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First Black Woman on the Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accompanied by President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2022, celebrating the confirmation of Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent At 2:17 p.m. EST, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court.

After arduous and volatile hearings last month, the Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed Jackson by a 53-47 vote.

“This is a special day for Black communities and for all Americans and marks the start of a new era for the judicial branch of the United States,” said Spencer Overton, the president of the

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

“We are celebrating this joyful moment with Judge Jackson and reflecting on the significant impact she will have on our nation over the next several decades.”

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the final vote, tapping the podium with her gavel which signaled the making of history.

All 50 Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted in favor of Jackson, while Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only Republicans to cast ballots approving President Joe Biden’s nominee.

Though unquestionably supporting Jackson, D.C. Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton expressed a bittersweet reality.

“This is historic,” Norton proclaimed. “[However], there’s still some emptiness for the District of Columbia. D.C., as with every other SCOTUS nominee in history, [had] no vote on confirmation even though D.C. and its residents are bound by the court’s rulings.”

Following four days of public testimony and a racially charged grilling of Jackson by Republicans that began on March 21, Senate Judiciary members deadlocked 11-11 on April 4 to move the nomination out of committee.

However, Jackson’s nomination moved forward based on Senate rules and a Democrat majority in the upper chamber.

On Thursday, members again engaged in a debate over confirmation, but Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cut arguments off before the final vote.

Ironically, Republicans changed the rules for Supreme Court nominees in 2017 to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch, a pick of former President Donald Trump. That move allowed for a similar majority to vote to limit debate.

“It will be a joyous day,” Schumer declared.

The White House said since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, President Biden had sought a candidate with “exceptional credentials, unimpeachable character, and unwavering dedication to the rule of law.”

“And the President sought an individual who is committed to equal justice under the law and who understands the profound impact that the Supreme Court’s decisions have on the lives of the American people,” a senior official stated.

“That is why the President nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson,” the official insisted.

Born in Washington, D.C., Jackson grew up in Miami, Florida.

According to the White House, during a 2017 lecture, Jackson traced her love of the law back to sitting next to her father in their apartment as he tackled his law school homework.

A speech and debate star, Jackson earned election as “mayor” of Palmetto Junior High and student body president of Miami Palmetto Senior High School.

“But like many Black women, Judge Jackson still faced naysayers,” senior White House officials wrote.

“When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor, she wanted to attend Harvard, the guidance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her sights so high.”

Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, then attended Harvard Law School, where she graduated cum laude and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

In 2021, Jackson earned confirmation on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She also served on the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and President Barack Obama nominated Jackson as district court judge in 2012.

Jackson also served as vice-chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, clerked for Justice Breyer, and worked as a federal public defender. She’s the first former federal public defender to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson is an outstanding jurist and person,” the Fraternal Order of Police wrote. “Brilliant, fair, and a true and real person. She will be an immense credit to the court and our country.”

Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal said by all accounts, Jackson possesses the qualities essential in a Supreme Court

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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, 54 Years Later On April 4, 1968, an assassin’s bullet ended the dynamic life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the age of 39.

King stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, a site that’s now a museum dedicated to the civil rights champion’s life.

James Earl Ray ultimately pleaded guilty to shooting King but later claimed he was a pawn in a more significant crime ring to kill the African American leader.

On the 54th anniversary of King’s death, observances took place around the nation, while those not attending specific events took to social media to commemorate the icon.

“We spend more time celebrating [King’s] birth than acknowledging where he was politically when he was killed – fighting alongside sanitation workers, opposing war, racism, and capitalism,” historian and author Barbara Ransby wrote on Twitter.

“April 4 reminds us of the power of the radical King,” Ransby noted.

Maya Wiley, the incoming president of The Leadership Conference, also provided remarks via social media. “[On April 4], 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated for believing we are equal, shouldn’t be poor, and have rights,” Wiley asserted.

“Today, we’re told to fear learning about race or gender identity, to permit voter suppression, and that a highly qualified Black woman isn’t Supreme Court material. We have work to do.”

One day before King’s assassination, the civil rights leader gave his last speech where he proclaimed that he’d been to the mountaintop.

In a sad prophecy, King prepared his followers for his demise.

“It really doesn’t matter what happens now,” he insisted.

“We’ve got some difficult days ahead,” he continued before doubling down.

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On the 54th anniversary of King’s death, observances took place around the nation, while those not attending specific events took to social media to commemorate the icon.

U.S. Marshals MCU Operation ‘Fresh Start’ Recovers Sixteen

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The U.S. Marshals Service has recovered 16 missing children, arrested five individuals, and has broken open a sex trafficking ring as law enforcement continues its quest to stop the proliferation of kidnapping and crimes against kids.

“Fresh Start,” a three-month tactical operation, took place in New Orleans from January 1 through March 31, the Marshal service said in a news release.

Led by the Missing Child Unit, officers rescued 16 children on the missing and endangered list.

“Based on the operation, at least four (4) felony warrant(s) exist for adults suspected of involvement with MCU minors, and the USMS New Orleans Task Force is actively pursuing these fugitives,” authorities said.

Among those recovered were a 5-year-old female and a 7-year-old male taken by a non-custodial parent.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office issued a felony warrant for the children’s mother for kidnapping, and authorities alleged that she made active attempts to avoid arrest along the way.

The non-custodial parent took the children to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The U.S. Marshals from the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force recovered the children and arrested the mother.

Also, a 15-year-old Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, female diagnosed with Schizophrenia wrestled free from restraints and jumped out of an ambulance while paramedics transported her to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.

She was located and recovered at an address in New Orleans with assistance from New Orleans Police Department Special Victim’s Division – Child Abuse Unit, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Xavier University Police Department.

“I am very proud of the cooperative work done by all the agencies involved in safeguarding at-risk children. Our Office is proud to be a part of a robust MCU program that took root in New Orleans starting in 2016,” US Marshal Scott Illing said in a statement.

“This work is being done with our partners while our office still performs its critical USMS missions (judicial and witness security, managing federal prisoners, violent fugitives’ apprehension, sex offender investigations, and service of federal Led by the Missing Child Unit, officers rescued 16 children on the missing and endangered list. process),” Illing said.

Missing Endangered Children and Makes Five Arrests

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Kidd Creole Guilty of Manslaughter in 2017 Stabbing

NEW YORK (AP) – A Manhattan jury found rapper Kidd Creole guilty of manslaughter Wednesday in connection with the 2017 fatal stabbing of a homeless man on the street.

The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, had gone on trial last month for the death of John Jolly, who was stabbed twice in the chest with a steak knife in midtown Manhattan in August 2017.

Prosecutors accused Glover, a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, of stabbing the other man after becoming enraged because he thought Jolly was gay and hitting on him.

Glover’s attorney said it was out of self-defense. An email seeking comment was sent to the rapper’s attorney.

Glover, who had faced a murder charge, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 4.

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five formed in the late 1970s in the Bronx. The group’s most well-known song is “The Message” from 1982. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, the first rap group to be included.

Minneapolis Mural of Pop Icon Prince to be Finished in June MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A downtown Minneapolis mural honoring pop superstar Prince will be unveiled in June, organizers set.

The painting is scheduled to begin on May 16 on a parking ramp near near First Avenue and 8th Street, officials with the Crown Our Prince project said.

The artwork will be carried out by Hiero Veiga, 33, a Black Florida street painter known for the rendering on the exterior wall of Miami’s Museum of Graffiti.

Organizers say the $500,000 Minneapolis project has been in the works for seven years. A block party is scheduled for June 2 to celebrate its completion.

Prince won seven Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, an Oscar for the score to “Purple Rain” and a Golden Globe. He sold more than 150 million record worldwide and is a member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

This month marks six years since Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen.

WA Employers Will Have to List Salaries in Job Postings OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Job postings in Washington starting in January will have to show some dollar signs.

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law legislation requiring employers in the state to include salary and benefits information in job postings, rather than waiting until an offer is made, The Seattle Times reported.

Senate Bill 5761 applies to employers with 15 or more workers. Supporters say it will level the playing field for candidates, particularly women, people of color and others who may not have had experience negotiating for a higher salary and are unaware of how much a company could offer.

“Unless you know what the top and bottom of a pay band is, it’s very difficult to get really what you are worth,” said Cher Scarlett, a software engineer from Kirkland who has advocated for more transparency about wages and gender- or race-based wage gaps in the tech industry.

The law applies to any solicitation the employer uses to attract new workers, whether through a third-party recruiter, a printed job announcement or a posting on a digital job board.

Any posting that includes qualifications expected of applicants also must include salary information.

The bill narrowly passed both chambers of the Legislature and was signed by Inslee in late March.

NC College Removes Name of White Supremacist from Building RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina women’s college announced on Wednesday that it is renaming a building named after a white supremacist who supported unequal funding for schools based on race.

The board of trustees of Meredith College in Raleigh voted at a meeting last month to rename Joyner Hall after finding out about the background of James Yadkin Joyner, according to an announcement on its web page.

“We know some may disagree with the Board’s decision, but the ongoing harm done by Joyner’s initiative makes it untenable to continue to honor him - especially as an educator,” the announcement said.

The move is part of Meredith’s Initiative on Anti-Racism.

Nearly two years ago, the board joined historians, researchers, diversity consultants, and representative faculty, staff, and alumnae to begin a review of building names on Meredith’s campus, which was built in 1925-26.

In addition to the renaming of Joyner Hall, the Board endorsed placing signs with QR codes on each campus building to provide historical context about all of the individuals for whom the buildings are currently named.

Campus buildings at UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University are also named for Joyner.

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Obama’s White House Visit Stirs Laughter, Memories and New Health Care Proposal

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent With the style, grace, and humor that personified his two terms in office, former President Barack Obama returned to the White House to help celebrate the Affordable Care Act and help announce plans to strengthen his signature law which many refer to as Obamacare.

“It’s good to be back at the White House,” Obama declared, much to the delight of an overflow crowd of reporters and onlookers in the East Room.

With President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris standing alongside him, Obama referred to the current commander-in-chief as “Vice President Biden.”

That brought laughter from all, including Biden, who would later jokingly declare, “My name is Joe Biden, and I’m Barack Obama’s vice president.”

Of course, Biden served as vice president under Obama from 2008 to 2017.

Donald Trump took the reigns from January 2017 to January 2021.

“It feels like the good old days – being here with you brings back so many good memories,” Biden declared.

It marked the first time Obama had visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue since leaving office.

