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California Restaurants, Bars Can Apply for Aid From $28.6 Billion Relief Fund Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is currently accepting applications to provide emergency assistance to restaurants and bars.

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) was an original co-sponsor of the proposal to create the lifeline for restaurants and she advocated for its inclusion in the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

“Black and minority-owned restaurants and businesses, as well as women and veteran-owned restaurants and businesses, have been hit hardest by this pandemic,” Lee said in a written statement. “I’m pleased that the SBA will prioritize applications for restaurants in economically or socially disadvantaged communities in the first three weeks of the grant program.”

The $28.6 billion restaurant relief legislation was signed into law as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion ARP. Just 7% of U.S. businesses before the coronavirus pandemic were Black-owned, according to data from

compiled by the University of California Santa Cruz study last year. In contrast, about 13% of the United States population is Black, and about 13% of restaurant employees are Black, according to federal data.

The SBA relief fund portal began accepting applications on Friday, April 30 at 6:00 a.m., Pacific Standard Time.

In preparation for the grant program’s opening, the SBA released detailed guidance for those seeking relief money through the restaurant revitalization fund.

The SBA has tapped Lendistry, a Southern Californiabased lending firm, to help administer the restaurant relief funds. The Black-led and operated firm is the largest minority-led firm that has been disbursing both federal and state COVID relief money in California.

The program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss -- up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as the funds are used for eligible purposes no later than March 11, 2023.

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman stated

that the visionary leadership of congressional Democrats “laid the groundwork” for the SBA to deliver targeted relief swiftly and efficiently to the millions of small business owners and workers in restaurants.

“We’ve designed the Restaurant Revitalization Fund program to ensure this relief is delivered with a focus on equity. America’s small businesses are the engine of our economy,” Guzman said. “If we’re going to build back better, we must ensure all of our nation’s entrepreneurs have the tools they need to bring businesses back, create jobs and grow our economy.”

Lee encouraged restaurant owners across California to submit applications.

“I encourage all business owners that need funding to cover food costs, payroll, or any other business expenses to apply for this grant,” Lee stated. “My office is here to help you through this process.”

For information about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, detailed guidance, and how to apply, visit https:// www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-reliefoptions/restaurant-revitalization-fund

Bakersfield Native Returns Home to Make History

By Brittany Wallace Contributing Writer Rick Anthony, a proud Bakersfield, California native and South High School alum, will end his near decade long career as Director of Recreation and Parks for Anne Arundel County in Maryland to return home to serve as Bakersfield’s first Black Director of Recreation and Parks.

Anthony is the longest serving department head in Anne Arundel County, and he leaves behind a more than impressive and honorable legacy. He has worked for the county government since 1993, when he worked as an office at Jennifer Road Detention Center. Anthony also poured his love of football and community into coaching youth football before helping to spearhead and merge three youth organizations, and created the most successful youth recreational organizations in the county.

In 2010, Anthony was asked to serve as the interim Director of Recreation and Parks before accepting the permanent position shortly thereafter. Anthony quickly recognized the needs of the community, and understood that it was necessary to rebuild and lead a communityfacing rebrand to keep up with those needs. Anthony dedicated his time in the beginning to really listening to the community members and Recreation and Parks employees, in effort to organically boost morale and to heal pre-existing issues at the root. His approach was unlike anything the county had experienced, in that his goal was not to be self-serving, but to truly make the community and the department the best that it could be. “The first few years were about building trust, and creating teams to establish a solid department despite budget cuts and furloughs” Anthony said. “We worked hard to reorganize, and were able to create a Marketing Division that was the first of it’s kind.”

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Black Renters Hit Worse by COVID, Remain in Dark About Relief Funds Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media California is in the process of rolling out a massive billion-dollar rental relief program. It is designed to help people who fell behind on their rent due the global coronavirus pandemic recover.

But many renters, including Black Californians who lease residential property, may not know about the state’s new CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program or they may not have details on how to apply for the available assistance.

Other advocates say some renters could simply be confused because there are multiple rental relief programs at the county or city level to help renters.

One of the many factors that may complicate the confusion and low awareness in communities about the state’s rental relief program is the fact that the state is under-investing in the public awareness campaign, say some critics who have been following the state’s rollout of rental assistance. Typically, they say, state-run awareness campaigns are executed by public relations and advertising agencies. They then create and deploy campaigns to let state residents know about taxpayer-funded, governmentadministered programs created to benefit the target audience.

A number of people watching the state process that awarded Prosio Communications, a Roseville firm, the $3.2 million contract to get the word out to Californians

about rental relief, say the winning firm slashed its media budget by more than half to submit the lowest bid to win the contract.

A total of eight companies applied that is scheduled to begin in June and end in December. All of them proposed budgets of about $4 million, unlike the wining contractor.

“The bidding process was troubling on several fronts, but here are some examples,” said one source who spoke to California Black Media but asked to remain anonymous.

“First, the company that won the bid did not cut their own fees. Instead, they slashed the money that the federal government provided – that’s taxpayer money -- to inform people of this critical help.”

The source said even though the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) allotted $6 million for public awareness, Prosio’s budget for outreach to Californians has been dwindled down to a mere $2 million.

“There is no way on earth, $2 million could successfully inform Californians about this program. There’s just no way in a state of 40 million residents,” the source said.

The federal government has so far authorized $25 Billion to support rental assistance programs in states across the country. Of that money, California is expected to receive $2.6 billion.

A total of $1.5 billion will go directly to the state and another $1.1 billion will be allocated to counties and cities

with populations of 200,000 people or more.

Black renters accounted for the highest number of Californians -- about 23 %, of Golden State residents last July -- who could not pay their rent on time, according to a UCLA report.

Black renters also had the highest rates (29%) of being behind on housing payments in general due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among homeowners with a mortgage, Black households also had the highest rates of missed or partial payments at 22 %, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS).

“An estimated 1.5 million California families, frontline workers and low-wage earners are behind on their rent due to the economic fallout of this pandemic,” said California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez.

“They have accumulated significant debt and their landlords are struggling to meet their financial obligations,” Ramirez continued. “The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program will be a lifeline to renters and landlords. It clears accumulated rental debt, keeps families hardest hit housed and will lead to a more equitable economic recovery.”

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Suspect, K-9 Killed in Gunbattle with Bakersfield Police

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – A vehicle theft suspect fatally shot a K-9 dog in southeast Bakersfield and then was killed by return fire from officers, police said.

The shooting occurred Tuesday night when officers attempted to stop a reported stolen vehicle on Highway 58, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement.

The vehicle went off the road, up an embankment, through a chain-link fence and became disabled.

The driver fled on foot but, with the help of a Kern County sheriff’s helicopter, was spotted at the rear of a residence.

“As a police K-9 Handler and his K-9 partner approached the suspect, the suspect opened fire, striking the K-9. Two officers returned fire, striking the suspect,” the statement said.

The department said a firearm was recovered from the suspect, who was given medical aid but died at the scene. Police said his identity would be released by the county coroner’s office.

Police noted that the two officers who fired their weapons were equipped with body-worn cameras.

Footage will be released “as the investigation allows it,” the statement said.

The police dog, named Jango, was declared dead at an emergency veterinary hospital. He was a Belgian Malinois born in the Netherlands on Nov. 15, 2015, and assigned to his handler in March 2017.

Family of Black Man Awarded $2M in CA Police Death ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Police in Anaheim, California used excessive force that contributed to the death of an unarmed homeless man during a violent struggle, a jury decided Thursday, according to a newspaper report.

Jurors in the civil trial awarded $2.27 million to the parents of Christopher Eisinger, a 35-year-old Black man who died in 2018 after being pinned to the ground by officers investigating reports of someone stealing from cars, the Orange County Register reported.

“There is no reason Chris Eisinger had to die,” said Eric Dubin, an attorney who represented Eisinger’s mother. He called the jury award “justice for Chris.”

Mike Lyster, a spokesman for Anaheim, said in a statement that the city “respectfully disagree(s) with the outcome” of the trial.

“At all times, our officers acted responsibly in their duty to uphold public safety” and did not use excessive force, Lyster said.

The jurors did not find that officers were negligent in providing medical aid to Eisinger following the violent struggle, and determined that Eisinger was also negligent, though not as much as police.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office previously cleared the officers of any criminal wrongdoing.

The newspaper said jurors were tasked with deciding whether Eisinger was fighting to breathe during his struggle with police, as his family claimed, or whether he was physically resisting arrest, as the city countered.

Officers responding to reports of someone trying to break into cars encountered Eisinger, who had a history of drug use and mental illness. Eisinger ran, and officers chased him before catching up and pinning him down.

During the trial, Dubin told jurors that an officer placed a knee on Eisinger’s sternum while he was on his back. Officers then flipped Eisinger over, Dubin said, and an officer placed his knees on Eisinger’s lower back and neck.

