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Dr. Eric Michael Dyson Visits Bakersfield College He was raw, funny, controversial, and unapologetic.

By Darlene L. Williams Bakersfield News Observer Contributing Staff Writer In an academically profound speech entitled, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and (African-) American Leadership in the 21st Century, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University took the stage at Bakersfield College Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. and set the tone for what would be a night to remember for many.

Whether you liked him or not, either way, Dr. Dyson is sure to be remembered.

“Martin Luther King Jr. was a private citizen. He held no office; he ran for none and yet he changed America and he changed the world,” Dyson said.

Bakersfield College faculty coordinators, Library Department Chair, Kirk Russell and Professor Valerie Robinson, in collaboration with BC African-American Initiative Committee and the Cerro Author Series, brought the world renowned speaker to the college as part of the African American Heritage Month.

Two open discussion forums with Dr. Dyson were held earlier in the day to discuss his bestselling book “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.”

Dr. Paula Parks, English Professor and faculty coordinator of the day forums, stated, “I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Dyson’s message about injustice based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and age delivered through the lens of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He alternated between scholarly rhetoric, hip hop rhymes, Black English, and preacher call and response.”

“I was so proud that my Umoja Community African-American Success Through Excellence and Persistence (ASTEP) students had read parts of Dyson’s Tears We Cannot Stop and were able to engage with him in discussion. We discussed challenges of attending a predominantly white institution and racism in general as well as Dyson’s prolific writing career. Dyson was insightful, personable, and funny”, Parks said.

Moreover, The ESPA Theater was filled to capacity with several standing alongside the walls, Dyson captivated the audience, helping to enlighten some, while angering others as he spoke about racism and injustices still affecting African Americans in the 21st. century.

Dyson, at several intervals throughout his speech, used rap lyrics, hip-hop, comedy and unadulterated intellectual skill to convey the sentiments of his message to a crowd estimated at about 300 people.

“When I think about Martin Luther King Jr. for the 21st Century and his leadership and I think about black leadership in this century; I think about the fact that King was a man who was working to make America great for the first time,” Dyson said. There are many people waiting for the nation to live up to its promise to begin with.”

Dyson received much applause and cheers throughout his speech, but several times one heckler alongside the

wall interrupted a section of attendees where he was sitting as he videotaped himself and the audience, all the while, gesturing with his middle finger and shouting obscenities.

Dyson continued on with his fiery speech, unaware of the minor disturbance, and spoke his mind concerning the incompetence of President Donald Trump.

“Part of the reason why the man is mad is he “ain’t” got the swag that the man who held the job before him had … you just “ain’t” got it!” Dyson said. The crowd erupted in thunderous applause, cheers, and laughter.

“The man comes down Air Force One” (alluding to Former President Barack Obama) Dyson began to mimic and gesture the swagger of the former president and began to “spit” out lyrics to Jay-Z’s hip-hop rap “Public Service Continued on page A7

Dr. Dyson pictured with Dr. Paula Parks of Bakersfield College. (Carrington Prichett/ Bakersfield News Observer Photo)

Dr. Dyson signing his book “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.” (Carrington Prichett/ Bakersfield News Observer Photo)

Expulsion and Transfer Rates Down

(South Kern Sol courtesy Photo)

Amid a Gradual Transition To PBIS at the Kern High School District

By Dean Welliver South Kern Sol Following pressure after it settled a lawsuit alleging it engaged in discriminatory disciplinary practices, Kern High School District cut its number of expulsions in half between 2016 and 2017, district officials reported late last month.

Expulsions dropped by more than 53 percent between 2016 and 2017, with just seven students getting expelled last fall, district officials reported. Meanwhile, involuntary transfers to continuation schools dropped 20 percent.

The report came during a community forum on

school discipline and climate the district must host once a semester, a condition of a settlement agreement it entered into after 20 plaintiffs alleged KHSD disproportionately expelled, suspended and transferred minority students from its campuses.

The district has spent the last several years adopting Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and MultiTiered Systems of Supports — two approaches that assist school personnel in establishing the social culture and individualized behavioral supports needed for the emotional,

social, and academic success of all students.

While the transition to positive intervention methods for student misbehavior is gradual, the KHSD saw a decrease in expulsions and involuntary transfers during the fall 2017 semester.

Camila Chavez, Executive Director of the Dolores Huerta Foundation – one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that alleged discriminatory discipline practices by KHSD, said she understands the implementation of PBIS and MTSS is a huge endeavor and acknowledged the work of the district, for the smooth implementation of the new frameworks.

“I do feel that they are making progress, but more needs to happen when it comes to implicit bias and having teachers and administrators recognize their biases,” Chavez said.

That progress could include reducing racial discrepancies, Chavez said. The next steps, she said, should include school administrators and teachers encouraging students to take leadership roles in planning Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month — two holidays KHSD agreed to recognize as part of its settlement agreement.

“Not all students have that kind of initiative to think that they can do something like that. I think that’s a big missed opportunity and I hope that this recommendation turns into practice because when it comes to those numbers, that’s what I feel is going to help students feel valued and feel like they’re not being discriminated against,” Chavez said.

The district is making progress in reducing the amounts of suspensions, expulsions, and involuntary transfers.

Under the settlement agreement, the district is required to train teachers and administrators on implicit bias. When one attendee asked during the forum whether the board of trustees will also be required to get that training, district officials said they would look into it.

Brian Mendiburu, Director of Student Behavior and Supports for the District, presented data that shows expulsions and involuntary transfers have decreased during the fall 2017 semester compared to the fall 2016 semester.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Over 100 Inmates Brawl at Lerdo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) _ A two-hour brawl involving 120 prisoners at a San Joaquin Valley jail left four inmates with injuries that required hospital treatment.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says the incident at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility north of Bakersfield began around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

According to a statement, several inmates became disruptive and refused to comply with the night’s lockdown and inmate count procedure.

Fighting broke out and spread before being quelled by special sheriff’s units assisted by Bakersfield police and California Highway Patrol officers.

The violence left housing units damaged and inmates were placed elsewhere in the large facility so that repairs could be made.

The jail remains on lockdown and visits are suspended.

Lerdo is the county’s largest lockup, with a capacity of 1,230 inmates.

Baker Can Refuse to Make Same-Sex Wedding Cakes BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) _ A California bakery owner can continue to refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples because it violates her Christian beliefs, a judge ruled.

The decision came after a lawyer for Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield argued that owner Cathy Miller’s right to free speech and free expression of religion trumps the argument that she violated a state anti-discrimination law.

Kern County Superior Court Judge David Lampe agreed but said Monday his ruling was tied closely to the fact that Miller was being asked to make a cake for an event and that the act of creating it was protected artistic expression.

Lampe cautioned that freedom of religion does not give businesses a right to refuse service to groups protected by the Unruh Civil Rights Act in other circumstances, the Bakersfield Californian reported.