“I confess, I heard some changes have been made by the current president since I was last here,” Obama remarked.

“Apparently, Secret Service agents have to wear Aviator glasses now. The Navy mess has been replaced by a Baskin-Robbins. And there’s a cat running around, which I guarantee Beau and Sunny would have been very unhappy about,” he continued, in reference to the president’s dogs.

Turning serious, Obama reflected on celebrating 12 years of the Affordable Care Act. “It’s an example of why you run for office in the first place,” Obama asserted.

“We’re not supposed to do this just to occupy a seat or to hang on to power. We’re supposed to do this because it’s making a difference in the lives of the people who sent us here.”

Biden said the Affordable Care Act had been called a lot of things.

“But Obamacare is the most fitting,” he declared.

The President vowed to expand access to health care by proposing a change to Obamacare that would allow more

eligibility for premium tax credits.

“Once today’s proposed rule is finalized, starting next year, working families in America will get the help they need to afford full family coverage,” Biden said.

“With this change, it’s estimated that 200,000 presently uninsured Americans are going to gain coverage. Nearly one million Americans will see their coverage become more

affordable.”

Under the President’s plan, families would receive tax credits if the cost of their coverage exceeds more than 10 percent of their incomes.

The U.S. Treasury Department said the change would allow 200,000 uninsured individuals to gain coverage while more than 1 million others would realize lower premium payments.

“Thanks to the landmark American Rescue Plan, ACA premiums are at an all-time low, while enrollment is at an all-time high,” the administration said in a Fact Sheet.

“Four out of five Americans can find quality coverage for under $10 a month, and families are saving an average of $2,400 on their annual premiums — $200 in savings every month back to families.”

The Fact Sheet continued: “The Administration has lowered costs and increased enrollment to a record high of 14.5 million Americans— including nearly 6 million who newly gained coverage.

“With the addition of Missouri and Oklahoma, two states that expanded Medicaid last year, nearly 19 million lowincome Americans are enrolled in the ACA’s Medicaid expansion coverage, adding up to a record nearly 80 million children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities, and other lowincome Americans covered by Medicaid.”

The administration said it’s seeking to fix the “family glitch” in the ACA law.

“Under the ACA, people who do not have access to ‘affordable’ health insurance through their jobs may qualify for a premium tax credit to purchase affordable, high-quality coverage on the ACA’s health insurance marketplaces,” administration officials stated.

“Current regulations define employer-based health insurance as ‘affordable’ if the coverage solely for the employee, and not for family members, is affordable, making family members ineligible for a premium tax credit even though they need it to afford highquality coverage through the Marketplace.”

The officials added that for family members of an employee offered health coverage through an employer, the cost of that family coverage can sometimes be prohibitive and make health insurance out of reach.

The “family glitch” affects about 5 million people and has made it impossible for many families to use the premium tax credit to purchase an affordable, high-quality Marketplace plan, officials stated.

Biden’s proposal reportedly would require some time before taking effect. Thus the goal is for it to begin in January.

Administration officials said more than 14.5 million people purchased ACA marketplace plans this winter.

That number included 6 million who purchased health insurance for the first time.

Vice President Kamala Harris to Announce Reforms

By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit cards, utilities, and auto loans combined.

According to a White House fact sheet, Black and Hispanic households are more likely to hold medical debt than white households.

As part of the fight to help people contend with high costs, Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce reforms to help ease the burden of medical debt.

The White House said this should help provide more families the opportunities to thrive.

“Together, these actions will help hold medical providers and debt collectors accountable for harmful practices, reduce the role that medical debt plays in determining whether Americans can access credit – which will open up new opportunities for people with medical debt to buy a home or get a small business loan, help over half a million of low-income American veterans

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get their medical debt forgiven; and, inform consumers of their rights,” the administration said in a release.

The White House said medical debt isn’t just a financial issue – it can have negative health effects.

One study found that almost half of individuals with medical debt intentionally avoided seeking care.

“Getting sick or taking care of loved ones should not mean financial hardship for American families,” administration officials stated.

“That is why the Administration is taking new action to ease the burden of medical debt and protect consumers from predatory collection policies.”

The White House said the planned actions build upon President Joe Biden’s April 5th Executive Order on strengthening access to affordable, quality health care coverage, which directed federal agencies to take action to reduce the burden of medical debt. “[On April 11], Vice President Harris is announcing reforms in four areas that will lessen the burden of medical debt, protect consumers, and open up new opportunities for Americans looking to buy a home or start a small business,” the White House stated.

The actions include holding providers and collectors

accountable.

“Providers have a responsibility to offer non-predatory payment plans or financial assistance to all eligible patients,” the White House noted.

“While many do, far too many eligible patients report not receiving help. Worse, lawsuits against patients over medical bills are on the rise. And when hospitals sell outstanding bills to third party debt collectors, patients can be subjected to persistent and aggressive collections practices.”

The administration noted that the federal government pays roughly $1.5 trillion a year into the health care system to provide patients with quality care and services.

Providers receiving that funding should make it easy for eligible patients to receive the financial assistance they are entitled to and should not directly or indirectly subject patients to illegal and harassing debt collection practices, the White House stated.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra plans to direct the agency to evaluate how providers’ billing practices impact access and affordability of care and the accrual of medical debt.

Officials said HHS will request data from more than 2,000 providers on medical bill collection practices, lawsuits against patients, financial assistance, financial product offerings, and 3rd

party contracting or debt buying practices.

The Department will, for the first time, weigh that information in their grantmaking decisions, publish topline data and policy recommendations for the public, and share potential violations with the relevant enforcement agencies of jurisdiction.

Separately, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will investigate credit reporting companies and debt collectors that violate patients’ and families’ rights and hold violators accountable.

The White House added that the administration also plans to improve government underwriting practices as the latest research found that owing medical debt is not a reliable predictor of overall financial health.

They said an analysis of 5 million anonymized credit records found that consumers who owed medical debt paid their bills at the same rate as those who did not.

Including paid-off medical debt causes credit scores to underestimate creditworthiness by as much as 22 points.

“As a result, the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and in credit scores and loan underwriting can hold American’s back from financial opportunities while failing to improve the accuracy and predictiveness of lending programs,” the White House said in the release.

In Virginia Beach, Black People Are Closing the Wealth Gap

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Virginia Beach landed on the top spot of cities where African Americans fare best economically and where Black businesses thrive.

According to the personal finance website Smart Asset, Virginia Beach also has the seventh-highest median Black household income, at roughly $65,600, and the sixth-highest Black labor force participation rate, at 78.7 percent.

The statistics reflect 2019, the most recent data available.

Grand Prairie, Texas, Aurora, Illinois, Pembroke Pines, Florida, and Miramar, Florida, comprised the other cities in the top 5.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Garland, Texas, Durham, North Carolina, Enterprise, Nevada, and Elk Grove, California, rounded out the top 10.

The report noted the struggles of African Americans in homeownership and the overall wealth gap.

“Census data from 2019 shows that the median Black household income is 33 percent lower than the overall median household income.

Stephanie Horan wrote for Smart Asset that the Black homeownership rate is 22 percentage points lower than the

general homeownership rate.”

She noted the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances data on wealth accumulation, depicting even starker disparities.

That data places Black families’ net worth at 87 percent lower than white families and 33 percent lower than Hispanic families.

For Virginia Beach, Census Bureau data revealed that the 2019 poverty rate for Black residents stood at 10 percent, the fourth-lowest in Smart Asset’s study.

More than 5 percent of businesses are Black-owned in the

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area, the seventhhighest percentage overall for that metric.

Smart Asset officials reported that preliminary 2020 estimates show that Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by the health impacts of COVID-19 and its corresponding economic effects.

The authors wrote: “The regional economic effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans are difficult to determine due to insufficient localized data, but the available national data paints a grim picture: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that as of December 2020, the Black unemployment rate was 3.9 and 3.2 percentage points higher than the white and overall unemployment rates, respectively.”

The Black labor force participation rate was about 2.0 percentage points lower than both white and overall participation rates.

Horan offered three financial tips for African Americans, including checking if homeownership made sense, opening a retirement account, and considering a financial advisor.

“A financial advisor can help you make smarter financial decisions to control your money better,” Horan wrote.

“SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with financial advisors in your area in five minutes.”

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“But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place.

“But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land.

“I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who attended King’s last speech and stood nearby at the Lorraine Motel when the assassin cut down his colleague, participated in an event at Mt. Olive CME Church

in Memphis to help commemorate the 54th anniversary of that dark day.

“It’s sad for me. I was with him when the shot was fired,” Jackson remarked.

“I can replay it back of my mind. It hurts still. I think about the progress we’ve made since that time.”

Jackson joined Bishop Henry Williamson Sr. and others in Memphis to observe the anniversary.

“The 54th-anniversary celebration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most important dates in Tennessee and across the nation to observe,” Williamson stated.

As part of the observance, Williamson, Jackson, and others visited the National Civil Rights Museum, which stands at the

Lorraine Motel, and the historic Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital, the only hospital in Memphis that allowed Black people during segregation.

“Dr. King called for non-violence to bring about change against unjust and immoral laws in situations of segregation and discrimination. We need that in today’s world,” Williamson said.

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth agreed.

“We will never forget Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for all he did to change the course of our nation’s future for the better,” Duckworth stated. “Today, it falls upon all of us to continue his legacy.”

senior official stated. “That is why the President nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson,” the official insisted. Born in Washington, D.C., Jackson grew up in Miami, Florida. According to the White House, during a 2017 lecture, Jackson traced her love of the law back to sitting next to her father in their apartment as he tackled his law school homework. A speech and debate star, Jackson earned election as “mayor” of Palmetto Junior High and student body president of Miami Palmetto Senior High School. “But like many Black women, Judge Jackson still faced naysayers,” senior White House officials wrote. “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor, she wanted to attend Harvard, the guidance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her sights so high.” Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, then attended Harvard Law School, where she graduated cum laude and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. In 2021, Jackson earned confirmation on the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She also served on the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and President Barack Obama nominated Jackson as district court judge in 2012. Jackson also served as vice-chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, clerked for Justice Breyer, and worked as a federal public defender. She’s the first former federal public defender to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. “Ketanji Brown Jackson is an outstanding jurist and person,” the Fraternal Order of Police wrote.

“Brilliant, fair, and a true and real person. She will be an immense credit to the court and our country.” Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal said by all accounts, Jackson possesses the qualities essential in a Supreme Court justice. Obama declared that Jackson “has a demonstrated record of excellence.” “I believe, based upon her work as a trial judge when I served on the Court of Appeals, that she will adjudicate based on the facts and the law and not as a partisan,” Obama stated.

