentan muchas personas, de las cuales un porcentaje preocupante, está careciendo de recursos necesarios para proveer alimentos y artículos de primera necesidad a sus hogares. América latina se ha visto seriamente afectada por el COVID 19, la situación económica de muchas personas atraviesa por un momento apremiante.

Afortunadamente existen personas altruistas, héroes de la pandemia, que al observar las necesidades de los menos privilegiados, extienden su ayuda a quienes más lo necesitan. Éste es el caso de la organización no gubernamental sin fines de lucro "Help 4 You” Charlamos con dos miembros de esta organización, la cual se dedica a brindar ayuda a las personas que sufren necesidades y carencias en estos tiempos difíciles. Peter Valiente y Leonidas Aguilar, son dos jóvenes que forman parte de este movimiento ciudadano que trae alivio y esperanza a los más vulnerables.

Peter quien es chef de profesión, nos comentó que al observar ancianos y desamparados necesitados de alimento debido a la pandemia, tuvo la idea de preparar comida de forma gratuita para estas personas. Durante esas fechas él y su amigo Leonidas, tuvieron la iniciativa de formar un

grupo de apoyo que provea víveres y provisiones para los más afectados. Dichos víveres comenzaron a ser recaudados por medio de vecinos, amigos, pequeños negocios y personas generosas que desean compartir lo que poseen con los más perjudicados durante esta pandemia.

“Help 4 You", es una organización filantrópica que se originó hace pocos días, en la ciudad de Santa Ana, El Salvador. Organización que comienza a contar con un gran apoyo de la comunidad. Peter y Leonidas, nos comentaron que están recibiendo víveres y donativos, y ya comenzaron a repartirlos no solamente en Santa Ana, sino en otras ciudades del país. El objetivo de estos jóvenes es proveer ayuda en toda la nación.

Por eso hacen un llamado a las personas de buen corazón, para que extiendan una mano amiga a los más necesitados. Estos ciudadanos ejemplares, han llamado la atención de la prensa local y extranjera, pues la meta de ”Help 4 You” además de proveer ayuda en su país, también desean extenderse fuera de las fronteras nacionales y así sumar fuerzas con los demás países de la región, brindando ayuda oportuna a las comunidades más necesitadas.

Si desea colaborar con esta noble causa, puede comunicarse con estos jóvenes, en la página de Facebook "Help 4 You” En estos momentos de emergencia y necesidad, mostremos nuestros mejores sentimientos de solidaridad a todos aquellos que atraviesen por pesares y limitaciones. “Qué Dios bendiga a todas las personas de buena voluntad, aquellos que extienden su mano a los más afectados durante esta época de cuarentena". ¡Juntos saldremos adelante!

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n these times of pandemic and emergency that we live, there are unfortunately many people who are facing financial problems, there is a high unemployment rate globally. Aid offered by governments to their citizens is usually minimal compared to the great need faced by many people, of which a worrying percentage are lacking the resources necessary to provide food and basic necessities to their homes. Latin America has been seriously affected by COVID 19; the economic situation of many people is going through a pressing moment.

Fortunately, there are altruistic people, heroes of the pandemic, who, by observing the needs of the less privileged, extend their help to those who need it most. This is the case of the non-profit organization "Help 4 You”, who we chatted recently with.

The organization is dedicated to providing help to people who suffer needs and deprivations in these difficult times. Peter Valiente and Leonidas Aguilar are two young people who are part of this citizen movement that brings relief and hope to the most vulnerable.

Peter, who is a chef by profession, told us that when observing the elderly and homeless in need of food due to the pandemic, he had the idea of preparing food for free for these people. During those dates he and his friend Leonidas had the initiative to form a support group that provides food and provisions for those most affected.

These provisions began to be collected through neighbors, friends, small businesses, and generous people who want to share what they have with the most affected during this pandemic.

“Help 4 You", is a philanthropic organization that originated a few days ago, in the city of Santa Ana, El Salvador. Organization that is beginning to have great support from the community. Peter and Leonidas told us that they are receiving food and donations, and they have already begun to distribute them not only in Santa Ana, but in other cities of the country.

The objective of these young people is to provide help throughout the nation. That is why they call on people with good hearts to spread a helping hand to the most needy, these exemplary citizens have attracted the attention of the local and foreign press, since the goal of "Help 4 You", in addition to providing aid in their country, also wishes to extend beyond national borders and thus add forces with other countries in the region, providing timely help to the neediest communities.

If you want to collaborate with this noble cause, you can contact these young people, on the Facebook page "Help 4 You" In these times of emergency and need, let us show our best feelings of solidarity to all those who go through sorrows and limitations. God bless all people of good will, those who reach out to those most affected during this quarantine season. " Together we will get ahead!

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EL TESORO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS ESTÁ ENTREGANDO MILLONES DE PAGOS DE IMPACTO ECONÓMICO CON TARJETA DE DÉBITO PREPAGA

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ASHINGTON— Esta semana, el Tesoro y el IRS están comenzando a enviar casi 4 millones de Pagos de Impacto Económico (EIP) con tarjeta de débito prepaga, en lugar de con cheque en papel. Los destinatarios de la tarjeta EIP pueden realizar compras, obtener efectivo de cajeros automáticos dentro de la red y transferir fondos a su cuenta bancaria personal sin incurrir en ninguna tarifa. También pueden consultar el saldo de su tarjeta en línea, por aplicación móvil o por teléfono sin incurrir en tarifas. La tarjeta EIP se puede usar en línea, en cajeros automáticos o en cualquier tienda minorista donde se acepte Visa.

Esta tarjeta prepaga gratuita también brinda protección al consumidor disponible para los propietarios de cuentas bancarias tradicionales, incluida protección contra fraude, pérdida y otros errores.

“El Tesoro y el IRS han estado trabajando con una velocidad sin precedentes para emitir pagos de impacto económico a las familias estadounidenses. Las tarjetas de débito prepagas son seguras, fáciles de usar y nos permiten entregar a los estadounidenses su dinero rápidamente ", dijo el secretario Steven T. Mnuchin. "Los destinatarios pueden activar inmediatamente y usar las tarjetas de forma segura".

El Tesoro ya entregó más de 140 millones de Pagos de Impacto Económico por valor de $ 239 mil millones a los estadounidenses mediante

depósito directo a cuentas en instituciones financieras, cuentas de tarjetas Direct Express y con cheque. La tarjeta EIP patrocinada por el Tesoro es otro método para proporcionar dinero de manera eficiente y segura a los destinatarios elegibles y sus familias. Las tarjetas EIP se están distribuyendo a personas calificadas sin información bancaria archivada en el IRS, y cuya declaración de impuestos fue procesada por Andover o Austin IRS Service Center.

El agente financiero del Tesoro, MetaBank, enviará tarjetas EIP a los destinatarios elegibles a partir de esta semana. Cada envío incluirá instrucciones sobre cómo activar y usar la tarjeta.

La tarjeta EIP forma parte del programa de la tarjeta de débito del Tesoro de EE. UU., Que proporciona servicios de tarjetas de débito prepagas a agencias federales para la entrega electrónica de pagos sin beneficios.

MetaBank fue seleccionado como agente financiero del Tesoro para el programa de tarjetas de débito de EE. UU. En 2016, luego de un proceso de selección competitivo realizado por la Oficina del Servicio Fiscal del Tesoro.

Para obtener más información sobre los pagos de impacto económico, visite https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/ economic-impact-payments-whatyou-need-to-know.

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TREASURY IS DELIVERING MILLIONS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS

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ASHINGTON— This week, Treasury and the IRS are starting to send nearly 4 million Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) by prepaid debit card, instead of by paper check. EIP Card recipients can make purchases, get cash from in-network ATMs, and transfer funds to their personal bank account without incurring any fees. They can also check their card balance online, by mobile app, or by phone without incurring fees.

The EIP Card can be used online, at ATMs, or at any retail location where Visa is accepted. This free, prepaid card also provides consumer protections available to traditional bank account owners, including protections against fraud, loss, and other errors.

“Treasury and the IRS have been working with unprecedented speed to issue Economic Impact Payments to American families. Prepaid debit cards are secure, easy to use, and allow us to deliver Americans their money quickly,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “Recipients can immediately activate and use the cards safely.”

Treasury has already delivered more than 140 million Economic Impact Payments worth $239 billion to Americans by direct deposit

to accounts at financial institutions, Direct Express card accounts, and by check. The Treasury-sponsored EIP Card is another method to provide money efficiently and securely to eligible recipients and their families. EIP Cards are being distributed to qualified individuals without bank information on file with the IRS, and whose tax return was processed by either the Andover or Austin IRS Service Center.

Treasury’s financial agent, MetaBank, will mail EIP Cards to eligible recipients beginning this week. Each mailing will include instructions on how to activate and use the card.

The EIP Card is part of Treasury’s U.S. Debit Card program, which provides prepaid debit card services to federal agencies for the electronic delivery of non-benefit payments. MetaBank was selected as Treasury’s financial agent for the U.S. Debit Card program in 2016, following a competitive selection process conducted by the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

To learn more about Economic Impact Payments, visit https://www. irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-toknow.