“A retail tire shop may not refuse to sell a tire because the owner does not want to sell tires to same sex couples,:” Lampe wrote. “No baker may place their wares in a public display case, open their shop, and then refuse to sell because of race, religion, gender, or gender identification.”

Miller said it went against her Christian beliefs to make a cake for a same sex couple. She told the newspaper she was overjoyed by the ruling and respected the distinction Lampe made between the sales of a cake and the creation of one.

“I am very happy to serve everything from my cases to anybody,” she said. “But I cannot be a part of a celebration that goes against my lord and savior.”

An attorney for Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio, who brought the case, was not available for comment.

The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule in the high-profile case of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a samesex couple.

That baker, Jack Phillips, claims his First Amendment claims of artistic freedom were being violated.

CSUB President Horace Mitchell Receives Unity Award

February 9, 2018 — California State University, Bakersfield President Horace Mitchell today received the Unity Award for his outstanding contributions in promoting diversity and collaborations on campus.

CSUB students select the recipient and presented the award to President Mitchell at the third annual CSUB Unity Breakfast as part of the university’s Black History Month celebration.

“President Mitchell is a true leader who promotes excellence in everything he does,” said Airica Carmon.

“As a student, I have admired and looked up to President Mitchell and am proud to call him our president.”

“I am very honored to receive the Unity Award. It is a great surprise,” President Mitchell said. “It is meaningful to me to have students recognize our significant efforts in promoting diversity and encouraging collaborations in everything that we do at CSUB.” President Mitchell became the fourth president of CSU Bakersfield in July 2004. In August 2017, he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, effective June 30, 2018, ending a 50year career in higher education that included leadership positions at Washington University in St. Louis, UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and CSUB. Previous winners of the Unity Award are CSUB Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Thomas Wallace and Assistant to the President for Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance Claudia Catota.

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Celebrating BLACK HISTORY

Who is Paul Lamar Hunter

By Darlene L. Williams Bakersfield News Observer From the horrific years of slavery to this modern day

of technology, black men and women have been instrumental in shaping and re-shaping history with narratives filled with pain and victory. Many of their stories will never be told.

Paul Lamar Hunter has a story to tell. Overcoming the odds stacked against him, Hunter became the first in a family of 20 siblings to graduate college and to author a riveting autobiographical book depicting his challenges and victories. This month, in Black History, Mr. Hunter is celebrated.

Hunter, passionately spoke with The Bakersfield News Observer via telephone about overcoming the challenges of growing up in an impoverished and dysfunctional environment.

Q. What do you want people to know about your story?

Hunter: My story is a true story about, me, a young black man who faced adversity dealing with the deaths of both my brother and father in addition to being in an unkind relationship with my mother. My story is about the power of forgiveness, the power of letting go, and the power of moving forward in life.

Q. What motivated you to seek higher education?

Hunter: When I looked at my family lineage and discovered that no one in my immediate family, neither on both my parents side of the family went to college; I wanted to make history and be the first in my entire family to graduate. So, when Chrysler Engine Plant closed, it was presented to me that they would pay for my education. I enrolled into Upper Iowa State University and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. In that same year, I became the author of my first book, “No Love, No Charity the Success of the 19th Child.”

Q. How many siblings do you have?

Wednesday February 14, 2018

Dee Rees is More Interested in the Future Than She is With Making History

By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - “Mudbound” director and co-writer Dee Rees is more interested in the future than she is excited about making history.

Rees recently became the first black woman to get nominated for a best adapted screenplay Academy Award. “Mudbound” also scored another historic nomination for cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who became that category’s first female nominee.

Rees says Monday before the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills that she wants the entertainment industry to get to a place where this is an everyday occurrence and not news.

Unlike many of the nominees, her film was released by Netflix on the streaming platform. Rees says it proves that audiences are interested in content and not business models. She says watching Indiana Jones on television growing up didn’t impact her awe of the filmmaking.

Hunter: My mother birthed 21 children, of which, 17 are still living. There are 63 grandchildren and 86 great-grandchildren.

Q. What was it like growing up with 20 siblings?

Hunter: I never complained about my circumstances, I just turned it around positively. I knew that my purpose was bigger than my circumstances.

Q. Did you just want to make history by being the first to graduate in your family or were you driven by something more?

Hunter: I wanted a change in my life, and I wanted to make history as well.

Q. “No Love, No Charity the Success of the 19th Child”, what’s it about?

Hunter: The title of the book came from the first black homeless shelter my mother founded in Racine, Wisconsin. She named it Love and Charity Homeless Shelter.

My mother was compassionate displaying love and charity to others and the community, but she could not display love and charity to her own children.

Q. Do you think that your mother could have suf-

fered from an undiagnosed condition at that time?

Hunter: I believe my mother possibly had a combination of post partum and depression She also grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and seeing her relatives murdered, lynched, and never being presented with the opportunity for schooling for herself or her siblings quite possibly could have been instrumental in her inability to display love to her children.

My mother was not the perfect mother, but she was the perfect person to birth 21 children. It takes courage, faith, and grace for a woman to birth so many children. I have a great relationship with my mother now, who is 85 years of age.

Q. What are your ambitions?

Hunter: I want to continue going out speaking to young people about education and the resources that are available for them to tap into so they won’t tap out. My book has been adapted into a screenplay; I’m looking forward to a movie deal.

“No Love, No Charity the Success of the 19th Child is available at Barnes and Noble.com and Amazon.com.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor The irony of a recent San Francisco Board of Supervisors decision to appoint Mark Farrell, a White venture capitalist, as acting mayor, and how it played out, still rubs Amelia Ashley-Ward the wrong way.

The board’s decision resulted in the removal of London Breed from that position, who was the first African American woman to serve in that post.

“Here we are in a city that’s supposed to be so progressive and then you watch about 50 White progressives tell this young, Black woman that they don’t want her, because she’d have too much power and she’d have the advantage of running for mayor; that’s B.S.,” said Ashley-Ward, the new NNPA Foundation chair and publisher and owner of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter. “When did a Black woman raised in public housing get an advantage over anyone?

London Breed isn’t begging for hand-me-downs, but this is another reason that the Black Press will live forever, because of injustices like this and my newspaper will keep this on the front page and we are going to call it like we see and no one else will do that.”

A single mother, Ashley-Ward raised her son, Evan, alone since he was seven years-old.

His father died when Evan was 15, but Ashley-Ward’s relentless push to keep her son from being just another statistic has helped him to become an Emmy Award-winning

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Born in Magnolia, Mississippi, Ashley-Ward and her family moved to San Francisco, where her mother encouraged her to apply for a job at the San Francisco Sun-Reporter; that’s where she met the legendary Dr. Carlton Goodlett, who owned the newspaper.

“At that time, we were about bringing something back to the community and my mother used to always read the Sun-Reporter, so she said told me to go and I went,” Ashley-Ward said.

Goodlett promised her a permanent job once she obtained a college degree.