Dubin told jurors that Eisinger’s last words were “I can’t breathe.” The struggle was captured on the officers’ body-worn cameras and the remarks made by Eisinger were difficult to hear clearly on the recordings, the Register said.

Attorneys representing the city defended the officers’ actions, telling jurors that police followed training calling for them to use the least amount of force possible to capture a suspect rather than “combating” them. They noted that Eisinger had methamphetamine in his system, and said ignored officers commands to stop resisting.

The verdict came the week after a criminal conviction against Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, drew national attention. Bystander video of Floyd’s death caught him gasping and saying “I can’t breathe” as Chauvin pressed a knee to his neck for more than nine minutes. The death sparked demonstrations across the country and led many cities and states to revisit police policies and use of force.

Jenner Says Transgender Girls in Women’s Sports is ‘Unfair’ LOS ANGELES (AP) – Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports at school.

Jenner, a 1976 decathlon Olympic gold medalist who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, told a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a question of fairness.”

“That’s why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school. It just isn’t fair. And we have to protect girls’ sports in our schools,” Jenner said Saturday during a brief interview in a Malibu parking lot.

It was Jenner’s first comment on the controversial issue since announcing her candidacy to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election. Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There’s been a vehement outcry from supporters of transgender rights.

Jenner, a Republican, supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election but later criticized his administration for some discriminatory actions against transgender people.

Many transgender-rights advocates have criticized Jenner, saying she has failed to convince them that she is a major asset to their cause.

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Ban on Menthol Has Political Roots in CA Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Anti-tobacco advocates celebrated news last week that the Biden administration is making swift moves toward the complete elimination of flavored menthol cigarettes in the United States. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new rules intended to ban mentholated tobacco products like Kool, Newport, Salem and other cigarette brands in a few years.

But just five years ago, some supporters of the FDA’s decision say, any ban on menthol cigarettes seemed like an impossible feat -- even at the municipal level.

In 2016, Malia Cohen, currently the only African American member of the California Board of Equalization, was then serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

At the time, Cohen, inspired and informed by local anti-tobacco movement leaders like Carol McGruder, introduced legislation to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the city.

McGruder is the co-founder and co-chair of the San Francisco-based African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC).

“I am ecstatic, relieved and happy knowing that there is still a lot of work ahead, but our federal government is going to defend the health of our community,” McGruder told California Black Media (CBM). “It should have been done a long time ago but we’re happy that they are finally making the right decision.”

By then, McGruder had been working for years to spread the word that tobacco products are partly responsible for killing 40,000-plus Black people each year in the United States.

In June 2017, Cohen’s colleagues voted unanimously to approve her bill. She made the case to them that companies disproportionately marketed flavored tobacco products and menthol vapes to Black men, women and children, and other people of color.

“I knew if we had a victory, it could start something

big. But I did not know just how far it would go,” Cohen told CBM. “After our ordinance passed in San Francisco, 75 other cities in California passed similar bans.”

Cohen said she felt humbled hearing news of the FDA announcement, adding that she introduced the initiative to honor the memory of her grandmother who started smoking cigarettes at about 14 years old and eventually died of emphysema.

“I am incredibly pleased. I am incredibly proud.

Today’s announcement is personal and very exciting. It’s very profound,” she said.

Created to inform the direction of tobacco control policy, practices, and priorities, McGruder says she and the AATCLC work at the intersection of public health policy and social injustice.

Over the years, AATCLC has been in the trenches assisting various municipalities across the country in passing legislation to remove the deadly products out of Black communities.

At one time in her life, McGruder says she thought it was wonderful to see companies like Kool and Newport support events like jazz festivals that featured artists such as Marvin Gaye at the Oakland Coliseum.

That was until she learned that Big Tobacco’s sponsorships, giveaways and financial support were part of a “master plan,” she said, to keep Black people hooked on their products.

Today McGruder and others in the tobacco-control movement have been putting pressure on the FDA to take extreme actions to reduce tobacco addiction and curb deaths.

“We know that when the industry sells a product that kills your customers you constantly recruit new ones,” McGruder said. “We don’t want another generation of our Black children to be addicted to mentholated products.”

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Menthol is a substance naturally found in mint plants, such as peppermint and spearmint. It gives a cooling sensation but is highly addictive in nicotine. Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the CDC. The action by the FDA, the agency stated, will reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

“Banning menthol – the last allowable flavor -- in cigarettes, and banning all flavors in cigars, will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these deadly products,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock.

A higher percentage of Black adults who smoke began using menthol cigarettes (93%) — that’s more than two times higher than the number of White adults who did the same (44%), according to the CDC. The two topselling mentholated cigarette brands in the United States are Newport and Kool.

AATCLC, Action on Smoking and Health, the American Medical Association, and the National Medical Association, which represents Black physicians sued the FDA last year for its failure to enact public health policy that protects the health and welfare of African Americans.

In August 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 793, making the legislation one of the country’s strongest restrictions on flavored tobacco.

SB 793 bans the sale of a flavored tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor enhancer in California.

“Big Tobacco has targeted and profited from Black communities with marketing for minty menthol cigarettes and as a result, smoking-related illnesses are the number one cause of death among Black Americans,” Newsom said in a written statement regarding the FDA’s actions.

After the FDA’s announcement to propose product

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media California State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), admits that he will meet challenges along the way as he fights for police reform in California.

Last week, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing he defended a bill he introduced in the Legislature that, if passed, would decertify cops for inappropriate behavior.

During that appearance, Bradford made a persuasive case for police reform that was at times forceful and thoughtful, bringing a cool head but passionate voice to a topic that has created a bitter divide in the California electorate, pitting advocates of police reform violently against people who support law enforcement.

“This is a tough issue but it’s a righteous issue,” Braford told his colleagues.

“And we want to be intentional about what we are doing here in California when it comes to police reform,” he continued during his passionate closing argument for police reform on April 27. “That’s what this bill does. It’s intentional in what we are trying to achieve. This is a fair measure and far better than any that exist today.”

Co-authored by Senate President pro Tem Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Senate Bill (SB) 2 passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 7-2 vote that same day.

Also known as the Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification

Act of 2021, the legislation aims to increase accountability for law enforcement officers that commit serious misconduct and illegally violate a person’s civil rights.

SB 2 will create a statewide process to revoke the certification of a peace officer following the conviction of serious crimes or termination from employment due to misconduct.

Bradford praised the judiciary committee’s majority vote, describing it as progress that would put California on the “right side of history.”

Atkins agrees.

“The passage of SB 2 yesterday is another step toward the goal of achieving much-needed accountability in policing, and I thank Senator Bradford for his steadfast commitment to achieve critical and necessary reforms,” said Atkins. “As with anything this big, there is a lot of work ahead, and I remain committed to working with my colleagues to get this bill in the position to cross the finish line.”

The California Peace Officer Association (CPOA) believes that Bradford’s bill would turn the California Committee on Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) into an investigative agency. A sticking point for the group is that the people who would be given the authority to probe police misconduct would primarily be non-peace officers.

“We of course know that not all reform is good reform, and CPOA among others is open to ‘reimagining public safety’ in California,” Shaun Rundle, CPOA’s deputy director said in a written statement about several

police reform and public safety bills scheduled for hearings.

“What we didn’t imagine, however, was the continued attacks against a noble profession who have proven to improve and drive down crime in this state year after year.”

With the passage of SB 2 out of committee, the legislation will move on to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. If it advances out of that committee, SB2 could head to a Senate floor vote.

During the Judiciary Committee hearing, which lasted for nearly three hours, a few senators expressed their support, but asked Bradford to modify language pertaining to the Bane Act. SB 2 would strengthen the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act. Enacted in 1987, that legislation prevents law enforcement abuses and other civil rights violations.

Authored by California State Assemblymember Tom Bane, the legislation was created to allow victims to seek compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and civil penalties.

Supporters of police reform in California say the Bane Act has been undercut by bad court decisions over the years. Thy argue that it was once an effective law intended to protect the civil rights of people in the state but has since been weakened as an effective check against police excessive use of force.

The California State Sheriffs’ Association views SB2 as problematic, too, in terms of hiring, recruiting, and maintaining employees.

“We are concerned that the language removing employee immunity from state civil liability will result in

Supervisor Malia Cohen, Carol McGruder and Dr. Valerie Yerger of AATCLC at a City Hall News Conference Announcing Restriction of the Sale of Menthol and Tobacco Flavored Tobacco Products in San Francisco (4/18/17). (Photo courtesy of Malaika Kamdon of “People’s Eye” Photography)

standards within the next year to ban menthol as a “characterizing flavor” in cigarettes, Cohen said she understands that the Tobacco industry will keep fighting.

In San Francisco, R.J. Reynolds spent nearly $12 million to overturn the city’s anti-flavored tobacco law.