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COVID-19 CAN CAUSE KIDNEY INJURY, YET MOST AMERICANS DON’T KNOW IT

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COVID-19 PUEDE CAUSAR LESIÓN RENAL, SIN EMBARGO LA MAYORÍA DE LOS ESTADOUNIDENSES NO LO SABEN

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bajos niveles de conciencia sobre el riesgo de desarrollar una lesión renal aguda como resultado de COVID-19 y los efectos a largo plazo de Daño en el riñón.

ccording to a recent Harris Poll, too many people don’t know all they should about the dangers of coronavirus—particularly how it can affect the kidneys.

"Un número significativo de pacientes que ingresan al hospital para recibir tratamiento para COVID-19 salen como pacientes con riñón", dijo Kevin Longino, CEO, National Kidney Foundation y un paciente de trasplante de riñón. "Creemos que esta puede ser una crisis inminente de atención médica que ejercerá una mayor presión sobre los hospitales, las clínicas de diálisis y los pacientes, para quienes la enfermedad renal crónica será un remanente duradero de la crisis del coronavirus, incluso después de que se encuentre una vacuna, con suerte".

COVID-19, it seems, attacks more than just the lungs.

In the new National Kidney Foundation-Harris Poll Survey on COVID-19 and Kidney Health, the findings show low levels of awareness on both the risk of developing an acute kidney injury as a result of COVID-19 and of the longterm effects of kidney damage.

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“A significant number of patients going into the hospital to be treated for COVID-19 are coming out as kidney patients,” said Kevin Longino, CEO, National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant patient himself. “We believe this may be a looming healthcare crisis that will put a greater strain on hospitals, dialysis clinics and patients, for whom chronic kidney disease will be a lasting remnant of the coronavirus crisis—even after a vaccine is, hopefully, found.”

•58 percent of Americans are aware that COVID-19 can cause acute respiratory failure;

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COVID-19, al parecer, ataca más que solo los pulmones.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden episode of kidney failure or kidney damage that happens within a few hours or a few days, and is happening in about 15 percent of all hospitalized coronavirus patients, many of whom now need dialysis.

Additional information about COVID-19 and how it affects kidneys can be found at www. kidney.org/coronavirus.

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If a patient ends up in the intensive care unit (ICU) their odds worsen; reports indicate that one in five intensive-care patients have lost kidney function. COVID-19 will likely result in a higher number of Americans with chronic kidney disease and/or kidney failure than before the pandemic. Once kidneys fail, dialysis or a transplant is needed to survive.

Hospital shortages Hospitals aren’t prepared for the expected increase of kidney patients. In hot spots of the outbreak there are shortages of dialysis equipment, supplies and nurses properly trained to administer dialysis in the ICU. Most Americans, according to the Harris Poll, are concerned and want the federal government to step in.

Further, the Harris Poll found that the vast majority of Americans want the federal government to provide more resources toward diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease, and significantly increased funding for kidney research because of kidney-related illness from COVID-19.

More poll results The poll also found: •Only 17 percent Americans are aware of acute kidney injury as a result of COVID-19; •Only 46 percent of Americans are aware that COVID-19 will likely increase the number of Americans with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure;

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•54 percent know it can cause pneumonia; •52 percent of those surveyed know COVID-19 can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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egún una reciente encuesta de Harris, demasiadas personas no saben todo lo que deberían sobre los peligros del coronavirus, particularmente cómo puede afectar los riñones.

La lesión renal aguda (IRA) es un episodio repentino de insuficiencia renal o daño renal que ocurre en unas pocas horas o unos días, y está ocurriendo en aproximadamente el 15 por ciento de todos los pacientes hospitalizados con coronavirus, muchos de los cuales ahora necesitan diálisis.

Si un paciente termina en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI), sus probabilidades empeoran; Los informes indican que uno de cada cinco pacientes de cuidados intensivos ha perdido la función renal. COVID-19 probablemente dará como resultado un mayor número de estadounidenses con enfermedad renal crónica o insuficiencia renal que antes de la pandemia. Una vez que los riñones fallan, se necesita diálisis o un trasplante para sobrevivir.

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Sección del Proyecto San José a Merced

Borrador del Informe de Impacto Ambiental/Declaración de Impacto Ambiental AVISO PÚBLICO DE CAMBIO DEL PERIODO DE REVISIÓN PÚBLICA El periodo de revisión pública del Borrador del EIR/EIS de la Sección del Proyecto San José a Merced ahora terminará el 23 de junio de 2020.

Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web de la Autoridad (www.hsr.ca.gov) o llame al (800) 455-8166.

La Autoridad Ferroviaria de Alta Velocidad de California (la Autoridad) le notifica que se ha extendido el periodo de revisión pública del Borrador del Informe de Impacto Ambiental/Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, EIR/EIS), que ahora terminará el 23 de junio de 2020.

Originalmente, el Borrador del EIR/EIS se puso a disposición para una revisión de 45 días como mínimo a llevarse a cabo entre el 24 de abril y el 8 de junio de 2020, en conformidad con la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California y la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental (California Environmental Quality Act y National Environmental Policy Act). La Autoridad ha decidido extender el periodo de comentarios, que ahora terminará el 23 de junio de 2020, en respuesta a lo solicitado a la agencia por las partes interesadas, teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones causadas por la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus. El periodo de comentarios es ahora del 24 de abril de 2020 hasta el 23 de junio de 2020 inclusive. Los comentarios deben recibirse de manera electrónica o llevar matasellos postal con fecha del 23 de junio de 2020 o anterior.

Los hospitales no están preparados para el aumento esperado de pacientes renales. En los puntos críticos del brote hay escasez de equipos de diálisis, suministros y enfermeras debidamente capacitados para administrar diálisis en la UCI. La mayoría de los estadounidenses, según la encuesta de Harris, están preocupados y quieren que el gobierno federal intervenga.

Además, la encuesta de Harris descubrió que la gran mayoría de los estadounidenses desean que el gobierno federal brinde más recursos para el diagnóstico, la prevención y el tratamiento de la enfermedad renal, y aumentaron significativamente los fondos para la investigación renal debido a la enfermedad relacionada con el riñón de COVID-19.

Más resultados de encuestas La encuesta también encontró: • Solo el 17 por ciento de los estadounidenses tiene conocimiento de la lesión renal aguda como resultado de COVID-19; • Solo el 46 por ciento de los estadounidenses son conscientes de que COVID-19 probablemente aumentará el número de estadounidenses con enfermedad renal crónica o insuficiencia renal; • 58 por ciento de los estadounidenses son conscientes de que COVID-19 puede causar insuficiencia respiratoria aguda; • 54 por ciento sabe que puede causar neumonía; • El 52 por ciento de los encuestados sabe que COVID-19 puede causar el síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda.

Aprende más Puede encontrar información adicional sobre COVID-19 y cómo afecta a los riñones en www. kidney.org/coronavirus.

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ACRAMENTO, California - Los miembros de la comunidad LGBTQ + ahora pueden obtener ayuda durante la pandemia desde un nuevo sitio web del centro de ayuda COVID-19 y una línea de ayuda lanzada el lunes.

Covid19.eqca.org incluirá listas completas de proveedores de servicios en los 53 condados y ofrecerá seminarios web gratuitos para personas sin trabajo.

Samuel Garrett-Pate, director de comunicaciones de Equality California, que creó el sitio, dijo que está diseñado para conectar a las personas con los recursos adecuados.

nación o acoso en el sistema de atención médica".

Igualdad California también está presionando para una mejor recopilación de datos para poder rastrear el impacto de la pandemia en esta comunidad. Por lo tanto, apoyan el Proyecto de ley 932 del Senado, que requiere que el Departamento de Salud del estado recopile datos sobre la orientación sexual y la identidad de género de las personas que se someten a la prueba COVID-19.

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ACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Members of the LGBTQ+ community can now get help during the pandemic from a new COVID-19 help center website and help line launched on Monday.

Covid19.eqca.org will include full lists of service providers in all 53 counties and will feature free webinars for people out of work. Samuel Garrett-Pate, communi-

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También hay una nueva línea de ayuda al (323) 448-0126. Las personas LGBTQ + se han visto especialmente afectadas económicamente durante la pandemia porque tienden a estar sobrerrepresentadas en las industrias de la hostelería y el servicio de alimentos, que han sido diezmadas por los encierros.

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Garrett-Pate dijo que la comunidad LGBTQ + también es particularmente vulnerable a la enfermedad en sí misma debido a problemas médicos preexistentes.

"Tasas más altas de consumo de tabaco, tasas más altas de VIH y cáncer, tasas más bajas de seguro", dijo. "Y mucha gente de LBGTQ + no busca atención cuando la necesita porque teme discrimi-

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"They can look up a testing site near them, if they need help filing for unemployment, applying for a small business loan, if they just need someone they can talk to because they're dealing with mental-health challenges as a result of the crisis. All of that information is on the website," Garrett-Pate said.

There is also a new helpline at (323) 4480126. LGBTQ+ people have been especially hard-hit economically during the pandemic because they tend to be overrepresented in the hospitality and food service industries, which have been decimated by the lock downs.

