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SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEĂ‘O INDIANS

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California Governor to reveal plans for easing virus orders ADAM BEAM | CONTRIBUTED

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will gradually release California from the coronavirus restrictions that have kept 40 million residents indoors for much of the last month.

Newsom didn’t provide a specific date for rollbacks or other details but said Monday the decisions will rely on science “and not political pressure.�

That followed assertions by President Donald Trump that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when states ease restrictions designed to prevent people from congregating in order to slow COVID-19’s spread.

Officials around the world have said that social-distancing measures and quarantines have made progress in reducing the spread of the virus. But they also have warned that easing those measures too soon might lead to a surge.

While the number of cases continued to rise in California, Newsom and others have said the feared surge might be smaller than anticipated. Barely a week ago, Newsom’s administration

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GROUP: High school students from Noli Indian School made camp dresses for Soboba Tribal Preschool kindergarten students. The collaborative project between the two schools has been in place for about five years. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians. and facilitating her own culture programs at Noli for about 15 years, met with the participating high schoolers during their 18-minute daily advisory period. Soboba Tribal Members who

made skirts were Leila Arres, Iyana “Tot� Briones, Tatiana “Roo�

Briones, Bella Resvaloso, Destiny Salgado and Faith Vega. Others were Anisa BraĂąe of Mesa Grande and Lakota Bates of Torres Mar-

tinez.

The first step included measuring all the kindergarten girls and finding out their favorite colors.

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Illegal marijuana grow operation in Lake Elsinore

Deadly Shooting

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In March, deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff ’s Station, Problem Oriented Policing Team, received complaints regarding possible illegal marijuana cultivation occurring within the city of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County.

On April 10, 2020, at the direction of Sheriff Chad Bianco, deputies served a search warrant in the 4000 block of Portia Street, Lake Elsinore around 9:00 AM. As a result of the search warrant, approximately 900 marijuana plants in various stages of growth were located and collected. In addition, the electrical system within the residence was illegally altered causing a severe fire hazard. The entire residence was transformed using common building materials into a marijuana cultivation site. One room of the residence was occupied by Yinger Wang (55-year-old) resident of Hayword, California. Lake Elsinore Code Enforcement / Building and Safety deemed the residence

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hile local schools are experiencing closed campuses and utilizing distance learning for their students, Noli Indian School at the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians Reservation has taken steps to ensure that its daily curriculum is kept as normal as possible. To that end, Cultural Teacher Tashina Ornelas has kept students moving along in their studies and projects online. “As a school, I believe we still hold the value of our culture program as a priority, just as we do for our other elective courses,â€? she said. “We are fortunate to understand the need students have for all the courses for various reasons.â€?

Prior to the unprecedented situation our schools are facing, Ornelas and some of her students had discussions about making camp dresses for 13 kindergarten girls at Soboba’s Tribal Preschool.

Several ninth graders volunteered earlier in the school year to do this and the skirts were delivered in early March to the excited children.

Ornelas, who has been creating

Man shot to death on San Jacinto street CITY NEWS SERVICE | CONTRIBUTED

POT: Marijuana on a table. | Photo courtesy of The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

ROOM: Ventilation system. | Photo courtesy

of The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

On April 16, 1881

On the streets of Dodge City, famous Western lawman and gunfighter Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle. He would live another 40 years. Masterson had his first shootout in 1876 in Texas over the affections of a dance hall girl named Molly Brennan.

On April 17, 1945

U.S. Lt. Col. Boris T. Pash commandeers over half a ton of uranium at Strassfut, Germany, in an effort to prevent the Soviets from developing an A-bomb.

Pash headed a group searching for German scientists to prevent the Soviets from capturing them.

On April 18, 1983

The U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, is al-

A man was gunned down on a San Jacinto street, and the killer remained at large on April 14.

The shooting happened about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Drake Drive, near Newcastle Way, on the north end of the city, according to Riverside County sheriff 's Sgt. Ken Thurm.

Residents reported hearing gunfire in the area, and patrol deputies reached the location within minutes and found "evidence of a shooting," but no victim or suspects, Thurm said.

A short time later, the mortally wounded man was spotted lying near the intersection of Devonshire Avenue and State Street, about a block from the Hemet Police Department, the sergeant said.

"Medical aid was summoned.

However, he was pronounced deceased on scene," Thurm said. "It was determined the subject had come from the area of where the shots fired call originated."

Members of the Central Homicide Unit and the Hemet Investi-

most completely destroyed by a suicide car-bomb explosion that kills 63 people, including 17 Americans. The terrorist attack was carried out in protest of the U.S. military presence in Lebanon.

Photo courtesy of The Hemet Police Department.

gations Bureau responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. The identity of the decedent is being withheld pending notification to the next of kin. The investigation is ongoing, and it has been determined the public is not in danger from those involved.

The Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department encourages anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Central Homicide Investigator Gonzalez at (951) 955-2777, or Hemet Station Investigator Rhodes at (951) 791-3400.

from Mariel reached Florida the next day in about 1,700 boats, overwhelming the U.S. Coast Guard.

On April 21, 1918

On April 19, 1897

In the skies over France, Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious German flying ace known as "The Red Baron," is killed by Allied fire. Richthofen was the top ace on both sides of the Western front, downing 80 enemy aircraft.

On April 20, 1980

Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems, is first celebrated in the U.S. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of universities, participated in rallies, marches and educational programs.

John J. McDermott of New York wins the first Boston Marathon, a measured distance of 24.5 miles from the Irvington Oval in Boston to Metcalf's Mill in Ashland. The marathon's distance was changed in 1908 to its current length of 26 miles 385 yards.

The Castro regime announces that all Cubans wishing to emigrate to the U.S. are free to board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana, launching the Mariel Boatlift. The first of 125,000 Cuban refugees

On April 22, 1970

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Palm Springs police begin enforcing mandatory face covering order Police officers April 14 began dropping by essential business in Palm Springs to inform management about the city's new mandatory face covering order, according to the police chief, who said tonight education, not fines, will be his officers' first resort in enforcing the order.

No citations have been given since the order was issued Monday, Palm Springs Police Department Chief Bryan Reyes said during Tuesday's special City Council meeting, which was called to discuss how recent emergency orders spurred by the coronavirus pandemic will be enforced.

Police began on Tuesday stopping by grocery stores with copies of the new rules, along with signs management can post in their windows, which is required under the order.

Police will continue making contact with local essential businesses throughout the week prior to issuing fines.

Reyes on Tuesday also urged local residents to use social cues to help spread the word about the face covering order.

"We must keep in mind that we all have the opportunity, if we witness those violations such as a person not having their mask on who is walking down the street, or in a store, is to just remind them we have this directive in place," Reyes said.

"Feel free to take it upon yourself to say to your fellow person who is not wearing a mask to put one on, or obtain one, or a face covering."

City Manager David Ready said previously the latest emergency order issued Monday sought to codify a similar requirement issued last week by Riverside County's public health officer that mandated anyone leaving home to cover their faces.

The Palm Springs version ordered businesses that are deemed essential to require employees and customers to wear a face covering, which can be a mask, bandanna, scarf, neck gaiter or other clothing that covers the nose and mouth and does not have visible holes.

The order leaves the amount of the fines up to individual police officers, who are being asked to use their discretion "having taken into consideration the severity of the violation," the order reads. "In addition, continued violations of this order may result in the closure of any business."

Police also directed residents to call the city's non-emergency line -- 760-323-8159 -- to report serious violations any of the coronavirus- related orders.

Serious violations include sightings of large gatherings of people or reports of a non-essential businesses operating, Reyes said.

"This is not a line to notify us in regards a person walking down the street without a mask on," he said.

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Government Awards COVID-19 Aid to Airports in Riverside County Airports in Riverside County will receive more than $11.1 million in government aid to help respond to plunging demand created by the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced today.

The airport receiving the most funding in the region is Palm Springs International with $11 million; Jacqueline Cochran Regional will receive $69,000; and Hemet-Ryan and Corona Municipal will each receive $30,000.

The funding is part of the Trump administration's newly created Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Airport Grant Program. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the FAA will award $10 billion to the nation's airports, with about $1 billion going to 188 airports in California.

"This $10 billion in emergency resources will help fund the continued operations of our nation's airports during this crisis and save workers' jobs," she said.

The funding will support continuing operations and replace lost revenue resulting from the sharp decline in passenger traffic and other airport business due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The funds are available for airport capital expenditures, airport operating expenses including payroll and utilities, and airport debt payments.

Thank you to the dedicated men and women from the FAA's Office of Airports for creating an entirely new program in record time to assist airport sponsors in desperate need of these funds,'' FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said.

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After fabric and ribbon was purchased, it took about a week to cut all fabric to size.

Pinning took another week or two and sewing hems took one to two weeks, depending on the student’s experience. “Once hems were sewn, we laid the ribbon which took another week,� Ornelas explained. “(Hand) sewing ribbon is more challenging so this took about two weeks. Then the elastic was added, which only took a day or two. Sewing up the skirt is the last step.�

Overall, it can take anywhere from two to six weeks to complete a skirt based on the time allotted for the project, experience of the dressmaker and mental space. “I teach some particular family protocols as well, so if girls are not in the correct mental space, they do not work on the skirt which adds time. The process of gifting takes all our energy and we owe it to be positive.

If we cannot be positive, we don’t work. To work in such negativity would be bad medicine,� Ornelas said. “A few of the girls came in on their own time or after school so it’s hard to say how long it actually took to make each skirt.�

No previous knowledge of sewing was needed but the more experienced sewers felt more confident to jump right in. “I thought it was a good way to teach the little ones about carrying on traditions,� said Leila Arres, 14, who has made skirts before. “It was a lot of fun to work on them; I made four.�

She said when they delivered the skirts, the little girls were so excited. “They loved them and didn’t want to take them off,� Leila said.