In 1979, she graduated with a degree in journalism from San Jose State University, where she also studied photojournalism at San Jose State University.

Goodlett hired Ashley-Ward full-time after she graduated.

“I had a flair for writing and I was a photographer, who basically wrote with a camera,” said Ashley-Ward. “I was sort of a two-for-one deal in that I could write and take pictures.”

In just five years and after many achievements and accolades, Ward earned a promotion to the post of managing editor. A decade later, after Goodlett left the newspaper, Ward was promoted to publisher.

Her awards included the 1980 Photojournalism Award from the NNPA; the 1981 NNPA Feature Writing Award; and later, the 1998 NNPA Publisher of the Year.

After taking over as owner and publisher in 1997, Ward received the Woman of the Year award from the San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce. In 1998, Ashley-Ward won NNPA Publisher of the Year. In 2004, she received the Alumnus of the Year award from San Jose State University, and was the commencement speaker for the university’s journalism department that same year.

In 2005, Ward was selected as Woman of the Year by California State Senator Carole Migden and, in 2008, she was named one of the 49 Most Influential People in San Francisco by “7x7” magazine.

“My work was also published in magazines like People, Jet and Sepia,” Ashley-Ward said.

Her belief in the Black Press led to ultimately owning the Sun-Reporter, where Ward prioritizes community news of interest.

She also started organizations like the Sun-Reporter Foundation and was founding president of the Young Adult Christian Movement.

Ward served on the boards of the NNPA and the San Francisco branch of the NAACP. That background made for an easy segue into her latest role as chairman of the non-profit NNPA Foundation.

“I took on the job as chair of the NNPA Foundation, because I’m good at event planning and fundraising and, with this being a 501(c3), I see it as a tool, where you can reach out to get the donations that are necessary to keep the foundation running,” Ward said. “I see the NNPA Foundation, as a critical tool in our struggle for Black America. To keep the doors open for up and coming Black journalists, which is one of the main goals of the foundation.”

Ashley-Ward sees the Black Press as vital to African Americans and the NNPA will also be necessary “as long as we have racism and sexism in our country,” she said. “We tell the stories that don’t get told anywhere else. The proud grandmother can always count on us to show that talented grandson who is award-winning athlete or the granddaughter who’s the track star.”

Ashley-Ward continued: “You can read in our papers about who won the school’s essay contest and you won’t get that in the daily papers.”

While newspapers continue to adjust to the Web, Ashley-Ward said it’s important that publishers don’t lose sight of their bread and butter.

“I’m adapting to the Web and I feel that we are still a few years away from being totally profitable with digital,” she said. “But, we must understand that we have an obligation to let our advertisers know that we are newspapers. We print newspapers and we can’t afford to shut down what we’ve been doing that’s kept the business going.”

Finally, Ashley-Ward said she’s most proud of her son, who also values the Black Press.

“My son is 25 and he’s on the computer but he’s not shopping or looking at advertisers,” she said. “I’m blessed, because I’ve been able to get Evan a solid education at Middle Tennessee State University and he now works for a local top market news station, where he’s gotten air time and where he’s part of a team that won an Emmy last year for coverage of the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.”

Ashley-Ward continued: “I worked hard, even though I had the responsibility of running a newspaper and caring for my employees, I was able to be there for my son and it’s hard raising a Black male in America, who’s targeted by police and crime in the Black community.”

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of all students were suspended. The district has not yet finalized suspension rates for the 2017-18 school year, but reported nearly 5 percent of students were suspended in fall 2017.

The data, however, also shows an unevenness in school discipline across racial demographics.

The rates of suspension for African American students in fall 2017 and the past two school years is more than two times higher than the suspension rates for white students.

The number of involuntary transfers for hispanic students during fall 2017 was five times higher than white students, and four times higher than African American students.

During fall 2017, three African American students and three hispanic students were expelled while just one white student was expelled.

Jon Eyler, CEO of Collaborative Learning Solutions, which KHSD contracted to assist in its transition to PBIS, explained that while the reductions in suspensions, expulsions, and involuntary transfers may appear small, the implementation of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework takes time and will produce a gradual reduction in rates of suspension, expulsion, and involuntary transfers.

Eyler reported that all of the district’s comprehensive high schools and continuation schools have begun implementation of PBIS and MTSS with 15 of the district’s high schools already in their third year of PBIS and MTSS implementation. Eight other high schools are in their second year of implementation.

During the fall community forum on school discipline, some teachers and administrators expressed resistance to the new framework based on concerns about how to keep order in the classroom. Brenda Lewis, associate su-

perintendent of instruction, said the district keeps an open line of communication with the small number of individuals struggling to adapt to the new model.

“Anytime you start a change you know there are going to be those individuals who can immediately see the need for what you are doing, and those that have to be brought along. But a lot of times people don’t really understand and you have to take the time and explain to them and help them to see the big picture,” Lewis said.

In addition to keeping an open dialogue, the district sent has been sending nearly 2,000 staff members to professional development trainings last fall to equip them with the skills to operate in the new PBIS and MTSS model.

Roughly 2,000 more will receive training this spring.

The new model, however, has some questioning how teachers can discipline out-of-line students.

If students misbehave, they will face consequences under the PBIS and MTSS model, the difference being that an individualized assessment of the student’s behavior will occur, an individualized intervention plan developed, and if the behavior warrants suspension, it remains an option, Mendiburu said.

Lewis said that she thinks PBIS is working to reduce punitive disciplinary policies because of its focus on the root causes of a student’s misbehavior.

“What we used to suspend kids for, we now have alternatives to. We can provide interventions to them, and have other options.” Lewis said. “It is all about now trying to not only address the negative behavior, but also get to the cause of why the student is acting out the way that they are, and even though the numbers may seem small right now I know there is a much bigger picture taking place with the mindset.”

Prison Worker Turned Killer Into Her Sex Slave SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) _ A U.S. jury awarded $65,000 to a convicted murderer in California’s San Quentin State Prison after finding a female prison instructor turned him into a “sex slave.”

William Cordoba, who is serving a life sentence for a 1981 second-degree murder and robbery, sued vocational instructor Silvia Pulido because he said she coerced him into trading sex acts after promising to get him a lawyer to help him get out of prison.

After a six-day trial last month in U.S. District Court in Oakland, jurors awarded Cordoba $15,414 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.

Cordoba, 57, said the abuse began in 2010 when he became a clerk for Pulido, who taught janitorial skills at San Quentin.

After months of being her “sex slave,” Cordoba tried

to break it off and Pulido retaliated, accusing him of disciplinary violations that landed him in solitary confinement for nine months, the lawsuit said.

Cordoba sued Pulido in 2012, saying the experience left him needing psychiatric care and alleging cruel and unusual punishment.

“All people have a right to be free from sexual abuse, that includes women and that includes men, and that doesn’t change because the person is incarcerated,” said attorney Julia Allen, who helped represent Cordoba.