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"Pueden buscar un sitio de prueba cerca de ellos, si necesitan ayuda para solicitar el desempleo, solicitar un préstamo para pequeñas empresas, si solo necesitan a alguien con quien puedan hablar porque están lidiando con problemas de salud mental como resultado de la crisis. Toda esa información está en el sitio web ", dijo Garrett-Pate.

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"Higher rates of tobacco use, higher rates of HIV and cancer, lower rates of insurance," he said. "And a lot of LBGTQ+ folks don't actually seek out care when they need it because they fear discrimination or harassment within the health care system."

Equality California is also pressing for better data collection to be able to track the impact of the pandemic on this community. So they support Senate Bill 932, which requires the state Department of Health to collect data on the sexual orientation and gender identity of people being tested for COVID-19.

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Pero una luz de esperanza se percibe en la nueva droga Remdesivir, desarrollada por Gilead, que reduce el tiempo de recuperación de una infección grave de COVID-19 en tres días y mejora las tasas de mortalidad. Nguyen dijo que Gilead tendría que incrementar la producción de Remdesivir, pero agregó, “La droga nos está ayudando a ver la luz al final del túnel”.

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AN FRANCISCO – As several U.S. states reopen their economies, a panel of health and policy experts caution that certain ethnic groups will continue to be at greater risk for catching and dying from COVID-19.

La directora del Centro de Investigación de Disparidades de Salud en la Universidad de Nevada en Las Vegas, Melva Thompson-Robinson, destacó el impacto de la pandemia en los afroamericanos, que mueren por infecciones de COVID-19 en tasas desproporcionadamente altas. Varios factores contribuyen a la mayor vulnerabilidad de la población, incluyendo el prejuicio implícito en la comunidad de los servicios de salud, que contribuye a una peor calidad del cuidado que reciben los afroamericanos.

One-third of all COVID-19 infections worldwide are in the U.S., where more than one million cases have been confirmed, resulting in more than 63,000 deaths.

“To put it into perspective, that’s basically a 9/11 event every three days in terms of the number of deaths,” said Dr. Tung Nguyen, a professor at the Health Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of San Francisco, speaking on a video conference May 1 hosted by Ethnic Media Services.

Speakers emphasized the greater health risks associated with re-opening for Latino and African-American populations. They singled out workers at meat processing plants – almost all Latinos – which closed due to COVID-19 outbreaks but were ordered reopened by President Donald Trump despite the lack of social distancing protocols. They also cited the impact of reopening on children whose parents may have to work while schools remain closed.

At the briefing, Nguyen cited Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Ntaional Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has warned of a second wave of infections if governors rush to re-open their states without first meeting standard metrics.

Nguyen cited one standard as 7 to 14 consecutive days when the number of new infection cases has not risen within a state. So far, he added, none of the states with the highest number of cases has even had three straight days without a rise. In Georgia, the governor has aggressively reopened the economy despite a peak in mortality rates May 1, with 1,232 total deaths.

The infectious disease specialist dismissed the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug President Trump has touted as a treatment. “There is clear evidence of harm and no evidence of benefit,” said Nguyen.

But a glimmer of hope lies in the new drug Remdesivir, developed by Gilead, which reduces recovery time from a severe COVID-19 infection by three days and improves mortality rates. Nguyen said Gilead would have to ramp up production of Remdesivir, but added, “The drug is helping us see a light at the end of the tunnel.”

Melva Thompson-Robinson, Director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, highlighted the impact of the pandemic on African Americans, who suffer death from COVID-19 infections in disproportionately high rates. Several factors contribute to the population’s greater vulnerability, including implicit bias within the health care community which contributes to poorer quality of care experienced by African Americans.

“Stories are coming out where African-Americans are presenting themselves to emergency rooms with COVID-19 symptoms but are not being seen,” Thompson-Robinson said. “In some

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David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA, pointed out that Latinos are twice as likely as the population at large to lack health insurance coverage. But they are on the front lines of serving the population sheltering in place, from producing and delivering food to working in nursing homes, working as auto mechanics, and driving buses, among other occupations, often without protective equipment.

Hayes-Bautista also highlighted the findings of the Center’s new study which identifies the metric for evaluating the spread of the virus to determine whether states should re-open. Rather than looking only at the number of new cases, the Center ranks states by the number of infections per one million residents. By this metric, New York and New Jersey are in the top tier,with 15, 132 per million and 12, 907 per million respectively. Two states where protesters are pushing aggressively to reopen – Louisiana and Michigan – rank sixth and ninth on the Center’s list, with 5,917 per million and 3,975 per million respectively. California ranks 35th, with 1,195 infections per million. (https://bit.ly/2Sx6HvC) Mayra Alvarez, president of the Children’s Partnership, a national research and policy advocacy group based in Los Angeles, relayed “disheartening findings” of a new survey of 600 parents of very young children in California. The survey,

by Global Strategies Group in partnership with EdTrust and the Children’s Partnership, found that more than half of parents of young children are not confident about being able to pay for basic needs like food, housing and health care. (https://bit.ly/2Widzhu) “One in three are skipping or reducing meals so that their kids don’t go hungry – a number which increases significantly among new parents with a child one to six months old,” Alvarez said.

Many children will now face continuing to learn at home while their parents return to work, and they will be without adequate resource such as laptops and internet connectivity.

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AN FRANCISCO – Al reabrir varios estados de EUA sus economías, un panel de expertos de salud y política advierte de que ciertos grupos étnicos seguirán corriendo un mayor riesgo de contraer y morir del COVID-19.

Un tercio de todas las infecciones de COVID-19 del mundo están en EUA, donde se han confirmado más de un millón de casos, dando por resultado más de 63,000 muertes.

“Para ponerlo en perspectiva, eso significa básicamente un evento como el del 11 de septiembre cada tres días en cuanto al número de muertes”, dijo el Dr. Tung Nguyen, profesor en la División de Salud de Medicina Interna General en la Universidad de San Francisco, al hablar el 1 de mayo por una video conferencia patrocinada por Ethnic Media Services.

Los ponentes destacaron los riesgos más importantes de salud para las poblaciones latinas y afroamericanas que implicaría la reapertura. Señalaron a los trabajadores de las plantas de procesamiento de carne – casi todos latinos – que cerraron debido a los brotes del COVID-19 pero que tuvieron que volver a abrir por orden del presidente Donald Trump a pesar de la falta de protocolos de distanciamiento social. También comentaron el impacto de la reapertura en los niños cuyos padres y madres puede que tengan que trabajar mientras sigan cerradas las escuelas.

En el informe, Nguyen citó al Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de la Alergia y Enfermedades Infecciosas, que ha advertido de una segunda ola de infecciones si los gobernadores se apresuran a reabrir sus estados sin cumplir antes las medidas estándares.

Nguyen citó un estándar como de 7 a 14 días consecutivos cuando el número de nuevos casos de infección no haya subido en un estado. Hasta ahora, agregó, ninguno de los estados con el número más alto de casos ha tenido ni siquiera tres días seguidos sin un aumento. En Georgia, el gobernador ha reabierto la economía agresivamente a pesar de un pico en las tasas de mortalidad el 1 de mayo con 1,232 muertes.

El especialista en enfermedades infecciosas desestimó la eficacia de la hidroxicloroquina, una droga antimalárica que el presidente Trump promocionó como tratamiento. “Hay clara evidencia de daño y ninguna evidencia de beneficios”, dijo Nguyen.

“Están saliendo a la luz historias de afroamericanos que se presentan en las salas de emergencias con síntomas de COVID-19, pero no reciben atención”, dijo Thompson-Robinson. “En algunos casos, le cuesta a esa persona varios viajes hasta que le ven finalmente…o le hacen la prueba, y para cuando le confirman que ha dado positivo en COVID, está tan enfermo, que no puede recuperarse”.

El director del Centro para el Estudio de la Salud y Cultura Latinas de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles, David Hayes-Bautista, señaló que los latinos tienen el doble de posibilidades que la población en general de no tener cobertura de seguro médico. Pero son ellos los que están en primera línea desempeñando servicios a la población refugiada en donde se encuentre, desde producir y entregar comida a trabajar en residencias de ancianos, trabajar de mecánicos de autos y manejar autobuses, entre otras profesiones, a menudo sin equipo de protección.

Hayes-Bautista también destacó los resultados del nuevo estudio del Centro que identifica la medida para evaluar la extensión del virus para decidir si los estados deberían reabrir. En vez de solo mirar el número de nuevos casos, el Centro califica a los estados por número de infecciones por millón de residentes. Según esta medida, Nueva York y Nueva Jersey están en el nivel más alto, con 15,132 por millón y 12,907 por millón respectivamente. Dos estados en los que hay manifestantes insistiendo agresivamente en la reapertura – Luisiana y Michigan – se encuentran en sexto y noveno lugar de la lista del Centro, con 5,917 por millón y 3,975 por millón respectivamente. California es el 35, con 1,195 infecciones por millón. (https://bit. ly/2Sx6HvC) La presidenta de la Sociedad de Niños, Mayra Alvarez, un grupo nacional de investigaciones y abogacía de políticas con base en Los Ángeles, pasó los “resultados desalentadores” de una nueva encuesta de 600 padres y madres de niños muy jóvenes de California. La encuesta, realizada por el Grupo de Estrategias Globales en sociedad con EdTrust y la Sociedad de Niños, encontró que más de la mitad de los padres y madres de niños pequeños no tiene confianza en poder pagar necesidades básicas como comida, alojamiento y atención médica. (https://bit.ly/2Widzhu) “Uno de cada tres se salta una comida o la reduce para que no pasen hambre sus hijos – un número que aumenta de manera importante entre los padres y madres con un hijo de uno a seis meses de edad”, dijo Álvarez.