Bella Resvaloso, 14, said she thought all the dresses turned out really pretty and was happy to work together with her classmates to learn how to make them. “I decided to get involved because I think it’s a good thing for our culture and

NEW DRESSES: Soboba Tribal Preschool kindergarten girls with new camp dresses made for them by Noli Indian School students and delivered to them on March 11. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians.

A NICE CAMP DRESS: Alize Lara and other kindergarten girls were excited to wear their new camp dresses after having them delivered by the Noli Indian School sewers on March 11. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians. our past history,â€? said Faith Vega, 14. “I saw my niece at the preschool, and she was so proud of me.â€?

Anisa BraĂąe said her goal while making the dresses was to create something that would make the young girls happy. This is her second year participating in the collaborative program. “They were waiting for us when we got to the school shouting ‘our skirts are here’ – it was cool,â€? said Anisa, 16.

Ornelas, who has been overseeing the dressmaking program for more than five years, said her methods and choices of topics are

PRINCESSES: Rihanna Kashersky, left, and Marilyn Mendoza show off their new camp dresses while TulĂłvat TĂŠmanxwanvish, in background, plays in hers. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians.

family based – it is what she has been taught by her family and what they practice. She shares her family’s ways and beliefs, being sure to explain that it is surely not the only way but gives the students perspective that allows for open conversations. “I am what we call HĂşu’unikat which in a general term translates to ‘teacher’ in LuiseĂąo,â€? she said. “I share with the students how I was taught by my family including protocols/rituals. Since I am sharing my family’s way and they are learning under me, it’s expected that

they carry on the tradition as I have guided them. Now of course if their family has a particular set way they do it, then of course I would expect them to follow their own family’s protocols/traditions.�

As Noli’s Culture Department Coordinator, Ornelas facilitates cultural programs through Indian Education for children of many communities. She has taught in various capacities for TANF and the Soboba Cultural Resource Department during her 15 years teaching at Noli. “Culture for the most part does not come from a book,� she said. “It is living and breathing. Culture is Life. It is the essence of traditions/customs.�

Ornelas enjoys the dressmaking program as a way to share knowledge, make and learn from mistakes and build positive relationships with youth of different ages. All materials are either purchased by the preschool or Ornelas and sometimes is donated by community members or community groups. “Truthfully, it is difficult to teach at a distance because I do love hands-on collaborative approaches but it is because of that I know we must protect our students so we have something to return to in the near future,� she said. “Perhaps it will create even more of a respect for honoring and passing on our traditions.�

DRESS: Maylee Masiel is excited to show off her new camp dress as others receive theirs when Noli Indian School dressmakers delivered them to the kindergarteners. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of LuiseĂąo Indians.

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Man accused of shooting CITY NEWS SERVICE | CONTRIBUTED

A 20-year-old man accused of shooting another man with an assault rifle in Desert Hot Springs is scheduled to be arraigned on April 16 on an attempted murder charge.

Manual Rivera-Villa also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance via video conference at

the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Thursday, according to John Hall, spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. Police responded last Thursday to a shooting call in the 66700 block of First Street and located a man, whose name was not disclosed, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but the severity of his injuries was not disclosed.

Detectives identified Rivera-Villa as the suspect and ar-

rested the Desert Hot Springs resident the following day in the 12400 block of Jasmine Drive in unincorporated Riverside County with assistance from the District Attorney's Office Gang Impact Team.

Authorities did not specify if the defendant was a suspected gang member or comment on a motive.

Rivera-Villa was booked at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of attempted murder, with bail set at $1 million.

RIVERSIDE

Coronavirus Cases Edging Toward 2,000 CITY NEWS SERVICE | CONTRIBUTED

Riverside County has had its largest single-day increase in the number of coronavirus cases -- 210 -- and the county's top health official says that, with a total 1,961 documented infections, the process of relaxing austerity measures imposed on the public will not happen immediately.

"There is a modest slowing because of social distancing," Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said during a briefing at the County Administrative Center in Riverside Wednesday. "We have been underwater for a long time. It's bad. But it will be worse if we come up too soon and then have to go back under." Kaiser said the doubling rate -- a 100% increase in COVID-19 cases every five days -- appears to be settling down, but there "are more cases to find, and we're still testing." Metrics point to the doubling rate as a primary indicator that there has been no moderation in infectious spread. In order for the doubling rate to materialize this week, the county would have to have recorded record a total of 2,700 coronavirus cases by the end of Wednesday.

"Whatever we do in the short term is about finding cases and containing them,"

the doctor said. "Don't expect a lot of change. Even if I tear up every single emergency health order that I've signed to date, the governor's order still applies. There might a relaxation (in mandates) by region, or statewide, and some mandates may be looser, while others will not be."

"This is a gradual, step-bystep process. There will be long-standing changes in the way we do business to keep COVID-19 contained in the county," he said.

The virus-related death toll was unchanged at 50, a day after officials reported nine more fatalities -- the largest single-day jump in deaths.

Officials this week began sharing specific data on the COVID-19-linked deaths, showing that 41 have been men. More than half of the county's deaths -- 28 -- were people between the ages of 65 and 84, the data indicated.

There are now 376 patient recoveries, officials said. Recovered patients are defined as those who have completed their period of isolation and are no longer symptomatic, according to county spokeswoman Brooke Federico.

Kaiser said more than 29,000 residents have been tested for the virus, and with four screening locations countywide, there's capacity to test 2,200 people daily.

"Many of you in the

small-business community are losing tremendous amounts of money while we're keeping the community safe," Dr. Michael Mesisca of Riverside University Health System said Friday. "We hope to see some progress, but our modeling is still playing out," he said. "We hear of other places where the positive (infection) rates are coming down, such as New York. We hope to see that here."

The fourth county-run testing site opened Tuesday at the Perris Fairgrounds. The location will be staffed Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The other sites are at the county Fairgrounds in Indio, The Diamond in Lake Elsinore and Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside.

Appointments to visit any of the sites must be made in advance at 800-945-6171.

Workers are still needed at the second federal field hospital to open in the county, this one inside the shuttered Sears store at Arlington and Streeter avenues in Riverside.

National Guard personnel are working with a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services team to prepare the 125-bed facility for opening in the next several weeks. It will be reserved for sub-acute patients, according to Emergency Management Department Director Bruce Barton.

PACO

Male Jack Russell Terrier Mix DOB: 6/15/17 Paco is an explorer. He loves to run around sniffing and inspecting everything.

He looks forward to going on long walks and especially likes going to our large dog park with his buddy, Henry. With his intelligence and energy, he would enjoy lots of outdoor games. Paco will come over to get some pets and a scratch on his back.

Paco will be ideal for a family that is active and can provide him with plenty of exercise and mental challenges. He will benefit and flourish in a home that will set proper guidelines and boundaries early on.

JAVA

DOB: 4/4/2015 DSH Brown Black Tabby Female Special Needs Java is such a sweetheart but does require a little TLC. At the beginning of 2020, Java was diagnosed with kidney disease and we didn’t know if she was going to make it. With a lot of love, fluids, and a special diet, Java bounced back quickly. She is now doing wonderful! She is playful and cuddly and she loves to take naps burrowed under the blankets. Not only are we proud of her but we also want to find her a special forever home.

ESME

Female Staffordshire Terrier/Bulldog Mix DOB: 11/10/14 Esme is smart and learns quickly-especially if she gets a treat for her efforts. She has learned some very basic agility skills such as jumping through a tire jump on command. Esme enjoys being with people and can be quite cuddly. For now, we feel it would be best for her to be an only dog. She will benefit from someone that is a strong pack leader who will continue to help her become better socialized with other dogs.

ABBY

DOB: 6/21/2014 DSH Brown Tabby Female Tabby Abby is a love bug with such a great personality! She is always in a good mood and will never turn down a cuddle session. Tabby Abby is a talkative sweetheart who loves spending time with her human companions and her best cat friend, King Leo. All of our cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on vaccinations.

Living Free, is a donor-supported, nonprofit, no-kill animal sanctuary. Located at 54250 Keen Camp Road in Mountain Center off Highway 74, 15 Minutes from Idyllwild. Call: 951-321-9982 or visit living-free.org/adopt.

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resident Donald Trump said he’s open to some states “reopening” before federal social distancing guidelines expire at the end of month, as he appeared to back off his claim of absolute authority to decide when the time was right to act.

Hours after suggesting that the bipartisan concerns of governors about his assertion of power would amount to an insurrection, Trump abruptly reversed course Tuesday, saying he would leave it to governors to determine the right time and manner to revive activity in their states.

He said he would be speaking with governors, probably on Thursday, to discuss his plans.

“The governors are respon-

DONALD TRUMP | Wikipedia. sible,” Trump said. “They have to take charge.”

Still, he insisted, “The governors will be very, very respectful of the presidency.”

Democratic and Republican governors had sounded the alarm after Trump asserted Monday that he and he alone would determine when and how to reopen the econ-

omy, despite clear constitutional limitations on federal powers.

Trump said Tuesday he would be authorizing governors “of each individual state to implement a reopening — and a very powerful reopening — plan of their state at a time and in a matter as most appropriate.” Trump added that he would support moves by states that haven’t been hit hard by the outbreak to ease restrictions even before federal guidelines on social distancing expire April 30.

Trump said the country would open up “in beautiful little pieces,” adding that some states with low rates of infection ”have fewer people and they have lots of room.”

It’s unclear if any states are actively considering reopening their economies before May 1.

In a departure from recent tradition, Trump ended his daily briefing without turning the mic over to federal health experts, who have cautioned against moving too quickly to restart economic activity.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, told The Associated Press earlier Tuesday that the country is “not there yet” when it comes to the kind of testing and contact tracing needed to begin reopening the economy. But Trump made clear Tuesday he is intent on proceeding with his plans.