Pulido no longer works at the prison, and she and her attorneys didn’t return the newspaper’s calls seeking comment. In court, Pulido’s attorney said Cordoba was “delusional.”

Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Bill Sessa declined to discuss the case.

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Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 5, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0331 Doing business as: TOSCANOS AUTO DETAIL at 4306 Wible Rd, #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Eletuerio Hernandez, 1809 Wade Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Eleuterio Hernandez The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 16, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 16, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0303 Doing business as: PROTOCOMP at 17329 Roper St #990 Mojave, Ca. 93501 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Matthew Wayne Stinemetze, 19501 Adalante Ct, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Full name of registrant: Kathlene Kirsten Bowman, 19501 Adalante Ct, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 This business is conducted by: Co-Partners SIGNED: Matthew Wayne Stinemetze The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 12, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 12, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0136 Doing business as: PRUDENTIAL CARE COUNSELING at 3200 21st #101 Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 60495 Bakersfield, Ca. 93386 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Diana Kathleen Najera, 3917 Riviera Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Diana Kathleen Jajera The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 1, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0314 Doing business as: JOHNSON AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES at 211 Aviation St Hgr. 104 Shafter, Ca. 93263 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: William Richard Johnson, 11709 Palm Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: William Richard Johnson The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 12, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 12, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8084 Doing business as: EZ RECYCLING LLC at 1638 Glenwood St, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EZ RECYCLING LLC CA 1638 Glenwood St Delano, Ca 93215 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Jimmy Villegos Managing Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 06, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 06, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0550 2018-B0551 Doing business as: RIVERLAKES PROFESSIONAL PLAZA / RIVERLAKES PROFESSIONAL PLAZA LLC at 216 Edgerton St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RIVERLAKES PROFESSIONAL PLAZA, LLC CA 216 Edgerton St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Paul J Andre, Manager The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 26, 2003 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 23, 2018

NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS, MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND WORKERS The City of California City is actively soliciting bids from prospective subcontractors or materials suppliers whose businesses qualify as Section 3 Business Concerns, as well as individuals who qualify as Section 3 Residents in connection with the Balsitis Park Improvements CD#13.16.1 project to be located in the County of Kern and funded by the HUD. Qualified individuals and firms may obtain a list of plan-holding general contractors at the Agency office until 5:00 PM. On March 08, 2018. General Contractors should be contacted directly for possible use in their bid proposals on this project.

A Section 3 Business Concern is a business:

(1) that is 51% or more owned by Section 3 Residents; or

(2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 Residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were Section 3 Residents; or

(3) that provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definition of Section 3 Business Concern.

A Section 3 Resident is:

(1) a resident of public housing located in Kern County, or

(2) an individual who resides in the County of Kern and who is a low or very-low income person.

Hiring is anticipated for the following trades: Laborers and power equipment operators.

Subcontracts may be let for the following categories of work on this project.

Earthwork, Paving, Concrete work and Striping..

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MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 23, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0614 Doing business as: WESTERN SECURITY at 7908 Calle Espada Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant John Dean Dunham, Jr. 7908 Calle Espada Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: John Dean Dunham, Jr. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2000 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 25, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 25, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0525 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD MOBILE LOCKSMITH at 1107 Coyote Springs Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Heath Bourne Gallon, 1107 Coyote Springs Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Heath Bourne Gallon The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 22, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: K Barragan, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 22, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B0932 Business Name you wish to abandon: FILP & INVEST Street address of business: 16218 Mil Potrero Hwy, Pine Mountain, Ca. 93222 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 5384 Pine Mountain Ca. 932225384 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: Lurdes Alvarez, 2304 Cedarwood Dr, Pine Mountain Club Ca. 93222 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Lurdes Alvarez, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jan 22, 2018MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: K Barragan Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018 SUMMONS FAMILY LAW CITACION DERECHO FAMILIAR CASE # BFL-17-004561 NOTICE TO RESPONSENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO MAURICIO CUBIAS You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Lo han demandado. Lea la informacion a continuacion y en la pagina siguiente.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE: ALICIA CUELLAR You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect

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you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar laentrega legal de na copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerio.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su martrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontraer un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders.

These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who had received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO-LAS ORDENES DE RESTRICCION SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: Las ordenes de restriccion estan en vigencia en cuanto a ambos conyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo a la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parte.

The name and address of the Court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte son) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 1215 Tuxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is (El nombre, direccion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): ALICIA CUELLAR, 6605 Pine View Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. Telephone: (661) 805-7121 Date (Fecha): Nov 14, 2017 (SEAL) TERRY McNALLY Clerk (Actuario), B Brand, Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (asd) Pub: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018

property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE OF PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Andrew Sheffield at (661) 325-8962 for information regarding the trustee’s sale.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid balance of the note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note under the terms of the deed of trust, to-wit: $132,565.00 (estimated), including as provided in said note, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale.

A notice of default was recorded August 9, 2011, in Kern County, California, as Inst. No. 0211100974, as was served on F. Oliver Bondswell Cooper, and all parties having an interest in said property, in compliance with the requirements of Civil Code section 2924 et seq.

This notice is given in compliance with a written request made to the trustee by the beneficiary.

The undersigned was appointed and substituted as trustee under the trust deed by a substitution recorded in Kern County, California on April 13, 2012, as Inst. No. 212049681.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE You are in default under a deed of trust dated January 31, 1996.

Unless you take action to protect your property, it may be sold at a Public Sale. If you need an explanation of the nature of the proceeding against you, you should contact a lawyer.

On March 2, 2018, at 2:00 P.M., LeBeau Thelen, LLP, as Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on March 12, 1996, as Inst. No. 0196031318, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Kern County, California, executed by F. Oliver Bondswell Cooper, a single man as Trustor in fabor of James Stoklen Moore, original beneficiary.

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH OR CASHIER’S CHECK OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL CHECK ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEE, (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at the front entrance to the City Hall, located at 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Parcels 3 and 4 of Parcel Map No. 3711, in the unincorporated area, County of Kern, State of California, According to the map filed October 22, 1976 in Book 16, Page 200 of Parcel Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said County. APN 397-140-11; APN 397-140-12 described above is purported to be: 20985 Walker Basin Road, Caliente CA. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Present Beneficiary: Kathy Watson, Trustee of the James S. Moore Family Trust dated January 27, 1999 – (661) 979-2108 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be awre that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LOUIISE CUNNINGHAM CASE NUMBER: BPB-17-003212 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LOUISE CUNNINGHAM A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by VINCENT MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM in the Superior Court of California, County of BAKERSFIELD THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that VINCENT MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: Feb 15, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: P located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided of Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. IF you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (for DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate code section 1250.