Muchos niños ahora se enfrentarán a seguir aprendiendo en casa mientras sus padres y madres vuelven al trabajo, y estarán sin recursos adecuados como computadoras portátiles y conexión a Internet.

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UEVA YORK - Los trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados de Nueva York pueden estar arriesgando sus vidas y sus medios de vida durante la pandemia de COVID, pero reciben pocas protecciones federales o estatales.

El 8 de abril, un inmigrante indocumentado de Guatemala se convirtió en el primer trabajador agrícola de Nueva York que murió de COVID-19. Emma Kreyche, directora de defensa, divulgación y educación del Centro de Justicia para Trabajadores de Nueva York, dijo que aunque los trabajadores agrícolas son reconocidos como trabajadores esenciales, debido a que son indocumentados tienen poca seguridad laboral, a menudo viven en grupos en áreas rurales con áreas limitadas. acceso a la atención médica, y cuando se enferman, temen buscar atención médica.

"La pandemia de COVID realmente está subrayando y destacando las diversas fallas de los sistemas que han jugado en esta comunidad durante muchos, muchos años,” dijo.

Mientras que la industria agrícola está recibiendo miles de millones de dólares en subvenciones y préstamos federales en virtud de las facturas de estímulo, dijo, no se han creado reglas para proteger la salud de los trabajadores agrícolas.

En enero, entró en vigencia la Ley de prácticas laborales justas de los traba-

jadores agrícolas de Nueva York, que extendió algunos derechos laborales básicos a los trabajadores agrícolas en el estado. Sin embargo, Kreyche señaló que la ley contiene pocas, si es que hay alguna, protección para la salud o seguridad de los trabajadores agrícolas.

"Todavía no tenemos directivas claras del estado sobre cómo los empleadores deberían manejar los problemas relacionados con el aislamiento de los trabajadores, asegurando que haya una configuración para mantener la cuarentena,” dijo.

Antes de la pandemia de COVID, dijo, el trabajo agrícola ya estaba entre las ocupaciones más peligrosas.

Se están realizando esfuerzos para incluir a los trabajadores indocumentados en el próximo paquete de estímulo federal. Kreyche dijo que cree que hay pocas esperanzas de que suceda, pero agregó que el estado puede tomar medidas para ayudar a garantizar que los trabajadores agrícolas vulnerables reciban algunas de las protecciones dadas a los demás, "teniendo regulaciones de salud y seguridad aplicables a las operaciones agrícolas y los campos de trabajo agrícola donde se alojan los trabajadores.”

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EW YORK -- Undocumented New York farm workers may be risking their lives and livelihoods during the COVID pandemic, but they get few federal or state protections.

On April 8, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala became the first New York farm worker known to die from COVID-19. Emma Kreyche, director of advocacy, outreach and education for the Worker Justice Center of New York, said that although farm laborers are recognized as essential workers, because they are undocumented they have little job security, often live in group settings in rural areas with limited access to health care -- and when they do get sick, they are fearful of seeking medical care.

"The COVID pandemic is really underscoring and highlighting the various systems failures that have played upon this community for many, many years," she said.

While the agricultural industry is getting billions of dollars in federal grants and loans under the stimulus bills, she said, no rules have been created to protect the health of farm workers.

Ella dijo que también es imperativo que los legisladores estatales creen una fuente de apoyo para aquellos que no pueden solicitar o calificar para el seguro de desempleo.

In January, New York's Farm Laborers' Fair Labor Practices Act went into effect, extending some basic labor rights to farm workers in the state. However, Kreyche noted, the law contains few, if any, protections for farm workers' health or safety.

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"We still don't have any clear directives from the state about how employers

should be handling issues around isolating workers, ensuring there is a setup for quarantine to be maintained," she said.

Prior to the COVID pandemic, she said, farm work already was among the most hazardous occupations.

Efforts are under way to include undocumented workers in the next federal stimulus package. Kreyche said she believes there's little hope that will happen, but added that the state can take steps to help ensure that vulnerable farm workers receive some of the protections given to others, "having enforceable health and safety regulations pertaining to agricultural operations and farm labor camps where workers are housed."

She said it's also imperative that state lawmakers create a source of support for those who cannot apply for or qualify for unemployment insurance.

More information is online at wjcny.org.

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Las diversas subpoblaciones y el territorio, geográficamente disperso, han convertido a la región de Inland Empire —conformada por los condados de San Bernardino y Riverside— como un lugar “difícil de contar” para la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos.

Dentro de la región se han identificado siete áreas que serán un desafío debido al tipo de población, niveles de desempleo, número de personas con discapacidades e índice de individuos que alquilan una propiedad, según Inland Empire Census 2020, una coalición que promueve el conteo.

Karthick Ramakrishnan, profesor de ciencias políticas y políticas públicas de la Universidad de California Riverside (UCR), dijo que la dificultad de conteo de Inland Empire se debe a que tiene subpoblaciones de personas menores de edad e inmigrantes que suelen desconfiar del gobierno y a una población dispersa geográficamente.

“Tenemos las mismas poblaciones que el condado de Los Ángeles solo que tenemos un territorio mucho más amplio”, comentó el experto.

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tamos con una buena cantidad de recursos del estado y también de la filantropía para tener el alcance necesario. Es absolutamente esencial que todos participemos”.

En cifras Datos de la coalición indican que en las siete áreas difíciles de contar radican 1,365,221 habitantes. Del total, el 61.14% es son de origen latino.

Las siete áreas son el Desierto Alto, Morongo Basin y la zona metropolitana de San Bernardino, en el condado de mismo nombre. Además de la zona metropolitana de Riverside, el área centro, suroeste y este de Riverside.

En el Desierto Alto vive casi medio millón de personas y de ellas, 165,222 ra-

dican en zonas difíciles de contar, de acuerdo al Fondo Educativo Vecindario El Sol Neighborhood.

El 33.13% vive por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza, hay una tasa de 5.84% de desempleo y el 13.57% carece de seguro médico.

El reporte indica que el 16.33% nació en el extranjero, el 12.92% tiene alguna discapacidad y el 58% alquila una propiedad.

Mientras que en la zona metropolitana de San Bernardino, según el Centro de Recursos de Bodegas (WWU), radican 1,585,334 personas; de las cuales el 72% es de origen latino. De dicha población, 586,699 viven en áreas difíciles de contar.

El 27.51% vive por debajo de la pobreza, la zona tie-

de los pobladores del condado de San Bernardino viven en zonas difíciles de contar, comparado con el 17% del condado de Riverside, indicó el Instituto de Políticas Públicas de California.

ne 5.66% de desempleo y el 20.12% no tiene cobertura de salud.

En las cuatro zonas combinadas de Riverside radican 597,692 personas en áreas difíciles de contar.

Dicha población es más propensa a ignorar el cuestionario y por ende perderse la oportunidad de ser contados.

Además, la región cuenta con una población considerable de niños, que caen bajo la tendencia de dejar de ser contados en el Censo.

“Las comunidades pueden ser difíciles de contar por múltiples razones. Las condicio-

nes de vivienda, unidades de alquiler sobrepobladas y casas móviles, pueden hacer que sea más difícil contar a los residentes con precisión”, indicó el Instituto en un reporte.

“Reconocer las formas en que las comunidades difíciles de contar se cruzan entre sí será fundamental para llevar a cabo una comunicación efectiva con los residentes de Inland Empire”.

A tocar puertas Políticos como los congresistas Pete Aguilar y Norma Torres; así como las asambleísta Eloise Gomez Reyes y la senadora estatal Connie Leyva, entre otros, han realizado eventos para promover el Censo 2020.

Además, grupos como NALEO y la Coalición por los Derechos del Inmigrante (CHIRLA), entre otras, han realizado visitas a vecindarios difíciles de contar.

“Estamos tocando puertas, realizando presentaciones

en iglesias, escuelas y otros lugares. Comenzamos desde el año pasado”, dijo Mireya Suárez, representante de CHIRLA en Inland Empire.

Desde el 12 de marzo, hogares a lo largo y ancho del país comenzarán a recibir invitaciones para completar el censo.

Una vez que lo reciban, los residentes deben contestar ya sea en Internet, por teléfono o por correo postal, señaló la Oficina del Censo.

El conteo determinará la representación en el Congreso, destinará cientos de miles de millones de dólares en fondos federales y proporcionará datos que impactarán a las comunidades por la próxima década.

Desde almuerzos escolares, proyectos para autopistas y caminos, apoyo a bomberos y familias necesitadas, y dinero del fondo federal a proyectos que intentan minimizar los problemas sociales, el resultado del censo marcará la pauta en las comunidades.