Trump outlined a vision in which workers would be tested, perhaps on a weekly basis, and governors would test travelers arriving at their states’ borders. But the U.S. is nowhere near having that kind of infrastructure, with

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Marine barbershops abuzz with demand for high-and-tight cuts

testing still largely reserved for those with serious symptoms and results taking days to learn.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been working with other federal officials to develop detailed plans for how reopening should occur, including determining what measures will need to be tracked and what conditions met before such steps occur. The plans include separate steps for schools, businesses and other entities, the CDC’s Dr. Anne Schuchat said. The proposals are currently under review, she added.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Trump for trying to lift social distancing without adequate testing.

“The failure to test is dangerous and deadly, and without testing, we cannot resume

our lives,” she said in a letter to lawmakers.

In expressing an openness to states setting their own timelines, Trump was largely acknowledging the authority governors have already exercised.

While Trump has issued national recommendations advising people to stay home, it has been governors and local leaders who have instituted mandatory restrictions, including shuttering schools and closing nonessential businesses. Some of those orders carry fines or other penalties.

It was the latest twist in Trump’s dispute with governors over who has primary responsibility for preserving public health in their jurisdictions. After weeks of saying

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CORONAVIRUS: Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about the coronavirus and illegal drugs in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, listens. | AP Photo/Alex Brandon.

A video put out by the base lays out all the precautions that barbers are taking, including sanitizing equipment, wearing masks and wiping down the chairs. And signs tell Marines to stay 6 feet (1.8 meters) apart as they wait for their flat top.

Esper joked that questions about the cuts will certainly get back to the commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David Berger, suggesting that the Joint Chiefs chairman would give Berger a call and say, “What is going on? What don’t you guys understand? ... Suspend haircuts for whatever period of time.”

Late last month, Berger

means “always faithful.”

Discipline, he said, is a fundamental function of the military, and short hair is part of that. Wartime victories by the Marine Corps, he said, are the “are result of incredible discipline of America’s 911 force.”

“It may seem superficial to some, but getting a haircut is part of that discipline,” said Milley. “So, yes, I support the Marine Corps.”

Asked how he is managing to maintain his well-coiffed soldier cut, he had a quick and blunt retort: “Do you really want to know? It’s a mirror with a thing. One of those barber kit things.”

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told reporters that recruits were still getting their heads shaved “as long as the barbers come to work.” But he said that if things got worse, that could change.

But, no haircut was a no go.

Marines, he said, might have to cut other Marines’ hair.

Esper’s partner on the podium Tuesday was more in line with Berger’s view.

Speaking from the required distance of six feet, Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of the hair cut continuum and tossed in a “Semper Fi,” the Marines’ motto, which

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arbershops at some Marine Corps bases are abuzz with demand for high-and-tight haircuts.

Despite social distancing and other Defense Department policies on coronavirus prevention, Marines are still lining up for the trademark cuts, at times standing only a foot or two (0.3 or 0.6 meters) apart, with few masks in sight.

On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper acknowledged it’s tough to enforce new virus standards with a force of 2.2 million spread out all over the world.

“Our challenge is to get out there and educate the chain of command,” Esper said during a Pentagon news conference.

Esper said he provided broad guidance about following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and other health protections, but he added he doesn’t wade into every detail, including whether or not Marines should get haircuts.

According to the Marine Corps, barbershops at many bases are closed, and the standards on hair length have been relaxed. But at other bases, such as the massive Camp Pendleton in California, the cuts continue.

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THE POLITICAL NOTEBOOK From the Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL I am writing this article on Easter Sunday, right in the middle of Passover, and just before Ramadan. The Hindu holiday Holi was in early March. These are all spring holidays and each of these religions celebrate a new beginning with these holidays. Easter celebrates a new life after death. Passover is a time of reflection and joy when we emerge from our cocoon of doubt to fly freely on the wings of faith. It is the celebration of the Jews being freed from Egypt known as the Exodus, a new life after slavery. Ramadan is a time when Muslims can reconnect with God and begin a new chapter in their life.

Spring is such a wonderful time with blossoms and flowers.

Spring is a time of joy and celebration. Yet many of us cannot enjoy our traditional celebrations today. We are sequestering, avoiding our friends and family, hoping to avoid catching the Covid-19 virus, and wondering when all this will end. But as all of these religions teach, there is hope. If we do our part, if we listen to the experts, the health professionals, we will get through this together.

THE WATER BEETLE Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond. Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.

Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top. When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so arm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying. So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead.

He wanted to go back and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!

My hope is that we come out the other side of this pandemic with lessons learned, that under regulated capitalism will never respond effectively to major disasters, that we must plan in advance and stockpile equipment. Covid-19 has shown us that our plans were not sufficient and our response was woefully inadequate. Simply put “too little and too late”.

The tax breaks for the wealthy have led us to this disaster and if not reversed will keep us from doing better the next time.

If we don’t learn our lesson for this disaster, we will be unprepared for the next one whether it be another virus or climate change, or earthquake or whatever. And we need to elect a President with compassion and the leadership skills to lead this effort. If only the current President would have given the same priority to this pandemic that he gave to the wall.

Pandemic shows why borders exist RICH LOWRY | COLUMNIST

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hen President Donald Trump announced a restriction on travel from Europe in a mid-March Oval Office address, European Union officials erupted in outrage.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement with the president of the European Council, thundering, “The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent, and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action.”

Just a few days later, von der Leyen advanced her own proposal to ban nonessential travel into the EU. We are all restrictionists now. In the coronavirus crisis, everyone realizes the importance of borders, even the people who not long ago were ideologically hostile toward them.

Borders mark off the sovereign territory of one people from another. They are a means -- if they can be enforced and defended -for a sovereign state to protect its people from invaders, and unwelcome immigrants and goods. They are a tool almost every nation has used to try to keep the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in its population, and to try to keep it from spreading further.

The lyrics of the treacly John Lennon classic “Imagine” -- recently performed by celebrities organized by actress Gal Gadot as a balm in this time of distress -- have never been so absurdly inapt. If there were really no countries and the world were as one, we’d be even more vulnerable to whatever threat arises in a city in central China, or anywhere else on the globe.

Of course, travel restrictions haven’t prevented the spread of the disease -- there’s no such thing as an airtight seal. But restrictions at least bought governments some additional time, and openness to foreign travel from China has been an accelerant on its spread.

Such restrictions are the least of it. Italy has had trouble importing masks because European counties have been working to hold on to medical supplies, indeed to hold on to food. According to the Wall Street Journal, “German officials said their restrictions were partly designed to safeguard supplies at German supermarkets from French shoppers.”

So much for a new era of European solidarity dissolving historic, centuries-old political and cultural divisions.

In a crisis, everyone realizes their foremost obligation is to their own.

Of course, Trump is naturally

RICH LOWRY | Wikipedia inclined to this view. He imposed travel restrictions even before he was truly seized with the seriousness of this crisis. The pandemic gives new credibility to his dim view of our commercial entanglement with China and, before this is all over, there will probably be bipartisan legislation to minimize our dependence on Chinese-manufactured pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.

None of this means that we shouldn’t wish other counties well, help them if we can, and share research and technologies. But borders exist for a reason. All peoples have their own governments that, if they are doing their jobs, put the health, safety and welfare of their own people first.

The coronavirus has acted as a solvent on a decade or more of cliches about the arrival of a globalized world where old lines drawn on a map no longer matter. In a crisis, everyone turns to borders as a first line of defense.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

Dick Gale, President of Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto

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he would leave major decisions about imposing restrictions in the hands of states, Trump claimed his power to ease them was absolute.

“When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total,” Trump said Monday at the White House.

“The governors know that.”

He declined to offer specifics about the source of his asserted power, claiming he would provide a legal briefing at a later date.

But governors in both

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was forecasting that the state could require up to 66,000 additional hospital beds by mid-May. But continuing an encouraging trend, the governor said the number of people hospitalized in intensive care saw only a modest 2.9% increase on Sunday to 1,178.

In Los Angeles County, the state’s largest and home to about 40% of its virus deaths and overall cases, officials said the number of new cases was the lowest in weeks.

“The road ahead, while still foggy, is becoming clearer,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, although he wasn’t ready to discuss easing local restrictions.

parties made clear they saw things differently, and said they would decide when it’s safe to begin a return to normal operations, just as they were the ones who closed things down.

“The president’s position is just absurd,” New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday on “CBS This Morning.” “It’s not the law.

It’s not the Constitution. We don’t have a king. We have a president.”

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, said he, too, expected the call to remain with the states.

“I welcome national guidance and assistance,” he said. “But we will do what is needed in the best interest of Arkansans and I think that’s what the people expect.”

Anxious to put the crisis behind him, Trump launched a new advisory council that will hash out plans to reopen the American economy, which has dramatically contracted as businesses have shuttered, leaving millions of people out of work.

He also directed his administration to freeze funding to the World Health Organization, claiming the

international body didn’t deliver adequate early reports on the virus and cost the U.S. valuable response time.

“The WHO failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable,” Trump said. He said the U.S. would review the organization’s warning about the virus threat and China.

Earlier Tuesday, Trump initially indicated he was relishing the fight with state officials — particularly Democrats in hard-hit states — who have voiced fears that the president’s ambitious timetable could lead to a re-

surgence of a virus that is still killing more than 1,000 Americans a day.

“A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain,” Trump tweeted, adding, “Too easy!”

Trump began to soften his approach later in the day as he met with people who have recovered from COVID-19, including former pro football player Mark Campbell and Karen Whitsett, a member of the Michigan House.

“I’m going to be making a decision pretty quickly,” he said, “and it’s being done in conjunction with governors.”

Still, Trump warned that he would be monitoring the performance of governors, and signaled he might blame them if he believes their actions slow the pace of what he hopes will be a robust economic recovery.

“If they don’t do a good job we’re going to come down on them hard,” Trump said.

“Until we have a day with no increases and more people are coming out of hospitals than going in, we still have our work cut out for us,” Garcetti said.