A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. petitioner: VINCENT MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM, 2912 University Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Telephone: (651) 424-1414 Fax: (831) 529-3023

PUBLIC NOTICE Mailing Address: 214 H St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Full name of registrant: CAL TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT, LLC CA 4550 Buck Owens Blvd Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Charles Williams, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Feb 1, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Feb 1, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0621 Doing business as: MAKING MEMORIES at 10824 Shellabarger Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Megan Jeanae Marley Soto, 10824 Shellabarger Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Megan Jeanae Marley Soto The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 25, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 25, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2014-B2340 Business Name you wish to abandon: FROSTY KING Street address of business: 1505 S Fairfax Rd Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: Motya Hezam Alzokari, 401 Haven Dr Arvin, Ca 93203 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Motya Hezam Alzokari, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jan 26, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0690 Doing business as: SPORTSWEAR MART at 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SPORTSWEAR MART, INC. CA 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Jeong S Ahn, Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 1, 1993 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 29, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 29, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0691 Doing business as: SM93 STREETWEAR at 1015 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SPORTSWEAR MART, INC. CA 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Jeong S Ahn, Secretary The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 29, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 29, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0692 Doing business as: ANGEL UNIFORMS at 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SPORTSWEAR MART, INC. CA 4440 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Jeong S Ahn, Secretary The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 1, 2004 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 29, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 29, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0689 Doing business as: DATA3 at 620 Montalvo Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern

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PUBLIC NOTICE Full name of registrant: Robert Glen O’Bannon, 620 Montalvo Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Robert Glen O’Bannon The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 29, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 29, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0719 Doing business as: LOYLE LANDSCAPING at 619 Charlana Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Richard Michael Doyle Chambers, 619 Charlana Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Richard Michael Doyle Chambers The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 30, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

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I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 30, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018

County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 5, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0618 Doing business as: GGORAYA TRUCKING at 4930 Gosford Rd #1105 Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Garbhinder Singh, 4930 Gosford Rd #1105 Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Gurbhinder Singh The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 25, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 25, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0136 Doing business as: PRUDENTIAL CARE COUNSELING at 3200 21st #101 Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 60495 Bakersfield, Ca. 93386 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Diana Kathleen Najera, 3917 Riviera Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Diana Kathleen Najera The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 1, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0525 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD MOBILE LOCKSMITH at 1107 Coyote Springs Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Heath Bourne Gallon, 1107 Coyote Springs Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Heath Bourne Gallon The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 22, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: K Barragan, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 22, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0782 Doing business as: R H TRANSPORT

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at 5503 Millington Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Blanca Cristina Arias, 5503 Millington Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Blanca Cristina Arias The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Feb 1, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Feb 1, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0954 Doing business as: LESLEY’S FAMILY CHILD CARE at 3614 Kimmie Rachelle Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Lesley Margo Reichert, 3614 Kimmie Rachelle Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Lesley Margo Reichert The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 24, 2013 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Feb 7, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal,

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I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Feb 7, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0449 Doing business as: ROJAS TRANSPORTATION at 3521 Digiorgio Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Margarita Rojas, 3521 Digiorgio Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Full name of registrant: Manuel Molina Rojas, 3521 Digiorgio Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 This business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: Margarita Rojas The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 18, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 18, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0500 Doing business as: STOP N SHOP MARKET at 16804 Hwy 14 Unit 1 Mojave, Ca 93501 Mailing Address: 241 E Ave J 13 Lancaster Ca. 93535 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Nancy Williams, 241 E Ave J 13 Lancaster, Ca. 93535 Full name of registrant: Grady Johnson, 241 E Ave J 13 Lancaster, Ca. 93535 This business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: Nancy Williams The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 22, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 22, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B0501 Doing business as: GENERAL FREIGHT TRADE, LLC at 4900 Calif Ave, tower B 2nd Fl Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GENERAL FREIGHT TRADE, LLC CA 4900 Calif Ave Tower B 2nd Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Juan A Cabrera The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Jan 22, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jan 22, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 2018 SUMMONS CITACION JUDICIAL NOTICE TO DEFENDANT AVISO AL DEMANDADO) MOGA TRANSPORT, INC., PHILLIP VASQUEZ-MARQUEZ and DOES 1 TO 50, inclusive You are being sued by plaintiff (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante) JOSE GUADALUPE TELLO-VASQUEZ, VICENTE ALCANTAR, ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ NEGRETE, JOSE ARELLANO MARTINEZ CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso 2025498

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NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days, Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will no protect you.

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

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for fee legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org). the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or be contacting your local or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entregue esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copla al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfthelp/ espanol). En la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede ms cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede preder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que liame a un abogado inmedialamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede liamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, esposible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de obogados locales.

The name and address of the court is: El nombre y direccion de la corte es): CIVIL DIVISION CITY TOWERS, 4TH FLOOR MODESTO, CA 95354 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) MARIA C. JAIME 231501 Curtis Legal Group, A Prof Law Corp P.O. Box 3030 1300 K St, 2nd Fl Modesto, Ca. 95353 Telephone: (209) 521-1800 Date: (Fecha) June 29, 2017 Clerk (Secretario) Lindsey Stringfellow, Deputy (Adjunto NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, 2018 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COURT OF STANISLAUS Case Number 2025498 JOSE GUADALUPE TELLO-VASQUEZ, VICENTE ALCANTAR, ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ NEGRETE, JOSE ARELLANO MARTINEZ Plaintiffs, v.

MOGA TRANSPORT, INC., PHILLIP VASQUEZ-MARQUEZ and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive Defendants On reading and filing the evidence consisting of Plaintiffs’ application for this Order, the declaration of Maria C. Jaime included therein, and the affidavit of Caleb Barger, attached to and incorporated by reference in the application, it is satisfactorily appearing to me therefrom that Defendant MOGA TRANSPORT, INC., HEREINAFTER referred to as “Defendant” cannot with reasonable diligence be served in any other manner as specified in Sections 415.10 through 415.40 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and that a cause of action exists in favor of Plaintiffs against Defendant.

IT IS ORDERED that the summons be served by publication in The Bakersfield Observer, a newspaper of general circulation published in Bakersfield, California, action, and that the publication be made once a week for three successive weeks.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Summons, a copy of the Complaint, and a copy of this Order be forthwith mailed to Defendant if the address is ascertained before expiration of the time herein prescribed for publication of summons.

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS MARIA C. JAIME SBN 231502 CURTIS LEGAL GROUP A Professional Law Corporation 1300 K St, Suite B Modesto, CA 95353 (209) 521-1800 (209) 572-3501 MJaime@CurtisLegalGroup.com DATE: Jan 12, 2018 Timothy W. Salter JODGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Feb 14, 21, 28, 2018

Early Parole for Sex Offenders?

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California must consider earlier parole for potentially thousands of sex offenders, maybe even those convicted of pimping children, a state judge said Friday.

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Allen Sumner preliminarily ordered prison officials to rewrite part of the regulations for Proposition 57. The 2016 ballot measure allows consideration of earlier parole for most state prison inmates, but Gov. Jerry Brown promised voters all sex offenders would be excluded.