MAY 22 - MAY 28, 2020

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The selected individual will install and repair water supply lines and drainage systems.

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Applications available on 4/22/2020 Completed applications accepted in person or by mail From 4/29/2020 to 5/12/2020 during office hours: M-F 9am-4pm All applications will be date/time stamped at the time received and added to the waitlist by date/time order.

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CONTACT: info@spsplumbers.com FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665390 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Wise Wash Truck Solutions, 2228 Junction Ave, 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): Wise Choice Trans Corp, Inc, 127 Bridgeview Drive, San Francisco, CA 94124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/01/2020.

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/ Erick F Crespo CEO Wise Choice Trans Corp, Inc Article/Reg#: 3429585 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/13/2020.

Regina Alcomendras,

County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 665255 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665417 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Pasta Rey Foods,634 Homer Ave. Apt 2, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Roberto Carcione, 634 Homer Ave. Apt 2, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/12/2020. 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/ Robert Carcione This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/14/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 665417 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665427 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TEAMMATES, 1885 Lundy Avenue, Suite 223, 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): Star View Children and Family Services, Inc., 1501 Hughes Way, Suite 150, Long Beach, CA 90810. 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/ Michelle Hatfield Executive Director Star View Children and Family Services, Inc. Article/Reg#: 1774000 Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/15/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 665427 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665388 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SV SERVICE, 811 Sycamore Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Rebecca Lee, 811 Sycamore Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303. 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/ Rebecca Lee This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/13/2020.

Regina Alcomendras,

County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elain Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 665388 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665258 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HAIR AFFAIR, 1629 York Street, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Haikanoush M. Artoonian, 1629 York St, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 4/04/1994. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts form previous filing] of previous file #: 586553. “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/ Haikanoush M. Artoonian This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/05/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena,

Deputy File No. FBN 665258 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665354 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARDCONNECT CALIFORNIA, 5201 Great America Pkwy, Ste 320, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Matthew Schapansky, 1536 De Rose Way, San Jose, CA 95126. 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/ Matthew Schapansky This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/12/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 665354

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665341 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sprout Finances, 2585 El Camino Real Apt 403, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Poonam Shah, 2585 El Camino Real Apt 403, Santa Clara, CA 95051. 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/ Poonam Shah This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/11/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 665341 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.665386 The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name SAVOIR TRAVEL AND CRUISES, 1859 Clay St, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County.

This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 05/18/2015 under file no. F6577579.

1. FULL NAME OF REGISTRANT(s) VBARROS MARIA DE FATIMA 1859 Clay Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050; 2.

SAVOIR TRAVEL AND CRUISES 1859 Clay Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050. This business was conducted by an individual.

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/s/ Maria De Fatima V. Barros Ihereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT on filed in my office.

Regina Alcomendras Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder /s/ Elaine Pader, Deputy Dated: May 13, 2020 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV364819 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Eric Sequerra. Petitioner(s) Eric Sequerra has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Unna Marika Cabotage De Guzman to Unna Marika De Guzman Sequerra. 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 7/07/2020 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.

May 10, 2020 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO CONFORM TO GENDER IDENTITY NO. 20CV366398 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Superior Court of California,

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County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Karina Howard. Petitioner(s) Karina Howard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a.

Karina Howard to Rina Howard. THE COURT ORDERS that any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection within six weeks of the date this order is issued. If no written objection is timely filed, the court will grant the petition without a hearing. A hearing date may be set only if an objection is timely filed and shows good cause for opposing the name change.

Objections based solely on concerns that the proposed change is not the person’s actual gender identity or gender assigned at birth shall not constitute good cause.

(See Code Civ. Proc. Section 1277.5(c)) NOTE: When a petition has been filed to change the name of a minor to conform to gender identity and the petition does not include the signatures of both living parents, the petition and this order to show cause shall be served on the parent who did not sign the petition, under section 413.10, 414.10,or 415.40, within 30 days from the date on which the order is made by the court.

March 8, 2020 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 22, 29, June 5 and 12, 2020 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Raymond Lee Cardoway To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Raymond Lee Cardoway, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of

California, and died on February 22, 2020, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665253 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AUTO SYSTEMS GO, 1621 Ambergrove Dr, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: General Partnerhip. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Antonio Jernimo, 1621 Ambergrove Dr, San Jose, CA 95131. Rafael Llanes-Romero, 37811 Fremont Blvd #30, Fremont, CA 94536.

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 #: FBN664838. “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/ Rafael LlanesRomero This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/05/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena,

EL OBSERVADOR | CELEBRATING 40 YEARS | www.el-observador.com Deputy File No. FBN 665253 May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665255 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Professional Headshot Palo Alto PHPA, 4020 Fabian Way, Suite 101, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dean J. Birinyi, 779 E Evelyn Ave #433, 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/ Dean J. Birinyi This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/05/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 665255 May 15, 22, 29; June 5, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665280 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cali Pet Goodz, 1230 1st Street, #103, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): RUBANI INC, 154 Herlong Ave, San Jose, CA 95123. 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/ Karan Singh RUBANI INC President Article/Reg#: 4178515 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/06/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 665280 May 15, 22, 29; June 5, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665367 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DRAGON MEDICAL CENTER, LLC, 2451 S. King Rd, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): DRAGON MEDICAL CENTER, LLC, 2451 S. King Rd, San Jose, CA 95122. 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/ Binh C Nguyen DRAGON MEDICAL CENTER, LLC Manager Article/Reg#: 201917810368 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/12/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphi-

lath, Deputy File No. FBN 665367 May 15, 22, 29; June 5, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665298 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cinthyas Boutique, 2020 Tobago Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Antonia Torres Carrasco, 2020 Tobago Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. 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/ Antonia Torres Carrasco This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/07/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 665298 May 15, 22, 29; June 5, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV360911 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Victor A. Zamudio.

Petitioner(s) Victor A. Zamudio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Victor A. Zamudio to Alexzander Rodezno. 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 5/12/2020 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.

December 30, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 15, 22, 29; June 5, 2020 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Frank R. Diaz, Jr. No.20PR188013 A Petition for Probate has been filed by James J. Diaz in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

The Petition for Probate requests that James J. Diaz be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Frank R. Diaz, Jr. 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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/15/2020 at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

If you object to the

MAY 22 - MAY 28, 2020 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. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 May 15, 22, 29, 2020 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ELSA PERALTA MUNOZ aka Elsa P. Munoz, aka Elsa Munoz No.20PR187719 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Elsa Peralta Munoz, aka Elsa P. Munoz, aka Elsa Munoz. A Petition

for Probate has been filed by Nathens Munoz in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The Petition for Probate requests that Nathens Munoz be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 27, 2020, at 9:01a.m., in Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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. 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

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as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

is (are) doing business as: LoveAtEverySight, 775 Leong Drive, Mountain View CA, 94043, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mary Grace J Yao, 775 Leong Drive, Mountain View CA, 94043. Alex Yang Yao, 775 Leong Drive, Mountain View CA, 94043. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 9/30/2016. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN626716. “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/ Mary Grace J Yao This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/28/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 665123

Attorney for Petitioner: Karly Peterson, Esq. Law Office of K. Peterson 3938 Smith Street, Suite H Union City, CA 94587 (510)838-0504 May 8, 15 and 22, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665191 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Powful Construction, 1658 E. San Fernando Street, 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): Pedro Camacho, 1658 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose CA, 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2006. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: 472126. “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/ Pedro Camacho This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/01/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 665191 May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MQ Works, 3126 Hawkcrest Circle, San Jose CA, 95135, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): MQ Works LLC, 3126 Hawkcrest Circle, San Jose CA, 95135.

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/ Michelle Quinney MQ Works LLC President Article/Reg#: 202010510313 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/28/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 665144 May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665123 The following person(s)

May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665113 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOA ELECTION SERVICES, 1750 Meridian Ave #5399, San Jose CA, 95125, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lisa Steingart, 1496 Aurelian La, San Jose CA, 95116. Cecil Simon, 1400 North Loop, San Jose CA, 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is 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/ Lisa Steingart This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/27/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 665113 May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV358395 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Vanessa Christine DeLucca. Petitioner(s) Vanessa Christine DeLucca has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vanessa Christine DeLucca to Vanessa Christine DeLucca-Hernandez.

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 4/14/2020 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.

November 14, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV364830

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gholamhossain Gholamzadehdezabadi.

Petitioner(s) Gholamhossain Ghola mz a d e h d ez a b a d i has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Gholamhossain Ghola mz a d e h d ez a b a d i to Hosein Parsa. 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 7/07/2020 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.

March 10, 2020 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 665037 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HRAC QUALITY SERVICE INC, 420 Shorewood Lane, San Jose CA, 95134, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): HRAC QUALITY SERVICE INC, 420 Sherwood Lane, San Jose CA, 95134. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is 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/ Santos Vega HRAC QUALITY SERVICE INC Owner Article/Reg#:4567420 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/21/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 665037 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 664988 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Express Sourcing Solutions, 1526 Fairway Green Circle, San Jose CA, 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Tim Wang, 1526 Fairway Green Circle, San Jose CA, 95131.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 4/12/2020.