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justice.

Obama declared that Jackson “has a demonstrated record of excellence.”

“I believe, based upon her work as a trial judge when I served on the Court of Appeals, that she will adjudicate based on the facts and the law and not as a partisan,” Obama stated. similar majority to vote to limit debate. “It will be a joyous day,” Schumer declared. The White House said since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, President Biden had sought a candidate with “exceptional credentials, unimpeachable character, and unwavering dedication to the rule of law.” “And the President sought an individual who is committed to equal justice under the law and who understands the profound impact that the Supreme Court’s decisions have on the lives of the American people,” a

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Tiger’s Masters:

No Fairytale Ending But Still Inspiring

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ The Masters patrons filled in every nook and cranny around the 18th green, awaiting the appearance of the man in red.

A scene that’s been so familiar to Tiger Woods on so many Sundays at Augusta National, but this one was different.

It wasn’t even 3 o’clock on the warm, sunny afternoon in east Georgia. Over on the adjacent first hole, leader Scottie Scheffler and closest pursuer Cameron Smith had just teed off in the final group.

Hunched over and limping noticeably, Woods climbed the deceptively steep hill leading up to the green as the fans slowly rose to their feet, the roar building as they saluted a remarkable comeback if not a fairy tale of a weekend.

“Way to hang in there, Tiger!” a man standing back in the crowd belted out.

From a strictly golfing viewpoint, this was hardly the Woods that so many remembered. The guy who’s won five green jackets, the last of them just three years ago. The guy who’ll go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game, even if he never strikes another shot. (Don’t worry, he’s not done.)

This Woods, the one hobbling on a rebuilt right leg that he could’ve lost in that horrific car crash 14 months ago, closed with back-to-back 78s that were the worst scores of his Masters career.

He even had to take a left-handed swing at the 13th after knocking his ball onto the pine straw behind the green, right up

next to an azalea.

His battered body simply ran out of steam after an electrifying 71 on Thursday, when Woods made his return to competitive golf for the first time in more than 500 days.

He grinded out a 74 on Friday, ensuring he would make the Masters cut for the 22nd time in a row.

There was nothing left in the tank for the weekend.

Still, it was a gratifying experience, one that Woods clearly didn’t regret putting himself through even if he didn’t come close to winning a record-tying sixth green jacket.

“This tournament has meant so much to me and my family,” Woods said. “This is where all the great champions have ever played. They have walked these grounds.”

That Woods was able to walk the course again _ for four days, no less _ was a feat in itself.

After his wreck in February 2021, doctors told Wood that his shattered right leg might have to be amputated. They managed to save it, but he was confined to a hospital bed for three months.

He’s still got screws and rods holding the bones in place.

Woods walked Augusta National with a limp that got more and more noticeable, sometimes using a club as a walking stick to help him get around.

Most telling, he couldn’t bend all the way over to read putts on Augusta’s tricky greens, which may explain why his stellar touch with the short stick seemed to abandon him on the weekend.

But excluding all the tournaments he’s won _ especially those

15 major championships – this felt like his greatest achievement in golf.

“For not winning an event, yes. Yes, without a doubt,’ Woods said. “I don’t think people really understand. The people who are close to me understand. They’ve seen it. Some of the players who are close to me have seen it and have seen some of the pictures and the things that I have had to endure. They appreciate it probably more than anyone else because they know what it takes to do this out here at this level.”

Everyone realizes how much Woods still means to the game, even if he is surely in the twilight of his career at age 46.

“You just pull so hard for him,” said Harold Varner III, who joined Woods and Cameron Champ to make this the first Masters with three Black players. “Obviously, he’s great for the sport. If he’s around, we’re going to make a lot of money.”

Woods told Sky Sports that he plans to play the British Open at St. Andrews in July. He isn’t sure about the next two majors: the PGA Championship, set for May 19-22 at Southern Hills, or the U.S. Open at Brookline in June.

“It’ll be just the big events,” Woods told Sky. “But I am looking forward to St. Andrews. That is something that is near and dear to my heart. I’ve won two Opens there, it’s the home of golf. It’s my favorite golf course in the world, so I will be there for that one.”

“See you down the road,” his caddie, Joe LaCava, shouted to media members gathered outside the clubhouse, waiting to speak to his boss.

Wherever that is, Woods plans to step up his rehab so his body has a better chance of holding up over four grueling days.

“We’re excited about the prospects of the future, about training, about getting into that gym and doing some other stuff to get my leg stronger, which we haven’t been able to do because it needed more time to heal,” he said. “I think it needs a couple more days to heal after this, but we’ll get back after it.”

While Woods spoke, a roar went up that sounded like it came from way down in Amen Corner.

Woods loves those roars. He hadn’t heard them since his victory in 2019. The following year, the tournament was played in November with no fans because of the pandemic. Last year, of course, playing a golf tournament was the furthest thing from Woods’ mind.

“It’s exciting. It’s inspiring,” he said. “It’s fun to hear the roars.”

Woods hopes to create a few more of them before he’s done.

On this Sunday, he had to be content with the cheers that erupted one last time after he tapped in a short putt at the 18th hole for a 13-over 301 _ his worst Masters performance as a professional by eight strokes.

As Woods doffed his cap and headed off to the clubhouse, the crowd around 18 began to disperse.

It was time to go watch the players who actually had a chance to capture the green jacket.

Suddenly, Twitter’s Biggest Stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder while joining other critics in questioning the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.

Musk’s ultimate aim in acquiring 73.5 million shares, worth about $3 billion, isn’t clear. Yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers and is active on the site, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.

In years past, Twitter and other social platforms have taken fire for allowing harmful speech ranging from incitement to violence to coordinated harassment and racial abuse. More recently, these platforms have made concerted efforts to rein in such behavior, often drawing criticism similar to Musk’s from the political right. Both Twitter and Facebook faced blowback after suspending the accounts run by former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection last year.

It’s unclear just when Musk bought the stake. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public on Monday says the event triggering the filing happened March 14. Musk has also raised the possibility with his massive and loyal Twitter following, that he could create a rival social media network.

Industry analysts and legal experts say Musk could begin advocating for changes at Twitter immediately if he chooses. In a note to investors, CFRA Analyst Angelo Zino wrote that Twitter could be viewed as an acquisition target because the value of its shares have been falling since early last year.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO

in November. Musk’s stake in Twitter is now more than four times the size of Dorsey’s, who had been the largest individual shareholder.

“Musk’s actual investment is a very small percentage of his wealth, and an all-out buyout should not be ruled out,” wrote Zino, who covers Twitter and social media.

Musk could see Twitter as an investment with big growth ahead, or he could have noninvestment reasons for the purchase, such as buying to make sure the platform doesn’t restrain his speech, said Erik Gordon, a law and business professor at the University of Michigan.

“What he could be worried about is if enough of his tweets start to look like disinformation, that Twitter says ‘we’re doing our job against disinformation.”’ Gordon said. No CEO would refuse to take a call from the company’s top shareholder, so the purchase gives Musk access to Twitter’s top management, he said.

Musk has not spoken specifically about any Twitter rule changes he might push, but the social media platform’s history of suspensions and bans is well documented.

Trump’s suspension from both Twitter and Facebook has raised difficult questions about free speech in a social media industry dominated by a few tech giants _ an issue that Trump and conservative media have seized upon. There was broad praise for Musk from those circles Monday.

Michael Flynn, the retired general who served briefly as Donald Trump’s national security adviser, and who was suspended from Twitter in January 2021, sent Musk some free advice via Telegram.

“Hey Elon, how about letting all of those dropped from twitter for being America First and Pro-Trump back on Twitter!!!,” Flynn wrote.

Twitter earlier this year banned the personal account of farright U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. Other people banned in recent years include Steve Bannon, for suggesting the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for breaking the social media site’s rules forbidding hate speech, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars show for abusive behavior.

Musk recently described himself on Twitter as a “free speech absolutist” in explaining why the Starlink satellite internet service – part of his aerospace company SpaceX – would not block Russian state media outlets, which have spread propaganda and misinformation in line with the Kremlin’s narrative on its war in Ukraine.

But such absolutism would not be welcome by advertisers who are Twitter’s chief revenue source, said Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence at GroupM. Brands that advertise on Twitter strongly prefer some content standards because a toxic platform can drive many other users away.

“Certain kinds of speech, such as advocating an insurrection or advocating hurting people, are not the kinds of things most advertisers want to support,” said Wieser, who analyzes the media industry for advertisers.

Twitter’s stock surged nearly 30% Monday. Since March 14, the date listed on filing by Twitter, its shares are up nearly 50%, meaning that Musk’s investment has paid handsomely _ so far.

Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In March, Musk told his millions of followers on Twitter that he was “ giving serious thought “ to creating his own social media platform, and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators

about his use of Twitter.

Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with the SEC over his ability to post on Twitter. His lawyer has contended in court motions that the SEC is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.

In October of 2018, Musk and Tesla agreed to pay $40 million in civil fines and for Musk to have his tweets approved by a corporate lawyer after he tweeted about having the money to take Tesla private at $420 per share.

The funding was far from secured and the electric vehicle company remains public, but Tesla’s stock price jumped. The settlement came after the SEC brought a securities fraud charge.

It specified governance changes, including Musk’s ouster as board chairman, as well as pre-approval of his tweets.

Musk’s lawyer is now asking a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan to throw out the settlement, contending that the SEC is harassing him and infringing on his First Amendment rights.

The SEC says it has legal authority to subpoena Tesla and Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out the settlement is not valid.

The SEC also disclosed that it is investigating Musk’s Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake. The commission said it issued administrative subpoenas while investigating whether Musk and Tesla are complying with disclosure controls in the 2018 agreement.

Musk ended up selling more than 15 million shares worth roughly $16.4 billion. With some sales in late December, Musk is close to selling 10%.