That goes too far, Sumner said in rejecting Deputy Attorney General Maria Chan’s argument that the ballot measure gave state officials broad discretion to exclude any class of offenders whose release might harm public safety.

“If the voters had intended to exclude all registered sex offenders from early parole consideration under Proposition 57, they presumably would have said so,” Sumner said.

He said the scope of exclusions should be narrowed to only those now serving time for a violent sex offense. And he said the Corrections Department must better define what falls into that category.

The judge said those who already served their time for a sex crime, even a violent one, and now are imprisoned for a different crime should be eligible for early release.

The language in Proposition 57 “left way too much wiggle room,” opening the door to Sumner’s ruling, said Mark Zahner, chief executive of the California District Attorneys Association that opposed the initiative. “There’s a great danger of truly violent people being released early and people who commit, in this case, sex offenses that involve violence being released early.”

The governor’s office declined comment. Corrections spokeswoman Vicky Waters declined comment until after the judge’s ruling is final and would not say if the state will appeal. She did not provide an estimate of how many offenders might be affected.

The ruling Friday could allow earlier parole for more than half of the 20,000 sex offenders now serving time, said Janice Bellucci, a Sacramento attorney and president of California Reform Sex Offender Laws. Her lawsuit on behalf of sex offenders argued that the rules conflict with the ballot measure’s language and voters’ intent in approving Proposition 57.

Bellucci argued the measure requires earlier parole consideration for any sex crime not on the state’s narrow list of 23 violent felonies, which includes murder, kidnapping and forcible rape.

That could allow earlier parole for those convicted of raping a drugged or unconscious victim, intimately touching someone who is unlawfully restrained, incest, pimping a minor, indecent exposure and possessing child pornography.

The judge said corrections officials can make the case for excluding those offenders as they rewrite the regulations, but Bellucci said she will sue again if officials go too far.

“Until they figure something else out, they have to consider anybody convicted of a nonviolent offense even if it was a sex offense,” Bellucci said outside the courtroom.

“We believe we’ve won a battle but the war continues.”

The Chief Probation Officers of California, which supported Proposition 57, still believes the measure excluded sex offenders, Executive Director Karen Pank said.

“We hope the issue will be more fully vetted on appeal,” Pank said in a statement.

Opponents of the proposition had argued the language was so broad it could include sex offenders among those eligible for early release. They used the example of Brock Turner as someone who could benefit from a loose interpretation of violent crimes.

The former Stanford swimmer was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party. He was given a prison sentence of three months, which critics said was far too lenient.

Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky, who imposed Turner’s sentence, is now facing a recall election in June over his handling of the case.

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Wednesday February 14, 2018

‘Runners Make History Defeating The Vaqueros By 41 Points

Sophomore guard Kate Tokuhara driving to the basket. (GoRunners.com courtesy photo)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – After going into overtime the last time CSU Bakersfield basketball team and UTRGV played in earlier in the season, today’s game showed the Roadrunners are right on track for the second leg of conference play. CSUB defeated the Vaqueros 71-30, the fewest points the ‘Runners have allowed in a single game in school history.

“Another great game for us,” said Greg McCall head coach of CSUB’s women’s basketball. “Great week with two great home games. Locking in on defense was huge, knocking down open shots and just playing together as a team was fun to watch because these young ladies really want to go out there and execute. As a team, everyone did a good job and played good basketball.”

Bakersfield jumped out of the gate taking a 9-0 lead and forcing the Vaqueros to an early timeout. UTRGV managed to add four points in the first period but CSUB led 21-4 at the end of the period. Into the second period and the ‘Runners wasted no time scoring and went on a 16-4 run while earning another four three-pointers in the in the period. At the end of the first half CSUB were 8 for 15 behind the arc while UTRGV were 0 for 11. Leading at the half was senior Aja Williams with 10 points while redshirt senior Jazmyne Bartee had quite the defensive half with 6 boards and 3 blocks.

The ‘Runners opened the third period allowing the Vaqueros to take a free throw and a layup but CSUB would hold UTRGV to only two points for the next four minutes and go 15-9 run to end the third quarter. Bakersfield continued to surge from there and took its largest lead at 6925 (44 points) with 5:30 left in the game. CSUB was not worried about having the game go into overtime again as the ‘Runners ended with a 41-point victory over UTRGV. Williams led all players with 16 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal. Freshman Vanessa Austin finished the contest with 12 points, six rebounds, one and one block while Bartee continued to stay defensive ending the game with seven boards and four blocks. As a team, Bakersfield defense stayed strong being one block shy of the Div. I record for most blocks in a single game. (9, vs UTRGV, 1/8/13). CSUB outscored the Vaqueros 30-16 in the paint and 18-5 off of turnovers.

Coach McCall went on to talk about the the team, “This is the best ‘Runners basketball team since my last 10 years here. Three out of four years we have come in second and sat there for a long time trying to chase first place. So, it feels good to be in first place right now. We can’t worry about the other teams, we have to take care of ourselves right now because we have a tough game on the road coming up at their place.”

The ‘Runners will head out on the road for a single game next week. CSUB will travel to Arizona for a first season match up with Grand Canyon on Saturday Feb. 17.

Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. (M.T). Fans can watch the game live or follow stats live by finding the links on the women’s basketball schedule page.

‘Runners Lose at UTRGV EDINBURG, TX – Roadrunner redshirt junior Damiyne Durham would score a season high 26 points and grab 5 rebounds, but UTRGV’s Moe McDonald would get a last second tip in with 0.7 seconds remaining to defeat CSU Bakersfield men’s basketball team 68-66.

It was a very choppy game in the first 10 minutes for all parties involved, CSUB, UTRGV and the officials. It took 36 minutes to play 10 minutes of basketball, over 30 whistles in the first 12 minutes and three technical fouls were called in the first 12 minutes of play.

Durham would score five points in the first 3:34 of the game and CSUB had an 8-5 lead at that point. UTRGV would go on a 14-4 run that was finished off by Lesley Varner’s three and UTRGV would take their biggest lead of the first half and lead 19-12 with 9:52 remaining in the first half.

But the ‘Runners would get back to back Durham layups to end the first half and we were all tied up at 26-26.

CSUB was able to overcome 13 first half turnovers to have the game tied at half. The ‘Runners defense was on display, as usual for a team coached by CSUB Head Coach Rod Barnes. The ‘Runners would hold UTRGV to 28% (8-28) shooting in the first half and CSUB would shoot over 40% (11-27).

Another Coach Barnes staple? Rebounding. The ‘Runners outrebounded UTRGV 24-15 and freshman Jarkel Joiner was the game leader in that category at the break

CSUB guard Damiyne Durham in a game earlier this year against UCLA. (David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography)

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with five.

The game continued to be tight throughout the second half and with 22 seconds remaining, CSUB would get a layup from Rickey Holden and the game was tied at 66.