State and local economies are suffering as shutdowns of all but essential services have thrown millions of people out of work.

Concerns about restarting some or all of them include avoiding a free-for-all with neighboring states.

Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced they were partnering to work out a “shared approach for reopening our economies.”

Any approach is certain to be cautious and gradual.

Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and

public health at the University of California, Los Angeles, said 90% of cases in California are in 14 mostly urban counties. He said it would make sense to start lifting restrictions in rural places and see how it goes over periods of about two weeks.

He suggested Newsom could start with opening public spaces. Shelter-athome orders could be lifted next, followed by reopening restaurants that don’t have intense crowding.

Trump, however, was emphatic Monday that the choice to reopen states was up to him alone, writing on Twitter: “It is the decision of the President, and for many good reasons.” At a White House briefing, Trump said his administration has

“a very good relationship” with the governors but “the federal government has absolute power” in that decision-making process if it chooses to exercise it.

Newsom and Trump have been political enemies, clashing about immigration, abortion rights and the environment, but both have praised the other’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Newsom said he was confident that cooperation on “a road map for recovery” will be maintained.

California has more than 24,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 750 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever

and cough that clear in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause severe life-threatening illness, including pneumonia.

While there is improving data overall, certain populations remain especially vulnerable. They include the homeless, inmates and those in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Authorities on Monday reported an outbreak at a nursing home in Yolo County, where 35 people were infected and one person died.

California has been building its hospital infrastructure in anticipation of a crush of cases. In Los Angeles, St. Vincent Medical Center reopened Monday

as a “surge hospital,” something that seemed much more of a need weeks ago when state officials decided to lease it using taxpayer money.

On Sunday, state officials sent out 224,000 unemployment checks that included an additional $600 from the federal government, part of a $2.2 trillion aid package approved by Congress and signed into law by Trump.

California has spent more than a half-billion dollars already on the virus, with the latest spending announced Monday: $42.6 million to help atrisk youth. The spending includes roughly $8.5 million for foster families, including laptops and cellphones for foster children.

Associated Press writer Mike Stobbe in New York contributed to this report.

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ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON INCIDENT DATE: April 3, 2020

On April 3, 2020, Thermal Station Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon (firearm), that occurred in the 91000 block of 5th Street, Mecca. The suspect struck the victim on top of the head with a firearm, then fled the scene. The victim sustained a laceration to the top of his head.

On April 14, 2020, The Southern Coachella Community Services District Team (SCVCSD) assumed the in-

vestigation. Deputies identified the suspect as Irving Valenzuela (29 years) of Mecca. SCVCSD, and the Coachella Community Action Team, served a search warrant in the area of 91000 Block of 5th Street, Mecca. Valenzuela was located and taken into custody without further incident. It was later determined the weapon used was brass knuckles.

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ing a sexual relationship with a 14 years old boy. Prior to deputies arrival, Arredondo had fled the scene.

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Southern California Edison responded and turned the power off due to the illegal wiring throughout the residence.

Yinger Wang was arrested for illegal marijuana cultivation.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Dep-

Authorities released on April 15 the name of a bicyclist who was killed in a collision with a big rig in Palm Springs. William Camp, 62, of Palm Springs, died at the scene of the collision, which was reported at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday on North Gene Autry Trail near East Vista Chino.

The truck driver remained on scene and was cooperating with police, who shut down North Gene Autry Trail for about six hours between East Vista Chino and East Via Escuela for the investigation, according Palm Springs police Sgt. Mike Casavan.

Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the collision, he said.

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Mecca Man Arrested in Alleged Brass Knuckles Attack A 29-year-old man is behind bars on April 15 accused of striking another man with brass knuckles in Mecca. Irving Valenzuela was arrested Tuesday in the 91000 block of Fifth Street and booked at the Indio jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, with bail set at $25,000, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call to that same block on April 3 and found a man suffering from a gash to the top of his head, sheriff’s officials said.

The man was allegedly struck on the top of his head by another man wielding brass knuckles, who officials say fled the scene after the attack.

The victim’s name was not released, nor does it appear he required hospitalization.

Deputies served a search warrant on Tuesday and arrested Valenzuela. According to jail records, he was arrested on suspicion of committing the assault, along with a child endangerment allegation. Valenzuela has no documented felony convictions in Riverside County.

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On Friday, April 10th, 2020, at 5:00 P.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s SWAT, served a firearms related search warrant at a residence in the 30000 block of Thousand Palms. The warrant stemmed from a follow-up investigation into a shooting that occurred on February 28th, 2020 in Thousand Palms. During that incident, shots were fired by the suspect in a residential area. No victims were struck by the gunfire. The suspect fled the scene of the shooting in a vehicle and led Sheriff’s Department Deputies on a short pursuit that ended when the suspect crashed into a street sign. The suspect fled the scene of the crash on

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On Sat., March 28 at 7:31 AM, Deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff Station, responded to the 72-000 block of Varner Road, Thousand Palms, regarding a runaway juvenile under the age of 14 years old being located. The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) responded and assumed the investigation.

During the investigation, it was learned the suspect, later identified as Elogio Arredondo, 40 of Morongo Valley, was hav-

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Official: Grisly Vid Gives Wrong Impression of How Dog Died in Jurupa Valley A dog that was run over -- twice -- on a Jurupa Valley street while the owner looked on in horror was not intentionally hit, as a video circulated on social media suggests, a Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesman said on April 13.

The small short-haired brown dog was struck and killed after running out of the owner’s gated front yard Sunday night on the west side of the city, according to agency spokesman John Welsh.

A video that went viral on Facebook and other social media, prompting the nonprofit Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation to request a law enforcement investigation, showed a motorist backing up over the canine after hitting it moments earlier in his black Mercedes-Benz. But Welsh said that the depiction gives the wrong impression.

He aid Animal Control Officer Adam Haisten, with the assistance of sheriff’s deputies, investigated the matter shortly after it was reported and determined it was an accident.

“The owner told me that the driver was not driving very fast and did not realize that they had hit her dog,” Haisten said. “She told me she began yelling due to her dog having been hit and the driver, unknowingly, backed up to find out why she was yelling -- and that’s when the dog was hit again.”

According to Haisten, the woman had stepped out of her front yard, leaving her gate open, to speak with a vendor, at which point the dog bolted into the street and was run over by the man.

The vendor reportedly began videotaping the ensuing drama and captured the moment when the motorist went into reverse and rolled over the pet, causing fatal injuries, Welsh said.

Everyone at the scene was questioned, he said. No citations were issued.

“We already know that this footage has been viewed by tens of thousands of people, but we want to ensure the public that we investigated the matter fully,” said Department of Animal Services Director Julie Bank. “Of course, we feel terrible about the poor dog, and our hearts go out to the pet’s owner. But it’s important to note that this was a very unfortunate accident.”

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foot and was not apprehended. Deputies located a 9mm semi-auto handgun inside the crashed vehicle. The suspect was subsequently identified as documented gang member, Francisco Castro-Madera, 24 of Thousand Palms.

During today’s search warrant, Gang Task Force Officers located a 9mm semi-auto handgun that had been taken apart, and ammunition at the residence. Gang Task Force Of-

ficers arrested Castro-Madera and a second documented gang member, Daniel Rodriguez, 18 of Indio. Castro-Madera was charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm, Felony Evading and two counts of being a Gang Member in Possession of a Firearm. Rodriguez was charged with being a Gang Member in Possession of a Firearm. Both Castro-Madera and Rodriguez were booked at the Indio Jail.

uty Meissen at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff ’s Station (951) 245-3300.

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Fire Tears Through Single-Wide Trailer on East End of MoVal A fire erupted on April 13 in a single-wide trailer on the east end of Moreno Valley, causing major damage to the unoccupied structure before crews stopped the flames.

The non-injury blaze was reported about 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Alessandro Boulevard and Theodore Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Two engine crews were sent to the location and encountered the trailer fully engulfed in flames, but no threats to neighboring structures. The fire was knocked down within 10 minutes, according to reports from the scene. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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America’s Changing Life Styles

Part IV - A brief pause RUSTY STRAIT | SENIOR WRITER

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arry Truman was beginning his second year as president in his own right as January 1, 1950, dawned clear and cold. The Korean War was still raging. American hopes were that it would not spread further because of China’s involvement. A somewhat insignificant Senator from Wisconsin gained more power than he deserved as chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations. During the first four years of the fifties, McArthyism was coined and brought fear into the hearts and lives of anyone who even thought “liberal.” Anyone who didn’t agree with him was a pinko, leftist or traitor. He saw communism in every corner of the country and destroyed the lives and careers of decent Americans who dared speak for peace.

He wanted war and raged his kind of war in the papers, on radio, television and every form of communication known to mankind. He was destroyed by his own colleagues when the U. S. Senate formerly censored him on two counts: 1. Contempt and abuse of a Senate committee that looked into his financial affairs in 1952.

2. Insulting members of

this committee on national television, thereby bringing the Senate into dishonor and disrepute and obstructing the constitutional process.

McCarthy soon sank into the morass of his own self-aggrandizement.

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Harry Truman and his family moved into Blair House while a White House in disrepair was being renovated. On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican activists, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola stormed Blair House in an attempt to assassinate President Truman. Torresola mortally wounded White House Police officer Leslie Coffelt, who killed him return fire. Secret Service agents wounded Collazo. President Truman, upstairs in the residence, was unaware and unharmed.

BLACK AND WHITE A REDUX During the fifties, there was an unusual amount of Black people from countries across the globe, coming here for a better chance at life, unlike the first influx when they were brought to this country in shackles and chains as slaves.