This filing is 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/ Tim Wang This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/16/2020.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 664988 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.665023

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name HRAC QUALITY SERVICES LLC, HRAC QUALITY SERVICE, HRAC QUALITY SERVICES, 420 Shorewood Lane, San Jose CA, 95134, Santa Clara County.

HRAC QUALITY SERVICES LLC, 2094 Royal Drive #7, Santa Clara, CA 95050. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 07/19/2013 under file no. 580791 Nina Khamphilath May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/20/2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV361677 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lesina Taiana Aumua. Petitioner(s) Lesina Taiana Aumua has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

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Activists from the group Extinction Rebellion are keeping civil disobedience alive as a campaign tactic to help raise awareness about the need to rein in carbon emissions and save endangered wildlife. Photo Credit: Alexander Savin, FlickrCC.

Los activistas del grupo Extinction Rebellion mantienen viva la desobediencia civil como táctica de campaña para ayudar a crear conciencia sobre la necesidad de controlar las emisiones de carbono y salvar la vida silvestre en peligro de extinción. Photo Credit: Unsplash - @john_cameron

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he concept of civil disobedience (defined by Merriam-Webster as the “refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something”) dates back to the dawn of civil society. Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. are primary examples of nonviolent resistors using civil disobedience as a tool to achieve their goals. Of course, environmental proponents have been practicing civil disobedience in various forms for decades if not longer. After all, protoenvironment Henry David Thoreau wrote his seminal essay on the topic in 1846 after spending the night in jail for refusing to pay his back taxes. He feared the money would go toward funding the Mexican-American War, which he opposed, by a U.S. government that also happened to permit slavery, which he also opposed.

“If a thousand men were not to pay their tax bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood,” wrote Thoreau.

“This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.”

While not an environmental essay per se, Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience makes the case for nonviolent resistance as “a counter friction to stop the machine.” While democracy might be the best form of government we can hope for, the dominance of the majority inevitably leads to the trampling on the hopes, dreams and rights of the minority. In Thoreau’s mind, individuals shouldn’t let governments doing the will of an amoral or immoral majority overrule their own consciences and thus enlist them as collaborators in injustice.

Even though its focus is more general, Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience has certainly fueled many an environmental campaign in the intervening years. Cut to the present, and we have Extinction Rebellion (XR), a

two-year-old UK-born movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience “in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimize the risk of social collapse.” Activists working on behalf of XR’s cause have been in the news lately for various “monkeywrenching” antics, such as supergluing themselves to infrastructure like roads, trains and buildings and attempting to shut down oil rigs and airports. Last Spring the group brought traffic in parts of London to a halt for hours by parking a hot pink sailboat in the middle of a busy intersection, while activists threw black paint at the London headquarters of Shell Oil and blockaded entry to the company’s corporate headquarters. Sevenhundred XR activists were hauled off to jail as a result of the protest, which won’t likely be forgotten by any London commuters trying to get home that day at least. More recently, activists from the group have been generating controversy by threatening cyberattacks if the UK government bails out its ailing airline industry.

While XR may be attracting the headlines lately, they are following a civil disobedience trail blazed by many others over the last half century. Activists from groups such as 350. org, Sea Shepherd, the Hambach Forest Occupation, EarthFirst!, Greenpeace, and thousands of others engage in acts of civil disobedience every day all over the world in their pursuit of protecting wildlife, the environment and/or the health and safety of humans.

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l concepto de desobediencia civil (definido por Merriam-Webster como la "negativa a obedecer las leyes como una forma de obligar al gobierno a hacer o cambiar algo") se remonta a los albores de la sociedad civil. Mahatma Gandhi y Martin Luther King Jr. son ejemplos principales de resistencias no violentas que utilizan la desobediencia civil como herramienta para lograr sus objetivos. Por supuesto, los defensores del medio ambiente han estado practicando la desobediencia civil en diversas formas durante décadas, si no más. Después de todo, el protoambiente Henry David Thoreau escribió su ensayo seminal sobre el tema en 1846 después de pasar la noche en la cárcel por negarse a pagar sus impuestos atrasados.

Temía que el dinero se destinara a financiar la Guerra Mexicoamericana, a la que me opuse, por un gobierno de los Estados Unidos que también permitió la esclavitud, a la que también se opuso.

"Si mil hombres no pagaran sus facturas de impuestos este año, eso no sería una medida violenta y sangrienta, como sería pagarles, y permitiría al Estado cometer violencia y derramar sangre inocente", escribió Thoreau. "Esta es, de hecho, la definición de una revolución pacífica, si es posible".

Aunque no es un ensayo ambiental per se, la desobediencia civil de Thoreau defiende la resistencia no violenta como "una contra fricción para detener la máquina". Si bien la democracia podría ser la mejor forma de gobierno que podemos esperar, el dominio de la mayoría inevitablemente lleva a pisotear las esperanzas, los sueños y los derechos de la minoría. En la mente de Thoreau, los individuos no deberían permitir que los gobiernos que hacen la voluntad de una mayoría amoral o inmoral anulen sus propias conciencias y así los alistan como colaboradores en la injusticia.

Aunque su enfoque es más general, la desobediencia civil de Thoreau ciertamente ha impulsado muchas campañas ambientales en los años intermedios. Corte al pre-

sente, y tenemos Extinction Rebellion (XR), un movimiento nacido en el Reino Unido de dos años que usa la desobediencia civil no violenta "en un intento de detener la extinción masiva y minimizar el riesgo de colapso social". Los activistas que trabajan en nombre de la causa de XR han estado en las noticias últimamente por varias travesuras "desgarradoras de mono", como superpegarse a infraestructura como carreteras, trenes y edificios e intentar cerrar plataformas petroleras y aeropuertos. La primavera pasada, el grupo detuvo el tráfico en partes de Londres al estacionar un velero de color rosa intenso en medio de una concurrida intersección, mientras que los activistas arrojaron pintura negra en la sede londinense de Shell Oil y bloquearon la entrada a la sede corporativa de la compañía.

Setecientos activistas de XR fueron llevados a la cárcel como resultado de la protesta, que probablemente no será olvidada por ningún viajero de Londres que intente llegar a casa ese día al menos. Más recientemente, los activistas del grupo han estado generando controversia al amenazar con ataques cibernéticos si el gobierno del Reino Unido rescata a su debilitada industria aérea.

Si bien XR puede estar atrayendo los titulares últimamente, siguen un rastro de desobediencia civil que muchos otros abrieron durante el último medio siglo. Activistas de grupos como 350.org, Sea Shepherd, The Hambach Forest Occupation, EarthFirst!, Greenpeace y miles de otros participan en actos de desobediencia civil todos los días en todo el mundo en su búsqueda de proteger la vida silvestre, el medio ambiente y / o La salud y seguridad de los humanos.

CONTACTOS: Extinción Rebelión, rebelión.

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traer y hacer nuestras propias máscaras porque los jefes no nos las daban", explicó Ramos. Señaló que en su centro de empaque de vegetales el distanciamiento social era casi imposible. "En la zona donde trabajo hay cuatro empaquetadores, dos cajeros y de 8 a 10 cortadores en un espacio pequeño, olvídate de los seis pies. Hay un máximo de tres pies entre una persona y otra".

hey have very low wages, few benefits, no health care coverage, and no sick days.

About half are undocumented. Yet they are deemed “essential” workers who harvest and package vegetables and fruits, work in meat packing plants, pick up and transport the product.

Armando Elenes, secretario-tesorero de la Unión de Trabajadores Agrícolas, dijo que el 77 por ciento de los trabajadores, en una encuesta reciente, informó que los empleadores no habían cambiado las prácticas de trabajo ni ofrecido información sobre la pandemia.

They are farmworkers – so important to keeping the country fed and moving that they are exempt from ”stay at home” orders and even from the Trump administration’s recent two month ban on new immigrants. The rules for seasonal farmworkers have been relaxed and, if a recent proposal floated by the administration goes through, farmers may be allowed to “lower the wages” for them.

Now these workers work in fear of dying of Covid-19. So far very little has been done to stabilize their status, ensure they are protected and compensate them if they end of getting sick.

There is a growing push by legislators, trade unionists and advocacy groups “to protect farmworkers and the food supply chain,” Following reports in mid-April that 41 agricultural workers were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Monterey County, one of California’s key agricultural areas, California assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) introduced the first Covid-19 relief package in the nation focused on farmworkers. The proposed legislation includes expanded paid sick leave, supplemental hazard pay to cover increased health and childcare costs, and other measures.

Meanwhile, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus wrote a letter to the leaders of both houses of Congress, urging financial assistance, support for child care needs and additional funding for community health centers and direct financial assistance for farm workers, reminding them that “our nation’s food security depends on the ability of farmworkers to continue to work safely to produce our food.”

Relief couldn’t come soon enough for the men and women in California’s fields.

Honduran Jose Ramos works at a vegetable packing house in Santa Maria near Santa Barbara.

Ramos, a 41-year-old father of four, goes to work nervously because his company, he says, didn’t say anything about COVID-19 until a few days ago.