UTRGV’s Nick Dixon would miss a three pointer with four seconds remaining and that miss led to McDonald’s winning tip. CSUB Brent Wrapp’s 70 foot heave at the buzzer went off the backboard and rim, but did not fall and UTRGV would improve to 14-12 overall and 5-4 in WAC play. The ‘Runners fall to 10-15 overall and 3-7 in WAC play.

Durham would score his 26 game high points on 1019 shooting and 6-12 from behind the arc and it was the junior’s best performance offensively since the show he put on at the Great Alaska Shootout. Joiner would finish with 12 points and six rebounds and Brent Wrappcontinues to add to his career assist total and he led all players with seven assists.

The ‘Runners could not overcome 22 turnovers, but Coach Barnes will be happy with the offensive efficiency CSUB put on display on Saturday. CSUB would shoot more than 46% from the field and more than 47% from behind the arc. The ‘Runners also outrebounded UTRGV 41-28.

The ‘Runners will be off for the week before Grand Canyon comes to Bakersfield for the WAC Game of the Week on Feb. 17.

The NBA’s All-Star Weekend

By Cameron Buford Contributing Sports Writer The NBA’s All-Star Weekend has become a celebration of many events for which many NBA fans will enjoy. This season, Los Angeles will be the host the NBA’s mid-season spectacle. The weekend will culminate with the NBA 67th All Star game itself, though their fans will get to enjoy multiple events throughout the weekend.

This weekend will be kicked off by NBA on TNT’s American Express Road Show. Beginning with the Fan Fest to Tip Off with Lil Uzi Vert on Thursday night. Additionally, they would provide their fans an engaging experience during this weekend with performances by Kendrick Lamar on Friday night and the Killers on Saturday night.

Just outside STAPLES Center a 30,000 square foot fan fest will highlight interactive experiences, basketball clinics throughout the weekend themed around TNT’s popular Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA, which will be conducting their pre and post-game show “Inside the NBA,” live from Los Angeles.

Other activities that the fans will be able to enjoy are the Tissot 24-Second Shot Clock Challenge. Fans will get to test their NBA knowledge against the iconic Tissot shot clock throughout the weekend. As part of the Tissot 24-Second Challenge, visitors will be able to sit behind the NBA on TNT desk and compete against each other and the countdown clock to win prizes.

The 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles, will takes place on Friday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. ET, on ESPN exclusively and the ESPN App. Though the game itself will be played from the Verizon Up Arena at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Ruffles Celebrity All Star game will honor LA themed event. As the teams will be named “Clippers and Lakers” after the local teams. The Celebrity Coaches will be Rachel Nichols will be joined by HOF Tracy McGrady and Actor Michael B. Jordan while Katie Nolan will lead Team Clippers LA native Paul Pierce and recording artist Common. While Cassidy Hubbarth and Mark Jones will be doing the Play by Play commentators. Included in the telecast will be some special access from mic’d up celebrities and coaches!

This game will unveil the game’s first-ever 4-point

line, dubbed “The RIDGE.” This 4-point line, will appear during the second half of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Ruffles will then make a $4,000 donation to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, with a minimum of $20,000 going to the charity (up to $40,000).

The Celebrity rosters are listed below; Team Clippers Anthony Anderson- Black-ish Brandon Armstrong- Social Media Star Miles Brown- Black-ish Win Butler- Arcade Fire Common- Recording Artist Andre De Grasse- Olympic Sprinter Stefanie Dolson- WNBA Chicago Sky Jamie Foxx- Actor Paul Pierce- NBA Legend Dascha Polanco- Actress Bubba Watson- Masters Champion Jason Williams- NBA Legend Team Lakers Sterling Brim- MTV’s “Ridiculousness” Nick Cannon- Actor Terence Crawford- Boxer Rachel DeMita- NBA2KTV host, actress, model Jerry Ferrara- Power Marc Lasry Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Tracy McGrady- NBA legend Caleb McLaughlin- Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Candace Parker- WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks Nate Robinson- NBA legend Drew Scott- HGTV’s “Property Brothers” Kris Wu- actor, singer As popular as the Saturday night festivities have become, this is just the lead up to the All-Star game at Staples on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles has rolled out the red carpet for this years NBA All Star celebration, I wanted to share this weekends events with you so that you may get out and enjoy as may events as possible. I would be interested in how you feel about the NBA All Star weekend coming to Los Angeles as well as if you are able to get out an enjoy the ceremonies. Please let me know What’s Good by commenting in the comment section at www.whatsgoodinsports.com.

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Dr. Dyson taking time to take a picture with an ASTEP student. (Carrington Prichett/ Bakersfield News Observer Photo)

Announcement,” to which many in the audience joined in with him.

“Allow me to re-introduce myself, My name is HOV H-to the OV You can call me CEO of the R-O-C HOV I be the music biz number one supplier Flyer than a piece of paper bearin’ my name Got the hottest chick in the game wearin’ my chain, that’s right.”

Dr. Dyson, at no point during his speech was ever at a loss for words or lyrics to mesmerize his supporters. He took the audience on a historical journey through time, connecting the thoughts of MLK and the events that occurred in 1968 to present day America.

Dyson quoted King, ‘police brutality is tragic and persistent; police brutality is real.’

Police brutality, “it been a problem,” Dyson said. We

Report Identifies Students’ College Pathway Challenges Dean Welliver South Kern Sol, News Report Look around a typical high school classroom of about 20 students — it’s likely that just six will graduate from college.

That’s according to a new 29 page report published by the Public Policy Institute of California, which identified challenges in the pathways established for students to obtain a college degree.

Among the report’s findings: Public high schools have been struggling to increase college-ready graduates. Less than half of all high school graduates in 2016 completed the full offering of college-ready classes, known as A-G courses.

Among students surveyed who completed college-preparatory courses in high school, roughly 30 percent were placed in remedial courses in community colleges that don’t count toward transfer credit to a four-year college or university.

California Public High Schools California public high schools struggle to increase college- ready students because graduation requirements are incompatible with University of California and California State University admissions standards, according to the report.

Completion of the full sequence of college preparatory courses in high school is required for entrance to a four year university and a key indicator of college success, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

Despite that, just 45 percent of all high school graduates in 2016 completed those courses.

The majority of students sampled stopped taking college preparatory courses their junior and senior year, despite having successfully completed the entry-level college preparatory classes their freshman and sophomore years.

California’s high school graduation requirements, which are incompatible with the requirements set by the California State University and University of California, may contribute to students’ lack of progression through the a-g required courses, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

California requires just two years of math up to algebra I to graduate, for example, but CSU and UC require

completion of algebra II and geometry.

And although most high schools offer the full sequence of college prep courses a-g requirements the full sequence of access remains an issue for schools that are small, rural, and those with few graduates who enroll in college.

In California, 10 percent of schools did not offer the full sequence of social science courses, 12 percent math courses, and 14 percent English and science courses during the 2016-17 school year, according to the report.

However, even college- ready students experience barriers in community college.