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Bakersfield News Observer

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-100531 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan Division PETITION OF: ROMEO JUSTIN HOPE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ROMEO JUSTIN HOPE for a decree changing names as follows: Present name ROMEO JUSTIN HOPE Filed a petition with this court Proposed name PERSEUS JOSHUA PARKER THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 12, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: March 10, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Romeo Justin Hope 319 McCord Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Phone: (661) 662-3806 E-Mail Address: persparker@gmail. com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-100537 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan DivisionJustice Building PETITION OF: SAMANTHA MICHELLE OSORIO FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SAMANTHA MICHELLE OSORIO for a decree changing names as follows: Present name SAMANTHA MICHELLE OSORIO Filed a petition with this court Proposed name SAMANTHA MICHELLE ACEVEDO OSORIO THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 19, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: March 10, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Samantha Michelle Osorio

������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-21-102909 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: PETITION OF: MEGGAN KING FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEGGAN KING for a decree changing names as follows: Present name RAIANNA CAROL MARIE KING Filed a petition with this court Proposed name RAIANNA CAROL MARIE CARBAJAL THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Apr 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Other (specify): Evidence of death of non-petitioning parent required at time of hearing.

Date: February 9, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Meggan King 1001 Portal Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Phone: (661) 747-3237 E-Mail Address: xrkmommy2405@ yahoo.com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1947 Doing business as: RUIZ HOTSHOT TRANSPORTS LLC at 4000 Hahn Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RUIZ HOTSHOT TRANSPORTS LLC, 4000 Hahn Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ISAIAS J. RUIZ JR., CEO 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: March 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1480 Doing business as: THE GRAND VENUE at 816 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PERLA ELIZABETH MAYORAL, 816 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Full name of registrant: FRANCISCO J MAYORAL, 816 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: PERLA E. MAYORAL 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: February 23, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 February 23, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1481 Doing business as: BETWEEN YOU AND ME LINGERIE at 324 Roberts Ln Apt 3, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: LUIS ADRIAN QUEZADA ARTEAGA, 324 Roberts Ln Apt 3, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: LUIS ADRIAN QUEZADA ARTEAGA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 1, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: February 24, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 February 24, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1977 2022-B1978 2022-B1979 Doing business as: BLACK-EYED PEAS AND SWEET WHITE CORNBREAD / CENTER OF TRUTH AND TRANSFORMATION / TRUTH INDUSTRIES at 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: TRUTH INDUSTRIES LLC, 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561-5427 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: TRUTH T. AKINS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 5, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s

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Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 March 15, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B5087 Business Name you wish to abandon: TRUTH INDUSTRIES Street address of business: 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: TRUTH THELMA AKINS-MARTIN, 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 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: TRUTH THELMA AKINSMARTIN, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B5086 Business Name you wish to abandon: CENTER OF TRUTH AND TRANSFORMATION Street address of business: 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: TRUTH THELMA AKINS-MARTIN, 40101 Dapple Grey Court, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 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: TRUTH THELMA AKINSMARTIN, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1568 Doing business as: BACSCO at 330 E 19th Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BAKERSFIELD AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY CO., 330 E 19th Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: JAMES E. LITTLE JR, Secretary The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 28, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: February 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M 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 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 February 28, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING May 17, 2022 A public hearing will be held at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Golden Empire Transit District for the purpose of considering the District’s proposal to reduce weekday transit service on certain routes. The proposed weekday transit service is outlined below.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WEEKDAY TRANSIT SERVICE 21 Operates on a Saturday schedule. Trips operate every 30 minutes. No evening service Monday through Friday. Service will not operate after 7PM. 22 Route operates a Saturday schedule.Trips operate every 30 minutes. No evening service Monday through Friday. Service will not operate after 7PM. 44 Operates a Saturday schedule. No evening service Monday through Friday Service will not operate after 7PM. 61 Operates a Saturday schedule. No evening service Monday through Friday Service will not operate after 7PM. All interested persons are invited to submit comments in writing via mail, email, over the phone, at the Downtown Transit Center, to Customer Service, or at the scheduled public hearing. Additional opportunities for public comment at Board meetings are described on GET’s website: https:// getbus.org/2021PPA. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Customer Service at (661) 869-2438 by May 13, 2022.

To view public hearing materials, or to get more information about the proposed transit service, please call (661) 869-2438.

Karen H. King Secretary GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT (661) 324-9874 Published Bakersfield News Observer April 13, 2022

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B3078 Business Name you wish to abandon: BACSCO Street address of business: 215 Sumner Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: BAKERSFIELD AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY CO., 215 Sumner Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 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: Corporation SIGNED: JAMES E. LITTLE JR., Secretary This statement of abandonment filed on: Feb 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2006 Doing business as: ROE SANCHEZ, LMFT, RPT at 5329 Office Center Ct Suite 224, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MARIA ROELIE RAYOS SANCHEZ, 3719 Redlands Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MARIA ROELIE RAYOS SANCHEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed

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above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 16, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M 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 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 March 16, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022

FILE NO: 2022-B1919 2022-B1920 2022-B1921 Doing business as: PMB ENTERPRISE / PIC-MI-BRAND ENTERPRISE / PIC-MI-BRAND at 5705 Via Lucca, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FELICIA YVETTE PICKETT, 5705 Via Lucca, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: FELICIA YVETTE PICKETT 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: March 11, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 11, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022

EVELYN DOMENICA DEL PAPA, aka EVELYN D DEL PAPA, aka EVELYN DEL PAPA CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002205 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EVELYN DOMENICA DEL PAPA, aka EVELYN D DEL PAPA, aka EVELYN DEL PAPA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PATRICIA DEL PAPA in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: Metro THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PATRICIA DEL PAPA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent 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: May 5, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above 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 decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Michael R. Young, Esq. 1901 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Telephone: (661) 861-7911

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 March 22, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1838 Doing business as: APPLIANCES 4 LESS at 3240 Fruitvale Ave Suite C, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: UAD US LOGISTICS, 4129 Walnut St, Baldwin Park, Ca. 91706 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: XIAO CHEN, 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: March 9, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M 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 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 March 9, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2045 Doing business as: DELANO SUPER PLUS at 1220 Main St, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FNC SUPER CO., INC., 1220 Main St, Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ALBERT KIM, CEO 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: March 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B1899 Business Name you wish to abandon: FNC SUPER CO., INC. Street address of business: 1220 Main St, Delano, Ca. 93215 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: FNC SUPER CO., INC., 1220 Main St, Delano, Ca. 93215 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: Corporation SIGNED: ALBERT KIM, CEO This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B1832 Business Name you wish to abandon: ARCO. AMPM Street address of business: 4203 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 620 Panjon St, Hayward, Ca. 94544 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: GRAND AVENUE COAST INC., 4203 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 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: Corporation SIGNED: JASWANT S BRAR, President This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 16, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2019 Doing business as: ALMA PENA CLEANING SERVICE at 405 Lloyd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ALMA DELIA PENA PANIAGUA, 405 Lloyd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ALMA DELIA PENA PANIAGUA 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: March 16, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 16, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1477 Doing business as: GROOVY 3X7 at 9218 Sentido Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ESMERALDA NUNO-ACENSIO, 9218 Sentido Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ESMERALDA NUNO-ACENSIO 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: February 23, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 February 23, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1896 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD SPEECH THERAPY, INC at 4550 Panama Lane, Ste A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: 2205 Gambel Oak Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: BAKERSFIELD SPEECH THERAPY, INC., 4550 Panama Lane, Ste A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: BIDYARANI SHAMURAILATPAM, Owner / 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: March 10, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 10, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (Y&N) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1691 Doing business as: GASKO MART at 430 East California Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 9116 Midnight Creek Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: 4EVER LIMITED INC, 9116 Midnight Creek Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: TARANVEER SINGH, 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: March 3, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M 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 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 March 3, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2156 Doing business as: LOYAL 17 LANDSCAPING at 9215 Million Bushel Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOEL MENDEZ, 9215 Million Bushel Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOEL MENDEZ 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: March 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 22, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1726 Doing business as: ROCKSTAR NAILS at 4208 Rosedale Hwy. Suite 303, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: WENDY NGUYEN LIU, 210 Sunny Meadow Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: WENDY NGUYEN LIU The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 4, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 4, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 4, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1900 Doing business as: SHERRILLS BOUTIQUE AND MORE at 2207 Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: 7000 Auburn St Apt J1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARKESHIA LATRICE SHANTEL SHERRILLS, 7000 Auburn St Apt J1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ARKESHIA LATRICE SHANTEL SHERRILLS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 2, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 11, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 11, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 �������������������������������

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2157 Doing business as: EMPIRE JANITORIAL AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE at 9215 Million Bushel Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOEL MENDEZ, 9215 Million Bushel Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOEL MENDEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2016 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B1412 Business Name you wish to abandon: PANCITERIA Street address of business: 1925 Vassar St., Delano, Ca. 93215 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: TERESITA GUEVARRA MILLER, 1925 Vassar St., Delano, Ca. 93215 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: TERESITA GUEVARRA MILLER, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Bakersfield News Observer A5

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

FILE NO: 2022-B2222 Doing business as: ZION HILLS CONCEPTS at 3213 Fortier Street Apt A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ADEREMI T ADEWINMBI, 3213 Fortier Street Apt A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ADEREMI T ADEWINMBI 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: March 24, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M 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 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 March 24, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RALPH EDWIN BROOKSHIRE CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002277 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RALPH EDWIN BROOKSHIRE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALLEN LARRY BROOKSHIRE, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan Division - Juvenile Justice Center THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALLEN LARRY BROOKSHIRE, JR. 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: June 2, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above 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 decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Petitioner: Allen Larry Brookshire, Jr. IN PRO PER 318 Buchanan St. Taft, Ca. 93268 Telephone: (661) 809-0133 Prepared By: Legal Help ClinicKCLDA#137-Exp. 4/1/23 1234 L St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 (661) 325-9670

matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 7, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: March 28, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Lillian Swier and Auston Stewart 4317 Columbus Apt C Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Phone: (661) 616-7877 E-Mail Address: lillianswier@gmail. com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2263 Doing business as: THRIFT STOP at 11708 Alton Manor Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MARIAH RHAE SANCHEZ, 11708 Alton Manor Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MARIAH RHAE SANCHEZ 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: March 25, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 25, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2142 Doing business as: 2 TE’S FILIPINO KITCHEN at 1925 Vassar St., Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: TERESITA GUEVARRA MILLER, 1925 Vassar St., Delano, Ca. 93215 Full name of registrant: THERESA BON AMUSTEN, 2022 Novella St, Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: CoPartners SIGNED: TERESITA G. MILLER 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: March 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 22, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Mar 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022 �������������������������������

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (LHC) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 2022

������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-100668 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan Division PETITION OF: LILLIAN SWIER and AUSTIN STEWART FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LILLIAN SWIER and AUSTIN STEWART for a decree changing names as follows: Present name MASON ANTHONY STEWART Filed a petition with this court Proposed name MASON ANTHONY STEWART-SWIER THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the

������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCV-21-102777 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): CALIFORNIA DREAMS TRANSPORTATION, INC., a California Corporation, JASPAL SINGH and DOES 1-50, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): C.H. BROWN CO. LLC, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

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

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY STATEWIDE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 22-01 (MORNINGSTAR RANCH (PHASE I)) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, COUNTY OF KERN STATE OF CALIFORNIA On April 7, 2022, special assessments for the financing of public improvement districts in the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the “Authority”) Statewide Community Infrastructure Program Assessment District No. 22-01 (Morningstar Ranch (Phase I)) City of Bakersfield, County of Kern (the “District”), were recorded in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of the Authority. The property owners within the District have waived their entitlement to pay all or any portion of the assessments levied upon their property in cash within thirty days after the recordation of the assessments in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Kern. These assessments affect only certain property, the owners of which have voluntarily participated in the Authority’s Statewide Community Infrastructure Program. Bonds will be issued according to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 representing unpaid assessments and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 12% per year. Thereafter, unpaid assessments will be payable in installments of principal and interest over a period of not to exceed thirty (30) years.