“Until recently they didn’t give us any guidance but many of us took our own measures, such as buying gel to bring in and making our own masks because the bosses didn’t give them to us,” Ramos explained. He noted that in his packing house social distancing was nearly impossible. “in the area where I work there are four packers, two cashiers and 8 to 10 cutters in a small space, forget about six feet. There are three feet at most between one person and the next.”

Armando Elenes, secretary-treasurer of the United Farm Workers, said 77 percent of workers in a recent survey reported that employers had not changed work practices or offered information on the pandemic.

“Now many are being told to go to work with a mask on, it’s like telling someone who has to dig holes in the ground to come with their own shovel.

If you demand equipment to work, you must provide it,” said Elenes, who noted that there are individual farms that are improving their practices.

Cal OSHA regulations detail a prevention and safety program that all employers in the agricultural industry are required to implement, including

"Ahora a muchos se les dice que vayan a trabajar con una máscara puesta, es como decirle a alguien que tiene que cavar hoyos en la tierra que venga con su propia pala. Si se exige equipo para trabajar, hay que proporcionarlo", dijo Elenes, quien señaló que hay granjas individuales que están mejorando sus prácticas.

Photo Credit: Unsplash worker training and information about what COVID-19 is and how it is spread, how to prevent it and what the symptoms are. Employers are required to implement on-farm safety measures and provide cleaners and disinfectants and hand washing units as well as measures to increase physical distance.

However, farm workers, trade unionists and health activists point out this has not been consistently enforced. “ The California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) farmworker program receives numerous calls from workers,” says Estella M. Cisneros, regional director of the program. “They report that many companies have not taken any action.”

“They’re in a difficult situation,” Cisneros added. “If they work they can expose themselves and if they don’t work they have no income or help of any kind.”

Some farm workers also report that foremen or crew leaders spread misinformation and say the virus is not real. Most worried are those who work in meat or vegetable packing plants, since they work indoors and in air-conditioned environments, considered much more dangerous than working in the sun and outdoors, Cisneros added.

A new report by the Civic Capacity Research Initiative (CCRI) at University of California in Merced, estimates that 42% of the 250,000 farm workers in the San Joaquin Valley are undocumented. At least 112,000 won’t receive the federal stimulus payment.

The report highlights other vulnerabilities exacerbated by the pandemic, including food and housing insecurity, lack of health benefits, lack of sick days, poor access to safety equipment. CCRI recommends that cities and counties in the Valley undertake policies to protect these workers.

“Farm workers work under enormously unequal conditions,” said Genoveva Islas, director of Cultura Tu Salud, a public health advocacy organization in Fresno.

“I am proud that this community of farmworkers is recognized as essential workers, but that is why they also need essential protections. For too long they have not been paid a fair wage, have no retirement, and have no access to health insurance.

Now COVID-19 has magnified the inequalities that already existed.

“In the San Joaquin Valley we have one percent of the nation’s agricultural land and produce 25% of America’s table food,” Islas says. “Anything that impairs our ability to do so would be catastrophic for California and potentially for our nation.”

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ienen sueldos muy bajos, pocas prestaciones, rara vez cobertura de salud o días de enfermedad. Cerca de la mitad son indocumentados pero son trabajadores "esenciales" que cosechan y empacan vegetales y frutas, trabajan en plantas empacadoras de carne, recogen y transportan los productos.

Son trabajadores agrícolas - tan importantes para mantener el país alimentado y en movimiento que están exentos de las órdenes de "quedarse en casa" e incluso de la reciente prohibición impuesta a ciertos inmigrantes durante dos meses por el gobierno de Trump. Al mismo tiempo, los reglamentos para emplear a ciertos trabajadores agrícolas de temporada se han flexibilizado e incluso, si se implementa una reciente propuesta de la Casa Blanca, hasta se permitiría a los agricultores "bajar los salarios".

Hoy en día, estos trabajadores viven a diario con el temor de morir de Covid-19. Hasta ahora se ha hecho muy poco para estabilizar su estatus, asegurar que estén protegidos y compensarlos si terminan por enfermarse.

Existe un creciente impulso por parte de los legisladores, los sindicalistas y los grupos de defensa "para proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas y la cadena de suministro de alimentos". Tras los informes de mediados de abril de que se diagnosticó a 41 trabajadores agrícolas con Covid-19 en el condado de Monterey, una de las principales zonas agrícolas de California, los asambleístas californianos Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) y Eduardo García (D-Coachella) introdujeron el primer paquete de ayuda de Covid-19 en la nación centrado en los trabajadores agrícolas.

La legislación propuesta incluye la ampliación de la licencia por enfermedad remunerada, una paga suplementaria por riesgos para cubrir el aumento de los gastos de salud y de cuidado de los niños, y otras medidas.

Mientras tanto, el Grupo Hispano del Congreso escribió una carta a los líderes de ambas cámaras, instando a la asistencia financiera, el apoyo a las necesidades de cuidado infantil y la financiación adicional para los centros de salud comunitarios y la asistencia financiera directa para los trabajadores agrícolas, recordándoles que "la seguridad alimentaria de nuestra nación depende de la capacidad de los trabajadores agrícolas para continuar trabajando de forma segura para producir los alimentos".

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El hondureño José Ramos trabaja en una empacadora de vegetales en Santa María, cerca de Santa Bárbara. Ramos, de 41 años y padre de cuatro hijos, va a trabajar nervioso porque su empresa, dice, no dijo nada sobre COVID-19 hasta hace unos días.

"Hasta hace poco no nos daban ninguna orientación, pero muchos de nosotros tomábamos nuestras propias medidas, como comprar gel para

Los reglamentos de Cal OSHA detallan un programa de prevención y seguridad que todos los empleadores de la industria agrícola están obligados a implementar, incluyendo la capacitación de los trabajadores y la información sobre qué es COVID-19 y cómo se propaga, cómo prevenirlo y cuáles son los síntomas. Los empleadores están obligados a implementar medidas de seguridad en la granja y a proporcionar limpiadores y desinfectantes y unidades de lavado de manos, así como medidas para aumentar la distancia física.

Sin embargo, los trabajadores agrícolas, los sindicalistas y los activistas de la salud señalan que esto no se ha aplicado sistemáticamente. “ El programa de trabajadores agrícolas de California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) recibe numerosas llamadas", dice Estella M. Cisneros, directora regional del mismo. "La mayoría nos dice que muchas compañías no han tomado acción alguna".

"Están en una situación difícil", añadió Cisneros.

"Si trabajan pueden exponerse y si no trabajan no tienen ingresos ni ayuda de ningún tipo".

Algunos trabajadores agrícolas también informan que los capataces o los líderes de equipos difunden información errónea y dicen que el virus no es real.

Los más preocupados son los que trabajan en plantas empacadoras de carne o vegetales, ya que trabajan en interiores y en ambientes con aire acondicionado, considerados mucho más peligrosos que trabajar al sol y al aire libre, agregó Cisneros.

Un nuevo informe de la Iniciativa de Investigación de Capacidad Cívica (CCRI) en la Universidad de California en Merced, estima que el 42% de los 250.000 trabajadores agrícolas del Valle de San Joaquín son indocumentados. Al menos 112.000 no recibirán el pago de estímulo federal.

El informe destaca otras vulnerabilidades exacerbadas por la pandemia, como la inseguridad alimentaria y de la vivienda, la falta de beneficios de salud, la falta de días de enfermedad y el escaso acceso a equipos de seguridad. El CCRI recomienda que las ciudades y condados del Valle emprendan políticas para proteger a estos trabajadores.

"Los trabajadores agrícolas trabajan en condiciones enormemente desiguales", dijo Genoveva Islas, directora de Cultura Tu Salud, una organización de defensa de la salud pública en Fresno.

"Estoy orgullosa de que esta comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas sea reconocida como trabajadores esenciales, pero es por eso que también necesitan protecciones esenciales. Durante demasiado tiempo no se les ha pagado un salario justo, no tienen jubilación y no tienen acceso a un seguro médico.

Ahora COVID-19 ha magnificado las desigualdades que ya existían.

"En el Valle de San Joaquín tenemos el uno por ciento de las tierras agrícolas de la nación y producimos el 25% de los alimentos de mesa de América", dice Islas. "Cualquier cosa que perjudique nuestra capacidad de seguir haciéndolo sería catastrófico para California y potencialmente para nuestra nación."

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She and her partner, Shane, have been organizing food trades with other local AAPI businesses. After all, food is love, and a thread that weaves back through to our ancestors. CY adds, "We try to be more open about our feelings than our parents' generation but in the end, a Tupperware of dumplings or a head of Napa cabbage speaks a thousand words."

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s a kid growing up in White America, learning to embrace my Asianness has often felt like rebellion. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels more political than ever.

Added anxiety over the rise in antiAsian violence has shaken my community's sense of security. I've heard and seen plenty of advice on how to stay physically safe -- most of which prescribes assimilation and exceptionalism, which has proven ineffective for BIPOC throughout history.

Rather than performing useless acts that take us further away from ourselves, I recommend practicing a form of radical acceptance.

We can and should call out racism, defend ourselves, and work towards policy change to improve racial justice.