Thousands of students’ progress toward transfer is impeded by assessments that place students into remedial math and English courses, which don’t count toward graduation or transfer requirements to four year universities.

While 35 percent of students surveyed had successfully completed the college prep courses in high school, 30 percent of those students took at least one remedial course in community college.

A new state law, Assembly Bill 705, aims to reduce the number of students in remedial courses by requiring community colleges to place students into courses based on their high school performance.

The California State University System College-ready high school students and currently enrolled students within the California State University system are also struggling to succeed in university due to the CSU systems’ lack of capacity, student performance, and lack of persistence through challenges to meet the graduation requirements. Even when dedicated students meet the California State University’s enrollment requirements, the CSU system lacks the capacity to accept them at impacted campuses.

About 69,000 eligible Californian high school graduates and 35,000 eligible students transferring from a California Community College were turned away between 2013 and 2016, according to the report.

The CSU is developing a plan to redirect eligible students for enrollment to non-impacted campuses, however the PPIC asserts that there will not be an increase in college graduates without expanding capacity at impacted campuses.

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A year after politics — and the newly elected occupant of the White House — dominated the conversation and tone of the Golden Globes, there was barely a mention of such things at Sunday’s ceremony. This year, it was all gender politics, and of course the #MeToo movement that has engulfed Hollywood and spread into the culture at large with astonishing speed. From the sea of glittering black gowns worn in solidarity on the usually multi-colored red carpet, to sly references to unequal pay and recognition for women, to Frances McDormand’s salute to “a tectonic shift” in the Hollywood power structure, it was a night for reckoning — crowned by Oprah Winfrey’s barn-raiser of a speech proclaiming “Their time is UP!” Some key moments: SERIOUS CARPET TALK:

“We feel emboldened in this particular moment,” Streep said, “to stand together in a thick black line dividing then from now.”

LAURA DERN’S NORTH STAR: It was a night of unusually powerful speeches, whether long or short, that touched eloquently on the #MeToo moment. One came from Laura Dern, who won supporting actress for “Big Little Lies,” a TV series that, aptly, depicts not only sexual abuse, but a group of women who only fully discover their power when they unite. Using her character to describe a past culture in which people were afraid to speak out, Dern urged Hollywood to support and employ survivors brave enough to come forward. And she went further: “May we teach our children,” she said, “that speaking out without the fear of retribution is our culture’s

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some.

That fight began with his own education.

“He clearly had an advanced, refined educational foundation from Booker T. Washington High School, Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University,” said Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. “His education in his speeches and sermons and writings were apparent and he wanted us all to have that type of education.”

King completed high school at 15, college at 19, seminary school at 22 and earned a doctorate at 26.

“Dr. King laid down the case for affordable education for all Americans, including Polish children—from the ghetto and the barrios, to the Appalachian mountains and the reservations—he was a proponent for education for all and he believed that strong minds break strong chains and once you learn your lesson well, the oppressor could not unlearn you.”

Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), said that NAN works with Education for a Better America to partner with school districts, universities, community colleges, churches, and community organizations around the country to conduct educational programming for students and parents.

“The mission of the organization has been to build bridges between policymakers and the classrooms by supporting innovations in education and creating a dialogue between policymakers, community leaders, educators, parents, and students,” Sharpton said. “We’re promoting student health, financial literacy, and college readiness in our communities, just like Dr. King did.”

King was a figure to look up to in both civil rights and academia, Sharpton told the NNPA Newswire.

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Mississippi Judge; Racial Bias Suit Against Coroner Can Proceed

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Six black-owned funeral homes can proceed toward trial with their lawsuit alleging that a Mississippi Gulf Coast coroner discriminates in favor of white-owned competitors, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett on Friday ruled mostly for the plaintiffs, although he dismissed some of the claims against Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove. Ten of the original 13 legal grounds for the lawsuit remain alive.

The dispute revolves around cases where Harrison County pays for a body to be picked up, stored, autopsied or buried, usually at Hargrove's direction.

Starrett wrote that the plaintiffs produced enough evidence that Hargrove treated black-owned funeral homes differently from white-owned funeral homes for the case to proceed. One black funeral home owner has testified that Hargrove once told her that ``white bodies go to the white funeral homes and black bodies go to the black funeral home.''

The plaintiffs told Starrett there's plenty of evidence that Hargrove discriminated against them when directing who would get county-controlled business. ``Defendants have all but completely excluded plaintiffs from receiving mortuary business in their control,'' lawyer Steven Art wrote in November, urging Starrett to let the case go forward. ``Plaintiffs repeatedly have observed the coroner exercise his authority based on race; the coroner has said that his decisions are influenced by race; and thousands of the coroner's own files_produced by the coroner himself and extensively analyzed by plaintiffs and their experts_reveal racial discrimination.''

Hargrove and a lawyer for Harrison County deny discrimination, saying they follow the wishes of the deceased and their families. They say black-owned funeral homes have limited refrigeration facilities, and that a pathologist whom Hargrove didn't control had done all autopsies in the past at white-owned funeral homes. ``The limited exceptions occur when an autopsy is required or when a family member cannot be promptly located necessitating refrigeration of the body,'' lawyer Daniel Seawell wrote in October. ``Hargrove has no control over the sites where autopsies were performed and no control over a funeral home's decision to provide proper refrigeration with sufficient capacity.''

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ain’t trying to dog the police; we’re just saying stop shooting us unjustifiably.”

“If we’re going to be leaders in the 21st century, we’ve got to contend with misogyny, sexism, and patriarchy and deal with gender, Dyson said. Finally, I want to say to you, love women with respect and with gratitude and don’t be scared of strong women.”

“It’s rare that an intellect of Dyson’s caliber comes to Bakersfield - especially one so accessible due to his wit and sense of humor. Kudos to the Library, Student Government Association, and African American Initiative Committee!

Personally, I was challenged to read more, study more, and be more,” contended Dr. Paula Parks.

As Dyson concluded his message receiving a standing ovation.

Dyson hung around for almost 2 hours, after his 2 hour speech, to sign his bestseller book “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America,” pausing to chat, answer questions, and take selfies with students, faculty, and

supporters.

Michael Eric Dyson is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner – is one of the nation’s most influential and renowned public intellectuals. He has been named one of the 150 most powerful African Americans by Ebony magazine. The Philadelphia Weekly contends that Dr. Dyson “is reshaping what it means to be a public intellectual by becoming the most visible black academic of his time.

Dr. Dyson is presently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University where, in 2011, he received widespread attention for his course “Sociology of HipHop: Jay-Z.” His legendary rise – from welfare father to Princeton Ph.D., from church pastor to college professor, from a factory worker who didn’t start college until he was 21 to a figure who has become what writer Naomi Wolf terms “the ideal public intellectual of our time” – may help explain why author Nathan McCall simply calls him “a street fighter in suit and tie.”

Dr. Dyson pictured with the Umoja ASTEP class of 2018. (Carrington Prichett/ Bakersfield News Observer Photo)

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