Dated: April 13, 2022 and April 20, 2022 KEVIN O’ROURKE, Secretary California Statewide Communities Development Authority Published Bakersfield News Observer April 13 & 20, 2022

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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.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Kern 1415 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Robert L. Rentto (42655) David A. Rentto (198030) Rentto & Rentto Prof. Law Corp.

3517 Camino del Rio South, Suite 412 San Diego, Ca. 92108 Telephone: (619) 238-1002 Fax: DATE (Fecha): December 1, 2021 Clerk (Secretario), Vickie Fogerson, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (R&RLC) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2213 2022-B2214 Doing business as: TEGRITY TACTICAL / TEGRITY BRANDING at 5638 Judd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SHON WAYNE TODMAN, 5638 Judd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: NOAH ALAN WHITE, 5638 Judd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: CoPartners SIGNED: NOAH WHITE 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: March 24, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, 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 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 March 24, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1956 Doing business as: GOMEZ TRUCKING TRANSPORTATION at 2019 5th Ave, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: NOEL GOMEZ GARCIA, 2019 5th Ave, Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: NOEL GOMEZ GARCIA 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: March 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 15, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2182 Doing business as: SADIE MAES JUMPERS at 805 McNew Ct Apt B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MERCEDES BRIANA EPPS, 805 McNew Ct Apt B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MERCEDES BRIANA EPPS 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: March 23, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 23, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1756 Doing business as: THE STASH at 3908 Saffron Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHRISTINA NICHOLE CURTIS, 3908 Saffron Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CHRISTINA NICHOLE CURTIS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 7, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 7, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2271 Doing business as: THE LEGEND’S CLOTHING COMPANY at 4907 Oswell Park Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BRANDON RODRIGUEZ, 4907 Oswell Park Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BRANDON RODRIGUEZ 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: March 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 28, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2270 Doing business as: PRICEABLE DEMOLITION at 7745 Berry Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: PO Box 70878, Bakersfield, Ca. 93387 County: Kern Full name of registrant: PRICE-ABLE L.L.C., 7745 Berry Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: DONALD BEESON, 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: March 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 28, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2284 Doing business as: AREVALO GARDENING SERVICE at 10706 Four Bears Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: P.O Box 20876, Bakersfield, Ca. 93390 County: Kern Full name of registrant: FRANCISCO JAVIER AREVALO, 10706 Four Bears Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: FRANCISCO JAVIER AREVALO The registrant commenced to

PUBLIC NOTICE transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2002 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 28, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2062 2022-B2063 Doing business as: RIG MEDICS TRUCK REPAIR / ONE TWENTY GARAGE at 18849 Hwy 65, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: PO Box 9849, Bakersfield, Ca. 93389 County: Kern Full name of registrant: RIG MEDICS LLC, 18849 Hwy 65, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ARTURO VENEGAS, Manager Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 27, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B4359 Business Name you wish to abandon: ONE TWENTY ROAD SERVICE Street address of business: 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ARTURO VENEGAS, JR., 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: COURTNEY ALEXANDRIA AIRITAM, 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 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: Married Couple SIGNED: ARTURO VENEGAS, JR., Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B4358 Business Name you wish to abandon: ONE TWENTY GARAGE Street address of business: 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ARTURO VENEGAS, JR., 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: COURTNEY ALEXANDRIA AIRITAM, 8205 Fawn Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 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: Married Couple SIGNED: ARTURO VENEGAS, JR., Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: Mar 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 �������������������������������

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NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2184 Doing business as: CHUMP’S at 604 Bora Bora Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PATTY AZUSENA MOJARRO, 604 Bora Bora Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PATTY AZUSENA MOJARRO 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: March 23, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 23, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 31, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2199 Doing business as: SUGAR WITH SASS at 11609 Westerham Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHEYENNE ELIZABETH MORRIS, 11609 Westerham Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CHEYENNE ELIZABETH MORRIS 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: March 24, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 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 March 24, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2072 Doing business as: OFFICIAL JASS AUDIO at 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JASWINDER SINGH, 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JASWINDER SINGH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, 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 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 March 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2391 2022-B2392 Doing business as: MBI WHOLESALE / MB TOBACCO at 135 Hayden Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MBI, INC., 135 Hayden Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: NABEEL MANSOUR, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 20, 2006 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 31, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1663 Doing business as: BOUGIE BARBEQUE LLC at 3700 California Ave, Bakerfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 817 Bradshaw St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Full name of registrant: BOUGIE BARBEQUE LLC, 817 Bradshaw St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: KELLY JAMES, 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: March 3, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 3, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2082 Doing business as: LA VOGUE at 8903 Drovers Run Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BRENDA A LOMELI, 8903 Drovers Run Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BRENDA A LOMELI The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 18, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 18, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, 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 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 March 18, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2277 Doing business as: KHALSA BURGER at 7254 Wible Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: 7000 Wible Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Full name of registrant: HARPREET SINGH, 7000 Wible Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: HARPREET 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: March 28, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 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 March 28, 2027

PUBLIC NOTICE Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) is seeking two (2) representatives for the Board of Directors for the LowIncome Sector (1) Metropolitan Bakersfield and (1) South Kern seats.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, CAPK administers several programs aimed empowering and advocating for lowincome children, families, and individuals in Kern County. Our programs over 100,000 individuals annually, through early childhood education, food assistance, utility assistance, after-school programs, homeless services, and more.

We are recruiting for two (2) positions on an unpaid, all-volunteer Board: • (1) Low-Income Representative for Metropolitan Bakersfield • (1) Low-Income Representative for South Kern Candidates must be either a low-income resident or represent a low-income population.

Applications are due by Monday, May 2, 2022, BY 5:00PM. Elections will be conducted on or by MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022, if necessary.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.capk.org/get-involved to review qualifications and download the application packet.

Published Bakersfield News Observer April 13, 2022

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BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

2100 College Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: Juvenile Justice Center THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANGEL MONZON 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: June 9, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above 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 decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Petitioner: Angel Monzon 16152 Beach Blvd Suite 200 Huntington Beach, Ca. 92648 Telephone: (866) 651-6118

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) San Joaquin County Superior Court 180 East Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 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): Thomas Bonte 1300 Tenth Street Suite F Modesto, Ca. 95354 Telephone: (209) 522-1850 Date (Fecha): December 2, 2021 (SEAL) BRANDON E. RILEY Clerk, By: (Actuario), TAMARA L. CLARK, Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B1912 Doing business as: THOMAS ROBERSON LOGISTICS LLC at 1201 24th St B110 #244, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: THOMAS ROBERSON LOGISTICS LLC, 1201 24th St B110 #244, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: KRACHELE THOMASROBERSON, Managing Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 8, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 11, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, 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 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 March 11, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TODD RAY HOLBROOK CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002272 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TODD RAY HOLBROOK A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CRISTEN ANN DOVER in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: Metro THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CRISTEN ANN DOVER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent 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: May 26, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above 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 decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Michael R. Young, Esq. 1901 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Telephone: (661) 861-7911 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (Y&N) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, 2022

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARIA DE LOS ANGELES HERNANDEZ CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002303 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARIA DE LOS ANGELES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANGEL MONZON in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (LOCN) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, 2022

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CITACION DERECHO FAMILIAR CASE NUMBER: FL 2018-4808 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): KIMBERLY G. WILSON 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: JOSEPH PATRICK DEMARINIS 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 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

������������������������������� AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-21-102360 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Justice Building PETITION OF: AURORA AZALIA SANTIAGO SANTIAGO FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: AURORA AZALIA SANTIAGO SANTIAGO for a decree changing names as follows: Present name EVENECER SANTIAGO GARCIA Filed a petition with this court Proposed name EVENECER GARCIA SANTIAGO THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 24, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Other (specify): Non-petitioning parent to be served as required by CCP Sec 1277.

Date: March 21, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Aurora Azalia Santiago Santiago Self-Represented 303 A Street Taft, Ca. 93268 Phone: (661) 662-3118 Total Solutions, 661-324-4492 Esther Aguirre, LDA#110 Exp: 7/16/2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-21-011771 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DAVID J. ARMSTRONG, an individual; and DOES 1-100, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DNF ASSOCIATES, LLC NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

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

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

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

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1415 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Martin Weingarten/SBN 201906; Justin Ryan/SBN 261672 PERSOLVE LEGAL GROUP, LLP 9301 Corbin Ave Ste 1600 Northridge, CA 91324 Telephone: (818) 534-3100 Fax: DATE (Fecha): March 30, 2021 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Wala Khalid, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (PLG) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, Mar 4, 2022 Order to Show Cause Hearing is set for 3/29/2023 at 8:30 A.M. in Department L. BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (PLG) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, Mar 4, 2022 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-21-014576 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): LEVELL K SOCKWELL JR. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC dba WESTLAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya

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

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1415 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Edit Alexandryan, Counsel - Bar #249323 Westlake Services, LLC dba Westlake Financial Services 4751 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Telephone: (888) 333-0192 Fax: DATE (Fecha): August 19, 2021 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Clerk (Secretario), by Esmeralda Salinas, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (WFS) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, Mar 4, 2022

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.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1415 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Edit Alexandryan, Counsel - Bar #249323 Westlake Services, LLC dba Westlake Financial Services 4751 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Telephone: (888) 333-0192 Fax: DATE (Fecha): December 14, 2021 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Clerk (Secretario), by Sophia Munoz Alvarez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (WFS) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, Mar 4, 2022