“We know that the industry will try to meddle, undo and interfere. It’s not over,” Cohen said. “But it is a big giant step forward to save the lives of African Americans who die from tobacco-related disease.”

Senator Steven Bradford Brings Strength and Reason to the Police Reform Fight

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individual peace officers hesitating or failing to act out of fear that actions they believe to be lawful may result in litigation and damages. In so doing, SB 2 will very likely jeopardize public safety and diminish our ability to recruit, hire, and retain qualified individuals,” the California State Sheriffs’ Association said in a written statement.

But Bradford’s says his bill essentially addresses rogue policing and hinders the ability of fired officers to find employment at other agencies even when they have a record of misconduct that got them terminated.

Among states that do not have a process to decertify cops for criminal behavior are Hawaii, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and California.

“We lead in technology, we lead in environment, we lead in all those things that are important except for criminal justice reform,” Bradford said, referring to California’s reputation as a political trailblazer on several fronts.

People of color live in the communities where the majority of police misconduct incidents take place, Bradford said, adding that SB 2 will save Black and Brown lives.

“How many more people, regardless of color need to lose their lives because of the callous acts of law enforcement?” Bradford asked his colleagues. “There are two systems of justice in this country. But you’ll never know, and really understand. Its far different than anything any of you guys have encountered or will encounter.”

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million people are renters, about 55% of the population, in a state where about half of its residents live at or near the poverty line.

Among Black Californians, 3 in 5 Black people live in renter households, according to the California Budget and Policy Center. Of that number, about 6 in 10 Black individuals are classified as “housing cost-burdened” – that is households that spend 30 % or more of their income on a rent or mortgage.

According to Ramirez, since the state launched the rental assistance programs, there has been an underrepresentation of minority applicants.

Adding to the state’s housing woes, is the unavailability of affordable homes and an enduring homelessness crisis, the worst in the nation.

The average price of a home in California is more than seven times higher than the average income.

In the midst of a global pandemic, the homeless population in Los Angeles -- where the twin crises of homelessness and housing affordability are worst in the state -- has gone up 13% over the course of a year. Reports indicate that there have been about 41,000 homeless people

in Los Angeles.

State housing officials say the rental program is designed to provide California residents in select cities with income-based financial relief by paying landlords the money owed.

“The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program will reimburse landlords up to 80 % of an eligible renter’s unpaid rent accrued between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, if they agree to forgive the remaining 20 %,” said Kimberly Brown, a spokesperson for HCD. “Eligible renters whose landlords choose not to participate in the program may apply on their own and receive 25% of unpaid rent between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021. Paying this 25% by June 30, 2021 can help keep you in your home under the extended eviction protections in SB 91.”

During a recent HCD webinar, speakers came together to discuss various plans and proposals in the Legislature aimed at solving California’s housing crisis.

Gustavo Velasquez, director of the HCD, believes it is the duty of the California Legislature to set the standard for housing issues. However, according to Velasquez, local

partners are the greatest weapon in the state’s war on homelessness.

“As elected leaders, local agency staff and local government officials, you are really the most important partners in California in addressing this unsustainable housing crisis,” Velasquez said in the webinar. “The state can set the standards but success or failure ultimately rests on the local level in communities that are struggling today to meet the housing demands of so many.”

Brown detailed some of the qualifications for rental relief through the program.

“For all applications received, the state will first review and commit funds to applicants who are eligible and meet the priority requirement having income at or below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI) to ensure those most in need receive assistance,” Brown stated.

Brown told California Black Media how many applicants have applied for the program.

“So far, there have been 48,175 applications submitted,” Brown said. Another 96,000 applications are in progress, according to the BSCH.

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creating a relatable social media presence. As a result, the city residents became aware of what was available to them, and other elected officials began to take notice. This led to protecting the department from budget cuts, and elevating the value of Recreation and Parks as a whole. Anthony is proud of his work and accomplishments while serving the community of Anne Arundul, but he is most proud of being able to unify the community. At a time when morale was low, and there wasn’t much trust with city officials due to the positions being used for political gain, he successfully changed the narrative and was able to build trust and relationships.

Anthony is excited to be returning to his beloved hometown of Bakersfield, and is looking forward to sharing his expertise to help enrich the city through his position at Recreation and Parks. “Bakersfield has changed so much, so it’s important that we get up to speed on trends to keep up with the growth of the city. Especially when it comes to providing amenities for the residents”, Anthony said.

In the wake of the unprecedented times that came with 2020, Anthony understands firsthand just how important it is to be close to family and loved ones. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in March 2020, and was set to undergo chemotherapy. However, due to flight restrictions and safety precautions, Anthony’s out-of-state family was unable to be by his side.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony’s father, Bernard Anthony, a well-respected community member and NAACP leader in Bakersfield, was diagnosed with and recovered from COVID-19 in 2020. “It’s things like that that really make you appreciate the importance of family. And it really is what pushed me to accept the

position in Bakersfield”, Anthony said.

Now that he is cancer-free and fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Anthony is ready to focus his efforts on his new role and looks forward to settling into his new and familiar surroundings.

Anthony has met with the newly appointed city manager in Bakersfield, Christian Clegg, and they both have a great vision to further enrich the city. “That’s what’s exciting”, says Anthony. “The people of Bakersfield want to see change. I like to think out of the box, and bring creative solutions to longstanding issues. I want to make things better around me, and that includes making life better. There is no industry other than Recreation and Parks that touches everyone’s lives despite race and political background”. He is grateful for the opportunity to be living in the same city as his parents and family, and wants to continue to take care of them while in pursuit of dreams and goals for the city.

This is an exciting time for Bakersfield, as two other beloved natives and football greats, Michael Stewart and Todd Littejohn, have also returned home to give back to their hometown. Anthony has connected with Littejohn, and they are looking forward to expanding their influence, and reaching the youth that the city has traditionally had a difficult time connecting with. He says, “It takes a team and coalition of public and private government to solve the problems that the city has faced for years”, and he is happy to take part in that resolution.

Anthony is set to begin his role in Bakersfield at the beginning of May, and will complete his move in June 2021.

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Muted Mardi Gras: Closed Bars, Barricaded Bourbon Street

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Music blared from the courtyard of a French Quarter restaurant on Mardi Gras morning but nobody was there to hear it until Tom Gibson and Sheila Wheeler of Philadelphia walked out of their hotel's nearly empty lobby.

“We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. But empty Bourbon Street was a shock.

Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jampacked with revelers.

To be sure, some hardy lovers of the season braved the cold. Knots of people, some in costume and some carrying cups of hot coffee (sales of alcohol to go were prohibited) wandered the French Quarter.

On St. Charles Avenue, houses decked out as stationary “house floats” with giant mythical figures, circus animals or dinosaurs, drew handfuls of people snapping photographs.

WDSU-TV captured a group of Mardi Gras Indians _ African American organizations that for generations marched in brilliantly hued hand-beaded and feathered costumes _ on a brief march through one neighborhood.

And satire survived. A group of masked revelers in one neighborhood, poking fun at the tight restrictions, pulled around a giant voodoo doll with Mayor LaToya Cantrell's face and dubbed her “Queen Destroya,” in images captured

by The Times-Picayune'The New Orleans Advocate.

But, by any measure, it was a vastly diminished Mardi Gras.

Bourbon Street was eerily quiet in contrast to past years. Police barricades sat at the end of each block and officers were told to only allow access for residents, people who work in local businesses or hotel guests. The St. Charles Avenue median, usually swarming with parade lovers, was empty but for the occasional jogger or streetcar.

A group founded by the late jazz clarinet player Pete

Fountain, the Half Fast Walking Club, gathered outside Commander's Palace restaurant as usual, but they did not march. Souvenir shops in the French Quarter were largely empty and staffers at some restaurants eagerly motioned for passersby to come in.

Gibson had been to Mardi Gras before, and remembered what it was like. “This whole street _ you'd hardly be able to move,” he said.

To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades. The city was not locked down as tightly as New Orleans. Bars were allowed to open. But some downtown streets were shut down to allow for additional outdoor seating and more space for social distancing. Frigid temperatures that brought morning snow flurries helped keep down large crowds through early afternoon.

There was no snow in New Orleans but at 10 a.m., the temperature was 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 Celsius), with the wind chill making it feel like 19 (-7.2), National Weather Service lead meteorologist Phil Grigsby said.

Dave Lanser, trying to get into the spirit of the season, donned a luminescent green cape and a black mask with a sharp curved beak nose before heading to the quarter with a few friends.

“I'm going for the `plague doctor' look,” he said.

“It's hard to wrap my head around it,” the New Orleans lawyer said as he looked up and down a nearly empty Bourbon Street.

He lamented the effect the virus restrictions were having on businesses and workers. But he said restrictions were necessary.

“I don't think there's a way to safely do it this year,” he said. “So, I support canceling the parades, closing the bars, all that kind of stuff. It's just kind of the reality of it.”