But with radical acceptance, we let go of the idea that it's our job to prove our worth as humans; to change who we are, or how we're perceived. It can help relieve pressure, remove victim blame and shame, and allow emotional safety that coincides with living authentically. It's what makes sense to me, and many other Asian Americans, as we navigate the additional backlash of the pandemic.

This feels especially poignant in a month set aside to celebrate Asian culture and heritage. May was chosen as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, to commemorate the first Japanese immigrants' arrival to the U.S. on May 7, 1843, as well as Chinese immigrants' work that completed the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. As with all BIPOC in the U.S., our history is rich with oppression and rising through it.

Like a lot of people these days, I've been spending more time in the kitchen. Instead of baking sourdough bread, I'm perfecting my soondubu jjigae. The spicy, savory broth nourishes and nurtures me from the inside.

One sip transports me back to Korea, creating the sense that I'm more at home in my body. Feeding myself my culture is a soothing act of racial healing.

Some Asian-Americans are re-emphasizing their food and culture as a way to combat anti-Asian discrimination during the pandemic. Photo Credit: Beglib/Morguefile

I've also been reading more Asian and diaspora novelists, too, and taking my time with Helen Zia's Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People. To unwind, I've streamed Kim's Convenience, a cute sitcom about a Korean-Canadian family that sometimes broaches racial dynamics with a light touch. Although zombies aren't typically my thing, I binged all three seasons of Kingdom, awestruck by the costumes. No matter the genre, listening to the cadence of the Korean language repairs some of the disconnect I have as an Asian person living in the West.

Other Asian people tell me they're also further embracing their culture and people - having more open discussions with family, digging into their history, and studying the language of their homelands.

CY, the co-founder and chef of

S+M Vegan tells me she's been taking time to perfect her family's bak chang recipe. I've been a huge fan of the Oakland eatery for years - for both its Teochew-Singaporean food and social consciousness. Like me, CY is reading more Asian-American authors, plus WeChating with family abroad.

The necessary sheltering orders disrupted S+M Vegan's business, but through take-out, they're rolling with the times. They've been using their social media platforms to share Asian American and Pacific Islanders content and historical facts of our plight and resistance as a way to fight back against the heightened anti-Asian sentiments.

I've also noticed a lot of cross-promotion with other Asian businesses and causes. CY says, "We seek each other out. We often go out of our way

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Through a friend, I've recently become acquainted with Rupert Estanislao, a Pinoy Punk musician and co-founder of Aklasan Records. Estanislao is Filipino and relayed how three White people recently shouted racist slurs at him while trying to throw him off a bus in San Francisco on his way to his essential job. When I asked how he was managing the aftermath, he said he's fired up to write more songs about how Asians-and immigrants of color-are often scapegoated. When it comes to anti-Asian violence, he says, "No [Asian]'s exempt. We should get angry" and funnel it through our art.

While he's always been proud of his heritage, I admire how his reaction to what happened has him even further embracing his identity. He's speaking more Tagalog with friends and family. His wife will give birth any day, and they've already chosen a Filipino name. He's amped up to support and release more music from Filipino American bands that speak to the politics of our time. He says, "Art shows we contributed something to this society," not that we need to do more than the rest.

There's no upside to the uptick in anti-Asian violence, but I'm glad to see more of us awakened and speaking out. There's less talk of White adjacency and how it "protects" us. And many of us who weren't previously moved to explore our histories or take our place in the community are doing so now.

J.S. Lee wrote this article for YES! Magazine. J.S. Lee is a Korean American author who writes about trauma, race, and adoption. Her forthcoming novel "Everyone Was Falling" (Pentup Press) is out September 2020 and her novel "Keurium" (Pent-up Press) was published May 2018.

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LOS ASIÁTICO-ESTADOUNIDENSES ABRAZAN LA CULTURA DURANTE LA PANDEMIA PARA COMBATIR LOS ATAQUES RACISTAS Las órdenes de protección necesarias interrumpieron el negocio de S + M Vegan, pero a través de la comida para llevar, están avanzando con los tiempos. Han estado utilizando sus plataformas de redes sociales para compartir contenido asiático-asiático e isleños del Pacífico y hechos históricos de nuestra difícil situación y resistencia como una forma de luchar contra los elevados sentimientos anti-asiáticos.

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uando era un niño que crecía en la América blanca, aprender a abrazar mi asiaticidad a menudo se sentía como una rebelión.

Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, se siente más político que nunca.

La ansiedad añadida por el aumento de la violencia contra Asia ha sacudido el sentido de seguridad de mi comunidad. He escuchado y visto muchos consejos sobre cómo mantenerse físicamente seguro, la mayoría de los cuales prescribe la asimilación y el excepcionalismo, que ha demostrado ser ineficaz para BIPOC a lo largo de la historia. En lugar de realizar actos inútiles que nos alejan más de nosotros mismos, recomiendo practicar una forma de aceptación radical.

Podemos y debemos llamar al racismo, defendernos y trabajar hacia un cambio de política para mejorar la justicia racial. Pero con una aceptación radical, dejamos de lado la idea de que nuestro trabajo es demostrar nuestro valor como humanos; para cambiar quiénes somos o cómo nos perciben. Puede ayudar a aliviar la presión, eliminar la culpa y la vergüenza de la víctima y permitir la seguridad emocional que coincide con la vida auténtica. Es lo que tiene sentido para mí y para muchos otros estadounidenses de origen asiático, mientras navegamos por la reacción violenta adicional de la pandemia.

Esto se siente especialmente conmovedor en un mes reservado para celebrar la cultura y el patrimonio asiático. May fue elegido como el Mes de la Herencia del Pacífico Asiático Americano, para conmemorar la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes japoneses a los Estados Unidos el 7 de mayo de 1843, así como el trabajo de los inmigrantes chinos que completó el ferrocarril transcontinental el 10 de mayo de 1869. Al igual que con todos los BIPOC en En los Estados Unidos, nuestra historia es rica en opresión y en ascenso.

Como mucha gente en estos días,

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he pasado más tiempo en la cocina.

En lugar de hornear pan de masa fermentada, estoy perfeccionando mi soondubu jjigae. El caldo picante y sabroso me nutre y nutre desde el interior. Un sorbo me transporta de regreso a Corea, creando la sensación de que estoy más en casa en mi cuerpo. Alimentarme mi cultura es un acto calmante de curación racial.

También he estado leyendo más novelistas asiáticos y de la diáspora, y tomándome mi tiempo con los Sueños asiático-americanos de Helen Zia: El surgimiento de un pueblo estadounidense. Para descansar, he transmitido Kim's Convenience, una linda comedia de situación sobre una familia coreana-canadiense que a veces aborda la dinámica racial con un toque ligero. Aunque los zombis no suelen ser lo mío, atravesé las tres estaciones del Reino, asombrado por los disfraces. No importa el género,

escuchar la cadencia del idioma coreano repara parte de la desconexión que tengo como persona asiática que vive en Occidente.

Otras personas asiáticas me dicen que también están abrazando aún más su cultura y su gente, teniendo más discusiones abiertas con la familia, profundizando en su historia y estudiando el idioma de sus países de origen.

CY, la cofundadora y chef de S + M Vegan, me dice que se ha estado tomando el tiempo para perfeccionar la receta de bak chang de su familia.

He sido un gran admirador del restaurante Oakland durante años, tanto por su comida Teochew-Singapur como por su conciencia social. Al igual que yo, CY está leyendo más autores asiático-estadounidenses, además de WeChating con familiares en el extranjero.

También he notado mucha promoción cruzada con otras empresas y causas asiáticas. CY dice: "Nos buscamos mutuamente. A menudo hacemos todo lo posible para conectarnos. Creo que todos entendemos que somos más fuertes juntos".

Ella y su pareja, Shane, han estado organizando intercambios de alimentos con otros negocios locales de AAPI. Después de todo, la comida es amor, y un hilo que teje a nuestros antepasados. CY agrega: "Tratamos de ser más abiertos acerca de nuestros sentimientos que la generación de nuestros padres, pero al final, un Tupperware de albóndigas o una cabeza de repollo de Napa dicen más que mil palabras".

A través de un amigo, recientemente conocí a Rupert Estanislao, un músico de Pinoy Punk y cofundador de Aklasan Records. Estanislao es filipino y relató cómo tres personas blancas recientemente le gritaron insultos racistas mientras intentaba arrojarlo de un autobús en San Francisco camino a su trabajo esencial. Cuando le pregunté cómo estaba manejando las secuelas, dijo que estaba entusiasmado por escribir más canciones sobre cómo los asiáticos, y los inmigrantes de color, son a menudo chivos expiatorios. Cuando se trata de violencia anti-asiática, dice, "No está exento [de Asia]. Deberíamos enojarnos" y canalizarlo a través de nuestro arte.

Si bien siempre ha estado orgulloso de su herencia, admiro cómo su reacción ante lo sucedido lo ha llevado a abrazar aún más su identidad. Está hablando más tagalo con amigos y familiares. Su esposa dará a luz cualquier día, y ya han elegido un nombre filipino. Está entusiasmado por apoyar y lanzar más música.

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