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 April 7, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2491 Doing business as: PICK & POLISH at 2610 Via Serrantino Ct, Wasco, Ca. 93280 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: STEPHANIE JUAREZ, 2610 Via Serrantino Ct, Wasco, Ca. 93280 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: STEPHANIE JUAREZ 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: April 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 April 6, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-20-015307 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ANGELA L. JONES YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC dba WESTLAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con

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������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2304 Doing business as: BLAME THE SHOOTER at 3408 Robinwood St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BREANNA MCELROY, 3408 Robinwood St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BREANNA MCELROY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 23, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 29, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 March 29, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2311 Doing business as: SAVECO #30 at 912 County Line Rd., Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: 2106 Romolo St., Delano, Ca. 93215 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SAVECO OF DELANO INC., 912 County Line Rd., Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ALI ALAMSI, President / CEO 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: March 29, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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 March 29, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2525 Doing business as: DOGTOWN GROOMING at 1002 Wible Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: AMANDA RAE MO0RE, 4101 Tyndall Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Full name of registrant: TODD NORTHRUP MILLAR, 763 Oak Ave, Wasco, Ca. 93280 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: AMANDA MOORE 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: April 7, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER,

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2439 Doing business as: BARRIENTOS TRANSPORT at 8753 Jerry Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: LYSANDER BARRIENTOS DE AVILA, 8753 Jerry Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Full name of registrant: CLAUDIA BARRIENTOS, 8753 Jerry Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: CoPartners SIGNED: LYSANDER BARRIENTOS 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: April 4, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, 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 April 4, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2057 Doing business as: G & G WELDING at 2808 Bryson Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOEL GODINEZ JR, 2808 Bryson Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Full name of registrant: KIMBERLY PEARL GODINEZ, 2808 Bryson Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Full name of registrant: AARON ISRAEL GARCIA, 2808 Bryson Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JOEL GODINEZ JR 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: March 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, 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 March 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B2228 Doing business as: MAC PRESSURE WASHING at 3501 Madrid Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MIGUEL ANGEL CUEVAS RAMIREZ, 3501 Madrid Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MIGUEL ANGEL CUEVAS RAMIREZ 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: March 25, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, 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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Black Caucus Update:

Solano’s Lori Wilson Joins Assembly; L.A.’s McKinnor and Pullen-Miles Headed to Runoff Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) added another member to its roster last week.

Former Suisun City Mayor Lori D. Wilson, a Democrat, was sworn into office April 6 to represent the 11th Assembly District. Wilson won a special election following the resignation of former Assemblymember Jim Frazier, also a Democrat.

“I am deeply humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to serve our communities in the State Assembly,” Wilson said in a statement. “From constituents who need help with state services, to challenges like rising homelessness, climate change, and keeping our neighborhoods and communities safe, I promise to work every day to deliver results for our communities, and to be a relentless advocate for every person who lives in our district.”

Wilson was the lone candidate on the ballot for the special election. She will serve out the remainder of Frazier’s current term, which ends on Dec. 5, but she must clear another hurdle to continue serving voters in the 11th District, an area stretching from the Bay Area to the Sacramento Valley, covering East Bay cities like Antioch, Pittsburg, Fairfield

and Walnut Grove.

Wilson is on the ballot in the Democratic primary election on June 7. The first Black female mayor to serve in Solano County, Wilson will run for re-election to serve a full, two-year term. She has one challenger for the seat.

Shortly after she was sworn into office last week at the State Capitol, a day after the special election, Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) appointed Wilson as Assistant Majority Whip.

Rendon also appointed her to the Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, the Appropriations Committee, the Banking and Finance Committee, and the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee.

K. Patrice Williams, a Solano County businesswoman, community leader and advocate said Wilson’s hard work on the campaign trail paid off.

“Today was epic in so many ways because of 26,293 votes in a special election,” she posted on Facebook. “Mayor Lori Wilson is now Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson. We sent Lori to the Capitol with people power. Congratulations to Lori and US!” In Southern California, nonprofit director and

businesswoman Tina Simone McKinnor, 58, and Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles, 55, will face off in a run-off special election in June for the vacant 62nd District Assembly seat.

Both Black Democratic candidates, Mckinnor and PullenMiles were the top-two finishers in the special primary held on April 5, 2022, to replace former Assemblymember Autumn Burke, who resigned in February.

As of April 8, McKinnor was leading with 11,190 votes (39%) to Pullen-Miles’ 9,918 votes (35%). Nico Ruderman and Angie Reyes, both Democrats, trailed with 3,781 (13%) and 3,765 (13%) votes, respectively.

The CLBC currently has 11 members, including Wilson.

The other members are Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), chair; vice chair Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles); and Assemblymembers Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Mike Gipson (D-Carson), Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove), Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), Akilah Weber (D-San Diego) and Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles).

Assemblymember Lori Wilson (Courtesy Photo)

Students Sue Walden University, Alleging Scheme to Defraud Black Women

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent According to an explosive lawsuit and news report, Walden University, a popular online and for-profit institution, misrepresented the costs and credits required for an advanced degree and engaged in “reverse redlining” by targeting minority communities.

First reported by the New York Times, the university boasted that its students could earn an advanced degree in 18 months.

But the Washington, D.C.-based National Student Defense Network countered in a lawsuit that Walden schemed to lure Black female students into their school and trap them in a neverending cycle of debt.

The 15,743 Black female students represent the university’s most significant demographic.

The university boasts over 49,000 students.

Student Defense Network and D.C.-based Relman Colfax PLLC filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court on April 11 alleging that Walden University engaged in fraudulent business practices, costing former students more than $28 million in overpaid tuition.

Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the suit described the school’s scheme to lure Black and

female students into their Doctor of Business Administration.

The school allegedly provided false program requirements, then compelled students to complete more credit hours than initially advertised.

“I feel like Walden intentionally misled me for their own gain, and I want them to be held accountable,” Aljanal Carroll, one plaintiff, said.

“They promised me their program would change my life, and it did, but not for the better. I hope this lawsuit helps ensure Walden can’t take advantage of other students in the future as they did with me.”

According to the Student Defense Network, the plaintiffs “are seeking a judgment against Walden that affirms the school violated consumer protection and Civil Rights laws such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The students seek damages and financial relief to compensate for tuition payments.”

“Walden targeted Black and female students with the promise of an affordable doctoral program. It broke that promise by dragging out their dissertation process, at significant cost to students who had no choice but to keep spending money if they wanted the degree they had worked so hard for,” added Student

Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the suit described the school’s scheme to lure Black and female students into their Doctor of Business Administration.

Defense President Aaron Ament.

“We’re committed to ensuring Walden pays for their wrongdoings and is prevented from causing similar harm to other students in the future.”

Relman Colfax attorney Alexa Milton said Walden presents itself as committed to social change – but this is merely a façade.

“Far from creating educational and career opportunities for Black and female students, who are underrepresented in graduate business programs, Walden traps them in a fraudulent and predatory scheme and, for many, significant student debt,” Milton stated.

Aljanal Carroll, Claudia Provost Charles, and Tiffany Fair are the students headlining the legal action.

Carroll, 49, sought a doctorate in business administration when she enrolled at Walden in 2017. She said school officials promised she could complete her doctoral degree within 18 months.

The North Carolina resident said she efficiently completed her coursework until officials provided a “capstone project.”

She said a review committee stalled in delivering feedback, which amounted to a couple of minor grammatical and formatting fixes.

But, for each fix, Carroll said it would take the committee

weeks to respond. Finally, three years and tens of thousands of dollars in tuition costs later, Carroll realized the ruse.

“It started to make me feel like I couldn’t write or speak, which didn’t make sense because I’d just earned a 4.0 for my master’s,” Carroll told the Times. “I knew it didn’t seem right, but I was so far in it, I couldn’t turn back.”

The suit alleges that Walden enticed students by promoting false and misleading course requirements, then required them to complete substantial additional coursework — dozens of credit hours in some cases — beyond what the school initially advertised to students.

“The school reaped the financial gain from this scheme, stringing along students who were already deeply invested in their degree plan knowing they’d likely take the additional courses in hopes of finishing,” attorneys wrote in court filings.

They noted that Walden targeted and disproportionately hurt Black and female students with their “malicious practices.”

“In 2016, 41 percent of students across Walden’s doctoral programs identified as Black — more than seven times the national average of Black students enrolled in doctoral coursework. In addition, nearly 77 percent identified as female,” the attorneys contended.

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Biden Announces Extension of Student Loan Repayment Freeze

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Joe Biden on Wednesday, April 6, announced a pause on federal student loan repayments – extending the break in payments through August 31.

Originally, the freeze was scheduled to expire May 1.

Borrower balances have frozen for more than two years since March 2020. During this time, interest has stopped adding up and collections on defaulted debt have been on hold.

Since taking office, Biden has expanded student loan forgiveness who work in the public sector, those who were defrauded by for-profit colleges and borrowers who are now permanently disabled.

Officials said those initiatives have provided more than $17 billion in relief to borrowers.

Here’s Biden’s official statement: In January 2021, on my first day in office, I directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments through September of that year. At the time, our economy was barely growing. Fewer than 1 percent of Americans were fully vaccinated. Millions of Americans were struggling to stay afloat. Because of that pause in repayments, 41 million Americans were able to breathe a little easier during some of the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, America is stronger than we were a year ago—and we will be stronger a year from now than we are today. Thanks to our plan to build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out, the economy has created 7.9 million jobs since I took office—the greatest year of job growth on record. We’ve

seen the fastest economic growth in nearly 40 years. More than 217 million Americans are now fully vaccinated, and 2 out of 3 eligible adults are boosted. We have the tools we need to move forward safely and return to more normal routines.

However, as I recognized in recently extending the COVID-19 national emergency, we are still recovering from the pandemic and the unprecedented economic disruption it caused.

If loan payments were to resume on schedule in May, analysis of recent data from the Federal Reserve suggests that millions of student loan borrowers would face significant economic hardship, and delinquencies and defaults could threaten Americans’ financial stability.

Accordingly, to enable Americans to continue to get back on their feet after two of the hardest years this nation has ever faced, my Administration is extending the pause on federal student loan repayments through August 31st, 2022. That additional time will assist borrowers in achieving greater financial security and support the Department of Education’s efforts to continue improving student loan programs. As part of this transition, the Department of Education will offer additional flexibilities and support for all borrowers.