Earlier, Michael Bill was getting a fast-food breakfast from a takeout window just off Canal Street at the edge of the French Quarter. He surveyed the empty street.

“The cold doesn't bother anyone. It's the COVID,” Bill said. He said he has been a ghost tour guide for 10 years but was furloughed because of business slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

He didn't blame Cantrell.

“The mayor's doing the best she can,” Bill said.

Cantrell recently ordered bars closed. Even bars that had been allowed to operate as restaurants with “conditional” food permits were shuttered for five days that began Friday.

Various estimates showed hotels were likely to be far below the 90%-plus occupancy of most years. And city and state officials all but warned tourists away.

“If people think they're going to come to Louisiana, anywhere, or New Orleans and engage in the kind of activities they would have pre-pandemic then they are mistaken and quite frankly they are not welcome here to do that,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a recent news conference.

Mardi Gras crowds last year that were later blamed for an early Louisiana outbreak of COVID-19.

Invalidations of Meghan’s Claims of Racism Hurt Black Women

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – As Prince Harry and Meghan's TV interview reverberates internationally, it's left the more than 50 million viewers grappling with the couple's claims of racism and lack of support that Meghan says drove her to thoughts of suicide.

But for many Black women worldwide, the headlines and social media discussions were painfully familiar. With social media conversations questioning whether racism affected Meghan's treatment by the British press and royal family, many Black women say it is yet another example of a Black woman's experiences with racism being disregarded and denied.

“White supremacy seeks to isolate you, make you feel like no one is listening and no one is supporting you. It uses that as a tool to keep in power,” said Gaye Theresa Johnson, associate professor in the Department of African American Studies at UCLA. “And so when you aren't validated in your feelings or feel supported, that does real harm.”

Meghan, the daughter of a white father and a Black mother, said that when she was pregnant with her son Archie, a member of the royal family expressed “concerns ... about how dark his skin might be.” The former television star also said she sought mental health help through the palace's human resources department but was told there was nothing it could do.

Almost as soon as the interview with Oprah Winfrey aired, many were quick to deny Meghan's allegations of racism. The New York Post published a column titled, “Meghan Markle's interview was full of bull.” British

television host Piers Morgan quit his job on “Good Morning Britain” after facing backlash for saying on air that Meghan lied about suffering suicidal thoughts in what he called a “two-hour trash-a-thon of our royal family.”

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace released a statement saying the “whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan” but that “some recollections may vary.”

Johnson said the doubts and questioning cast against Meghan's claims were emotionally wrenching for many Black women, who may relate to the trauma of having their personal experiences with racism invalidated by others.

“It's an insult when people are incredulous about the racism people like Meghan Markle experienced because that incredulity speaks volumes about what people refuse to see, what is right in front of their eyes all the time and that some people have to navigate daily,” she said.

“That takes a toll on a person and their mental health.”

Dr. Anita Thomas, executive vice president and provost at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, said watching Meghan's interview with Winfrey was emotional.

“It speaks to the burden that many African American women face,” she said. “For Black women, it was upsetting to see that, even when she had the courage to speak out about her experiences with racism, that she didn't get the support that she needed and, in many ways, her experiences were invalidated.”

Thomas said enduring such treatment requires “psychological and emotional energy” to navigate. “As a psychologist, I hope people talk about this effect of racism and sexism on psychological functioning,” she said.

Sinai Fleary, founder of the UK-based Reggae and Rasta lifestyle publication Jus' Jah Magazine, said while she initially saw an outpouring of support for Meghan, she quickly saw that change on social media.

“They will dismiss, gaslight and ignore what we have been saying, and what Meghan and Harry have been saying,” Fleary, who lives in London, wrote on Twitter.

“This is how the media and certain parts of the public work. Same formula, every single time.”

Fleary told The Associated Press that Meghan's interview brought back her own memories of being racially profiled in shops and seeing white women clutch their bags on public transit when they saw her.

“If racism as blatant as what Meghan spoke about is immediately denied, will people believe me when I tell them about these less overt, daily examples of racism I face every day?” she asked.

Fleary said the UK has a long history of dismissing Black women in conversations about racism. “They're never believed,” she said. “It's always deny and dismiss. It can be so blatant and people will still say they don't see it.”

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pointed to the racist attitudes of the British media as a reason for stepping away from royal duties and moving to North America last year, something Harry reiterated in the interview with Winfrey.

As Meghan and Harry began dating, many pointed to the relationship as evidence of Britain entering a “postracial” era, but the racism Meghan faced from the British media told another story.

When the news first broke of their relationship,

publications were quick to refer to Meghan in racist terms, with one tabloid columnist referring to her “exotic” DNA. A Mail Online headline stated Meghan was “(almost) straight outta Compton,” and a Daily Star headline asked whether Harry would “marry into gangster royalty.”

Then, when Meghan and Harry announced they would step away from official royal duties last year, people quickly began to question that racism was what drove Meghan away.

Heather McGhee, author of the book “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,” said the immediate rush by some to deny Meghan's allegations were upsetting.

And that denial is something Black women face every day, she said.

“Very often, Black women in conference rooms and offices experience discrimination and have no recourse, in the same way that one of the more powerful Black women in the world had no recourse except to give it all up,” McGhee said of Meghan.

“I hope we realize there's a much less powerful version of Meghan likely at your office or school who is being discriminated (against) and doesn't have champions. I hope this encourages more people to stand up for their Black co-workers, neighbors and friends.” ___ Fernando is a member of The Associated Press' Race and Ethnicity team. Follow her on Twitter at https:// twitter.com/christinetfern.

EBONY 75th Anniversary Book Chronicles Black American Excellence and History “Growing up in the Midwest, Ebony was considered on par with the nation’s most prestigious magazines of the era, Time and Life magazines, and rightfully so,” said Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). “This book, ‘Ebony: Covering Black America,’ brings back so many memories of how we as a people relied upon Ebony to share both our strivings, setbacks, and undying determination to keep moving forward,” Congresswoman Beatty added. “This book gets people talking both about the past and about the connections between the past and our present moments as a people.”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Since 1945, Ebony has chronicled Black life and the multitude of contributions of generations of African American icons, trailblazers, changemakers, and the unsung.

As the pandemic continues and keeps some essential milestones off the front pages, Ebony quietly changed ownership while finally receiving overdue recognition for more than 75 years of Black excellence.

“As a child, I can remember vividly the stack of Ebony magazines that adorned our family’s coffee table,” recalled Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).

“My parents, I believe, strategically placed those magazines there so that anyone who entered that space would be exposed to the powerful messages of Black excellence displayed so wonderfully both on Ebony’s

breathtaking covers and within the content of its articles,” the Congresswoman declared.

Jackson Lee’s remarks came during the celebration of the book “Ebony: Covering Black America,” by Lavaille Lavette, the best-selling author and president and publisher of One Street Books and Ebony Magazine’s imprint Ebony Publishing.

Former NBA Star Junior Bridgeman recently purchased Ebony and Ebony.com, a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the largest contingent of Black owned newspapers and media companies in America.

“Ebony kind of stood for Black excellence, showing people doing positive things that could benefit everyone,” said Bridgeman, who starred with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers.

“It just made you feel good.”

Lavette’s expansive book counts as a national treasure, which the publisher said marks not only history but also makes history.

“Growing up in the Midwest, Ebony was considered on par with the nation’s most prestigious magazines of the era, Time and Life magazines, and rightfully so,” said Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio).

“This book, ‘Ebony: Covering Black America,’ brings back so many memories of how we as a people relied upon Ebony to share both our strivings, setbacks, and undying determination to keep moving forward,” Congresswoman Beatty added. “This book gets people talking both about the past and about the connections between the past and our present moments as a people.”

The CBC and others joined with Lavette on Capitol Hill in April to celebrate the book and the history of Ebony.

Tennis superstar Venus Williams, entertainer Common, Kimora Lee Simmons, and retired NBA champion Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union count among the contributors to the book. Sean “Diddy” Combs also contributed to the work that features photos of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Diana Ross, Sidney Poitier, President Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, and many others.

Lavette said she and her staff expect to peruse the market of – particularly African American – authors this

summer with an eye toward a banner year of publishing in 2022. “We are standing on the shoulders of giants that set the standard high, and so I want to be sure that we keep and always are trying to improve and make it even better,” Lavette remarked. “We’re not trying to compromise an author’s experience or the type of product that we put out.

It’s going to stand toe-to-toe and above what’s out there.”

Lavette continued: “I am a story hunter. The people I work with are story hunters, and there are several books we can probably announce and put out. But I want to take our time and prepare for next year so that in that process that we are going through, we’re staying steady to the vision and staying true to some of the traditional things Ebony has been known to publish like the Lerone Bennett books that speak to our culture.”