However, some things seemed never to change. Jobs were controlled by Whites, many of whom would not

OSCAR COLLAZO: (Center) heads to court in Washington, D.C. April 6, 1951 to receive two death sentences for the slaying of a White House Guard in an attempt to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman. | Photo: Wikipedia

HARRY TRUMAN: 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as vice president. | Photo source: Wikipedia hire Blacks, despite their abilities or training. This was primarily in the southeast part of the country, but do not be deluded. It occurred in every city or community across the fruited plains. The problem was, as it often is today, racism is just below the skin.

THE ORDINARY COST OF LIVING During the early fifties, a house could be had for $8450.

Wages averaged $3200 a year. Most of us would look at that as more a monthly income today. $3.50 would fill the tank of even a Cadillac at 18 cents a gallon.

Five dollars would feed the family for a week. Except for veterans taking advantage of the G.I. Bill of Rights, higher education still escaped many who would have wanted to get an education. Professors and Regents have always been outspoken activists against free education.

A GENERAL TAKES COMMAND OF THE COUNTRY “I like Ike” was the mantle for Eisenhower’s charge toward the Presidency in 1952 and 1956. His opponent, Adlai Stevenson, whose grandfather had been Vice-president, was swept aside in

GRISELIO TORRESOLA: The wouldbe assassin of President Truman, lies dead on a slab in a local police morgue, shot to death by White House Guards. His accomplice, Oscar Collazo, was seriously wounded. Collazo told police that he and Torresola had cooked up their plot two weeks ago when they decided that drastic action was necessary if Puerto Rico was to gain its independence. Both men were members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party. | Photo source: Wikipedia

BLACK PEOPLE IN THE 50'S: Commuters walking to work instead of riding the buses during the Montgomery bus boycott, 1956. | Don Cravens/Time Life

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both elections in which he opposed the popular general who had conquered Europe.

The most memorable thing about Stevenson was a lapel button crafted from a hole in the sole of one of his shoes.

For the eight years of Eisenhower’s term in office, we were officially at peace with the world. However, at

home, our social habits were changing at a rapid pace. We were introduced to the slogan, “Do Your Own Thing,” and the invention of T.V. Dinners. Everybody had a social agenda that did not include sitting down to family dinners. It was too easy to

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Mortgage Relief and COVID-19 Scams: What You Need to Know STATEPOINT | CONTRIBUTED

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nfortunately, during times of hardship, families are often targeted by fraud artists attempting to take advantage of those needing assistance.

The COVID-19 crisis is no exception, with many scammers pretending to extend a critical lifeline to struggling homeowners through socalled “foreclosure rescue fraud.”

According to Freddie Mac, this scheme involves bad actors offering false promises of being able to save your home from foreclosure. Common elements

of this fraud include the following: • Requiring you to sign over the title to your home.

• Asking you to sign unfamiliar documents and/or share your personal information.

• Charging you rent to stay in your home and/ or potentially promising that you can purchase your home back when your financial situation improves.

Another common fraud involves a third party guaranteeing you a loan modification with a reduced mortgage payment. Such scams may operate similarly as

foreclosure rescue fraud, as fraudsters collect an upfront fee and promise to work with your loan servicer on your behalf.

So what can you do to protect yourself?

• Don’t disclose. Never provide your information via phone or internet until after you have verified the caller or company’s identity.

• Be suspicious. If someone has contacted you asking for personal or sensitive information, do your homework to verify the validity of the request before providing any information. Contact

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slip a packaged meal into the over and voila, dinner, and “Sorry, I’ve got to run. I have an important event this evening.” And so it went.

TEENAGE REVOLUTION Teenagers had always, from childhood up, been told to speak when spoken to, and not to interrupt an adult or have an opinion of their own. All of that was about to change. Black musicians were mostly limited to Black radio stations. The idea of a Black entertainer being accepted by White Americans was something only jazz enthusiasts entertained, despite the Duke Ellington’s and Cab Calloways.

All of that changed when a young black man, adopted by a white family after being tossed out on his ear by his father because of his homosexuality, hit the airways with a song called “Tutti Fruitti.” It skyrocketed in the charts and suddenly a new medium called rock and roll

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RUSTY STRAIT | File Photo. became of American culture, although several years earlier a White group, Bill Haley and the Comets performed “Rock around the Clock” in a film, “Blackboard Jungle which integrated White, Hispanic and Black into what would become the basis for the fifties teenage revolution that rocked this country like nothing since the Boston Tea Party.

Then came Jerry Lee Louis, Elvis Presley and a melange of copy cats that had the big band parents shaking their heads. Popular music would never be the same.

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• Spot imposters. Scammers across the globe can make any name or number appear on your caller ID or email. Protect yourself from spoofing by letting calls go to voicemail first. If a call is important, the caller will leave a message. If you do answer and it is a robocall, don’t press any numbers.

Just hang up.

• Report fraud. Freddie Mac will never reach out to offer a refinancing opportunity or new loan over the phone. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to represent Freddie Mac, you can report it by visiting sf.freddiemac.

While there are fraudsters out there offering false promises, know that there is real assistance on offer during this crisis, too. Contact your loan servicer to discuss your options. If Freddie Mac owns your mortgage and you are a homeowner unable to make you mortgage payments due to a decline in income resulting from COVID-19, you can learn more about available mortgage relief options by visiting MyHome.FreddieMac.com.

Your family’s health is no doubt top-of-mind these days. However, it’s also important to remember that fraudsters are out in fullforce, making your financial vigilance a crucial priority as well.

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The Historic Old Spanish Capital of Antigua, Guatemala ARLENE LEHTONE | COLUMNIST

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y husband Lloyd and I enjoyed Antigua, located in a fertile valley of Guatemala, encircled by three volcanoes, namely Acatenango, Agua (water), and Fuego (fire), which loom over Antigua.

Of Guatemala's 33 volcanoes, numerous active volcanoes transmit ash onto their surroundings, making it difficult to get decent photos. However, Antigua is a popular tourist objective, with an interest in climbing volcanoes.

Antigua was the capital of the old Spanish region of Guatemala, the focus of government, religion, education, and culture. One of the three major centers of command, along with Lima and Mexico City, La Antigua was the first improvised city in this hemisphere, a wealthy, cultured complex of the church, arts, and letters.

Natural disasters devastated Antigua’s two predecessors and was called Santiago de los Caballeros from 1543 to 1773. The grandest settlement of colonial culture between Mexico City and Lima, Peru, the Spaniards erected magnificent monuments here, to their Christian saints.

Since this area was devastated by, and inclined to, earthquakes and volcanoes, the superb churches cracked and collapsed, while the devout Spaniards kept on building. The methods of construction were changed, bringing forth an architectural style called seismic baroque. This was comprised of low buildings and arches, robust pillars, expansive bell-towers, solid walls of bricks, mortar and rubble that was left over from previous earthquake, and low, wide columns essential to triumph over future earthquakes.

Some buildings were brutally damaged by the earthquakes, but they still show their original glory. Some restoration was done, but most of the battered old buildings were left, as witnesses to the epic catastrophes.

Since its establishment in 1543, Antigua has witnessed over a dozen major earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. Demolished by earthquakes and floods, Antigua was destroyed a third time by a massive earthquake in 1773. Three years later, Spain’s capital city of Antigua, for all of the Middle Americas for 230 years, was relocated to what was called New Guatemala (now Guatemala City), and started to be called Santiago de Los Caballeros, “Antigua Guatemala” (Old Guatemala).

We enjoyed a walking tour, with a well-informed guide, of this former Spanish colo-

ARLENE LEHTONE | Courtesy Photo. nial capital of the Captains General of Guatemala. On the edge of Antigua’s central plaza, Lloyd and I visited the Palace of the Captains General, the earlier home of the Governor. With its jewels of Spanish renaissance and baroque architecture, this exceptional block-long building is one of America's supreme examples of Spanish colonial architecture.

This tour was a great way for us to appreciate Antigua’s history, architectural monuments and museums. While strolling through the narrow and charming streets, we were rewarded a close-up look at the magnificence of the remarkable ruins, and fabulously restored colonial buildings.

We noticed wildflowers flourishing in cracks, that were opened by earthquake tremors, in the massive walls of convents and churches.

We saw iron-grated windows covered with trumpet vines, and pastel-colored houses and private residences, that displayed fortress-like entrances with brass lions, suns, grinning masks, and elaborate door knockers.

We visited a lovely old home, full of beautiful antiques, that was built around a courtyard. The houses of Antigua are concealed behind towering walls, in the Spanish style, with random glimpses through an open door, of the beautiful courtyards inside.

We admired La Merced, with its magnificent façade, the best preserved of Antigua's churches, and the highpoint of Antigua’s baroque architecture. We also saw the Cathedral and Fountain of the Sirens. We enjoyed listening to the old bells of Antigua, resounding from belfries from about sixty damaged churches. They ring in either

FACADE: Lovely Church with statues.

CHURCH: Facade of La Merced. | Photos by Arlene Lehtone.

PRODUCTS: Arlene, making some purchases. | Courtesy Photo.

feeble, or deep and thunderous sounds, along the tranquil cobblestone streets.

The churches, monasteries, convents and museums were interesting, especially the underground tunnels; and the stories of the spartan way of life of the nuns at Las Capuchinas, whose Cathedral has 18 circular living quarters.

Processions on Good Friday in Antigua are second only to those in Seville, Spain.

The festive religious observances during Holy Week highlight weighty floats, intricate carpets (created from dyed sawdust, flower petals, pine needles and fruits), along its route. Church altars are decorated with by flowers, seasonal fruits and caged birds. We heard that it is traditional to let three inmates of Antigua’s jail go loose on Good Friday.

Lloyd and I enjoyed an excellent luncheon at the Casa Santo Domingo, cloistered behind walls. The 350-yearold Casa Santo Domingo is a monastery, turned into the esteemed five-star Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, and is Guatemala’s premium historic hotel. We strolled through hallways, with dense walls, lined with dripping candles and saw abundant statues.

Within this Dominican monastery, its Archaeological and Colonial Museum showed us lovely early religious art and ceramic artifacts.