I’m asking all student loan borrowers to work with the Department of Education to prepare for a return to repayment, look into Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and explore other options to lower their payments. Vice President Harris and I are focused on supporting borrowers in need, and believe that this pause will provide a continued lifeline as we recover and rebuild from the pandemic.

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will hold its ninth meeting this week on April 13 and April 14 at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco.

Both days, sessions begin at 9 a.m.

During the meeting, the task force plans to discuss the challenges some members say the committee has been having with communications organizations it has hired to develop public information campaigns and handle public relations.

The firms -- the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); Young Communications Group, a Los Angeles-based

PR firm; and A/B Partners, a national social impact firm -- are contracted to work with the task force through the California Department of Justice.

Task force chair Kamilah Moore expressed “concerns” with the communications firms at the task force’s March 29th meeting, questioning their ability to successfully perform the work the nine-member panel has assigned to them.

“We have given these (communications firms) upward of $1 million to do a job and they are not doing it by virtue of what has been stated in the contract,” Moore said of the issue from her perspective. “This is a serious concern. This has to be addressed sooner rather than later. We have to have a comprehensive conversation about this at our next meeting. We may have to open up the process again (to hear other communications firms)

It’s Official!

Reparations Task Force to Discuss PR Challenges in San Francisco This Week about what they can do and what deliverables they can bring to this process.”

One of the firms “missed at least two deliverables” in January and February, and the other two groups gave out a “wrong email” when they were asked for an address to a website about task force inquiries, Moore said.

Concerns about the communications firms are related to seven “anchor organizations” charged with conducting community “listening sessions,” according to Moore.

The anchor organizations -- different from the communications firms – are tasked with hosting public listening sessions in April, May and June, said task force member Dr. Cheryl Grills, a professor of psychology at Loyola Marymount University.

The “anchor orgs,” as they are referred to in meetings, will help the task force hear various perspectives of Black Californians as it assesses the extent of the state’s involvement in slavery and Jim Crow discrimination.

Grills took issue with Moore raising concerns about the communications firms, specifically bringing up allegations involving her, without giving prior notice before speaking about them in public.

Pushing back, Grills publicly said Moore met with an attorney that “organizes” and “convenes” meetings for the anchor organizations a week before the task force’s eighth meeting held March 29 and March 30. Moore did not lodge any complaints with the attorney, Grills stated.

“You didn’t raise any concerns, so then you bring it up in a public forum,” Grills told Moore during the meeting. “You cast a potentially negative light on the communications firms and the Bunche Center. That feels unfair to me. From a process perspective, this is troubling to me how you are operating.”

The task force’s vice chair Amos Brown is the pastor of Third Baptist Church, where the next meeting will be held. It is located at 1399 McAllister in San Francisco.

On the first day of the April meeting, the history of discrimination at colleges and professional education institutions and the school-to-prison Pipeline will be discussed.

On the second day, the task force will preview its first report.

On the afternoon of April 14, the communications firms will present their strategies for responding to press inquiries, facilitating meetings for the anchor organizations and educating the California public on report findings.

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies was founded in 1969 as the Center for Afro-American Studies It was renamed in 2003 for diplomat, scholar, activist, and UCLA alumnus Ralph J. Bunche, who was the first Black person the win the Nobel prize.

According to its website, the Bunche Center supports

research that expands the knowledge of the history, lifestyles, and sociocultural systems of people of African descent.

It also “investigates problems” that have relevance to the psychological, social, and economic wellbeing of persons of African descent.

Recently, the work the task force is doing has been garnering national attention.

But members say they must implement a stronger communications and public relations strategy leading up Pastor Amos Brown (Courtesy to the release of its Photo) findings.

By statute, the task force must issue a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2022.

Their findings will be available to the public.

Other task force members who have fielded complaints about the communications firms are Sen. Steve Bradford (D-Gardena), Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), and San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery-Steppe.

Brown told the nine-member panel that “communications have to be at an optimum.”

He told his colleagues that the task force must leverage mainstream media, and Black-owned newspaper reporters, editors, and publishers should be contacted and informed of the group’s activities.

The civil rights leader said that Black churches, nonprofits that do community activism, and social organizations should have inside knowledge of the task force leading up and after the reports are submitted to the state legislature.

“We’re in the driver’s seat. We have to tell them what we want to be done without delay,” Brown said of the communications firms. “If they can’t fulfill it … we might have to make a change.”

DC Justice Lab Helps Create Gun Violence Prevention Tool

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Data shows that Black males ages 15 to 34 are shot at 21 times their white counterparts and shot by law enforcement at disproportionately higher rates than white Americans.

And according to several community groups, including the DC Justice Lab, unarmed African Americans are over three times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white people.

The organization noted that amid an unprecedented surge in gun violence, primarily concentrated in Black and Brown communities, solutions that do not exacerbate the longstanding inequities are urgently needed.

With that, the DC Justice Lab joined groups like Cities United and March for Our Lives to develop a new tool they said could help ensure solutions to gun violence become centered in equity.

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis – or REIA – uses a set of questions to help decision-makers, including legislators, government officials, and advocacy organizations, identify and assess racial equity impacts before implementing a policy.

The organization’s said the goal is to develop effective and equitable policies.

“We collaborated with other organizations and received insight and support from many experts in the field,” said Dr. Bethany Young, the DC Justice Lab deputy director.

“Black people and Latino people and other BIPOC communities are disproportionately affected by police gun violence and community gun violence. So we were looking for tools that would allow communities to address the gun violence epidemic while ensuring that they’re not contributing to or exacerbating existing racial inequities.”

The REIA counts as a product of a year-long collaboration among gun violence prevention groups, including Cities United, March for Our Lives.

Led by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, organizations included the Community Justice Action Fund, Consortium for Risk-Based Policy and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

According to a news release, REIA builds on a public health model that identifies the social determinants of health as a critical factor in violence.

These include lax gun laws, concentrated poverty, environmental lead, and alcohol abuse.

Specifically, REIA identifies and assesses factors bearing on racial equity before implementing policy.

Officials could evaluate these factors to promote racial equity,

reduce victimization, and minimize arrests and incarceration.

If a policy already exists, this REIA tool can help guide ongoing implementation and amendments to that policy to address identified equity concerns.

Ideally, this tool should be a collaborative process within, and beyond the organization, the authors stated.

“The tool aims to address the root causes of violence in communities and set parameters around when law enforcement is involved,” Dr. Young noted.

“Gun violence affects every community differently, so we want to get to the root of the problem and avoid interaction with law enforcement.”

The report accompanying the tool noted that the impact of gun violence on the lives of BIPOC communities remains devastating and the over-reliance on a heavily punitive criminal legal system to address violence.

The authors reported that black men are arrested, denied bail, convicted and wrongfully convicted, and issued long sentences much higher than their white counterparts.

As a result, the authors concluded nearly half of all Black men would face arrest before 23.

Beyond laws that only focus on firearms, the authors maintained that the policy agenda of gun violence prevention should work in tandem with other advocacy initiatives.

Dr. Young noted that this includes addressing racial inequalities in housing, education, transportation, and the criminal legal system, which all contribute to gun violence.

As an example, the authors examined Colorado’s extreme risk protection order statute – or ERPO. The civil court orders are used to temporarily prohibit the possession and purchase of firearms by persons a court deems to pose a significant danger of harming themselves or others by possessing a gun.

The goal of ERPOs is to reduce firearm homicides and suicides by removing firearms from individuals at high risk of committing gun violence.

The lack of trust between law enforcement and African Americans in Colorado only deepened with the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain in Aurora.

“Colorado has quite the high rate of gun suicides attributed to white men, and one of the communities most impacted by guns is white males,” Dr. Young stated.

“Yet, you still see a situation where Black people are experiencing the brunt of harsh law enforcement tactics with a goal purportedly of reducing gun violence. But if they narrowly tailored it as we noted in the report, they can address the problem of gun violence in communities feeling the impact.”

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Sacramento Mass Shooting Confirms What Experts Already Knew, But Media Won’t Tell Craig DeLuz Special to California Black Media Partners In the wake of the horrific mass shooting that took place in Sacramento, California, over the last week, politicians and media pundits have rushed to their soapboxes to proclaim, once again, that guns are the root of all evil and the cause of the recent violent crime wave that has gripped our nation. They share with whomever will listen, their prognosis for ending crime as we know it.

“We need more ‘common sense’ gun laws,” they say.

But there are a number of underlying truths that they will dare not share with the public. Because if they do, it will become clear that they and their policies are not the solution. They are, in fact, the root of the problem.

Here are just a few of those truths they will not dare share: We do not have a Gun Violence problem. We have a Violence problem Guns have been a part of the American lexicon since the very beginning. For generations, society had a healthy relationship with the second amendment. Firearms were given their proper respect as tools to be used to feed one’s family, defend one’s home or fight for one’s liberty. It is only recent generations that have concluded that violence is an acceptable way to address the myriad of issues confronting them. The firearm is not the cause of this. In fact, it is not even the weapon of choice.

While it is true that 77% of homicides in 2020 were committed with firearms, 92% of all violent crimes do not involve firearms. The overwhelming majority of violent offenses – including robberies, rapes and other sex crimes – almost always involve other weapons or no weapons at all. And there is no doubt that the number of instances of all these offenses are increasing.

Guns are no more the cause of this violence than cars are the cause of drunk driving.

Gun control does nothing to reduce crime in general, let alone violent crime There is a popular saying amongst statisticians, “There are lies, damn lies and then there are statistics.” Politicians and the media have been using all three to push their false narrative

about gun control laws. They would have you believe that studies support the idea that the best way to reduce violent crime is to pass more gun laws. But nothing could be further from the truth.

A 2020 study done as a part of the RAND Corporation’s Gun Policy in America initiative, revealed that of the 27,900 research publications on the effectiveness of gun control laws, only 123 (0.4%) were found to meet a base level of academic rigor. They also noted that the only reliable conclusion one could get from those 123 studies was that there is zero evidence that gun control laws have any effect of violence in general or gun violence specifically.

The recent increase in violent crime is directly linked to “Smart on Crime” (read soft-on-crime) policies Violent crime was at an all-time high in the early 1990s fueled by gangs and the drug trade. This led to federal, state and local initiatives aimed at stemming the tide. Tough-on-crime initiatives were enacted that included, among other things, increased policing and mandatory minimums for a number of crimes.

Crime (especially violent crime) would go on the decline for the next 20-plus years.

Then in the 2010s, several states began instituting “Smart on Crime” policies that decriminalized a number of criminal offenses and let violent criminals out of prison. That wasn’t the intention of those who supported these policies. But that is, in fact, what happened.