Lavette, who holds a master’s in Education, has worked as a school teacher and administrator. She also served as a special advisor to former U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Rod Paige.

During the recent Capitol Hill visit, which also included NNPA President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Lavette presented a limited commemorative edition of the book to congressional leaders. Each expressed their delight.

“Growing up in rural Sumter, South Carolina, I cherished as a teenager, devouring the pages of Ebony magazine,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-South Carolina) declared. “I recall memories of sitting in the local barbershop awaiting my turn in the chair. While waiting, my eye was always attracted to those compelling Ebony covers.”

Congressman Clyburn continued: “But more than that, Ebony opened up an entire world of possibilities to my young mind by sharing stories about our people making wonderful social contributions all over the country and the world via an unmatched work-ethic whether in sports, entertainment, or politics. And that’s exactly what ‘Ebony: Covering Black America’ does today.”

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the NNPA, affirmed, “We are so proud that EBONY Magazine and Ebony Publishing are members of the NNPA and we are encourage by the outstanding leadership of Junior Bridgeman and Lavaille Lavette who are taking Ebony and Ebony.com to the next level of the highest personification

Lavaille Lavette’s expansive book counts as a national treasure, which the publisher said marks not only history but also makes history. (Photo: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association.

of what Black Excellence exhibits and engages in America and throughout the world. The next 75 years will be the greatest for sure.”

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I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on March 25, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1884 2021-B1885 Doing business as: SHAUNYCAKES / BROWN SUGA BAKERY at 1300 R St. Unt 16, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DASHONDA SPRATLEY, 1300 R St. Unt 16, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: GLEN STEPHENS 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 8, 2021 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 April 8, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1889 Doing business as: DILIGENTMINDSET at 430 A St. Apt #B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MANUEL FLORES JR, 430 A St. Apt #B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MANUEL FLORES JR The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/29/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 8, 2021 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 April 8, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1635 Doing business as: TACO BROS at 4521 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: N M FOOD INC, CA, 135 Kayden Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ISLAM EL GAFY, 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: April 1, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N FRANCO, 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 1, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1934 Doing business as: JJ’S BBQ at 6410 Olive Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JONATHAN JONES, 6410 Olive Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JONATHAN JONES 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 10, 2021 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 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

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information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on April 10, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021

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): Superior Court of California, County of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California 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): Alana B. Anaya, Eq. SBN: 195758 Anaya Law Group 2629 Townsgate Road, Suit 140 Westlake Village, Ca. 91361 Telephone: (805) 230-9222 DATE (Fecha): 01/13/2021 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS, Clerk (Secretario), GINA SALA, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021

SERVED: You are served as an individual.

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County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan Division - Justice Building THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that OLIVIA GANDY and VALENCIA CHAMBERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: May 27, 2021 Time: 10:30 a.m. Dept: P Room: located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Petitioner: Olivia Gandy and Valencia Chambers 1741 Cheatham Ave. Apt. 5 Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Telephone: (661) 371-9198

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1988 Doing business as: KINDER PEDIATRIC DENTAL SPECIALIST at 3130 Union Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MR RAYMOND DENTAL CORPORATION PC, CA, 3130 Union Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: RACHEL PAFAHL, Manager The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/22/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 12, 2021 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 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 12, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B7176 Business Name you wish to abandon: KINDER PEDIATRIC DENTAL SPECIALIST Street address of business: 3130 Union Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: EDWARD E. DOVE, DDS, 11442 E. Bella Vista Dr., Scottsdale, Az.. 85259 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: RACHEL L. PAFAHL, General Manager This statement of abandonment filed on: April 1, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-21-010167 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JOSHUA ESTES FRANKS and DOES 1 through 40 inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ALTA ONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 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

������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-20-013121 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DOE 1, JASON SCOTT ALVAREZ, and Does 2 to 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ANCHOR GENERAL INSURANCE CO 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 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 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): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese, 118226 Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, Dana N. Meyers 272643, James E. Delaney 292600, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 286540) DATE (Fecha): 07/21/2020 Tamarah Harber-Pickens, Clerk (Secretario), by Evan Moran, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1484 Doing business as: R N D PLUMBING at 22480 Vaquero Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RANDY DEAN GRAHAM, 22480 Vaquero Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RANDY DEAN GRAHAM The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: March 26, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N FRANCO, 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 26, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2021 �������������������������������

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice: This is to notify the following persons that his/her personal household and/or miscellaneous goods will be sold at public auction or private sale. Stor It Self Storage 4200 Patton Way Bakersfield, CA 93308.

The sale will take place online at www.storagetreasures.com; the bidding will end (May, 12 2021) at 6:00 pm.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAMES N THRAILKILL CASE NUMBER: BPB-20-002986 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JAMES N THRAILKILL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HEATHER WEST in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Metropolitan Division - Justice Building THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HEATHER WEST 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 pprobate.

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: Date: Jul 30, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: P Room: located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Petitioner: Heather West 11205 Cave Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Telephone: (303) 807-7411 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 2021

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GENEVA MORRIS CASE NUMBER: BPB-21-002345 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GENEVA MORRIS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by OLIVIA GANDY and VALENCIA CHAMBERS in the Superior Court of California,

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (LHC) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 2021

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EMIL JOHN SCHAUB CASE NUMBER: BPB-21-002200 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EMIL JOHN SCHAUB A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JORDAN RYAN SCHAUB in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Metro Division THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JORDAN RYAN SCHAUB 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 pprobate.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: Aug 6, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: Room: located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Brandon B. Holladay, Esq. SBN 217788 The Law Offices of Young & Nichols 1901 Truxtun Aveenue Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Telephone: (661) 861-7911 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (Y&N) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 2021

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KEN LEO MAYNARD CASE NUMBER: BPB-21-002342 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KEN LEO MAYNARD A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KAMRA LYNCH in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Metro THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KAMRA LYNCH 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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: May 27, 2021 Time: 10:30 a.m. Dept: P Room: located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Petitioner: Kamra Lynch 7108 Noah Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Telephone: (661) 809-2613

VALENTI, 3305 Falcon Street, San Diego, Ca. 92103 Full name of registrant: RON VALENTI, 6808 Topaz Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JOE COLOMBO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/3/1995 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 6, 2021 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 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, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021

Clerk of Kern County on: April 10, 2021 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 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 10, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 �������������������������������

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������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2024 Doing business as: NAGLE EARTHWORKS at 831 Espee Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: TATE NAGLE, 5192 Vista Grande, Weldon, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: TATE NAGLE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/29/2005 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 12, 2021 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 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 12, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1659 Doing business as: RIO MIRADA PARTNERS at 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KENNETH ALTERGOTT, 6308 Ridgeway Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JOE COLOMBO, 5207 Ursa Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: CARLA EICHMAN, 12000 Bedfordshire Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: JOSEPHINE LENCIONI, 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JOE COLOMBO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/9/1997 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 2, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N FRANCO, 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 2, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1772 Doing business as: LAVARE INVESTMENT GROUP at 2949 Petrol Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: KENNETH ALTERGOTT, 6308 Ridgeway Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JOE COLOMBO, 5207 Ursa Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: CARLA EICHMAN, 12000 Bedfordshire Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: JOSEPHINE LENCIONI, 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: RICHARD BUSSARD, 1501 Jenkins Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: LYLE HUNWARDSEN, 2289 S Blake Ranch Road, Kingman, Az. 86401 Full name of registrant: JOSEPH JOHN LENCIONI ESTATE, 2801 Adee Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: MARY PREUSSER, 5701 Pembroke, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: JIM LENCIONI, 25015 68th Street, Los Molinos, Ca. 96055 Full name of registrant: MICHAEL

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1769 Doing business as: INC INVESTMENTS at 3209 Landco Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: KENNETH ALTERGOTT, 6308 Ridgeway Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JOE COLOMBO, 5207 Ursa Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: CARLA EICHMAN, 12000 Bedfordshire Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: MARY PREUSSER, 5701 Pembroke, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: RICHARD BUSSARD, 1501 Jenkins Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: MICHAEL VALENTI, 3305 Falcon Street, San Diego, Ca. 92103 Full name of registrant: RON VALENTI, 6808 Topaz Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: JOSEPHINE LENCIONI, 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JOE COLOMBO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 722/1992 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 6, 2021 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 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, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1771 Doing business as: HYS INVESTMENTS at 34782 Lencioni Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: KENNETH ALTERGOTT, 6308 Ridgeway Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JOE COLOMBO, 5207 Ursa Court, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: CARLA EICHMAN, 12000 Bedfordshire Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: JOSEPHINE LENCIONI, 3211 Rio Mirada Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: RICHARD BUSSARD, 1501 Jenkins Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: LYLE HUNWARDSEN, 2289 S Blake Ranch Road, Kingman, Az. 86401 Full name of registrant: JOSEPH JOHN LENCIONI ESTATE, 2801 Adee Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: MARY PREUSSER, 5701 Pembroke, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: ROCKY SPENCER, 4005 Raven Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: MICHAEL VALENTI, 3305 Falcon Street, San Diego, Ca. 92103 Full name of registrant: RON VALENTI, 6808 Topaz Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JOE COLOMBO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/3/1995 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 6, 2021 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 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, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1932 Doing business as: GUERO TIRES SERVICE at 624 Columbus St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PAULO SERRANO, 624 Columbus St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PAULO SERRANO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/30/2021 This statement filed with the County