Many museums are housed in historic buildings.

The Colonial Art Museum is within the original 1675 colonial building that initially housed San Carlos University and is the third oldest

in the Americas. Some 30 language schools, Antigua’s significant cottage industry, attracts college students and retirees. Located in a green, volcano-rimmed valley with ideal weather, and a low cost of living and widely spoken English, has made Antigua the San Miguel de Allende of Guatemala (which I will write about in another article), appealing to artistically motivated expatriates.

At 4,600 feet altitude, Antigua is a much-loved holiday destination, with comfortably warm days, although nights are cool enough for sweaters.

Mountain scenery, intermingled with thick jungle, flourishes right up to the wayside in many places. There are wild cocoa (chocolate) plants, wild cardamom (spice), and trees full of oropendola nests (a jungle bird that builds pearshaped nests hanging from woven cords, affording safety from predators).

We visited the largest jade-working factory in Central America, the Jade S.A. Factory. In a 17th century colonial house (highlighted in National Geographic Magazine, September 1987), we saw its showroom, with Maya jade jewelry replicas. Stunning black, green, and white raw jade is mined from an antiquated Maya mine, that Maya Indians toiled in over 800 years ago, who carved outstanding Maya-style jewelry. Revived in 1593, this quarry, unoccupied since the Spanish Conquest, affords craftsmen with some of the best jade obtainable today, together with the rare and cherished black jade, a veri-

table gem class stone of opulent splendor and enduring esteem.

Jade typifies two comparable, but separate gems: jadeite and nephrite. The jade in Guatemala is jadeite, harder and thicker, with a richer, more resplendent span of colors. Jadeite's larger rarity makes it the most treasured personification of jade. The earliest Maya desired this stone more than anything else, fashioning it into valuables of irreplaceable artistic ability.

Most street vendors are vibrantly dressed Indian women, the descendants of the Maya. The best purchases are multicolored, and elaborately embroidered hand weavings and woven materials, ornately carved dance masks, and wooden flutes. We saw the vendors on street corners or balancing their handiwork on their heads.

We saw unpretentious footlooms, where multi-colored textiles are woven. Antigua’s famous hand-woven textiles and clothing, with eye-catching designs and spectacular colors, are much in demand.

We watched the handcrafting of impeccable embroidered textiles, and meticulous sculptured carved masks and figurines, each one being exclusive and indigenous to where it was made. The textiles of Guatemala have over 325 distinct varieties of style, design and color, each one having their own historical magnitude.

Before the Europeans arrived in the New World, Indians worked only in cotton.

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sheep with them, and the Indians now weave blankets, rugs, and garments of wool.

Guatemalan naturals, as the Indians call themselves, are exceptional in the weaving of textiles. Also, Spanish tile-makers brought their multi-colored art to Antigua, and we delighted in these lovely tiles, that covered walls, fountains, and benches. In the marketplace, we saw gigantic vegetables, that were grown in the rich volcanic soil.

Antigua was acknowledged by UNESCO to be a “Historical Monument of the Americas,” and was placed on the ”World Cultural Heritage” list in 1975, for being one of the best-preserved colonial cities in all of Latin America, and because of its prominence and conservation as a city characteristic of colonial times, with its exceptional Spanish colonial buildings from the 16th century.

Antigua, snuggled in an immense Guatemalan mountain valley, at the foot of three volcanoes, is a center for ancient and modern Maya civilization. Lloyd and I relived the impressiveness of Maya culture and the colonial age during our stay. We admired the artistic squares of this town, and the architectural magnificence of its well-preserved homes, churches, and monasteries.

Antigua, the treasured city of Central America, is a town of cobblestoned streets, with the Spanish ruins of the conquistadores. We admired the buildings, that were covered with colorful bougainvillea lustrously flowing over crumbled walls, in old courtyards, and meandering throughout Antigua.

We found Antigua to be a living museum of sumptuously decorated Spanish colonial baroque architecture of the 16th century. Antigua is preserved since its prime, keeping its discerning historic uniqueness, even with centuries of destruction from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. We enjoyed exploring its superb architecture, in one of the most stunning cities in the Americas.

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overnment relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China made it clear that business won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.

With many factories shut down, American industrial output shriveled in March, registering its biggest decline since the U.S. demobilized in 1946 at the end of World War II. Retail sales fell by an unprecedented 8.7%, with April expected to be far worse.

The world’s biggest economy began issuing one-time payments this week to tens of millions of people as part of its $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, with adults receiving up to $1,200 each and $500 per child to help them pay the rent or cover other bills. The checks will be directly deposited into accounts or mailed to households in the coming weeks, depending on how people filed their tax returns.

Among those receiving a check was Jacqueline Gonzalez, a 32-yearold single mother who was laid off from her job as a bartender and lives with her mother, a teacher, in Miami Lakes, Florida. Gonzalez paid her car insurance and gave her mother $500 for rent. She has signed up for food stamps.

“There is no other form of income for us right now. We have no other choice. We can’t work from home,” she said. “We’re just sitting here. Bills are racking up.”

In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on the paper checks.

Meanwhile, the first steps in lifting economically crippling restrictions in other parts of the world are running into resistance, with customers staying away from the reopened businesses and workers afraid of risking their health.

In China, millions are still wary of spending much or even going out.

CLOSED: A man walks past mannequins in the windows of the Macy’s store in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. U.S. retail sales plummeted in March, an unprecedented decline, as the viral outbreak forced an almost complete lockdown of commerce nationwide. | AP Photo/Charles Krupa.

Some cities have resorted to handing out vouchers and trying to reassure consumers by showing officials in state media eating in restaurants.

“I put off plans to change cars and spend almost nothing on eating out or entertainment,” said Zhang Hu, a truck salesman in Zhengzhou who has gone back to work but has seen his income plummet because few people are buying 20-ton rigs. “I have no idea when the situation will turn better.”

In Austria, Marie Froehlich, who owns a clothing store in Vienna, said her staff was happy to be back after weeks cooped up at home. But dependent largely on tourism, which has dried up amid the travel restrictions, she expects the business will take months to return to normal.

“Until then, we are in crisis mode,” she said.

Rome’s streets were also largely deserted despite the reopening of some stores this week.

Worldwide, deaths have topped 130,000 and confirmed infections 2 million, according to the tally kept

by Johns Hopkins University. The figures understate the true size of the crisis, in part because of limited testing, different ways of counting the dead, and concealment by some governments The U.S. has recorded approximately 28,000 deaths — highest in the world — and over 600,000

confirmed infections, by Johns Hopkins’ count. Still, the nightmare scenarios projecting a far greater number of deaths and hospitalizations have not come to pass, raising hopes from coast to coast.

In other developments: — An investigation by The Associated Press found that six days of delays by China in alerting the public to the growing danger in mid-January set the stage for the global disaster.

— Millions of South Koreans wore masks and maintained social distancing as they voted in parliamentary elections, with turnout surprisingly high. The government resisted calls to postpone the balloting, seen as a midterm referendum on President Moon Jae-in.

— The death toll in Iran is probably almost twice the official figure of about 4,800 as a result of undercounting and because some patients were not tested, a parliamentary report said. The explosive allegation was buried in a footnote in the 46page document.

— With deaths and hospitalizations stabilizing or dropping in Europe, Germany announced plans to let smaller shops reopen next week and for school to resume in early May. France reported a decrease in

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resident Donald Trump consulted with dozens of high-profile CEOs, union officials and other executives Wednesday on how to get the nation’s economy moving again and received a mixed message from the industry leaders: They, too, want to get the economy going but they have worries about whether there are enough coronavirus tests available to ensure workers can safely return to the job.

In a tweet midway through Trump’s round of four conference calls with the executives, the president said the participants were “allin on getting America back to work, and soon.”

But participants in a morning call that included the heads of CIGNA insurance, Jimmy John’s fast food chain and dozens of other leading American companies raised concerns about the testing issue, according to one participant who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private discussion.

Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was among several representatives from major sports leagues to speak with Trump. He credited the president during a Fox News interview with gathering some of the “best of the best” to help shape his approach on reopening the economy. Still, Cuban did not embrace Trump’s push to reopen parts of the economy May 1.

“This is such a moving target

KELLYANNE CONWAY: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway talks to reporters about the coronavirus at the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci.

DONALD TRUMP: Current President of The United States of America. | Wikipedia. that I think the biggest mistake we can make is rush to a decision,” said Cuban, who previously had been critical of Trump’s response to the pandemic. “But I’m going to help him in every way I can, whatever he needs me to do.”

The president’s calls with members of Trump’s new Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups come as Trump says he’s looking at relaxing some of the social distancing guidelines his administration put in place last month to help stem the disease.

Trump said he would consult with them on the best way to resume economic activity while protecting public health.

But the panel also could help give Trump a measure of cover. If cases surge once restrictions are lifted, as many experts have warned, Trump will be able to tell the public he didn’t act alone and the nation’s top minds — from manufacturing to defense to technology — helped shape the plan.

A participant in one of the afternoon calls, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said leaders “made a point of saying that, yes, we need to get the country back to work, but we need to do it safely.”

The launch of the council was not without hiccups.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka didn’t know until he heard his name announced in the Rose Garden on Tuesday that he would be part of the advisory group, according to Carolyn Bobb, a spokeswoman for the union.

“We were not asked,” Bobb said in an email. It was “just announced.”

Madhani reported from Chicago.

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Greetings from the Hemet Car Guy, The coronavirus outbreak is causing a global health emergency, and a global

economic slowdown. Trade, investment, growth, and employment are all affected and the crisis has had an impact on businesses all throughout Riverside County. Sure, by now we’ve all seen the warnings of the “to-dos” and “not to dos” from various news

sources as well as the numerous messages, videos and pictorials from the World Health Organization and CDC. Richard Perry who is the owner of VIP Autos in Hemet and chairman of the Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce had some

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hospitalized COVID-19 patients for the time since the outbreak began in the country.