Case in point: Back in 2018 Smiley Martin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for punching a girlfriend, dragging her from her home by her hair and whipping her with a belt. But, sadly, under California law, these are considered non-violent offenses, making Mr. Martin eligible for a reduced sentence under Proposition 57.

So, instead of sitting in a jail cell serving the fifth year of a 10year sentence, he was walking the streets of Sacramento with a modified automatic pistol.

This story is not the first. It is not even unique to Sacramento.

Just a month earlier, three children and their chaperone were killed by their father who should have been in ICE custody. But under California’s Sanctuary State policy, David Mora Rojas,

who was locked up for assaulting a highway patrol officer was released from police custody; set free to kill his children.

While the media and politicians deny the correlation and instead seek to blame guns; the increase in crime, especially violent crime, directly corresponds with the change in our criminal justice policies.

This is about race. But not in the way you think it is.

Gun control has always been about keeping “Those People” from being able to own firearms. Following the Civil War, southern states enacted ‘Black Codes’ making it illegal for newly freed slaves to own guns. In the 1870s, California would pass laws preventing the sale of firearms and ammunition to Native Americans (then referred to as Indians.) In the 1920s California acted again, prohibiting the sale of firearms to the “Chinese” or “Mexicans”. Then in the 1960s, California would pass the Mulford Act, eliminating the ability to openly carry loaded firearms in public as a way to disarm the Black Panther Party.

The truth is that the gun debate has always been rooted in racism. However, those who push these policies are the true victimizers.

Consider that the last gun case to be heard by the U. S. Supreme Court (McDonald v. Chicago) was brought by a Black man who simply wanted to be able to defend his home from the ravages of gang and drug violence. This underscores two very important, yet often overlooked truths: · Policies that release habitual criminals into our neighborhoods lead to the victimization of people in those communities. These policies disproportionately impact people of color. · Gun Control Laws only serve to restrict the ability of law-abiding citizens to own or possess firearms they may need to protect themselves and their loved ones. These laws also disproportionately affect people of color.

We are often told that young Black and Brown men are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. But it is rarely noted that young Black and Brown men are disproportionately the ones pulling the trigger. The sad fact is that people who seek to victimize others (Black, White, Latin, Asian, etc.) tend to go

after people who look like them.

So, while it is noble to try and reduce the number of young Black men in our criminal justice system, we cannot ignore that in doing so, we have put Black men, women and children at risk of being their victims.

At the same time, we are limiting the ability of these very same folks to be able to defend themselves from Craig DeLuz is President of the very danger 2ANews Corporation and hosts a we have put in daily news and political talk show their path.

“The Rundown.” (Courtesy Photo) To any objective observer, these truths are self-evident.

Most of the media and political elite have proven themselves to be anything but objective observers. If we are to ever address the scourge of violence in our streets, it will only happen when we all come to grips with these and many other truths.

About the Author Craig DeLuz is President of 2ANews Corporation and hosts a daily news and political talk show “The Rundown.”

the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. At that time, California’s overall unemployment rate was 7.5 %, about two points higher than it was for February.

Although the unemployment rate for Black Californians is higher than the state rate, it continues to move downward.

From April 2020 to February 2022, California increased its number of Black workers by 59,000, going from 1,009,000 in April 2020 to 1,068,000 in February 2022.

Before the Covid-19 recession from February 2020 to April 2020, there were 1,133,000 employed Black workers in California, according to the EDD. Over the course of the COVID-19 recession, the state lost 2,758,900 nonfarm jobs and the unemployment rate rose from 4.1% in February 2020 to 15.9% only two months later. Over this time period, the unemployment rate for California’s Black workers rose 8.2 percentage points.

Across the country, the unemployment rate for African Americans is also decreasing, dropping from 9.5 % in March 2021 to 6.2 % in March 2022, according to the U.S. Labor

Department.

“What we’ve seen is tremendous improvement in the labor market status for Black Americans, Black workers,” Rouse says, attributing the improving numbers to the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration’s pandemic recovery initiative.

“It provided the resources to help us get through this pandemic,” said Rouse. “The management of the pandemic is fundamental and so integral to this strong labor market recovery that we’re seeing.”

Since 2021, growth in employment for Black Californians has been significant in three industries: Transportation and utilities, services, and the leisure and hospitality industries.

According to the EDD, there has been an increase of over 50,000 Black employed workers in the transportation and utilities industry, over 14,100 in other services, and over 13,700 in the leisure and hospitality industry.

Higher Black Unemployment Distorts Rosy Picture of Job Recovery Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Officials in Sacramento and Washington frequently point to the low unemployment rate in the state and around the country as proof that the U.S. economy has recovered from the downturn experienced during the global COVID-19 crisis.

But the total unemployment rate for Black Californians seems stuck at almost three times higher than the national rate – despite steady increases in overall hiring of African Americans in the state.

A sharp drop in the national unemployment rate for all Americans – down to 3.6 % in February -- brings the number of people without jobs across the United States to just one tenth of a point above the pre-pandemic level of 3.5% (February 2020), according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor.

In February alone, the U.S. economy added a remarkable 431,000 jobs, bringing the number of jobs created since 2021 to 7.9 million.

Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, told California Black Media that the nation’s Black unemployment rate has drastically decreased since the pandemic related recession.

“At the height of this pandemic, the unemployment rate for Black people was 16.8% and from what we saw this month, it is down to 6.2%,” she said.

Overall, unemployment in California is also down from a pinnacle in 2020 during the peak of the pandemic. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined 10.5 percentage points from April 2020 to February 2022, from 15.9% to 5.4%.

According to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), the state’s economy has added 2,405,900 nonfarm jobs, “in effect, recovering 87.2% of the nonfarm jobs it lost during the COVID-19 recession.”

Although, Black unemployment in California has seen a decrease during the recovery period as well, it has not dropped to pre-pandemic levels, according to state officials.

Black unemployment was hovering at around 10 percent for

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Vaccination as an Act of Faith:

Celebrate Easter

by Protecting Against COVID-19

“Protect The Ones You Love”:

All of Us or None Reveals New Mural

By Victoria Rodgers South Kern Sol On Wednesday afternoon, All of Us or None (AOUON) unveiled their mural outside the Kentucky Street post office.

Due to AOUON’s extensive COVID-19 related work in the community, the organization received support in the form of a $7,000 grant to create a COVID related art project in the community.

The organization came together as a team to decide on the concept and then they were introduced to artist Jennifer Williams-Cordova who was able to capture their ideas perfectly, according to AOUON President, Ucedrah Osby.

“Love is an action word,” stated Osby. “Being that we’ve been boots on the ground continuously since the onset…. that’s love. And people genuinely love their family, neighbors, friends.

So our mural depicts ways to protect those you love.”

“LOVE in Action,” the 13-by-49-foot mixed media mural features the word “LOVE” with oversized printouts of seven members of the community.

Osby stated that the decision to use everyday people came from wanting more representation and to see reflect the people living in their neighborhoods.

“We need to see us,” Osby said.

“I felt grateful to be able to express and be part of the message — which is love,” said Andres Zuniga, who was painted into the mural with his granddaughter Mia Jolene. “What better way to express love than by protecting the ones you love? If there’s more love in the world, it would be a different world.”

Osby stated that seeing the mural completed left her in “pure amazement.” She described the piece of art as “bright, beautiful, and encouraging.”

In addition to unveiling the mural, AOUON also distributed free T-Shirts with the winning designs from the T-Shirt design

contest they held to bolster COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

By, J Edgar Boyd Senior Minister and CEO of First AME Church Faith and science are not opposing forces: they are two sides of the same coin that have saved countless lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccinations that are protecting Californians as we enter the third year of battling this deadly virus are nothing short of miraculous and have given Christians new meaning to the edict to “love thy neighbor” by helping their community and themselves stay safe and healthy.

As we reflect upon Jesus’ sacrifice during Lent and prepare to celebrate Easter with our congregations, friends and loved ones, let’s continue to do our part as good neighbors and people of faith, to protect our family, friends, and ourselves from COVID-19 by getting vaccinated and boosted.

For two years, Californians have led with kindness and understanding on our united mission to prevent additional COVID-19 cases and keep our loved ones safe. This Easter, we look forward to seeing many members of our congregations inperson, some for the first time since the pandemic began.

But even though California recently moved forward from most public health restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic with the state’s SMARTER Plan, it remains critical to continue practicing the measures that we know work and have helped lower case rates as we resume activities, visit with family and friends and go to work and school. We know that vaccination remains our best tool against COVID-19 and getting eligible family members ages 5 and older vaccinated and boosted protects them from the worst outcomes of COVID-19 is extremely important.

Vaccinations have helped us overcome the most recent surge and see infection levels decline, especially for our kids who have experienced tremendous stress, puts their young lives on hold and patiently waited to fully resume their daily routines.

Children remain susceptible to COVID-19. More than 700,000 children and adolescents in California have been infected with COVID-19. There have been more than 6,500 pediatric hospitalizations in our state since July of last year, and we have lost 38 young lives since the start of the pandemic. Children can also experience “long COVID,” and the virus can also cause Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), in which a hyperactive immune system attacks the child’s body.

According to the California Department of Public Health, comprehensive clinical trials involving more than 4,500 children ages 5-11 demonstrate that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in this age group, resulting in a strong antibody response in children who received the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine was found to be safe for children ages 5-11, with only

mild side effects like fatigue, fever, and headache.

In addition, while wearing masks in public is no longer mandated, it is still strongly recommended by state health officials and is required in healthcare facilities, public transit, long-term care facilities and other high-transmission settings.

Protecting our kids from C OV I D - 1 9 provides parents, and pastors, peace of mind as we get back to in-person activities and spend Minister J Edgar Boyd, Senior more time with the Minister and CEO of First AME ones we love. When Church (Courtesy Photo) you are ready to get your child or yourself vaccinated, you can visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-4224255 to schedule an appointment. Help is available in more than 200 languages.

Several churches around Southern California are helping their communities get protected against COVID-19 ahead of the Easter holiday by hosting vaccine and testing clinics including Cain Memorial AME, Noble Park, 700 South P Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304, Saturday, 4/16 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

This spring, let’s take solace in knowing that getting our eligible family members vaccinated or boosted can protect them from the worst outcomes of COVID-19, including hospitalization and even death. By taking these precautions and gaining protection, we can safely celebrate a joyous Easter with our family, friends and congregation together once again.