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2145 Doing business as: SWAN’S LASHES at 3213 Clearwater Dr.., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SWANYELL C. BEAMON, 3213 Clearwater Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SWANYELL C. BEAMON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/1/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 17, 2021 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 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 17, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B4105 Business Name you wish to abandon: LINKS4ED Street address of business: 1206 Radcliffe Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JEANNE VARGA, 1206 Radcliffe Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: SARAH CLAYTON, 15550 Sequoia Grove Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 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: SARAH CLAYTON, Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: April 5, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 ������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-21-100829 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 PETITION OF: ERICA N CERVANTES and JONATHAN EDUARDO GUADARRAMA PACHECO FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ERICA N CERVANTES and JONATHAN EDUARDO GUADARRAMA PACHECO for a decree changing names as follows: Present name DANTE IVAN CERVANTES Filed a petition with this court Proposed name DANTE IVAN GUADARRAMA CERVANTES 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: June 17, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: 12 The address of the court is: Same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: April 15, 2021 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Erica N Cervantes and Jonathan Eduardo Guadarrama Pacheco 14028 Comanche Dr. Arvin, Ca. 93203 Phone: (661) 497-0508 E-Mail Address: ericapacheco1992@ icloud.com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Apr 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2021 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER NEAL EDWARDS CASE NUMBER: BPB-21-002303 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who

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may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHRISTOPHER NEAL EDWARDS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KELLY MOLLNER in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Branch Name: Probate Court THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KELLY MOLLNER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: Jul 30, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: P Room: located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided on Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Daniel A. Hunt Paul Grow (PL-467722) Law Offices of Daniel A. Hunt 798 University Avenue Sacramento, Ca. 95825 Telephone: (916) 488-9788 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 2021

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1832 Doing business as: ARCO. AMPM at 4203 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 620 Panjon St., Hayward, Ca. 94544 County: Kern Full name of registrant: GRAND AVENUE COAST INC, CA, 4203 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: JASWANT S. BRAR, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 7/10/2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 8, 2021 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 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 8, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2310 Doing business as: NENA’S KITCHEN at 5914 Hatchville Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: 4725 Panama Ln. #D3-345, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Full name of registrant: NENA’S COCINA MEXICANA LLC, CA, 5914 Hatchville Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: YOLANDA CONARD, 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: April 26, 2021 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 April 26, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2104 Doing business as: DSM DRAFTING SERVICES at 2811 Summit Circle., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DOMINIQUE MILLER, 2811 Summit Circle., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by:

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Individual SIGNED: DOMINIQUE MILLER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/1/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 15, 2021 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 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 15, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2398 Doing business as: KLUE FIT 2 FLEX FITNESS at 2611 F Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 3412 Rio Grande Ln., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Full name of registrant: KYLE WATKINS, 2611 F Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: KYLE WATKINS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/1/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 28, 2021 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 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 28, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2374 Doing business as: FIRST IMPRESSION at 9605 Valley Forest Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: VICENTE MORGAN AGUILAR, 9605 Valley Forest Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: CANEEL TOBIAS AGUILAR, 9605 Valley Forest Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: VICENTE MORGAN AGUILAR The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/02/2020 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 27, 2021 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 April 27, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B5066 Business Name you wish to abandon: FIRST IMPRESSION Street address of business: 9605 Valley Forest Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: VICENTE MORGAN AGUILAR, 9605 Valley Forest Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: CANEEL TOBIAS AGUILAR, 9605 Valley Forest Ct., 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: VICENTE MORGAN AGUILAR, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: April 27, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2273 Doing business as: CHAKRA FITNESS at 7908 N Laurelglen Blvd Apartment B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHELSEY ESPERANZA ALVAREZ, 7908 N Laurelglen Blvd Apartment B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CHELSEY ESPERANZA ALVAREZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/1/2020 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 26, 2021 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

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 26, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B5685 Business Name you wish to abandon: CHAKRA FITNESS Street address of business: 7908 N Laurelglen Blvd Apartment B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: CHELSEY ESPERANZA ALVAREZ, 7908 N Laurelglen Blvd Apartment B, 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: Individual SIGNED: CHELSEY ESPERANZA ALVAREZ, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: April 26, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2332 Doing business as: BINS AND BASKETS at 15226 Dobbs Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RANDI NICOLE MASON, 15226 Dobbs Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RANDI NICOLE MASON 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 27, 2021 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 April 27, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2339 Doing business as: JV BEAUTY at 9509 Thistlewood Ct. Apt A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOEY HUY PHAM, 9509 Thistlewood Ct. Apt A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOEY HUY PHAM The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/27/2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 27, 2021 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 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 27, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1949 Doing business as: CULTIVATING OAKS WELLNESS at 7708 Palodura Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GEORGINA NIEMEYER, 7708 Palodura Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: GEORGINA NIEMEYER 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 10, 2021 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 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 10, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1800 Doing business as:

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ACCOUNT ON US BOOKKEEPING at 6719 Jerno Dr. #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: PO Box 13154, Bakersfield, Ca. 93389 County: Kern Full name of registrant: TAMARA LYNNAE JONES, 6719 Jerno Dr. #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: TAMARA LYNNAE JONES The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 5/1/2006 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: April 7, 2021 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 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, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 �������������������������������

Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ESMIRNA GIPSON 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 10, 2021 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 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 10, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2442 Doing business as: EDP445 at 5100 Ming Ave Apt D10, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BRYANT TURHAN EMMERSON MORELAND, 5100 Ming Ave Apt D10, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BRYANT TURHAN EMMERSON MORELAND 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 29, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J LUNA, 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 29, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2400 Doing business as: STEVEN & SON WATER SERVICE at 13401 Pergola Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: STEVEN CARROLL UNDERWOOD, 13401 Pergola Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: STEVEN CARROLL UNDERWOOD 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 28, 2021 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 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 28, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2291 Doing business as: COCO STUDIO at 4600 Berkshire Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ABEL HINOJOSA, 14600 Berkshire Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Full name of registrant: AMINA COKER, 14600 Berkshire Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: ABEL HINOJOSA 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 26, 2021 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 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 26, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B1982 2021-B1983 Doing business as: CLEANING FOR WELL-BEING / ONENESS LOVE at 5504 Sage Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ESMIRNA LILIBETH GIPSON, 5504 Sage Dr.,

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2021-B2499 Doing business as: THE SUITE ESCAPE at 12623 Willowdale Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANGELICA MARIA CALVILLO, 12623 Willowdale Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Full name of registrant: CHANEL LEE PALMER, 13715 Pemberley Passage Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: CoPartners SIGNED: ANGELICA MARIA CALVILLO 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 30, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J LUNA, 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 30, 2026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B0757 Business Name you wish to abandon: WL NICHOLS ENTERPRISES Street address of business: 4900 California Ave. Ste. 210B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 2412 Mountain Oak Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: WILLIE ELMER NICHOLS III, 2412 Mountain Oak Road, 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: Individual SIGNED: WILLIE ELMER NICHOLS III, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: April 26, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B0758 Business Name you wish to abandon: NICHOLS INSPECTIONS Street address of business: 4900 California Ave. Ste. 210B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 2412 Mountain Oak Road, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: WILLIE ELMER NICHOLS III, 2412 Mountain Oak Road, 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: Individual SIGNED: WILLIE ELMER NICHOLS III, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: April 26, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2020-B0545 Business Name you wish to abandon: LA STUDIO BROWS BEAUTY Street address of business: 1000 Mohawk St. Apt 32, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: LAURA ALVAREZ MENDOZA, 1000 Mohawk St. Apt 32, Bakersfield, Ca. 9330 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: LAURA ALVAREZ MENDOZA, President This statement of abandonment filed on: April 28, 2021 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J LUNA Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

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Renee Montgomery Makes History in Purchasing WNBA’s Atlanta Dream “I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgomery will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive for the team. Renee is a trailblazer who has made a major impact both in the game and beyond,” Commissioner Cathy Engelbert added.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Renee Montgomery, a two-time WNBA champion and vice president of the Atlanta Dream, has purchased a stake in the franchise and is now co-owner.

Montgomery is the first retired player to own and serve as an executive of a WNBA team.

The superstar and her two partners, Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair of Northland Investment Corp. take over the team that was once co-owned by former U.S. Sen. Kelley Loeffler (D-Ga.).

“With the unanimous WNBA and NBA [board] votes, marks a new beginning for the Atlanta Dream organization, and we are very pleased to welcome Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair to the WNBA,” Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement.