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said people will be required to wear face coverings when they are near others, such as on the street or a subway platform. “It can be a mask. It can be a cloth. It can be a bandanna. Make it colorful. Make it advertising,” he said. “What’s the big deal?”

The economic damage from the effort to “flatten the curve” of infections has mounted alarmingly.

While grocery store sales in the U.S. jumped nearly 26% in March as Americans stocked up on food and other goods, auto sales plummeted by one-quarter and clothing store sales slid by more than half, the government reported. The category that mostly includes online shopping rose more than 3%.

“With clear signs of panic buying of necessities and the fact that lockdowns were introduced only around the middle of the month means that far worse is to come in April and the second quarter more generally,” said Michael Pearce, an economist at the consulting firm Capital Economics.

U.S. manufacturing output dropped 6.3% last month, led by plunging production at auto factories, which have shut down entirely.

As of last week, some 17 million Americans had been thrown onto the unemployment rolls.

A day after Nevada’s governor said he was nowhere near restarting parts of the state’s idled economy, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman made an impassioned plea for reopening her city, saying it is withering with tourists staying home and conventions and businesses closed.

“The longer we wait to do this, the more impossible it will become to recover,”

thoughts on the pandemic that is all real to us now.

HSJC: How has the global pandemic affected you?

RICHARD PERRY: “I and the other community businesses “have never seen anything like this”. As a small-business owner, I have seen the impact on my floor traffic that I depend on and that know other businesses that have made painful adjustments by not paying themselves and putting their employees first, or even cutting them down too. We will get through this, just as we have undergone other crises in the past. Local coffee shops, bars, restaurants and some other retailers may find it harder to bounce back, but there will be a pent-up demand for those goods and services that may bring a full recovery in a short time.”

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RICHARD PERRY: “The chamber and I suggest the business owners to get to know their vendors a little more and even ask them for help. Business owners should engage ‘with their cellphones’ to keep in touch with each other to trade ideas and other things that might improve or prolong their business during the crisis more than ever. Take the time to review your website if you have one and update or improve them until the business can reopen.

You might find mistakes in them. Contact previous owners and customers to learn what helped them or what they are looking for and wish them well. Don’t forget to use the chamber and all their resources to help your businesses grow. Just do not fade in the background and stop your messaging.”

HSJC: What advice do you suggest for the local business owners during this time pe-

HSJC: Is there anything else that you’d like to add?

RICHARD PERRY: “Al-

Goodman said.

At least one state, California, is providing its own stimulus to residents: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $500 payments for individuals, including the state’s estimated 2 million immigrants who are in the country illegally and uneligible for the federal payouts.

Frustration over shutdowns boiled over in Michigan as hundreds of honking, flag-waving protesters drove past the state Capitol in Lansing in a snowstorm, bringing traffic to a near-standstill. “Gov. Whitmer We Are Not Prisoners,” one sign read, while another declared, “Michigander Against

Gretchen’s Abuses.”

“This arbitrary blanket spread of shutting down businesses, about putting all of these workers out of business, is just a disaster,” said Meshawn Maddock, a member of the Michigan Conservative Coalition, which organized the rally. “And people are sick and tired of it.”

Whitmer said she was “really disappointed” to see protesters close together without masks.

“I saw someone handing out candy to little kids barehanded. ... We know that this rally endangered people,” Whitmer said. “This kind of activity will put more people at risk and, sadly, it could

RICHARD PERRY| Courtesy Photo. though the president signed the CARE bill, merchants and businessmen won’t know when that help will come.

Many of the chamber golf tournaments, ribbon cuttings, reverse drawing and other chamber events have had to be canceled or rescheduled due to the coronavirus. It’s been the toughest, even for my own business… still, we are not giving up.

Also, use your resources. The Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber webpage, https:// www.hemetsanjacintochamber.com, available with the latest business information for members and the general public. Cindy Lemke the Chamber CEO recorded a number of videos designed to try to help small businesses in the Valley survive through the crisis and a list of what are considered ‘essential services.’” prolong the amount of time we have to be in this posture.”

Foreign leaders, meanwhile, rushed to the defense of the World Health Organization after Trump vowed to halt U.S. payments to the U.N. agency for not sounding the alarm over the virus sooner.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the WHO is needed now more than ever: “Only by joining forces can we overcome this crisis that knows no borders.”

Kennedy reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Associated Press journalists around the world contributed to this report.

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l presidente Donald Trump insistió el martes en que él tiene la autoridad de ordenar la reapertura de la economía y rechazó las objeciones de gobernadores, comparándolos con una tripulación que se alza contra el capitán de un barco.

Gobernadores tanto demócratas como republicanos expresaron alarma por las declaraciones de Trump de que él tiene la autoridad máxima para levantar restricciones como el cierre de negocios o la imposición de normas de distanciamiento social vigentes a raíz del coronavirus. Trump, por su parte, se expresó encantado de pelear con funcionarios estatales _particularmente los de estados gravemente afectados gobernados por demócratas_ que han expresado temores de que un levantamiento de las restricciones llevará a un resurgimiento del virus.

“Un amotinamiento clásico de cuando en cuando es un espectáculo

entretenido y emocionante, especialmente cuando los amotinados necesitan tanto del Capitán”, tuiteó Trump el martes. “¡Qué fácil!”.

Trump está ansioso por reactivar la economía y dejar la crisis atrás, y se ha estado reuniendo con sus asesores sobre maneras de levantar las normas de distanciamiento social que expiran a fin de mes. Sin embargo, repetidamente se ha negado a revelar la fuente de su reclamo sobre poderes presidenciales absolutos, a pesar de las limitaciones establecidas en la Constitución.

“Cuando alguien es presidente de los Estados Unidos, su autoridad es total. Los gobernadores lo saben”, expresó el mandatario en la Casa Blanca.

En realidad, gobernadores de ambos partidos dejaron en claro que están en desacuerdo con eso y han destacado que la responsabilidad máxima por la seguridad en sus estados recae en ellos, y que ellos decidirán cuándo están dadas las condiciones

para reanudar la actividad económica.

“La posición del presidente es absurda”, declaró el gobernador del estado de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, que es demócrata, el martes en el programa “CBS This Morning” “Eso no es lo que dice la ley, eso no es lo que dice la constitución. No tenemos un rey, tenemos un presidente”, añadió.

El gobernador de Nueva Hampshire Chris Sununu, quien es republicano, declaró a CNN: “Todas estas órdenes ejecutivas son órdenes ejecutivas del estado y por lo tanto dependerá del estado y del gobernador revocarlas”.

Si bien Trump ha emitido recomendaciones nacionales para que la gente se quede en sus casas, han sido los gobernadores y líderes locales los que han aplicado restricciones obligatorias, como el cierre de negocios y escuelas. Algunas de esas instrucciones conllevan multas u otras penalidades, y en algunas jurisdicciones se extienden hasta el verano.

l máximo experto del gobierno estadounidense en enfermedades infecciosas, el doctor Anthony Fauci, declaró el martes que el país todavía no tiene los procedimientos de pruebas y rastreo necesarios para empezar a reabrir la economía, pidiendo suma cautela pese a las expresiones optimistas de la Casa Blanca.

“Tendríamos que tener listo un sistema que sea eficiente, en el que podamos confiar, y no hemos llegado allí”, declaró Fauci en entrevista con The Associated Press.

Los comentarios de Fauci surgen en momentos en que el presidente Donald Trump y sus asesores están debatiendo el momento oportuno para reabrir la economía después de un cierre de varias semanas debido a la pandemia del coronavirus. Trump ha sugerido la posibilidad de reabrir algunos sectores de la economía para el 1 de mayo y dijo que esta semana podría ofrecer algunas propuestas.

La fecha del 1 de mayo “es un poco demasiado optimista”, señaló el fun-

DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI:| Wikipedia cionario. El levantamiento de las restricciones de distanciamiento social tendrá que hacerse “de manera gradual” y no todo al mismo tiempo, advirtió, mencionando que el COVID-19 afectó a distintas partes del país de manera distinta.

Entre las máximas inquietudes de Fauci: la posibilidad de nuevos brotes en localidades donde las autoridades levanten restricciones, y sin que haya maneras de aplicar pruebas a la población, de aislar a los enfermos y de rastrear a las personas con la cual un enfermo tuvo contacto.

“Le garantizo, una vez sean levantadas las restricciones surgirán nuevas infecciones. Lo importante es saber cómo lidiar con esas infecciones”, expresó Fauci

en la entrevista con AP. Es imperante “poner fuera de circulación a la gente que queda infectada, porque una vez que empiezan a surgir focos de infección uno está realmente está en problemas”.

Aparte de sus funciones como uno de los principales científicos del gobierno, Fauci se ha convertido en uno de los voceros de la respuesta oficial a la pandemia, y pasa horas cada semana al lado Trump en sus conferencias diarias en la Casa Blanca sobre la crisis.

Fauci enfatizó que su rol público es muy importante, pero admitió que esos eventos en la Casa Blanca _el evento de lunes tardó dos horas y media_ son “agotadores”, y eso ni siquiera incluye el tiempo que pasa preparándose o esperando a que comience la reunión.

“Si se me permitiera simplemente hacer unos breves comentarios y regresar a mi trabajo, eso sería mucho mejor”, expresó Fauci.

“No es simplemente la idea de estar allí respondiendo preguntas, lo que considero sumamente importante para la población, es la cantidad de tiempo que se pasa allí”, añadió.

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l expresidente estadounidense Barack Obama, el mayor recaudador de fondos del partido Demócrata y una de sus figuras más importantes, dio su respaldo formal a Joe Biden, dando un fuerte impulso al casi seguro candidato demócrata para las elecciones de noviembre, cuando se medirá con Donald Trump, quien busca la reelección.

“Joe tiene el carácter y la experiencia para guiarnos en uno de nuestros tiempos más oscuros y sanarnos en una larga recuperación y sé que él se rodeará con buenas personas”, dijo Obama en un video de 12 minutos, en el

que llamó a Biden un “amigo cercano” y lo elogió por su perseverancia y compasión.

El respaldo a Biden marca el regreso de Obama a las políticas presidenciales más de tres años después de haber dejado la Casa Blanca. No mencionó por nombre a su sucesor, Trump, y en lugar de ello trató de cerrar la brecha entre los demócratas.

Obama pasó una buena porción del video reconociendo las contribuciones de Bernie Sanders. El senador por Vermont fue el principal progresista en las primarias demócratas y concluyó oficialmente su campaña la semana pasada, antes de expresar su respaldo a Biden el lunes.

El expresidente llamó a

Sanders es “un estadounidense original” y respaldó sus frecuentes llamados “un cambio estructural”, pero dijo además que, aunque los demócratas “no siempre concuerdan en todo”, deben unificarse para vencer a los republicanos.

“Los republicanos que ocupan la Casa Blanca y controlan el Senado no están interesados en el progreso” del país, dijo. “Están interesados en el poder”.

Biden tiene ahora el respaldo de todos sus ex rivales en las primarias demócratas, con excepción de Elizabeth Warren.

La senadora va a anunciar formalmente su respaldo a Biden, de acuerdo con un colaborador.

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paleada por el brote de coronavirus, la economía mundial sufrirá en 2020 su peor año desde la Gran Depresión de la década de 1930, advirtió el martes el Fondo Monetario

Internacional.

En su informe, el FMI calcula que la economía mundial se contraerá 3% este año _mucho peor que la caída de 0,1% que hubo en la crisis financiera mundial de 2009_ antes de recuperarse en 2021 con un crecimiento del 5,8%.

Sin embargo, reconoce que las perspectivas de un repunte el próximo año están nubladas por la incertidumbre.

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reparándose para un posible enfrentamiento con el presidente Donald, Trump, los gobernadores de varios estados empezaron el martes a elaborar planes en forma conjunta para lo que

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aparentemente será un proceso prolongado y gradual de reapertura de la economía tratando de impedir un repunte desastroso de la pandemia.

Aunque la crisis dista de haber terminado, las posibilidades funestas que muchos

pronosticaban hace apenas dos semanas no se han materializado, lo que ha generado esperanzas de costa a costa.

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, quien se ha sumado a una coalición

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con sus colegas de Oregon y Washington, dijo que anunciará un plan detallado en las próximas horas para levantar las restricciones, utilizando “la ciencia, no las presiones políticas, para orientar la toma de decisiones”.

Una coalición similar en el noreste abarcaba los estados de Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Nueva Jersey, Nueva York, Pensilvania y Rhode Island.

“La casa todavía está en llamas”, dijo el gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Phil Murphy.

“Todavía debemos apagar el incendio” y a la vez “asegurarnos de que no vuelva a encenderse”.

Trump, quien ha expresado reiteradamente el deseo de reabrir la economía _la semana pasada dijo que quería ver las iglesias atestadas de gente en Pascua_, insistió durante el fin de semana que tiene

Jueves | Abril 16 - 22, 2020 el FMI espera contracciones económicas este año del 5,9% en Estados Unidos, del 7,5% en los 19 países europeos que comparten el euro, del 5,2% en Japón y del 6,5% en el Reino Unido. Se espera que China, donde se originó la pandemia, logre un crecimiento de 1,2% este año. La segunda economía más grande del mundo, que prácticamente se detuvo, comenzó a reactivarse mucho antes que otros países.

El comercio mundial caerá un 11% este año y luego crecerá un 8,4% en 2021, pronosticó el FMI. La semana pasada, la directora gerente del FMI, Kristalina Georgieva, advirtió que el mundo enfrenta “las peores consecuencias económicas desde la Gran Depresión”.

Dijo que los mercados emergentes y las naciones de bajos ingresos en África, América Latina y gran parte de Asia estaban especialmente en alto riesgo. El lunes, el FMI aprobó 500 millones de dólares para cancelar seis meses de pagos de deuda para 25 países empobrecidos de manera que puedan enfrentar mejor la pandemia.

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autoridad “total” para decidir cuándo y cómo se aflojan las restricciones, una idea considerada contraria a la Constitución, que delega esos asuntos en gran medida a los estados.

El gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, calificó esa afirmación de “absurda” y acotó que “no tenemos un rey, tenemos un presidente”. Hasta el martes Estados Unidos registraba más de 584.000 casos de coronavirus y lideraba el mundo en la cifra de muertes, con más de 23.700, de acuerdo con un recuento de la Universidad Johns Hopkins.

En Nueva York, donde la cifra de muertes superó las 10.000 el lunes, Cuomo dijo que “lo peor ha pasado si seguimos siendo inteligentes”.

El Fondo Monetario Internacional proyecta que la economía mundial padecerá su peor año desde la Gran Depresión de la década de 1930, con una contracción estimada de 3%.

a demanda de petróleo se venía abajo y la industria petrolera enfrentaba una brutal caída en los precios cuando Estados Unidos dio un paso inusual interviniendo en las negociaciones de la OPEP con países ajenos a ese bloque como Rusia y México, una alianza conocida como OPEP+.

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y un grupo de senadores usaron su influencia para empujar este fin de semana a la OPEP y sus aliados (OPEP+) a un acuerdo por el cual se reduce la producción en casi 10 millones de barriles diarios, casi una décima parte de la producción actual. La inusual intervención de Estados Unidos --y el hecho de que funcionó-reflejan el estado de desesperación en que se encontraban los países petrolíferos como consecuencia del desbarajuste económico asociado con el brote de coronavirus. “Ha habido otras crisis en el mercado del petróleo, pero nada como esto”, dijo Dan Yergin, vicepresidente de IHS Markit. “Incluso cuando se produjo la debacle de precios en 1986 o 1988, la demanda subió. Nunca hubo una caída del 20% o del 25% de la noche a la mañana. La economía mundial jamás se había paralizado de la noche a la mañana”.

Trump sabía lo que estaba en juego a nivel interno: Estados Unidos es hoy el principal productor de petróleo y de gas del mundo.

“Esta medida histórica ayudará a casi 11 millones de trabajadores estadounidenses que dependen de la industria del gas y el petróleo”, dijo Trump en conferencia de prensa el lunes. ¿HASTA QUÉ PUNTO FUE IMPORTANTE LA INVERTENCIÓN ESTADOUNIDENSE? Los estadounidenses ya

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OPEP: Reduce la producción en casi 10 millones de barriles diarios, casi una décima parte de la producción actual.. | Foto / Freepik intervinieron en la OPEP en el pasado, haciendo llamadas telefónicas o tratando de inclinar la balanza hacia algún lado durante crisis internacionales o circunstancias inusuales. Sus intervenciones generalmente fueron motivadas por los precios altos.

En la actual coyuntura, sin embargo, los precios bajaron más de un 60% desde principios del año.

“No hay nada nuevo en que un presidente llama por teléfono a Riad para pedir ayuda en relación con desajustes del mercado de petróleo, pero el nivel de presión y de participación de Estados Unidos, por no mencionar del G20, combinado con la magnitud de los recortes en la producción, es algo rara vez visto en la historia de la OPEP”, expresó Jason Bordoff, fundador y director del Centro de Políticas Energéticas Mundiales de la Universidad de Columbia. ¿QUÉ APORTÓ EXACTAMENTE EEUU? México empantanó las negociaciones al negarse a reducir su producción en más de 100.000 barriles diarios, cuando la OPEP le pedía el doble o el triple de esa cifra.

Trump dijo que Estados Unidos se haría cargo de los re-

cortes que México no quería hacer.

Si bien el compromiso asumido por Trump puede haber sido medio ficticio dado que las empresas estadounidenses ya estaban reduciendo su producción en vista de los bajos precios, la intervención de Trump a favor de México puede haber dado el impulso que faltaba para finiquitar el acuerdo.

“Tenían que aceptar ceder algo para que los otros integrantes de la OPEP, que, les gustase o no, iban a tener que aceptar estos términos, lo hiciesen sin perder prestigio”, comentó Kevin Book, director administrativo de Clearview Energy Partners.

Las declaraciones de Trump revelan asimismo que Estados Unidos considera a México un aliado importante en el mercado energético integrado de América del Norte, según Amy Myers Jaffe, senior fellow del Consejo de Relaciones Exteriores.

“Creo que le será útil al presidente en otras áreas”, incluidos los temas relacionados con la frontera, agregó.

Más llamativa todavía fue una llamada que una docena de senadores y altos funcionarios de los sectores de energía y defensa hicieron el sábado. El senador Dan Sullivan dijo que se trabaja

en una legislación que retiraría las fuerzas militares estadounidenses de Arabia Saudí.

“Si pierden ese grupo de senadores, surge el fantasma de la anulación de vetos a legislaciones perjudiciales para los saudíes”, dijo Sullivan a un pequeño grupo de periodistas del Congreso.

Esa fue una amenaza bien clara, según Book. “No fue una negociación desde ningún punto de vista”, señaló. “Los saudíes viven en una zona muy peligrosa y Estados Unidos desempeña un papel vital como su protector”. ¿POR QUÉ NO SUBIERON LOS PRECIOS DEL PETRÓLEO DESPUÉS DEL ACUERDO? A pesar del acuerdo, el precio de referencia del crudo en Estados Unidos era de 22 dólares el barril el lunes, muy por debajo de lo que necesitan los productores para sobrevivir. Pero por encima de lo que habían pronosticado algunos analistas.

“El reloj avanzaba, para todos, porque pare fines de abril o principios de mayo el mundo se iba a quedar sin espacio de almacenamiento y los precios iban a bajar más todavía”, explicó Yergin.