“I am also thrilled that former WNBA star Renee Montgomery will be joining the ownership group as an investor and executive for the team. Renee is a trailblazer who has made a major impact both in the game and beyond,” Englebert added.

Selected fourth overall in the 2009 WNBA draft, Montgomery appeared in 364 games. She played in 37 playoff games and twice won the WNBA title as a Minnesota Lynx member.

She matched the WNBA regular-season record with eight made three-pointers in 2018 and notched her 500th career trey in 2019 – making her just the 13th player in

league history to accomplish that feat.

Last November, Montgomery proved a champion in another venue: political activism. She joined Stacey Abrams and other women of color to push voter participation and inclusion, ultimately helping President Joe Biden win Georgia and the White House.

Those efforts also led to Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff winning the Senate and grabbing the majority in the upper chamber.

“My dream has come true,” Montgomery declared.

“Breaking barriers for minorities and women by being the first former WNBA player to have both an ownership stake and a leadership role with the team is an opportunity that I take very seriously.”

Van Brooks, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit SAFE Alternative Foundation for Education, also praised Montgomery.

“Back in March, at the beginning of the pandemic, we reached out to Renee Montgomery to join our Together, We Can virtual program as a host,” Brooks wrote in an email. (You can watch her class here.)

“She was ecstatic to help because the Virtual Program was created to help people. It provided people of all ages with a fun and educational, social outlet to combat the isolation brought on by nationwide quarantine,” Brooks continued.

“Renee Montgomery’s amazing work ethic, WNBA accomplishments, and passion for helping people have positively impacted the lives of many. “From a star player on the team to co-owner, she is a woman making history that serves as an inspiration for many, and that includes our students.

“Many of our students love sports and have an aspiration to become professional sports players. Renee Montgomery’s path has started a conversation around other career options associated with their favorite sport by focusing on their academics.

“Thank you, Renee Montgomery, for serving as an amazing role model for our students and many more.”

“My dream has come true,” Montgomery declared. “Breaking barriers for minorities and women by being the first former WNBA player to have both an ownership stake and a leadership role with the team is an opportunity that I take very seriously.”

$6.2 Billion Cal Fund Will Shield Small Businesses from COVID-Related Taxes

Bo Tefu California Black Media California lawmakers have approved Assembly Bill (AB) 80 legislation spearheaded by Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood). The legislation will give a $6.2 billion tax cut to small businesses across the state that received loans under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

California lawmakers approved the bill, they say, to safeguard the financial future of small businesses as a supplement to the American Families Plan proposed by President Joe Biden in March this year. AB 80, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom protects small businesses that received PPP loans from the federal government by ensuring that the loans will not count as taxable income. Expenses covered by the federal funds are also tax deductible under this legislation.

State legislators passed a unanimous vote on the tax, “marking it as one of largest tax cuts in state history,” Burke said on Facebook.

“My bill will provide assistance to businesses who were financially harmed during the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing them to deduct all expenses paid for using forgiven PPP loans,” she said.

Small businesses play a key role in the economic recovery of the state especially since the state plans to reopen on June 15 this year.

“California’s small businesses have been hampered and hammered by this pandemic, and we are using every tool at our disposal to help them stay afloat,” Gov. Newsom said.

Also, “This small business tax relief is exactly what is needed to keep businesses open so they can continue paying their employees,” he said.

Maria Salinas, the president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, supported the state’s efforts to allow major tax cuts for small businesses that employ people from Black and Brown communities.

“We know that small businesses are what fuels the economy not only in Los Angeles but across the state of California and across this country,” said Salinas.

Despite small businesses receiving PPP loans to soften the financial blow of the pandemic, the tax bill also aims to remedy, “the tax burden that we saw in the differences between the federal and the state,” said Salinas.

According to state officials, in addition to the tax bill, California also legislated $2.5 billion in relief funds to

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support small businesses across the state earlier this year.

Eligible businesses can receive grants up to $25,000 to make up for financial loss incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tax relief bill comes at a critical moment in Gov. Newsom’s time in office as state officials prepare for recall efforts his Republican opponents initiated.

But the Governor remained optimistic.

“We’re going to defeat the recall,” he said.

Despite the optimism, the state has validated over 1.6 million signatures exceeding the number of signatures required for California to move forward with a re-election.

“We’re going to focus on getting people back to work,” said Gov. Newsom.

According to the California Association of Clerks and Elections Officials, a bipartisan government agency, a reelection could cost the state $400 million based on previous election data and the current economic factors.

“We’re going to get this economy moving again and more important than anything else, we’re going to get vaccines in people’s arms so we can do all of that faster,” said Gov. Newsom.

Dr. Shirley Weber, the California Secretary of State, is leading efforts to prevent the projected fiscal setback expected to be triggered by the prospective re-election.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, there is an allocated time period for people to withdraw their signatures from recall petitions in their respective counties.

State economic strategy for American Families Plan State officials are combining federal and state initiatives to boost efforts to reopen by mid-June this year.

The state is initiating programs to provide relief funds for individuals – some of them grants -- for small businesses and organizations, including $600 stimulus checks for Californians who have low incomes.

“Right here in California, our stimulus programs have provided tax relief for small businesses and money in pockets for struggling families, and we’ve expanded childcare and made community college free,” said Gov. Newsom.

According to state officials, relief programs have helped more than 40,000 small businesses and nonprofits across California so far.

“These strategic investments, which are complemented

by President Biden’s American Families Plan, will bolster California’s equitable economic recovery and bring us roaring back,” he said.

State officials are set on achieving their goal to reopen

and to restore job losses for small businesses and academic setbacks for schools across California.

California Black Media’s coverage of COVID-19 is supported by the California Health Care Foundation.

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Dems in Sacramento Make Voting Easier The Lookout: Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you The electoral process is foundational to the durability of America’s democratic structure.

And as the battle for fairer voting laws rages on, politicians and activists on the political Right claim they are responding to allegations of widespread voter and election fraud. Those on the Left say they are rallying to fight a coordinated political offensive to restrict access to the polls and increasing reports of voter suppression.

Recently, in some states, most notoriously Georgia and Florida, lawmakers have taken steps to restrict voting access and rights for many Americans.

But in California, policymakers and legislators are doing the opposite, making proposals to simplify the voting process and expand access to the polls.

Invoking the violent history of voter suppression in the South that her parents endured, which sometimes involved murders -- California Secretary of State Shirley Weber says it is a priority of hers to “ensure the right to vote.”

“I tell people all the time that no number is good unless it’s 100% in terms of voter participation,” Weber told the Public Policy Institute of California. “Why didn’t 5 million go to the polls? We need to figure out where they are and what stopped them from going.”

In the California Legislature, an amendment to Senate Bill (SB) 29, which passed earlier this year, was one bill in a broader legislative effort to secure the right to vote in vulnerable communities.

Before that amendment passed, California law dictated that a ballot would be mailed to all eligible voters for the Nov. 3 statewide general election in 2020 as well as use a Secretary of State vote-by-mail tracking system to ensure votes are counted.

SB 29, which the governor signed into law in February, extended those requirements to any election “proclaimed or conducted” prior to Jan. 1, 2022.

2020 saw a record number of voter participation in California. Some political observers attribute that spike to the vote-by-mail system instituted last year.

“To maintain a healthy democracy in California, it is important to encourage eligible voters to vote and to ensure that residents of the state have the tools needed to participate in every election,” the bill reads.

Senate Bill (SB) 583, introduced by California State Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) would require the Secretary of State to register or preregister eligible citizens to vote upon retrieving the necessary paperwork from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Citizens who do not wish to be registered can opt-out of the process altogether.

Newman stressed the importance of access and simplifying the voter registration process.

“In our state there are an estimated 4.6 million U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote who have not yet registered,” Newman said. “Our obligation as the people’s elected representatives is to make the process simpler and more accessible for them.”

On April 27, the Senate Transportation Committee passed SB 583 with a 13 to 3 vote. The Appropriations Committee has set a hearing for May 10.

Senate Bill (SB) 503, introduced by Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park), proposes that if a signature shares enough characteristics with a previous signature from the same voter, then it would be recognized as official on voting paperwork.

Current law dictates that a signature has to match exactly for it to be considered valid.

Disability Rights California (DRC), a non-profit advocacy organization that advances and protects the rights of Californians living with disabilities, has come out in support of SB 503.

“Studies have shown that signature matches disproportionately impact voters with disabilities,” Eric Harris, director of public policy for the DRC wrote in a letter.

“Voters with disabilities, including seniors, are more likely to vote by mail and would have to sign their name on their ballots,” Harris argued. “A voter’s signature changes over time and for people with disabilities, a signature can change nearly every other time one is written. Some people with disabilities might have conditions that make it difficult to sign your name the same way multiple times.”

For now, the Senate Appropriations Committee has tabled SB 503, placing the bill in what the Legislature calls a “suspense file,” where it awaits further action by lawmakers.

At the federal level, lawmakers have introduced two bills in the U.S. Congress to expand voting rights, the For The People Act of 2021 and the John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The For The People Act, or H.R.1, proposes a three pronged approach to expanding election access: Voting, campaign finance, and ethics.

Hilary Shelton, Director to the NAACP’s Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy, compared the current voting rights battle to that of the Civil Rights Movement in a press conference about H.R.1 and the John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. “If you look at some of those 1960s shots of the C.T. Vivians of the world, of the Joe Lowerys and so many others that helped lead Americans to those registration sites, you’ll see them actually literally being beaten to the ground,” Shelton said, referring to well-known Civil Rights Movement activists.

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The John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, or S.4263, would amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to restore the powers it lost after the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling in Shelby v. Holder. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws requiring states and local communities to first clear any changes to voting their local laws with the feds, was unlawful.

“Well, we’ve become more sophisticated in our disenfranchisement,” Shelton continued. “We want to make sure that we stop that disenfranchisement all along the way and that’s why we’re convinced that a bill named for John Lewis and a bill that speaks for the people are bills that need to pass.”

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Social Media Posts by DA Staff

By Adeyinka Glover I am deeply bothered by the actions of a group of current and former prosecutors of the Kern County District Attorney’s Office who believed it was okay to tour East Bakersfield in such an insensitive and nonsensical manner. They captured their tour by posting photos to social media using hashtags naming local gangs and tagging establishments. These are people entrusted with serving the community by prosecuting people who violate the law and cause harm to the community.

When I was a kid, I knew I wanted to become a deputy district attorney.

I thought it would be amazing to serve my community by taking an active role in keeping it safe. In my young mind, I thought DAs have the authority to direct the criminal justice system in the fairest manner possible to make communities safer and represent the interests of the people. As I got older and took classes like Critical Race Theory, and learned more about our criminal justice system.

I realized that unfortunately people who looked like me are significantly underrepresented in DA offices and I realized that if I really wanted to care for and represent the interest of the community, I could do other public interest work that helped to resolve problems upstream, really address the root causes, instead of getting involved when an issue reached the court system.

I have had the privilege to serve East Bakersfield

residents for over six years as a practicing attorney in Kern County. While I do not live in East Bakersfield, I am a Central Valley native and it reminds me a lot of Southwest Fresno--a place I spent a lot of time in growing up. The NEIGHBORhoods that were captured in the deputy DAs photos, are actually historically Black neighborhoods-where many people of color now live-- and should be respected and protected.

The four people photographed, the person who took the photos, and anyone else who was involved in this illadvised tour should at the very least volunteer their time in East Bakersfield so they can begin to formulate an accurate depiction of the community they recklessly mocked. Also their actions undervalue the seriousness of the harm that is caused by gang violence and they took photos cheerfully where they knew people may have experienced their worst moment.

I think about what I would want to do if I were leaving Bakersfield for another opportunity. I actually would go on a tour too but mine would be remarkably different. I would want to visit with the residents I had the privilege of serving over the last six years. I would want to thank them for entrusting me with their timeand experiences. I would not disrespect them.

Adeyinka lives and works as an attorney in Bakersfield, California.

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Lawrence White IV (center) with members of his family pose for a picture after a game this past season. (Photo Credit: @L_Weezy11 twitter page)

Lawrence White IV Signs with Bucs

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer NFL Draft Day is the day when dreams come true.

Living rooms, basements, and backyard patios are filled with friends and family like a Fourth of July barbecue.

Everyone’s eyes are glued to the TV and one person in the room has his cell-phone ringer on high.

It was a bit of a disappointment for former Ridgeview High standout Lawrence White IV. Even though his name

wasn’t called that day White drew enough attention from the Super Bowl winning Tampa Bay Bucs and signed a free agent contract with them a few minutes after the draft ended.

The 23 year-old Defensive Back had a solid four-year career at Iowa State. He started in his last 25 games and was selected All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 2019 and 2020.

He is a stifling run stopper as he rolled up 206 tackles and three interceptions in his career. In his final season he

was 4th on the team with sixty tackles including ten vs.

Oklahoma and nine against Kansas State.

In 2020 he helped the Cyclones to a 9-3 record including beating powers Oklahoma and Texas in the same season. There also was a number 9 ranking in the AP final pole and the first BIG-12 Conference title game appearance.

White IV is the son of Aasia Newson and Lawrence White III.

While playing locally he led the Wolfpack to the 2015 Division-ll State Championship playing both quarterback and defensive back. He was also a long jumper in track and field having a leap of 22-9, placing 8th in the CIF State Championships. His personal best of 23-9. That two-way type of athleticism will help him make it at the next level.

State of California Partners with Visual Artist in Dynamic “Masking Series” Wimbley’s original artwork highlights importance of wearing a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19, while honoring African tradition of Masquerade

By Chet P. Hewitt, president and CEO The Center at Sierra Health Foundation African American visual artist Jessica Wimbley, 41, always knew she was destined to be an artist. Growing up, her parents owned an advertising agency and conversations in her household about visual literacy and critical analysis naturally played a part in her life.

Recently, those conversations came full circle, with Wimbley creating video and still photography works called the Masking Series to support the State of California’s COVID-19 public awareness campaign. She enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to apply her gift of artistic storytelling to move her community to action to stop the spread of the deadly virus.

The Masking Series comes on the heels of the April 15 eligibility date when all California residents aged 16 and over became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Getting vaccinated, wearing a mask when appropriate, and watching our distance are critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Wimbley’s background is evident in her artistry, which is multi-layered. It tells the story and celebrates the resilience, strength and endurance of community through what she describes as biomythography—or biography, history and mythology.

This method, a term coined by writer and artist Audre Lorde, is the basis of Wimbley’s work. By employing painting, drawing, photography, collage, and other mediums, she is able to draw on her personal experiences and combine them with history and a sense of mythology as a means to show a more nuanced and intersectional subjectivity.

The goal of the Masking Series, created in partnership with the State of California and The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, is to speak directly to Californians who have been hardest hit by COVID-19, including the African American community, through images reflected in Wimbley’s artwork.

In each piece, everyday masks take on a green screen effect, featuring video and still photography projected onto masks worn by people representing California’s diverse communities. The Masking Series includes Wimbley putting on and wearing a mask that depicts video and collaged images of Californians taking action, such as wearing masks and getting vaccinated, to protect one another during the pandemic.

The overlay of images on the masks reference the rich African tradition of Masquerade—performances of masked characters that provide an overview of what has occurred culturally over the last year, teaching lessons and giving advice.

The African style of Masquerade is an outdoor event featuring a performance by masked characters. The characters provide entertainment, define social roles, and

communicate religious meaning. The masks take on many forms, with many engraved with designs that tell multigenerational stories using important symbols representing ancestors, spirits or royalty. For example, within Yoruba Gelede Masquerade, which originated in Benin and Nigeria, masks, costumes, music, song and dance are used to evoke and comment upon social and spiritual matters, helping to shape society and those within it in constructive ways.

For Wimbley, this sacred tradition created a real-life parallel when thinking about the meaning and importance of wearing a mask during the pandemic.

She said the tradition evoked her to ask, “What does it mean as a society when we put on masks? What type of transformation are we going through? What are we experiencing culturally? How does the mask reflect and become representative of these shifts that we are experiencing as a society?”

Wimbley’s ability to capture the events and elements from local and national COVID-19 experiences within the mask itself, while seamlessly weaving the answers to these critical questions into the campaign artwork, is emotive and engaging.

The Masking Series is featured on LED and mobile billboards, and in print and television ads in English and Spanish in 11 California markets through mid-May. The Sacramento artist’s work is also featured on outdoor signage and indoor digital displays at Sacramento’s Arden Fair Mall. An eye-catching image of a masked Wimbley is featured on a billboard overlooking Sacramento’s Oak Park, an historically Black neighborhood.

“Masks have such a pivotal role in cultural and social expression in many African societies, and it’s been an incredible journey to bring that tradition to help combat COVID-19 in California, my home state,” explains Wimbley.

The Sacramento-based artist’s multi-disciplinary work has been displayed in galleries across the nation, including the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, California State University at Long Beach and Ripon College.

To find out more information on COVID-19 vaccines and to make an appointment to be vaccinated, Californians can visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-422-4255. To see Jessica’s Masking Series, visit toolkit.covid19.ca.gov. You can learn more about Jessica Wimbley and her work by visiting www.jessicawimbley.com.

The Masking Series can be seen in 11 markets across the state through mid-May, including: Los Angeles, Riverside/San Bernardino, Fresno, Monterey/Salinas, Sacramento, Fresno/Visalia, Bakersfield, Palm Springs, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, and San Diego. The campaign is presented in partnership by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation and the State of California.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021